John Gulager to helm Feast Sequels?

FeastIt looks like Project Greenlight “winner” John Gulager might return two Feast sequels. I ran by Gulager while leaving The Mist panel at the San Diego Comic-Con, but didn’t have time to stop and talk. Now I wish I had.

Feast 2 and 3 are coming together, with [director John] Gulager back,” Feast co-screenwriter Marcus Dunstan told Fangoria. “Neo Art & Logic is producing again, and if they let us get away with the vulgarities we’ve currently scripted, and if we don’t get deported, we just may have the NC-17-rated monsterfest that was only hinted at in the first film.”

Peter and Feast director John Gulager at Sundance 2006From what I understand, feast was a modest success on DVD thanks to it’s low budget. I’m sure if you take Blockbuster out of the equation (due to an NC-17) it would be harder to turn a profit on the sequels. So an NC-17 rating is probably just hype or wishful thinking, but it doesn’t make sense in the business world. UNLESS the studio releases separate R-Rated and Unrated cuts of the film.

I’m also glad to see Gulager is still getting some Hollywood work. He’s actually a pretty good director, despite what the reality show tried to portray. I met and sat with him during a screening of This Film is Not Yet Rated at Sundance a couple years back. Him and his wife were very nice (photo left).

  • Anne Non
    I'm sure that if they manage to generate something that even has an aura of NC-17 they'll just release it unrated, anyway.
  • David Winston
    Feast may be the worst movie I've ever seen. I had no redeeming features at all, and I'm pretty forgiving in this genre. Gulager may be a nice guy, but he doesn't appear to be a talented director. Perhaps without the constraints of Greenlight, he may do better.
  • OAKside
    Feast sequels, what a waste of time. In more important news, that money photo with a wobbly Gulager is fantastic and the web implementation is groovy. *pops up, resizes, fades background* Good stuff...
  • Jeff Nyman
    I actually liked "Feast" quite a bit. Then again, I'm a sucker for the general story idea of various people who don't know each other having to come together to fight against some sort of evil (monster, whatever). The dialogue of the film was actually quite good, the pacing was very well done and tied in with the narrative tension quite well. I like that they didn't sit and try to "explain" the creatures all that much; rather just let them be weird creatures.

    Have I seen better? Definitely. But I've also seen a heckuva lot worse and I was pleasantly surprised by this one.

    Now, all this said, I'm not sure sequels are a good idea, particularly since they're already talking about a "Part 3" along with the "Part 2." I mean, c'mon. That tells you that it's all just going to be formulaic to the hilt.
  • Phil Greco
    I'm a gore hound to the fullest. I don't need character developement or a good plot to enjoy a movie, just bring on the bodies. I haven't had this much fun watching a splatter flick since "Dead Alive" ( which is better than "Lord of the Rings" anyday, sorry geeks). Bring on the sloppy seconds, baby. I can't wait!!!
  • John Case
    Feast, gore or not, is so bad that it's essentially unwatchable. What a steaming turd.
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