Advance word on James McTeigue’s Ninja Assassin hasn’t been too hot, but perhaps this newly released red band trailer can change your mind. Not surprisingly, it’s blood drenched and features more gore than in previous trailers—and we also see far more extensive use of CG this time around. We’ve previously reported on footage of Rain training for the film, but with this trailer it’s hard to see any of that put to use.
Posted on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 by Russ Fischer
Shock Till You Drop has some fun news: Ryuhei Kitamura, who made a name for himself with the fun low-budget Japanese film Versus and recently directed Midnight Meat Train, is directing a film called Teratoma. The writers are Jim Agnew and Sean Keller, who penned Dario Argento’s upcoming Giallo. (And that gives me pause, since the early Giallo reviews haven’t been wildly positive.) A teratoma is a type of tumor in which other…growths…can be identified: hair, teeth, even eyes and limbs. That could put the film right into the realm of body horror, a sub-genre that doesn’t get enough attention these days. Joel Soisson, of co-producers Neo Art & Logic, says “Teratoma is The Fly meets Rosemary’s Baby.” Read More »
