JOHN DIES AT THE END Trailer is Weird and Impressive
Taking the stage in front of a highly anticipated crowd last night, Don Coscarelli, a man who last made an impression on audiences with the Elvis meets the Mummy movie Bubba Ho-Tep, revealed our first look at his adaptation of the online story turned novel John Dies at the End. Yet, before the footage was revealed, another surprise was waiting for his behind the curtain: Actor Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy). First up was a bizarre clip that featured our hero John sitting shotgun in a car to Dave. Out of nowhere, a mysterious man emerges from the back seat (played by Jones) who precedes to stick a bug/parasite on Dave’s chest. The new stranger, Roger North, spouts some otherworldly banter that doesn’t make much sense out of context. Getting thrown into a scene like this is jarring and hard to be a proper way to judge a film. Thankfully, we also got a two minute trailer which was more than satisfying. In fact, its weird world of soy sauce, Naked Lunch-esque bugs, police investigations, and time traveling, makes this trailer one of my favorite aspects of Fantastic Fest thus far. Lucky for you guys not in Austin, the trailer has popped up online. Behold the bizarre and impressive trailer below, or just go to their site as well.
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(from Left to Right) Doug Jones, Don Coscarelli, Todd Brown from twitchfilm.net
Michael Haffner
Somewhere between growing up on a steady diet of Saturday morning trips to the local comic-book shop, collecting an unhealthy amount of action figures, and frequent viewings of Ray Harryhausen and Hammer Horror films, came forth a nerdy boy that was torn between journalism and the arts. In high school, Michael found himself writing a movie column for the school newspaper. Yet, he went on to get a BFA in Studio Art at Webster University. When not writing about films, you can still find him discussing classic horror, collecting action figures, and reading Batman. Clearly, not much has changed.
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