What higher day than Good Friday may there be to announce a horror challenge with a title that spoofs the title of Mel Gibson’s 2004 movie The Ardour of the Christ, which is all in regards to the occasion that’s commemorated on Good Friday: the crucifixion of Jesus Christ? There could possibly be no higher day. At the least, that’s what the individuals behind the upcoming horror challenge The Slashin’ of the Christ clearly determined.
An official web site for the challenge launched as we speak at SlashinoftheChrist.com, and at that hyperlink you’ll see a picture that lets us know this challenge, which we assume to be a horror comedy movie, is coming to us “from the people who brought you The Walking Dead, Final Destination, and Super Troopers.” Particularly, these persons are producers Greg Nicotero (who you may additionally know as an extremely gifted particular results artist) – who’s an govt producer on a lot of the Strolling Lifeless franchise – and Brian Witten, who was an govt producer on Ultimate Vacation spot, plus co-writer Paul Soter, who’s a part of the Damaged Lizard comedy troupe that made Tremendous Troopers, in addition to Puddle Cruiser, Membership Dread, The Dukes of Hazzard, Beerfest, The Slammin’ Salmon, Tremendous Troopers 2, and Quasi, amongst different tasks.
Soter additionally wrote and directed the 2013 horror movie Darkish Circles. He has written the screenplay for The Slashin’ of the Christ with Spencer Charnas of the heavy metallic band Ice 9 Kills.
Particulars on what precisely The Slashin’ of the Christ is and what story it could be telling haven’t been revealed, however the web site options the Ten Commandments, a “nail salon” retailer the place you possibly can order “bloody slashin’ nails” (presently soul’d out), an e mail deal with the place you possibly can “confess your sins,” and data on St. Bishop’s School, which certainly should include clues as to what that is all about:
If this does become a horror comedy slasher film set on a school campus, I might be very joyful. Particularly since Membership Dread is that this slasher fan’s favourite Damaged Lizard film.
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