Wait, Platinum Dunes is behind a movie that isn’t a remake? Wow. Then the following is definitely some exciting news, kids! The Butcherhouse Chronicles just secured a director and made its first casting announcements over the weekend.
Frank Borin will take his first crack at directing a full-length feature with The Butcherhouse Chronicles. Dustin Milligan (pictured, The Messengers, Final Destination 3) and newcomer Donta Storey are the first to join the cast.
Dig the official synopsis; The Butcherhouse Chronicles is a darkly comic horror show about five high school students who are dared to discover the truth behind a mysterious old property known as The Butcherhouse. The archetypes of a slasher film frame a story about unrequited lust and the ripple effect of poor judgment. It is based on the play scripted by Michael Hidalgo.
I'm not quite sure if this looks to reinvent the slasher genre, but it...
Frank Borin will take his first crack at directing a full-length feature with The Butcherhouse Chronicles. Dustin Milligan (pictured, The Messengers, Final Destination 3) and newcomer Donta Storey are the first to join the cast.
Dig the official synopsis; The Butcherhouse Chronicles is a darkly comic horror show about five high school students who are dared to discover the truth behind a mysterious old property known as The Butcherhouse. The archetypes of a slasher film frame a story about unrequited lust and the ripple effect of poor judgment. It is based on the play scripted by Michael Hidalgo.
I'm not quite sure if this looks to reinvent the slasher genre, but it...
- 3/16/2009
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Platinum Dunes, which has spent years plundering the Valley Of Classic Horror, has hired Frank Borin to direct its latest picture. Surprise! It’s not a remake. For once. Variety notes “The Butcherhouse Chronicles” was originally a stage play by Michael Hidalgo. Sounding eerily like your standard slasher, dumb teens explore ...
- 9/9/2008
- by Kevin Gustafson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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