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Rob Mello of “Happy Death Day” Needs Your Help for His Next Project

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“I can’t tell you much,” Rob Mello says of his new role, Joseph Tombs, in the upcoming Universal release Happy Death Day.  “Universal is being really tight on this.  I can tell you I kicked a fucking hospital door off its hinges, though.  Nearly killed everyone behind it!”

Happy Death Day, which will see its release in October 2017, revolves around a young woman named Tree who is living her final day on earth over and over again as she attempts to discover who it is that will murder her at the end of the day.  Directed by Christopher Landon (Scouts Guide to the Apocalypse, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones) and written by Scott Lobdell, the film has received a lot of excited attention since the trailer debut.

It wasn’t Happy Death Day that brought Rob to my attention, however.  The brooding character actor with unconventional good looks and a jawline that could cut steel has another film he wants to make, and calling it a passion project would be putting it mildly.

“It’s called The Shadowbox, and it’s about a day in the life of a veteran with PTSD,” Mello says.  “We’re shooting it from the inside out to give the audience a feel of what it’s like.  I’m tired of the constant beat of war drums with so few taking into account the true cost which has nothing to do at all with money.”

The real life horrors of soldiers suffering from PTSD would put most genre films to shame.  Current statistics put veteran suicide rates at 22 per day.  That number is terrifying considering we have soldiers deployed all over the world at the moment and a President who recently gave a speech before the U.N. in which he discussed nuking another country off the map.

How many more soldiers will we see coming home to a place that no longer offers comfort?  How many more soldiers will come home unable to attend the festivities on the 4th of July because the sound of fireworks exploding mimic those of a battlefield a little too well?

The actor and filmmaker, who is also a former Marine, hopes that this film will shock its audience enough to be a catalyst for change on every level.

“Everyone at least knows a veteran or is related to one,” he points out.  “People should be working for better treatment and substantial resources from the government down for something like this, but no one is doing anything.  I hope to change some of that with this film.”

To get the project made, though, he needs your help.  Mello has set up an Indiegogo campaign for the film’s funding with a goal of only $10,000.

“That gets the film made and everyone involved on it paid,” Mello explains, “even though most people working on the project really don’t expect payment.  They’re doing it because they believe in it.”

If you’d like more information about The Shadowbox, or would like to donate, take a look at the Indiegogo page for all the details.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

28 Days Later

The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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