Pinching Myself

[Roderick Usher]

I This is waaaaaay premature, but the Giallo (called... YELLOW) that my partner and I wrote is in the hands of another genre giant.

Keep your fingers crossed for us!!!:D

We're hoping to announce both films at AFM this week.

[massacre man]

http://cache.kotaku.com/gaming/uwe.jpg

???

[Roderick Usher]

How did you know?

[AUSTIN316426808]

What happened with the Carpenter project?

[Roderick Usher]

still chugging along - we should be making a formal announcement in the trades soon. I'll certainly let you all know.

I'm waiting on a contract as I write this...everything has to be locked down by midnight tomorrow when the WGA strike kicks in. Lots of pressure on the entertainment lawyers out here to get shit done fast.

[massacre man]

still chugging along - we should be making a formal announcement in the trades soon. I'll certainly let you all know.

I'm waiting on a contract as I write this...everything has to be locked down by midnight tomorrow when the WGA strike kicks in. Lots of pressure on the entertainment lawyers out here to get shit done fast.

Weird how the moment of truth is tomorrow and tomorrow is Halloween... spooky.

[GorePhobia]

Best of luck Sean I hope everything works out.

So how long is the strike?

[Roderick Usher]

Best of luck Sean I hope everything works out.

So how long is the strike?

thanks

the strike will go on until the producers and the guild reach an agreement. could be several months. people are sort of freaking out here in Hollywood.

[illdojo]

Killer news Sean......Kick some ass bro. :cool:

[GorePhobia]

thanks

the strike will go on until the producers and the guild reach an agreement. could be several months. people are sort of freaking out here in Hollywood.

This means that like late night like Jay Leno and Connan will be like improved right?

[Roderick Usher]

I'm rushing to sign my contract for the movie with Dr. Carpenter AND the other film legend is reading my script today!!!!!


Coolest Halloween ever!

[GorePhobia]

That's so awesome Sean. I really wish you good luck. Don't forget about us when your making some money and all big time!

LOL

[Angra]

Who's the other film legend??

Hooper?

[GorePhobia]

I can't wait to hear all this news!

[Roderick Usher]

He agreed today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

I'll post the info when the ink dries.

[GorePhobia]

Hell effin yeah man!

This is fucking unbelieveable.

Congrats man.

[Disease]

Great news Sean, a sincere congratulations... but who was it that signed?

[Roderick Usher]

Great news Sean, a sincere congratulations... but who was it that signed?

He hasn't signed yet. It's just a verbal agreement - deal points need to be hammered out. I'll let you know when it's really happening.

But either way I've had two horror icons not only say they like my writing, but want to direct the scripts I've written. It is a tremendously validating experience.

Now if I could just get paid before I default on a loan:eek:

[Roderick Usher]

Contracts are being drawn up as I type this. We have several people cast already and a tentative start date set.

I've never seen anything move this fast before. It's all quite dizzying.

Filming in Milan in February!!!!!!!!!

[massacre man]

We have several people cast already

Anyone we would recognize? Not asking for names, just wondering if anyone is somewhat well-known.

[Roderick Usher]

Anyone we would recognize? Not asking for names, just wondering if anyone is somewhat well-known.

yeah :D :D :D

fucking awesome casting so far. once people heard who the director was we started getting interest from some very, very cool cats.

[newb]

very cool Rod.....congrats man.;)

[Roderick Usher]

thank you sir

[Roderick Usher]

Dario Argento

We roll in Milan in February

no word on Goblin:D

[massacre man]

Dario Argento

We roll in Milan in February

no word on Goblin:D

Holy shit, congrats.

[knife_fight]

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

[GorePhobia]

This is amazing and we heard it first on Gore's Movie Madness

[Roderick Usher]

The casting is going amazingly!!!!

[Despare]

Congrats, but shouldn't you be on strike? ;)

[Roderick Usher]

Congrats, but shouldn't you be on strike? ;)

I am. I signed the deals with the producers well before the strike deadline. They are free to shop the material around to whomever they choose, I simply will not be available for rewrites (if any are needed) until the strike is over.

But Argento can rewrite us if he likes. He isn't bound by the WGA and has nothing to fear from them.

I certainly wouldn't mind sharing a writing credit with him!

All I'm working on these days are comic books. I've written 3 22 page installments of what will be a 7 book arc that can later be assembled as a single graphic novel.

[massacre man]

All I'm working on these days are comic books. I've written 3 22 page installments of what will be a 7 book arc that can later be assembled as a single graphic novel.

So... you're making a graphic novel? :p

[Roderick Usher]

So... you're making a graphic novel? :p

if you want to be concise:o

[GorePhobia]

So when could we possibly start finding out who is getting cast in these flicks!?

[Roderick Usher]

Soon

Very soon

If all goes well I'll be 1 degree of separation from Scorsese!

[GorePhobia]

Soon

Very soon

If all goes well I'll be 1 degree of separation from Scorsese!

Hmmmm I wonder who they are getting!

[Roderick Usher]

Dario Argento Back to Giallo in Yellow?
Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com
November 14, 2007


Early rumblings of Dario Argento's next project have floated our way.

An insider tells us the Mother of Tears director may take a crack at a "loving homage" to the giallo films of the '60s and '70s entitled Yellow - an apropos moniker since giallo means "yellow" in Italian and was a popular term used to describe mystery and crime pulp fare.

Argento's Tenebrae, Bird with the Crystal Plummage and Deep Red are all classic and rich with the red stuff examples of gialli.

Hannibal Films' Richard Rionda Del Castro and Rafael Primorac are championing the Yellow script by writers Sean Keller and Jim Agnew. Tuck this under your hat as rumor at this point and keep it here for the latest while we aim to carve up some confirmation.

[GorePhobia]

Dario Argento Back to Giallo in Yellow?
Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com
November 14, 2007


Early rumblings of Dario Argento's next project have floated our way.

An insider tells us the Mother of Tears director may take a crack at a "loving homage" to the giallo films of the '60s and '70s entitled Yellow - an apropos moniker since giallo means "yellow" in Italian and was a popular term used to describe mystery and crime pulp fare.

Argento's Tenebrae, Bird with the Crystal Plummage and Deep Red are all classic and rich with the red stuff examples of gialli.

Hannibal Films' Richard Rionda Del Castro and Rafael Primorac are championing the Yellow script by writers Sean Keller and Jim Agnew. Tuck this under your hat as rumor at this point and keep it here for the latest while we aim to carve up some confirmation.


This is so unbelieveably awesome dude.

I am like freaking out over here because this is back-to-back scripts to amazing directors. I am so excited to watch this all come to life.

[Roderick Usher]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/RoderickUsher_2006/GIALLOredknife.jpg

Just a little something I made after our phone conversation with the Maestro

We'll have to change the title...I'm open to suggestions. Not the old-school "way too many words: title...selling this to foreign territories means a simple, concise title

Maybe something about a Hunter?

[Doc Faustus]

That is so goddamn amazing. I'm pretty good with titles. Can you show me the link to your plot summary again? I've always thought Sharp Enough would be a good title for a giallo.

[Angra]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/RoderickUsher_2006/GIALLOredknife.jpg

Just a little something I made after our phone conversation with the Maestro

We'll have to change the title...I'm open to suggestions. Not the old-school "way too many words: title...selling this to foreign territories means a simple, concise title

Maybe something about a Hunter?




How about "Uncle daddy"

[Disease]

A title, about a hunter?

"Knife"

"Trap"

"Mans Routine"

[Roderick Usher]

The Casting just got interesting!

:D

[Disease]

You just keep teasing us... Details please.

[Roderick Usher]

the two who are on board were both in Goodfellas

[Disease]

Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci?

Don't tell me you got De Niro....

[Angra]

Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci?

Don't tell me you got De Niro....



I can't picture Pesci in a Argento horror movie.

Liotta on the other hand...

[massacre man]

I'm gonna guess that one's Michael Imperiolli (Not positive how to spell it).

[Roderick Usher]

One of them has been guessed... but I'm not tellin'
:D

[GorePhobia]

I think it will be Liotta. I can seem him more as the Detective.

[Angra]

I think it will be Liotta. I can seem him more as the Detective.


If Liotta is in it, then we know who the psycho killer is already.. ;)

[Roderick Usher]

If Liotta is in it, then we know who the psycho killer is already.. ;)

doubt it;)

[newb]

Is the other female?

[Doc Faustus]

Ray Liottta's too obvious a suspect in anything. If Ray Liotta was in Jaws, Roy Scheider would have locked him up for biting all those swimmers. And I'd believe him.

[Disease]

Ray Liottta's too obvious a suspect in anything. If Ray Liotta was in Jaws, Roy Scheider would have locked him up for biting all those swimmers. And I'd believe him.


I kept expecting him to beat his wife or something asshole like in Free Willy, I found him very oddly cast in that movie..

[Zero]

when is rod going to get one of the HDC movies into the pipeline at universal??

[Angra]

when is rod going to get one of the HDC movies into the pipeline at universal??


When his career hits rock bottom. ;):D

[ferretchucker]

This is amazing. Will it be released on DVD, in small theatres or will it be everywhere?

[Roderick Usher]

This is amazing. Will it be released on DVD, in small theatres or will it be everywhere?

We have to film it first. How well it opens depends on who purchases the film for distribution. Claudio & Dario believe in the film so much that they are purchasing the Italian distribution rights. They think it's going to be a big hit:D

We're an independent, so we need to secure foreign sales territories in order to acquire the bank loan to cover the film's rather modest budget.

It should be a theatrical release - and it WILL be in Italy - but I cannot guarantee you'll get it in English/American/Australian/European/Pan-Asian theaters.

[ferretchucker]

shame.

Oh well, you're getting closer to spielberg status!

[GorePhobia]

Either way Sean I am backing you 100% and I will see it in the theatres, on DVD, anywhere you got my money for it!

[Yellow Jacket]

Dario Argento! Congratulations Rod! Just like Gore, I will see it any way it comes out here in the US (whether in theaters or on DVD). And that internet article had me ecstatic. This is so amazing! We're talking to a legend in the making. There's just one thing you're leaving out: who the cast is. Though I have a strong feeling Liotta is in it. Once again, congratulations!

[ferretchucker]

Come on, can't you give us one name?

[Roderick Usher]

contracts are being drawn... you'll hear shortly

[Yellow Jacket]

contracts are being drawn... you'll hear shortly

I'm waiting in anticipation... :D

[GorePhobia]

I'm waiting in anticipation also.

When you find out Sean you need to break the news on my radio show. :)

[ferretchucker]

Once again, when you're being interviewed about it, don't forget to mention all the support you got from HDC.

[GorePhobia]

I'm sure he will not forget his roots. He isn't like that. He is a genuinely good guy.

[Roderick Usher]

one of our actors is officially attached

http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1107816/

if you have imdbpro you can take a look at it;)

[Yellow Jacket]

one of our actors is officially attached

http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1107816/

if you have imdbpro you can take a look at it;)

NO!!! I don't have imdbpro! :(

[ferretchucker]

dammit!!! Tell us who?!!!!

[GorePhobia]

I don't have Pro either.

:(

[filmmakerbruce]

That is so F'ing cool!

God, I love to hear success stories!

Congratulations!

[Yellow Jacket]

That is so F'ing cool!

God, I love to hear success stories!

Congratulations!

Do you have imdbpro? If so, tell us all who the stars are, please.

[Roderick Usher]

Asia will be in it

...and no Newb, not the band

and I'll give initials of another one - see if you can guess who V.G. is

[hammerfan]

You're killing me, dude! :D I suck at guessing games!

[newb]

Asia will be in it

...and no Newb, not the band

and I'll give initials of another one - see if you can guess who V.G. is

Damd....I'm getting predictable.


I never meant to be so bad to you
One thing I said that I would never do
One look from you and I would fall from grace
And that would wipe this smile right from my face

Do you remember when we used to dance
And incidence arose from circumstance
One thing lead to another we were young
And we would scream together songs unsung

[Chorus:]
It was the heat of the moment
Telling me what your heart meant
Heat of the moment shone in your eyes

[Disease]

Asia will be in it

...and no Newb, not the band

and I'll give initials of another one - see if you can guess who V.G. is

Vincent Gallo?

[Roderick Usher]

Vincent Gallo?

guess I didn't make that one too hard, did I?

:D

[Disease]

Hu ha.... that was easy....

He would be an interesting guy to work with as well, I really do like what he applies to his work.

[newb]

hmmm.......a little Brown Bunny BJ scene perhaps:D

[Disease]

hmmm.......a little Brown Bunny BJ scene perhaps:D


he he he........

Yeah, he put a bit into that.... :eek:

[newb]

he he he........

Yeah, he put a bit into that.... :eek:

Its GOOD to be the director!

:D

[Disease]

He was going out with chloe at the time though wasn't he...? Kinda extreme to get your girlfriend to do that in your movie... That's just another reason I like him... he doesn't really have boundaries.

[ferretchucker]

How about this. I don't know that much about the film so I had to keep it simple.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/giallo.jpg

[Roderick Usher]

nice, but I like mine

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/RoderickUsher_2006/GIALLOredknife.jpg

[Angra]

nice, but I like mine

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/RoderickUsher_2006/GIALLOredknife.jpg



Looks familiar...

[ferretchucker]

yours is better. But mine...dammit! Mine's got nothing!

[newb]

@Rod......I hope when things finally get rolling, you'll keep some sort of running blog here on the whole experience.


that would be most excellent and cool.

[Yellow Jacket]

Rod, if you get to talk about the film on TV or on the DVD at all, mention Horror.com please. Tell the world that there are starving people in need at... oh wait, wrong cue card. *sifts through cards* Here it is. Tell them how great a site Horror.com is, and how loyal the fans are. Oh, and tell Dario I said hi. ;)

[Roderick Usher]

Cool developments on the Carpenter front. I hope to have good news by next week. Please keep your fingers crossed for us.

[Angra]

Rod, if you get to talk about the film on TV or on the DVD at all, mention Horror.com please. Tell the world that there are starving people in need at... oh wait, wrong cue card. *sifts through cards* Here it is. Tell them how great a site Horror.com is, and how loyal the fans are. Oh, and tell Dario I said hi. ;)

Quiet, you starfucker.

[Yellow Jacket]

Quiet, you starfucker.

Hahahaha. But I wan't to say hi to Dario Argento.

[Angra]

Cool developments on the Carpenter front. I hope to have good news by next week. Please keep your fingers crossed for us.



Yea, yea, yea...

Just tell us what we all are eager to know. Are YOU gonna be in it? ;)

[Roderick Usher]

Yea, yea, yea...

Just tell us what we all are eager to know. Are YOU gonna be in it? ;)

Probably.

It seems there's a good chance that both films will be rolling at the same time, which could make appearing in each film quite difficult.

I may be forced to chose between staying here in LA to shoot L.A. GOTHIC with John Carpenter or flying to the Italian Alps to shoot GIALLO with Dario Argento. Not a bad position;)

Casting news!
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=4023

[Angra]

Probably.

It seems there's a good chance that both films will be rolling at the same time, which could make appearing in each film quite difficult.

I may be forced to chose between staying here in LA to shoot L.A. GOTHIC with John Carpenter or flying to the Italian Alps to shoot GIALLO with Dario Argento. Not a bad position;)

Casting news!
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=4023


Excellent.

I hope to see you in both, my friend. All fingers crossed.

[GorePhobia]

I personally would travel out to the Italian Alps to shoot just because that would be an amazing experience.

[Yellow Jacket]

I knew Ray Liotta was going to be in this movie. Hope you can appear in both films Rod. If not, then go to the Italian Alps to be in Giallo.

[Roderick Usher]

we just made an offer to an AWESOME actor for out JC project.:eek: :eek: :eek:

keep your fingers crossed for us, please!!!!!!!!!

[Angelakillsluts]

this is pretty exciting, I can't even imagine what it would feel like to have a script I wrote even looked at by Dario Argento. WOW

[Roderick Usher]

this is pretty exciting, I can't even imagine what it would feel like to have a script I wrote even looked at by Dario Argento. WOW

It's pretty cool:D

Working with John Carpenter is pretty fucking cool too... and he's a lot harder on a script.

*odd note*
Our first film is with Argento, our second film is with Carpenter...and there's a scene in it that directly references Argento

[AmericanManiac]

Congrats Sean........
So it's been about a month, rumor was it was going to start filming this month. Do you have any more news for us?? Maybe you and Adam can get together ;)

[Roderick Usher]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979149.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

good article from Variety

ROME — Italo horror-meister Dario Argento will shoot “Giallo,” an English-language homage to the genre that made him a cult helmer, with Ray Liotta, Vincent Gallo and Argento’s daughter Asia Argento attached to star.

Argento’s latest thriller will revolve around serial slashings of some very attractive women being investigated by a solitary cop, played by Liotta, who engages in a cat-and-mouse game with the psychopathic perpetrator, played by Gallo.

Los Angeles-based Hannibal Pictures, headed by Richard Rionda Del Castro, is co-producing “Giallo” with Argento’s own Rome-based Opera Film shingle. The screenplay is by Yank scribes Jim Agnew and Sean Keller.

Hannibal’s Rafael Primorac will produce with Rionda Del Castro and Opera’s Claudio Argento both taking executive producer hats. Hannibal will kick off “Giallo” presales at the upcoming EFM mart in Berlin.

Shooting on “Giallo” is set to start in February in Turin, the Northern Italian city where Argento shot his most recent slasher, “The Mother of Tears,” also starring Asia Argento. The Turin Piedmont Film Commission is providing production incentives.

True to its title, which means “yellow” in Italian and is the Italo term for pulpy thrillers, “Giallo” will aim to deliver the slasher thrills of Argento’s cult classics of the 70s, such as “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,” “Suspiria” and “Deep Red,” a stage musical version of which is currently launching in Italy.

[AmericanManiac]

. . . . . . . . . . Nice :d

[Roderick Usher]

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/01/16/argento-gets-bloody-with-liotta-and-gallo/

another one

[Roderick Usher]

Coming soon!

John Carpenter's L.A. Gothic
Five interwoven stories of high-octane horror centering on a vengeful ex-priest’s efforts to protect his teenage daughter from the supernatural evils of L.A.'s dark side.