Exclusive: Eli Roth's Next Two Films A sci-fi actioner and Thanksgiving
Our Cannes guru (or at least Kangaroo) Damon Wise sat down with Inglourious Basterds star Eli Roth just the other day and managed to get a few tidbits from him about the new films he has coming up: a full-length version of his Grindhouse trailer Thanksgiving, and an entirely new sci-fi film called (we can exclusively reveal) Endangered Species.
""There's a science fiction movie," he told us, "and I definitely wanna make Thanksgiving. I want to do a sci-fi movie, like, a $60m movie – something in that budget range – where I can really do lots of mass destruction and really destroy lots of shit!"
"But I want to tack on three weeks at the end of it – like, 18 days. The way I did Nation's Pride [the film-within-a-film from Inglourious Basterds], that's how I want to shoot Thanksgiving. I just want to go, go, go. Get as much footage, and as many kills as possible, and not be self-conscious. Because when you're moving at that speed, you're not thinking, you're just feeling and you're going on instinct. And that's where the best stuff comes from. There's an energy to that Grindhouse trailer for Thanksgiving that, for me caught the spirit of the movie. And I was like, 'What if I did this for three weeks?' No pretensions. Just, 'Fuck it. Let's make a fifth movie, do it fast, bang it out and make it great.' I mean, still take it seriously, as a real movie, but just do it in 18 says and see what the hell happens when I really push myself."
And when we asked him about the sci-fi movie, he told us, "Endangered Species. And that's the first time I've uttered those two words. You have an exclusive on it."
Ladies and gentlemen, you heard it here first. Inglourious Basterds is out on August 21 here, so you can see Roth and a baseball bat in action then.
So Cell and Trailer Trash are off now? Who's going to give him $60m? Who's going to give him the cash for Thanksgiving for that matter? Grindhouse flopped and his faux trailer is unavailable in most international markets or on American DVD at the moment. He'd be better off sitting down coming up with a new horror idea banging it out cheap and getting people excited in his work again, cos basterds isn't going to do that. ... Read More
Cabin Fever had an appalling ending but Hostel 2 (essentially a love letter to Italian horror) was much better than Hostel.
That said, the title Endangered Species sounds like a Sci Fi channel TV movie or DVD bottom shelf quickie. Or, shudder, a Species sequel.
Thanksgiving could be good though.
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Even though Hostel 2 sucked, and he likes to have alot of gore in his movies, Eli Roth is a good filmmaker. Cabin Fever was a breath of fresh air of the horror movie genre, the first Hostel was just as good. ... Read More
RE: How many films will he make of this selection?
I love Eli! He has such a passion for making fun movies. Sure he isnt the most gifted filmmaker in the world but he I love his enthusiasm for making ridiculous horror movies and he really enjoys what he does.
Though i am disappointed to see that he seems to have forgotten about Trailer Park. ... Read More
