The Stephen Lang thriller Previous Man, directed by Fortunate McKee, was launched as a prequel to the Don’t Breathe motion pictures in Russia
Launched final fall, Fortunate McKee’s “chamber thriller” Previous Man had nothing to do with the Don’t Breathe movies, regardless of starring Stephen Lang – who performed the “Blind Man” in each Don’t Breathe and Don’t Breathe 2. However that didn’t cease the film’s Russian distributor from advertising it as a prequel to these movies! Throughout an interview with JB Hello-Fi, McKee laughed about the truth that his film is a part of the Don’t Breathe franchise, so far as Russia is worried.
McKee mentioned, “In Russia, they launched it as Don’t Breathe: The Starting. Form of just like the Italians used to do again within the day, with motion pictures like Zombi 2.“
Certain sufficient, for those who search the title Don’t Breathe: The Starting, you’ll discover affirmation that Previous Man is a Don’t Breathe prequel in Russia.
Scripted by Joel Veach, who additionally wrote the story as a play that was workshopped on the Actor’s Studio in New York, Previous Man follows a misplaced hiker who stumbles upon the cabin of an erratic and reclusive Previous Man. What begins off as cordial dialog quickly turns harmful because it turns into clear that one or each of them may be hiding a terrifying secret.
Marc Senter (Starry Eyes) performs the misplaced hiker. Liana Wright-Mark (Ocean’s 8) and Patch Darragh (Succession) are additionally within the solid. Senter produced the movie with Aaron B. Koontz, Ashleigh Snead, and Cameron Burns of Paper Avenue Footage. David Guglielmo serves as affiliate producer.
McKee’s earlier directing credit embrace Might, The Woods, Crimson, The Lady, All Cheerleaders Die, Blood Cash, Kindred Spirits, and segments of the anthologies Tales of Halloween and Deathcember. I loved a number of of these motion pictures, so I meant to look at Previous Man when it was launched final 12 months… however then it slipped by way of the cracks and I forgot to get round to it. So I used to be glad to see speak of those Don’t Breathe prequel shenanigans, as a result of it jogged my memory I nonetheless want to look at Previous Man.
JoBlo reviewer Lance Vlcek gave Previous Man a 7/10 overview you may learn HERE. You can too watch interviews we performed with McKee and Lang at THIS LINK.
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