With co-directors Justin Jones and Chris W. Freeman’s horror-comedy feature Sorority Party Massacre dropping on DVD via Anchor Bay Entertainment on February 11, 2014, we caught up with the latter to garner word on what to expect of the release, as well as to shake him down on the status of the flick’s sequel Bachelorette Party Massacre, his other projects, and more.
“We are elated that Sorority Party Massacre is being released by Anchor Bay,” said Freeman of the film, which stars Tom Downey (Mirror Image), Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), Ed O'Ross (Six Feet Under), Leslie Easterbrook (The Devil’s Rejects), Richard Moll (Cold Case), adult film legend Ron Jeremy and new ‘Scream Queens’ Marissa Skell, Eve Mauro and Yvette Yates.
As for the official synopsis, it goes something like this; ‘An isolated town full of sexy college girls has a dangerous secret: one girl has gone missing each year for the last 20 years. A big-city cop, in danger of losing his badge, agrees to aid the town’s sheriff in investigating these unsolved disappearances. Quickly they realize that they are dealing with a psychotic killer whose brilliance has been twisted into a taste for terror, torture and sorority sister torment. But when this party gets started, who will graduate – and who will be held back?’
Containing audio commentary by producer, writer and director Freeman and producer and director Jones, deleted scenes, outtakes, the ‘Paige Fight’ scene and the ‘Barney Lumpkin Campaign Ad,’ Freeman said of the DVD release of Sorority Party Massacre, “We've received such positive feedback from Anchor Bay and the rest of the team that we will be filming a sequel, Bachelorette Party Massacre, in the summer of 2014, which will include a whole new group of gorgeous, talented ladies.”
To be co-directed by Jones and Freeman from Freeman's script, Sorority Party Massacre leads Ed O'Ross and Tom Downey will return in Bachelorette Party Massacre to reprise their roles as Sheriff Lumpkin and Detective Watts, respectively. Playboy model Andrea Lowell and Sharktopus's Shandi Finnessey will join them, with Kevin Sorbo in talks to return for the sequel. (Incidentally, Freeman and Jones intend a trilogy.)
Not resting on his laurels, “Next up is our twisted, possession film, Diary of an Exorcist, slated to film in March of 2014,” offered Freeman. “It follows a disavowed priest who agrees to help a family friend with a troubled teen, and who ends up facing a young woman harboring six demons that are tearing her and her family apart. The ending is absolutely horrifying, and we are working with real priests.”
In between finishing Sorority Party Massacre and beginning pre-production on Diary of an Exorcist, Freeman’s companies Long Story Short Films and Up & Away Productions also wrapped Rivers' 9, an action heist movie starring Downey, O'Ross, Easterbrook, Jamie Kennedy (Scream), Elisabeth Rohm (American Hustle), and Carlee Baker (Lucky McKee’s The Woman).
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