A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that a very old friend/ aquaintance of mine had just kick started his film career producing his very first motion picture, the independent DARK WOODS. Well, I have a bit of an update for you. I have just been told that the film has completed principal photography and moved on into that all creative part of the process ‘post-production.’ More on that in a minute.
Producer Mark Shady has agreed to spend a little bit of time with me revealing as to how it all went, what it was like working on the film (as a first feature, both as actor and producer), and how he found it working with the legendary James Russo, an actor appeared opposite Johnny Depp in Roman Polanski’s The Ninth Gate. Other Russo films include Kevin Costner’s The Postman and Open Range, plus Beverly Hills Cop, We’re No Angels, Donnie Brasco, No Way Home. We’ll hopefully be posting the interview next week, so keep ‘em peeled. It’s bound to be an interesting read.
In the meantime, here are some superb images from the set of Dark Woods, which also stars Tracy Coogan.
Dark Woods, in which she stars as the lead character, is a mystery thriller written by John Muscarnero and directed by Mike Escobedo.
The story follows a couple who moves to a secluded cabin in the woods to cope with a terminal illness of the wife. As the wife’s condition drags her deeper into dementia and darkness, the husband’s friendship with a local teenage girl takes a dangerous and obsessive turn. The film is said to be similar to Roman Polanski’s Repulsion or the works of David Lynch and Michael Haneke, with the feeling of the 1969 French classic ”The Swimming Pool/La Piscine” which starred Romy Schneider and Alain Delon.
Enjoy the pics, and make sure you check back next week for our ultra-exclusive interview with Mark Shady (that’s him with the beard and long hair below) to see how the film was brought to the screen.
taken by persmission Reelshow International
