Horror grasp Caye Casas’ newest work, El Present del Gran Luciferio, is at present in growth and can head to the Sanfic Worldwide Movie Pageant after being chosen for this 12 months’s Morbido Lab mentorship program.
Co-produced by business heavyweight Norbert Llaràs of Barcelona-based Alhena Manufacturing (“La Roba Estesa”) and Albert Pons, co-founder of Pulsar Mexico, this darkish and edgy horror idea guarantees to be thrilling and stuffed with nostalgia ’s novel and crafty narrative.
“The script for this mission was the primary Kaye script I’d learn, lengthy earlier than the shorts Nada, SA and RIP and the options Killer and Espresso Desk, nevertheless it was A script that at all times caught with me once I learn it, I used to be utterly overcome by the brutality and energy of the proposal. It was written in a totally unorthodox however 100% genuine method,” Casas’ long-time author mentioned. Producer Llaràs tells us. kind.
“One of many adjectives that greatest describes Kaye is provocateur. His movies provoke reactions, go away you with questions, and upend your ethical compass, and from what I’ve learn of Kaye, this script is undoubtedly probably the most Provocative,” he added.
“It is unimaginable for Pulsar Movies to make this movie as a result of after almost fifteen years of studying scripts, we can understand this stunning and loopy story,” Pons interjected.
The storyline facilities on the eccentric Luciferio, a recreation present host who pits contestants in opposition to one another in extreme trials in an effort to appease a rapt viewers. Because the present progresses, the sport turns into extra savage, and the worship of the savage grasp sparks rising outrage.
This idea was born from “a query”. What can we do for cash? Every of us has a worth primarily based on our persona, circumstances and ambitions. We needed to create a narrative that was humorous, brutal, terrifying and spectacular, primarily based on this idea and on our true worth,” explains Casas.
Casas has received accolades at movie festivals from Sitges to San Sebastian and acquired well-deserved recognition from Stephen King for his final movie, Espresso Desk, Casas inspiring a fervent and ecstatic fan base. He attracts inspiration from his acerbic wit and talent to show traditional horror tropes on his head, making certain his newest mission sticks with viewers lengthy after the credit roll.
“The story is totally different, nevertheless it additionally incorporates my type of constructing the viewers expertise very robust feelings. The Massive Lucifer Present is a biting critique of human struggling. The viewers will likely be entertained and entertained by my distinctive darkish humorousness. Laughing and on the similar time being disturbed; they are going to see scenes they are going to always remember,” Casas avoids.
“We need to guarantee that individuals who watch ‘Espresso Desk’ will always remember it. The identical factor will occur with ‘The Luciferian Present,’ they’re going to take pleasure in it and endure from it, however they’re going to always remember it.” . I promise you,” he added.
Casas mentioned that with its unmistakable retro recreation present type, aesthetics and plot, it presents “the scariest and most profitable TV present in historical past, ‘Una Caricatura Macabra’ from Trash TV.” It is a televised madness that descends into chaos, “revealing the viewers with Luciferion, an all-powerful ‘showman’ who can do something.”
Within the early vital artwork, dancers wore vibrant yellow scorching pants, vibrant lights surrounded the stage, and pictures of wealth and disgrace awaited the contestants. The mission goals to ship a sordid and eye-opening critique, a standard Technicolor nightmare through which viewers of the spectacle witness the humiliation and degradation from the consolation of their very own houses.
“Undoubtedly, that is social criticism, not simply of the TV present however of ourselves. We dwell in a loopy society and that is why we created this circus, a present that makes us chortle at ourselves film, but additionally a brutal reflection,” Casas mentioned, additional declaring that he believed the budding idea can be “wonderful” the 12 months we might movie it.
“It is a movie stuffed with music, coloration, rhythm and a number of irony, as has characterised all of Kaye’s earlier initiatives, resembling ‘Killing God’ or ‘Espresso Desk,'” Pons relays.
In response to Pons, the mission is deliberate to be shot in Mexico and co-produced in Spain. It would mark Casas’ first characteristic movie shot exterior of Spain, which Pons admits is “a step in direction of internationalization”.
Pons concludes: “‘The Luciferio Present’ is a distinct mission that goals to permit the general public to have enjoyable and mirror by cruelty. We are going to create an entertaining, intense movie that can have a significant affect on the style area of interest. ’s movies as radically totally different alternate options to the codes of style cinema.