Written by Joy Lyn Parohinog Francisco
The Crow director Alex Proyas returns to his indie mainstream roots with Sister Darkness. The movie takes place in the U.K. during the ’30s. The time period has social significance. Society exploited women, treated them as insignificant.
The story happens when women don’t have the same voice and rights they have today. The film focuses on the unhappy newlywed Alice.
Nevertheless, Alex Proyas will deliver Gothic horror in this tale of female revenge.
According to The Hollywood Reporter:
The film is the first under a new co-production/financing partnership between Proyas’ production house Heretic Foundation alongside his IP development company Mystery Clock Cinema and U.K.-based 108 Media, which has launched worldwide sales and packaging in Cannes.
The Crow Director Alex Proyas Returns To Horror With Sister Darkness
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Alex Proyas’ biggest movie is 1994’s The Crow, which starred the Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, and Rochelle Davis. The Crow is among the most influential comic-book movies. Its moody darkness inspired directors like Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder.
Alex Proyas took years away from feature movies until 1998’s Dark City. The director won a number of awards for his work on Dark City.
When asked about the movie, Alex Proyas said:
We are excited to be embarking with 108 Media on what we genuinely believe will be the first step of a long and fruitful journey together. Sister Darkness will be a milestone in the use of virtual production at this scale, and Heretic’s talented team will allow us to establish production values at much higher levels in this budget range than ever before thought achievable. This is the future of filmmaking.
U.K. horror movies during the 1960s and 1970s will be the inspiration for Alex Proyas’ vision for Sister Darkness. Thus, films such as The Innocents and The Legend of Hell House may inspire the interpretation of the story.
The Crow Director Alex Proyas Returns To Horror With Sister Darkness
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Alex Proyas has explored stories that question the very belief of the movie’s protagonist. That the character goes through a dark trial or self-journey to make sense of everything that is happening. In some stories such as in I, Robot, their advantageous presence in society begins to endanger society itself.
Darkness and mystery is evident in Dark City and in The Crow.
The most recent short films the director has released feature the nightmares that haunt a person affecting their lives. Sometimes, these encounters start a catastrophic event for the entire world.
Sister Darkness has the potential to ignite the box office like The Crow once did.