6 November 2009 6:07 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, British filmmaker Lawrence Gough, who currently has Salvage (pictured) doing the festival circuit, will next direct Drought for The Works International and Mann Made Films. The movie is an ecological action/horror story in the vein of John Hillcoat’s upcoming Cormac McCarthy adaptation The Road.
The screenplay by Colin O’Donnell, who also scripted Salvage, focuses on a couple with a sick daughter struggling to survive in a world depleted of water. Having survived as long as possible in their suburban home, they set out on a trek to London, plunging them into a bloody fight for their lives. Currently being presold at the American Film Market, Drought is scheduled to start filming next summer, with the budget contingent on casting. Salvage, which won the Trailblazer Award at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival and has also screened at Austin, TX’s Fantastic Fest and London’s Film4 Frightfest, …
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Similar News Items
The Road (2009)- Detroit, Chicago, Utah, Etcetera (From FilmExperience. 22 December 2009, 4:45 PM, PST)
- Josh Goldin's Wonderful World (From Tribeca Film. 21 December 2009, 4:11 AM, PST)
- Toronto Film Critics Announces Its Best Of The Year (From AMC - Script to Screen. 20 December 2009, 6:54 AM, PST)
Cormac McCarthy
- Genre Thoughts: ‘Why Great Horror Is Heartbreaking’ (t) (From FamousMonstersofFilmland (t). 22 December 2009, 5:43 AM, PST)
- Movie Review: The Lovely Bones (2009) (From Rope Of Silicon. 18 December 2009, 3:26 AM, PST)
- The Road (From PasteMagazine. 15 December 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)
John Hillcoat (I)
- In My Opinion: Top Ten Biggest Disappointments of 2009 (From Rope Of Silicon. 21 December 2009, 4:35 PM, PST)
- Utah Film Critics pick 'Air' as year's best film (From screeninglog. 19 December 2009, 2:04 AM, PST)
- Best in film in 2009: Utah Film Critics Awards (From CinemaRealm.com. 18 December 2009, 4:37 PM, PST)
