Returning to the realm he threaded in Interview With A Vampire, director Neil Jordan brings us another tale of blood sucking creatures of the night with horror-thriller Byzantium. Based on the stage play of the same name, Jordan is expected to imbue the story with the fantastic and dream like quality which he is known for. Production on the film has been pretty much completed, and now they are looking for a distributor. A new sales poster has debuted to attract financial backing for this very reason. I think it looks fantastic, and really has me looking forward to seeing footage from it.
The film stars Gemma Arterton, Saorise Ronan, Sam Riley, Caleb Landry Jones, and Danny Mays. No release date has been given.
Synopsis:
Eleanor and Clara, two mysterious and penniless young women, flee the scene of a violent crime and arrive in a run-down coastal resort. They try to find money and refuge along the tawdry seafront and in the dilapidated hotels.
Clara, ever-practical, sells her body. She soon meets shy and lonely Noel, who provides a roof over their heads in his seedy guesthouse, Byzantium. Clara, always looking towards the future, turns it into a ‘pop-up’ brothel.
Meanwhile Eleanor, the eternal schoolgirl, meets Frank, a kindred spirit who unwittingly prompts her to tell the truth about her life. She tells him that Clara is her mother; yet Clara is only a few years older. She says that she was born in 1804; yet she is just sixteen. She confesses that she must drink human blood to stay alive – and so must her mother. In the small, quiet town, people start to die.
And the past that the girls have been running from for so long, finally catches up with them – with astonishing consequences.
Source: Oh No They Didn't
The film stars Gemma Arterton, Saorise Ronan, Sam Riley, Caleb Landry Jones, and Danny Mays. No release date has been given.
Synopsis:
Eleanor and Clara, two mysterious and penniless young women, flee the scene of a violent crime and arrive in a run-down coastal resort. They try to find money and refuge along the tawdry seafront and in the dilapidated hotels.
Clara, ever-practical, sells her body. She soon meets shy and lonely Noel, who provides a roof over their heads in his seedy guesthouse, Byzantium. Clara, always looking towards the future, turns it into a ‘pop-up’ brothel.
Meanwhile Eleanor, the eternal schoolgirl, meets Frank, a kindred spirit who unwittingly prompts her to tell the truth about her life. She tells him that Clara is her mother; yet Clara is only a few years older. She says that she was born in 1804; yet she is just sixteen. She confesses that she must drink human blood to stay alive – and so must her mother. In the small, quiet town, people start to die.
And the past that the girls have been running from for so long, finally catches up with them – with astonishing consequences.
Source: Oh No They Didn't
