Director Steven Kostanski (Frankie Freako, PG: Psycho Goreman) is rebooting Roger Corman’s cult favorite sword and sorcery film Deathstalker, and new images give a better look at Kostanski’s vision ahead of the film’s premiere at the Locarno Film Festival.
Daniel Bernhardt (John Wick, Nobody, Barry) stars as the warrior Deathstalker in what’s being described as “a newly reimagined installment of the cult sword and sorcery series of the same name.”
The film’s synopsis: “The Kingdom of Abraxeon is under siege from The Dreadites, a mysterious horde of warriors, whose sudden appearance are rumoured to foretell the return of Nekromemnon, an ancient sorcerer long thought dead. Such times of chaos are times of fortune for men like Deathstalker, who, having broken ties with all guilds and banners, now ekes an existence from the spoils recovered in the wake of Dreadite attacks.
“Our story begins when Deathstalker unknowingly recovers an enchanted amulet from a corpse-ridden battlefield and finds himself cursed by an arcane magick. Now pursued by a monstrous clan of assassins at the behest of the Dreadite scourge, Deathstalker is forced into a perilous quest to reverse the curse and rid the realm of evil.”
Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, Nicholas Rice, Nina Bergman, and Patton Oswalt also star in the new movie.
“The Deathstalker universe is such a fun sandbox to play in,” said Steven Kostanski previously, “Every installment has played so fast and loose with its lore, which means that there’s no limit to my imagination when it comes to what I can pit Deathstalker against.”
Deathstalker is being produced by Hangar 18 Media with Pasha Patriki, Avi Federgreen, and Michael Pazst producing, with Executive Producers Andrew Thomas Hunt, James Fler, Josh Viola, and Peter Kuplowsky, alongside Slash and Rodrigo Gudiño of Berserkergang Films, with Associate Producer Scott Weatherall and Co-Producer Melissa A. Smith.
Deathstalker is set to premiere on August 15 at the festival, so stay tuned for news on additional festival stops and release info.
Photo credit: Hanger 18 Media/Locarno Film Festival
Photo credit: Hanger 18 Media/Locarno Film Festival
Photo credit: Hanger 18 Media/Locarno Film Festival
Photo credit: Hanger 18 Media/Locarno Film Festival
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