Lovers of horror and the most vibrant genre cinema are in luck, because Neil Marshall, responsible for small gems such as his amazing lycanthropic debut ‘Dog Soldiers’, the huge ‘The Descent’ or the brutal – never better – adaptation from ‘Hellboy’ that starred David Harbor last 2019 He already has a new project in his hands: ‘The Lair’.
Back to the origins
If there is one thing that invites hope, it is the way in which Marshall describes what he promises to be a monster movie with all of the law that will evoke the spirit of its first titles. According to the director, ‘The Lair’ “captures the tone and intensity of my early work, not to mention the blood and guts”, and ensures that “fans of horror and action are going to freak out with her”.
The synopsis The film, written and directed by Marshall himself, seems to fit the description of his chief executive. Attentive, because he can carry a real time bomb under his arm.
“Sergeant Tom Hook is in charge of leading a command to find Lieutenant Kate Sinclair, a Royal Air Force pilot shot down in Afghanistan. Sinclair, pursued by insurgents, finds refuge in a secret abandoned bunker and, by accident, frees A deadly, man-made biological weapon – half human, half alien, and hungry for human flesh – the Ravagers. Hook and his team, accompanied by a handful of British SAS troops, must save Sinclair from the insurgents and, More importantly, from the Ravagers, before they infest the area and potentially the world. “
There is no doubt that this premise fits perfectly with what Neil Marshall’s beginnings as a filmmaker gave us; being able to leave us a good dose of brutality, terror, creepy creatures and that domain of space, darkness and suffocating environments of one of the great artisans of today’s industry —His chapter ‘Black Waters’ from ‘Game of Thrones’ is still spectacular.
‘The Lair’, still without a scheduled release date, began filming on July 11 in Hungary, and will star Jonathan Howard, Charlotte Kirk and Jamie Bamber. Coming from who it comes, I am clear that missing it is not an option.
Via | Dread Central