The
feature film “Cell Count” went to film festivals all over the world in 2012 and
is now available on all leading digital VOD stores including
iTunes. It is now the Freeman Brothers’ profound pleasure to
announce that horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. will be coming onboard for the
upcoming sequel entitled “Cell Count II: Blood Count.”
“Blood
Count” starts where the first film left off and takes our survivors on a high
speed journey filled with monsters and fugitives. It is a bloody
high octane counterpart to the slow burning original film “Cell
Count.”
“Bill
will be playing the part of Ernest Freemont, the leader of the remaining humans
in the quarantined land. His intentions seem sincere but are then put in
question once we find out his relationship with Dr. Keller as well as how his
unique side effects reveal themselves in unexpected ways.”
““I first saw Bill in
Aaron Moorehead and Justin Benson’s amazing film “Resolution.” Since
then I’ve gone back and looked at some of his previous work. I’m
most excited by the fact that he seems to be our idea of the perfect character
actor, so more than just another horror actor. Able to show kindness
as well as freakishly intense madness almost as if he could only ever exist on
a movie screen. To say this fits the character of Freemont would be
the understatement of the century. He is badass on a very old school
film noir level and that’s what we need… and are excited about,” says writer
and Director Todd E. Freeman.
Bill
Oberst Jr. says, “CELL COUNT hit a nerve with me because I find it’s underlying
premise to be a universal (if infrequently acknowledged) truth: our bodies are
not always our friends. The thought of the very shell we labor within turning
against us is the stuff of night-sweats and terrors. I thought Freeman captured
it better than anyone since Cronenberg, and I remember thinking ‘I wonder if
there will be a sequel?’ To learn that (a) there will and (b) that Freeman
wants me to be in it, fills me with delight and no little sense of wonder. I
love the genre of horrific cinema with all my heart and I think Todd Freeman is
a big part of it’s future. As an actor, I am ecstatic to be attached to CELL
COUNT II. As a fan, I can’t wait to see it.”
Oberst
is quickly making a name for himself in the horror genre. With his distinct
look, scary presence, and most importantly, his love for the genre, he’s
someone who will one day be spoken about in the same breath as Chaney, Karloff,
Lugosi, Englund and other great cinema legends of horror.
Oberst
is on the cusp of greatness, having appeared in dozens of independent films,
usually as the head baddie, and many television shows as well, namely True
Blood and 1000 Ways to Die. At one point he was being looked at as the next
Freddy Krueger for the Nightmare on Elm Street remake.
The
Freeman Brothers are also working on a Special Edition of the movie for DVD and
Blu-ray, including behind the scenes videos and audio commentaries, to be
released later in the year.
Find
out more and stay up to date with Cell Count at:
Watch
Cell Count On Demand via iTunes, VUDU, Amazon Instant Video, YouTube,
CinemaNow, XBOX and Playstation 3 in HD:
Stay
tuned to the Cell Count II: Blood Count website for all news regarding the film
at:
No comments:
Post a Comment