I have no doubt that getting a movie greenlit in Hollywood is extremely difficult. There's a lot to think about in terms of how much money it will make, what will the critics think, and what type of message will the film send. With that said I do believe DEATH SENTENCE was a slam dunk from the first pitch meeting. What studio in its right mind would say no to a film about Kevin Bacon slaughtering skinheads. The answer as I see it: None.In DEATH SENTENCE Bacon plays a typical loving husband and father whose life is suddenly thrown for a loop after a senseless act of violence. This puts him on a course to both protect what's left of his family and seek vengeance for what he has already lost. Along the way he'll run into an arms dealer played by John Goodman and by the looks of the trailer he'll send many Aryan punks straight to hell.
Hopefully Bacon will do enough ass kicking in this one to make up for the fact that he appeared opposite Queen Latifah in BEAUTY SHOP.
DEATH SENTENCE has seemingly come out of nowhere and is set for release on August 31st. Check out the trailer here.
1 comment:
this does look quite cool, but its from the "Saw" guy. I have never seen any of the films, but I am already tired of them.
I am not quite sure what type of gang these guys are though, at first glance i thought Mexican, but I guess it could be skin head...but then again it doesnt really matter.
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