This is a "making of" film shot
and edited by SeattleArt.org to build excitement and raise money
for the filming of Cthulhu. It was shown during an investment party
and sent to investors in the film community.
This is the biggest thing to come out of
the Seattle Film community in a long time. It's Not to late to get
involved. The filming started in September 2005 and will be completed
in late 2006.
Please direct all investment inquiries to
producers
Jeffrey Brown or Robinson Devor, 206/324-6400.
-------- CTHULHU
The Movie
Film Overview
CTHULHU is a daring, apocalyptic horror film loosely
based on the H.P. Lovecraft story "The Shadow Over
Innsmouth.," the story of a man drawn by his mother’s
death back to his estranged family in the small town
where he grew up. Reacquainted with his closest
childhood friend he discovers his father’s ministry of
a New Age church is connected to old massacres and
frightening legends. CTHULHU is a universal story
addressing the current dire political and ecological
situation, the threat of terrorism and the security
state, and of global warming. The film stands as a
warning that our dearest habits endanger our
civilization, but it is also coming-home-again tale
about the power of heredity--what we can escape from
and what we cannot.
Production Overview
CTHULHUwill be shot in Seattle, WA and Astoria, OR beginning September
26, 2005.
The script is based on
the H.P. Lovecraft short story, "The Shadow Over
Innsmouth.” The film will be shot in the style of
atmospheric Japanese neo-horror, such as Cure, with
elements of the psychological thriller genre (e.g.,
Rosemary’s Baby) and apocalyptic horror genre (e.g.,
28 Days Later) mixed in. CTHULHU will feature a
classic score by Portland horror film scholar Willy
Greer, as well as a soundtrack by Modest Mouse, Blood Brothers,
Gram Parsons, Joy Division, Camper Van Beethoven and Fleetwood Mac.
Cast
Jason Cottle/Russ—Jason’s film credits include Wag
The Dog, The Wedding Singer, Fall and Spring, Mad City and The Haunting
of Hellhouse. He has appeared on a number of television commercials
and he has recorded numerous radio commercials. Jason has acted
in over forty plays and has worked in theatres across the country.
Scott Green/Mike—Scott has appeared in My Own Private Idaho
and Even Cowgirls Get The Blues. Scott
co-starred in Gus Van Sant’s latest film Last Days.
In July he was featured in a ten page fashion spread
in The New York Times Magazine.
Tori Spelling/Susan—An accomplished actress of stage,
television and screen, Tori Spelling began her rise to
fame by starring in the hugely popular television
series, Beverly Hills 90210. She continued her
television career starring in television movies such
as The Family Plan, Hush, The Alibi and Mother May I
Sleep With Danger? Her numerous film credits include
the critically acclaimed Trick, House of Yes as well
as box office hits Scary Movie and Scream 2.
Cara Buono/Dannie—Cara is noted for her stage work in Harvey
Fierstein’s play Spook House, but began her
film career opposite Ethan Hawke and Jeremy Irons in
Waterland. Much of her other work has been in
independent films such as Chutney Popcorn, Happy
Accidents, Next Stop Wonderland, and Two Ninas, which she co-produced.
Cara also starred in Ang Lee’s
big-budget hit, Hulk. In addition to acting, Cara
directed, produced, and wrote the short film Baggage,
which starred Liev Schreiber. She also co-wrote the
screenplay When The Cat's Away with Brad Anderson, and developed
a deal with Miramax for a screenplay
adaptation of one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novels.
Most recently, Cara starred on the final season of the
NBC drama Third Watch.
Crew
Jeffrey Brown/Producer--Jeffrey was the producer of
the 2005 Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee POLICE
BEAT, which was filmed in Seattle. Shot at over one
hundred locations on 35mm with anamorphic lenses, the
film was called “emotionally devastating” (Rolling
Stone), “a visual knockout” (Variety), “dreamily
poetic” (New York Times) and “Sundance at its best!”
(Los Angeles Times). Jeff also founded and produced
the Sex in Cinema Film Festival for several years in
Seattle. He holds a degree in Film Studies from
Evergreen State College.
Anne Rosellini/Co-Producer--Anne produced DOWN TO THE BONE, winner
of the Special Jury Prize and Director's Award at Sundance 2004.
She was a programmer for the Seattle International Film Festival
and director of acquisitions for Atom Films.
Robinson Devor/Co-Producer--Robinson was the director of POLICE
BEAT, which premiered in Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2005.
His first feature, THE WOMAN CHASER, based on a novel by Charles
Willeford, premiered at the New York Film Festival and was called
"a masterpiece" by MovieMaker magazine. He was named “One
of Variety’s Ten Directors To Watch” in 2000, and was
a fellow at the Sundance Institute in 2002. His next film, THE MINOTAUR,
a political thriller, is being produced by Ted Hope and Anne Carrey
of This Is That.
Daniel Gildark/Director--Daniel has worked for twenty
years in television, feature film and documentary
production as a cameraman, producer, and director,
including a stint documenting the war in Yugoslavia.
He was a founding member of Baltimore’s Contemporary Museum
and of Seattle’s award-winning agit-prop multimedia theatre
company, The Boondogglers. In 1990, Daniel created a series of original
images used for years in the credit sequences for MTV’s “120
Minutes.” While a student at Portland’s Northwest Film
Center, he directed several short films, including a five-minute
adaptation of Beowulf and the samurai western Gunsmokoru.
Grant Cogswell/Screenwriter--Grant is the Belltown
Writer-in-Residence for Richard Hugo House, a Seattle
literary and educational non-profit foundation. Grant
received a B.A. in English from the University of
Virginia, was campaign manager and co-author of the
Seattle Monorail Initiative. He has managed several
successful initiative campaigns and is the co-founder
of the People’s Waterfront Coalition. Grant’s
journalism has appeared in The Stranger and his
fiction and poetry have appeared in the Clear Cut
Future and Rendezvous Reader anthologies, as well as
the college textbook Metro: Journeys in Creative
Writing (Longman). He is currently at work on three
other screenplays and a book-length poem, The Dream of the Cold
War.
Sean Kirby/Cinematographer--In 2005, Sean Kirby was director of
photography on POLICE BEAT as well as the feature length documentary
THE GITS; for both efforts he won the Golden Space Needle Award
for best cinematography at the 2005 Seattle International Film Festival.
Sean has also directed numerous short films, music videos and commercials
in LA, New York and Europe.
Etta Lilienthal/Production Designer--Etta has designed
scenery for Seattle’s top theaters including the
Seattle Rep, ACT Theater, Theater Schmeater, Annex,
Printer's Devil and the internationally acclaimed
dance troupe 33 Fainting Spells. She holds an MFA in
Scene Design from CalArts and has received a Princess
Grace Foundation fellowship and an Artist
Trust/Washington State Arts Commission fellowship. She was the production
designer on POLICE BEAT.
