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An Interview with Rene Perez, Director of Cabal

by Mike Haberfelner

August 2019

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Your new movie Cabal - in a few words, what is it about?

 

A military assassin is hired to hunt down and eliminate a serial killer who has been committing murders in a remote forest.

 

What were your sources of inspiration for writing Cabal?

 

It’s just an interesting concept. Commando versus serial killer. It’s a little like my Dragon Unleashed movie with a touch of my Havoc movies. It’s just a fun concept. This was just a fun idea to fit in action, for horror and an even deeper plot that will unfold once you see the movie. This concept also allowed for the type of subtext that I like to include.

 

Do talk about your co-writer Barry Massoni for a bit, and what was your collaboration like?

 

Barry Massoni is one of my best friends. He helps me bring the stories down to earth. I tend to get too carried away. Barry hears out all of my crazy over the top idea’s and then helps me make them work in the confines of a movie. Very helpful. I was lucky to have him on this one.

 

A few words about your movie's approach to horror?

 

I just feel my way through filming, horror scenes included. I don’t think about them intellectually. There is already so much thinking involved in the making of a movie. When it’s time to film, I just feel my way through it all. I feel the force. In the case of this movie, there is more evil happening than just what we see in the trailer. A very real evil that I can’t explain without spoiling the movie. 

 

You of course also have to talk about the stunt work on Cabal, and how was it achieved?

 

This movie contains the best action scenes I’ve ever filmed. Thanks to Master John Ozuna [John Ozuna interview - click here], our star and fight choreographer. He’s one of the best martial artists I’ve even know, and I’ve known many. Ozuna brought several other actors in who were also talented martial artists. They had their fight scenes all worked out. It’s so good. Our main villain (Tony Jackson) is also a master martial artist and the Villain versus Hero fights are brutal with those two heavy hitters.

 

From what I've read, Cabal is a rather outdoorsy movie - so do talk about your locations, and what were the advantages and challenges filming there?

 

The outdoor locations are all like dream vacation spots. Lakes, mountains, caves, beaches, caverns, rivers. They are often hard to get to but I’m used to it. The indoor locations were a little harder to contend with. We have an airport, a bar, a house, a hospital, a restaurant, an underground facility. Most B movies have one or two locations, due to lazy filmmakers. Cabal has a new location for each scene. It’s more of an adventure.

 

What can you tell us about your overall directorial approach to your story at hand?

 

Well, in this case, I wanted to make a Cannon Films movie from 1983. Or even Carolco Films. Something that one of those companies would have made in the early 80s. I made the film's style and the overall look match those types movies. Other than that, I don’t think of an approach. I just feel the energy coming from the actors, from the location, and let that guide me.

 

Do talk about your key cast, and why exactly these people?

 

Our hero could have only been played by John Ozunaa [John Ozuna interview - click here]. I wrote this movie with his talents in mind. He’s a great leading man with a mastery of martial arts that most can only ever dream of achieving. Our leading lady is Eva Hamilton. I first worked with her on Death Kiss. Eva is a great actress. She has the look and the acting skills to lead a movie. I can always count on her to make the right acting choices. Our main villain is a slasher named Sallos and he’s played by Tony Jackson. Tony has had small roles in my last 3 or 4 movies and he’s been so dedicated that I let him step up and take a lead role. Glad to say he did an amazing job. Tony put on a lot of weight to play this role and is a super intimidating killer. A villain that will bring our hero to the edge of his abilities.

 

A few words about the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere?

 

We are anti-Hollywood. There are no attitudes on set. Never any drama. We laugh all through the filming. Literally. And we laugh until the moment the day ends. All good fun and fellowship. I’m usually a one-man crew but this time I had on-set help from my new producer named Melody Vaughan. She made this shoot so much smoother and is now going to be a permanent teammember. We’ll now be a two person film crew, lol. And she brought in a friend in for a few days and he was super helpful too. The work is very difficult but it’s creative work so I love it. I think my actors do too.

 

The $64 question of course, when and where will Cabal be released?

 

I only completed filming about a week ago. I’m doing the music score now while my trusted sound guy Guthrie Lowe works on the sound. The movie is edited, and I will start contacting distributors in the next few weeks when the movie is complete. My movies get picked up right away. This one will be no different. As of now, I’ll have to wait until a distributor signs on and tells me the release dates.

 

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I finished a new Havoc movie. People always ask me about those. This new one is called Cry Havoc and will be released soon. I’m really proud of that one.

 

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Thanks for the interview!

 

My thanks to you.

 

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