Your new movie Cry Havoc
- in a few words, what is it about?
It’s about a beautiful reporter who is granted an interview with a
criminal who’s on the FBI’s most wanted list. A man who is suspected
of using his fortune to get a serial killer out of prison. The reporter
meets the man and his masked killer called Havoc.
What were your
sources of inspiration when writing Cry
Havoc? This is the 4th
Havoc
movie now,
so he is his own thing. He always was. My only goal is to make an 80s
style slasher. But a real one. Not the many PC or social justice movies
that call themselves 80s style horror. I serve the fans only. All of my
inspiration is for them. Now Cry
Havoc isn't the first time Havoc
pops up in one of your movies - so what can you tell us about his previous
exploits, and about his creation to begin with? And who came up with his
absolutely creepy looks? I make all of the
Havoc
movies as self-contained stories. Yes you could watch them all and
you’d see how they connect, but I know that these are low budget movies
with zero advertising so people might not know that the others exist. I
make each one easy to follow for the new viewers and cram in lots of extra
details for the long time fans. Back to Cry
Havoc - what can you tell us about your movie's approach to
horror? I make lots of horror movies
but with
Havoc, since he’s a slasher, I’ve taken the approach to make
his as realistic as possible. He has no supernatural powers, there is no
need to make excuses for him. He doesn’t get killed and then resurrected
in the next movie. He’s a slasher in the 80’s style, but without all of
the goofiness that modern audiences wouldn’t accept.
Now Cry
Havoc isn't exactly a film that shies away from blood and guts -
so for the sake of all the gorehounds among my readers, do talk about the
film's splatter effects for a bit, and how were they achieved? These movies are
extreme horror. Most times they cannot even get an R rating because of the
gore and the nudity too. Most of the releases have been censored. I hope
this one is not, although the distributor is very corrupt and they
aren’t telling me if this one is censored or not. If it turns out to be
censored, don’t watch it. I’ll have to rent it once it comes out and
see if they censored anything. As for how we filmed it, we use only
practical effects. The gore in this new movie were done by Oliver Müller
and the flashback scenes done by Marcus Koch. They did some great
practical gore effects. I don’t use any CGI gore. I don’t believe in
it. Every bullet hit, every slice of an ax or cleaver is practical. You
of course also have to talk about the action scenes and stuntwork in Cry
Havoc!
I make the lowest budget movies in the commercial world. So
that means no stunt doubles. LOL. All of my actors and actresses do their
own stunts out of necessity, and because it looks more real. It’s
seamless. Robert Bronzi and Havoc have a ruthless showdown that I won’t spoil
here. The girls also fought for their lives, jumped, ran and did it all on
their own. The girls were bass asses, Bronzi was bad ass and Havoc, well
he is the king. What can you tell us about your overall
directorial approach to your story at hand? I just wanted to make a slasher movie
that could have existed in the 80s or 70s. I direct each actor in
the way they need it in order to give their best and I keep the audience's
enjoyment at the forefront. With
Havoc
movies, all I care about is making
the audience happy by scaring them and giving them the kind of horror
movie that no other directors have the balls to make anymore. Do talk
about Cry Havoc's
cast, and why exactly these people? Every single
actor in this movie turned out to be awesome. Some are returning to the
Havoc
series, others are new but they were all perfect fits for the role.
I was so happy with everyone.
A few words about
the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere?
Oh, we laugh and joke through every movie.
Havoc
movies are no different. Making movies and being creative is joyous.
It’s memory making at its best. We are all friends and any of the new
actors become friends. The
$64-question of course, when and where will be released onto the general
public? May 5th 2020 for North America.
Germany has had the movie for over a year now, not sure if they have
already released it or not. Anything you can tell us about audience and
critical reception of Cry
Havoc? All of the critics have been giving great reviews so far. Looks like this is the best of the Havoc
movies. If
the movie is uncensored, then I think horror audiences will also like it.
Love it. We’ll see what audiences think after May 5th. Just a few weeks
away. Any future projects you'd like to share?
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Thanks
for the interview!
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