Mortis Rex Scores a Producer; Filming Starts Next Year

By Uncle Creepy
October 27th, 2009

The action horror subgenre will be getting itself some life soon as producer Jim Jacks (the Mummy franchise, A Simple Plan) has signed on to produce Hellboy co-writer Peter Briggs' supernatural action thriller Mortis Rex.

According to Screen Daily, Hellboy co-writer Peter Briggs makes his feature directorial debut on the story of a disgraced Roman soldier who is given the chance to redeem himself when he investigates a spate of brutal murders.

Jacks will produce through his Frelaine Productions alongside Stuart Pollok, Matthew Dench, and Marisa Kagan. Dominic Ianno played a key role in securing the financing and will serve as executive producer.

“I’ve always been interested in Roman history in general and the dark myths surrounding the building of Hadrian’s Wall in particular,” Jacks tells SD. “Mortis Rex’s uniquely original, blood chilling telling of the legend of the Lost Legion with a monster movie twist has the makings of a truly exciting and commercial movie that is sure to spark excitement from global audiences.”

Principal photography is scheduled to begin in spring 2010 in the UK, Italy, and Eastern Europe. Click on the image below to dig on some concept art courtesy of Bloody Disgusting.

- Uncle Creepy