Memento Films Sees Through The Darkness
Steve Barton
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More horror with spicy Mexican flavor is headed our way as Variety is reporting that The Darkness, a high-profile genre film from Mexican helmer Daniel Castro Zimbron, is beginning to see the light of day with France’s Memento Films Intl. acquiring world sales rights.
The film is in production and expected to be released in 2016; it was co-written by David Pablos (The Chosen Ones) and Denis Languerand.
The story is said to be in the vein of Pan’s Labyrinth, The Orphanage, and Jorge Michel Grau’s We Are What We Are. The Darkness centers on Argel (Aliocha Sotnikoff), who, along with his two siblings, is locked inside a cabin basement in a forest, fearful of a wild beast wandering outside. When his older brother disappears, Argel sets out to confront the darkest secrets and mysteries that the forest and his father (Brontis Jodorosky) hide.
“The Darkness is one of these intriguing original projects that don’t come along often: a terrifying fairy tale from Mexico, a special mix of Shyamalan’s early films, Dogtooth, and the poetic fantasy of Guillermo del Toro,” said Tanja Meissner, MFI head of sales.
More as it comes.
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