Cannes 2017: Dracula Untold’s Gary Shore to Direct Red River
Jonathan Barkan
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XYZ Films is at Cannes Film Fesitval where they are pitching world sales rights for the thriller Red River, which is written by Ronan Blaney (Love Bite) and will be directed by Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), according to Deadline. Mark Huffman will act as a producer on the film, which follows a vampire that is the embodiment of righteous retribution against a small town and the evils the residents have committed.
Per the site, “[Red River] is set in an isolated town in Ireland, where a bloodthirsty drifter befriends an immigrant family and avenges their murdered father.”
Shore explains, “A story about a vampire hell-bent on teaching an isolated town a thing or two about its treatment of outsiders is a valuable reminder that man is capable of being the real monster. I love Ronan’s script – heartbreaking, violent and touching all at once. With influences like High Plaines Drifter, Shane and Let The Right One In, it’s definitely an original in the genre with the potential to be a modern classic.”
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