John Herzfeld to Direct Action-Horror ‘Specimen’
John Herzfeld, the director behind Escape Plan: The Extractors (pictured above), has discovered a new Specimen, as he has signed on to direct the action-horror film, reports Deadline.
The film is “about an elite team hired to deliver the world’s worst serial killers to a secret research facility run by a visionary neuroscientist obsessed with curing evil. When his groundbreaking experiment succeeds, he unleashes something far more dangerous than the killers he has imprisoned”.
The project hails from producers Chase Vergari and Eric Handler.
Along with directing, Herzfeld will rewrite Vergari’s original script.
Said Herzfeld, “What drew me to Specimen was the theme: can evil be cured, and if so, at what cost? The story follows a charismatic visionary who risks becoming the very thing he set out to destroy. That struggle between good and evil is as relevant now as it has ever been.”
Added Vergari, “I wrote Specimen as the first chapter of a much larger world. I wanted to build something that works as a relentless standalone horror-thriller but opens into a universe we can keep exploring. With Eric and John attached, we have the team to do exactly that.”
It sure sounds as if the filmmakers plan on building a franchise out of Specimen if it does well enough. Time will tell.
For now, stay tuned to Dread as we learn more details about the project.
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