Lionsgate’s Version of Cooties Will Include a Brand New Ending
As we reported back in January, Lionsgate contracted horror-comedy Cooties after its premiere at Sundance, taking control of North American distribution for the film. But the version that sees release from the label won’t quite be the same as the one screened at Sundance. Read on!
In an interview with Twitch Film at the Toronto Fan Expo, producer/star Elijah Wood spilled the beans about the last-minute change, which he says makes the film better than it previously was.
“Off of the pickup from Lionsgate, which was always the home we had hoped for, we ended up getting some more money to make a new ending, which we’re really excited about,” said Wood. “We only had so much money, and the ending we made we weren’t always that happy with so we got to make a new ending, and we’re psyched. I’m excited for people to see it; it’s really funny.”
As far as a release date is concerned, Wood says that Lionsgate is looking to spread Cooties in January of next year, though nothing is set in stone.
The comedic horror film marks the feature film directorial debut for directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion. It is written by Leigh Whannell (co-creator of Saw and Insidious) and Ian Brennan (co-creator of “Glee”) and stars Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill, Jack McBrayer, Leigh Whannell, Jorge Garcia, and Nasim Pedrad.
Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Elijah Wood, Steven Schneider, Georgy Malkov, and Tove Christensen produced the film with Leigh Whannell, Ian Brennan, Hayden Christensen, Seth William Meier, Vladimir Poliakov, Sarik Andreasyan, and Gevond Andreasyan as executive producers.
In Cooties, a substitute teacher at a new school experiences the worst first day imaginable when he discovers that an outbreak of a mysterious virus is transforming the students into rampaging tykes. The film hilariously illustrates that sometimes kids can literally turn into little monsters.
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Subscribe to the Dread Central YouTube Channel!
Beat up kids in the comments section below.
Categorized:News
