countchocula
03-28-2005, 11:43 PM
From Fangoria.com
During his visit to Argentina’s Mar del Plata Film Festival, where his current movie VITAL was screened, cult director Shinya Tsukamoto confirmed he’s planning to shoot a second sequel to his 1989 classic TETSUO: THE IRON MAN. "I´m interested in directing a new TETSUO film," Tsukamoto tells Fango. "And this time I might have American co-producers. It´ll be a throwback to my first films, and you can expect to see a flying Tetsuo."
While VITAL (coming to U.S. art houses in June from Tartan Films), which centers on a medical student who finds his deceased girlfriend on his operating table, is closer to a horror melodrama than anything else he has done, TETSUO 3 will be fast and furious, just like his debut effort. "I think I got old, because my films became less violent and extreme," Tsukamoto says. "But that´s because I got a little tired of being classified as cyberpunk… People used to point me out and say, ‘Shinya Tsukamoto… Oh, yeah, the cyberpunk director.’ I wanted that to stop. However, I’m doing another sequel, so the curse will begin again!"
As for the new movie’s story, Tsukamoto has only one thing to say: "Well, I´m not even sure what it´ll be about yet, but I can tell you this time the main theme will be war."
I still haven't seen any of this guy's films, but I desperately need to.
During his visit to Argentina’s Mar del Plata Film Festival, where his current movie VITAL was screened, cult director Shinya Tsukamoto confirmed he’s planning to shoot a second sequel to his 1989 classic TETSUO: THE IRON MAN. "I´m interested in directing a new TETSUO film," Tsukamoto tells Fango. "And this time I might have American co-producers. It´ll be a throwback to my first films, and you can expect to see a flying Tetsuo."
While VITAL (coming to U.S. art houses in June from Tartan Films), which centers on a medical student who finds his deceased girlfriend on his operating table, is closer to a horror melodrama than anything else he has done, TETSUO 3 will be fast and furious, just like his debut effort. "I think I got old, because my films became less violent and extreme," Tsukamoto says. "But that´s because I got a little tired of being classified as cyberpunk… People used to point me out and say, ‘Shinya Tsukamoto… Oh, yeah, the cyberpunk director.’ I wanted that to stop. However, I’m doing another sequel, so the curse will begin again!"
As for the new movie’s story, Tsukamoto has only one thing to say: "Well, I´m not even sure what it´ll be about yet, but I can tell you this time the main theme will be war."
I still haven't seen any of this guy's films, but I desperately need to.