How in the hell have we gone this long without a movie called DANCES WITH WEREWOLVES? So brilliant, so obvious, and yet, untapped gold. Until now…
Actor Noah Segan spoke with Fangoria about a film he’s ready to begin with that very title. Unfortunately, it’s apparently just a working title at the moment. And as the flick sounds fairly serious, I guess I can’t blame them for not necessarily being sold on what’s better suited for a horror-comedy. Still, I like it.
Here’s how the actor describes the plot: “DANCES WITH WEREWOLVES is a working title, and the movie is a classic American romance which will be done mostly in the Lakota language. Set against the pioneering days of the Wild West, the insecurity of Reconstruction after the Civil War and the tumultuous relationship between white settlers and Native Americans, we examine how encroaching civilization drives a tribe, as a last resort, to invoke lycanthropy to defend their land and way of life. When a young pioneer and a Native American princess fall in love, the impending battle between their two families could at least tear them apart, if not tear them to shreds. Think ROMEO & JULIET meets BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF meets RAVENOUS.”
Shooting on the project has not yet begun; we’ll keep you updated on this potential howler as it progresses. In the meantime, you can see Segan in the upcoming ALL ABOUT EVIL – which I told you about here – and CABIN FEVER 2, which I have to assume will come out at some point this century… Don’t hold your breath though.
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