Dark Horizons reports today that Jonathan English’s take on one of the classic Greek villians, MINOTAUR, is finally in production. The flick has been delayed for over a year, with many wondering if it would actually happen. Well fear not my friends. It started shooting last month at Carousel Picture Co. in Luxembourg.
I’m pretty psyched for a number of reasons, most importantly though are cast and concept. Tony Todd and Rutger Hauer are in this bad boy, so you know that’ll make for a good time. And I’ve always loved the simple concept of being trapped in a maze with this terrifying creature and having to battle for your life. Especially when the hero has chosen to be there.
The full synopsis from First Look Media goes like this:
In this forgotten age of iron and bronze there exists a village with a terrible curse. Every fifth year the village must give up nine youths to horned soldiers who take them across the sea to a mysterious and terrifying isle. There they are sacrificed to a god that feeds upon the flesh of children. Theo (Luke Mably) has escaped each year because he’s protected by his father, leader of the village. No longer a child but not yet a man, Theo wrestles with his young conscience and with the fading memory of his long lost love, taken in the last sacrifice. Theo knows that soon enough the horned soldiers will come again, but this time will be different. This time, aided by his best friend and village rival, they will go under disguise of the sacrificial youths. They will travel to the great palace, and there, they will kill the horned soldier’s god. They will kill the Minotaur.
Sign me up! To watch it that is…not for the stalking a bull-man with a giant axe through a maze part.
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