A few days ago we brought you the promo poster for Alex Winter’s THE GATE 3D, which didn’t impress me much since it’s just a ripoff of the original. (Although what can you expect, right?) But my excitement level for this flick has been renewed slightly after a look at this new storyboard, which popped up over at Trouper Productions (Winter’s official site).
The scene depicts those lovable minions attacking “Miles”, who I supposed is standing in for the original’s “Glen” (Stephen Dorff). Fortunately for Miles, he’s armed with a paintball gun and hockey mask, so he’s up to the task of fending off the little bastards. I’m pretty impressed with the artistry here, and the scene looks like it’ll be fun (and 3D-friendly) when it’s fully realized.
Trouper Productions also links to an interview ScreenRead.de did with Winter, where he talks about his approach to the material and what he ultimately envisions the movie looking like. Here’s a sampling: “We’re not gonna have anyone get butchered, it’s not gonna be as gory as the original, but it’s about kids in terror. And it’s an adventure. I think to some degree and on a grander scale HARRY POTTER has a comparable approach when you wonder like, is this kid gonna get killed? Are his friends gonna be killed? In a way though the stakes are higher than ours. Because this is the kind of adventure movie where in the back of their minds the audience knows none of the major characters is suddenly gonna get whacked. It’s kind of like THE GOONIES. But still we’re totally playing it straight. Cause it’s meant to be thrilling. No-one’s gonna get killed but to some degree they’re put through hell.”
To read the entire thing, head on over HERE. But first, click on that storyboard to get a better look!
