For those of you not in the know, Snider wrote the original STRANGELAND, and what a strange and twisted tale it was… and everything we’d expect from the Dee! The interview is long, and goes into LOTS of other metal-like subjects, so here’s just a brief quote when the man starts talkin’ about STRANGELAND. Check it:
C.C. Banana: Which will see the light of day first, “Chinese Democracy” or
“Strangeland II?”
Dee Snider: Hahahahaha! That’s GOOD! That’s f*cking GOOD! Oh, that is GOOD!
You’re right, I’ve been talking about that f*cking project for as long as
Axl!
And you just made me realize it! Oh, man! That is f*cking good. Back at ya,
Snider! I will have to call myself out on that in my podcast.
In my defense, I do have an excuse! The U.S. government seized the property
and arrested the CFO of The Shooting Gallery, the production company who
made
the first “Strangeland.” So I was in court fighting to get my property back
for
5 f*cking years! I did finally get it back this past year and now Lions Gate Entertainment says that they’d like to pick it up. Their exact words were,
“We
want to make the sequel.” But getting it from there into movie theaters is
going to be a long f*cking road.
Lions Gate does have plans to release an extended cut of the original
“Strangeland” on DVD in July 2007. We’re even going to be shooting a new
scene, which
will be attached to the end of the movie as a teaser for the next one. After it fades to black, it will now fade up on an autopsy. That will be the
opening
scene for the sequel, which will be called “Strangeland: Disciple.”
But knowing Axl, I feel comfortable saying that even if this film takes me
another 10 years… I’ll still beat that f*cker to the punch!
And there you have it, Snider is hoping for another STRANGELAND, and if nothing else, we have a sweet extended cut on DVD to look forward to! And… that was a pretty flippin’ fun interview to read through. To check out the whole thing, visit the CC BANANA WEBSITE, and read even more fun stuff about Snider and Twisted Sister. Rock on!