The Demon In The Dark - Secret Six Fan Film
Check out this incredibly well done Secret Six fan film by
Forewarned Films! The film even got the attention of Secret Six guru Gail Simone, you can see her enthusiasm and support for it in her tweets below! Here's more info about it, followed by the epic film...
A fast pace, VFX heavy, mad dash, THE DEMON
IN THE DARK follows a secret group of six working together to deliver a "package" while
evading an unknown predator prowling the dark streets of Gotham City. Is it a monster, an alien,
or simply a psychopath on a rampage? Explosions, stabbings and gunfire quickly become part of
the plan as the squad desperately races to the drop off point, leaving smoking piles of destruction
in their wake.
The “Ultimate” non-profit fan film, this premiered for a free early audience this fall at the
Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood hosted by “The Traveling Nerd” Lance Paul and presented by
God Hates Geeks to a full excited audience followed by a Q&A with filmmakers.
This short film was shot and edited over eight months on a shoestring budget in New York and
Los Angeles. While explosive VFX shots were used for superhero battles, an equal amount of
effort in post went into the details of Gotham City. Over sixty Easter Eggs can be found
throughout the background, ranging from Big Belly Burger, to Alan Scott’s radio station, to
movie posters for 'Captain Carrot: The Cold Turkey'.
Heavily influenced by THE LONG HALLOWEEN, YEAR ONE, and THE ULTIMATES,
Letia Clouston, selected characters from Gail Simone’s run on the SECRET SIX and a “man
on the street’ perspective seen in the 1994 mini-series MARVELS.
Batman is unique for numerous reasons, but unlike heroes meant to inspire and save innocent
civilians, Bruce Wayne specifically created a persona to terrify criminals, “…my disguise must
be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible...” And
this short aims to show how this visage would be seen by his victims.
The filmmakers were committed to fitting within the canon of the current DC cinematic universe
and paying a rich homage. With nods to ARROW and the FLASH, the short takes place
between Christopher Nolan’s BATMAN BEGINS, in which Batman is seen as myth or
monster (in no small part due to the Scarecrow’s fear toxin) and THE DARK KNIGHT, where
the citizens of Gotham seem to know Batman is human and call for his public unmasking.
Executive produced by Geoff Boucher (Hero Complex) and directed by Letia
Clouston, DEMON IN THE DARK stars Dominique Swain (“Lolita”), Jamie Bernadette,
Chantelle Albers, Shon Lange, Brian Luna, and Matthew Clouston.
The Demon In The Dark from Forewarned Films
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March 31 2016