While Iloz Zoc is flying around the 8th Dimension (see previous post), director John Gray takes time from his busy schedule to talk about his upcoming film JOB for Blogcritics horror-heads. From the press release for JOB:
The Production Team behind the upcoming horror film SIN-JIN SMYTH got locked and loaded at Fangoria's 'Weekend of Horrors' show in Los Angeles (06-06) and officially announced that SNAPKICK PRODUCTIONS INC (an independent production outfit based on The Warner Hollywood Lot) and brothers John Gray and Spencer Gray are behind the much talked about film JOB (as in the book of). JOB tells the story of a sinister plot involving the gruesome disappearance of several priests who run a remote summer camp for boys.
BC: A recent press release states that JOB will be "designed in the spirit of Halloween and Friday the 13th." As the director and co-writer, can you explain how this will be done?
JG: Well, these are the films I grew up with. So naturally, I am inspired by them in every way of writing, directing, visual style, and music. Halloween and Friday the 13th created such iconic characters that they have lived on for over twenty years. How many franchises have that kind of luck? Not many…maybe James Bond. But really, I want JOB to be a new icon. One that will live on forever. Something my kids can scare the shit out of their kids with. I am also on a mission to bring back the '80s.
BC: Given the religious overtone of the film—disappearing priests running a summer camp for boys—what drew you to direct and co-write this potentially volatile film?
JG: Funny enough, this is the main question people are asking, so forgive me if I repeat myself. My family and I were having Easter dinner about three years back. My brother (co-writer Spencer Gray) and I were talking about certain issues within a particular organized religion and we thought wouldn't it be great if someone sent a heavy message out to these people with a slasher film? Some religious groups will face the truth about issues that are not being dealt with. Job addresses these issues and will bring certain things out in the open once and for all. A lot of people will be vindicated by this film's message. Hopefully this will bring some things out in the open that have never really been talked about.
BC: JOB is in pre-production. As the director and co-writer, what duties and challenges are you handling and planning for as JOB prepares to move into production? Do you foresee any major obstacles to realizing your vision for the film?
JG: Duties? Well, as we speak we are filling out the cast and making sure all of our actors can be in the same place at the same time. This is the main challenge/obstacle. Michael Pare is off in Canada filming the new Uwe Boll flick Seed and Bill Moseley is off in Poland shooting another film. Lee Perkins is shooting another film for six weeks starting in September, so getting our cast together has been quite an issue thus far. But, I am not compromising by any means. The fans want them, I want them, and really, the story just won't work without them. Hopefully, we will be shooting JOB by the end of October.
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