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HOH First Look: The Zodiac
By Dave Dreher
Feb 23, 2006, 08:18
Back in the 60’s the entire Bay Area of California lived in fear of The Zodiac Killer. One of the most notorious and vicious string of murders in American history that period has found itself the basis for a film on the events and the people involved in the killing spree. Here is the press release that I received on the project which should answer all your questions:
THINKFilm has announced the theatrical release of THE ZODIAC, Alexander Bulkley’s thriller about the most infamous killer America has ever seen. The movie will open on March 17th in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston and Atlanta theaters.
Based on true events, THE ZODIAC is a psychological thriller detailing a string of gruesome murders in the Bay Area in the late 1960s and the impact on the victims, their families and the wider community. A small town cop (Justin Chambers) and his son (Rory Culkin) become obsessed with the Zodiac killer, endangering their family in the midst of the explosive media frenzy surrounding one of the most notorious and elusive serial killers in American history.
THE ZODIAC was directed by Alexander Bulkley and written by Kelly Bulkley and Alexander Bulkley. The film stars Justin Chambers (ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy”, “The Wedding Planner”), Robin Tunney (FOX’s “Prison Break”, “The Secret Lives of Dentists”), Rory Culkin (“Mean Creek”, “Signs”) and Philip Baker Hall (“The Matador”, “Boogie Nights”). The film was produced by Cory Campodonico.
THE ZODIAC is expected to be released on DVD August 2006
THINKFilm received its fourth Oscar nomination this year with MURDERBALL, which is up for a Best Documentary Feature award. Its 2005 comedy smash, THE ARISTOCRATS, was just released on DVD and their next theatrical release, the Beastie Boys musical extravaganza AWESOME; I F*#&%N’ SHOT THAT!, recently had its world premiere at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opens commercially on March 31st.
For information, please go to www.thezodiacfilm.com or www.thinkfilmcompany.com .
Working on setting up interviews and such so keep it here for much more in-depth coverage of this project.
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