Phantasm: Ravager
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| Directed by | David Hartman |
| Produced by | Don Coscarelli |
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Release dates
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2016 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Phantasm: Ravager is an upcoming 2016 horror film, the fifth and final film in the Phantasm series. It marks the first and only film in the series not directed by Don Coscarelli. It is directed by David Hartman and stars A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm in his final appearance as the Tall Man.
Plot
The film follows the continued exploits of brothers Mike and Jody along with family friend Reggie as they battle the Tall Man, a supernatural undertaker and his evil minions from another dimension for the final time.
Cast
- Angus Scrimm as The Tall Man[1]
- A. Michael Baldwin as Mike Pearson[1]
- Reggie Bannister as Reggie[1]
- Bill Thornbury as Jody Pearson[1]
- Kathy Lester as Lady in Lavender[1]
- Daniel Roebuck as Demeter[1]
- Solly Duran as Raina[1]
- Daniel Schweiger as Thief[1]
- Gloria Lynne Henry as Rocky[1]
- Dawn Cody as Dawn[1]
Production
In 2004, six years after the release of Phantasm IV: Oblivion, series director Don Coscarelli told Fangoria, "I’d also still like to do another Phantasm film. Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm are still in great shape and raring to go."[2]
In March 2005, it was announced that Coscarelli was in the final stages of talks with New Line Cinema to produce a new entry. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new film was "being developed as a relaunch and as a possible trilogy about Mike's coming of age."[3] This version never came to fruition.
Rumors about a sequel were reignited in June 2007 by footage contained in Don Coscarelli's Farewell to The Alamo Drafthouse, featuring Angus Scrimm and A. Michael Baldwin in their roles. However an interview with Reggie Bannister surfaced on YouTube, and, when asked about the possibility of a fifth film, he stated there was no activity or development but that anything was possible in the future.[4]
In June 2012, rumors again surfaced that Coscarelli would begin a new Phantasm sequel. According to a report on Dread Central, a reliable source told them the script was completed and filming would begin later in the year.[5] Coscarelli disputed this claim, publicly stating, "I have no solid news to report on a new project now."[5] The director, however, was being coy with film news sites. According to what Coscarelli and new co-writer-director David Hartman told Entertainment Weekly, the film was shot secretly[6] in and around southern California during 2012 and 2013.[7]
On March 26, 2014, news of Ravager's completion was released via various film news sites. The next day, a teaser trailer debuted on the film's official site.[8]
No official release date has announced, but according to a second "sneak peek" video preview that had been posted sometime during the 2014 "Holiday Season" in one of the subcategories of the official Phantasm website (which featured a mock discussion between Don Coscarelli and director David Hartman revealing limited additional information about the movie), director Hartman mentions in quick passing that, "This thing is going to be in the can 2015... for sure."[9]
On September 13, 2015 at Scarefest in Lexington, KY, it was announced that the film has been delayed until 2016, however, on October 2, 2015 on the 200th episode of Rabbit in Red Radio Podcast with Reggie Bannister, he announced that Ravager is completed and is awaiting a distributor.[10][11]
Production on the film was briefly halted when Coscarelli supervised a 4K restoration of the original Phantasm.[12]
On January 9, 2016, actor Angus Scrimm who played The Tall Man, died at age 89.[13]
Release
Coscarelli plans a first or second quarter 2016 release for the film,[12] possibly in a double-bill with the restored Phantasm.[14]
The May 2016 issue of Rue Morgue magazine reported that "Following Ravager's premiere in Los Angeles later this month, Coscarelli is taking both features on a summer-long promotional tour he's describing as a 'Phantasm roadshow.' Rue Morgue speaks with Hartman and Coscarelli as plans for the tour are being finalized."
References
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