FILM NEWS (UK): POPEYE THE SLAYER MAN – Here to slay in the UK
Revealed: New stills and promo clip, ahead of Prime SVOD release.
And will our favourite spinach-guzzling sailor be back for a sequel?
POPEYE THE SLAYER MAN, Robert Michael Ryan’s visceral slasher, featuring our favourite spinach-guzzling hero, lands on Prime SVOD in late July, and the producers have unleashed some exclusive shocking stills, plus a new promo clip HERE.
Plus, discussions have already begun about a sequel, with Jason Robert Stephen set for an even more monstrous return.
Ryan said today: “We’re thrilled we can make the film available to UK audiences on Prime, as well as on Amazon and Apple. We went old-school with this movie, using practical effects reminiscent of the classic horror films of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Popeye The Slayer Man is camp, chaotic, and made with a lot of love for both grindhouse horror and the worldwide cultural icon that is Popeye. For those who like their horror intense, bloody, and a bit unhinged, we hope it hits like a can of contaminated spinach”.
Synopsis: A group of friends sneak into an abandoned spinach canning factory to film a documentary on the legend of ‘The Sailor Man,’ who is said to haunt the factory and local docks, only to find out that the legend is all-too true. Cue eye-popping, scalping, severed arm beating and twisted heads as the rampaging slaughter begins…
Popeye the Slayer Man stars Jason Robert Stephens in the title role, Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Mabel Thomas, Marie-Louise Boisnier, Jeff Thomas, and Steven McCormack, along with “scream queens” Angela Relucio (Code Black, The Cabining) and Sarah Nicklin (The Black Mass, Garden of Eden).
Shot in New York State, it is directed by Robert Michael Ryan from a screenplay by John Doolan (Remains), and is a co-production between Salem House Films, Millman Productions, Ron Lee Productions, and Otsego Media. Producers are Jeff Miller, Cuyle Carvin, Robert Michael Ryan, Alexander Tucker, Nathan Todaro, and Alysa Blasetti.
Special makeup effects are supervised by R.J. Young with cinematography by Korey Rowe.
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