![]() ![]() But the OTT carnage really gets going when the toy shelf Nazis launch their all-out attack on the mansion… ![]() A gypsy guy has his head chopped off while taking a leak, and ends up pissing on his own head a Jewish couple get barbecued alive and a black woman has her unborn foetus ripped from her stomach. The political satire may be as subtle as one of Donald Trump’s speeches, and the acting questionable, but the cartoon gore is a whole lotta fun and wonderfully offensive. New girlfriend Ashley (Jenny Pellicer) and nerdy pal Markowitz (Nelson Franklin) join Edgar as he heads to Oregon for an auction being held in the mansion where the infamous Toulon Murders took place 30 years previously.īut when the puppets are reanimated and start targeting ‘undesirables’, the trio team up with a security officer (Barbara Crampton) and a clueless cop (Michael Pare) to draw the puppets from out of the shadows to take them down… When divorced comic book writer/store clerk Edgar ( Reno 911!’s Thomas Lennon) finds one of the infamous Toulon Blade puppets in mint condition at his family home, he decides to sell it for some quick cash. Sonnier knew that di Bonaventura Pictures was looking to work with Zahler on the right project and had experience with universe building on “Transformers,” and that company agreed to finance the script through a recently created development fund in partnership with Film Italia.The murderous marionettes are back as Fangoria presents their ultraviolent reboot of Charles Band’s Puppet Master horror franchise, The Littlest Reich, from directors Tommy Wiklund and Sonny Laguna. They decided to team up on a larger budget version of”Puppet Master,” and Caliber took the idea to Zahler who also is a huge fan of the original films. Sonnier and Heller met Band several years back when Sonnier’s wife was doing publicity for Full Moon Features. The chance to work with Lorenzo, Zahler, and Band all at once on this new take is simply a dream come true.” “As a child of the 80’s and 90’s, I spent a vast majority of my allowance on Charles Band-produced films,” said Dallas Sonnier in a statement, “’Puppet Master’ was hands down my favorite, and I had the movie poster on my wall and a giant standee in my bedroom. All hell breaks loose at the Postville Lodge during the auction when a strange force animates all of the various puppets throughout the convention as they go on a bloody killing spree. The storyline for “The Littlest Reich” follows a recently divorced young man who discovers a mint condition Blade doll in his deceased brother’s closet and plans to sell the toy at a convention in Oregon celebrating the 30th anniversary of the infamous Toulon Murders. Zahler’s new take on the franchise maintains all of the brutally inventive puppet kills infused with the comedic tendencies that made the original franchise so popular with fans, while expanding upon Toulon’s backstory and developing richer dialogue, characters and narratives. The original is an American horror film franchise that focuses on a group of anthropomorphic puppets animated by an Egyptian spell, each equipped with their own unique and dangerous device and are represented as heroes, anti-heroes, and antagonists. Produced by Band and his Full Moon Features label, the series was established in 1989 with the eponymous first installment, which has since been followed by numerous sequels, comic books, collector’s items and toys. “We couldn’t be more excited to take the series in a new direction while embracing all the practical effects and terrifying insanity that fans of the ‘Puppet Master’ films love,” said Heller in a statement. A director’s search for the inaugural film is underway. ![]() Sonnier and Band made the joint announcement. The film will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian for di Bonaventura Pictures alongside Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller for Caliber Media. ![]()
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