Title change for horror film
The Francis Ford-Coppola-directed Twixt Now and Sunrise, a horror film, has been retitled to simply Twixt.
But that’s not the cool news.
Those heading to the San Diego Comic-Con will get a preview of the film in Hall H on July 23. Coppola will be in attendance and has a unique new approach to the presentation of the film that will incorporate live music by acclaimed independent performance artist Dan Deacon. Deacon will attend Comic-Con with Coppola to help demonstrate the interactive experience of the film. The film incorporates both 2-D and 3-D elements.
Like his most recent films, TWIXT follows three self-imposed mandates that Coppola requires in all of his new work: be his own original story and screenplay, have some personal element, and be self-financed. This particular story came to Coppola during a vivid dream he had while on a trip to Istanbul and is inspired by the writings of Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The film also brings Coppola back to his horror roots that began during his apprenticeship with Roger Corman.
Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Ben Chaplin and Elle Fanning star in the project which is partially told in rhyme, so says Bruce Dern. Kilmer described it as a Halloween bonanza.
Synopsis: A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. Heâs unsure of her connection to the murder in the town, but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story, surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated.
Source: Shock Till You Drop
