Brad Rego, the mastermind behind The Killing of Jacob Marr, was kind enough to send over a press kit for the film. So, I figured that I would share more of the information with you all. Here is a big summary of the information I was given.
Firstly, while you may not have heard of Brad Rego…yet, he is actually a very legitimate director. He’s not some random guy who grabbed a video camera and “made a movie.” His credits include four other films – Rusty (2002), The Vial (2006), The Assemblage of Crystal Sphere: A D & D Story (2008, and released on DVD), and Chasing Joanna (2009). He was quotes as saying his styles resemble those of horror legends Sam Raimi, John Carpenter, and Quentin Tarentino. His past history and style direction raises my hopes that his vision of The Killing of Jacob Marr will come across well on screen.
The press kit also provided me with a more detailed plot summary. 25 years ago, a boy named Jacob Marr discovers an object in the woods that apparently fell from the sky. Somehow the object corrupted his mind and late one night he butchered his parents. Leaving only with the object and his bloody clothes, he disappeared into the night, never to be seen again. In the present time, his childhood home is repurchased as a vocational rental. Five friends rent the cabin as a mini vacation to escape their dull lives. However, upon entering the cabin they find that someone had been staying there. Matters only get worse as one of the friends goes missing, a mysterious wounded girl shows up on their doorstep, and someone strands them in the middle of the woods. The group must now band together and decide how to survive, and who must execute The Killing of Jacob Marr.
The cast, while not world famous, are polished and professional. Morgan White has a couple of theatre and short film credits to his name. Brandon Beilis graduated from the same college as I did. Alyssa Mann has a bunch of credits as well, but more importantly is hard at work on another horror film. Elizabeth Drake has the most mainstream resume, with credits in “Royal Pains” and “Lights Out.” Rounding out the main cast is Samantha Cooper and Chris Keating, who hopefully bring variety to the film with classical training and comedic value.
Cast and crew definitely suffered for their art while creating this horror film. Filming took place for six weeks in January and February; a time when the temperature was coming in at around -6 degrees. Filming took place mostly in New York, with a few locations being in other states such as Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine. The most surprising detail about the environment this film was created in is that everyone stayed in the cabin the film takes place in. The cabin was meant to fit 8 or 9 people, but they crammed 12 to 14 in there.
If this isn’t enough to get you psyched for The Killing of Jacob Marr then I don’t know what to tell you! I’m being sent a copy of the movie so I can do a review of the film. Should it live up to expectations, I’ll let you all know and give my honest opinion. That way if you take my word for it, and go and see it, and you don’t like it, then you can throw rocks at me. Regardless, I’m excited to see the film and get started on the review.
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