Neill Blomkamphas released new behind-the-scenes footage forDemonic, a secret horror movie the filmmakershot during the pandemic. The footage, first published via Blomkamp’sTwitteraccount, was shot in Super 8mm and is mostly focused on the equipment used during the shootings, even if some details tease the movie’s plot. New first-look images of the film have also been released.
In the footage, we get to see a huge set, filled with cameras and cables, in which an unidentified woman (probablyCarly Pope) is seen floating with some wires. This links toDemonic’s synopsis, which describes “demonic forces” that are “unleashed” by a young woman. Floating bodies are a trademark of films that deal with demons ever sinceThe Exorcistcame out, and the behind-the-scenes might be teasing something similar.
The rest of the footage shows a drone camera taking flight over a suburban scenery, where a few houses next to a body of water can be seen after a green field. Chests filled with props are also revealed, showing us ancient knives and crosses, with a close-up on a piece of metal that resembles a spear point.
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It’s been more than five years since Blomkamp released his last feature film,Chappie, but the filmmaker is coming back with a lot of energy. Besides writing and filmingDemonicin secret, Blomkamp is also working with thesci-fi thrillerInferno, in which a cop in New Mexico finds out the murder he’s investigating was perpetrated by an alien. A sequel to Blomkamp’s acclaimedDistrict 9is also in early development, with the filmmaker confirming to beworking on the scriptearlier this year.
Besides Pope,Demonicalso starsChris William Martin(The Age of Adaline) andMichaelRogers, and is set to be released by IFC Midnight on August 20. You can check out the behind-the-scenes footage right here, as well as the official first-look images below:
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