Linkin Park DJ Joseph Hahn has apparently taken to directing movies and for his debut he’s put together a cast that includes James Frecheville (Animal Kingdom), Vincent D’Onofrio, Gina Gershon, Peter Stormare and Cameron Monaghan (The Giver). D’Onofrio even co-wrote the screenplay with Sam Bisbee and Joe Vinciguerra based on Eric Bogosian‘s novel of the same name, Mall.
Here’s the plot:
Malcom’s done with his life. Only the noise of Crystal Meth gives him a reason to keep going – everything else it has long regardless. Equipped with a bag full of weapons and self-made bombs, he makes his way to the nearby mall to really stir things up. On his personal war campaign, he not only changes his life radically, but also the fate of other people who are in the wrong place at the same time: a teenager whose favorite pastime is smoking pot in his dreary existence, a housewife, where their best days have been left behind, a greedy businessman whose only desire is to increase his wealth and a depressed pervert.
On top of the trailer for the film, included below, I’ve also included Hahn’s 2008 short film The Seed, giving you some idea of his directorial style, of which I can’t say I can put my finger on entirely, but there are brief moments where it looks like he’s going for a Fight Club vibe with the throbbing images and dank cinematography, but give it a look for yourself below.
Paragon Pictures has acquired distribution rights, but no word on a release date.
