And believe it or not, it’s a remake
It’s about time, we say! Rodrigo Gudiño of Rue Morgue Magazine and The Facts In the Case of Mister Hollow fame is finally cutting his teeth on his first feature film Cut Throats Nine.
Rue Morgue Cinema and Someone at the Door Productions are spearheading this endeavor, a remake of the Spanish/Italian grindhouse western Condenados a vivir. Toplining the project is star Harvey Keitel (Bad Lieutenant, From Dusk Till Dawn), Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale) and Roy Dupuis (La Femme Nikita). Hell of a trio.
Gudiño scripted the remake with Joseph O’Brien (RoboCop: Prime Directives) which, in turn, is based on a story by the original film’s helmer Joaquin Romero Marchent and co-writer Santiago Moncada.
Cut Throats Nine follows a wagonload of convicts as they travel the northern mountains to carry out their death sentences. Following a surprise attack from a gang of bandits, only the sergeant, his beautiful young daughter and seven of the most sadistic, murderous men alive survive the assault.
According to the film’s press release, Cut Throats Nine is described as a “crowd-pleasing experience that pushes the relatively subdued excesses of both the western and the horror movie into creative new territory.”
Production begins in Toronto in early 2010.
Source: Rue Morgue Cinema
