The first part of Stevan Mena’s intended trilogy
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about Malevolence: Bereavement, the prequel and first part of the intended trilogy to Malevolence from filmmaker Stevan Mena. Fangoria caught up with the filmmaker to get a status update on the movie, which wrapped principle photography over two years ago.
“The film is in final post-production, so weâre just working on the final touches of the sound mix,” Mena tells Fango.
One the reasons for the delay? “Thereâs a tremendous amount of plot that Iâm trying to get into a two-hour movie, so certain things couldnât make it in, and it was a long process for me to decide what should and shouldnât be in the final picture. The initial cut was about three hours long, so it has been a laborious process to kind of kill my babies and figure out what the final filmâs gonna be. It has taken me a while to really get my head wrapped around that, and now Iâve finally done it.”
While the prequel depicts the backstory of how little Martin Bristol is kidnapped by serial killer Graham Sutter and himself turned into the killer that we meet in the first Malevolence, Mena has opted to drop the “Malevolence” moniker and simply title it “Bereavement“.
“We wanted this film to be its own entity,” explains Mena. “There are certain things which will be obvious if youâve seen the original. And if you havenât, it certainly stands on its own. Iâd say that you should see this, and then watch Malevolence.”
Bereavement also boasts an interesting cast including fan fave Michael Biehn (Planet Terror), John Savage (Carnivà le), Brett Rickaby who plays Graham Sutter and can be seen later this month in The Crazies remake. Lead actress Alexandra Daddario will next be seen in The Lightening Thief. Spencer List, Jennifer Blanc and Kathryn Meisle (Basket Case 2) round out the rest of the cast.
For more on the tone of the new film, potential release details and the third film in the trilogy, hit up Fango’s original article here.
You can also watch a behind-the-scenes making of featurette for Malevolence: Bereavement at our previous news post right here.
Source: Fangoria
