Guns, chases, demonic possession…
Filming has completed on The Devil’s Mile and we’ve got your first look at the movie below.
This is the directorial debut of screenwriter Joseph O’Brien (Robocop: Prime Directives), who most recently collaborated with filmmaker and Rue Morgue founder Rodrigo Gudino on the screenplay for the Gudino-directed remake of Cutthroats Nine starring Mads Mikkelsen and Harvey Keitel.
âItâs been a wild ride,â says OâBrien of his first time in the directorâs chair. âGuns, chases, vehicular manslaughter, demonically-resurrected murder victims, slashed throats and one seriously nasty mauling (the latter three courtesy makeup FX maestro Allan Cooke). On top of all that we shot a vicious knock-down drag-out fight between Casey Hudecki and David Hayter for the climax. They just went for it and delivered one of the most brutal things Iâve ever seen.â
âIt was an epic brawl with a true star,â says Hayter of his co-star. Hayter plays Toby McTeague, the psychotic mob enforcer who finds his own violent tendencies donât hold a candle to the terrifying supernatural forces that lurk on the bleak stretch of back road known as The Devilâs Mile. âWhen I read the script, I knew exactly what I wanted him to be, and Joe gave me the license to just totally go for it with the performance.â
âIt was such a blast working with David,â says OâBrien of the actor and X-Men scribe. âThe energy and enthusiasm he brought, not just to his own character, but the entire production, has been inspiring. During filming he told me the first time heâd played Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid, he knew he was going to be a hit with fans, and the only other time heâs felt that about a character since was playing Toby in The Devilâs Mile.â
Joining Hayter and Hudecki on this terrifying journey are Maria Del Mar (24) and Frank Moore (best known to genre fans for his lead role in David Cronenbergâs Rabid opposite the late Marilyn Chambers) as crimelord Mr. Arkadi, whose machinations set the sinister events of The Devilâs Mile in motion. Handling special makeup and monster effects is Allan Cooke (Resident Evil: Afterlife, Silent Hill, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer).
Source: Shock Till You Drop