Last week, Saban Films debuted anew posterfor directorRob Zombie’s upcoming horror-thriller31, which will hit theaters just before Halloween. Today, the studio has unveiled the first full trailer for this highly-anticipated movie, which comes nearly two years after thefirst trailerwas released. Now that the project has distribution and a release date in place, we can surely expect to see much more from31in the months ahead.
From the visionary mind of the man who brought usHouse of 1000 Corpses,The Devil’s RejectsandHalloweencomes the horrific story of five carnival workers who are kidnapped the night before Halloween and held hostage in a large compound. At the mercy of their captors, they are forced to play a twisted game or life or death called31. For the next 12 hours they must fight for their lives against an endless parade of homicidal maniacs.
31starsRob Zombie’s wifeSheri Moon Zombie, along withRichard Brake,Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs,Jeffrey Daniel Phillips,Lew Temple,Meg FosterandMalcolm McDowell. The supporting cast includesElizabeth Daily,Daniel Roebuck,Tracey Walter,Ginger Lynn-Allen,Judy Geeson,Torsten Vorges,Jane CarrandJeffrey Daniel Phillips.Richard Brake’s characterDoom-headhas been called the next great horror villain by the director, but we’ll have to wait and see how audiences respond to this character.
Rob Zombieis directing from his own screenplay and producing withAndy Gould,Matthew Perniciaro,Michael Sherman,Eddie VaismanandMike Elliott. Saban Films has set an October 21release datefor31, putting this movie in a highly-competitive weekend where six other movies are currently slated to open in wide release. Also opening on October 21 is Paramount’sJack Reacher: Never Go Back, Lionsgate’s horror-comedyBoo! A Madea Halloween, 20th Century Fox’s comedyKeeping Up With the Joneses, Focus Features’A Monster Calls, Universal’sOuija: Origin of Eviland PureFlix’s dramaI’m Not Ashamed.
31was originally slapped with an NC-17 rating by the MPAA back in December 2015, and even afterRob Zombiesubmitted a re-edited cut, the MPAA still gave the film an NC-17 rating. After another round of edits, the MPAA finally gave the movie an R rating this past January, for “strong bloody horror violence, pervasive language, sexual content and drug use.” It’s possible that Rob Zombie will release a gore drenched director’s cut sometime in the future. Until then, check out the new trailer forRob Zombie’s31.
