Around here we’re all pretty big fans of Coscarelli’s Bubba Ho-Tep (who isn’t?) and the prequel has been on again, off again for some time. I first heard about the possibility of this “She-Vampire” prequel about 5 years ago and that P. Giamatti was on board to co-star. After Bruce Campbell bailed on the project for “irreconcilable differences” with the director, a lot of us gave up hope of ever seeing this prequel seeing the light of day.
Today I stumbled across an interview over at Sci-fi wire with Ron Perlman in which he talks a bit about Bubba Nosferatu and that it is indeed a go! We’re just waiting for a window of time to open up to start shooting. The line of questioning went something like this:
Word is that you may take over the Elvis role from Bruce Campbell if and when Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires comes to pass. How close is that to happening?
Perlman: “It’s looking good for maybe late fall that we’ll get down to principal photography. I’m on board. Paul Giamatti is on board [to play Colonel Tom Parker]. Don is on board. The script is finished. They are thinking that the resources are finally in place. And when I get done with season two of [his F/X TV series] Sons of Anarchy, I think I’ll have a little window at the same time Paul does, and we hope to do it then.”
Unless he’s just blowing sunshine up a mummy’s asshole, I think we can look forward to this film hitting theaters sometime in the fall of 2010? Just in time for Halloween festivals maybe? We can always hope. I’ll keep an eye out for it most certainly.
This discussion currently has 3 responses.
April 18, 2009
As much as I love Perlman, I’m not sure how I feel about this. Just watched Bubba Ho-Tep again last weekend. I think this is something that should be left alone.
Although if it works (and it very well could – Perlman rocks after all), I’ll totally retract that statement.
April 19, 2009
At long last, Bubba Nosferatu! Of course, I wish Bruce Campbell would be back as Elvis. I love Ron Perlman, but I don’t know if it’ll be quite the same…
April 20, 2009
maybe is not the same but maybe is going to be better? I could dream…