Hammer Films celebrates it's 90th Anniversary this year, and they've teamed up with Sky to celebrate.
Following a return to form with Doctor Jekyll and screenings at Download Festival, Hammer is looking to continue celebrating 90 years with a new documentary film in partnership with Sky. The network has teamed with Hammer and Cardiff's Deep Fusion Films to make Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters, which will release this November to conicide with the horror studios 90th birthday. As reported by Deadline-
The 90-minute feature doc will track Hammer’s progression from a back off in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre. The company, started by comedian and businessman William Hinds in 1934, made films such as The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Quartermass Xperiment during the period for which it is best known, making stars out of the likes of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
Deep Fusion co-founder Benjamin Field is helming the doc, with the director revisiting the people in front of and behind the camera who made the operation a byword for horror, and will include numerous key contributors, unseen archive footage and interviews with the likes of Tim Burton, John Carpenter and Joe Dante, whose styles were all influenced by Hammer.
Director Benjamin Field has said the documentary would "aim to honour and celebrate" Hammer’s legacy in moviemaking and “provide an insightful, entertaining experience for both long-time fans of horror, as well as new converts to the genre. And we couldn’t hope for better partners on this journey into the bloody heart of horror than Sky and Hammer Films.”
Production has already begun in three separate locations and sets based on the Hammer classics like Dracula. Hammer Films CEO & Chairman, John Gore, is on board as executive producer with his company managing the international sals rights outside the UK.
“As a lifelong fan of Hammer Films, I am incredibly proud to celebrate our 90th anniversary with this remarkable, insightful and celebratory documentary. Heroes, Legends and Monsters pays tribute to the people behind Hammer – in front of, and behind the camera – and sets the stage for an exciting future. Hammer has always been at the forefront of horror, and with the dedication of a talented team and the support of Sky, we are poised to continue thrilling audiences with Hammer magic for the next decade and beyond. Here’s to the next 90 years of Hammer and its heroes, legends and monsters.”
Director Benjamin Field has said the documentary would "aim to honour and celebrate" Hammer’s legacy in moviemaking and “provide an insightful, entertaining experience for both long-time fans of horror, as well as new converts to the genre. And we couldn’t hope for better partners on this journey into the bloody heart of horror than Sky and Hammer Films.”
“At Sky Arts we’re all about bringing legends to the screen, and we couldn’t be happier to be sharing the thrills and chills of Hammer’s trailblazing work in gothic horror with our audiences. Prepare for demons, vampires, mummies, and perhaps the odd abominable snowman too.” - Phil Edgar-Jones, director of Sky Arts.
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