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Despite the creative freedom Netflix has given Eli Roth (executive producer) and Brian McGreevy (author of novel the show is based on), Eli made it clear that while Hemlock Grove will be shocking at times, he’s putting story before gory. Take a look at what he had to say below:
“We want to make a show that’s accessible, and I think there’s a place for movies like Human Centipede and Serbian Film, but we’re not doing that. What’s great about the medium is we have the freedom to do whatever we want, and it’s really up to our own creative boundaries and tastes. And this is why it’s really good to have other tastes in there like Deran Sarafian and Mark Verheiden [Hemlock Grove’s showrunner, previously on Battlestar Galactica and Heroes] and Sheila Callaghan [the wrtiting staff’s first hire, playwright of That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play]. It’s really whatever best serves the story, and that’s how it should be. [Netflix and Gaumont] are letting us do what we want, but it’s up to us to censor ourselves. We don’t want to make a show where you watch one epsiode and go, ‘Oh God, why did I see that?’ I want people to watch the show and go, ‘Holy fuck, I can’t believe what they did on Hemlock Grove. Did you see that transformation scene? That was awesome, I want to watch more.’ I think there’s a fine line between kicking an audience’s ass and making them feel like they’ve been kicked in the balls.”
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And the casting news for Eli Roth’s Netflix project Hemlock Grove continues as yet another familiar face has joined the frightful fold that will soon be streaming near you! According to Deadline, Dougray Scott is in negotiations to play the male lead opposite Famke Janssen in Netflix’s new original series from Roth and Gaumont International TV.
If signed, he’ll join the previously announced Janssen, Bill Skarsgard, Landon Liboiron, Freya Tingley, and Penelope Mitchell.
Written by Brian McGreevey and Lee Shipman based on McGreevy’s upcoming Gothic horror novel, Hemlock Grove revolves around the murder of a young girl found close to the former Godfrey steel mill. The suspects in her killing include Peter (Landon Liboiron), a 17-year-old Gypsy kid from the wrong side of the tracks, and Roman (Bill Skarsgard), the arrogant Godfrey scion, whose sister Shelley is disturbingly deformed and whose mother, Olivia (Janssen), is the beautiful and controlling grand dame of Hemlock Grove. Scott will play Norman Godfrey, the older brother of Olivia’s late husband, JR, one of the founders of the Godfrey Center for Biomedical Technologies. Wealthy, but with modest tastes and an equally modest home, Norman is sickened by Olivia’s displays of ostentation and the way in which she spoils her son. (Source)
There’s been another addition to the cast of Eli Roth’s horror project for Netflix, Hemlock Grove, and we’ve got the latest for you right here! That’s how we roll. (Prior sentence used as a means to connect with kids today.)
Deadline reports that Australian actress Penelope Mitchell has been cast in a regular role in Netflix’s new original series Hemlock Grove from Eli Roth and Gaumont International TV, joining the previously announced Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgard and Landon Liboiron.
Written by Brian McGreevey and Lee Shipman based on McGreevy’s upcoming goth horror novel, Hemlock Grove revolves around the murder of a young girl found close to the former Godfrey steel mill. The suspects in her killing include Peter (Liboiron), a 17-year-old Gypsy kid from the wrong side of the tracks, and Roman (Skarsgard), the arrogant Godfrey scion, whose sister, Shelley, is disturbingly deformed and whose mother, Olivia (Janssen), is the beautiful and controlling grand dame of Hemlock Grove. In the end Peter and Roman decide to find the killer themselves. (Source)
Eli Roth‘s first venture into an ongoing series is not set to be released until early 2013, but two names have emerged that will be joining him on the upcoming Netflix series, Hemlock Grove. Famke Janssen (X-Men, Goldeneye) and Bill Skarsgard will both play recurring roles in the 13 episode murder-mystery series that follows the investigation of a dead girl in a steel mill town. Netflix seems to be making a shift of sorts recently towards being seen as a provider of original programs and not just a source to watch tv shows and movies. Hemlock Grove will be the fourth series for the company which also includes the recently released Lilyhammer and the upcoming shows “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black.” Eli Roth said this about how he views the upcoming series:
“What’s most exciting to me is creating the series for Netflix, which as a feature filmmaker is like telling a story in a new medium. Netflix as a platform is the perfect hybrid of cinema, television, and social networking, with the creative freedom to go as dark as the story needs.”
Brian McGreevy, the original book’s writer, will be working with Roth as a writer and executive producer on the project. Check out the synopsis below to see how Janssen and Skarsgard will fit into the story. It certainly seems the material is right for the popular horror director. After reading this summary I’m guessing you will agree as well.
“Hemlock Grove” starts with the body of a young girl, mangled and murdered in the shadow of the former Godfrey steel mill. Some suspect an escapee from the White Tower, a biotech facility owned by the former steel magnates. Others believe the killer could be Peter, a 17-year-old Gypsy kid from the wrong side of the tracks, who tells his classmates he’s a werewolf. Or it could be Roman (Skarsgard), the arrogant Godfrey scion, whose sister Shelley is disturbingly deformed and whose mother, Olivia (Janssen), the otherworldly beautiful and controlling grand dame of Hemlock Grove.
As the crime goes unsolved and outlandish rumors mount, Peter and Roman decide to find the killer themselves, confronting unspeakable truths about themselves and Hemlock Grove as the mystery unfolds. (Source)
Netflix has also acquired a new program produced and directed by Eli Roth titled, Hemlock Grove. Roth’s last directorial effort was Hostel: Part II in 2007, and he has also directed Hostel and Cabin Fever.
Hemlock Grove will be based on the book of the same name from Brian McGreevy, which will be released on March 27. The series will have 13 episodes and is being written by McGreevy with his writing partner Lee Shipman.
Hemlock Grove tells the story of a town whose residents find the murdered body of a little girl and try to find the culprit, but aren’t sure whether they are looking for a person or a beast. (Source)
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