Raven Banner, the Canadian genre production and distributioncompany has just teamed up with Luchagore Productions to produce EL GIGANTE, a feature expansion of the short of the same name from director Gigi Saul Guerrero, which was featured in The Frontières International Co-Production Market. The plot of the film, which sounds like it's going to be a blast, is as follows:
The film tells the story of a deranged maniac in a Luchador mask named El Gigante who wrestles his prey to the mat in a grisly entertainment ritual of thrill-packed culinary prep for his cannibalistic family.
Seeing as there's a distinct lack of representation in the cannibal and luchador genres these days, this could be a real boon. And adding another female director into the mix is always a bonus. We love to see new talent rising from the shadows, especially with ideas as loopily brilliant as this. We'll be waiting eagerly outside the ring for this one.
You can check out the trailer for the short film below!