Back in June, we let you in on the news that giallo master Dario Argento was teaming with legendary rock-and-roller Iggy Pop for a movie called THE SANDMAN, about which we knew very little. Today we can pass long the first story details for the flick, as well as a promo poster.
One interesting note: like so many other independent filmmakers, Argento is taking the crowd-funding route. We usually don't prop such features here (just way too many damn options), but since it's Argento – and he's likely to achieve his goal – we'll let it slide.
THE SANDMAN tells the story of Nathan, a young student in the city who struggles to forget his childhood trauma at the hands of the serial killer dubbed “The Sandman”. Nathan killed The Sandman (Iggy Pop) years ago, on Christmas Eve, after he witnessed the murder of his mother…until he sees the beautiful woman who lives in the apartment across the way dying at the hands of that same masked killer. This brutal murder plunges Nathan into an odyssey into the night country of his past, his dreams…and the buried secrets of The Sandman. Christmas is coming, and so is The Sandman.
Sounds like Argento territory all the way.
Claudio Simonetti, Argento’s longtime musical collaborator (DEEP RED, SUSPIRIA, TENEBRE, PHENOMENA) has been tapped to compose the haunting score. Scott Weiland has crafted the song “Way She Moves” which will be the title song for the film. The song was recorded by Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts and will also appear on their new record coming in February next year.
Find out about the "perks" of contributing right HERE. They're actually fairly close to meeting their goal, with just under a month to go.