Earlier this week THN brought you the first stills from the forthcoming sequel to the 2005s acclaimed Australian slasher WOLF CREEK. Director Greg McLean is back at the helm for WOLF CREEK 2, which sees the return of Outback psycho Mick Taylor, again played by the brilliant John Jarrett. A character inspired by real-life Aussie serial-killer Ivan Milat, with the original film loosely based on the infamous case of murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio by drifter Bradley Murdoch.
I’m a huge fan of McLean’s original haunting thriller, which is one of the few films that takes enough time in introducing characters to care about, while building suspense in setting up the terrifying conclusion. The cinematography is stunning too and is almost a character in itself before the horrific events see the eccentric bushman on the rampage.
Check out this featurette giving a look behind-the-scenes, as well as a few new stills from the horror sequel expected early next year!
Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina, and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site’s most infamous local, the last man any traveler to the region ever wants to meet; Mick Taylor (John Jarratt). As the backpackers flee, Mick pursues them on an epic white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland. Only one will remain to be dragged back to his lair to witness the true magnitude of his monstrosity. And if the last man standing is to have any hope of surviving where no one else has survived before, he’ll have to use every ounce of cunning to outwit the man behind the monster and become every bit as ruthless as the monster inside the man
Early word on WOLF CREEK 2, which has just premiered at the 70th Venice Film Festival, is extremely positive. The Hollywood Reporter calling it “an edge-of-seat gorefest that follows safely in the tracks of its predecessor”.
I’m excited (and terrified). Bring it on!
Source: FirstOnSeven/THR
