Sunday, February 24, 2013

Upcoming Richard Grieco Movies

I've written quite a bit about AE--at least, given the small amount of official information available about the film.  But that film just caught my attention because of the odd sprinkling of information about it and that camouflage-painted woman.  While I've been speculating about AE, I've been entirely ignoring two other upcoming films. 

One of them, A House is Not a Home, is slated for release some time this year and actually has a trailer.  You'll have to pay close attention to catch Grieco in this trailer; I don't think he's one of the good guys.  Here's the official synopsis:

A House Is Not A Home: Ben (Webb) and Linda Williams move the family into a dream home in a last ditch effort to save their troubled marriage. Despite the good intentions, they can't shake the feeling that they're being watched by something. Their unimaginable fears are realized when things inside the house take a supernatural and sinister turn. Ben and his family flee for their lives but it's too late. The house isn't finished with them trapping the family in its labyrinth. The Williams must come together as never before to fight for their family, their lives and escape.
 
One thing that interested me about this film is that Grieco is listed as a co-producer in the IMDB credits.  I'm not entirely sure what that means, but I hold out some hope that it bodes well for the relative quality of the movie compared with some past endeavors.

IMDB also shows Coachella Massacre in pre-production status with an undetermined release date.  Since this one is still classified as "in development," very little information is available.  IMDB isn't revealing anything and FestivalFocus doesn't seem to know anything.

The one source of information I've been able to find is Director Dan Frank's Twitter account.  He mentioned the film, which is apparently centered around the annual Coachella Music Festival, quite a bit back in the fall.  According to Frank's Tweets, Grieco will be playing the role of Danny Thorn who is "pretty bad ass." Frank said the role was perfect for Richard and he was excited to have him on board.

I'm sure we'd all be excited about that, too, but Frank's Tweets about the film die out in the late fall, not long after he announced Grieco's participation. The last mention is in mid-November, when he responds to a question saying that he is still working on funding and "working out the cast for the budget he has."  It's not clear what that means for the project's future:  I can't tell whether Coachella is moving forward at all, whether there's any timetable in effect or whether the cast announcements from last October will hold in view of the funding issues.

I've inquired and will update if I learn anything more concrete.

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