Asylum Entertainment has found their inspiration in many classics, creating their own masterpieces through their unique creative lens.Planet Duneis one of them! Come to watch original recipeDunestar, Sean Young, send her rescue team to retrieve the stranded, stay for the super-duper-sized sandworms! They’re coming in hot!
The official synopsis reads, “A crew on a mission to rescue a marooned base on a desert planet turns deadly when the crew finds themselves hunted and attacked by the planet’s apex predators:giant sand worms.”
This will be director Glenn Campbell’s (Adventures of Aladdin) sophomore feature and Tammy Klein will be making her debut as director. We know writer, Lauren Pritchard from her screenplay forRobot Apocalypseand writer Joe Roche for his screenplays forMeteor MoonandCollision Earth.
Where things start to get really fun, and super-meta, is thatPlanet Dunereturns Sean Young (Blade Runner) to her roots, coming full circle as she stars in bothDavid Lynch’s 1984’s Duneas well as Asylum’s offering. Emily Killian, Tammy Klein and Clark Moore round out the cast.
Sean Younghas been in the Hollywood game since the early 80s, but I remember seeing her for the first time in the 1981 classicStripeswith Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, John Candy, Warren Oates, Judge Reinhold and a young Bill Paxton. Her career took a weird turn when filmingTheBoostwhen her co-star, James Woods, pressed charges for stalking and harassment. He would later end up having to pay her legal fees. She then broke her arm right before she was supposed to start filmingTim Burton’sBatmanplaying Vicki Vale.
She purported that she was kicked offDick Tracyfor rebuffing Warren Beatty’s advances, ultimately being labeled as ‘difficult’ to work with.She has remained in the business making a movie nearly every year since then. She has had a diverse career spanning decades starring in comedies likeAce Ventura: Pet DetectiveandFatal Instinctto indies such asEven Cowgirls Get the BluesandBone Tomahawk. And if you haven’t seenAttack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader, treat yo’self!
The Asylum, an independent film company and distributor known for producing low-budget, direct-to-video mockbusters, have been delighting their fans with the re-telling or embellishing of timely blockbusters since 1999. They have brought us these twists-on-the-classicsSnakes on a Train,The Da Vinci Treasure,Pirates of Treasure Island,Hillside Cannibals,Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls,The Day the Earth Stopped,Battle of Los Angelesand more. They’ve also released titles that are uniquely their own such asMega Python vs. Gatoroid,2-Headed Shark Attack,Bermuda Tentacles,The Doctor Will Kill You Now, andIce Sharks. They have also started a family-friendly branch making movies likePrincess and the Pony,CarGo, andA Beauty & The Beast Christmas.
Check out The Asylum’sPlanet Duneavailable October 29. “Their mission was doomed to fail.”
