Filmmaker Updates on Long-Awaited, “Mad Scary” Sequel (Exclusive)

Horror fans have eagerly awaited news about “The Collected,” the third installment in a series that started with “The Collector” in 2009 and continued with “The Collection” in 2012. Director Marcus Dunstan has finally confirmed that the film’s “legal entanglements” have been resolved. Although no specific date was provided for when production will resume, it’s a relief for fans who have been waiting for some forward momentum. Dunstan’s next film, “#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead,” is set to hit select theaters, Digital, and On Demand on August 2nd.

“If anybody wanted to know what was up with ‘The Collector,’ less than 24 hours ago, after five years of legal entanglements, ‘The Collector’ is free. ‘The Collector’ is coming back, and it’s going to be mad scary … wait until you see that sucker hit,” Dunstan confirmed. “It’s five years, man. I kid you not, five years ago I was packing for Atlanta for our first run at doing a third.”

He continued, “We weren’t to trespass into that until it could be the best one. Every next movie has a chance to be the best movie. ‘#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead’ has humor, has hope, has other emotions, and really uppercase humor for a while to get us through the character development, then we use it more sporadically to keep people off rhythm. ‘The Collector’ has been about that space in the darkness where you have two choices, terror or heart. And there’s a mental place to go for everybody … We’re going into the pitch, pitch dark.”

The original “The Collector” was initially conceived as a spinoff to the “Saw” franchise, serving as an origin story for John Kramer, and was first titled “The Midnight Man.” Ultimately, the project was reimagined into a standalone experience that still maintained the notion of a killer who crafted gruesome traps for his victims.

While we wait for updates on “The Collected,” fans can check out “#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead,” which is described as follows: “A group of college friends rent an Airbnb for the biggest music festival of the year. A weekend of partying quickly takes a turn, as the group is murdered one by one, according to their sin.”

“#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead” stars Jade Pettyjohn, Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Michaella Russell, Julian Haig, Justin Derickson, Cardi Wong, Jack Doupe-Smith, and Jojo Siwa.

Stay tuned for updates on “The Collected.” “#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead” hits select theaters, Digital, and On Demand on August 2nd.

Source: ComicBook