Indiegogo Campaign for ‘Resident Evil’ Fan Film ‘The Keeper’s Diary: A Biohazard Story’ Starring Charlie Kraslavsky Now Live [Trailer]

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It’s been a long time coming, but the crowdfunding campaign for the Resident Evil fan film The Keeper’s Diary: A Biohazard Story from director/producer Andrew Saullo is now live. The 30-day campaign has already garnered several contributions to its $40,000 USD goal.

Inspired by the original Resident Evil and its 2002 remake, The Keeper’s Diary is an adaptation of the diary entry of the same name found in the Spencer Mansion. It summarizes a researcher (played by Charlie Kraslavsky, who played Chris Redfield in the live-action cutscenes in Resident Evil) succumbing to a viral outbreak in an underground research facility. The film will also feature the talents of Ward E. Sexton, aka that guy who did the “Resident Evil” voiceover when you started a new game.

Over on the campaign’s official page, Saullo goes into great detail about the project, which is currently in its pre-production stage. Production is slated to start in October/early November in Michigan, with production wrapping and post production beginning at the end of the year. The eventual release of the fan film (for free on the Residence of Evil YouTube Channel) is aiming for Q4 2023 – Q1 2024, which is also when the contribution perks will be released.

To date, all works (including the various videos such as Resident Evil: Resurrection and the cast reunion shorts) have been self-funded through Andrew Saullo. In order for the full vision of Saullo and company to be realized with The Keeper’s Diary, they’ve turned to the community for help. “We understand that shooting a film is not cheap, and we have balanced being realistic and what is achievable, which is reflected in our budget.”

And as is the norm for these crowdfunding events, there are plenty of perks for those who contribute specific amounts. They range from “special thanks” in the film’s credits and signed posters, to even getting associate and executive producer credits.

While there are currently no stretch goals at the moment, the team is potentially looking at adding them as the campaign goes on. While it’s still currently being discussed, there is an idea for a cast hangout for the first stretch goal, and potentially a premiere of the film in a centralized US location.

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Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson and Joe Manganiello team up in upcoming Shout! Studios thriller The Kill Room, and the official trailer for the rated “R” movie has arrived.

The Kill Room will release in theaters on September 28, 2023.

IGN debuted the trailer this week. Check it out below.

The dark comedic thriller was directed by Nicol Paone and written by Jonathan Jacobson.

The Kill Room follows “an art dealer (Thurman) who teams with a hitman (Manganiello) and his boss (Jackson) for a money laundering scheme. The plan accidentally turns the hired killer into an overnight avant-garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.”

Maya Hawke, Thurman’s real life daughter, also stars in the film.

“’The Kill Room’ is a sharp, darkly comic evisceration of the art collecting scene, delivered with wily relish by Uma Thurman and director Nicol Paone. We’re confident this will play very well with audiences who like their entertainment both witty and visceral,” Jordan Fields, senior VP of acquisitions and originals at Shout, said in a recent statement.

The cast also includes Debi Mazar, Dree Hemingway (“The Unicorn,” “Starlet”), Amy Keum (“Honor Society,” “Evil”) and Candy Buckley (“Rare Objects,” “Bachelorette”). Other actors in the movie include Larry Pine (“Succession,” “The Royal Tenenbaums”), Jennifer Kim (“Mozart in the Jungle,” “The Bourne Legacy”), Matthew Maher (“Air,” “Captain Marvel”), Tom Pecinka (“The Survivalist”) and Alexander Sokovikov (“For All Mankind,” “The Americans”).