Trailer For Jack Ketchums Offspring

The trailer for Andrew van den Houten’s adaptation of the Jack Ketchum novel, Offspring, has been released. There is no release date set yet and no reason given why they skipped the first book (Offseason) but the Ketchum adaptations (The Girl Next Door, The Lost, and Red) have so far been pretty damn good so I will watch this as soon as ti is available.

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Official ‘Offspring’ Art

Before you read on for the sales art for Jack Ketchum’s next novel to be adapted into film, know that it’s extremely generic and probably only appeals to 15 year olds or fans of Frontiere(s). Now, know that, Jack Ketchum is an excellent author, and Red is one of my favorite new books and supposidly a great film (ask Split about that). That said, I eagerly await this adaption, even though the cover art scares me (in a bad way).

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UPDATE: Jack Ketchum’s “Red” Now OnDemand

So I’m bumping this old post up as I just noticed Red is available right now on Comcast OnDemand in both standard definition and HD for $6.99, which is really less than most movie tickets. The film hits DVD October 28th, but for those that don’t want to wait or can’t get to a theatre to see it, this is by far an awesome choice. Expect a review soon. If you don’t already know about the film, read on for the original post.

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I’m a fan of Lucky McKee (although The Woods was a pretty bad mis-step), and I was pretty sad to hear last year when he was tossed off of directing Red, an adaptation of Jack Ketchum’s book of the same name, when the film was nearly finished. To be honest, I lost all interest at that point, and I haven’t thought of the film much since. A trailer for the film has just popped up online, and let me say, it looks incredible. Apparently, McKee is still getting a co-directing credit (along with the films new director Trygve Allister Diesen), so it looks like much of the stuff that he shot will remain in the film. Being a dog lover myself, the plot of this film is something I can completely relate to. This could very well be one of those films where I find myself utterly captivated by the protagonists motivations. But enough about me, read on for the synopsis, if you don’t know it already, and the fantastic trailer.

 

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