The Devil's Rejects
The story centers on a band of bounty hunters led by Sheriff Wydell's brother who is fueled by revenge when he finds out that his kin was slain by the Firefly family. It'll pick up shortly after the first with the family going on the road after their house is burned down and a few family members have been gunned down during a police raid.
LATEST NEWS
7/21/05
You can check a new clip of Baby here and a bounty hunters clip here.
7/12/05
The TV-spot can now be found in the Trailers section. You can view some new stills for the film here.
6/03/05
Check this new clip: 56k / 150k / 300k / 700k / 1500k
5/26/05
Well the "final" poster for the film is now up.
5/21/05
A new clip has been released showing Pimpsta Ken Foree talking to one of his hos, check it: 56k / 150k / 300k / 700k / 1500k
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5/07/05
A brand new trailer for the film is out and can be viewed by clicking the link on your left. Also I've posted some artwork that was scanned from someone on the message boards. It's apparently a promotional sticker that was handed out.
4/27/05
A sweet new "last supper" poster for the film can be seen above.
4/06/05
An exclusive new clip can be found in the trailers section.
3/29/05
Yahoo! Movies has posted the official new trailer.
3/28/05
I've added a couple new teaser posters for the film. The second one was first posted at BD. The film had a quiet screening last week, where a lot of genre fans got the pleasure of veiwing a rough cut of the movie. From the word I've heard, we're in for a fun gory ride.
2/28/05
The release date has been pushed from August to July.
2/21/05
You can check a spoof site branched off Sheriff John Q. Wydell, whose the brother of the sheriff that was killed in the first film. Check it here.
2/17/05
Writer/director Rob Zombie was on the radio last Monday with actress PJ Soles, briefly going over the film; revealing some small plot details. You can hear the 1 1/2-minute clip here. Thanks to "Chad".
1/31/05
Rob Zombie updated the fans recently over at his message board, saying he's in the final stages of post-production and to expect one-sheet posters and a new trailer for the film in March.
12/21/04
The official site is fully active, including the recently-opened message board, where viewers can post their comments on the film.
12/14/04
I've added a handfull of pics for the film. Most you've probably already seen before.
11/05/04
Lion's Gate plans to release the film in August.
10/27/04
Lion's Gate released the link to the new trailer, which will also air before Saw on Friday. You can check the trailer by clicking the link on your left.
10/25/04
Writer/director Rob Zombie gave his fans an update on his site, saying: "Everything is moving along perfectly. The suits at Lion's Gate have all seen the film and are thrilled with it. So, it seems like we won't be having any problems on the front. I am basically done editing at this point. Except for any cuts that the MPAA brings about, but I don't even want to get into that at this point. Tyler Bates has just started the music, so that's in the very early stages. I expect that to be some of the most fucked up noise heard in a film in long time. Also the visual effects are really starting to fall into place. Great stuff happening there. The Rejects web site should really start kickiing into gear soon."
10/21/04
I've added a link to the official site.
9/19/04
Some scene descriptions for the film can be found here.
8/11/04
You can find a few new behind-the-scenes pics here.
7/26/04
A lot of the initial cast for the film was over at Comic-Con and a scooper named "chad" hooked me with a couple pics of them at the Q&A table, and he also scored me with some poster art for the film, which you can see above. Cast pic here, and here. Rob was reported saying that this would be the final Corpses film.
7/18/04
You can check a couple cool group pictures of Ken Foree and cast over at his official site located here.
7/13/04
You can view some cool shots of Dr. Satan over at CC.
7/03/04
You can check a set report over at CC that include some pics. You can also check some pics at the official Diamond Dallas Page site here.
7/01/04
The release date has changed to an early '05 release. You can also check some new pics here, and a set report here.
6/30/04
E.G. Dailey and Deborah Von Vaulkenberg have been added to the cast. They will be playing a couple of hookers at Ken Foree's ranch in the movie. You can also catch a pic of Rob, DD Page and Danny Trejo at CC located here.
6/15/04
You can check some new pics for the film here.
6/08/04
I've added Porn star Ginger Lynn Allen to the cast. Also star Bill Moseley was over at the Fango message board where he spoke a little about how he's pleased with the project, saying... "We've completed two of six weeks shooting "Devil's Rejects," the "House of 1000 Corpses" sequel, and man, I'm having a ball! This movie is one f*@king bloodbath, relentless horror, depravity, you name it! I mean, come on, Kane Hodder is the stunt coordinator! I've got a few days off, and after showering off all of Wayne Toth's blood and desert dirt, I fed my cats and bought some groceries! What a pleasure working again with Rob and Sheri Zombie and Sid Haig!!!!! We're going the extra mile to deliver piping hot horror to our loyal fans!!!"
It also seems that the guys at Lion's Gate are very pleased with the film, one guy was quoted saying... "The film is much darker and nastier than anything seen in the first film. The difference between this film and House of 1000 Corpses is night and day. The first film looks like Finding Nemo compared to The Devil's Rejects. Mr. Zombie is far exceeding our expectations."
5/27/04
Mary Woronov (Death Race 2000, Rock 'n' Roll High School) has been added to the cast. She'll be playing a waitress who has a "violent run in" with Otis and Baby.
5/25/04
I've added Rosario Dawson and M.C. Gainey to the cast. Also you can find a picture of Leslie Easterbrook, who replaces Karen Black as the Mother Firefly character, here.
5/19/04
Natasha Lyonne has been added to the cast. She'll be playing a prostitute named Candy who works under Charlie Altamont (Ken Foree). She also apparently stirs things up when Otis (Bill Moseley) grows a liking to her.
5/18/04
Comedian Brian Posehn has been added to the cast. He was quoted saying: "I will be shooting a part in Rob Zombie's sequel to House of a Thousand Corpses, The Devil's Rejects this month. I can't say much about my part. I can tell you his script rules. It takes what he did in the first one and heads off in a new and very cool direction. I can't wait for people to see it. More to come soon."
5/15/04
William Forsythe has been added the the cast. He'll be playing Sherrif John Wydell, who is the brother of Lt. George Wydell (Tom Towles) from the first film. In this movie Wydell seeks revenge and hunts down the family of murderers with bounty hunters. Director Rob Zombie was quoted saying... "I was thrilled when William signed onto the film. He has exactly the heavy, menacing presence needed to make Sheriff Wydell more than a match for Otis, Spaulding and Baby."
5/13/04
In the midst of all these casting news you'd think that all the original actors have pretty much been signed and dealt with, but according to the official Karen Black site, the star wont be appearing in the film. Whaaat?... Ms. Firefly herself wont be in the film? Well the site reports that "negotiations didn’t work out". Could this mean that Rob will have to recast a dif. actress, much like they did with the Rufus Firefly character? Ah, only time will tell, but you'd think that word from Rob's assistant would've been spread by now. Then again this could be just an old rumor that I never picked up on (quite possible)... Hmm..
5/11/04
The casting updates just keep on coming. This time its been reported that Danny Trejo has been cast as a part of a due bounty hunter team called "The Unholy Two." Apparently the Sheriff Wydell character hires the hunters to track down The Firefly Clan now on the run that their house has been burned to the ground.
5/10/04
Tyler Mane (Sabertooth from X-Men) has joined the cast to replace Robert Mukes in the role of Rufus Firefly.
5/06/04
Steve Railsback has been added to the cast playing a sheriff.
4/29/04
DDP reports that wrestler Diamond Dallas Page will have a role in the film.
4/28/04
PJ Soles (Halloween, Carrie) has been signed to have a role in the flick. She'll play a woman with her son, who gets carjacked by Capt. Spaulding.
4/23/04
It seems that Kane Hodder has recently signed onto the project as the stunt cordinator. I'm sure you all remember him best as the man behind the notorious hockey mask in many of the F13 films.
4/19/04
CC reports that Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead) and Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes) will have roles in the film. Foree will play Captain Spaulding's Pimp brother and Berryman will play the Pimp's "dim-witted sidekick".
3/11/04
CC posted an article where director Rob Zombie talks about the title change and gives details on the movie. Apparently Zombie wanted to drop and reference to the first film -- giving it the Devil's Rejects title. He was quoted saying... "That was always the title, I just didn't want to announce too early. Once a day someone would come up to me, as if I haven't heard this before, and say, "Hey, how about 'House of 2000 Corpses'!" I needed to put that to rest."
He then went on to talk about how the movie will have a very different tone to the first film... "It's its own movie, it needs its own title. 'Bride of Frankenstein' sounds cool, but if that film was called 'Frankenstein 2' it'd be like, what the fuck is that about? Studios don't like to give people credit but I think everyone who goes to see it will figure out its the sequel. It doesn't need to be called 'House of 1000 Corpses 2.' It'll be pretty obvious. It's a very different film and one that I want to stand on its own. Like if you didn't see the first film, it doesn't matter. But if you did see it you'll recognize all sorts of stuff [in 'Rejects']. It has to be able to stand on its own though."
3/02/04
Well despite the fact I emailed her many months ago and failed to get a response, Rob Zombie's assistant apparently gave Creature Corner the heads up on the new title and a brief plot for the film. The new name is said to be the nickname the media in the film have given the crazy family.
1/12/03
Well its been revealed that shooting starts in late April with an estimated October release.
12/31/03
Rob Zombie briefly talked with MTV about the film and was quoted saying... "It's a very different film. It's much darker and more serious. It's a gritty crime movie like [the 1973 Terrence Malick film] 'Badlands'. There's nothing campy or wacky at all. Everything that was alluded to in 'Corpses' has been found out in the house...the house is raided by a SWAT team, and it all goes bad from there." Also it was mentioned that pre-production was going to begin soon and a Summer release is targeted. I already reported that earlier in the month, but got conflicted when a spring shooting schedule and a possible Halloween release was revealed. So at this point it's either Summer or Halloween for this film.
12/13/03
Director Rob Zombie talked with Rolling Stone magazine recently about the film saying... "It's not going to be 'House of 1,000 Corpses II' or anything like that...I wanted to so something like Star Wars, where you have that first film and then you have The Empire Strikes Back. You get a totally different thing. It's truly the sequel to the movie, but it's a continuation of the story, not just the same story again." Also in the article it states that casting is next and shooting for the film begins in the Spring, which means a Summer release is unlikely, but expect a possible Halloween release.
12/06/03
Pre-Production is beginning soon, with a Summer '04 release targeted. Also Coming Soon! reported that the film went under a title change.
10/21/03
The script for the film has recently been completed and he was quoted saying... "For horror movies, what is usually the downfall is when you have evil characters returning. They tend to get more loveable with each return until they're not scary at all. I love Captain Spaulding, I think he's a great character, but if he continues on that direction then he'll be this guy with funny one liners. I want to turn everything in the opposite direction and make him a much meaner, more unlikeable character, as with everybody else."
N/A Date
Zombie was quoted saying... "I think now is the only time to do a sequel...Myself and the cast are still in the right 'Corpse' mindset. To come back to this years later wouldn't work — the vibe would be gone...In the past 'sequel' was a dirty word but now sequels are for the most part bigger and better than the original. I don't want to retread the same story but take the returning characters on a strange new journey."
DETAILS
- You can expect an unrated, extended version of the film when it hits DVD.
- Kane Hodder is the stunt cordinator.
- Older titles before The Devil's Rejects were House of 1000 Corpses 2 and House of 2000 Corpses.
- The script is finished.
- The film is supposedly going to be darker and grittier by fleshing out the characters into meaner, scarier people.
- Its said that the family from the first film will go up against another twisted family.
- In this film we'll learn more background info on the twisted family.
- Production begins by the end of the Summer.
- The budget will be bigger than the first.
- The obvious sequel to House of 1000 Corpses.
