Filmmaker Panos Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow, Mandy) is finally returning with Flesh of the Gods, a “propulsive and hypnotic” vampire horror starring Kristen Stewart (Crimes of the Future, Love Lies Bleeding) and Oscar Isaac (Dune, Ex Machina).
Variety, who reported the news earlier today, tell us that the film (due to shoot later this year) was written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en, The Killer) and will launch in Cannes with WME Independent, CAA Media Finance and XYZ Films.
From Variety;
Flesh of the Gods is set in “glittering ’80s L.A.,” where married couple Raoul (Isaac) and Alex (Stewart) each evening descend from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into the city’s electric nighttime realm. When they cross paths with a mysterious and enigmatic figure known as Nameless and her hard-partying cabal, the pair are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills and violence.
Hedonism? Thrills? Violence? You better believe we’re there day one.
Cosmastos adds:
“Like Los Angeles itself, Flesh of the Gods inhabits the liminal realm between fantasy and nightmare […] Both propulsive and hypnotic, Flesh will take you on a hot rod joy ride deep into the glittering heart of hell.”
Still not convinced? Producer Adam McKay teases:
This director, this writer, these incredible actors, vampires, choice ’80s punk, style and attitude for miles… that’s the film we’re bringing you today. We think it’s wildly commercial and wildly artful. Our ambitions are to make a movie that ripples through popular culture, fashion, music and film. Can you tell how excited I am?
Alongside McKay, Flesh of the Gods is produced by Betsy Koch, Isaac and Gena Konstantinakos.
While we’re still waiting on news on Cosmatos’ A24-produced “fantasy nightmare” Nekrokosm, the news of Flesh of the Gods is definitely enough to get us hyped for the director’s grand return. Rest assured we will bring you any and all updates as we get them!
