WithThe Belko Experimenthitting theaters in just a few weeks, Blumhouse Tilt has been releasingnew footageto get fans ready for this terrifying thriller. Today we have a new video that doesn’t exactly show any footage from the movie, but instead offers a glimpse at what the movie might look like in claymation. This new short film from directorLee Hardcastleperfectly captures the tone ofThe Belko Experiment, while going hilariously over the top with gore in only the way that claymation can offer.
Blumhouse Tiltposted this hilarious video on YouTube and their social media pages today, which comes from the twisted mind of filmmakerLee Hardcastle. Back in 2012, the filmmaker was chosen as the winner of a contest for the horror anthology filmThe ABCs of Death, which featured shorts from 25 established filmmakers, and one short film from an aspiring director.Lee Hardcastlebeat out the competitive field with hisgruesome and hilariousclaymation shortT is for Toilet, which made it into the film. As you’re able to see in this new short, the filmmaker certainly hasn’t lost his edge, taking claymation gore to a new level.
Written by the acclaimed writer/directorJames Gunn(Guardians of the Galaxy,Slither) and directed byGreg McLean(creator of theWolf Creekfranchise),The Belko Experimentis a terrifying, provocative and at times hilarious thrill-ride that literally provokes the question; what does it take to survive at work? From Orion Pictures,The Belko ExperimentstarsJohn Gallagher Jr.(The Newsroom,10 Cloverfield Lane),Tony Goldwyn(Scandal),John C. McGinley(Stan Against Evil,Scrubs),Adria Arjona(True Detective),Josh Brener(Silicon Valley) andMichael Rooker(Guardians of the Galaxy). The film was directed byGreg McLeanand executive produced byJames GunnandPeter Safran(The Conjuring 1&2,Annabelle).
The Belko Experimentcast also includesMelonie Diaz,David Dastmalchian,Gail Bean,Valentine Miele,Owain Yeoman,Steve AgeeandSean Gunn, the brother of writer-producerJames Gunn. Blumhouse Tilt has issued aMarch 17 release dateforThe Belko Experiment, which will certainly have its work cut out for it at the box office.The Belko Experimentwill be going up against Disney’s surefire blockbusterBeauty and the Beast, which has been breaking records for trailer views left and right as of late.
It isn’t clear yet how wide a release bothThe Belko ExperimentandBeauty and the Beastwill get, but there will likely be a large discrepancy between the theater counts of this graphic and intense thriller, and this highly-anticipated fairy tale adaptation. This thriller will also be sandwiched between plenty of high-profile projects as well, with Warner Bros.‘Kong: Skull Islandand Roadside Attractions’The Wallopening on March 10 and Warner Bros.‘CHiPs, Sony’sLifeand Lionsgate’sPower Rangersarriving on March 24. Take a look at this insane claymation short film fromThe Belko Experiment, as we get ready for the March 24 release date.
