He Never Died

He Never Died
Directed by Jason Krawczyk
Written by Jason Krawczyk
Starring Booboo Stewart
Henry Rollins
Music by James Mark Stewart
Cinematography Eric Billman
Edited by James Bredin
Production
companies
108 Media
Alternate Ending Studios
Release dates
  • March 17, 2015 (SXSW)
Running time
 99 minutes
Country United States
Canada
Language English

He Never Died is a 2015 American/Canadian comedic horror film that was written and directed by Jason Krawczyk. It had its world premiere on 17 March 2015 at South by Southwest and stars Henry Rollins as an immortal, cannibalistic loner that has withdrawn from society to protect both himself and others.[1][2] A miniseries continuation of the film is currently in development.[3]

Filming for He Never Died began in November 2013 in Toronto and concluded in December of the same year.[2][4]

Synopsis

Jack (Henry Rollins) has developed a routine for his life that he sticks to in order to avoid giving into the impulse to engage in cannibalism. He stays away from society other than occasionally trips to local diners, bingo games, and to the hospital, where he purchases blood from a hospital intern. This routine is only interrupted by the appearance of a few thugs out to hurt him and the introduction of Andrea (Jordan Todosey), who claims to be his daughter. However Jack's past soon comes back to haunt him after a couple of thugs kidnap Andrea in order to use her against him and Jack must now try to find a way to save her without disrupting his life.[5]

Cast

Miniseries

In October 2014 it was announced that 108 Media were shopping the rights for a miniseries version of He Never Died, which would further expand the film's story and history of the central character Jack.[3] Director Krawczyk is set to return as the director for the miniseries and Rollins is attached to return to portray his character Jack.[3]

Reception

Critical reception for He Never Died has been mostly positive.[6] Film School Rejects and Dread Central both wrote positive reviews for the film,[7] and Film School Rejects wrote that it was "laugh out loud funny thanks almost exclusively to Rollins’ delivery and reaction shots, but the acts of violence and character details are just as entertaining."[8] We Got This Covered was more mixed in their review, which stated that "He Never Died is a genre movie that refuses to let itself be defined, but the film's guessing game grows tiresome as the questions only continue to mount."[9] Howard Gorman of SCREAM: The Horror Magazine gave the film a 5 star rating, describing it as "an inspired, gruesome, violently funny and, at times, truly touching take on the subgenre." [10]

References

  1. ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan. "SXSW First Look: Henry Rollins Is a Cannibal in 'He Never Died' (Exclusive Poster)". Indiewire. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ayers, Mike. "Henry Rollins Wraps First Lead Film Role". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Punter, Jennie. "Henry Rollins to Star in Comedy-Horror Miniseries ‘He Never Died’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Martin, Peter. "HE NEVER DIED: Henry Rollins As Blood-Lusty Loner". Twitch Film. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Woods, Kevin. "Cannibal tale He Never Died, starring Henry Rollins, gets miniseries spinoff". JoBlo. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Gingold, Michael. ""HE NEVER DIED" (SXSW Movie Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Tinnin, Drew. "He Never Died (2015)". Dread Central. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Hunter, Rob. "SXSW 2015: He Never Died is a Bloody, Hilarious and Smart Slice of Supernatural Noir". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Donato, Matt. "He Never Died Review [SXSW 2015]". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Gorman, Howard (18 March 2015). "HE NEVER DIED: Film Review". Scream: The Horror Magazine. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

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