Krampus (film)

Krampus
Directed by Michael Dougherty
Produced by Michael Dougherty
Thomas Tull
Jon Jashni
Alex Garcia
Written by Michael Dougherty
Todd Casey
Zach Shields
Starring Allison Tolman
Emjay Anthony
Adam Scott
David Koechner
Stefania Owen
Music by Douglas Pipes
Cinematography Jules O'Loughlin
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release dates
  • December 4, 2015 (United States)
Country United States
Language English

Krampus is an upcoming American comedy horror film directed by Michael Dougherty and written by Dougherty, Todd Casey and Zach Shields. The film stars Allison Tolman, Emjay Anthony, Adam Scott, David Koechner and Stefania Owen. The film scheduled to be released on December 4, 2015, by Universal Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

The plot is centered around Krampus,[1] a beast-like demon who is the opposite of Santa Claus in Germanic Christian folklore. During Christmas time, Krampus searches and finds people and punishes them for their misdeeds.[2]

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Michael Dougherty, who also directed the 2007 movie Trick 'r Treat.[1] It is co-written by Todd Casey and Zach Shields. The producers of the film are Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Alex Garcia of Legendary Pictures.[2] The film originally was scheduled to be released on November 25, 2015,[6] but the release was later pushed back to December 4, 2015.[2] DreadCentral.com reported that Krampus will have similar directorial style as Trick 'r Treat, but this film will have a Christmas theme.[1] On November 21, 2014, Allison Tolman and Emjay Anthony joined the cast.[3] On March 3, 2015, Adam Scott, David Koechner and Toni Collette joined the cast.[4]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on March 12, 2015, as announced by Legendary Pictures.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Barton, Steve (October 30, 2014). "Legendary’s Krampus Coming December 2015". DreadCentral.com. Dread Central Media, LLC.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ford, Rebecca (October 30, 2014). "Legendary and Universal's 'Krampus' Avoids Showdown with Seth Rogen Christmas Movie". Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 B.G. Henne (2014-11-21). "Allison Tolman joins Yuletide horror-comedy Krampus · Newswire · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Adam Scott, Toni Collette Join Christmas Horror Movie 'Krampus' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  5. ↑ Jeff Sneider (2015-03-03). "Adam Scott, David Koechner Join Legendary's Horror Comedy 'Krampus' (Exclusive)". Thewrap.com. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  6. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (August 19, 2014). "Legendary and Universal's 'Krampus,' 'Spectral' Nab Release Dates". Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ↑ Evry, Max (March 12, 2015). "Legendary Begins Principal Photography on Horror Comedy Krampus". comingsoon.net. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

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