EDWARD R. PRESSMAN, DAVID GORDON GREEN TO PRODUCE “SPLATTER SISTERS”; FILM BY WRITER-DIRECTOR ADAM BHALA LOUGH TO STAR MARILYN MANSON, EVAN RACHEL WOOD

NEW YORK – Edward R. Pressman and David Gordon Green today announced that they have joined forces to produce the retro slasher movie SPLATTER SISTERS.  The film is written and will be directed by Adam Bhala Lough (BOMB THE SYSTEM) and will star Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood.

The first in a planned horror franchise, SPLATTER SISTERS is a B-movie –sexploitation-serial killer-slasher-road movie circa 1989.   

“Dark humor will be doled out in spades,” offers writer-director Lough.  “Indeed our intention is to take the audience on an emotional roller-coaster ride, from laughter to flat-out fear to sexual arousal. The film may one day be described as ‘Skinemax Cinema,’ a new subgenre inspired by the late night direct-to-cable movies of my childhood.”

Lough’s BOMB THE SYSTEM was honored with an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature.  His controversial documentary on hip-hop artist Lil Wayne, THE CARTER, garnered critical acclaim and quickly became a top download when it hit iTunes.

Producer David Gordon Green observes that “Adam has written a script that is terrifying and has a wicked since of humor.  It finds its inspiration in the horror classics of the 80’s but at the same time feels like it’s raising the bar and bringing an outrageously fresh spin to what’s out there.  This is a role Marilyn Manson was born to play, and with Evan Rachel Wood bringing dramatic gravity to the ensemble I have no doubt this will be taking the horror genre to a new level.”

Said Pressman: “I’ve always been attracted to smart movies about killers made by directors with a real vision.  Malick’s BADLANDS and Mary Harron’s AMERICAN PSYCHO come to mind.  Lough’s unique talent and energy will make SPLATTER SISTERS a very special and markedly commercial film.”