Eli Roth’s new chiller shows dessert-mad kids transformed into ice-cold killers
The slasher marks Roth’s first film under The Horror Section and will open on more than 2,000 North American screens.
- On Wednesday, director Eli Roth released the official trailer for his upcoming slasher film, Ice Cream Man, set for wide release on August 7 across roughly 2,000 North American venues.
- This project marks the first feature released under Roth's newly launched banner, The Horror Section, depicting an idyllic summer town spiraling into chaos after an ice cream vendor serves children treats with violent consequences.
- Ari Millen stars as the mysterious titular character, leading an ensemble cast through practical effects and prosthetics; composer Brandon Roberts provides the original score with additional music by Snoop Dogg.
- Co-Written by Roth and longtime collaborator Noah Belson, whose previous work includes "The Rotten Fruit," the trailer features disturbing sequences showing children standing over sleeping parents and creating snow angels in blood.
- Expanding the studio's slate, production is underway for "Don't Go In That House, Bitch!," with rap icon Nas serving as executive producer through a partnership with Mass Appeal led by CEO Peter Bittenbender.
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Eli Roth’s new chiller shows dessert-mad kids transformed into ice-cold killers
The director’s new gorefest sees a seemingly innocent small-town treat become the catalyst for a wave of shocking violence, as the filmmaker launches the first feature from his new horror-focused company.
Sugar-shot kids who slaughter the inhabitants of a small town: this is the principle of Ice Cream Man, the new very very gore movie by Eli Roth. Trailer. Director of the Hostel and Cabin Fever, Eli Roth has eaten one of the biggest gadins in the recent history of box office with Borderlands, an industrial disaster produced in [...]
Murder is on the menu in Eli Roth's gore-fest, Ice Cream Man
Ever seen a man fed his own brain in an ice cream cone? No? Do you want to? This summer, director Eli Roth will be back and serving up a horror film you likely you won't soon forget. It's known as Ice Cream Man and essentially the plot revolves around a creepy ice cream man who hands out tasty treats that turn children into murderous and vindictive monsters bound to his will. With this being the case, the ice cream man creates a horde of loyal …
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