- Title: FILM-COMIC-CON/KRAMPUS "Krampus" brings creepy Santa Claus to the big screen
- Date: 12th July 2015
- Summary: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 11, 2015) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF ACTORS ADAM SCOTT AND TONI COLLETTE POSING FOR PHOTOS ADAM SCOTT SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) ADAM SCOTT, ACTOR, SAYING: "I don't know if it's an anti Santa Claus movie but it's definitely a, you know, it's basically like a family dramedy, a hol
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- Story Text: Michael Dougherty, Toni Collette and Adam Scott hit the red carpet at Comic-Con on Saturday (July 11) for a special promotion of upcoming horror film "Krampus."
"Krampus" is a Christmas movie inspired by European folklore, which portrays Santa Claus not as a gift-giving bringer of joy but as an evil being that beats children.
Adam Scott says the film is not just a horror flick.
"I don't know if it's an anti Santa Claus movie but it's definitely a, you know, it's basically like a family dramedy, a holiday family dramedy that just goes wrong and becomes a horror movie of sorts. It's very much in the vein of "Gremlins" and "Poltergeist" and "Goonies" and these Amblin movies from the 80s that were very character driven and then there's a super natural element that comes in and shakes everything up," said Scott.
"Yeah, I think the laughter is the tension, you know, it helps release tension and the thing I admired about a lot of horror films I grew up watching and love is that they would disarm you with humor. So, something funny might happen and you feel comfortable, you let your guard down and now you're much more open to being terrified. Versus if you're just keeping the tension up to a 10 all the way through eventually it kind of becomes like white noise. So, it was important for us to really, kind of, find the perfect balance between the horror and the humor," said Dougherty.
"Krampus" is one of three new films from Legendary, which partnered with Universal Pictures to co-finance, market and distribute its films. The studio made history last month when dinosaur action film "Jurassic World" scored the biggest opening weekend of all time.
The other two films presented to fans at Comic-Con are Guillermo del Toro's "Crimson Peak" and "Warcraft," based on the "World of Warcraft" video game world.
"Krampus" will hit theaters in December of this year. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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