Where's my agent???
Unless you’re part of the biz known as show, or faithfully follow the free screening experience, you may not be aware of the fact that 20th Century Fox, distributor for the new Alexandre Aja horror film Mirrors, is pulling the plug on all previews. While some markets were never getting a before-release showing (for press or otherwise), several with planned events have seen the studio renege on their promises and cancel them outright. Naturally, many chalk this up to (a) the movie being part of a typically marginalized and poorly reviewed genre, (b) the end of an already mediocre summer for the studio, and/or (c) that the movie really, really sucks. Still, with 24 guy Kiefer Sutherland in the lead and the man behind the semi-successful Hills Have Eyes remake at the helm (both FOX products), one would assume some contractual obligation on the part of the parent company. Apparently, this mirror is about to reflect badly on all involved.
Sutherland is terrified by hand prints on mirrors that looks like it's on his sweet jacket.
We’ve all talked to ourselves in the mirror — eyes locked, offering words of encouragement and confidence. But what if our mirror-selves answered back? That tingle running down your spine is what Alexandre Aja’s Mirrors is hoping to capatilize on when it’s released on August 15. While early previews had many assuming that the film was another Asian horror remake (and it is, of the South Korean Into the Mirrors (2003)), the red band trailer smacked us out of complacency. If the idea of our mirrored doppelgangers tingled our spines, Aja aims to rip them right out with awesome gore effects as characters watch their mirrored selves maim and kill.
A new age-restricted clip popped up on Bloody-Disgusting.com, and it hints at the film’s thick atmosphere. While the horror director’s High Tension (2003) imploded with a lame story twist and 2006’s The Hills Have Eyes remake crossed the line of decency, there are moments in those films that scream terror potential, and horror hounds are hungry for fresh flesh.
