{"id":344712,"date":"2025-12-31T13:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/344712\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:21:14","slug":"stephen-dorff-rosa-salazar-horror-comedy-gets-an-r-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/344712\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Dorff,\u00a0Rosa Salazar horror comedy gets an R rating"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adam Sherman has directed the horror comedy\u00a0Dead Doll, the drama\u00a0Happiness Runs, the comedy\u00a0Crazy Eyes, the thriller\u00a0She\u2019s Just a Shadow, and the adventure comedy\u00a0This Game\u2019s Called Murder. Two years ago, it was announced that he would be returning to horror comedy territory\u00a0with a movie called\u00a0Vampires of the Velvet Lounge. We don\u2019t know when Strand Releasing will be sending this one out into the world, but it has just taken a big step toward release by securing an R rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board<\/a>. Vampires of the Velvet Lounge earned that R rating with strong bloody violence, gore, language and brief nudity.<\/p>\n

Cast and Synopsis<\/p>\n

Said to be inspired by the likes of\u00a0Shaun of the Dead<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0From Dusk Till Dawn<\/a>, the film follows\u00a0a coven of the blood-suckers who are struggling to come to terms with the modern world and their own mortality as they are locked in a battle with a deadly foe. Sherman is producing\u00a0Vampires of the Velvet Lounge\u00a0alongside Marcus Englefield and George Lee of Storyoscopic Films. No\u00e9mi Santo is co-producing for Adam Sherman Film.<\/p>\n

Mena Suvari\u00a0(American Beauty) and Dichen Lachman (Severance) were announced as the leads of the cast. Their co-stars include Stephen Dorff\u00a0(Blade),\u00a0Rosa Salazar\u00a0(Alita: Battle Angel), Lochlyn Munro (Freddy vs. Jason), India Eisley (I Am the Night), Sarah Dumont (Scout\u2019s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), Mark Boone Jr. (Sons of Anarchy), Tom Berenger (Platoon), Timothy V. Murphy (The Fabulous Four), Sherman Augustus (Stranger Things), and Tyrese Gibson of the\u00a0Fast & Furious\u00a0franchise.<\/p>\n

Statements<\/p>\n

Sherman provided the following statement when the project was first announced: \u201cI\u2019m making a modern-day feature with an amazingly talented cast and crew about the most prolific serial killer in history, the historical countess Elizabeth Bathory, in the style of the \u201970s and \u201980s horror movies that I grew up watching. She believed bathing in the blood of young women would make her live forever, and there\u2019s no physical or scientific evidence that she ever died. I look forward to the day I can share this insane, twisted, and surrealist story with audiences.\u201c<\/p>\n

Englefield and Lee said the movie is \u201ca sexy, funny, and original thriller packed with stunts and action that takes viewers on a fun ride. Between Adam\u2019s vision and the stellar performances delivered by our incredible ensemble, we know the film will have strong market appeal both in the U.S. and internationally.\u201c<\/p>\n

Are you interested in Vampires of the Velvet Lounge, and are you glad to hear that this horror comedy has an R rating? Let us know by leaving a comment below.<\/p>\n

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