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‘The Collected’ Has Been Abandoned

The highly anticipated new installment of The Collector franchise is dead, Dread Central reports. Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton have now revealed that The Collected has been abandoned after filing only eight days before Covid-19 brought production to a halt. And get this, according to the filmmaker the producers have been dodging their phone calls, which is pretty shitty. Dunstan tells The Thing With Two Heads podcast: “Well, we shot for eight days, and then it was shut down. I invested in this thing, I’d like to know what’s happening. We stopped hearing from anybody with the production. I know most of the props I brought there have been stolen. I would think that anybody else who invested in this movie that thinks that it’s happening, wouldn’t like to know what’s happening? .. All calls and emails have gone unanswered. When you can’t get anyone on the phone and you don’t hear anything, at this point, I’m really p*ssed off.“

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 6, 2021
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BJ McDonnell Talks Slayer And His Film ‘Slayer: The Repentless Killogy’

Everyone knows the band Slayer, known for their thrash-metal sound and their hardcore performances. Director BJ McDonnell who has worked on films such as The Conjuring III, and the Collector franchise, has worked with the band many times, including directing the music videos for “You Against You,” “Repentless” and “Pride in Prejudice.” Now, McDonnell’s film Slayer: The Repentless Killogy is set to open in theaters across the US as part of an event that will include the concert filmed at their August 5, 2017, in Los Angeles as well as a cinema-exclusive welcome from the band captured during the South American leg of their Final World Tour. I sat down with McDonnall who filled me in on the film, the band, and his hopes to one day expand on the brutal story that began with one music video. Horror Fuel: “Wow, you have worked on so many incredible projects, The Conjuring III, Zombieland: Double Tap, “American Horror Story,” Ant-Man, the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 5, 2019
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First Image From The Set Of ‘The Collected’

Patrick Melton, co-writer of the next installment of The Collector franchise, has taken to social media to share an image from the set of The Collected, co-written and directed by Marcus Dunstan. https://twitter.com/PatrickWMelton/status/1176719083632390144 Josh Stewart (interview) reunites with Emma Fitzpatrick for the movie and are joined by horror legend Tom Atkins (Halloween III), Randy Havens (Stranger Things), Dot-Marie Jones (3 From Hell), and Navi Rawat (The Collection). Marcus Dunstan co-wrote alongside Melton. In 2012’s The Collection Stewart’s character Arkin, after escaping the Collector in the first film (The Collector), is hired to go back into the killer’s mazelike lair to rescue a young woman (Fitzpatrick). The last we see of Arkin he’s captured the Collector. No plot has been announced, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime here’s a look back at The Collection trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2019
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Star Reveals Poster For ‘The Collector 3’

After years of begging, fans are finally getting a sequel to The Collection, the follow up to 2012’s The Collector. The new comes from actor Josh Stewart (interview). Stewart, who plays the unlikely hero, Arkin, shared the sequel’s poster via Twitter last night with the caption “Lock the door.” Lock the door pic.twitter.com/8BDkHfVymg — Josh Stewart (@J0SHSTEWART) May 3, 2019 Stewart’s character Arkin was the sole survivor of the killer’s collection in the first film and supposedly defeated the killer in the sequel. It appears that he will be back for The Collector 3. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan co-wrote the first two installments with Dunstan directing. Dunstan will be returning to direct the third film. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2019
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The Neighbor Finds A Release Date And Trailer

The co-writing duo of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the duo behind Saw IV, V and Saw VI, and The Collector, team up once again to deliver The Neighbor, the crime thriller directed by Dunstan. In the film, set in Mississippi, a man discovers the dark truth about his quiet neighbor and that the man next door is keeping something or someone in his cellar. John Stewart, who also starred in The Collector, leads the cast that includes Melissa Bolona (Shark Lake), Alex Essoe (Starry eyes), comedian Bill Engvall, Ronnie Gene Blevins (Fear, Inc.), Jaqueline Fleming (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), and Luke Edwards (Jeepers Creepers II). Synopsis: In the town of Cutter Mississippi, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, He suspects his neighbor had something to do with her disappearance. When he investigates he discovers the man’s dark secret, including that he is hiding something in his basement. Shaun Redick, Ray

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2016
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A First Look At Marcus Dunstan’s The Neighbor

Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the duo behind The Collector , team up once again to deliver The Neighbor, the crime thriller directed by Dunstan. In the film, set in Mississippi, a man discovers the dark truth about his quiet neighbor and that the man next door is keeping something or someone in his cellar. John Stewart, who also starred in The Collector, leads the cast that includes Melissa Bolona (Shark Lake), Alex Essoe (Starry eyes), comedian Bill Engvall, Ronnie Gene Blevins (Fear, Inc.), Jaqueline Fleming (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), Luke Edwards (Jeepers Creepers II). Synopsis: In the town of Cutter Mississippi, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, He suspects his neighbor had something to do with her disappearance. When he investigates he discovers the man’s dark secret, including that he is hiding something in his basement, Shaun Redick, Ray Mansfield, Jason Egan and Tony Sygo serve as executive producers for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2016

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‘The Collected’ Has Been Abandoned

The highly anticipated new installment of The Collector franchise is dead, Dread Central reports. Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton have now revealed that The Collected has been abandoned after filing only eight days before Covid-19 brought production to a halt. And get this, according to the filmmaker the producers have been dodging their phone calls, which is pretty shitty. Dunstan tells The Thing With Two Heads podcast: “Well, we shot for eight days, and then it was shut down. I invested in this thing, I’d like to know what’s happening. We stopped hearing from anybody with the production. I know most of the props I brought there have been stolen. I would think that anybody else who invested in this movie that thinks that it’s happening, wouldn’t like to know what’s happening? .. All calls and emails have gone unanswered. When you can’t get anyone on the phone and you don’t hear anything, at this point, I’m really p*ssed off.“

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 6, 2021
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BJ McDonnell Talks Slayer And His Film ‘Slayer: The Repentless Killogy’

Everyone knows the band Slayer, known for their thrash-metal sound and their hardcore performances. Director BJ McDonnell who has worked on films such as The Conjuring III, and the Collector franchise, has worked with the band many times, including directing the music videos for “You Against You,” “Repentless” and “Pride in Prejudice.” Now, McDonnell’s film Slayer: The Repentless Killogy is set to open in theaters across the US as part of an event that will include the concert filmed at their August 5, 2017, in Los Angeles as well as a cinema-exclusive welcome from the band captured during the South American leg of their Final World Tour. I sat down with McDonnall who filled me in on the film, the band, and his hopes to one day expand on the brutal story that began with one music video. Horror Fuel: “Wow, you have worked on so many incredible projects, The Conjuring III, Zombieland: Double Tap, “American Horror Story,” Ant-Man, the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 5, 2019
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First Image From The Set Of ‘The Collected’

Patrick Melton, co-writer of the next installment of The Collector franchise, has taken to social media to share an image from the set of The Collected, co-written and directed by Marcus Dunstan. https://twitter.com/PatrickWMelton/status/1176719083632390144 Josh Stewart (interview) reunites with Emma Fitzpatrick for the movie and are joined by horror legend Tom Atkins (Halloween III), Randy Havens (Stranger Things), Dot-Marie Jones (3 From Hell), and Navi Rawat (The Collection). Marcus Dunstan co-wrote alongside Melton. In 2012’s The Collection Stewart’s character Arkin, after escaping the Collector in the first film (The Collector), is hired to go back into the killer’s mazelike lair to rescue a young woman (Fitzpatrick). The last we see of Arkin he’s captured the Collector. No plot has been announced, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime here’s a look back at The Collection trailer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2019
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Star Reveals Poster For ‘The Collector 3’

After years of begging, fans are finally getting a sequel to The Collection, the follow up to 2012’s The Collector. The new comes from actor Josh Stewart (interview). Stewart, who plays the unlikely hero, Arkin, shared the sequel’s poster via Twitter last night with the caption “Lock the door.” Lock the door pic.twitter.com/8BDkHfVymg — Josh Stewart (@J0SHSTEWART) May 3, 2019 Stewart’s character Arkin was the sole survivor of the killer’s collection in the first film and supposedly defeated the killer in the sequel. It appears that he will be back for The Collector 3. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan co-wrote the first two installments with Dunstan directing. Dunstan will be returning to direct the third film. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2019
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The Neighbor Finds A Release Date And Trailer

The co-writing duo of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the duo behind Saw IV, V and Saw VI, and The Collector, team up once again to deliver The Neighbor, the crime thriller directed by Dunstan. In the film, set in Mississippi, a man discovers the dark truth about his quiet neighbor and that the man next door is keeping something or someone in his cellar. John Stewart, who also starred in The Collector, leads the cast that includes Melissa Bolona (Shark Lake), Alex Essoe (Starry eyes), comedian Bill Engvall, Ronnie Gene Blevins (Fear, Inc.), Jaqueline Fleming (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), and Luke Edwards (Jeepers Creepers II). Synopsis: In the town of Cutter Mississippi, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, He suspects his neighbor had something to do with her disappearance. When he investigates he discovers the man’s dark secret, including that he is hiding something in his basement. Shaun Redick, Ray

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2016
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A First Look At Marcus Dunstan’s The Neighbor

Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the duo behind The Collector , team up once again to deliver The Neighbor, the crime thriller directed by Dunstan. In the film, set in Mississippi, a man discovers the dark truth about his quiet neighbor and that the man next door is keeping something or someone in his cellar. John Stewart, who also starred in The Collector, leads the cast that includes Melissa Bolona (Shark Lake), Alex Essoe (Starry eyes), comedian Bill Engvall, Ronnie Gene Blevins (Fear, Inc.), Jaqueline Fleming (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), Luke Edwards (Jeepers Creepers II). Synopsis: In the town of Cutter Mississippi, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, He suspects his neighbor had something to do with her disappearance. When he investigates he discovers the man’s dark secret, including that he is hiding something in his basement, Shaun Redick, Ray Mansfield, Jason Egan and Tony Sygo serve as executive producers for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2016