Tomorrow, October 5th, The Asylum ventures into brand new territory: the land of theatrical distribution. And leading the charge is the horror film #HoldYourBreath, starring 30 Rock's Katrina Bowden and The Lying Game's Randy Wayne. The story comes from uber-talented Asylum regular Geoff Meed (6 Guns, I Am Omega, Amittyville Haunting) and is directed by none other than Jared Cohn, a man who needs no introduction to Committed readers or Asylum fans at large, as Mr. Cohn has directed not one, not two, not even three but four films for The Asylum in the last 18 months - thriller Born Bad, comedy Bikini Spring Break, upcoming apocalyptic thriller 12/12/12 and now #HoldYourBreath. Cohn wrote the script for the first three projects, and rounds out his impressive resume by being a certifiably stellar actor, not to mention a stand-up dude and, in my meager experience, one of the most enthusiastic and devoted filmmakers at The Asylum right now. Mr. Cohn was kind enough to sit down for his second interview with Committed to give us all the 411 on #HoldYourBreath.
COMMITTED: What can you tell us about #holdyourbreath?
JARED COHN: Breath is cool, serial killer, evil spirit, body jumping movie!
Lots of suspense, excitement, and you never know who is the killer. In a
similar vein as Fallen, starring Denzel W. It's the first movie with a #
in the title, and I thought that was very
innovative and zeitgeist. I am happy because the feedback from the
trailer and from some of those who have actually seen the entire,
completed movie has been very positive! I can say it is a badass movie
that people should definitely check out. http://holdyourbreathmovie.com
Also, enter the Midnight Madness contest where the winner gets killed in a movie!
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| Katrina Bowden stars |
C: When did you realize it was going to get a theatrical debut, and how was
that decided? Did that effect the filmmaking process at all?
JC: I made sure to get some big theatrical, epic shots in the movie.
There are certainly some wide, beautiful shots we had. It has a nice
look to it, the lighting looks very cool for some of the shots. My
Director of Photography, Stuart Breton did a good job.
Plus, they got 2 big stars in the show, Katrina Bowden and Randy Wayne.
We also had some awesome sets and production design.
C: What kind of theatrical distribution is the film getting? How many theaters, where, et cetera?
JC: Nationwide, major cities! The list and all the information and the contest is on the site: http://holdyourbreathmovie.com EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE IT!!!! or I will come and kill you ;)
C: This is your third directoral effort for The Asylum. How was directing horror different from a thriller, or comedy?
JC: I like making horror movies, killing people on screen is great for me
because I am sick in the head. I would either be a filmmaker or a
serial killer, or perhaps an assassin or ninja.. or a Marine. I have a
lot of respect for the Marines and those who serve.
Doing Bikini Spring Break was cool though, it was very successful. Born
Bad was cool too, that was my spec, so that was my break! I love movie
making and acting and writing, so as long as I am working I am a happy
camper. It's my passion my hobby my career...
just fortunate. Hard work helps too! So does a good night of sleep.
C: This was also your first direction for The Asylum not based on a script you wrote. Any challenges there?
JC: First of all, props to The Asylum, those guys are awesome. Latt,
Rimawi and Bales. Mad genius, cool dudes. Yes, there are challenges when
you direct a movie that was not written by the director. You must
familiarize yourself with the story like crazy. On
set there is no script supervisor, so my challenge was reading the
script over and over and over and over. I knew that story inside and
out. If you attempt to direct without knowing the story, then you will
probably be in some trouble!
C: What was it like working with Katrina Bowden and Randy Wayne? Any other standouts in the cast we should be looking for?
JC: Katrina was great, very cool, very professional, smoking hot, she had
a lil cute dog with her. Was extremely talented and she is a fellow
east coaster. Randy Wayne is a really cool guy, turns out we had some
mutual friends... He is a talented guy, has a
bright future. Be on the lookout for Stevie Hanks. He plays in
#HOLDYOURBREATH, a large role and he kicks some serious ass. So
interesting to watch. Erin Marie Hogan and Brad Slaughter and Jordan
Pratt and Seth Cassell, those guys all got chops. We had a solid
cast with us. It's a good movie.
C: What can you tell us about your upcoming projects, including, of course, 12/12/12, out from The Asylum in December?
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| Director/Dodger fan on set of 12/12/12 |
JC: 12/12/12 is a masterpiece. I love that movie. So cool, original,
disturbing, killer baby, psychological... it's fucked up. But great. I
really think and hope the fans will like it. The movie stars the
beautiful and talented Sara Malakul Lane and Steve
Hanks and they are both great in it. Sara is a big star in Thailand and
it will be soon when she is big star here! The Asylum has been putting
out some really cool flicks lately, including some written by Mr. Perry
Horton himself, so with the talent pool filled
with high quality creative juices, the caliber of cinema creation has
been incredible as of lately.
