Multiple upcoming horror movies based on iconic childhood characters, like Bambi and Pinocchio, are headed your way. One character is getting not one but two horror movie adaptations: Popeye. The sailor will be featured in both Shiver Me Timbers and Popeye the Slayer Man, the movie we’re here to discuss.
Popeye the Slayer Man explores an alternate backstory for the legendary sailor and will premiere in early 2025. The first trailer and images have been released, giving you a taste of the horrors to come.
The film sees a group of friends sneak into an abandoned spinach canning factory to film a documentary on the legend of the “Sailor Man,” who is said to haunt the factory and local docks. They have no idea that they will soon be fighting for their lives.
“We can’t wait for audiences to get a load of this gory and scary version of Popeye,” says producer Jeff Miller. “We went old-school and focused on using real practical effects and not relying on CG for the gore. We’re talking with very enthusiastic and interested buyers now. ”
Popeye the Slayer Man stars Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Mabel Thomas, Marie-Louise Boisnier, Jeff Thomas, and Steven McCormack, along with “scream queens” Angela Relucio (Code Black, The Cabining) and Sarah Nicklin (Nun of That, The Black Mass). Jason Stephens plays the title role.
Robert Michael Ryan (Ouija Witch) directs from a screenplay by John Doolan (Remains). Jeff Miller (The Toybox), Cuyle Carvin (Ouija Witch), and Ryan contributed to the story. Miller produces with Carvin and Ryan — Alexander Tucker, Nathan Todaro, and Alysa Blasetti. The creative team also includes Korey Rowe as the Director of Photography. R.J. Young supervised the special makeup FX. Filmed in New York State, Popeye the Slayer Man is a co-production between Salem House Films, Millman Productions, Ron Lee
Productions, and Otsego Media.
Stay tuned for more news as it comes.
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