EXCLUSIVE: “Well, blow me down!”, as the curmudgeonly sailor would say. Popeye is the latest iconic public domain character to get a horror movie adaptation.
In fact, there are two on the loose at the same time. A few days ago, news dropped of a “raunchy horror” from ITN Studios. Today, we can bring news of Popeye The Slayer Man, which will also explore an alternate backstory for the legendary sailor, and is also aiming for release in 2025.
First stills are above and below. This film follows a group of friends who 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.
Pic stars Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Mabel Thomas, Marie-Louise Boisnier, Jeff Thomas, and Steven McCormack, along with Angela Relucio (Code Black) and Sarah Nicklin (Black Mass).
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