June 4, 2005

Fangoria Weekend of Horrors, Burbank, California, June 4th, 2005 at the Burbank Marriot

Next up was the 2001 Maniacs panel, which started out with a presentation of selected scenes … or I should say “kills,” from the upcoming remake / sequel to the Herschell Gordon Lewis cult classic! These gory bits instigated both laughter and cheers of approval from the Fango audience.  On hand to talk about it was star Robert (Freddy Krueger) Englund, director Tim Sullivan, actress Lin (Dead End) Shaye, actors Giuseppe (Cabin Fever) Andrews, Jay Gillespie and Johnny Legend, producer Scott (Evil Dead 2) Spiegel, and Christa Campbell and Wendy Kremer. The film is currently Rated NC-17 and according to Tim Sullivan, the plan is to release it that way. It’s still unclear as to when 2001 Maniacs will be released and if it will be a theatrical or straight to DVD release, but they ARE aiming for a theatrical run. They urged fans to get vocal about the film to make that a reality. Either way, 2001 Maniacs looks like it’ll be a gory good time.

A few members of the 2001 Maniacs cast, along with director Tim Sullivan were more then happy to hang around and sign autographs and promotional pictures for the fans. I was able to snag the following pics.

*All photos by Robert V. Galluzzo and property of Icons Of Fright.com