‘Viy’ trailer is worth checking out…

I saw this on Twitch and had to share:

  

  

I’m getting a little bit of a ‘Brotherhood of the Wolf’ vibe here…

Anyone else?

  

Genre film has really taken off internationally, especially in Russia, and why not? The appeal of ‘Night Watch’ and ‘Day Watch’ surely translated to big bucks, so naturally other producers have decided to take note. Â  

‘Viy’ is based on a short story by  Nikolai Gogol and the film is being released to coincide with the author’s 200th birthday. I should note that this isn’t the first feature film adaption of ‘Viy’. The first one was released in 1967 and is apparently a very fine film in its own right (so I wonder, do the Russians bitch about remakes, too? Or is it just an American thing?).   

‘Viy’ opens March 12th in Russia. There is no North American release date as of the writing of this article.