Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Bill Oberst Jr. Stars in Short film After Hours

Bill Oberst Jr. is a known fixture in the horror community. With a large and rabid fanbase and credits ranging from fan favorite "Take this Lollipop" to Criminal Minds and Honest Abe himself in Abraham Lincoln VS Zombies, Oberst is one of my favorite genre actors by far and when I saw this trailer popping on my news feed it definitely caught my attention.

Then, after a quick trip to IMDB, the directing credits show Michael Aguiar, director of The Laughing Mask, a movie I personally loved and had the opportunity to screen, so I was Definitely interested.

IMDB also notes the script by Adam Weber. I dont know much about him but the prospect of a Michael Aguiar directed film starring Bill Oberst Jr. was enough to get me interested..

Here is the official trailer description from Bravestar Pictures Youtube page:

  "Starring Bill Oberst Jr, Directed by Michael Aguiar and written by Adam Weber, after Hours tells the story of Lauren Deacon (Dana Mauro) , a store clerk being harassed at work by an unknown assailant while Detective Harris (Bill Oberst Jr.) looks for clues as to who is the killer. After Hours also stars Gabriel Lee as Alejandro Cordova, making this the second film (after The Laughing Mask) he plays the character"


It seems that Aguiar is going for the "joined universe" deal by using Alejandro Cordova (Gabriel Lee) as  LT. I wonder if any other references to "The Laughing Mask" are made and what kind of timeline it establishes from that movie.

Wish it was a feature though, as lord knows what those two combined would do..

As always, Ill keep covering Hollywood, one piece at the time

Jack