Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Camp Hope
10/2/08 - Bruce Davison told SCI FI Wire that he stars in Camp Hope, a horror film in which he plays a religious leader who conjures up the devil himself.  Davison--who first came to fame in the rat horror movie Willard--is probably best known among SF genre fans as the liquidated Senator Kelly from X-Men and X2.  In Camp Hope, "the devil entity crosses over the line and becomes a sort of manifestation of the guy, and that's sort of what I thought Willard would be, that the rats would be more a manifestation of the guy and his anger. We all need a bad guy, and that is what is needed in this world, because of what is going on in the world today."  Although his character is called "The Priest," Davison said the cult is more of a Jesuit-like group that believes in exorcisms and spiritual beings. "I am head of the camp, Camp Hope, but not necessarily the head of the cult," he said. "It will be a great project when it comes together."  The original release date for Camp Hope was to be late this summer, but it has been pushed to early 2009.  Camp Hope is written and directed by George Van Buskirk and also stars Dana Delaney, Andrew McCarthy, Jesse Eisenberg and Spencer Treat Clark.

AlienAlmanac.com 2008