Meet The Diabolical DOLLY In Exclusive Teaser For New French Extremity-Inspired Horror
Ahead of its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest next week, we're debuting the exclusive teaser for Dolly, the upcoming New French Extremity and 70s American horror-inspired bloodbath from director Rod Blackhurst (Here Alone, Night Swim).
Starring Fabianne Therese (John Dies at the End), Seann William Scott (Righteous Gemstones, American Pie franchise), Ethan Suplee (The Wolf of Wall Street, American History X, My Name Is Earl) and NWA TV Champion Max the Impaler as the titular Dolly, in Dolly, a young woman, Macy, fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise Macy as their child. The pic is based on Blackhurst's 2022 short film, Babygirl (no, not that one).
In a very eloquent Director's Statement, Blackhurst expanded on the personal inspiration behind the creation of Dolly:
DOLLY is an elegant and twisted fairytale born out of a deep love of gritty genre films and wanting to see something bonkers that a 13-year-old me would pine to rent (somehow) from the local video store (that was also the jewelry and appliance repair store) in rural upstate New York. I knew this film needed to have a strange deranged beating heart, not just for our protagonist, Macy, but the titular Dolly who I hope is a shockingly complex and ultimately oddly sympathetic figure – and a character who will bring much madness to audiences for years to come. Because as outsiders, this film is a renewed investment in our ethos as filmmakers, our proud tribe of misfits, and our families, especially our children, who I hope never meet a life sized, blood-soaked doll in the woods.
Check out our exclusive teaser for Dolly below, and if you're headed to Fantastic Fest, you can find screening times and dates here.
