‘Mockbuster’ – Upcoming Documentary Will Explore the Wacky World of The Asylum
If you’re looking for a low-budget knockoff of a major Hollywood production, look no further than The Asylum, the company that has been churning out films like Titanic 666, Morgan: Killer Doll, Ape vs. Mecha Ape, and Little Dead Rotting Hood for the past couple decades. The company had their biggest hit with viral sensation […]
If you’re looking for a low-budget knockoff of a major Hollywood production, look no further than The Asylum, the company that has been churning out films like Titanic 666, Morgan: Killer Doll, Ape vs. Mecha Ape, and Little Dead Rotting Hood for the past couple decades. The company had their biggest hit with viral sensation Sharknado, and up next a documentary will shine the spotlight on the “eccentric, fast-and-loose filmmaking world” of The Asylum.
Fittingly titled Mockbuster, the upcoming Australian documentary has been acquired by Giant Pictures for worldwide distribution. The news comes courtesy of Variety this morning.
Expect Mockbuster to be released in the United States in Late Spring 2026.
Director Anthony Frith’s documentary will chronicle his attempts to make a film titled The Land That Time Forgot within The Asylum’s filmmaking system, while also exploring the inner workings of the company and its “beautiful mess of full-blown B-movie filmmaking.”
Mockbuster will provide “an unexpectedly tender portrait of chasing the dream through the absurd hustle of genre filmmaking — and finding a different kind of success behind the scenes.”
“I went into this project thinking that directing a dinosaur movie for The Asylum would be fun, and that it would make for a hilarious behind-the-scenes doc,” Frith previews. “From the outside, they look like Hollywood’s punk rockers, working fast and loose. But somewhere between receiving the script on Sunday and shooting on Monday, I started to see their true genius: controlled chaos – a method that, against all odds, produces movies audiences keep coming back for.”
