Twenty years after Black Sheep, Jonathan King is returning to genetically modified animal horror with Black Sheeps, which will have […]
Twenty years after Black Sheep, Jonathan King is returning to genetically modified animal horror with Black Sheeps, which will have its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival this October as part of the festival’s 59th edition.
The sequel heads back to New Zealand for another round of bloody sheep mayhem, with King revisiting the world of his 2006 horror comedy. This time, a young scientist investigating a dangerous new pathogen traces it to her hometown, which sits in the shadow of the remote sheep station where the original film’s carnage unfolded. Genetically modified sheep are once again a very bad thing for everyone nearby.
Nathan Meister, who appeared in the original Black Sheep, is back, alongside key members of the original production team. The filmmakers have described the shoot as a “gory and hilarious ride,” and based on this trailer, that’s not an exaggeration.
Look, the trailer is goofy and over the top, and there are moments where the silliness cranks up to ten in ways that don’t entirely work for me. But then they shove a shotgun in an infected sheep’s mouth and blow its head clean off, and suddenly I’m all in.
There are some absolutely crazy shots in here: an infected sheep freaking out inside a car, multiple people getting bitten in the neck, and yes, more than one sheep head exploding. It’s got that goofy, silly energy that a certain kind of horror fan absolutely loves, and ultimately it looks like a really good, fun time. And when it comes to the gore, it looks like they deliver in spades. I’m all about this.
A theatrical release is being teased, though no specific date has been announced.
