The Revenant: The Official Movie Blog

Latest News.

2010-08-15T20:43:00.000-07:00

While it's been a while since we've last updated, we're still here.

We've moved to a new office in sunny Los Angeles, California, and are continuing to refine the movie there. Always working on improving the sound, the effects, the overall story edit.

In the meantime, we wanted to prepare our fans for the next big set of news: We're finally getting offers for domestic theatrical runs. No specific details just yet, but you'll start seeing us in Los Angeles and New York.

Keep checking back with us for more news. We're still out there working for you!

- The Revenant

The Revenant's MySpace Gets Over 1,000 Members!

2010-05-26T15:19:00.000-07:00

It seems that word of mouth and exposure has been good for The Revenant of late, as our MySpace profile proudly has over 1,000 members who are now fans.

We'd like to thank everyone in the film and horror communities for their macabre interest in The Revenant. Please show your support by joining up with our profile, as well as our Facebook page and our Zombie Friends page. The more support that we are able to show means that we can show potential investors/distributors that people love our film.

We're still hoping to bring a Fall theatrical release! Keep your coffins crossed!

Previous Awards And Festival Selections.

2010-05-24T15:31:00.000-07:00

Want to know where The Revenant has already made its impact? To share the number of awards and festival selections that the film has accumulated thus far, we thought we'd share this list to see where we've been, and where we are going.

Since its debut on the film festival circuit, The Revenant has won the following awards:

* Xanadu Sci Fi and Horror Convention 2009: “Best Feature Film”
* Zompire, The Undead Film Festival 2009: “Best Feature,” “Best Director” Kerry Prior; “Audience Award”
* CineVegas 2009: “Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature”
* Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2009: “Feature Film, Silver”
* Fantastic Fest 2009: “Best Director,” Kerry Prior; “Audience Award (4th Place)"
* ScreamFest, Los Angeles 2009: “Best Make Up,” “Best Special FX”
* Vampire Film Festival, New Orleans 2009: “Outstanding Vampire Film” (1st Place)
* Falstaff International Film Festival 2009: “Best of the Festival Award”
* NYC Horror Film Festival 2009: “Best Picture,” Kerry Prior; “Best Director,” “Best Actor” (Tie: Chris Wylde, and David Anders), “Audience Choice”
* Omaha Film Festival 2010: "Best Off the Edge Film"
* A Night of Horror International Film Festival 2010: "Best Film", Best Director" (Kerry Prior)

The film was also an "Official Selection" of the following film festivals:

* Sitges 42nd International Film Festival 2009: Official Selection (10/09)
* Chicago International Film Festival 2009: Official Selection (10/09)
* Grimm Up North- UK 2009: Official Selection: (10/09)
* Mar Del Plata International Film Festival 2009: Official Selection (11/09)
* Leeds International Film Festival - UK 2009: Official Selection (11/09)
* Starz Denver International Film Festival 2009: Official Selection (11/09)
* Stockholm International Film Festival 2009: Official Selection (11/09)

- The Revenant

Fangoria Reviews The Revenant.

2010-05-24T15:19:00.000-07:00

We've gotten a great 4 skull review of The Revenant, courtesy of Chris Alexander at Fangoria Magazine!

Among the highlights, we got a great closing comment: "Please, God, let some savvy distributor pick this thing up and make sure it gets a theatrical run. It’s the toughest, scrappiest, most satisfying and amusing horror film I’ve seen all year, full stop."

Thanks to our friends at Fangoria, and we hope that we'll be able to deliver some good news on that in the near future.

- The Revenant

The Revenant At Fantasia Fest In Montreal.

2010-05-17T15:01:00.000-07:00

The Revenant has been accepted at Fantasia Fest in Montreal!

The Festival will be running from July 8 to July 28, and we will be listing the screening times as we get closer to the festival's actual date.

Keep checking back with us for more details on this and other upcoming festivals that we have lined up for the next few months. We may be coming to your area soon!

- The Revenant

Classic Coverage: Toronto After Dark.

2010-05-17T14:25:00.000-07:00

A video from last Summer's Toronto After Dark Film Festival:

- The Revenant

Happy Belated Birthday!

2010-05-17T14:08:00.000-07:00

To The Revenant's own Sarah over the weekend. Hope it was a good turnout, regardless of whether you got a pinata this year or not!

- The Revenant

Zombie Friends Unite!

2010-05-11T16:47:00.000-07:00

Have you visited our profile over at Zombie Friends.Com?

It's our social networking profile that focuses on the horror genre, with emphasis on zombies, vampires and the undead in general. Considering that a revenant is a little bit of all that already, it's been a perfect match and a welcome home for us for over a year now.

With a 1,500+ (and growing) member base, we're always looking to meet new horror fans that would like a fresh take from our horror/comedy, so drop by and add us!

- The Revenant

Classic Reviews: JoBlo.Com

2010-05-07T13:55:00.000-07:00

Digging through the internet archives, we were made aware of another positive review of the film. 9/10 is a much appreciated review, so thank you to our friends at JoBlo.Com!

- The Revenant

Our Facebook Page: "Like" Vs. "Become A Fan".

2010-05-03T13:55:00.000-07:00

Just so that our Facebook fans know, Facebook has done this new thing where they have changed the wording to "Become A Fan" to "Like" when you want to join up with a movie related (or any other fan group).

While I'm guessing they wanted the wording to sound less... committed(?) when it comes to expressing interest in a page, it still does the exact same thing, and you will still join and become a member of our page.

We hope this clears up any confusion that our readers may have had in wanting to become a part of our Facebook page.

- The Revenant

Film Industry Bloggers Reviews The Revenant.

2010-05-03T13:48:00.000-07:00

Our friends over at the Film Industry Bloggers posted this great review of The Revenant after our last Australian visit.

You can read the review here.

- The Revenant

Screening Tomorrow At William Morris Endeavor.

2010-05-03T13:38:00.000-07:00

There will be a screening tomorrow at the William Morris Endeavor in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 4, 2010.

This is an industry only screening by invite only. Hope to see our guests there!

- The Revenant

Fangoria #293 On Newsstands Now!

2010-05-03T13:00:00.001-07:00

Just a friendly reminder that Fangoria #293 is at your local newsstand now, with a little feature on your favorite undead buddy flick, The Revenant.

Thanks to our friends at Fangoria, and we look forward to hearing your feedback!

- The Revenant

The Revenant Takes Home New Awards!

2010-05-03T12:44:00.000-07:00

Kerry just got back from Sydney, Australia this past week after a very busy screening of The Revenant at A Night of Horror International Film Festival. The screening went very well, wowing our Australian friends and fans enough to bring home the awards "Best Director" and "Best Film".

We'd like to thank Lisa Mitchell and Dean Bertram for their gracious support, and just an overall fantastic time at the festival.

- The Revenant

Classic Reviews: Slackerwood Podcast.

2010-04-19T14:53:00.000-07:00

Here is another classic podcast from Slackerwood, interviewing director Kerry Prior.

The podcast can be heard here.

- The Revenant

Classic Reviews: The Zed Word.

2010-04-19T14:37:00.001-07:00

We ran across this older, but still great review on The Revenant from last year.

We thought some of our readers might enjoy what The Zed Word had to say about us.

- The Revenant

Kerry Vs. The Volcano.

2010-04-19T13:33:00.000-07:00

For those of you who attended the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Kerry was all set to attend the screening (he even translated a little introduction into French so that he could introduce the movie to our fans overseas).

Unfortunately, that volcano in Iceland that erupted ash and grit over the weekend kept a lot of travelers from leaving or getting into Brussels, so Kerry was unfortunately not able to find a flight that could travel through those conditions.

While The Revenant Team wanted to make an appearance this past weekend, unfortunately, Mother Nature just had other plans for us. Those who did get a chance to see the movie, we hope you enjoyed it all the same, and you are welcome to share your impressions with us (We'd love to hear them).

It takes a lot to keep a good undead buddy flick down, you know.

- The Revenant

Join Our Official Facebook Page!

2010-04-19T13:26:00.001-07:00

We're looking to get 1,000 fans on The Revenant's Official Facebook Page by the end of this week. We are currently at 383 fans. We really need and appreciate the support right now, as we are trying to show our investors and distributors that yes, we have a dedicated fanbase, and this can help us to get picked up and distributed for a Fall 2010 theatrical release. We're asking each of our fans to recommend our site to at least 10 (or more) of their friends. We'll even make it more interesting.

Those who can show us how many friends they've actually gotten to join, we have cool prizes such as matching Bart and Joey T-shirts or Chris Wylde autographs to give out to the most dedicated and hardest working fans. We're still working out the details, but we want to see how "hardcore" our true fans can be in spreading the news!

Do it, or we'll send zombies to your house to eat you (or not eat you, depending on your preference).

- The Revenant

Past and Upcoming Festivals.

2010-04-07T13:33:00.000-07:00

To get our past and present screenings back up to date, here's where to expect The Revenant in the next month, as well as show where we've been (and what we've won).

Past Festivals and Awards

Omaha Film Festival: March 6-14, 2010

Award: "Best Off the Edge" award

Kosmorama International Film Festival: in Trondheim Norway: March 11-16

Upcoming Dates

Florida International Film Festival: April 9-18, 2010

Screening Dates: April 10 @ 11:30 P.M. and April 16 @ 11:30 P.M.

Calgary Underground: April 12-18, 2010

Screening Dates: April 15 @ 9:30 P.M.

Brussels International Film Festival: April 8-20

Screening Dates: April 19

A Night of Horrors Film Festival: April 15-23, 2010

Screening Dates: April 21

28th Annual Minneapolis Film Festival: April 15-29, 2010

Screening Dates: April 24 @ 11:15 P.M. and April 26 @ 9:15 P.M.

Texas Frightmare Weekend: April 30-May 2

Screening Dates: TBA

Keep checking back for more dates and shows!

- The Revenant

Site Update.

2010-04-07T13:16:00.001-07:00

Have you checked out the official site in the last few months?

We've updated it with an all new look.

Let us know what you think of the changes.

- The Revenant

The Revenant Unearths Itself At The Florida Film Festival.

2010-04-07T13:01:00.000-07:00

The Revenant appears at the Florida Film Festival on April 10 and April 16.

Screening details for the two dates are as follows:

Regal Winter Park Village B

April 10, 2010 @ 11:30 P.M.

and

Regal Winter Park Village A

April 16, 2010 @ 11:30 P.M.

Follow the festival's official page for The Revenant for more information as well as ticket purchases.

- The Revenant

Preview of "The Revenant" In Fangoria #293.

2010-04-07T12:37:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since we've last updated, but we're still alive (or as much as the undead can be these days) and haven't been sitting around just resting on our laurels. We're working to keep improving The Revenant's overall quality with better picture quality, better audio... maybe an added scene or two?!?

But we're going to be have a preview of the film in Issue #293 of Fangoria, so be sure to check it out when it hits the newsstands soon.

(We even made a mention on the cover.)

- The Revenant

October Revenant Screenings.

2009-10-05T22:55:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder . . . THE REVENANT will be screening:

at SCREAMFEST (IN L.A.) on Tuesday, October 20th at 7:00pm.

Grauman Mann's Chinese 6
6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028

Buy tickets before they sell out: http://screamfestla.com/tickets.php

THE REVENANT will also be playing at:

Chicago International Film Festival on Saturday,

October 10th @ 11:00pm
Friday, October 16th @ 10:45pm
Saturday, October 17th @ 11:00pm

Don't miss out: http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/special_events/opening_night.php

Hope to see you all there!

- The Revenant Network

UPCOMING FESTIVAL LIST!!!

2009-10-03T21:39:00.000-07:00

THE REVENANT festivals & awards:

Sitges 42nd International Film Festival: Official Selection (10/09)

Chicago International Film Festival: Official Selection (10/09)

ScreamFest - Los Angelos: Official Selection (10/09)

Grimm Up North - UK: Official Selection ( 10/09)
Vampire Fest- New Orleans : Official Selection (10/09)
Mar Del Plata : Official Selection (11/09)

Leeds Film Festival - UK: Official Selection (11/09)

Starz Denver Film Festival: Official Selection (11/09)

Stockholm International FIlm Festival: Official Selection (11/09)

Fantastic Fest: Best Director & Audience Award

Toronto After Dark Film Festival: Best Feature ( Silver )

CineVegas: Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature

Zompire, The Undead Film Festival: Best Feature, Best Director, Audience Award
Xanadu Sci Fi and Horror Convention: Best Feature

- The Revenant Network

REVENANT WINS AT FANTASTIC FEST AND WE GOT SOME GREAT REVIEWS!

2009-10-03T21:28:00.000-07:00

THE REVENANT WON AT FANTASTIC FEST!
--BEST DIRECTOR AND AUDIENCE AWARD --

First of all, to say FANTASTIC FEST was a blast would be an under-statement.

Festival directors, TIM & KARRIE LEAGUE, sure know how to show film-goers a good time.

HARRY KNOWLES started off our night with a great introduction at the screening.

We're so flattered he supports us and believes in THE REVENANT.

We received another great review from AIN'T IT COOL NEWS . . . you ROCK Quint!

Check it out BELOW . . .

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT OUR NEXT FESTIVAL SCREENING!

AIN'T IT COOL NEWS REVIEW:

Fantastic Fest's undead buddy dramedy THE REVENANT has a fan in Quint! Ahoy, squirts! Quint here reporting on more Fantastic Fest goodies!

Harry was loudly singing the praises of an unknown film from a new set of filmmakers that debuted at CineVegas called THE REVENANT. He loved that film so much he pressed Tim League and the Alamo’s crack team of Fantastic Fest programmers to consider it for Fantastic Fest.

And I gotta say the big man isn’t wrong. This flick is the real deal, a well-made undead bromance comedy/drama. Yes, I realize that me using the term “bromance” completely discredits everything I have to say about anything ever, but it’s an accurate word.

THE REVENANT is about a soldier who returns from Iraq in a coffin. His loser best friend and super hot girlfriend mourn him, but they don’t have to mourn him for long. The dude wakes up, but it’s not a premature burial. He was fully embalmed and autopsied… he’s dead, dead, dead.

Or rather undead. But he’s himself. Just dead. The big question is what is he? Is he a zombie? Not really… he still has personality. Is he a vampire? Maybe closer to that, but the image of a vampireisn’t of a being with rotting flesh.

That’s the fun of the film. Writer/director Kerry Prior creates his own mythology and populates the story with real, funny characters.

I love that the movie has a big turning point about halfway through and goes into an almost undead Robocop territory.

The tone is odd and will either be what makes the film for you or turns you off of it completely. It’s a dark movie, but also a really funny comedy. There’s a ton of gore. Some of it is fun andcartoony, some of it is graphic and real.

I guess it depends if you find that inconsistent or if you believe Prior is using these tonal shifts to keep you on your toes and involved in the story. I mean, life can alternate radically from hour to hour in any given day, so why not a movie? I’ve never really been bothered by stuff like that in films as long as it serves the narrative.

Prior also lucked out casting David Anders (Adam Monroe on HEROES) as the undead soldier and Chris Wylde as the Ed to Anders’ Shaun. Their friendship is the heart of the movie and the aspect of the flick that works so well that it separatesREVENANT from 98% of the crappy DTV schlockfest indies that are produced every year.

The gore helps, too. There’s some extremely well executed limb removals and talking decapitated heads in here. There’s also a character who, at one point,doesn ’t have eyelids anymore and fuck me is the effect disturbing. I was surprised at the quality of what was obviously a digital or at the very least digitally enhanced series of shots.

The filmmakers are still tweaking the movie, which is smart. At nearly 2 hours it is a little long, but I couldn’t tell them what to lose. Some of the character moments between Anders and Wylde that don’t propel the movie forward plot-wise are my favorite things in the movie.

My advice would be to concentrate on those two. Their relationship has to work for this movie to work, so the balance between plot-intensive scenes and character development scenes should be tilted more in the favor of the latter. At least that’s what I feel.

Also, I’d get rid of most of those ugly, ugly digital lens flares that happen toward the end of the film. Please and thank you.

THE REVENANT is still looking for an American distributor. I can’t imagine a Magnolia or at least an Anchor Bay wanting this flick to put out in a limited release. It’s good enough to play theaters andshouldn’t be sent to direct to video jail.

I think we’re going to see a lot from Mr. Prior in the coming years. He did so much with very little in this film without losing the ability to paint an entertaining picture or sacrificing production value.

Really fun, really gory, really off-kilter undead buddy flick. See it!

- The Revenant Network

UPCOMING FESTIVALS... and Toronto AFTER DARK was a BLAST!

2009-09-12T13:52:00.000-07:00

TORONTO PREMIERE WAS A SUCCESS!

First off, THE REVENANT won the Silver award for best Independent feature at the Toronto After Dark film festival. We were ecstatic when we saw that the admission line went all the way around the block! Fans waited in the most outrageous and AWESOME zombie attire I’ve ever seen. How did I not know that Toronto has this insanely huge Horror fan base? The screening went great and we were flattered by some impressive reviews we received. You should check out the links below.

By the way, if you haven’t made it to Toronto After Dark yet, you’re MISSING OUT! The festival was so much fun and planned to perfection. Thank you to the festival director Adam Lopez who is so passionate about the films he believes in that he programmed the best films. Another must see he played was DEAD SNOW. We were scheduled with after DEAD SNOW, as a double feature. They were a tough act to follow.

SOME EXCITING FESTIVALS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS . . .

THE REVENANT will be screening at the Alamo Draft House in Austin for FANTASTIC FEST. Our screening will be on SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26th @ MIDNIGHT, and on THURSDAY OCTOBER 1st at 7:00pm.

The director will be attending and you can catch him after the screening for a Q & A.

We will also be screening in October at SITGES FILM FESTIVAL in Spain, CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL and SCREAM FEST IN L.A. Screening times will be posted some time soon.

- The Revenant Network

Revenant Screening At Toronto After Dark.

2009-08-15T00:10:00.000-07:00

While its been a while since we've updated the blogs, we've still been hard at work on The Revenant, showing our latest screening at Toronto After Dark Film Festival, in Toronto, Canada!

The festival runs from August 14-21, and our film will be screening Sunday, August 16, at 9:30 P.M. at the Bloor Cinema.

Tickets are $12, but as a part of "Zombie Appreciation Night", those dressed as one of the glorious undead will get half price off (or a mere $6, to save you the math).

The film is co-presented by our friends of the Toronto Zombie Walk.

We apologize for the last minute announcement, but we've been very busy with working on this particular print of the film, so we hope that you'll be pleased with the results.

See you in Toronto this weekend!

- The Revenant

Don't Forget To RSVP!

2009-07-20T16:05:00.000-07:00

To those who check out our blog, we just want to remind you to RSVP to "revenantevent@gmail.com" if you are interested in attending a potential screening in Los Angeles, California next month.

We'll have more details soon, but this screening will largely take place based on fan interest in seeing the film. Your support will help us determine our next screening location in date. Have a favorite venue that you would like the see The Revenant screen at? Let us know! We're here to make the film experience as fun as possible for all of our fans.

As for the film, we've added some more special effects to the picture past what was seen at CineVegas. We are almost "done" with getting everything together, and I think previous viewers will be pleased with how far the film has come along since our next viewing. We've got some good stuff coming, so get excited!

As always, thanks to everyone for all of their support. You make the long hours spent working on the film more than worth it.

- The Revenant

The Revenant Goes To Fantastic Fest.

2009-07-14T13:43:00.000-07:00

The Revenant has been selected as one of the films to screen at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas from September 24-October 1.

Screening details and dates are pending, but we'll be sure to get you the most up to date information.

We look forward to meeting "y'all" during our stay in Texas, and want to take a moment to thank our friends at the festival for this fantastic opportunity.

- The Revenant

The Revenant Screens In Los Angeles Next Month.

2009-07-13T15:47:00.000-07:00

For those of you in the Los Angeles area, we will be having a screening of The Revenant next month.

Details are pending on the venue, but we would like to get an idea of how many people would be interested in seeing the film next month.

If you are interested, drop us an e-mail at "revenantevent@gmail.com" - We'll be putting together a mailing list and contacting you on the date, time, and venue once we are able to gauge interest and get all of the details finalized.

(Don't worry, this mail is just being used for the screening info., and you won't be subscribed to any spam or unsubscribable mailing lists with 100 updates a day from us.)

Drop us a line!

revenantevent@gmail.com

- The Revenant

The Revenant Wins An Award At CineVegas!

2009-06-18T14:23:00.000-07:00

We apologize for the lack of updates the last few days. We're taking a little behind-the-scenes downtime to figure out what direction to go to now that CineVegas is over.

We did win an award, however. We won the "Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature", which means that you guys love us. And we're appreciative for that. Both screenings turned out to be a lot of fun for everyone involved, and it's been enjoying a lot of great feedback (and just catching our breath after such a busy month).

We'll be back to our regular updates next week, but thanks again for all of your great support. We'll have all new things for you to check out (including some website changes), so we'll keep you posted!

- The Revenant

Harry Knowles Sees The Revenant.

2009-06-14T12:15:00.000-07:00

Last night was our second screening of The Revenant, which was another extremely full theater. As the line formed for the second screening, we noticed Harry Knowles from Ain't It Cool News was lining up for the film as well, which was really exciting, considering how prolific a film reviewer he is.

Well, Harry has posted his review, and as the title reads, he was "blown away".

It may have been our second screening, but it was no less as busy or exciting. Thanks again to everyone for checking out our film over the last few days, and know without a doubt you'll be be seeing us in theaters again very, very soon.

- The Revenant

Las Vegas Weekly Interview.

2009-06-12T16:05:00.000-07:00

Here is Kerry's Las Vegas Weekly interview, published this week.

We will also be posting the KUNV "Arts Alive" interview with Kerry shortly.

Kerry will also be having some new interviews pending in the next week, so be on the lookout for those.

- The Revenant

Post CineVegas.

2009-06-12T14:19:00.001-07:00

There is a bigger story to tell, of course, but it's been an extremely busy time for the team during the last few weeks, and we're taking more of a relaxed day today.

The premiere went over very well last night. From the undead walking the Palms last night, to a red carpet walk with Kerry and Sarah, David Anders, Chris Wylde, Louise Griffiths, Jacy King, Zana Zefi, Senyo Amoaku, Wally White, and all the other wonderful cast and crew of The Revenant, to passing out "Flarp" to our wild, noise-making audience, the film was sold out and the theater was packed.

The after-party was just as fun, with the infamous '79 Camaro pulled up in front of the Palms Place, dancing, socializing, photo ops, and an overall great time that lasted well into sunup (when all good revenants finally had to go to sleep). The Las Vegas Weekly article was also published, which chronicled our "power outage" adventures from last week. If you can, grab a copy this week. It's a fun read.

We'll be posting pictures soon (as well as some overdue pictures that we have from previous events), so keep checking with us, and thank you to everyone who has shown their continued support through all of this. We are here now because of you.

- The Revenant

The Revenant World Premiere: Tomorrow Night.

2009-06-10T13:22:00.000-07:00

If you're not attending The Revenant's world premiere tomorrow night at CineVegas, there's just no way you will ever be able to achieve this level of "cool" again in your lifetime. True story.

That's why we are here to make sure this doesn't happen to you, by helping you out and providing all of the screening details again.

The schedule is here.

The Revenant will be playing at these times:

Thursday, June 11 at the Brenden Theatres at 11:30 P.M.

Saturday, June 13 at the Brenden Theatres at 11:00 P.M.

The address for Brendan Theatres is: 4321 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89103

Check the CineVegas page for more information.

For more information on booking a hotel room and Revenant movie info in relation to CineVegas, click here.

Of course, make sure to check out the official site for pictures, trailers, cast info., synopsis, articles, interviews and more.

Be sure to also check out our after-party as well. We'll be at the Rojo Lounge in the Palms Place Casino.

We look forward to seeing you there.

- The Revenant

Final Zompire Awards.

2009-06-05T16:28:00.000-07:00

From Zompire's main page:

The Revenant won "Jury Award for Best Feature and Best Director, Audience Award Best of Festival".

Thanks again to Zompire and the fans for all of their generous support in helping to spread the word about the film!

- The Revenant

Back Again and Moving Forward.

2009-06-05T13:15:00.000-07:00

Our power outage lasted only a few hours yesterday, which wasn't great by any means, but on the bright side, it was only part of the day. With things back to normal (or for what passes as that around here this week), we're rapidly nearing our deadline for CineVegas submission.

In the meantime, Kerry has been busy as always, taking part in an interview for Las Vegas Weekly, and putting the final touches on the film alongside the rest of the team. At this stage, the team is just getting everything ready for submission, and spreading the word as much as possible online and through our promotional materials.

Keep checking back with us this next week. We'll have a lot of new information to post in regards to our CineVegas screening and party schedule.

- The Revenant

Power Outage.

2009-06-04T12:52:00.000-07:00

It's not been a normal day for the team. We're having a power outage. so we're trying to get generators to get everything back up and running. Of course this has to happen the day before our submission date to CineVegas.

This should be interesting.....

- The Revenant

Countdown To CineVegas.

2009-06-02T15:47:00.000-07:00

The Revenant team keeps busier than ever with the impending submission date for CineVegas.

It's been a lot of long nights, full schedules, are more running than ever to make sure that extra bit of polish is added for our CineVegas world premiere. Everything has to be done by the end of this week.

As a reminder, those who are wanting to keep up on all of our own related CineVegas information, here is our ticket and hotel information, as well as our official screen times.

Also, keep checking our official website for our trailer, fan quotes, the latest interviews and other updated information.

Also, CineVegas has posted a new interview with Kerry, so be sure to check it out.

For those who are still confused as to what kind of creature a revenant actually is (Zombie? Vampire? Both?), here's an interesting article on the subject.

There will be a lot more information posted soon, so keep checking this space.

- The Revenant

Interviews and Reviews.

2009-05-25T12:59:00.000-07:00

KUNV, the radio station of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will be airing an interview with Kerry Prior regarding The Revenant on June 8, 2009. Kerry did the interview this last Friday, and it will be airing just in time for CineVegas, so be sure to tune in and check it out! Once we get a copy of the interview, we'll be posting it to the main site as well.

Also of note, the horror website, Dread Central, gave The Revenant's screening from Zompire a glowing review with a "5 out of 5" bloody knives. It's a great review, and well worth the read.

Happy Memorial Day, everyone!

- The Revenant

The Revenant Wins "Best of Festival" Award At Zompire.

2009-05-21T12:54:00.000-07:00

The Revenant's time at Zompire turned into a great night of fans, meet and greets with Kerry, and an award for our film!

The Zompire judges awarded The Revenant "Zompire 2009 Best of Festival Award", which Kerry was on hand to accept. Kerry and the rest of the team would like to extend their most sincere "thank yous" to everyone who appreciated our work enough to feel that it deserved this recognition.

We hope that everyone who attends our next major screening at CineVegas will enjoy the film just as much!

- The Revenant

Post Zompire and CineVegas Screening Schedule.

2009-05-19T15:19:00.000-07:00

Zompire was a lot of fun for The Revenant team. We met a lot of greta people and excited new friends and fans who showed off some fantastic enthusiasm for the film. Thank you for the support, everyone!

The movie itself screened very well, coming back with a few well-recieved nods that we'll be highlighting once we get all of the finalized information in. It was a great experience. Thank you to the Zompire judges and staff who made our Portland outing a lot of fun.

As for CineVegas, those looking forward to knowing when our screening times are, look no further, for the schedule is here.

The Revenant will be playing at these times:

Thursday, June 11 at the Brenden Theatres at 11:30 P.M.

Saturday, June 13 at the Brenden Theatres at 11:00 P.M.

The address for Brendan Theatres is: 4321 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89103

Check the CineVegas page for more information.

For more information on booking a hotel room and Revenant movie info in relation to CineVegas, click here.

- The Revenant

Zompire, Here We Come!

2009-05-15T12:57:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, we fly out to Portland, Oregon to attend Zompire: The Undead Film Festival. This screening will be interesting, as we're debuting a new scene, so we are looking forward to the fan reaction, and getting to talk to everyone who comes out to support the movie. We look forward to meeting you! Who knows? Maybe we'll even have some of our super cool T-shirts on hand....

We'll definitely be posting the results of what happened after the weekend concludes, so come back and check us out for all the latest updates!

Also, we've joined another social networking site: Vampire Rave. Great for all of you vampire fans out there, and definitely another way to reach out and talk to our fans. Have you joined our Twitter page yet?

And how could we ever forget to wish a very "Happy Birthday" nod to Kerry's assistant, Sarah. We wish her the best, and hope she has a great time on her special day!

- The Revenant

Wikipedia Entry and Fan Buzz.

2009-05-12T15:30:00.001-07:00

As we get closer to Zompire this weekend, we've been busily updating our information. Portland, Oregon, here we come!

For starters, we are now found on Wikipedia with our own entry. The entry provides a little more information on the characters and technical aspects of the film, so check it out.

Also, we've been getting some great feedback from our fans, festival sponsors and friends, so we thought we'd share some of the excitement and postive feedback people have been saying about the film.

Again, The Revenant Team thanks all of our fans for their incredibly enthusiastic support. It's reading comment like these that lets us know that we're continuing to take The Revenant in the right direction, and more importantly, we're providing some entertainment that people genuinely enjoy. So again, "thank you" from all of us for your continued goodwill towards the project.

- The Revenant

Don't Forget Zompire Next Week!

2009-05-08T16:09:00.000-07:00

If you're in the Portland, Oregon area next weekend, be sure to stop by for our latest screening of The Revenant at Zompire: The Undead Film Festival. The feedback from the Zompire people has been overwhelmingly positive and greatly appreciated. We look forward to shambling amongst our undead brethren this next week!

Also, for you Twitterers out there, we do have an Official Revenant Twitter Account that you can follow, and see what we are up to next. Quick and easy updates on the go, and we're making sure to spread the information with as many of our fans as possible.

Keep checking our blog and main site for more details!

- The Revenant

CineVegas Information.

2009-05-07T12:29:00.000-07:00

To Our Cast, Crew, Family, and Friends.

The main CineVegas action will be taking place at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada:

Palms Casino Resort
4321 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89103

Toll Free: 1-866-942-7777
Toll Free Reservations: 1-866-942-7770
Toll Free Group Reservations: 1-866-PALMS-MTG (725-6768)
Direct Line: 702-942-7777
Fax: 702-942-7001
Email: info@palms.com
To reserve a room, click here.

A night at the Palms will be an average of $119.00 USD during CineVegas. When making a reservation, say that you are attending CineVegas for the best rates. Make sure to reserve early for the best prices.

For those wanting to stay at other resorts, the following options are also available:

Gold Coast
4000 W Flamingo Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89103
(702) 247-8126
For reservations, click here.

Rio
3700 W Flamingo Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89103
(702) 252-7777
For reservations, click here.

Other reservation options to try are are: Kayak.Com and Vegas.Com.

For more information on CineVegas, please visit their official website.

For tickets to CineVegas, click here.

Please note that at this time, individual tickets for The Revenant screening are not available yet. However, there are some fantastic packages available to experience the full CineVegas event, the screenings and the parties that start at $150.

Please check back for details on tickets as well as our private after party.

Hope to see you there!

- The Revenant

New Front-End For Our MySpace.

2009-05-01T13:38:00.000-07:00

In order to make our various sites more uniform, we've introduced a new front-end for our MySpace profile.

It's pretty similar to the new front-end for the main site, with the newest trailer playing. We'll be updating the rest of our sites as we get closer to Zompire and CineVegas.

Do you like the new changes? Is the site easier to read?

- The Revenant

The Revenant's Official News Feed.

2009-04-28T14:47:00.000-07:00

And... this is the place.

While we will still be updating all of our social networking sites (MySpace, Facebook, Zombie Friends), this has now been added to The Revenant's main content page as the official and main news feed for all of our events, updates and happenings.

We'll be updating important info. regarding Zompire and CineVegas here as we get closer to screening time. That's also going to mean more things like poster art, trailers, etc. to keep people informed about The Revenant.

The production team is still working hard to perfect the audio and special FX for our next screenings, so for those who attended Xanadu, we'll have an even cleaner print to show off at our next screenings.

Keep checking back with us for more updates!

- The Revenant

Additionally, our Zompire preview page is here.

New Trailer and Site Front End.

2009-04-24T14:50:00.000-07:00

Alright, we know you guys have been wanting to see more of The Revenant, and if you weren't able to make it to Xanadu, you've been a little starved for cool, new footage.

Because we love you guys, we have a new front end for our site that has... a NEW trailer!

The brand-new front end and trailer.

In addition to a very kick-ass trailer, we have an awesome animated front end, which will give an indication of the direction that the rest of the site will be going. Those changes are coming in the very near future as we get everything ready to be uploaded and posted.

Well, what do you think? We're giving you all these new updates, so talk back to us! We want to start chatting with more of you cool folk, and we know you're out there reading the sites, wearing the shirts, and waiting until our next premiere.

So who will be attending Zompire?

- The Revenant

The Revenant Attends CineVegas.

2009-04-23T15:12:00.000-07:00

Remember that "secret" announcement that I touched upon for a few entries now but couldn't talk about? Of course you do.

Well the good news is (considering you've disregarded our headline) is that we can finally make the announcement that The Revenant is attending CineVegas in June!

We've been invited to screen our film in their "Area 52" category, self-described as "An underground collection of cult and midnight movies for the most hardcore fans".

We'll let you know more about the screenings once we confirm the show times and the venue location, but this will be our third opportunity to connect with our fans in the past few months, so we're looking forward to meeting all those who attend. Who knows where we'll end up next?

- The Revenant

The Revenant Attends Zompire Film Festival.

2009-04-20T15:37:00.000-07:00

Busy news day!

We can also announce that The Revenant will be attending the Zompire Undead Film Festival in Portland, Oregon.

Our time is Saturday, May 16 at 9:00 P.M. at the Hollywood Theatre - The schedule is here.

We're still going strong, and we still have a major update coming soon that I can't go into specifics just yet, but you'll know when I can.

- The Revenant

The Revenant Wins "Best Feature Film 2009" At Xanadu!

2009-04-20T14:49:00.001-07:00

"Joey's going to Vegas!"

For those who attended Xanadu Las Vegas this year may have seen a little film titled The Revenant place 1st in the "Best Feature Film 2009" during the closing ceremonies yesterday afternoon. Kerry Prior accepted the award as fans of the film and members of The Revenant team enthusiastically cheered the Director/Writer/Producer on. It's our first award, and we certainly don't aim to make it our only one!

The rest of the convention went well, with a Friday night premiere of the film in the "Pleasure Dome" room. Fans had a chance to chat with Chris Wylde before the show, handing out free autographed shirts and 8X10 photos. He was later joined by David Anders and the rest of The Revenant crew to attend the screening, which was met to a lot of enthusiastic fan response. We hope you got your photo op or autograph of the guys during the show!

It wasn't long before the rest of the show slowly became a sea of Bart and Joey heads on their T-Shirts as our merchandise swept through the crowd like a revenant infection of its own. Plenty of new fans and friends to talk to, and of course, our great award made the convention an experience to remember.

We'd like to thank Scott Anderson for allowing us to take part in his convention, Chris and David for their appearance and participation, our booth neighbor Nic Brown for being an all-around cool guy alongside Tucky Williams, the panel judges, and of course, you, our fans, for being such an important part of everything we do here. Hearing you guys cheer for our film, laugh during the funny parts, and gasp during the gross parts is an award in itself.

- The Revenant

First Look At Xanadu's Revenant Merchandise.

2009-04-15T15:48:00.000-07:00

Here it is: Our one of a kind collectible that will be found only at Xanadu Las Vegas.

The Revenant T-Shirts!

Your choice of Bart or Joey's head on front, with the distinctive "The Revenant" logo on back. If you've ever wanted to proudly sport the disembodied heads of the undead on your person, then this shirt was made just for you!

Swing by our booth for a chance to buy one of these ghoulish beauties. Supplies are limited (that's why they're called "collectible", you know).

- The Revenant

New Screening Time For The Revenant At Xanadu.

2009-04-15T15:28:00.000-07:00

PLEASE NOTE: THE SCREENING TIME FOR FRIDAY'S PERFORMANCE OF THE REVENANT AT XANADU LAS VEGAS HAS CHANGED.

Here are the new details:

The film will be screening at "The Pleasure Dome" at approximately 9 P.M.

Before the film, there will be a "Fashion-X" fashion show that will be starting at 7:30 P.M. - Visitors can expect plenty of hotness abound from the featured model, lots of partying and the expected good time.

Once the fashion show wraps, however, The Revenant will be screening right after at approximately 9 P.M. so for our fans wanting to attend this screening, it would be in your best interest to arrive early, catch a great show, then catch our great show.

Here is Friday's official Xanadu schedule for full details.

See you there!

- The Revenant

Revenant Merchandise At Xanadu.

2009-04-14T15:14:00.001-07:00

You can't have a horror film make an appearance at a sci-fi/fantasy/horror convention without offering some first run collectables, can you?

That's what we thought as well, so we are pleased to announce that we'll have a few small treats for our fans at Xanadu this upcoming weekend. We'll unveil what we'll have for the the very first official collector's items for The Revenant. Exclusive to Xanadu, and available nowhere else.

Can we offer a tease of what to expect? Perhaps later in the week, we'll post some images here, so keep an eye out here at the blog. With David and chris in attendance, who knows what sort of deal we'll offer?

(No, we won't be offering dates with the guys, sorry.)

- The Revenant

Revenant Production Update.

2009-04-08T13:15:00.000-07:00

With Xanadu coming up so quickly, the production is hard at work getting ready for the show. It's the usual show preparation: Getting the booth set up, press kits, freebies for the fans (yes, we're working on getting free swag ready for you guys), and David and Chris are still ready to make an appearance, sign autographs, and be rock stars in general.

The Revenant is set to show at Xanadu on Friday, April 17 at 11 P.M. - so keep your schedules open.

Production is still going steadily, and we get closer and closer to completion, with a few more small scenes being filmed, getting the soundtrack in place, and general edits and FX work. The cut shown at Xanadu will still be a "Work In Progress" cut. While the version shown will definitely be a viewable version e are continuing to work on polishing up the film and showing that work at future festivals.

We'll have some new artwork to show and another website revision to show off very soon. Thanks for sticking with us, and for your continued support.

- The Revenant

UPDATE: David Anders and Chris Wylde Attending Xanadu Las Vegas.

2009-04-02T13:47:00.000-07:00

In the most recent and up to date news, we are now pleased to announce that David Anders (Bart) and Chris Wylde (Joey) will be attending Xanadu Las Vegas to meet fans and sign autographs.

Further details, times and dates will be forthcoming, but we wanted to get this big news out there for fans wanting to meet the stars of The Revenant.

Keep checking back to our blogs, networking sites, and main site for more details.

- The Revenant

The New Website and More.

2009-04-02T13:04:00.000-07:00

We've been hard at work over here, and are pleased to announce the latest version of our official site. We've now broken the site into sections, released more technical info on the film, and even provided one of Joey's recipes bound to cure even the most heinous of hangovers.

You'll actually see this culinary concoction make its cinematic debut in the film in all of its sobriety inducing glory. We have to ask: Have any of you tried making this yet? If there's enough interest or creative enough attempts to create this meal (feel free to send us a video), we may have some fun with this down the line and offer a little something to one of the most creative presentation (Bonus points to those who go the "express" route and toss this one in the blender). So what are you waiting for? Get cooking!

We've also been keeping pretty busy on the film festival front. There's our Xanadu page, so you can get all of our information there for the festival. We are going to be part of another BIG film festival, but we can't talk about that yet. You'll just have to wait for the official announcement.

Please drop us a line to let us know how the new site is working for you, and as always, we look forward to hearing from our fans.

-The Revenant

Kerry's Birthday Today.

2009-03-25T12:28:00.000-07:00

Yes, everything you've heard is true.

Kerry Prior is celebrating his birthday today!

In addition to the usual office hijinks today, we'll be celebrating with our fearless leader to commemorate this momentous event.

Feel free to share your own well-wishings, and we'll pass them along to the birthday boy!

- The Revenant

Behind The Scenes.

2009-03-24T12:54:00.001-07:00

It's been a busy past week for the Revenant production team.

While we didn't update the video/photo journals last week, we have been hard at work updating the website. We plan to be launching the new site this week with new sections, information, photos and more.

Kerry also got a new interview from our friends over at Horror Yearbook. Check it out to see more behind both Kerry's work as well as the film.

The film is really starting to come together thanks to the power of editing and completed special effects. The film has been getting a lot of positive feedback as of its last pre-screening. For those interested in seeing how the film is coming along, and are in the Las Vegas area from April 17-19, we'll be showing an early premiere of the film at Xanadu Las Vegas on Saturday, April 18. As an extra treat, Chris Wylde (Joey) will tentatively be in attendance at the event on Friday, April 19. As we got closer to the date, we'll post the times for everything.

Things will only start to get busier from here, so check back with us, and we'll let you know once the revised site goes "live".

- The Revenant

The First Video Update.

2009-03-13T12:35:00.000-07:00

We're a little late this week posting up new images, but as the internet was running slow yesterday, it pushed a few things to the next day.

We are doing something new this week. Instead of posting new images, we're posting a "Behind the Scenes" video showing off some of the green screen work for the movie. While we're definitely not going to spoil the entire story for you, it does give an idea that something's going down.

We'll be posting new videos in the near future, and of course, we'll still have new behind the scenes images to show, so keep checking back with us!

Horror Fanatics Covers The Revenant.

2009-03-10T15:43:00.000-07:00

It seems that the hype for The Revenant is spreading as fast as your average undead infestation! We've also found another first look/coming soon blurb from Horror Fanatics. They even gave us an awesome front page nod, so check out their main page.

- The Revenant

The Revenant: The Official Movie Site

Arrow In The Head Covers The Revenant.

2009-03-09T15:02:00.000-07:00

It seems that we're getting out there. We discoveredthis article from a fanzine titledArrow in the Head. It's a cool little positive blurb, and we're glad to see fan enthusiasm growing for the film.

In more "close to home" news, Kerry tagged himself in a snowboarding accident a week or two back. While he's fine and still hard at work on post-production and doing some interviews, his leg did have to get stitches, and it's something of a gnarly cut. Who knows? Maybe we'll share a pic or two of Kerry's leg that would make even the most full-stomached revenant a little hungry.

Keep spreading the news about the film, and thanks again to everyone who has written us with a lot of great support.

New Photos And Updates.

2009-03-05T16:08:00.000-08:00

We've gotten this week's pictures up for our friends and fans to look through. We didn't post as many this time as we are preparing some exclusives for some interviews we have in the works, but we have a few behind the scenes pics to enjoy.

The usual haunts: Facebook, MySpace and Zombie Friends pages.

Keep in mind that these are all basically "behind the scenes" photos. Many of these pictures do not have the full color correction, FX work, microphones are in some scenes, well, you get the picture. We're still working!

We are proud of the cast and crew who contributed to the film, and we wanted to share that story. As for the finished pictures, keep an eye out for the interviews coming soon (but there are a few on Horroryearbook.Com), and when the film is completed.

We also have an ad banner floating around on Zombie Friends, so check it out next time you're browsing the legions of the undead.

-The Revenant

Bloody-Disgusting.Com Covers The Revenant.

2009-03-04T15:19:00.000-08:00

The Revenant gets some more coverage thanks to the good folks at Bloody-Disgusting.Com. They've posted a "first look" on the film.

We're getting out there, so feel free to check out the article.

We'll also be posting some new pictures this week of more behind the scenes happenings, so keep checking back with us in the next day or so.

- The Revenant

The Revenant: The Official Movie Site

Horror Yearbook Covers The Revenant.

2009-02-27T12:43:00.000-08:00

Our friends over at Horror Yearbook have posted an article with some exclusive coverage on The Revenant. They also have a handful of new shots, which quite frankly, look pretty badass.

Keep checking back with them for a set of upcoming Q & A sessions with the director of the film.

- The Revenant

The Revenant: The Official Movie Site

New Plot Synopsis and Photos.

2009-02-25T16:00:00.001-08:00

As usual, we have new photos up on the Facebook, MySpace and Zombie Friends pages. There are some good photos on there, so be sure to check them out!

Also, we have posted a synopsis of the film to give our fans a better idea of what to expect from the story:

"The only thing worse than having your best friend die....

Is having him come back."

The Revenant is a story about an ancient pestilence recurring to infect modern society.

In what was supposed to be a standard military drive through the desert, Officer First Class Bart Gregory finds himself killed in Middle East during a rescue attempt gone wrong. Although his body is returned to the United States, and his body is laid to a peaceful rest, Bart finds that his afterlife is anything but. But before the lid can be put on his tomb, Bart inexplicably awakens, confused, horrified-- a moldy, putrefying living corpse - A Revenant.

Bart desperately enlists the help of his best friend, Joey Leubner, in an attempt to ease Bart's newfound nausea and agony. When a panicked emergency room forces the confused corpse to flee, the two friends discover that there is only one cure for Bart's condition: Human blood.

Bart and Joey take matters into their own hands to keep Bart from decomposing, becoming "The Vigilante Gun-Slingers" in the process. The two anti-heroes sate both Bart's bloody urges to feed upon the living, and exact vengeance upon the criminal element to protect the innocent. However, it is only a matter of time before things begin to spiral out of control during their macabre crusade, and Bart will learn that he must eventually embrace the path of his own horrific destiny... all while cruising in a 1979 Camaro with a surfboard on the roof.

The Revenant is a horror/dark comedy film set to release in the Fall of 2009. The film stars David Anders, Chris Wylde, Louise Griffiths, and Jacy King.

Directed by Kerry Prior.

The production crew is still working hard on editing and SFX shots, and we're busy trying to get the word out on The Revenant. Keep checking back for more updates, as we have some big things in the works to share in the near future.

- The Revenant

New Photos Added!

2009-02-17T16:49:00.000-08:00

After a week's hiatus, we are back with new photo updates for The Revenant on our Facebook, MySpace and Zombie Friends pages.

We will continue to be adding more new content to all of our networking sites, as well as the main page. So keep checking back. We will be continuing to provide all of you more gory details on the film's progress.

- The Revenant

New Exclusive Photos Released On Our Social Networking Sites!

2009-02-06T13:59:00.000-08:00

It's what you've been waiting for: New, behind the scenes photos and film still of The Revenant!

Our Facebook, MySpace and Zombie Friends profile each have exclusive photos that you won't find on any of the other sites, so in order to see them all, we highly encourage you to join all of our networks to get the full story.

Each week, we'll be releasing 3-5 photos on our sites (as well as the main, official site after the revamp), so be sure to check back with us for more new information each week.

Note: There will be a one week break next week from photo posting, but unrest assured, it will be business as usual right after.

First Post For The New Blog.

2009-02-05T15:23:00.001-08:00

Welcome to the first official post of the new and improved blog for The Revenant. There was an older "official" blog floating around the internet, but we decided to update with all of the new information here.

So what is new for long-time Revenant fans? We have done a substantial update to the official site this past week. There is new information on the actors, some articles, links to all of our networking sites, and a few graphic updates here and there. There will be even more updates coming soon, and a better design interface, but we wanted to get all of the new information out there is an easy to follow format until our updated site arises from the grave to feed hungry fans with new and bloody information.

The film itself is currently in post-production. In other words, they are still fixing up all the shots, adding in special effects, and all of that other exciting film stuff. Actually shooting a movie is only about half the work. There's a whole new challenge in actually making it into the finished product you see on screen. We did an internal screening this week to check the proress, and there is plenty of guts, guns, gore, and dark humor abound.

As for our fans, both new and old, we want to hear what you think, and what you would like to see from our growing network. We're eager to get involved with the fans of the horror and undead community, so don't be shy, or let a mouth sewn shut stop you from speaking up to us. We've also joined Zombie Friends this past week, so feel free to friend us there, in addition to our MySpace and Facebook profiles.

That's all for this update, but keep checking back with us. The Revenant is set to release in Fall of 2009, so we'll continue to update more as that time comes.