Movie Trailer: Sharlto Copley’s Directorial Debut Spoon
Prior to his breakout as an actor inDistrict 9,Sharlto Copleywas pursuing a career intended to be located behind the camera rather than in front of it. He worked behind the scenes onAlive in JoburgandDistrict 9(and directed himself as D9’s Wikusin a brief comedy piece) and has been working on his directorial debut for some time with co-director and production partnerSimon Hansen. CalledSpoon, the film is either complete or approaching completion, and there is a short teaser to announce the project to the public.
The teaser, viaTwitch, is all-too brief, but it is wonderful for focusing onRutger Hauer, who plays one of the film’s two primary characters.
Spoonis “a thriller with supernatural overtones about a man with a medical condition that causes him to black out during moments of extreme stress and leads him to make a remarkable discovery about himself.” It starsDarren Boyd(Green Wing,Smack the Pony) as main character Daniel Spoon, with Rutger Hauer as his father Victor.
There’s not enough here to get more than a vague impression of what the film might be like, but the immediate vibe that I pick up is second-stage Cronenberg — some of that is the TV set frame, but overall this reminds me ofScannersandVideodromemore than anything else. Copley, Hansen and Hauer are all enough to pique my interest, but if that first impression turns out to be correct then I’ll be thrilled. Regardless, Copley is an obvious talent, so there’s more than enough reason to watch out forSpoon.
The film’s official website is up and running, but there’s not much to see at the moment. Keep an eye onSpoonTheMovie.comfor future updates.
