Hostel: welcome to hell
If you are a fan of horror films and hemoglobin, you are necessarily familiar with the saga Hostel imagined by Eli Roth and launched in 2006, which has three components.
The first film follows two American students, Paxton and Josh, who travel through Europe with their Icelandic friend Óli. They arrive in Slovakia after being lured by stories of “easy girls” in a hostel. What they discover, however, is a criminal organization that kidnaps tourists to torture and kill them for entertainment purposes for the rich. The film is best known for its scenes of graphic violence and intense torture, and sets a new standard in the “torture porn” genre. When it was released, it was banned for children under 16 with a warning for “numerous images of great violence”.
The first movie Hostel it was a commercial, money-making success over 80 million dollars worldwide for a production budget of just $4.8 million. The two sequels performed less well, but satisfied fans of the genre.
A series is in preparation
Thirteen years after the release of the third film (direct to video), the saga Hostel is preparing to make his return. But not at the cinema. In fact, The Hollywood journalist announces that a series is currently in development. We thus learn that actor Paul Giamatti recently signed an agreement to star in the project, with the return of Eli Roth, Chris Briggs and Mike Fleiss, emblematic figures of the franchise. This series is developed by Fifth Season, the studio behind the series Separation broadcast on Apple TV+.
Series Hostel is described as a “modern adaptation” and a “sophisticated thriller” that will reinvent the horror series launched in 2006. Eli Roth and Chris Briggs, who were the main architects of the original films, are attached to write the screenplay, and Roth plans to direct some episodes. Along with Fleiss, they will also serve as executive producers on the series.
No release date has been revealed yet.
Source: Cine Serie
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