After directing Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn had Hollywood waiting with baited breath for his next project. Rather than attach himself to some generic big-name studio property, Gunn stayed true to his genre roots and dug up an old screenplay for The Belko Experiment. He even managed to get the project off the ground without having to direct it, instead leaving the film in the capable hands of Greg McLean (Wolf Creek).
So really, we have Marvel to thank for this thrilling splatterfest, which I had an absolute blast with when I caught it in the Midnight Madness lineup at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was acquired there by Jason Blum's BH Tilt label following an enthusiastic response from gorehounds.
John Gallagher Jr. plays one of the heroes, but I don't want to spoil anything beyond that, so I'll just say it's about an American corporate office in Colombia that finds itself playing the ultimate game of Survivor. The Belko Experiment opens on March 17. Watch the trailer and consider yourselves warned.
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