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DYLAN DOG - The movie

Brandon Routh plays Dylan DogAfter the invasion of American comic book characters into the cinema, finally it was the turn of Dylan Dog one of the most loved comics characters in Italy created by Tiziano Sclavi in ​​1986 for Sergio Bonelli Editore, which has now become a cult phenomenon among fans of the horror and supernatural genre, so much so that it has sold over 56 million copies. 'investigating the nightmare we find Brandon Routh (none other than the actor of Superman Returns), who plays an ironic and at the same time cheeky Dylan Dog. After losing the woman of his life and having faced hundreds of cases related to monsters and paranormal phenomena, our hero decides to rest and retire. Despite himself he will be forced to return to work in order to encode the writing of an ancient artifact, which could lead to the destruction of mankind.
Elizabeth played by Anita Briem - Dylan Dog the filmThe film tells of Elizabeth (played by Anita Briem), a fascinated and mysterious woman who asks Dylan Dog to investigate the cruel murder of her father. Arriving at the crime scene, Dylan notices the presence of werewolf hair and realizes that the matter concerns the awakening of monstrous creatures. Dylan Dog absolutely does not want to address the problem, but when Marcus (played by Sam Huntington) after being killed, reappears as a zombie, he is forced to find a solution.
Dylan consults his friend Gabriel (the actor is Peter Stormare) leader of the Werewolves, who however invites him not to interfere in the matter. of Vampires, who sends him a gang of bloodthirsty thugs to make him desist from his investigation. In fact, Dylan Dog has smelled a diabolical plan by Vargas, who intends to make the earth dominate by the Vampires.
So Dylan Dog, Marcus and Elizabeth must find the ancient artifact before the balance between the world of the zombies and that of the living is altered, as the souls of hell could invade the earth.

Dylan Dog and Marcus - the movie Dylan DogThe adventures of Dylan Dog take place in the gloomy London of today and the comics are successful both in our country and in other parts of Europe, especially thanks to the original and bizarre stories of Tiziano Sclavi. The film is a tribute to the celebration of 25 years since its first appearance on Italian newsstands, a milestone that only the greatest and most famous characters in comics have boasted.
The success of Dylan Dog probably stems from the intrinsic metaphor of the stories about the evils of our own society, where a monster can be hidden in each of us and in our little obsessions of every day. The vampires, werewolves and ghosts that populate Dylan Don's stories lurk among ordinary people, who may work at night or whom we completely ignore. They are the creatures of the night who live and work near us and who in most cases leave us alone. But then, from time to time, they break their laws and those of society, and even kill each other, as well as killing unwary and unfortunate civilis .
Dylan Dog is the only `` Nightmare Investigator '' in the world, on his business card it is clearly written `` No heartbeat, no problem ''. He has the prowess of Indiana Jones and the brainpower of Ben Cates - Dylan goes where the living would never dare to go ready to face friends and foes. The more he learns about the secrets of hell and the deadly rivalries that arise there, the more Dylan is convinced that, like any normal person, the less he has to do with the undead world and its myriad of problems, the better. . But there is always someone or something that drags him back into that reality that so fascinates him, into the dark world of the undead. Dylan's adventures have always winked at traditional horror elements, offering numerous `` attributes '' to classic monsters (such as Frankenstein, Wolf Man, Dracula, just to name a few), but they also question the condition Human; often, in fact, Dylan is dropped into situations that point the finger at the real monster: humanity.

The producers of the film faced the problem of adapting the character, even to the tastes of the American public, since this comic is not yet known in the United States. The project began in 1998, when the screenwriters Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, understood the incredible narrative potential of those stories from a cinematographic point of view, which merges different genres and contextualizes them in a universe similar and parallel to ours.

Dylan Dog and Marcus - the movie Dylan DogDirector Kevin Munroe (the one who directed TMNT - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) had never read a Dylan Dog comic, as there are no English translations, so he overheard it when he was developing another project at the publisher. of another comic. After ten years he had the proposal from Platinum Studios and Hyde Park Entertainment to read the screenplay of the film and he was immediately conquered, precisely for the skilful mix of styles and genres. A choice that has characterized Kevin Munroe's direction and special effects is to use makeup on the actors, rather than reconstruct characters on the computer. In this he manages to convey a more truthful connection between the world of zombies and that of human beings and to know how to tell it with spectacular and engaging images. In addition, Kevin Munroe prefers direct collaboration with the actors and their interpretation, natural and spontaneous.

In order to transport Dylan Don's London into an American context, the choice of the city fell on New Orleans, because it has a long and legendary history with respect to the world of the undead and the supernatural. The production took a long time to search for locations around New Orleans, to make this city one of the characters in the film. The production used numerous sites: the historic Saenger Theater (severely damaged during Hurricane Katrina), Ninth Ward Wharf, Canal and Bourbon Street, the Garden District, the new Louisiana Film Studios, the New Orleans Athletic Club, several cemeteries. , the Latter Memorial Library and the old Thalia Street Power Station.

Dylan Dog the movieFans of Dylan Dog will surely have turned up their noses to see that the film was not played by Rupert Everet (former interpreter of the novel by Sclavi DellaMorte DellAmore), who contributed a lot to the characterization of his face by the designers, however Brandon Routh manages to capture all the personality of Dylan Dog, able to convey all his passion for the world of the living and the world of the dead. Brandon Routh understands that the secret of playing Dylan Dog is being able to see his opposite sides. When in difficult situations he puts on his nerve, but when we see him in normal situations, when there is no one trying to shoot at him, or he is not pursuing a vampire, he is more relaxed and possesses also a rather emotional side.

Here are some curiosities about Dylan Dog: Dylan Dog only wears a red shirt, black jacket, jeans, clothes he wore on his last date with his beloved Lillie before she was killed. He lives in London at 7 Craven Road. Tribute to Wes Craven writer and director of the NIGHTMARE series. The doorbell of the house emits an inhuman scream. Dylan is 1,85 tall, has blue eyes and black hair. After a past as an alcoholic, he is a teetotaler and a vegetarian. The typical expression of the Nightmare Investigator is "Judas Dancer". Dylan has a kind of foreboding ability that he likes to call "fifth and a half sense". On his desk you often see a cup of Scotland Yard, of he was an agent for before becoming the Nightmare Investigator. A poster of the Rocky Horror Picture Show hangs on a wall of his studio.Dylan in his spare time dedicates himself to the construction of a galleon that seems to never end. The beetle he drives is the reward of his first solved case and is registered DYD 666.
Another passion of Dylan is the clarinet, which plays badly. His best friend and assistant is Groucho, so called because he lost his memory while playing the comedian Groucho Marx and therefore inherited his name. Besides Groucho, other allies of Dylan Dog are Inspector Bloch, Lord HG Wells and Mrs. Trelkovski. Cagliostro is the sorcerer cat protagonist of some of his adventures Botolo is a stray dog ​​that Dylan saves from a dog catcher who often will save his life. Dylan doesn't like many aspects of modern life, cell phones for example. He prefers reading and music, he listens from classical to heavy metal. He keeps a diary which he writes with quill and inkwell. Dylan is not interested in money, so he is always on the bill. His pistol is a Bodeo 1889.

The poster Dylan Dog the film
Original title: 
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Country: 
USA
Year: 
2010
Gender: 
Horror, comic
Duration: 
120 '
Directed by: 
Kevin Munroe
Official site: 
Production: 
Hyde Park Films, Platinum Studios
Distribution: 
Moviemax
Exit date: 
16 March 2011
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