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EXTRAS NEWS
Californication
homegrown
hits at xmas
The Dark Horse and WhatWe Do in the
Shadows due on DVD in time for Christmas.
Although they couldn’t be more different – a horror
mockumentary and an inspiring true story – both movies
have received acclaim at overseas film festivals and
have been box office hits on their home turf.
The Dark Horse, which has taken almost $1.9
million at the cinema, was written and directed by
James Napier Robertson, and is based on the true story
of Kiwi speed chess champion Genesis Potini. Cliff Curtis
plays the inspirational chess master and James
Rolleston (Boy) his nephew. It is set to be released
on DVD on December 10.
The makers of What We Do in the Shadows
were being more coy about their home
entertainment release plans, but told STACK
that it would be out before Christmas.
The hilarious vampire flick was co-written
and directed byTaikaWaititi ( Boy) and his old
Flight of the Conchords ’ pal Jemaine Clement,
and has taken more than $2.5 million at the box
office, making it one of the top 10 grossing NZ
films of all time. What We Do in the Shadows
offers a fly-on-the-wall portrait of three vampires,
Viago (Waititi), Vladislav (Clement) and Deacon
(Jonathan Brugh), who share a flat inWellington.
The Dark Horse
WhatWe Do in
the Shadows
ROGUE GOES TEMPLAR
A ccording to Ubisoft, fans of its Assassin’s
Creed franchise have petitioned long and hard
for the opportunity to play as a Templar. Well,
this month they will finally get a chance. “Our fans
have been expecting to experience the “other side”
for quite a long time -- as early as AC1 and AC2,”
reveals producer on Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, Ivan
Balabanov. “During our early discussions on the
concept of Rogue, we decided that we have the
perfect opportunity to close off the North American
Trilogy. Rogue takes place after Black Flag and before
ACIII. In Black Flag, we see the star of the Assassin
brotherhood in the NewWorld on the rise. In ACIII,
the Brotherhood is completely broken, and Connor
needs to rebuild it. With Rogue, and its Templar
protagonist, we’ll explain what happened between
these two periods.” You can read all about
Assassin’s Creed: Rogue in this issue on page 46,
and play it on November 13.