The Butcher Brothers are currently hard at work on The Thompsons - the sequel to their cult hit The Hamiltons - and we've got the first stills from the shoot. The image in the gallery below is from the press kit while the one to the left is exclusive to ScreenAnarchy. Here's the official word:
Film Harvest, Snowfort Pictures and The Butcher Brothers are pleased to announce that production has begun on THE THOMPSONS, an action fueled sequel to the 2006 After Dark / Lionsgate vampire film THE HAMILTONS.
The Butcher Brothers burst onto the genre scene with the original film that reinvented vampire lore by placing a family of orphaned bloodsuckers in the middle of suburbia. The film was released theatrically in the U.S. as part of the original "After Dark: 8 Films To Die For" series and went on to be released in over 23 countries around the world. The Butcher Brothers will be directing the sequel which amps up the on-screen action and carnage.
In the sequel, a bloodbath at a gas station in the desert puts the family on the run, eventually seeing them resurface in the U.K. under a new identity as "The Thompsons." Desperate for protection in this unfamiliar country, the Thompsons seek out the help of a shadowy underground rumored to be sympathetic to vampires.
The original cast are reprising their roles, with Cory Knauf, Samuel Childs, Mackenzie Firgens and Joseph McKelheer being joined by newcomer Ryan Hartwig as the youngest sibling "Lenny." The film is being produced by Film Harvest's Eben Kostbar and Joe McKelheer (FREE SAMPLES, HAMILL) and Snowfort Pictures' Travis Stevens (A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE). The script was written by The Butcher Brothers and Cory Knauf.
Pierre David's Imagination Worldwide is currently selling the film at EFM with deals completed for the UK, Australia, Benelux, Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Scandinavia, South Africa and Thailand. Production is expected to be completed in the late spring.