See Five Photos From Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’
Kevin Smith’s latest film,Tusk, premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend. That means we’ll finally get word of exactly how far Smith pushed the envelope in his new horror film, which starsMichael Parksas a man trying to turn another (Justin Long) into a walrus.Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguezand maybe evenJohnny Deppco-star as people looking for Long’s character.
We’ve seena disturbing teaser trailerfrom the film and now, five new stills have been released. Everyone above (minus Depp) is represented and yes, they’re very creepy. Check out the newTuskphotos below.
Thanks to theTIFF websitefor the new Tusk photos.
New Tusk Photos
And here’s their official description of the film:
In the twenty years since his influential debut feature,Clerks, Kevin Smith has established himself as a singular voice in the American indie landscape with his wry observations of disaffected youth culture. With his 2011 horror film,Red State, and his new film,Tusk, Smith reinvents himself by bringing his comedic chops to a new, disturbing milieu.
Wallace (Justin Long) co-hosts a popular podcast with his pal Teddy (Haley Joel Osment), focusing on cruel, mocking cringe humour as part of their mission to keep it “real and raunchy.” After his trip to Winnipeg to interview the “Kill BillKid” — a teen whose unfortunate samurai-sword video has gone viral — comes up empty, Wallace decides to make the trip worth his while and find a good story north of the forty-ninth parallel. A handwritten flyer he finds in a bar bathroom leads him to a grizzled old swab (Michael Parks) full of tall tales to share from his life of adventure at sea — and this is where Wallace’s voyage to the Great White North descends into straight-up madness.
Smith has always been an expert at easy banter and snappy jokes, but withTuskhe brings his distinctive sensibility to a whole new dimension of terror and the bizarre.
Be warned: even as it deftly delivers on its outlandish and outrageous concept, the film is alsoaboothow Americans view Canada — so check your patriotic fervour at the door and prepare for a barrage of Canuck jokes and a steaming-hot double-double of strange.
We’ll have word onTusklater this week and our own take later this month whenTuskhits Fantastic Fest. What do you think of the photos?
