Anthony DiBlasi’s new film is a reinterpretation of 2014’s Last Shift.
In the horror movieMalum, a young cop is assaulted by supernatural forces while manning an about-to-be-abandoned police station.
“She’s working the last shift of this decommissioned station to uncover this mystery.
Jessica Sula in ‘Malum’.Welcome Villain
But, unbeknownst to her, her family’s tied to this malicious cult.
And high jinks ensue!”
“We went with the reimagining because Scott and I didLast Shifton a very limited budget.
Jessica Sula in ‘Malum’.Welcome Villain
What did Victoria think when she heard DiBlasi was thinking about remakingLast Shift?
“I was like,what?”
the actress says with a laugh.
‘Malum’ director Anthony DiBlasi and actress Natalie Victoria.Photo courtesy of Anthony DiBlasio and Natalie Victoria
And, wow, what a challenge.
“I went there several times during the scout; I was always getting lost.
The upper floors are where they house the inmates, and they design those floors like a maze.
So that was challenging.”
“It had this beautiful architecture that harkened back to like the 1940s, 1950s,” says Victoria.
There was definitely a hallway that none of the actors would go down.”
DiBlasi reveals that he and co-writer Poiley have thoughts about a possible sequel toMalum.
But would the director consider remakingLast Shiftagain further down the track?
Malumhits theaters March 31.
Watch the film’s trailer below.
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