Studio:
Unknown.
Production Company:
Mr. Black Productions.
Project Phase: In the Can.
Who's In It:
Edward Schofield (Ellis Gladson); Douglas Langdale (Agent Fulmer); John Frederick Jones
(Elmer Hudson); Jill McClean (Annie).
Who's Making It:
Doug TenNapel (Director, Screenwriter); Jay Holben, Mark Russell (Producers);
Jay Holben (Director of Photography); Terry Taylor (Musical Score).
Premise: A story of "young artist meets urban legend," set in West Virginia.
Release Date: Mid-1999.
Comments: Best known for creating the video game and cartoon character Earthworm Jim, and the video game The Neverhood, Doug TenNapel takes on his first feature film, based on reported sightings in West Virginia of a large humanoid creature with wings. Not to be confused with another project based on John Keel's book, The Mothman Prophecies.
Rumors: Unknown.
Scoop Feedback:
[Page draft submitted by 'Widgett', formerly known as 'Larvaeman'.]
October 8, 1998... Principal photography on this film wrapped last December, and the finished product was projected to be ready on 5 October. It was filmed on location in West Virginia and southern California. It had a budget of $60K and is slated to hit the film festival circuit. This film began as an idea had while TenNapel was working on an illustration of the Mothman for a book of urban legends. For a fascinating report on how they made the film they wanted despite hurdles ranging from financial woes to men with assault rifles, check out the sites listed below. [Reported by 'Widgett', who read every Daniel Cohen book in print when he was eight years old.]
The Tagline:
"Creating a Legend is Dangerous Business."
Official Web Site:
Cinematographer Jay Holben's Mothman Site