"THE WICKED is about a war between the descendants of the Knights Templar and a Satanic cult—but of course there is more to it than that," Ciavarello tells us. "What the movie has to say will hopefully be equally interesting. I don’t want to give too much away, but there is an interesting take, or should I say commentary, on this whole ‘indecency’ problem that is happening with the government."
"Christian fanatics in power can be extremely dangerous, especially to those who oppose their views. In my script, the Templars have achieved that power in the government, but they take it a step further. They try to silence another group of religious extremists—Satanists. I believe it’s an interesting and entertaining commentary when we see that it takes one group of extremists to silence the other."
"Now picture the kind of violence that will hit the screen!" Ciavarello continues. "Unlike HARDCORE POISONED EYES, this tale will be more visceral. Luckily, we have Vincent [ROTTWEILER] Guastini in charge of special effects."