House of the Dead 2 Writers Interview

HorrorMovies.ca sat down and did an exclusive interview with the writers of House of the Dead 2. I know you all loved House of the Dead, but shutup for a second. This is not a Uwe Boll film! They sat down with Michael Roesch and Peter Sheerer and asked some tough questions. Here is an excerpt.

We have a lot of questions to ask about this film but there is one that is burning a hole in my keyboard so I will start there.  House of the Dead (orginal) is known to have been panned by many critics.  I'm sure it's hard not to notice the reaction of horror fans all over regarding the first film. What do you feel you are bringing into this project that will coax the masses into giving it another try?

Peter: When we started to write the script for HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2, the first movie wasn’t released.  But even having no reaction from the public, nobody of the team was happy with the first movie. Not director Uwe Boll, or producer Mark Altman, or any other of the producers. So our plan was to stay more true to the game for the sequel.

Michael: We wanted to get back to the roots of the HOUSE OF THE DEAD franchise. The games are first person shooters, it is all about action. So we wanted to focus on the AMS team, on the anti zombie unit. It is a straight action horror movie.

Did you find the task of writing this film a difficult one knowing what you were up against?

Michael: No, we had a very clear idea in which direction the movie should go. And fortunately the producers and the studio shared this vision.

Peter: It was quite clear that this movie had to be different, so we were free to make a complete new approach and didn’t even have to stay with the characters from the previous script.

Uwe Boll has been slashed to ribbons over House of the Dead. Do you feel that Michael Hurst helming the sequel worked out well?

Peter: Mike was a great choice. He is an enthuiastic director and a horror fan at heart. We´ve not seen the complete movie yet, but what we saw had a more appealing look.

Michael: It is also an advantage that HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 stays more true to the game series.