Here’s the pitch. An elite prison guard gets assigned to the maximum security wing of a prison that incarcerates inmates of a supernatural nature. After a riot, the guard must buddy up with the baddest, most monstrous inmate in the wing. The film is called “SuperMax”, not to be confused with Super Max, where DC Comics Green Arrow must escape from a prison of superdudes.
Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson wrote the script and I have to admit, it’s a fine idea who’s time has come. Plenty of room for wack tonnes of awesome. Fangoria has an interview with the fellas. Let’s listen in.
Influenced by ’70s classics like THE FRENCH CONNECTION, MARATHON MAN, ALIEN and a whole lot of John Carpenter, the two writers are clear that they want SUPERMAX to be, above all, fun. “Dark, rich, cavernous, heartbreaking and relentless,” Nelson elaborates, and Rouse adds, “We were going for raw, rough and real. I hope the finished product will be a fast and fun ride, like the first season of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE when Mr. Edwards still had an edge to him. We’ll have to see where it ends up.”
Might be hard to screw an idea like this up. Rip right over to Fangoria for the full discussion. We’ll be watching this one closely. Via Empire.
