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Latest Naschy News
On
June 6th, the International Film Festival of Alicante will present
Paul Naschy with an honorary award for his film career, and on June
8th an award for his work in European Cinema. In conjunction with
this will be a showing of EL CAMINANTE/THE TRAVELER, EL HUERTO DEL
FRANCES/THE FRENCHMAN'S GARDEN and LOS OJOS AZULES DE LA MUÑECA
ROTA/BLUE EYES OF THE BROKEN DOLL. A new book, SPANISH HORROR,
will premiere at this festival. The book, which covers the Spanish
horror film throughout the decades, is written by Victor Matellano,
with an introduction by Christopher Lee and a preface by Paul Naschy! 
Spanish Horror author Victor
Matellano and film legend Paul Naschy
Meanwhile,
the Naschy biography by Angel Angulo mentioned here before is
nearing completion. It will contain almost 1,000 pages and 800
illustrations! And, the Spanish publication/publisher Sci-Fi World
will be publishing an Alaric de Marnac graphic novel, written by
Naschy and illustrated by Javier Trujillo. Also in development in
Spain: Waldemar Daninsky and Alaric de Marnac scale models! 
Japanese Book on
Naschy; Naschy wins Rondo Monster Kid Hall of Fame Award.... 
March
23rd saw the publication in Japan of the above book. Most of the
text is by Yoshikazu Ito, with some assistance by Daniel Aguilar,
and an introduction by Naschy, who relates his fascination and experience
with Japan. Black-and-white illustrations, 318 pages. The
coveted Rondo Awards, voted on by fans of classic horror, honored
Paul Naschy with the Monster Kid Hall of Fame Award. This
award is given to people who have made major contributions to the
world of classic horror. With Naschy's dedication to the Universal
mythos and his modern take on it in countless films, mixed in with
personal passions, Naschy is a most worthy recipient of this
award. Congratulations, Estimado Senor Naschy! Meanwhile,
the finishing touches are being put on EMPUSA. Hopefully we
will see the film released this year. Naschy's newest project will
be CROTÓN EL GRANDE, which promises to be another important film
from the master, just as ROJO SANGRE was. A cinema school in Cuba
has invited Naschy to participate in its film seminars and
conferences. More on this as we get further news. And
that's not all! Naschy is writing a novel about one of his
main cinematic characters--Alaric de Marnac. A new Naschy biography
is being finished by Angel Angulo. And there are two film
project in the works with China!
WALDEMAR DANINSKY
WEREWOLF
GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES COMES
TO THE USA... 
First
published in Spain, the highly regarded series of graphic novels
written by Paul Naschy and based on his Waldemar Daninsky character
and illustrated by Javier Trujillo, will be published in the U.S. by
Fangoria Graphix in both English and Spanish editions.
NEW NASCHY Book --
CUANDO LAS LUCES SE APAGAN 
We'll
have more to say about this book when we get our hands on it.
Released in Spain, the book is an updated version of Naschy's
MEMOIRS OF A WOLFMAN. The English translation of the title is WHEN
THE LIGHTS GO OUT. Meanwhile,
another book is being prepared by the Spanish publication SciFi
World that promises to be the most comprehensive and deluxe volume
on Naschy yet with over 600 photos from Naschy's own files, and
filled with anecdotes from the man himself. The author is Angel
Agudo. Angel Gomez Rivero will be supplying a thorough filmography,
with reviews.
NEW NASCHY WEBSITE
NaschyArt.com A
new Naschy website, NaschyArt.com, premiered on Thursday, December
11th, 2008. The Spanish website, which also has English text, will
present news and artwork about the combined talents of Paul Naschy,
cinema's legendary master of fantastique, and Javier Trujillo, the
superb illustrator who has already worked on two Naschy graphic
novel projects--EL RETORNO DEL HOMBRO LOBO/THE RETURN OF THE
WEREWOLF and the first part of LA BESTIA Y LA ESPADA MAGICA/THE
BEAST AND THE MAGIC SWORD. Signed prints will be available through
the website's store soon. So check out-- NASCHYART.COM
PHOTOS FROM
LA HERENCIA VALDEMAR 
FILM UPDATES Filming
of
LA HERENCIA VALDEMAR was completed in October, with the budget
reaching 16 million euros. Postproduction is going to take up
most of next year on the film and should advance the budget up to 20
million euros, a considerable expenditure for a Spanish film.
Naschy's wife, Elivra, and his oldest son, Bruno, have cameos in the
film. 
In
November, Naschy begins work on O APOSTOLO/THE APOSTLE, a
stop-motion film, similar to Tim Burton's CORPSE BRIDE. Naschy will
play the role of a sinister priest. Appearing as puppet-like figures
along with Naschy with be such renowned actors as Luis Tosar,
Geraldine Chaplin, and Jorge Sanz. Click here
to take you to the film's website. Naschy's
EMPUSA is currently in post-production. Music for the film is being
composed by Enrik Garcia, with the group DARK MOOR contributing a
song. CROTÓN EL GRANDE, a new film for the same producer of EMPUSA,
is in the works for April of next year. A
busy time for Paul Naschy!
Our
congratulations to Sergio Molina, son of Paul Naschy, who recently
got married. Here is the wedding photo: 
Pictured
above: Sergio and his lovely wife Vanesa in the middle, flanked by
Sergio's mom, Elvira, and dad, Paul Naschy.
BCI releases a
widescreen
COUNT DRACULA'S GREAT LOVE 
Released
under the title CEMETERY GIRLS in BCI's Exploitation Cinema series
and doubled with VAMPIRE HOOKERS, this is the first widescreen
version available on DVD. Color fluctuates in some scenes, but
overall the quality is quite good and the best we have ever seen.
Screen captures from the DVD below: 
The
DVD is available from Amazon.com for $11.99. Click
here to order.
The Paul Naschy
Graphic Novels of
Terror Collection!!!
Premiering
in October in Spain will be the first issue of a new comic book
series--Colección Paul Naschy de Novelas Gráficas de Terror (The
Paul Naschy Graphic Novels of Terror Collection). The issue will
contain part one of a two part adaptation of THE BEAST AND THE MAGIC
SWORD. Following that, plans are for a new Paul Naschy story and
then adaptations of HUMAN BEASTS and INQUISITION! The artist is
Javier Trujillo, and the comic will be published by Dolmen. We are
currently seeking a comic book publisher in the United States who
can print these for the English-speaking market here. More
samples of Trujillo's artwork can be found on our Naschy
message board.
THE WALDEMAR
INHERITENCE
1st Update Filming of
LA HERENCIA VALDEMAR moves to Basque country and Leon, to proceed
later on to Madrid and other locations. A month's worth of
filming has already been done in Comillas, in such spots as the Casa
del Duque:  ...
the Palacio de Sobrellano: 
...
the Cemetery at Comillas: 
...
and Gaudi's Capricho: 
The
shot is now scheduled for 18 to 20 weeks, and the film will be a
two-parter. Budget is currently 14 million euros, but that is likely
to increase. Paul Naschy
plays the pivotal role of Jervas. Other well-known actors in the
production include Jaenada, Silvia Abascal, Rodolfo Sancho and Eusebio
Poncela. The scope and
expenditure of this production may be the greatest for any Spanish
film. It's a thrill that Spain's legend of fantastique cinema is
taking part in this production. All Naschy fans are eager to see the
result! THE
WALDEMAR INHERITENCE
A HERENCIA WALDEMAR is the
Spanish title. The big news is that this is going to be the next
Paul Naschy film. Naschy starts work on the project on May 28. It
doesn't appear to be a Waldemar Daninsky film, however; rather based
on or inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Naschy's character is
Jervas. The shoot is scheduled for 17 weeks, a considerable length
of time for a horror film, and is being produced by ORIGEN P.C and
LAS CRUZADAS ENTERTAINMENT, who were involved with the mammath
productions of KINGDOM OF HEAVEN and CAPTAIN ALATRISTE. Filming will
take place in Cantabria and Madrid.
This looks to be a significant film in the Paul Naschy filmography,
perhaps his most prestigious ever!
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EMPUSA NEARS
RELEASE Paul
Naschy's EMPUSA is in the final stages of post-production and should
be ready in September!
Check our EMPUSA
blog for more information on this film.
Coming in September
A new Waldemar Daninsky Graphic Comic:
LA BESTIA Y LA ESPADA MAGICA
(The Beast and the Magic
Sword)
Above
are two panels from the forthcoming Waldemar Daninsky Graphic Comic,
LA BESTIA Y LA ESPADA MAGICA, from writer Paul Naschy and artist Javier Trujillo.
This is the follow-up to the successful EL RETORNO DEL HOMBRE LOBO
comic that was also the collaboration of Naschy and Trujillo. Naschy
has slightly changed the story by having Kian, the Japanese samurai
that Daninsky meets in Japan, be its first person narrator. "I
have focused the story this way," said Naschy, "because I
believe it confers more drama and mystery." Expect a September
release in Spain.
Carlos Aured 1937-2008 Spanish
director Carlos Aured, who directed Paul Naschy in four classic
euro-horror films, including HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB and THE
MUMMY'S REVENGE, died on Sunday from a heart attack. A shaken Paul
Naschy, remembers their work together and Aured the man: "Thank
you, Carlos, from all those who knew you, and rest in peace."
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PAUL NASCHY AND CHRISTOPHER LEE
TOGETHER IN A FILM?
The big news of the year is that
Christopher Lee may join Paul Naschy in Naschy's forthcoming in MI
PERRO AQUILES, which would give Lee the opportunity to play Don
Quixote and appear alongside the Spanish film legend for the first
time. I don't know if contracts have been signed yet, but the film
appears to be "a go" later this year, from a script by Naschy. Stay
tuned for more information!
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TWO NASCHY DVDs FORTHCOMING IN SPAIN
Naschy's LA NOCHE DEL EJECUTOR
(1993), which was his last directorial effort prior to this year's
EMPUSA, and Javier Aguirre's EL ASESINO ESTA ENTRE LOS TRECE (1973),
a curious Spanish giallo, with Patty Shepard, Simon Andreu, Jack
Taylor and Naschy (in a smaller role than usual), will be out soon
as DVDs in Spain. No English language or subtitle options,
unfortunately.
NASCHY AT
Expocomic Here
are more photos from the presentation of the Waldemar Daninsky comic
at FNAC in Valencia. Thank you, Ruben and Elena, picture below
with Naschy! (Ruben
has a blog of interest to Naschy fans: http://unfandepaulnaschy.blogcindario.com
)
THE WALDEMAR DANINSKY COMIC WINS!
The Waldemar Daninsky comic has won
the EXPO Comic Award for Best Spanish Comic of 2007. Congratulations
to artist Javier Trujillo and Paul Naschy on this notable
achievement. See below for the results:
EXPOComic2007
NASCHY AT FNAC Spanish
Naschy fan Vicente Dasi Lopez took photos of Paul's appearance at
Fnac, in Valencia, where the Waldemar Daninsky comic book was
presented. Below are three photos from the event. That's Vicente
with Paul in the third photo. Muchas gracias, Vicente!
 Below
is a great shot of the Waldemar Daninsky resin model sculpted by Javier
Orrego a few years ago and in Vicente's collection.
ESTEPONA, NASCHY
COMIC AND JAPANESE NASCHY BOOK The
Mark of Naschy has received word that the next Estepona film
festival (that's the horror/fantasy festival created by Paul Naschy)
will honor Christopher Lee and Stuart Gordon. Lee will receive
the Golden Unicorn Award for his career in fantastique, while Gordon
will be getting the Waldemar Daninsky Award for his notable genre
work. Meanwhile,
the Waldemar Daninsky comic book that we have been previewing here
will be finally published in October, in time for the film festivals
at Estepona and Sitges. Naschy
will be heading to Barcelona to appear in the TV series PRIMAL FEAR.
No word yet on the extent of his involvement. And.... Japan
will publish a major book on the films of Paul Naschy. The work of Yoshikazu
Ito and Daniel Aguilar, the book will contain illustrations, photos,
poster artwork, etc, and promises to be a comprehensive review of
the life and career of the Spanish horror legend.
EMPUSA
Poster art by Javier Trujillo
According
to a press release from the production company, Artistic, P.C.,
Carlos Aured has bowed out of directing the new Naschy film. The
replacement director is none other than Naschy himself, who started
his new assignment already two weeks ago. Five more weeks of
filming remain. The last film helmed by Naschy was LA NOCHE DE
EJECUTOR in 1992. Naschy has directed some of his best work,
including EL RETORNO DEL HOMBRE LOBO (THE NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF), EL
HUERTO DEL FRANCES, EL CAMINANTE and EL AULLIDO DEL DIABLO (HOWL OF
THE DEVIL), so the film is assuredly in good hands. The
cast includes Naschy, Saturnino Garcia, Antonio Mayans, Laura de Pedro, Paco Racionero, Cristina Carrión, Maria Jesus Solina, Marco
Sanz, and Alfonso Dorbe. EMPUSA
is a supernatural story of seamen, fishermen,
ships, and a seagull who happens to be a vampire/witch woman.
"I sincerely believe that this is the best script I have
written in my career," states Naschy. Filming started on April 16. The picture
is being shot in the coastal towns of Benidorm, Valencia and Alicante. THE
MARK OF NASCHY will be offering the latest information on this
thrilling project--and, hopefully in the near future, photos too! More
information about this film is available online from a
Mike Hodges article at Fangoria's website. PHOTOS
FROM THE PRODUCTION:
THE VAMPYRE EMERGES
THE VAMPYRE, a
short film directed by Alejandro Ballesteros and Antonio Curado,
based upon the classic John Polidori work, and starring Paul Naschy,
will have its premiere on Friday 22th, at the University of Castilla
la Mancha, in Toledo, 19:00, Cobertizo San Pedro Martir. A DVD
of the short film, with a "Making of" featurette, story
boards, photos, promotion material is currently being prepared.
English subtitles will be included. More information as we receive
it.
More from
WALDEMAR
DANINSKY
GRAPHIC COMIC Here
are four more pages from the upcoming comic drawn by Javier
Trujillo. The project should be finished soon, with eventual sales
to other parts of the world outside of Spain. Next in line: a
graphic novel version of Naschy's werewolf epic, THE BEAST AND THE
MAGIC SWORD!
The Alaric de
Marnac Award
The
prestigious Sitges Film Festival will be giving out the "Alaric
de Marnac Award" to the best short film presented at its
competition.
Here's the bust, sculpted by José Orrego:
Congratulations
to Paul Naschy on this great honor for him and his memorable
character!
Paul Naschy as Lord
Ruthven in
John Polidori's The Vampire Paul
Naschy will be interpreting the role of Lord Ruthven, the original
vampire lord, in Antonio Curado and Alejandro Ballesteros' short
film, "The Vampire". A blog devoted to the film is online here.
 Meanwhile
a major interview with Naschy is online at SciFi.es
It's in a PDF file and in Spanish, but worth viewing even
if you don't understand the language.
Midnight Marquee Press has
reprinted Paul Naschy's excellent autobiography, MEMOIRS OF A WOLFMAN. The first
printing is out-of-print and almost impossible to get through
various channels. Contact Midnight
Marquee Press to order!
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