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22 January 2009 10:11 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

One of the positives of Vacancy 2: The First Cut is that its existence suggests that the efficiently scary original, a box-office disappointment in theaters, found a wider audience on video—enough to encourage the production of this Sony Pictures direct-to-disc follow-up. Another is that as DVD sequels go, this one doesn’t shame its predecessor.

It no doubt helped that producer Hal Lieberman and scripter Mark L. Smith both returned for the second round (while foreign import Nimrod Antal was replaced by domestic indie-film stalwart Eric Bross as director). This is another in the reductive trend of prequels that attempt to explain just why their murderers do what they do, but for the first 20 minutes, Smith seems to be onto something as he traces the evolution of his villains from voyeuristic pornographers to snuff purveyors. Gordon (David Moscow, the boy who became Tom Hanks in Big, now grown up and styled—intentionally, »

9 January 2009 11:07 AM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »

If you click on over to Bdtv you can watch the trailer and an exclusive featurette from Sony Home Entertainment's forthcoming release of Vacancy 2: The First Cut, which stars Trevor Wright, Agnes Bruckner, Lola Davidson, Angel Oquendo, David Moscow, Nelson Lee, Brian Klugman and Gwendoline Yeo. In the Eric Bross directed prequel, experience the gruesome beginnings of Mr. Smith and his homicidal obsession in this prequel to the horrifying Screen Gems film, Vacancy. When three young travelers check into a roadside motel, they soon realize that they are the prey of a psychopathic killer and his two greedy accomplices who torture and murder their guests on film for profit. You can pick this up at retailers everywhere January 20th. »

9 January 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Director Eric Bross takes you through the storyboard process on Vacancy 2: The First Cut in an exclusive clip you'll find below. This is just a slice of the special features to be found on the DVD when the film streets on January 20th. With the clip you'll also get new footage which reveals one of killers and his disguise. Agnes Bruckner stars in the prequel to the 2007 thriller which finds a new group of weary travelers who settle down at the Meadow View Inn and become the subjects of a snuff film. The first film's Mark Smith returned to pen the script. Click here for eight new hi-res stills! »

3 articles from 2009