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Microbudget viral hit The VelociPastor is — finally — gearing up for a second bite, and it’s heading to Europe.
It’s been over three years since the comedy-horror — written and directed by Brendan Steere — became an online phenomenon, largely due to its pun-tastic title (the result of a phone autocorrect mistake), but with significant help from an insane plot that involved ninjas, prostitutes and a crime-fighting clergyman who transforms into a dinosaur when angry (with some comically cheap aesthetics).
A sequel has been in discussion for some time (The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news back in 2020), but now the wheels appear to be moving, with pre-production underway for the past year and the team behind it now revealing the plot and launching a Kickstarter campaign, aimed at raising 275,000. The campaign will run Oct. 13-Nov. 11.
VelociPastor 2 will pick up the story of the...
Microbudget viral hit The VelociPastor is — finally — gearing up for a second bite, and it’s heading to Europe.
It’s been over three years since the comedy-horror — written and directed by Brendan Steere — became an online phenomenon, largely due to its pun-tastic title (the result of a phone autocorrect mistake), but with significant help from an insane plot that involved ninjas, prostitutes and a crime-fighting clergyman who transforms into a dinosaur when angry (with some comically cheap aesthetics).
A sequel has been in discussion for some time (The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news back in 2020), but now the wheels appear to be moving, with pre-production underway for the past year and the team behind it now revealing the plot and launching a Kickstarter campaign, aimed at raising 275,000. The campaign will run Oct. 13-Nov. 11.
VelociPastor 2 will pick up the story of the...
- 10/13/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Stephan Goldbach, Michelle Jones, Alyssa Kempinski, Tom Martin, Thea McCartan, Rob O’Rourke, Marcin Paluch, Tracy Willet, Matt Ziegel | Written and Directed by Brendan Steere
Originally shot in 2012 as a thesis project at the School of Visual Arts, professor Roy Frumkes is the film’s executive producer, Animosity had a festival run that included Fantasia and the Boston SciFi Film Festival. But after a small release it quickly faded into obscurity. Then writer/director Brendan Steere had an unexpected, and unlikely, hit with The VelociPastor.
Never one to pass up a quick cash in, Wild Eye Releasing has now dusted Animosity off and scheduled it for re-release. Is it one of their better finds, or just another student film that should stay forgotten?
A woman (Thea McCartan; Altered Hours) stalks and kills her daughter with a skill saw before taking a shower and showing the house to prospective buyers Mike...
Originally shot in 2012 as a thesis project at the School of Visual Arts, professor Roy Frumkes is the film’s executive producer, Animosity had a festival run that included Fantasia and the Boston SciFi Film Festival. But after a small release it quickly faded into obscurity. Then writer/director Brendan Steere had an unexpected, and unlikely, hit with The VelociPastor.
Never one to pass up a quick cash in, Wild Eye Releasing has now dusted Animosity off and scheduled it for re-release. Is it one of their better finds, or just another student film that should stay forgotten?
A woman (Thea McCartan; Altered Hours) stalks and kills her daughter with a skill saw before taking a shower and showing the house to prospective buyers Mike...
- 8/4/2021
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s finally happening. The sequel you’ve all been waiting for. No, not Mad Max: Fury Road 2. I’m talking about The VelociPastor 2. And no, that isn’t a typo. I didn’t mean to write velociraptor. It’s VelociPastor, as in a dinosaur mixed with a man of the faith. Talk about an elevator pitch, right?
The director of the original, Brendan Steere, took to Twitter this week sharing a video of himself printing out a script for the sequel as an unofficial announcement. But how did we get here?
Well, apparently, there’s a movie known as The VelociPastor that was released in 2018. It was originally conceived back in 2010 and eventually made for a measly $35,000 thanks to a private investor. It then found its way to a festival in Portland, Oregon where it was bought by a company called Wild Eye.
After its release,...
The director of the original, Brendan Steere, took to Twitter this week sharing a video of himself printing out a script for the sequel as an unofficial announcement. But how did we get here?
Well, apparently, there’s a movie known as The VelociPastor that was released in 2018. It was originally conceived back in 2010 and eventually made for a measly $35,000 thanks to a private investor. It then found its way to a festival in Portland, Oregon where it was bought by a company called Wild Eye.
After its release,...
- 3/12/2020
- by Ryan Beltram
- We Got This Covered
The VelociPastor (2019) Director: Brendan Steere Stars: Greg Cohan, Alyssa Kempinski, Aurelio Voltaire A man of the cloth discovers he has the ability to turn in to a bloodthirsty dinosaur and, with the help of a hooker with a heart of gold, sets out to clean up the streets from drug-smuggling ninja priests. Some movies only need a good title to justify their existence. I don't know if a group…...
- 8/14/2019
- by Jason Adams
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Alyssa Kempinski, Greg Cohan, Claire Hsu, Aurelio Voltaire, Nicholas M. Garofolo, Daniel Steere, Fernando Pacheco De Castro, Jiechang Yang, Jesse Turits, Erik Oh, Zachary Steere | Written and Directed by Brendan Steere
As soon as I read the title The Velocipastor I knew I had to see it. I didn’t need to see a trailer, I didn’t need to read what the story was, that title had already sold me. Despite this, I did keep my expectations low.
I needn’t have worried though because The Velocipastor knows exactly what type of movie it is and relishes in it. The story itself is simple, after he witnesses his parents die a priest discovers that he has the power to turn into a dinosaur. At first he is horrified but he then believes he can use it for ‘good’ and fight criminals and the worst people of the world.
As soon as I read the title The Velocipastor I knew I had to see it. I didn’t need to see a trailer, I didn’t need to read what the story was, that title had already sold me. Despite this, I did keep my expectations low.
I needn’t have worried though because The Velocipastor knows exactly what type of movie it is and relishes in it. The story itself is simple, after he witnesses his parents die a priest discovers that he has the power to turn into a dinosaur. At first he is horrified but he then believes he can use it for ‘good’ and fight criminals and the worst people of the world.
- 8/13/2019
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along comes Wild Eye Releasing’s The Velocipastor – in which a priest turns into a dinosaur and fights ninjas… Every 12-year old boys dream movie? I think so! Gregory James Cohan, Alyssa Kempinski, Daniel Steere, Yang Jiechang, Jesse Turits, Fernando Pacheco de Castro and Aurelio Voltaire star in the film, which is written and directed by Brendan Steere (Animosity).
After a devastating family tragedy, a priest travels to China to find deeper spirituality, but instead is endowed with an ancient ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first, he is horrified by his newfound superpower, but a local prostitute convinces him to use his newfound gift to fight evil – and ninjas.
Ahead of the home entertainment release in August, The Velocipastor will have a special midnight screening at the Texas Frightmare Weekend on May 3rd. In the meantime,...
After a devastating family tragedy, a priest travels to China to find deeper spirituality, but instead is endowed with an ancient ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first, he is horrified by his newfound superpower, but a local prostitute convinces him to use his newfound gift to fight evil – and ninjas.
Ahead of the home entertainment release in August, The Velocipastor will have a special midnight screening at the Texas Frightmare Weekend on May 3rd. In the meantime,...
- 4/23/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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