Glenn Danzig Signs Feature Film Deal With Cleopatra Entertainment
Misfits and Danzig front man, Glenn Danzig, to write, direct and compose music for upcoming anthology film based on his own graphic novels.
Los Angeles – This week, legendary musician, Glenn Danzig of the Misfits and Danzig fame, has signed a feature film agreement with Cleopatra Entertainment, a division of the Los Angeles independent record label, Cleopatra Records. Danzig will pen, direct and compose music for the feature film which will be structured as an anthology splitting its running time between 3 individual characters/storylines based on Danzig’s own popular Verotik comic book characters.
Owner and CEO of Cleopatra Records/Cleopatra Entertainment, Brian Perera says of the partnership, “Glenn has a fantastic track records of building brands including Verotik. We’re excited to bring his vision and passion to the screen.” Verotik is Danzig’s long-running brand of mature horror comic books and related material. The comics, featuring mostly deadly femme fatales, have been in print since 1994. Principal photography for the anthology film will begin fall of 2018.
Glenn Danzig & Brian Perera
About Cleopatra Entertainment:
Cleopatra Entertainment is a Los Angeles based multimedia company founded by Cleopatra Records head Brian Perera. Recent films in release include the Brit-Pop laced MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH, Egypt’s official entry to the 2018 Academy Awards foreign language category SHEIKH JACKSON, the critically acclaimed ENGLAND IS MINE, directed by Oscar and BAFTA nominated director Mark Gill and A STREET CAT NAMED BOB, based on the international bestseller by James Bowen and Garry Jenkins and directed by Roger Spottiswoode.
]]>In this particular case, AFM Records showed us their trust by making an effort to get us, i.e. myself and our guest writer, Judith, on the guest list. I as a photographer, Judith as a writer. A few days in advance of the Danzig gig in Cologne, things fell into place. All was good and we were looking forward to see Glenn Danzig do some of his classics songs like “Mother”, or “Her Black Wings”, but also his newer songs. So yes, Judith and I were really looking forward to this very special opportunity.
However, fate would have it that Judith fell ill during the day and therefore couldn’t attend. Bad luck! But then, this was not the first time for me to act both as a photographer and as a writer. So yes, I was more than willing to do both parts. And then, when I finally arrived at the venue I was directed to the special entrance for those who were on the guest list for one reason, or another. And yes, my name was on the guest list. No problems there. Problems only started when I was informed by the security that only yesterday ‘somebody’ had decided to not allow for any pictures to be taken that night! The security guards also expressed their surprise that I had obviously not been informed in advance, but that they had no choice but to enforce the “camera ban”. I was shocked. And yet, I was fully aware that the security was in no way to blame there. They even offered for me to store my camera somewhere so that I could still attend the gig as a regular attendee. I appreciated the offer, but there are too many stories of photographers who lost their gear that way and I just can’t afford to take any chances there. With this I do not(!) want to insinuate any bad intentions from the part of the security, but the venue was sold out and I was not willing to take the risk that they might be forced to intervene somewhere else, thereby possibly leaving my gear unattended. Anyway, if somebody from the security that night should read this then please, accept my cordial thanks! You tried to come up with a solution which I appreciate a lot. Also, you were kind and nice and showed the kind of professional demeanour that I have come to appreciate so much over the years. You are great!
Whoever nullified my photo pass, and any other photo pass that might have been issued was obviously not so great. And while it was never explicitly confirmed to me, I strongly suspect that it was Danzig himself who put this ban into effect. He did it before and will likely do it again. And this is sad. He jeopardised our effort and betrayed our trust, he jeopardised his label’s effort and also betrayed his label’s trust, he betrayed everybody’s trust, but why? Is it his ego? Was he afraid that the high temperatures could have led to pictures of a sweaty Glenn Danzig on stage? But why? Metal is supposed to be sweaty! And so is Punk! Or was he worried that temperatures would not allow for him to pull off a perfect show? Maybe. But then, so what? What is a perfect show anyway? Is it a show where everything goes exactly as planned? Or isn’t it rather a show where an artist manages to entertain his audience? And let me assure you, fans are much more forgiving than one should think. And so am I. I wanted to see Danzig succeed in delivering an entertaining set! I wanted to take pictures that capture his presence and energy on stage. I wanted to give our readers an idea as to how amazing Glenn Danzig, the “Elvis from hell” is!
But no, I got denied this chance, because somebody, i.e. likely Danzig himself, decided to betray the trust of everybody involved. All this work that was supposed to make Glenn Danzig look good was suddenly just a waste of time, a waste of effort, and definitely a waste of trust. This is not how you repay your own record label’s trust. This is not how you repay anybody’s trust. This is simply not how this whole thing is supposed to work! And yet, this is how it happened.
Anyway, thanks to everybody at AFM Records who was involved in this. Everybody at PoM appreciates your effort and your trust. No hard feelings at all. Also, thanks to the security. You were kind and professional and I hope that you had an easy going night. As for Danzig: Thanks for nothing!
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2018 marks the incredible 30 year anniversary for DANZIG. To commemorate the occassion, DANZIG will be performing a limited number of special shows in Europe in August 2018. The run begins August, 2nd at Wacken Open Air, where DANZIG will headline one of the main stages, and includes stops in the UK, Germany, Luxembourg and Czech Republic. DANZIG will complete their touring run with a headline performace at Brutal Assault Festival on August, 11th in Jaromer, Czech Republic.
DANZIG’s latest studio album “Black Laden Crown” was released in May 2017.
TOURDATES:
Aug, 2nd 2018 GER – Wacken, Wacken Open Air
Aug, 3rd 2018 LUX – Luxembourg, Den Atelier
Aug, 4th 2018 GER – Cologne, Live Music Hall
Aug, 6th 2018 UK – Glasgow, Barrowlands
Aug, 7th 2018 UK – London, Brixton Academy
Aug, 9th 2018 GER – Wiesbaden, Schlachthof
Aug, 10th 2018 GER – Munich, Tonhalle
Aug, 11th 2018 CZK – Jaromer, Brutal Assault