The filmpromises a new backstory for the titular iconinvolving a closed-down canning factory that he now haunts.
Segarcomic strip character cracks open heads with his famously-thick biceps, more like Jason Voorhees.
Credit for the practical gore goes to special makeup FX supervisorR.J.
Millman Productions
Young, who previously worked onClowns in the Woods.
Who Else Is on Board for ‘Popeye the Slayer Man’?
It marked a co-production between Salem House Films, Millman Productions, Ron Lee Productions, and Otsego Media.
Image via Salem House Films
Notably, this isn’t the only public-domain horror flick based on the Sailor Man.
Another project simply titledPopeyeis due out in theaters in January from directorWilliam Steadand ITN Studios.
Popeye the Slayer Mandoesn’t have a release date yet, but it will hit theaters sometime next year.
Check out the red band trailer above and the poster below.
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