when is “Samhain” being released in North America?
Viel: Man, I wish I could answer that question. Everybody asks it! Originally the plan was for an October 2002 release but that went down the tubes because ACTRA refused us the right to hire Mark Borchardt because he wasnt union and it prevented its release because Borchardt was a condition in the distribution contract. When they finally backed down, it was December Therefore impossible to shoot his scenes because the rest was shot in May. The producers kept saying we will shoot the scenes but now were almost in June and they havent shot it yet. I also know they will need to shoot something because the ending is, well, not complete without that scene. I know that they had a lot of interest from many people, including Artisan but it looks like Compass International will take it on. The Canadian distributor, Oasis, had some issue with the gory nature of the film (despite the fact that they had read the script and approved it), especially in regards to a certain scene involving a dead bab
