Blu Del Barrio, Charlie Hiscock, Ian Alexander Team for Vampire Horror Comedy ‘Blue Balls’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The Dazey Phase has announced the filmmaking team and cast for Léa Fae Caddigan’s debut feature “Blue Balls.” The film, which will shoot this summer, is based on a story by Meredith Metcalf who wrote the screenplay with Caddigan.
“Blue Balls” follows Emma, who, back at home in her small town, wants nothing more than a night of driving around and hanging out with her best friend, Mara. But when they meet Tom and Jack, Mara invites these two strangers back to their place to get to know each other better.
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The only problem is that Emma is a virgin as is Tom. But Tom’s not a sexual virgin, he’s a vampire who’s never killed before and he’s hoping tonight will be the night for him to join a centuries-old vampire fraternity. As the two humans fight for their lives with every weapon they can find, this horror show turns into a comedic blood battle for their freedom.
Blu del Barrio (“Star Trek: Discovery”) is attached to star as Mara with Clare Noelle, in her first starring role as Emma. Rising talent, Charlie Hiscock (“Ted Lasso”) plays the young innocent Tom while Ian Alexander (“Star Trek: Discovery”) takes on the role of Callidora.
“’Blue Balls’ is relevant to anyone who has ever felt like romance, sex, dating, and life is a survivor’s sport,” said Caddigan. “I like stories that deliver deep points and hard truths with humor and action, and no one expects stunt sequences, car chases, and bloody vampires in a film that explores consent, coercion and personal agency. I couldn’t have asked for a better team than the folks at Dazey Phase, whose dedication to responsible storytelling and championing unique perspectives is unwavering.”
Jake Casey (“And Just Like That…”) and Danielle Benedict (“Hell is Empty”) will be producing through The Dazey Phase, the Syracuse-based production, sales and distribution company.
Barrio is repped by Kendall Kramer and Karli Doumanis at Zero Gravity Management. Hiscock is repped by Ben Levine, Brad Stokes and Vivek Kolli at LINK Entertainment. Alexander is repped by Aaron Brown at Avalon Management.
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