Love hurts, especially when it bites

Ed Speelers and Jessica Szohr in ‘Love Bite’

A monster comedy movie with a twist, “Love Bite” looks at a sleepy small town of Rainmouth where young, healthy teenage boys might actually be in danger from smart, funny and absurdly beautiful girls from out of town who show them the least bit of interest.

Starring Ed Speelers (“Eragon”) as Jamie and Jessica Szohr (“Gossip Girl,” “The Internship”) as new-girl-in-town Juliana, the movie follows the former as he lives out teenage life made more complicated by matters of the heart. Also, a small issue of werewolves supposedly running about – right around the time Juliana shows up in town and several young men go missing. So what’s a boy supposed to do?

For director Andy De Emmony, the attraction to the project was instant. “I come from a background as a sculptor, doing lots of animatronics and that sort of thing,” he explains. “And plus I’ve done a lot of comedy, so being able to bring those two together was really the appeal.”

With an overabundance of werewolf stories in pop culture, De Emmony saw an opportunity to give the beast a comic motivation – it preys on virginity, the very thing this film’s cast of hormonal teens are especially keen to lose. “I always think it’s slightly grey, when you see werewolves in other things, what their agenda is,” De Emmony laughs. “The quest to lose your virginity is there in most teenage boys anyway, and they don’t even have the pressure of a battle for survival!”

Distributed by Axinite Digicinema, Inc. “Love Bite” opens in local cinemas on Nov. 13.

Love hurts, especially when it bites

Source: Mb.com.ph (November 12, 2013 at 09:46PM)

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