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Pearry Reginald Teo, the Singaporean-born genre filmmaker behind the Bai Ling-starring The Gene Generation and Dmx‘s last movie, Fast Vengeance, has died. He was 44.

Teo died Thursday of an unknown cause in his home in North Hollywood, his rep Italia Gandolfo told The Hollywood Reporter.

The writer-director’s body of work included the Hellraiser-inspired Necromentia (2009) and The Assent (2019), a movie about exorcism that featured Tatum O’Neal and premiered at the Toronto After Dark Festival.

Teo also served as an executive producer on Warner Bros.’ Cloud Atlas, directed by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer.

The Gene Generation (2007), released by Lionsgate and made for a reported $2.5 million, starred Ling as a kick-ass assassin battling DNA hackers and included a cameo by Faye Dunaway.

Fast Vengeance (2021), starring martial arts star D.Y. Sao, centered on the world of underground motorcycle racing. (Sao and Teo would reunite for 2022’s Shadow Master.)

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XLrator Media will be unleashing The Curse of Sleeping Beauty in Theaters on May 13th and on VOD and iTunes on May 17th.

The film is based on a comic book series and is the new, dark vision of the classic Brothers Grimm tale. Co-written and directed by Pearry Teo (The Gene Generation, Necromentia, Witchville). Starring Ethan Peck, Natalie Hall, India Eisley, Bruce Davison.

Check out the trailer and official synopsis below.

Synopsis

"The Curse of Sleeping Beauty" is an entirely new, dark vision of the classic Brothers Grimm adventure. Thomas Kaiser (Ethan Peck) inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations -- only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades.

Forced into his new role as "protector" -- the guardian appointed to keep the evil demons in the house at bay --...

A few details are emerging for director Pearry Teo's next film, The Plague. From the director of The Gene Generation (2007) and Necromentia (2009), Teo's The Plague is currently in development and this title will likely show at this year's American Film Market, in Santa Monica, California. The film involves a virus, which is spread through a spider's hatchlings. Then, these carnivorous spiders lay waste to the local populace. This horror title will release in 2015. The film's concept poster is here. The poster shows one spider and a terrified eye. That eye looks to be infected already. As well, the tagline states: "they will come when you are asleep." These spiders like to lay eggs in their human hosts and the egg laying takes place during the witching hour. Fans of horror will want to keep The Plague on their radar as the film moves through production. Release Date: 2015. Director: Pearry Teo.

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details and clips from Abandoned Mine, information on Judgment and Unit 44, a video from Joe Dante discussing his film Dark, a teaser trailer from All Hallows’ Eve, and much more:

Abandoned Mine Trailer and Clips: ”In Abandoned Mine, five small-town school friends celebrate Halloween with an overnight adventure into the legendary “haunted” Jarvis Mine. Local legend tells of the angry spirits that have occupied the mine since a family was murdered for still mysterious reasons exactly 100 years ago. But that doesn’t stop these young adrenaline junkies from exploring the unknown – and bringing mini-cameras to capture their every move.

Yet once deep into the mine their best-laid Halloween plans go awry, leaving the adventurers trapped without escape. Are their misfortunes purely accidental or is the legend true and...

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting all the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes first details Dark, casting news for Bedlam Stories, DVD release details for Evidence, a Q&A with the creators of Zombie Gnomes, and much more:

Bedlam Stories Casting Update: “Director Pearry Teo’s (Necromentia, The Gene Generation, and the upcoming The Dark Prince) newest twisted horror movie has added a seasoned indie veteran to their cast, Scream Queen Jessica Cameron.

Set in the 1920s, intrepid reporter Nelly Bly fakes insanity to gain admission into the infamous Bedlam Asylum. While researching her expose, Nellie meets a young patient, Dorothy, who has delusions of a fantasy land she calls “Oz.” Digging deeper into the dark history of the asylum, Nellie uncovers evidence of human experimentation on another inmate, a young girl named Alice, who’s “Wonderland” mirrored Dorothy’s imaginary world.

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Scream Queen Jessica Cameron has joined the cast of Peary Teo's dark and twisted horror film Bedlam Stories. The casting process for the film is still ongoing and Cameron will play the role of "Nurse Tilly". Check out the full details below as well as some very cool artwork.

From the Official Release:

Director Pearry Teo’s (Necromentia, The Gene Generation, and the upcoming The Dark Prince) newest twisted horror movie has added a seasoned indie veteran to their cast, Scream Queen Jessica Cameron.

About Bedlam Stories

Set in the 1920s, intrepid reporter Nelly Bly fakes insanity to gain admission into the infamous Bedlam Asylum. While researching her expose, Nellie meets a young patient, Dorothy, who has delusions of a fantasy land she calls “Oz.” Digging deeper into the dark history of the asylum, Nellie uncovers evidence of human experimentation on another inmate, a young girl named Alice,...

Pearry Teo, the man behind cyberpunk action flick The Gene Generation has been in development on Bedlam Stories, a story about a reporter who goes undercover in an insane asylum where both Alice of Wonderland and Dorothy of Oz are being held. We first reported on it last December and now we've got some new character concept art. Most notable is the White Rabbit, whose face is peeled back like an open flower, revealing a severed, screaming human head. [Continued ...]...

Yes, our lives revolve around Google. It's gone from Yahoo!'s chumpy little brother, to the biggest website in the world. It's so big that Google somehow went from a noun to a verb! The people behind this kind of success have got to have their heads on straight. Let's hope the eight Google engineers who joined forces to produce the upcoming horror film Dead Inside were some of the good Google workers, not the ones who just hang around by the candy machine and try to say something that sounds smart.

Written by Jennifer Zhang and directed by Pearry Teo, Dead Inside is a creepy film set at a party where bad things begin to happen after one character has a premonition of another's death. Zhang is also featured in the film along with stars Lala Hensley, Matthew Mercer, Rayne Bidder, James Adam Lim, Tara Strand and Sage Howard.

Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville (pictured) has been cast in the title role in Captain Nemo, Shoreline Entertainment's 3D action movie set to start filming in China in August.

The steampunk adventure will see Nemo join forces with President Ulysses Grant to battle an evil genius who is causing naval disasters, reports HeatVision.

Pearry Teo (who helmed The Gene Generation, Necromentia and TV movie Witchville) will direct the feature, described as a sequel to 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.

Universal has moved the release date of Snow White and the Huntsman (starring Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth, with Charlize Theron as the evil queen) from December 2012 to June 1 that year.

This means it will debut ahead of Relativity Media's rival project, Brothers Grimm: Snow White, which comes out on June 29 and stars Lily Collins and Armie Hammer, with Julia Roberts as its evil queen. Mirror mirror on the wall,...

Bleiberg Entertainment has revealed this teaser trailer for Pearry Teo's Dead Inside . Teo's credits include Necromentia and The Gene Generation . Lala Hensley, Sage Howard, James Lim, Matthew Mercer and Rayne Bidder star in his latest thriller which Bleiberg describes as, "A provocative and spine-tingling hybrid of American teen slasher films in the vein of Scream and Final Destination with those from Asian horror films such as The Ring and The Grudge ." Okay, but what's it about? Here's the deal: Sarah, a mentally-disturbed teen, has a jarring premonition of her friends' impending deaths one night at a sleepover. As her house guests begin to turn murderously against each other, Sarah must determine whether her visions represent the preventable or the...

Director Pearry Teo (Necromentia, Witchville, The Gene Generation) helms Dead Inside, a horror flick we're told will blend American teen slasher films like "Scream" and "Final Destination" with the atmosphere of Asian horror films like "The Ring" and "The Grudge".

Synopsis:

Sarah, a mentally-disturbed teen, has a jarring premonition of her friends' impending deaths one night at a sleepover. As her houseguests begin to turn murderously against each other, Sarah must determine whether her visions represent the preventable or the inevitable... or something entirely more sinister.

Dead Inside stars Lala Hensely, Matthew Mercer, Rayne Bidder, James Lim, Jennifer Zhang, Tara Strand, Sage Howard.

Check out the first teaser trailer for Dead Inside after the break.

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Pearry Teo, director of The Gene Generation (review), Necromentia (review) and Syfy's Witchville will tackle Dead Inside which we're told will be a spine-tingling hybrid of Eastern and Western horror influences.

Directing from a script by Jennifer Zhang, Dead Inside is a mix of "teen slasher films in the vein of "Scream" and "Final Destination" with those from Asian horror films such as "The Ring" and "The Grudge"." According to 28Dla, Teo is scouting Victorian Era houses that can fulfill the required creep factor.

Synopsis:

Sarah, a mentally-disturbed teen, has a jarring premonition of her friends' impending deaths one night at a sleepover. As her houseguests begin to turn murderously against each other, Sarah must determine whether her visions represent the preventable or the inevitable... or something entirely more sinister.

No word on casting yet, but Dead Inside is being produced by Paul Cychosz, Debby Chang, Derek Parham, Haruyoshi Sakai,...

Up and coming composer Scott Glasgow, whose recent score for Lo is receiving critical acclaim and whose other credits include Chasing Ghosts, Hack!, The Gene Generation, Bone Dry and Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, is currently composing the score for veteran director Jeff Kanew’s new film, The Legend of Awesomest Maximus, for National Lampoon. This is Glasgow’s first project with Kanew, who is the director of such comedy classics as Revenge ...

I’ve been a fan of director Pearry Reginald Teo ever since I saw his first feature film The Gene Generation in 2007, he followed that up with last years Necromentia - a dark and twisted horror flick that recalls the best of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser, that in my opinion even out does Barker (for my review of that film, click here).

Back in September I managed to track down Teo for an interview on the set of his next film Witchville, which was shooting in China. At the time Teo revealed that the film was a fantasy/medieval film starring Luke Goss (Blade 2, Hellboy 2), Ed Speelers (Eragon), Andrew Pleavin (300, Blood: The Last Vampire), Myanna Buring (The Descent, Doomsday) and Sarah Douglas (Superman 1, 2), well now thanks to Teo and the Luke Goss forum we have the official synopsis and the first image from the film which is due to air...

Updated: Logline, synopsis, and two new posters added.

Bleiblerg Entertainment Productions and Teo Ward productions bring us the sequel The Gene Generation: War of the Bloodlines, which will be written by our friend Pearry Reginald Teo.

Pearry told me that: "This one will be very dark. A hyper realistic / shooting documentary style and lots and lots of body modifications. We're shooting it mad max style, set in the badlands... outside the cities." Shooting will start in March with a completion date of September.

Logline:

Searching for a mysterious scientist who may hold the secret to life after death, Michelle encounters a gang of biopunks who want to use his technology to resurrect the Antichrist.

Synopsis:

Turning her back on her old life as a government assassin, Michelle takes on a new mission – to track down Rotor, a legendary scientist who may hold the secret to life after death so...

We've known our friend Pearry (Necromentia, The Gene Generation, and the upcoming Dark Oz) was working on a new film for a while, and while he's not allowed to give us specifics, he gave us the go ahead to speculate based on the details he's publicly leaked which are as follows:

1. The film is for NBC/Universal

2. It's kind of an homage, or in the vein of, World of Warcraft, so clearly it's fantasy.

3. He's currently shooting in China.

And that's all we have.. we'll have the exclusive for you when he's allowed to give us deets, but for now, we're excited.

More to come!

Director: Pearry Reginald Teo.

Writer: Stephanie Joyce.

A love story set in the backdrop of hell "Necromentia" is an unreleased horror feature that offers three intertwined stories in a non-linear story-telling fashion. Centering around the characters Morbius, Hagen, and Travis each character interacts with the others while searching for love despite the pain of betrayal and the hopelessness of recovery from dementia. From the puzzling script of Stephanie Joyce (April's Last) and the creative direction of Pearry Theo (The Gene Generation) "Necromentia" is a horrifying glimpse at death magic and the underworld.

Beginning with Hagen (Santiago Craig) believing his girlfriend will return to him despite the difficulties of death the picture quickly introduces the charismatic Travis (Chad Grimes) who is searching for a reconnection with his lost brother Tommy. Using black magic and trickery Hagen is sent to the underworld as a "guinea pig" to return with the soul of...

Back in 2005, Variety trumpeted the coming of Siphon, a hot new science fiction script from writer Paul Sloan, who's latest project, the post-apocalyptic Tribes of October, has been getting quite a lot of attention recently. Described as being "The Silence of the Lambs meets Blade Runner," Siphon's story of an obsessed female detective on the path of a serial killer who may not be human, was to be sprawling, dark and deeply dystopian so, of course, many of us rejoiced the notion of its coming.

Swedish video and commercials director, Traktor, even came attached to the project. It had a director, money behind it and a crap load of amazing concept art that was impressing everyone with its unique vision. Then, everything halted. A hefty 50 million dollar price-tag was causing great anxiety to a studio system that was still afraid of dark science fiction. I mean, Blade Runner was great 'an all,...

Some of the DVD artwork for "Necromentia," along with an update on international distribution has come this way. The film will be distributed throughout the United Kingdom with the support of G2 Pictures; as well, further distribution in Greece and the Middle-East will be handled by Village Roadshow and Eagle Films respectively. Some further artwork will likely come this way and word on United States distribution, but in the meantime have a look at some movie stills from a previous post on this sinister looking film from director and creator Pearry Teo (The Gene Generation).

Director: Pearry Reginald Teo.

Writer: Stephanie Joyce.

Cast: Layton Matthews, Chad Grimes, Santiago Craig, Zelieann Rivera, Cole Braxton, Zach Cumer, and Crow Garrett.

For several dark, and imaginative movie stills from the production visit the page found here...

Necromentia Movie Stills Here at 28Dla...

Recently I’ve noticed the term ‘Cyberpunk’ thrown around a lot. Many bands call themselves and their sound Cyberpunk, and it has rapidly become a genre unto itself. Originating with the 1983 story of the same name by Phillip K. Dick Award-winning author Bruce Bethke, Cyberpunk is a cultural evolution that has come about as a result of the fusion between man and technology. The sound of Cyberpunk is largely rooted in a marriage of visceral instruments, such as guitars and live drums, bound with electronic programming. It also embodies an entire philosophical ideology that is strangely akin to the Punk movement from which it takes a lot of it’s styling. Mass-media, pop-psychology, and the mainstream approach to life are rejected in favor of an existence based in the reality of your own choosing, conception, and creation. A number of media events are tapping into this life-style, illustrating the validity of the concept.

Awhile back we brought you exclusive news that our friend Pearry Reginald Teo (The Gene Generation) would be directing Dark Oz along with a bunch of tidbits about the film. You can see that interview here. Now while checking out their myspace page I found a pre-concept movie poster which looks quite fantastic and ektoplasmic. Last I talked to Pearry the script was still in rewrites but according to IMDb the project is still slated for 2010. In the meantime, you can check out Pearry's latest project Necromentia.

Here's what we have on the film (besides our interview):

Dorothy returns to Oz for another adventure. But this time, what she remembers of Oz is not the same. With her trusted friends now under an evil spell by the Nome King, she must find new allies and return Oz to it's former glory.

Based on the graphic novels of the same name,...

Scott Glasgow, the composer of acclaimed scores such as Chasing Ghosts, Hack! and Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, is doing the music for the David Spade comedy Hollywood & Wine, directed by Matt Berman. It's Glasgow's third score for Smithfield Street Productions, the company that produced Hack! and The Bridge to Nowhere, a crime drama starring Ving Rhames and Bijou Phillips which is coming out soon. Glasgow has also been signed to score Necromentia, a horror film directed by Pearry Reginald Teo who previously made The Gene Generation, which was also scored by Glasgow (soundtrack album coming out on Varèse Sarabande on March 24).

Chicago – Another week, another edition of HollywoodChicago.com’s legendary Round-Up. Any TV fans out there? Lovers of sci-fi action movies? Afficionados of Rachel McAdams? If you still like Guy Ritchie, raise your hand. Now, all of you, step up to the Round-Up.

“Cheers: The Final Season,” “The Gene Generation,” “The Lucky Ones,” and “RocknRolla” were all released on January 27th, 2009.

“Cheers: The Final Season”

Photo credit: Paramount When people talk about shows going out at the top of their game, they inevitably turn to “Cheers” as a prime example of a series that knew when to turn off the lights and close the bar. Raise a glass to the final season with this amazing 28-episode set. In this season, Sam (Ted Danson) rebuilds the bar after Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) sets it on fire, Norm (George Wendt) gets audited, Cliff (John Ratzenberg) gets promoted, and Lilith leaves Frasier...

For a straight to DVD Movie I have to say that the movie meets expectations. It has some kind of originality that set it apart from other Sci-fi movies. I could not help to think of Alex Proya’s sci-fi masterpiece The Dark City. It is very similar in style, photography and acting, I could say, in my opinion, that this movie, with a little more thought and money had the potential to become a cult movie, nonetheless, for fans of the DNA Hackers Chronicles, Sci-fi, action movies, and Punk music the movie would be quite enjoyable. The movie moves [...]...

Year: 2007

DVD Release date: February 27, 2009

Directors: Pearry Reginald Teo

Writers: Keith Collea / Pearry Reginald Teo

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Amazon:link.

Review by: agentorange

Rating: 6.5 out of 10

Detractors can say what they want about the technical shortcomings of the finished film but there's no arguing that Pearry Reginald Teo's The Gene Generation betrays it's creators as being some of the most audacious and talented genre filmmakers in the business. I mean, not only did they take a script that was probably as easy to wrap one's brain around as a flux capacitor instruction manual - what with talk of black market gene hacking, secret assassin leagues, and various double crosses - but they decided to tell the intricate story in an entirely original world, built from scratch on the thinest of budgets. And man, what a wild world it is. So wild in fact, this might be the most still...

Tuesday will finally see the release of Pearry Teo's The Gene Generation! To boot Guy Ritchie's return-to-form Rocknrolla is also dropping, and that's it for this weeks picks folks.

Check after the break for videos, amazon links, synopses, etc..

The Gene Generation

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In a futuristic world, Michelle lives everyday battling with DNA Hackers who use their skills to hack into people's bodies and kill them. She is an assassin, battling her past demons and trying to keep her younger and extroverted brother, Jackie, out of trouble. When Jackie gets involved in a petty crime of robbery, he propels himself into the world of DNA Hackers, Shylocks (Loan Sharks) and Gang Fights. Wanting the respect that the world has never given to him only makes it harder for Jackie to peel himself away from the underground trades, against the hopes of his sister, Michelle. Michelle always wanted...

That's right folks, in celebration of the upcoming release of Pearry Reginald Teo's outrageous bio-punk flick The Gene Generation on DVD, we've partnered up with Lionsgate and one of the coolest comic publishers on the planet, BloodFire Studios, to give you the chance to win a sweet Gene Generation prize pack.

The prize pack includes a copy of the film's DVD along with the first two issues of the comic series it inspired, The DNA Hacker Chronicles.

Entering is easy. Just answer the five skill testing questions about Cyberpunk film that are after the break. Then, email your answers and shipping address to contest[at]quietearth.us.

So, how well do you know your Cyberpunk film? Answer these question and you could add The Gene Generation to your collection!

1. What 90's Cyberpunk film features Keanu Reeves yelling the line "I want room service!!"

2. In what underrated Cyberpunk film does actress...

Lionsgate sent us the brand new DVD for the upcoming sci-fi film “The Gene Generation” by director Pearry Reginald Teo (Necromentia) and starring Bai Ling (Crank 2: High Voltage), Parry Shen (Fairy Tale Police) and Alec Newman (Three Way Split). Synopsis: In a futuristic world, Michelle lives everyday battling with DNA Hackers who use their skills to hack into people’s bodies and kill them. She is an assassin, battling her past demons and trying to keep her younger and extroverted brother, Jackie, out of trouble. When Jackie gets involved in a petty crime of robbery, he propels himself into the world of DNA Hackers, Shylocks (Loan Sharks) and Gang Fights. Wanting [...]...

I know I’m at Los Angeles’ American Film Market when, as soon as I get off the plane, I run into Lloyd Kaufman (in a men’s room, no less). The Troma chief serves as the Chairman of the Independent Film and Television Alliance, which runs the Afm. Who better to chair an organization and market dedicated to discovering and promoting movies created outside the studio system than Kaufman?

This November, the Afm unveils over 500 films in dozens of languages for prospective international buyers. They screen the majority of these new motion pictures at seven different screening venues in sunny Santa Monica. The Afm is the proud home for the smaller guys, foreign and art-house features and B- to Z-grade movies. Just about everything stars Michael Madsen, C. Thomas Howell and/or Billy Zane. Best of all, the number of genre films has increased substantially over the 11 years I’ve been coming here,...

We reported on this flick back in October when all we knew was that it was a short film, but director Teo (The Gene Generation) let us know he'd received funding to turn it into a full length feature. Well he's finished shooting and he's a few days into digitizing the footage, and pulled a few stills for us to share with our readers, and if I must say, they look excellent.

Necromentia tells the stories of 3 men whose lives have been turned over by the existence of a tattooed Ouija Board and the gateways they open with it. Hagen is a strange character who keeps the corpse of his lover in his house, believing that one day she will come back from the dead. But when he meets a mysterious man named Travis, he soon learns that maybe he could be the one who goes into hell and bring her back from the dead.

We've been following Reginald Pearry Teo's DNA hacker flick The Gene Generation since the very beginning. We were there when it was announced, when the trailer dropped and we were there to see it at it's world premiere at Hole in the Head (review). So you can bet we'll be there on the Qe couch soaking up the extras when Lionsgate drops this sexy futuristic cyber thriller on DVD January 27, 2009. This is great news.

In the futuristic world of Olympia, a city on the brink of destruction, a team of scientists discovered a way to instantly reconfigure human DNA so that all disease would come to an end. However, even miracles come at a cost and soon all will find out if this new technology is actually a blessing or a curse. The DNA reconfiguration can save lives, but could also potentially end them as well. Now, as the city...