Actor Thomas Jane (The Punisher, TV’s Hung) turns director with the noir road trip thriller Dark Country. Originally slated as a 3D theatrical release, it will now go straight to Region 1 DVD on October 6th. The film stars Jane and Lauren German (Hostel: Part II) as a couple traveling through the desert from Las Vegas to California who come upon a mysterious stranger. After almost killing the stranger, they pick him up and begin their journey into darkness. The film also stars Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Sons of Anarchy).
Below are two posters for the film, one that was designed by Thomas Jane and ‘friends’ and another that features Jane’s co-star Lauren German in a missing persons ad (click to enlarge):
Dark Country is another case of “why is this going straight to DVD?” It seems to be happening more and more often with low-budget studio movies – do they have no faith in their product anymore? I know studios like to harp on about how DVD isn’t the lowly cousin of cinema like VHS used to be, but good films deserve to be seen on the big screen – even in a limited run. Check out the creepy looking trailer below:
Dark Country is out on Region 1 DVD October 6th, sadly no news on a UK release.
