Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #69. Xan Cassavetes’ Kiss of the Damned

#69. Kiss of the Damned

Director/Writer: Xan Cassavetes
Producers: Jen Gatien (For Ellen) and Alex Orlovsky (The Place Beyond the Pines)
Distributor: Rights Available

The Gist: This centers around two beautiful French vampire sisters who have separately come to stay at a summer estate — a ‘safe house’ in Connecticut. Ventimiglia plays a screenwriter who begins a love affair with the “good” sister and insists on joining her among the undead. However, after they begin their life together, the other “bad” sister (Mesquida) shows up and begins wreaking havoc almost as soon as she arrives. Slowly, her dark presence threatens to destroy them all…(more)

Cast: Milo Ventimiglia (see fangs above), Michael Rapaport, Riley Keough, Roxane Mesquida, Anna Mouglalis and Joséphine de La Baume

List Worthy Reasons…: The last of the Cassavetes offspring to make her feature fiction debut, we anticipate that this vampire pic will definitely come across more Euro-like (due in part to the influx of sexy French actresses), and more unique in terms of design and influences than its crappy vampire-themed flick counterparts.

Release Date/Status?: Seeing that Xan Cassavetes showcased Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession in Cannes back in 2003, my feeling this will make it into the Croisette’s line-up – perhaps the Un Certain Regard category.