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Jesse Eisenberg To Star In Upcoming Sasquatch Film

by Thomas Tuna
written by Thomas Tuna

Now this is truly a special Bigfoot sighting.

Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg has signed on to play a Sasquatch (you read that correctly) in his next film–a feature directed by the Zellner Brothers, according to a report in Variety.

David and Nathan Zellner–independent filmmakers with a reputation for being “quirky”–are planning a Bigfoot movie, and Eisenberg–known for his standout roles in The Village, Zombieland, The Social Network and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice–will don the hairy suit for the unusual part.

“The next film I’m doing is for the Zellner Brothers,” Eisenberg told Variety. “They’e these brilliant directors who I’ve wanted to work with for a long time–and I’m playing a Sasquatch. In full makeup–in fully body hair. No lines–I grunt, but no lines–and I’m so looking forward to this.”

No further details on this bizarre project have been revealed, but the Zellners actually have some background with Bigfoot. Back in 2010, the brothers released Sasquatch Birth Journal 2, a short film that showed a Sasquatch giving birth and then bathing in a nearby body of water. The short was even nominated for the Sundance Short Filmmaking Award in 2011.

So, considering that this falls into the “too-weird-to-be-true” category, keep reading Horror News Network for the next update on the Zellners, Jesse Eisenberg and Bigfoot.

 

Thomas A. Tuna is a comic book veteran who began his writing career back in the ’70s with Charlton Comics, contributing to such horror titles as Ghost Manor, Haunted, The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves and Ghostly Haunts. Most recently, he has served as a writer and editor (with more than a smattering of horror yarns) for such comic book websites as Hyper Epics and Red Moon Features. Some of his favorite horror flicks include Jaws, Salem’s Lot, Dracula (with Frank Langella) and Blade. His favorite horror comic books? Tomb of Dracula (by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan) and Swamp Thing (by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson).

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