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Ben Wheat­ley reveals con­cept art for his next film Freakshift

09 Jan 2017

Words by Adam Woodward

Illustration of 5 figures in pencil sketch, varying poses and body types.
Illustration of 5 figures in pencil sketch, varying poses and body types.
The direc­tor has dropped some bonkers ear­ly sketch­es by 2000 AD artist Mick McMahon.

Appar­ent­ly not one to rest on his lau­rels, Ben Wheat­ley is already busy prep­ping his fol­low-up to 2016’s High-Rise and his upcom­ing shoot ​’em up Free Fire. Lit­tle is known about the glo­ri­ous­ly-titled Freak­shift, aside from the fact it’s being co-writ­ten by Wheatley’s reg­u­lar col­lab­o­ra­tor and wife, Amy Jump. The sto­ry report­ed­ly con­cerns a high-con­cept world where crea­tures rise up at night and ter­rorise law-abid­ing cit­i­zens. The title refers to a band of mer­ce­nar­ies who form to hunt down these night­mare creatures.

Excit­ing­ly, the direc­tor has tak­en to Twit­ter to reveal some con­cept art for the film by renowned British com­ic artist Mick McMa­hon. From the looks of these futur­is­tic and frankly insane-look­ing sketch­es, Freak­shift promis­es to be Wheatley’s most ambi­tious fea­ture yet. We’ll keep you post­ed as and when we hear more, but in the mean­time we’d strong­ly encour­age you to keep an eye on @Freakshiftfilm.

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Mick McMahon sketch for Freakshift pic.twitter.com/GVqKxueCVx — freakshift (@Freakshiftfilm) January 9, 2017
Mick McMahon Freakshift sketch pic.twitter.com/IYCdcRMJvP — freakshift (@Freakshiftfilm) January 9, 2017
"the Pig" sketch by Mick McMahon for Freakshift pic.twitter.com/VZqMoEKXoa — freakshift (@Freakshiftfilm) January 9, 2017

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