So it started with Spiderman 3 as the first high-profile film to use Cleveland's streets and available warehouses as studio space. Now, it looks as though Cleveland will once again be used for the production of one of the more fascinating legends to ever have taken place here: The Torso Killer.
In 1934, the first of a multitude of decimated bodies started showing up in what is now the flats of Cleveland, an area known by that time as Kingsbury Run. Just around that time, Eliot Ness, organizer of the legendary Untouchables, came into Cleveland as the new safety director. As he was unable to solve the mystery of the serial killings, his career plummeted, and he left Cleveland in shame. The murders were thought to continue over the next 20 years, only not in Cleveland, but over 70 miles away towards the swamps lining the Pennsylvania border.
In a few short months, as it's currently planned, David Fincher and Matt Damon are supposedly arriving into town to start filming the movie Torso, based off the graphic novel of the same name, which was partially based on the events of the serial killings in the 30's. Damon will portray Ness, which i'm interested to see as the two have absolutely no likeness of one another.
This will hopefully lead to more productions coming into the city over the next few years. Cleveland's landscape, although industrially rustic and worndown, would be fascinating to film. There's a lot of forgotten history here and what better way to start displaying that, than to start with one of the areas' most intriguing legends.
No comments:
Post a Comment