It would be great to see the old Superman, Dean Cain, tamed by the purr of a Jaguar, but Maneater is a little less Hall & Oates and a little more blood and guts. The Hollywood Reporter posts that Dean Cain, Conrad Janis (The Cable Guy), Stephen Lunsford (Bratz), Walter Phelan (House of 1000 Corpses), Maximillian Roeg (7th Heaven), and Lacy Phillips (Pushing Twilight) have signed up to take on the Native American legend, Wendigo.As Elisabeth told us last month, director Michael Emanuel's version of Wendigo will center on a small-town sheriff who used to be an FBI profiler. When a bunch of strange murders pop up, he puts his old talents to the test, "only to discover that the monster he's profiling might be himself." See, the Wendigo spirit is said to enter through acts of cannibalism or dreams, so we'll have to wait and see if someone slips him a piece human meat, or he gets pulled into a bad dreamworld.
There's no word on who is playing what role, but IMDb does have the character names listed. Seeing that Cain's at the top, I think it's safe to assume that he's our Wendigo dude.
1. Despite the genre, Dean Cain puts in a subtle yet emotionally riveting performance in Maneater fighting his own secret demons. But without giving away the story, don't eliminate the plot twists in which Conrad Janis, as Doc Graham, in a tour the force performance, delivers the goods as to who and why there is a Windigo in the first place. It'll make your Flesh Crawl. It's a very good story and Director Michael Emanuel is a masterful director who is set to Rock Hollywood with his talent.
Posted at 10:47AM on Aug 30th 2008 by FleshEatersROK