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To Your Last Death
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Wikipedia article
'To Your Last Death' is a 2019 American 2D adult animated action horror film produced and directed by Jason Axinn, and written by Jim Cirile and Tanya C. Klein. It stars the voices of Morena Baccarin, Ray Wise, Bill Moseley and William Shatner.
Plot
Sole survivor of a brutal attack that destroyed her brothers and sister, Miriam Dekalb is given a chance to re-live that night from the beginning, armed with foreknowledge of the events. Of course, there's always the chance that Miriam is insane and murdered everyone herself.
Cast
* William Shatner as The Overseer
* Morena Baccarin as Gamemaster
* Ray Wise as Cyrus DeKalb
* Bill Moseley as Pavel
* Dani Lennon as Miriam DeKalb
* Florence Hartigan as Kelsy DeKalb
* Damien Haas as Ethan DeKalb
* Ben Siemon as Colin DeKalb
* Mark Whitten as Walt, Razor Sharp
Production
Development
Under its working title, 'Malevolent', the film was 114% funded on Indiegogo on March 18, 2016, with the total amount raised being $52,713."Malevolent Indiegogo campaign" Indiegogo. Accessed 30 July 2016.Moore, Debi, June 4, 2016, "Exclusive First-Look Still from Animated Horror Malevolent" (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/169407/exclusive-first-look-still-animated-horror-malevolent/). Dread Central. Accessed 30 July 2016. The film then entered production.Process
The film took five years to complete, and finished in late 2017. Post-production was completed in late 2018.Sokol, Tony, 2/16/2016, "Malevolent With William Shatner Hits Crowdfunding". Den of Geek. Accessed 30 July 2016.Gelmini, David, "Animated Horror Malevolent Launches Indiegogo Campaign" (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/151847/animated-horror-malevolent-william-shatner-bill-moseley-launches-indiegogo-campaign/). Dread Central. Accessed 30 July 2016.William Shatner was confirmed to have joined the cast on October 14, 2015.Galuppo, Mia, "William Shatner Joins Animated Horror Film 'Malevolent' (Exclusive)" (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/william-shatner-joins-animated-horror-832224). The Hollywood Reporter. Accessed 30 July 2016.
Release
'To Your Last Death' premiered on August 23, 2019 at the London FrightFest Film Festival, and was released online via Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and VUDU in the United States on March 17, 2020. The film received a Blu-ray release on October 6, 2020.
It was screened online in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2021, as part of Grimmfest's May Madness Event.
Reception
Accolades
{| class="wikitable"|+
!Ceremony
!Year
!Category
!Nominee
!Result
!Ref.
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|Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest
| rowspan=2|2020
|Jury Award
| rowspan=3|'To Your Last Death'
| rowspan=3|Won
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|Pasadena International Film Festival
|Best Feature Film
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|-
|Film Threat / Award This!
|2021
|Best WTF? Movie
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|}
Future
A sequel is in development, set in the same universe. It may be animated or live-action.
References
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