The filmmaking duo RackaRacka aka Danny & Michael Philippou, are striking while the iron is hot. Fresh off the success of their latest horror, Bring Her Back, and their debut Talk to Me, they’re embarking on something that is completely different and yet personal to them. Actually, given the material, maybe it’s not that far from horror, because what they’re directing is a documentary on extreme deathmatch wrestling.
In an interview with Discussing Film, they revealed that they’ve been quietly shooting a documentary on the blood-soaked, barbed wire, explosive world of deathmatch wrestling. If you’ve never seen this stuff, especially some of the matches in Japan, go and check them out but only if you’ve got a strong stomach.
Michael said in the interview, “The next thing we’re doing, as soon as we wrap press on this, is a documentary on deathmatch wrestling. It’s like professional wrestling, but an extreme version of it. It’s extreme performance art with glass, barbed wire, thumbtacks.”
“It’s extreme performance art with glass, barbed wire, thumbtacks,” he added. “We had been shooting it between “Talk to Me” and “Bring Her Back,” hopefully, that’ll premiere early next year.”
This won’t be like other documentaries about wrestling, either. They will be bringing cameras into the ring to capture the brutality, the injuries, the carnage, like never before. Not only that, but Michael and Danny were also involved in the action.
The duo are still on track to deliver a Talk to Me sequel to A24 at some point, but this documentary is their priority right now and has been occupying their time.
This sounds wild, and I’m curious to see which current pro wrestlers who have performed in deathmatches, like maybe Nick Gage, are involved with the film.
