Subspecies 5 (Full Moon)

[DR Herbert West]

Full Moon Teases the Return of Radu in… ‘Subspecies 5’!

We first met the rat-fanged vampire known as Radu in Full Moon‘s 1991 film Subspecies, which ended up launching a franchise that continued into the late ’90s. The final film in the franchise was Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm in 1998, which means it’s now been over 20 years since we last caught up with Radu. But hang tight, because it looks like he’s on his way back.

Over on the Full Moon Features website today, the company noted that more information about their Deadly Ten initiative (a banner under which 10 brand new Full Moon movies will be produced) is coming soon, while also teasing the forthcoming return of Radu!

Here’s the full statement, direct from Full Moon:

“This week, we’re going to reveal everything you need to know about the DEADLY TEN in a news release that will be going wide. But until then, we’ll give you a little hint. One word: SUBSPECIES.

We know that many of you Full Moon freaks are crazy about our 4-movie strong SUBSPECIES series, the franchise of high-concept fright films that follow the evil legacy of the rat-fanged vampire Radu and his reign of undead terror. It’s been over 20 years since we released SUBSPECIES 4: BLOODSTORM and admirers of the movies have been clamoring for more ever since.

And while we CAN’T tell you everything just yet, if you ARE a SUBSPECIES fan, well…let’s just say that you should be REALLY excited about the DEADLY TEN.

It’s about damn time we saw our old pal Radu again…don’t you think?

Yes. So do we.”

Attached to the statement was the below poster for Subspecies 5, starring Anders Hove!

https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/...-subspecies-5/

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Pretty loose definition of "high-concept".

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by PrestonXI

Pretty loose definition of "high-concept".

Very loose.

[TripleHBK]

Perhaps the release of this film will help push Subspecies 4 onto blu ray as well along side it.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Perhaps the release of this film will help push Subspecies 4 onto blu ray as well along side it.

I really hope so.

[DR Herbert West]

Plot:

In Subspecies V, being directed by Ted Nicolaou:

“Spanning 500 years in the life of the vampire Radu Vladislas, this long-anticipated prequel to the SUBSPECIES series chronicles Radu’s descent from a noble warrior for the Church to a depraved creature of the night. Stolen by crusaders on the night of his birth, he has no knowledge of his bloodline: his mother a demon; father a vampire. Trained and exploited by a brotherhood of mystic monks to slay all enemies of the church, fate brings him back one night to the castle of his father, armed with the monster-slaying Sword of Laertes, to destroy the vampire Vladislas and reclaim a holy relic: the Bloodstone. The events of that night turn Radu from a noble man into a vampire with no master, setting him on a centuries-long quest for sustenance, for companionship, for the treacherous one who stole him from the sun, and for the Bloodstone he hopes will bring him peace.”

[AaronJ]

I seriously wasn't aware of Subspecies 1-4.

[DR Herbert West]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIl6_YVcpKc

[DR Herbert West]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW3shRCZBoc&feature=emb_title

[hatter76]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW3s...ture=emb_title

Ah, was beginning to think it would never happen. Visually it looks considerably Better than the rest of Fullmoon's contemporary work.


I really hope we see a Rejuvenated Radu by the end of the film

[BluPat]

Hopefully we'll get a Blu-ray collection with better transfers than what was already released.

[Metalbeast]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW3s...ture=emb_title

This actually looks decent. Surprised to see outdoor location filming in a modern day Full Moon movie.

[wonderer99]

I mean, they are all pretty crap but for some reason I have watched them all twice.

[LexInHD]

Originally Posted by BluPat

Hopefully we'll get a Blu-ray collection with better transfers than what was already released.

All I want is for FM to gather their film negatives and turn them over to Blue Underground, so we can get some quality product.

[DR Herbert West]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsvVTzoh-kw

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[darkness2918]

I forgot all about this. I’ve always liked the Subspecies movies so I’ll definitely be watching this one.

[DR Herbert West]

‘Subspecies V: Bloodrise’ Playing at 24 Alamo Drafthouse Locations for One-Night-Only

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‘Subspecies V: Bloodrise’ Coming Exclusively to SCREAMBOX and Full Moon on June 2nd