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Billy Zane's New Horror Comedy Was Made With Help From GFR's Own Jonathan Klotz
By Robert Scucci
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What do you get when Lucifer’s children, Lilith and Aamon, show up in late 19th-century America to destroy the American Dream as folks have come to know it? You get Blood Rush, the new horror comedy starring Billy Zane, Danielle Bisutti, and Henry Ian Cusick, which recently wrapped production. While no release date has been announced, Deadline has provided a high-level rundown on the film, and it sounds like a bloody good time for vampire aficionados.
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Blood Rush is set in 1881 America and, as its title suggests, focuses on the Western Frontier Gold Rush in gruesome fashion. Billy Zane, best known for Titanic and The Phantom, takes on the role of Aamon alongside Danielle Bisutti’s (best known for her contributions to the God of War video game series) Lilith, with Henry Ian Cusick (best known for Lost) stepping in as Van Helsing.
In the film, Aamon and Lilith attempt to suck the American Dream right out of their subjects’ necks, hoping the indomitable spirit present in their blood will sustain them. Matters get complicated when Van Helsing makes his presence known, suggesting the vampires may have bitten off more than they can chew. What follows promises to be the ultimate, bloody, Dracula-driven showdown the likes of which we’ve never seen before.
It all sounds like a gloriously unhinged bloodbath, and if Billy Zane channels even a fraction of the energy he brought to the 1995’s cult classic Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, we could be in for a horror comedy you can really sink your teeth into.
Another Familiar Name Attached To The Film
While Blood Rush already has a killer synopsis and star power, there’s more to it than meets the eye. Our very own Jonathan Klotz helped work on an early draft of the script. If you’re familiar with his writing on GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT, then you know his deadpan sense of humor should factor nicely into the equation. Especially if you’re a fan of unhinged horror comedies starring Billy Zane, who also happens to have one of the most entertaining Instagram accounts in the business.
Blood Rush was conceived and directed by Danielle Bisutti, with production handled through her Perfect Timing Productions banner in collaboration with co-director Stefan Colson’s BoatShoes Entertainment.
More updates about Blood Rush will roll out in the coming weeks and months, so check back for further developments.
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DoorDash drivers are getting paid to close Waymo car doors
Waymo’s fleet of robotaxis can drive passengers to various destinations without a human driver at the wheel.
However, when it comes to closing the car door, Waymo’s self-driving cars apparently still need help from humans. And humans who do gig work on DoorDash can now get paid to close Waymo car doors.
On Reddit earlier this week, a Redditor in the subreddit community for DoorDash workers called r/DoorDash_Dasher shared a screenshot of an offer they just received in the DoorDash app. The gig was paying $11.25 to drive to a Waymo vehicle nine minutes away and close the car’s door.
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Google’s parent company Alphabet, which owns Waymo, confirmed to CNBC that it was currently running a pilot program in Atlanta where the company pays DoorDash drivers to close doors that are left ajar on Waymo vehicles. According to the company, DoorDash drivers are notified when there is a Waymo car nearby that needs assistance closing the door so the vehicle can get back on the road.
Waymo says that in the future Waymo vehicles will have automatic closing doors, but did not provide a timeframe for when that will be rolled out.
For now, Atlanta-based gig workers can earn money by simply closing Waymo car doors that are left open by the previous rider. However, gig workers in L.A. who are looking to make the most money closing self-driving car doors should look at the roadside assistance app Honk. According to a previous Washington Post report, Honk workers who service Waymo vehicles there are paid up to $24, a whopping $12.75 more than DoorDash Dashers, to simply close a Waymo vehicle’s door.
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