Feed, written and directed by Marco van Belle, is an upcoming vampire movie that will take inspiration from bothBram Stoker’sDraculaand Irish folklore. Daisy Jelley (How to Have Sex), Clinton Liberty (Normal People,Red Election), and Niamh McCormack (The Witcher,Willow) will star in the film about influencers battling the original female vampire. According toDeadline, shooting of the film is expected to start in Ireland this autumn.
“With people using social media to make their mark and get rich quickly, I’m fascinated to explore the fragility of modern influencer culture by putting our characters against a ruthless creature that has the true power of influence,” said van Belle.
Jac Kerrin and Dominic Wright (The Last Rifleman) of Ripple World will produceFeedalongside Umedia (The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan). In addition, Niamh Fagan will serve as executive producer on behalf of Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann. Meanwhile, Metro International Entertainment will be the one handling international sales of the film.
“Marco has created an original female Irish twist on the vampire horror genre. We’ve assembled a wonderful young cast, and we’re all hungry to get our teeth into the production.Feedis a roller coaster of a film that should have audiences on the edge of their seats and leave them thinking hard about what they wish for,” said Ripple World.
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The Dearge Due
The legend, according toThe Irish Road Trip, goes like this. The Dearge Due was once a beautiful woman living in Waterford who fell in love with one of the local men. The only problem was that her love was poor, and this was a time when arranged marriages were common. The woman’s cruel father was determined to have her wed to someone who would pay handsomely for her and would never allow her to marry a peasant.
Instead, the father arranged for his daughter to be married to the local chieftain in exchange for land and riches. Never mind his reputation for cruelty. The daughter was obviously unhappy with this, but she couldn’t defy her father. So the two of them were wed, but the marriage was an unhappy one. The chieftain treated her like a trophy and had her locked away at his leisure.
Eventually, the woman stopped eating and drinking altogether until she finally passed away. Despite her husband’s wealth, her funeral was cheap. Neither the father nor the chieftain were very cut up about what had happened either. Except, the woman’s spirit, so filled with rage over what had happened, rose from her grave to exact her revenge.
First, she killed her father, then her husband, the latter of whom’s blood she drank. After that, the Dearge Due or Red Blood Sucker would use her great beauty tolure unsuspecting young meninto her trap. However, with each victim she stood, the more hungry she grew. Eventually, she just disappeared. Where did she go? Well, it seemsFeedis going to answer that.
