Echo Chamber - 281 - Part Two (Doctor Jekyll)

You can hear ‘Part One’ of this week’s episode HERE!!!

'Part TWO, of this week's EchoChamberFP deals with legendary ish!!!

We take a look at the film that will re-launch the house of hammer, Hammer Studios! So you know it has to be an iconic character in the horror lexicon, and it's one that dates back to 1886. THEN, we sit down the the director and his co-star, to talk about pressures of steering such a project, taking a fresh approach, and a whole lot more!!!

'Doctor Jekyll' is directed by Joe Stephenson and written by Dan Kelly-Mulhern. Dr. Nina Jekyll (Eddie Izzard) made herself a fortune in the pharmaceutical industry, rubbing shoulders with the elite and becoming a household name. But her success came at a cost, and after scandal forced her out of the spotlight she now lives in seclusion with her demons. In need of an assistant, Jekyll hires Rob (Scott Chambers) - an ex-con straight out of rehab, trying to get back on his feet. However, it soon becomes clear that there are evil forces at play, and Rob's wits are tested in a game of cat and mouse with a mysterious and manipulative entity.

Watch the conversation: HERE!

In 'Part Two' we have:

Doctor Jekyll

Watch Review: Here.

FrightFest: 25th August 2023

Theatrical Release Date: 27th October 2023

Director: Joe Stephenson

Cast: Eddie Izzard, Scott Chambers, Lindsay Duncan, Simon Callow, Jonathan Hyde, Morgan Watkins, Robyn Cara, Tony Jayawardena, Isabella Inchbald

Credit: Hammer Studios, Anderson Entertainment, B Good Picture Company, Fulwell 73

Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Running Time: 89 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here.

Website: Here.

X: @Jekyll_film

Instagram: @doctorjekyllmovie

Watch the conversation: HERE!

Joe Stephenson

Writer, Director, Editor, Producer

Joe Stephenson is a director and producer originally from Sheffield, UK. Joe's debut feature film, CHICKEN, premiered at Edinburgh Int'l Film Festival and went on to win awards across the festival circuit, screening at festivals such as Busan, Giffoni, Tallinn Black Nights, Gijon, Dublin and many more. On its theatrical release in the UK (2016) it received critical acclaim, praised as 'the kind of British indie which restores faith in cinema' and compared to Ken Loach's KES by the BBC. It went on to be picked up by MUBI UK and FILM4, and is now taught nationwide on the UK's Media Studies curriculum.

Joe's second film, MCKELLEN: PLAYING THE PART, premiered at Rome Int'l Film Festival. The feature doc on the life and work of Ian McKellen was praised by The Hollywood Reporter as a film that "should join the small circle of high-level docs about the acting profession able to inspire newcomers." The film received universal praise on theatrical releases worldwide and, like CHICKEN before it, has maintained a rare 100% Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score.

Follow Joe via:

IMDb: Here.

Linkedin: Here.

Instagram: @joestephenson

Watch Joe's films via Prime Video: Here.

Watch Joe's films via Prime Video UK: Here.

Scott Chambers

Actor, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer, Casting Director

Scott begun as an actor performing in films such as "Chicken", "Malevolent" for Netflix and "Doctor Jekyll" opposite Eddie Izzard. Under a second name he has produced 114 Feature Films in the space of eight years with every single one being distributed worldwide. More recently "Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey" has gone viral with a cinema release in over 1500 screens in the US. Scott is now focusing his attention on quality movies and has a vision for a multiverse with some coming known characters.