Known for grisly, gonzo-horrors, what business does Ant Timpson have making a family-friendly film, wonders Karl Puschmann, who talks to the Kiwi film powerhouse about his new film, Bookworm, working with Elijah Wood again, and whether the Canterbury Panther is actually out there.
The incredibly strange thing about Ant Timpson’s new film Bookworm is that it’s not.
For his entire career, Timpson has embraced the bizarre – usually extremely bloody – side of cinema. As a producer, he shepherded cult films such as Deathgasm and The Greasy Strangler to the screen. As a director, he was directly responsible for the disturbing and blood-soaked comedic thriller Come to Daddy.
