Iggy Pop Will Play a Serial Killer in Dario Argento’s Film The Sandman

The iconic Italian horror director Dario Argento (Suspiria, Inferno) has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund his next film, The Sandman. It’s a thriller about a serial killer called the Sandman. Iggy Pop will play that killer.

The film’s description reads:

THE SANDMAN tells the story of Nathan, a young student in the city who struggles to forget his childhood trauma at the hands of the serial killer dubbed “The Sandman”. Nathan killed The Sandman (Iggy Pop) years ago, on Christmas Eve, after he witnessed the murder of his mother…until he sees the beautiful woman who lives in the apartment across the way dying at the hands of that same masked killer. This brutal murder plunges Nathan into an odyssey into the night country of his past, his dreams…and the buried secrets of The Sandman. Christmas is coming, and so is The Sandman.

In a press release, Argento said, “Working with Iggy Pop is amazing! Such an interesting and intense personality! I would not even simply say ‘actor,’ that does not cover it. I would rather say ‘a unique presence!’”

In a statement, Iggy said:

I have long been thrilled and fascinated by the amazing films of Mr. Argento, all of which are master works. Yes, and also compellingly strange, beautiful, and full of relentless terror. If I could play the Sandman for him it would make my life complete. I hope I have not just written my own epitaph.

The film will be scored by Claudio Simonetti, who’s collaborated with Argento for decades. Scott Weiland’s song “Way She Moves” is the film’s title song.

Rewards on the Indiegogo campaign include an autographed Iggy action figure and the opportunity to play someone who gets killed in the film.

Update: Watch an interview with Iggy about the film:

Watch Iggy rip his shirt off in front of Marc Maron in an episode of Pitchfork.tv’s animated series “Frames”:

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