Toutlecine.com recently conducted an interview with
IRON MAIDEN singer
Bruce Dickinson about
"Chemical Wedding" — the supernatural horror-thriller written by
Dickinson and longtime
"Monty Python" editor
Julian Doyle, who also directed the film. Watch the chat at
this location.
According to
ShockTillYouDrop.com,
"Chemical Wedding" will be released in the U.S. under the title
"Crowley" on DVD via
Anchor Bay on March 10. The DVD artwork can be viewed below.
"Chemical Wedding" premiered at France's
Cannes Film Festival in May 2008. A 10-minute interview with
Dickinson and
Doyle conducted in Cannes can be viewed below.
Bruce Dickinson was in Paris, France on November 26 to promote the DVD release of
"Chemical Wedding". The screening and press conference were held in a private cinema in front of Europe 1 radio near the Champs Elysées. Check out a photo at
this location.
A U.K. TV commercial for the DVD release of
"Chemical Wedding" can be viewed below.
According to
Variety,
Cinema Management Group has closed key deals in major territories on
"Chemical Wedding".
Starz/
Anchor Bay Entertainment is set to handle distribution in the U.S. and Canada, while
Universal Pictures Video will cover France, Belgium and the Netherlands for an early 2009 release.
Video footage of
Dickinson in Cannes promoting the
"Chemical Wedding" movie can be seen on the
BBC News web site.
Dickinson is not the first rocker to be inspired by
Crowley, who died in 1947.
LED ZEPPELIN guitarist
Jimmy Page was a big collector of
Crowley's writings and even bought his Scottish estate.
OZZY OSBOURNE, meanwhile, eulogized him in the song
"Mr. Crowley".
UK TV commercial:
