BD Horror News Visits Nemec's "Nuclear Family"

Stargate star Corin Nemec is currently filming his new web series Nuclear Family, and Bloody Disgusting’s Chris Eggertsen got to talk with him, as well as put on make-up to play an extra “Berserker”.

Nuclear Family is a post-apocalyptic story about survival told from the point of view of a small family who are in search of a lost member. Nemec plays husband and father John, who must protect his family from a gang of wild men called the “Berserkers”, who answer to a mysterious man in a suit played by character actor Ray Wise.

Director Kyle Rankin is excited about the new filming style they’re using to tell this story, and he’s hoping for a television series or a feature film to come out of the project. Nemec shared, “I’m totally down with where entertainment is going with respect to the Internet. I’m excited about the medium, and I can see how you can take it further. Obviously there’s no money really yet in the Internet with respect to these kind[s] of projects, but that could potentially change. And the notoriety that we can generate with this project could land us a network deal and get us on network television.” Rankin said that the goal is to produce about 30 minutes total, enough to use as a pitch to a network for a television series or to a studio for a feature.

They mention networks such as Spike TV or Syfy as being possible homes for a series, but it’s too soon to tell because they’re still filming with a summer release in mind. Rankin keeps a video diary on YouTube, so after visiting the interview, you should check out his “vlogs”, some of which include Nemec. (We’ve embedded the four vlogs posted thus far in our LJ for your convenience. Be warned that there are some four-letter words and other content that might be offensive.)

Rankin admits that the budget for Nuclear Family is very small, but his dreams are big. It’s not unusual for a web series to be picked up as a television series, much like Amanda Tapping’s Sanctuary, so it’s possible we’ll be seeing Nemec starring in a new series soon.