Low-budget Superhero Antics

In this age of multi-squillion dollar SFX-driven superhero blockbusters, which have been inordinately successful in retrieving the superhero film from obscurity, it's not usual to see a low-budget independent feature film based on superhero traditions appear. Prolific B-film auteur, Brett Kelly's latest film, however, is just such a beast. It's called Avenging Force: The Scarab and is due to premiere at a screening on the 26th April.

Here's the initial teaser trailer, which was produced back when the film was called simply The Scarab:

Now check out the newly released trailer:

Images: Lots of BIFFING!

Here the Scarab is about to biff director Brett Kelly, obviously due to some directorial instruction he didn't like!

A comic version of the bad guys: Yes, there is a Scarab comicbook!

Check out Brett Kelly's website for details of the premiere -- and BE THERE!

• Source: via Avery Guerra. Written by Robert Hood.

New: The Scarab

We've been sent some exclusive shots from a superhero flick by busy independent filmmaker Brett Kelly (Attack of the Giant Leeches remake, Pirates: Quest for Snake Island, Iron Soldier) , who was interviewed at length on Undead Backbrain a while ago. The film is called The Scarab and it's based on the 1940s Nedor Comics hero.

A superhero tale of a hero attempting to keep his nemesis from acquiring an ancient scroll of extreme power. It is up to THE SCARAB and his mysterious associates to keep the evil SPHINX from using this power for his own vile ends.

Characters include:

• PETER WARD - our protagonist, archaeology professor who in the course of the story becomes the hero, The Scarab.
• THE WOMAN IN RED - A mysterious female spy who always appears clothed in red.
• PROFESSOR JOAB - Peter's mentor, a scientist who brings the mysterious scarab stone to Peter's attention.

• Source: Brett Kelly via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery
• Official website