9.01.2007
My Chemical Wedding
There is a new film coming out about the life of legendary occultist Aleister Crowley entitled "Chemical Wedding". The film, which is scheduled for release in Fall of 2008, is written by Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson and will star veteran British actor John Shrapnel as Crowley.
John Shrapnel
"It was back in 1904 that colorful Brit Aleister Crowley had what he describes as a mystical experience in Cairo, Egypt. Figuring that his wife's sudden strange behavior on holiday was due to contact with some mysterious entity, Crowley summoned up the Egyptian god Heron, who further took hold of his spouse and through her told him a new magical era had begun and that he was destined to be its prophet. For our money, that should be the opening scene of Chemical Wedding, a film about Crowley currently shooting that was written by Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson. Dickinson tells DigitalSpy.com that he came up with the idea for a film about an individual he has long been a personal fan of after working with director Julian Doyle on the music video for "Can I Play with Madness." Doyle is also directing Chemical Wedding. Crowley, who passed away in 1947, led a spectacular life."
Also starring in the film is Kal Weber as MacGregor Mathers, and Geoff Breton as John Symonds. No word on what period of Crowley's life the film will cover, or if it will deal with Crowley receiving "The Book of the Law" as the FilmStew article hopes. Metal news-site Blabbermouth claims that the film will deal with a professor (Simon Callow) that thinks he is the reincarnation of Crowley.
"Produced by London-based Focus Films, the movie, entitled "Chemical Wedding", stars Simon Callow as a Cambridge professor who becomes a reincarnation of Aleister Crowley."
Whatever the outcome, this may be the "biggest" (in terms of budget and distribution) film
* For some smaller-budget thrills, you may want to check out this trailer for "The Abbey of Thelema" or perhaps the films of Kenneth Anger for some Crowley-influenced cinema.
Labels: Aleister Crowley, film, Magick, occult, Thelema
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According to the article, Dickinson actually wrote the screenplay; the movie is being directed by Julian Doyle.
"According to the article, Dickinson actually wrote the screenplay; the movie is being directed by Julian Doyle."
So it is, I have corrected the post!
Aww, you missed the opportunity for a great musical double entendre blog title, Jason. This coulda been "My Chemical Romance."
That sounds great! Can't wait. I am slated to teach "The Occult in Media" next semester, maybe this will make a nice bit of research...
There is a wonderful novel by Lindsay Clarke (?I think that's the author's name) called "The Chymical Wedding" which would also make a great film...
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According to the article, Dickinson actually wrote the screenplay; the movie is being directed by Julian Doyle.
"According to the article, Dickinson actually wrote the screenplay; the movie is being directed by Julian Doyle."
So it is, I have corrected the post!
Aww, you missed the opportunity for a great musical double entendre blog title, Jason. This coulda been "My Chemical Romance."
That sounds great! Can't wait. I am slated to teach "The Occult in Media" next semester, maybe this will make a nice bit of research...
There is a wonderful novel by Lindsay Clarke (?I think that's the author's name) called "The Chymical Wedding" which would also make a great film...
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