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Prepare yourself for the violence of the lambs, because Black Sheep is coming to 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on September 3 via Australia’s Umbella Entertainment.

The 2006 New Zealand horror comedy newly restored in 4K, supervised by writer-director Jonathan King, with Hdr.

Special features:

Audio Commentary by Writer-Director Jonathan King and Actor Nathan Meister Audio Commentary by Critics Matt Donato and Rob Hunter (new) Interview with Writer-Director Jonathan King (new) From Bad Taste to Black Sheep: Mapping the Gory History of New Zealand Splatstick with Dr Alfio Leotta (new) Genetic Experiments Gone Wrong in Film with David Michael Brown (new) Jonathan King Interviewed by The Bazura Project 2007 (new) A Ewe-nique Transformation: Make-up Test (new) The Making of Black Sheep featurette 5 Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Jonathan King and Nathan Meister Blooper Reel Cast and Crew Interviews B-Roll Trailer

The standard version, which comes with a slipcase featuring new art by Austen Mengler,...

Horror-comedy film 'Black Sheep' is getting a sequel.The 2006 movie, set in New Zealand, followed a group of people who are forced to defend themselves when a genetic engineering experiment turns harmless sheep into flesh-eating zombies.WTFilms is now working with original writer-and-director Jonathan King who will bring the follow-up to the big screen from a story he wrote with Matthew Grainger and Rosie Howells.The plot of 'Black Sheep 2' will follow a young scientist who discovers a new pathogen which is a threat to humanity. She tracks it to her hometown which is located nearby the farm where the events of 'Black Sheep' took place. Actor Nathan Meister will reprise his role as Henry Oldfield, who in the first film is a farmer living with ovinophobia, a phobia of sheep caused by a sick prank his brother Angus plays on him as a child. It is...

Since several decades the horror genre has enjoyed quite a big fan following and popularity with several movies hitting the big screens every now and then. But in this plethora of projects, only a few manage to leave an everlasting impression on the viewers. One such movie was Black Sheep released in 2006, directed by Jonathan King. It presented a very unique combination of horror and comedy with an out-of-the-box storyline.

The movie stars Nathan Meister and presents the plot of genetically modified sheep going on a bloody spree. As soon as it was released, it managed to win the audience over with its quirky horror. Amidst this, fans also wondered if the makers would bring out a sequel to it or not.

A still from Black Sheep | Credits: Icon Film Distribution

Now almost two decades later, King and Meister are all set to bring back the horror-comedy movie Black Sheep...

Fans of cult classic New Zealand horror Black Sheep will be surprised to discover the bonkers gore-fest is officially getting a sequel after almost 20 years. According to Deadline, original director and star Jonathan King and Nathan Meister, respectively, are returning for more of the horror-comedy that answered the question of what would happen if a bunch of sheep turned into bloodthirsty creatures long before The Boys offered up their take on the idea.

For those unfamiliar with the original, Black Sheep took the idea of genetic experiments gone wrong and added a touch of low-budget absurdity into the mix. The end result was a movie that followed Henry Oldfield (Meister), who, while dealing with his phobia-level fear of sheep, becomes caught up in a horrifying nightmare of the wooly kind. What begins as odd behavior among the flocks very quickly becomes something more sinister as the sheep population takes a...

The cast and crew of the cult-classic horror comedy Black Sheep are reuniting for a surprise sequel. Directed by Jonathan King, the 2006 feature sees a traumatized farmer's son return home to put his trauma behind him, only to learn his brother has been conducting cruel experiments to turn the docile herbivores into contagious, bloodthirsty mutants. Black Sheep was a success at film festivals, leading to it earning positive praise alongside grossing $5 million from its box office run.

Deadline has reported that French production company WTFilms has joined forces with King to uncover the next stage of the virus seen in Black Sheep with a sequel 16 years after the original movie. While few plot details have been revealed, Black Sheep 2 will see a young scientist set out to cure a potentially deadly pathogen before it can cause a pandemic, only to be brought to the remains of the Oldfield Farm that has stood by her hometown.

The horror genre has expanded in the last few decades. The scary films are divided into different subgenres, including comedy horror, body horror, slashers, supernatural horror, and psychological horror, among others. In 2006, a New Zealand horror comedy put animals at the core of its terror.

Black Sheep, which follows a killer sheep, has since become a cult classic. Because of its ever-growing popularity and positive reviews, the film is moving forward with a sequel 18 years later, Deadline announced. The good side is that many people involved in the original will return to work on the sequel, as well.

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WTFilms announced the revival of the 2006 cult classic horror comedy about a flock of killer sheep, the result of genetic engineering. The...

Back in 2006, writer/director Jonathan King brought us the “nature run amok” horror comedy Black Sheep, about killer, genetically altered sheep. That movie surpassed Peter Jackson‘s early works to become New Zealand’s most successful horror movie ever. Now, Deadline reports that the killer sheep are coming back for Black Sheep 2! King is returning to the helm for the sequel, working from a script he crafted with Matthew Grainger and Rosie Howells.

Black Sheep had the following synopsis: Sheep-fearing Henry (Nathan Meister) returns to his brother’s (Peter Feeney) New Zealand farm, hoping his sibling will buy out his share of the property. However, what he finds are genetically altered sheep that prey on humans and turn their victims into undead, woolly killers. Shear madness ensues as Henry, an animal-rights activist (Danielle Mason) and a farmhand (Tammy Davis) set out to stop the rampaging animals. Meister will be reprising...

Writer/Director Jonathan King’s 2006 wacky zombie comedy Black Sheep is getting a sequel with King back at the helm, Deadline reports today.

King will direct the sequel, currently titled Black Sheep 2, from a story he wrote with Matthew Grainger and Rosie Howells.

The filmmaker isn’t the only one back for this sequel to New Zealand’s most successful horror movie; lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield. Henry is the “sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.” Meister will be joined by new faces on this outing.

As for Sheep 2’s plot, it’ll “follow a young scientist who is convinced that a dangerous new pathogen threatens the population and tracks it back to her hometown – which is located in...

Exclusive: Paris-based sales and production genre specialist WTFilms has boarded a revival of New Zealand 2006 cult classic horror-comedy Black Sheep, about a flock of sheep transformed into bloodthirsty predators by genetic engineering.

The sequel, entitled Black Sheep 2, reunites key members of the team involved in the original film, which was New Zealand’s most successful horror movie ever.

Original writer–director Jonathan King will direct the sequel, from a story he wrote with Matthew Grainger and Rosie Howells.

Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.

Black Sheep 2 will follow a young scientist who is convinced that a dangerous new pathogen threatens the population and tracks it back to her hometown – which is located in...

IFC First Take/Weinstein Co.

Clocking in at a brisk 87 minutes, Black Sheep is a giddily subversive addition to the age-old cinema tradition of the horror comedy. A New Zealand production from top to bottom, this bloody, deadpan satire is the latest release from the Weinstein Co. and IFC First Take. Grossly well-made in all departments, this could just catch on if collegians can pull themselves away from Knocked Up. Ewe will love this movie.

Writer-director Jonathan King sets his angry-sheep opus on a picturesque New Zealand ranch, where, in a prologue, we learn that our preteen hero, Henry, has a rabid fear of both sheep and his annoying older brother, Angus. This wouldn't be a problem except that their father is the owner-manager of the sprawling sheep station.

The action picks up 15 years hence, as the adult Henry Oldfield (Nathan Meister), who apparently spent the intervening years far from country pastures and in therapy, returns to the old homestead. Since the death of their father, the haughty and greedy Angus Oldfield (Peter Feeney) has been running the family business. Henry is coming back only to sign over his half of their inheritance to his Big Brother and be done with sheep forever.

From this jumping-off point, everything that could possibly go wrong, of course, does. A dippy eco-terrorist, Grant (Oliver Driver), and his slightly more level-headed girlfriend, Experience (Danielle Mason, in the film's best performance), unwittingly uncover (literally) genetic sheep experiments Angus has been perfecting in a diabolical secret lab on the property. The result is mutant killer sheep run amok and Henry freaking out as his worst nightmare becomes reality. The bulk of the story finds Henry, Experience and strapping, sympathetic farmhand Tucker (Tammy Davis) running for their lives, from lea to seaside cliff to shearing shed to toxic sheep-refuse pit to the slaughterhouse, etc.

The screenplay successfully ties together our three heroes' quest to save both themselves and the ranch, while evil Angus and his stock genetic scientists/henchpersons-for-hire are about to welcome an international array of agri-business tycoons at a demo of his better brand of "animal." This outdoor presentation unfolds at the climax of the film, by which point what seems like millions of pissed-off sheep attack -- and more than one cast member is mysteriously behaving baaa-dly.

New Zealand's well-known effects house, Weta Workshop, led by multiple Oscar winner Richard Taylor (the Lord of the Rings trilogy), provided the special effects. Dave Elsey served as creature supervisor.