Movies & TV
UPDATE
IMDb now has stills from "The Frozen Ground," the film inspired by Butcher, Baker."
Nicolas Cage in "The Frozen Ground"
2012 Voltage Pictures
The biggest news on this front came in July, 2011, when Producer Randall Emmett (Wonderland, Amityville Horror) announced plans to shoot a film about Robert Hansen, the subject of the true-crime work Butcher, Baker. The film based on Hansen's crimes, "Frozen Ground," stars Nicolas Cage and John Cusack.
Filming started October 17, 2011. Alaska filming ended as of November 26, 2011. Release is set for December, 2012.
Casting against type, Cage plays the sensitive cop featured in "Butcher, Baker" -- based on Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Glenn Flothe. Cusack plays the role of the killer, Robert Hansen -- again, against type. As you can imagine, this has spurred considerable interest in "Butcher, Baker."
Older Updates
- Anchorage transformed to its '80s self. Some examples to compare:
- Movie version of Kit Kat Club
- Actual Kit Kat Club. Another view of the real thing. [Credit: Stephen Cysewski]
- Frozen Ground Filming Begins
- IMDb Updates for Frozen Ground
- Full Cast & Crew: Frozen Ground
TV News
- We're working with Aaron Godfred, producer of Little Blue Pill and John Dies at the End (with Paul Giamatti), to develop a TV movie based on "Butcher, Baker." We're already in conversations with several cable networks.
Movie News
- 50 Cent to play '80s pimp in Frozen Ground.
- Vanessa Hudgens to star as teenage prostitute who escaped from Hansen and helped bring him to justice.
- Variety announcement of Cage, Cusack film about Robert Hansen.
- Film News for Frozen Ground. Thriller. Release Date: 1 December 2012
- Anchorage Daily News story on Frozen Ground.
- Julia O'Malley's ADN blog: "If film makes Hansen's victims real, the story's worth retelling.
- Alaskan Serial Killer movie, The Huffington Post
