There’s a NEW hero in town and he’s here to protect your children! His name is… BLACK COUGAR.
A local teenager Silvio prevents a tragedy from occurring then finds himself confused when questioned. When a plaque of kidnappings hit the neighborhood it is Silvio who’s accused. But, Silvio’s father has a secret… What they find out is a little more then they bargained for. Father and Son now come together to take on evil. Together they must clear Silvio’s name, save the save the children and put an end to the kidnappings. Silvo soon discovers the true meaning of the word HERO, as BLACK COUGAR is born!
SHH! chatted with writer director Silvo DiSalvatore about his creation Black Cougar.
Black Cougar was a big family affair. I made a choice to spend my money on sets and costumes rather then professional actors. The movie was made for children, children don’t care if Bruce Willis or Mel Gibson is in a movie all children want to see is the Superhero. That’s why I went with spending money on sets and costumes. Anyhow having my family around was well worth it. The film was shot in New York. Mostly the Yonkers area where I live now. We shot for 4 1/2 months in the dead of winter. It was freezing. It was a 35mm (film) shoot, I wouldn’t shoot a movie with video unless I was Lucas. My thoughts on the current crop of superhero films. I myself enjoy movies so I would be bias on movies in general. Spider-Man, Hulk, Daredevil, X-Men, Punisher…I could go on and on. There’s one thing (most of these) movies I mentioned don’t have – is a protector of children. That’s what Black Cougar is all about and will always be. Black is Back. Black Cougar 2 is in preproduction now. It’s going to be insane. New villains, a lot of twist and an awesome cliff hanging ending.
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Source: Superhero Hype!
