Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Plunge into Horror
There’s something delightfully tawdry about a former A-list star taking on the leading role in a low budget horror film. The two most famous examples that come to mind are the former Hollywood starlets Joan Crawford and Bette Davis who, nearing the end of their careers starred as objects of horror in the psychological thriller Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). Another more modern exemplar is actress Lucy Lui who, after starring in high budget action flicks like Kill Bill and the Charlie’s Angel s trilogy appeared as the lead in the vampire film Rise: Blood Hunter (2007). Looking at these actresses’ careers it’s clear that the genre of horror is the last stop on the Hollywood Gravy Train. So when I got a glimpse of the trailer for the “action-packed, apocalyptic, horror, thriller” The Devil’s Tomb starring Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. (?!??) I had to take a closer look. The premise of The Devil’s Tomb is reminiscent of the first Resident Evil or even Doom . A team of speci...