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| Directed by | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Written by | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Produced by | Parallel Media |
| Starring | Axel Jodorowsky |
| Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
| Music by | Adán Jodorowsky |
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Abel Cain (alternatively known asAbelcaín), also known asSons of El Topo orThe Son of El Topo, is a stalled film project written and directed byAlejandro Jodorowsky and the sequel to Jodorowsky's classicacid Western filmEl Topo (1970). It was to be produced and financed by Parallel Media.[1] The original working-title,The Sons of El Topo (Los hijos del Topo), was changed sometime between 1996 and 2002 toAbel Cain.[2] In a 2010 interview, Jodorowsky said that the film had "dragged a long time" and suggested thatAbel Cain will not feature any "stars", adding that he would cast his son Axel Jodorowsky in the lead role just as he did in his 1989cult classic filmSanta Sangre.[3]
It was expected to be released sometime between late 2011 to 2012, but appears to be shelved so that he may shoot his biopic,The Dance of Reality, first.[4]
During an interview at theCannes Film Festival in 2016, Jodorowsky announced his plans to finally makeThe Son of El Topo as soon as financial backing is obtained.[5] Also in 2016 the sequel toEl Topo was released in comic book form asSons of El Topo (the original title for the project), in a miniseries written by Jodorowsky and illustrated byJosé Ladrönn.[6] Its third and final volume released in 2022. Axel Jodorowsky died in 2022.
After anuclear apocalypse, the whole landscape is a desert ruin, except for a small island paradise where El Topo is buried. Though visible and seemingly accessible, every attempt to enter this island has resulted in disaster. El Topo's sons, Cain and Abel, were separated as boys because El Topo predicted that Cain would kill Abel. But when evil marauders steal their mother's body in an attempt to trick their way into the island, the brothers join forces to deliver their dead mother to be buried with their father. Not only must they overcome an enemy adept at technological witchery, they must overcome the curse that marks their destiny.[7][8]
Alejandro Jodorowsky began attempting to resurrect his film career in the mid-nineties after becoming disillusioned with the business during his poor experience onThe Rainbow Thief and attempted to market a sequel to his classicEl Topo, and created a teaser poster.[9] OriginallySons of El Topo was to starMarilyn Manson andJohnny Depp, but the funding never materialized and Jodorowsky shortly abandoned the project.[10]
Jodorowsky next attempted to make a "metaphysical gangster film" entitledKing Shot, which was to be produced byDavid Lynch and star Marilyn Manson and Nick Nolte. He drew numerous conceptual sketches[11][12] and heavily marketed the film to producers, but eventually he and Lynch abandoned the project after they were only able to acquire a portion of the budget necessary to shoot the film and Jodorowsky was given another opportunity to make his "dream project".
In a November 2009 interview withThe Guardian, Jodorowsky revealed that he had stopped trying to makeKing Shot, but had finally been given financing for the sequel toEl Topo by some "Russian producers" who own Parallel Media films.
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