We at Collider have an exclusive poster debut to share with you today. It’s the one-sheet forSin CityandAlita: Battle AngelfilmmakerRobert Rodriguez’s new filmRed 11, which was made for just $7,000. That’s in stark contrast to his previous feature, the effects-heavy blockbusterAlita: Battle Angel, but is right in line with Rodriguez’s career thus far. He first burst onto the scene with his low-budget indieEl Mariachi, and has since taken a “DIY” approach to his diverse range of films regardless of scale, fromDesperadoto theSpy Kidsfranchise.
Red 11is a horror-thriller set in a dark, twisted version of the Legal Drug Research world and is inspired by Rodriguez’s experiences at a research lab where he earned the money to makeEl Mariachi. He co-wrote the script with his sonRacer Max, who also appears in the film alongside Rodriguez’s other sonRebel.
Rodriguez challenged himself to make a movie for $7,000 at the same time he was working onBattle Angel, and the experience was documented in a docu-series calledRebel without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School, which consists of six 30-minute episodes. Clips from the docu-series will be showcased at a SXSW Masterclass led by Rodriguez on March 12th.
Check out the poster forRed 11below. The film will have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival on March 12th.
Here’s the official synopsis forRed 11:
Adapted from a script written 25 years ago that was based on Robert Rodriguez’s experiences in a Medical Research Facility, RED 11 is a Horror/Thriller set in a dark, twisted version of the Legal Drug Research world. At these Facilities, young guys become Lab Rats to make quick money, but our hero RED 11 is here to buy his way out of a huge debt to the tune of $7,000. This story shows the quirks, characters, and comedy of Robert’s experiences of being a human Lab Rat, but with a sci fi and horror twist, because while under the influence of experimental drugs, Red 11 doesn’t know if what’s in front of him is fact or fiction.
