We can't help but post this article by Ben Gilbert from Joystiq.com in it's entirety. Enjoy!

When Twisted Metal co-creator David Jaffe tweeted back in June about his interest in a "low-budget slasher movie" starring TM character Sweet Tooth, Blue Goggles Films took the idea and ran with it. The studio recently cut its first trailer for Twisted Metal: Home Sweet Home, and we checked in with both Jaffe and Blue Goggles to gauge the reception. "Fucking fantastic — and yes, please quote me on that," was Jaffe's initial response. "Just great and totally the kind of thing I want to see happen with the character."

Blue Goggles, of course, had no idea what kind of response to expect upon the trailer's release. "We've lived in a bubble for the past month while we were making it and, while we thought the project was going to be cool, we didn't know if other people would," director Ben Moody told us. He confirmed the genesis of the idea, saying, "The whole concept for the trailer was directly inspired by Jaffe's quote/tweet about wanting a Sweet Tooth slasher movie for the PSN."

As for the project's future, both Jaffe and Blue Goggles would like to see Sony pick up the would-be feature (the film is currently planned as a free release since Blue Googles does not have the rights to commercially distribute it.). "This is what needs to happen: a straight-to-PSN Sweet Tooth slasher flick! Will it happen? I dunno — but man I hope so!" Jaffe urged. "Either way, this fan film is really, really cool. What a neat thing to see. Whoever made it — thank you! Great job that captures the low budget slasher flicks of the '80s that I hold so near and dear to my heart. Now let's just hope Sony jumps on board and we can get a whole feature out of it!"

Moody is equally enthusiastic, saying, "Since we've seen such a great response in just one day, we plan to get in touch with Jaffe and Sony to see if they are interested in making a full-on slasher movie starring Sweet Tooth for the PSN."

As of publishing, Sony had yet to respond to our request for comment.

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It's been a crazy month trying to get our latest production done out to the web before Halloween, but today was the day! We've gotten an awesome response in under 24 hours. It's almost overwhelming that so many people are sharing the link on blogs, Facebook and Twitter. Needless to say, we feel flattered and extremely happy that people have enjoyed our trailer as much as we enjoyed making it. Below is just a sampling of some of the great things people have been saying about it.

"This fan-made trailer based off the hit video game “Twisted Metal” looks way more awesome than pretty much any other horror movie that has come out in recent memory."
The Internet Today
http://theinternettoday.net/videos/fan-made-twisted-metal-movie-looks-awesome

"A handful of fans have created a free trailer based on Jaffe's initial pitch. 'Twisted Metal: Home Sweet Home' sees the psychotic clown offing obligatory, oblivious young people one by one and driving his decidedly unsavory ice cream truck. If the violence makes you feel uncomfortable, just remind yourself that Sweet Tooth's victims are probably those people who think it's still cute and quirky to tell everyone how scared they are of clowns. They deserve it."
Joystiq.com
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/fan-made-twisted-metal-trailer-makes-a-slasher-out-of-sweet-toot/

"Twisted Metal is a great game series, but how would it work as a horror movie? Probably pretty well since the game if filled with crazy psychopaths. Most of them coldblooded killers. So a horror movie following the worst of them all — Sweet Tooth, could work."
HotBloodedGaming.com
http://www.hotbloodedgaming.com/2010/10/28/twisted-metal-home-sweet-home/

"This fan-made project seems to have nailed what Jaffe wanted – it's low-budget, it's got Sweet Tooth in slasher mode, and it's got a great portrayal of the evil clown's sadistic tendencies. Heck, they even used the special laugh in the end. Very nice touch."
Quick Jump Gaming Network
http://www.qj.net/qjnet/news/twisted-metal-home-sweet-home-now-trailerized.html

"Real movie? No, doesn't look like it. But we'd sure love for it to be!"
ScrewAttack.com
http://screwattack.com/videos/Twisted-Metal-Home-Sweet-Home

"Blue Goggles Films, which is helmed by writer/producer Ben Moody, has produced a decidedly epic take on the “Home Sweet Home” concept which sees Needles Kane (a.k.a. Sweet Tooth) doing his thing in all of his gory glory. It’s Halloween weekend, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than checking out the trailer after the jump."
EpicBattleAxe.com
http://epicbattleaxe.com/get-twisted-this-halloween-with-epic-trailer-starring-sweet-tooth

Let's not forget the Twitter-sphere! Below are a few sample tweets … we're even starting to get some in foreign languages too.

Three days, four locations and 70 shots later, we have officially completed production on the next Blue Goggles Films project. The weekend flew by and it was exhausting, but we had a blast! While we can’t give away too much about the final project, it will be coming very soon … in fact, Halloween week! You can see a sneak peek from behind-the-scenes to the right.

Of course, we couldn’t have survived the weekend without all the truly amazing people that made this happen. We’d like to take this chance to thank the people who helped along the way.

Behind the Scenes

We were lucky enough to have some real troopers help us with everything from make-up to production design to diverting bicycle-riders from going through street shots to even pitching in as extras. Big thanks to Steve Birnbaum, Lisa Marie Kull, Andrew De Leon, Shawn and Lisa Marchese, David Meyers, Patrick Knisely, Kelly Campbell, and Leia England.

In Front of the Camera

Despite holding auditions only 2 weeks before filming, we couldn’t be happier with the actors who came out. Everyone gave it their all and it really shows in the quality of the performances. We can’t wait to work with everyone again! A huge thanks goes out to Chris King, Danielle Ploeger, Carl Guthrie, Robert Perreault, Kurtis Wheeler, Audrey Johnson, Ashley Spillers, Nathan O’Hara, Shayla Bagir, Ciara Flynn, and Jonathan MacMahan.

Locations

We wouldn’t have been able to accomplish this project without the locations. They were the ultimate key to getting this film shoot done right, and we want to recognize the people who offered locations for us to use this weekend.

To Bobby Delmonico at Groovy Automotive, we can’t thank you enough for opening your doors to us, and to Steven Andrew Gordon for staying late to allow us to get the shots we needed. To Jonathan MacMahan and roommates, thank you for letting us take over your house all day on Saturday (on a game day no less!). Lastly, thanks to the City of Austin for approving our request to block a couple blocks off on East 4th Street. It was so awesome to be able to have the street secured from cars and pedestrians (even if they did attempt to get through, multiple times).

All in all, it was great weekend. Somehow, we managed to stay on schedule, got all the shots we needed and everyone got along wonderfully. We’ve already begun post-production, so next up comes the final project. Can’t wait to share it with everyone!

Blue Goggles Films is gearing up to film this weekend on a new, top-secret project that will be released to the online world the week before Halloween.

Pre-production for this has been super fast. We estimate from initial idea to release online, it will have been six weeks! Needless to say, we’ve been insanely busy getting everything in place for the shoot this weekend. Now that we are just one day away, it’s amazing that everything has actually come together. Locations and actors secured; even a street closure approved by the city of Austin. The scope and number of people involved is our largest to-date and we are definitely excited.

One of the final tasks this week was to get food arranged. I sent an email out to all the actors about any food restrictions they may have and had to laugh as the responses came in. A sampling:

“I’m a mobile garbage disposal ”
“I eat anything ”
“HELL NO I am no vegetarian.”
“I’m the least pickiest eater in the world ”

Who say’s actors are picky? Seems like we have quite the amiable cast for the weekend. We are working with almost entirely new set of actors that we found through listings on AustinActors.net and Craigslist. The quality of the actors that came out to the audition impressed us and we look forward to working with them this weekend.

Keep an eye out for the final project at the end of the month!