Lost Soul

Lore & Background

In Lost Soul, Gregory looks at the filming of The Island of Dr. Moreau, specifically the period that director Richard Stanley spent on the project. Stanley was brought on to the project early but was fired only a few days after principal photography began and was replaced by John Frankenheimer. The documentary looks into Stanley's vision for the film, as he had spent years working on the movie's script and had intended for Bruce Willis to star as Edward Douglas, a role that was later given to David Thewlis. Lost Soul features interviews with several people involved with the movie's production and focuses on various aspects of the film, including numerous changes to the script and the difficulties the cast and crew members had to deal with on the set.

Reader's Guide

Critical reception for Lost Soul has been positive. The film has received praise from Nerdly and Shock Till You Drop, with the latter describing it as a 'must see'. IGN rated Lost Soul favorably and summed it up as 'a no-holds-barred making of documentary that proves that fact really is stranger than fiction'. Filmink called it 'superb.'

Did You Know?

• The film screened at the IFI's Horrorthon 2014 in Dublin, Ireland.
• In the US, it premiered in a limited screening starting in Austin, Texas on 25 February 2015 and ending in Scottsdale, Arizona on 30 March.