The Poison Ivy Short Film Origin Story

June 24, 2020 Derek McCaw Comics, Interviews, Movies 0

Leah McKendrick and Mariah Owen collaborated on a feature film, then came together again to do a short. Creating a new (and intense) origin for the DC villain/hero Poison Ivy, “Pamela & Ivy: The Poison Ivy Origin Story” features McKendrick as the adult Pamela and Ivy, though the focus and weight of the film rests on young Aria Lyric Leabu. The actress holds her own facing an intense Eric Roberts.

Leah and Mariah joined me for a conversation about how they started working together, creating this cool short, and why Leah is going back to the year 1959 next…

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In addition to running Fanboy Planet, Derek has written for ActionAce, Daily Radar, Once Upon A Dime, and The Wave. He has contributed stories to Arcana Comics (The Greatest American Hero) and Monsterverse Comics (Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave). He has performed with ComedySportz and Silicon Valley Shakespeare, though relocated to Hollywood to... work in an office? If you ever played Eric's Ultimate Solitaire on the Macintosh, it was Derek's voice as The Weasel that urged you to play longer. You can buy his book "I Was Flesh Gordon" on the Amazon link at the right. Email him at [email protected].