"POPEYE THE SLAYER MAN" (2025) Sets Sail For A Theatrical Release Next Month! (TRAILER)

Fans of extremely large forearms and leafy green spinach have a lot to celebrate this year as Popeye The Sailor Man has officially entered the Public Domain! As we reported previously, one of the few Popeye-themed horror films releasing this year is “Popeye The Slayer Man,” and it seeks to offer what fans of both salacious violence and strongman sailors want, bloody mayhem! Thankfully, fans will be eating well this year, and “Popeye The Slayer Man” may be the main course for public domain horror feasting as it prepares to hit theaters on March 21, 2025!

Directed by Robert Michael Ryan and starring Sean Michael Conway and Elena Juliano alongside scream queen Sarah Nicklin, this version of Popeye isn’t here for Olive and is looking far more menacing than Bruno. We have more details about the film as well as some exclusive stills to give you a taste of what the “slayer man” is cooking up, stay tuned to Macabre Daily as we will have interviews with the cast and crew in the coming weeks!

From The Press Release

Director Robert Michael Ryan’s much-buzzed-about horror feature Popeye the Slayer Man is set to sail into theaters and on VOD via Vantage Media on March 21, 2025.

Directed by Ryan from a screenplay by John Doolan (Remains), the horror feature was filmed in New York State and is a co-production between Salem House Films, Millman Productions, Ron Lee Productions, and Otsego Media.  Jeff Miller (The Toybox), Cuyle Carvin (Ouija Witch), and Ryan also contributed to the story.  Producers include - along with Miller, Carvin, and Ryan - Alexander Tucker, Nathan Todaro, and Alysa Blasetti.  

Reads the synopsis for Popeye the Slayer Man, “A group of friends sneak into an abandoned spinach canning factory to film a documentary on the legend of ‘The Sailor Man,’ who is said to haunt the factory and local docks, only to find out that the legend is all-too-true.”

Popeye the Slayer Man stars Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Mabel Thomas, Marie-Louise Boisnier, Jeff Thomas, and Steven McCormack, along with “scream queens” Angela Relucio (Code Black, The Cabining) and Sarah Nicklin (The Black Mass, Garden of Eden). 

Jason Stephens plays the title role. Special makeup effects are supervised by R.J. Young with cinematography by Korey Rowe.

Said Ryan of Popeye the Slayer Man, a film that has been featured on Drudge Report, CBS News and outlets around the world since its announcement in November of 2024,

“We went old-school with this movie, using practical effects for the horror. I wanted this film to have a more visceral feel reminiscent of the classic horror films of the ‘70s and ‘80s.” 

Added Miller, “We hope audiences will have as much fun with this movie as we had making it.  Grab a can of spinach, sit back, and enjoy!”

Said VMI Worldwide COO and Head of Acquisitions Jessica Russo, who negotiated the deal,

“Popeye the Slayer Man’s dark reimagining of the classic Popeye character delivers a fresh take on a beloved icon that audiences will die for.”

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