Rebooted

Rebooted

It's not easy for a movie star to age - especially when you're a stop motion animated skeleton monster.

2019 · 13 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy, Drama, Animation

Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect. Refusing to succumb to his own irrelevance, Phil takes drastic measures when he learns the film for which he was created is being rebooted without him.

Directed by Michael Shanks · Written by Michael Shanks

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