Here’s some unexpected news, readers. Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell and Deborah Kara Unger will all be returning for ghoulish goings-on in Silent Hill: Revelation. That’s right, they’re back for the sequel! It’s in production right now and along with the press release there’s a new image to gawp at.
Funny because I was just thinking the other day ‘what’s Radha Mitchell up to these days?’ Now I know. Michael J. Bassett will write and direct and Christophe Gans will not be returning to shout “le action!” Yeah, he’s French.
Toronto, Canada – March 15, 2011: Davis Films producer Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody announced today that the stars of Silent Hill, Radha Mitchell (The Crazies, Surrogates), Sean Bean (HBO’s upcoming series Game of Thrones, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Lord of the Rings), and Deborah Kara Unger (Shake Hands with the Devil,...
Funny because I was just thinking the other day ‘what’s Radha Mitchell up to these days?’ Now I know. Michael J. Bassett will write and direct and Christophe Gans will not be returning to shout “le action!” Yeah, he’s French.
Toronto, Canada – March 15, 2011: Davis Films producer Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody announced today that the stars of Silent Hill, Radha Mitchell (The Crazies, Surrogates), Sean Bean (HBO’s upcoming series Game of Thrones, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Lord of the Rings), and Deborah Kara Unger (Shake Hands with the Devil,...
- 3/16/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Three of the key stars of the original 2006 "Silent Hill" film adaptation - Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell and Deborah Kara Unger, are all set to reprise their roles in the upcoming sequel "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D".
In a press release from Davis Films today, the trio was confirmed to be starring alongside newcomers Adelaide Clemens and Kit Harington in the film which follows Heather Mason, a young girl on the eve of her 18th birthday who is plagued by terrifying nightmares and the disappearance of her father.
When she discovers she's not who she thinks she is, the revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her in Silent Hill forever.
The Michael Bassett-directed production will utilise 3D Red Epic cameras which are described as "lighter, smaller and more flexible" than others of its type. Also joining the crew is cinematographer Maxime Alexandre ("The Crazies,...
In a press release from Davis Films today, the trio was confirmed to be starring alongside newcomers Adelaide Clemens and Kit Harington in the film which follows Heather Mason, a young girl on the eve of her 18th birthday who is plagued by terrifying nightmares and the disappearance of her father.
When she discovers she's not who she thinks she is, the revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her in Silent Hill forever.
The Michael Bassett-directed production will utilise 3D Red Epic cameras which are described as "lighter, smaller and more flexible" than others of its type. Also joining the crew is cinematographer Maxime Alexandre ("The Crazies,...
- 3/16/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Last week we learned that the sequel to Silent Hill had begun filming and that Adelaide Clemens and Kit Harington were set to star in the film. What we hadn’t heard was wether or not this film would be connected to the original in any way. Now we know. A press release went out to day confirming the stars of the first film will reprise their roles in Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. That’s right, Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean and Deborah Kara Unger will all be coming back for the sequel. This may come as a surprise to some of you, as it does to me. The ending to the first film was a bit ambiguous, but now it’s obvious Mitchell survived her ordeal in the haunted town, which will now wreak havoc on Clemens and Harington.
Check out the press release, plot synopsis and new still from...
Check out the press release, plot synopsis and new still from...
- 3/16/2011
- by Ryan Laster
- If It's Movies
Davis Films producer Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody announced today that the stars of Silent Hill, Radha Mitchell (The Crazies, Surrogates), Sean Bean (HBO’s upcoming series Game of Thrones, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Lord of the Rings), and Deborah Kara Unger (Shake Hands with the Devil, 88 Minutes) will return to join Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Vampire, Camilla Dickinson, Wasted on the Young, Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) on Silent Hill: Revelation 3D.Filming in Toronto, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is based on a screenplay by director Michael Bassett (Solomon Kane, Deathwatch), who is joined by cinematographer Maxime Alexandre (The Crazies, Mirrors, The Hills Have Eyes), production designer Alicia Keywan (The Haunting in Connecticut, Messengers,), costume designer Wendy Partridge (Silent Hill, Hellboy, Underworld) and edited by Michele Conroy (Vincenzo Natali’s Splice).International sales are being handled by Lionsgate.Bassett said:...
- 3/16/2011
- LRMonline.com
Now this is the kind of news we love to report. Three of the stars of the original Silent Hill are returning to the franchise, and we even have a picture of one of them in action!
From the Press Release:
Davis Films producers Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody announced today that the stars of Silent Hill -- Radha Mitchell (The Crazies, Surrogates), Sean Bean (HBO’s upcoming series "Game of Thrones", Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Lord of the Rings), and Deborah Kara Unger (Shake Hands with the Devil, 88 Minutes) -- will return to join Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Vampire, Camilla Dickinson, Wasted on the Young, Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) on Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. [Looks like Bloody Disgusting was correct in their earlier prediction that Bean would be returning.]
Filming in Toronto, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is based on a screenplay by director Michael Bassett (Solomon Kane, Deathwatch), who is joined by cinematographer Maxime Alexandre (The Crazies,...
From the Press Release:
Davis Films producers Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody announced today that the stars of Silent Hill -- Radha Mitchell (The Crazies, Surrogates), Sean Bean (HBO’s upcoming series "Game of Thrones", Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Lord of the Rings), and Deborah Kara Unger (Shake Hands with the Devil, 88 Minutes) -- will return to join Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Vampire, Camilla Dickinson, Wasted on the Young, Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) on Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. [Looks like Bloody Disgusting was correct in their earlier prediction that Bean would be returning.]
Filming in Toronto, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is based on a screenplay by director Michael Bassett (Solomon Kane, Deathwatch), who is joined by cinematographer Maxime Alexandre (The Crazies,...
- 3/15/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Davis Films producer Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody announced today that the stars of Silent Hill, Radha Mitchell (The Crazies, Surrogates), Sean Bean (HBO's upcoming series "Game of Thrones," Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, "The Lord of the Rings"), and Deborah Kara Unger (Shake Hands with the Devil, 88 Minutes) will return to join Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kit Harington ("Game of Thrones") on Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. Filming in Toronto, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is based on a screenplay by director Michael Bassett (Solomon Kane, Deathwatch), who is joined by cinematographer Maxime Alexandre (The Crazies, Mirrors, The Hills Have Eyes), production designer Alicia Keywan (The Haunting in Connecticut, Messengers), costume designer Wendy Partridge (Silent Hill, Hellboy, Underworld) and edited by Michele Conroy (Vincenzo Natali's Splice). International sales are being handled by Lionsgate. Bassett said: "It wouldn't be the same without some...
- 3/15/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Back on March 7 Bloody Disgusting exclusively broke the news that Sean Bean was in talks to return to the town of Silent Hill in Lionsgate's Silent Hill: Revelations 3D. It was confirmed this afternoon that Bean is signed on to return alongside other familiar faces. Radha Mitchell (The Crazies, Rogue) and Deborah Kara Unger (Shake Hands with the Devil, 88 Minutes) will return to join the previously announced Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Vampire, Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones). Filming in Toronto, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is based on a screenplay by director Michael Bassett (Solomon Kane, Deathwatch), who is joined by incredible cinematographer Maxime Alexandre (The Crazies, Mirrors, The Hills Have Eyes), production designer Alicia Keywan (The Haunting in Connecticut, Messengers), costume designer Wendy Partridge (Silent Hill, Hellboy, Underworld) and edited by Michele Conroy (Vincenzo Natalis Splice).
- 3/15/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell and Deborah Kara Unger will reunite for Michael J. Bassett's Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, announced today by producer Davis Films' Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody. We also have a new image showing Radha Mitchell in the film (above). The horror sequel stars Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones). Filming in Toronto, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is based on a screenplay by director Michael Bassett, known for films like Solomon Kane and Deathwatch. Cinematographer Maxime Alexandre (The Crazies, Mirrors, The Hills Have Eyes) is also on the project and joined by production designer Alicia Keywan (The Haunting in Connecticut, Messengers,), costume designer Wendy Partridge (Silent Hill, Hellboy, Underworld) and editor by Michele Conroy (Vincenzo Natali’s Splice)...
- 3/15/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell and Deborah Kara Unger will reunite for Michael J. Bassett's Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, announced today by producer Davis Films' Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody. We also have a new image showing Radha Mitchell in the film (above). The horror sequel stars Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones). Filming in Toronto, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is based on a screenplay by director Michael Bassett, known for films like Solomon Kane and Deathwatch. Cinematographer Maxime Alexandre (The Crazies, Mirrors, The Hills Have Eyes) is also on the project and joined by production designer Alicia Keywan (The Haunting in Connecticut, Messengers,), costume designer Wendy Partridge (Silent Hill, Hellboy, Underworld) and editor by Michele Conroy (Vincenzo Natali’s Splice)...
- 3/15/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
One of the prevalent (and, frankly, valid) criticisms of The Haunting In Connecticut upon its theatrical release earlier this year was one that has been leveled at many films of its ilk: to wit, why don’t the characters just leave the house when the scary things start happening? One of the commentary tracks on Haunting’s recently released DVD, the filmmakers offer an explanation that the movie itself does not: Because they can’t afford to.
That would seem to make Haunting rather timely given the current housing crisis, except that it’s “Based on True Events” that occurred a couple of decades ago. The initially uninitiated could be forgiven for thinking that those “true events” were the ones that took place in Amityville, as Haunting’s story follows the template of Amityville Horror and countless similar features, with strange sounds, apparitions and incidents plaguing the Campbell family in their new dwelling,...
That would seem to make Haunting rather timely given the current housing crisis, except that it’s “Based on True Events” that occurred a couple of decades ago. The initially uninitiated could be forgiven for thinking that those “true events” were the ones that took place in Amityville, as Haunting’s story follows the template of Amityville Horror and countless similar features, with strange sounds, apparitions and incidents plaguing the Campbell family in their new dwelling,...
- 7/22/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
A Haunting In Connecticut, the fact-based story of a family dealing with supernatural forces in their new home that target their teen son—who’s already suffering from cancer—marks the first meaty role for 22-year-old co-star Kyle Gallner (previously seen to much less sympathetic effect in Red). The young actor was looking forward to the challenge offered by the film, which opens March 27 from Lionsgate.
“Kyle from the get-go really understood the complexity of this character,” producer Andrew Trapani says during the film’s shoot. “In a sense, he has the most difficult part, because he has to be somebody you sympathize with due to his cancer, but then you have to be a little bit afraid of him, because he could be the antagonist. It’s a tightrope that he has to walk, and it was apparent that he had the chops to execute this.”
A unique casting...
“Kyle from the get-go really understood the complexity of this character,” producer Andrew Trapani says during the film’s shoot. “In a sense, he has the most difficult part, because he has to be somebody you sympathize with due to his cancer, but then you have to be a little bit afraid of him, because he could be the antagonist. It’s a tightrope that he has to walk, and it was apparent that he had the chops to execute this.”
A unique casting...
- 3/20/2009
- Fangoria
Identical-twin filmmakers Danny and Oxide Pang make their English-language debut with "The Messengers", but there's a lot less here than meets "The Eye", the 2002 cult horror film that made them an international success.
A tepid ghost story filled with all the usual things that go bump in the night minus the somewhat crucial element of suspense, this bland effort from Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert's Ghost House Pictures is surprisingly devoid of the creepy, claustrophobic atmospherics that haunt the brothers' Asian work.
Instead we have an unremarkable American gothic thriller with Dylan McDermott and Penelope Ann Miller playing the novice farmer and his dutiful wife, who have traded life in the big city for anticipated tranquility on a secluded North Dakota farm.
You don't need a spooky black-and-white prelude -- though the Pangs have happily provided one -- to tell that no good can come of the creepy, long-shuttered farmhouse that the Solomon family has chosen to call home.
But Roy and Denise are too busy growing sunflowers and trying to wash away that pesky moldy blotch that keeps on appearing on their wall to notice the foreboding murder of shrieking crows (played by Czech ravens) and locked doors that suddenly open, then slam shut again, leaving their troubled teen daughter Jess (Kristen Stewart) and traumatized, mute 3-year-old Ben (played by twins Evan and Theodore Turner) to find out the terrifying truth for themselves.
And what's up with John Corbett's blissfully oblivious field hand? Why would a guy like him take on such an insignificant role? He's barely even ... whoa, didn't see that one coming!
While the Pangs, along with Hideo Nakata ("The Ring") and Takashi Shimizu ("The Grudge"), are considered the reigning masters of contemporary Asian horror, there's scant evidence of a visual style to be found here, with the exception of one belonging to Hitchcock's "The Birds".
They certainly don't get much in the way of inspiration from the generic script by Mark Wheaton, from a predictable story by Todd Farmer, leaving their appealing cast struggling to make something out of the flat dialogue that kills time in between the next spooky bit.
Although production designer Alicia Keywan gets some bright, eye-catching mileage out of all those blooming sunflowers (actually situated on a Canadian field in Regina, Saskatchewan), the real crop being harvested by "The Messengers" is your basic corn.
THE MESSENGERS
Columbia Pictures
Screen Gems and Ghost House Pictures and Columbia Pictures present
a Blue Star Pictures production
Credits:
Directors: Danny Pang & Oxide Pang
Producers: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, William Sherak, Jason Shuman
Executive producers: Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake
Screenwriter: Mark Wheaton
Story: Todd Farmer
Director of photography: David Geddes
Production designer: Alicia Keywan
Editors: John Axelrad and Armen Minasian
Music: Joseph LoDuca
Cast:
Jess: Kristen Stewart
Roy: Dylan McDermott
Denise: Penelope Ann Miller
Burwell: John Corbett
Running time -- 90 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
A tepid ghost story filled with all the usual things that go bump in the night minus the somewhat crucial element of suspense, this bland effort from Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert's Ghost House Pictures is surprisingly devoid of the creepy, claustrophobic atmospherics that haunt the brothers' Asian work.
Instead we have an unremarkable American gothic thriller with Dylan McDermott and Penelope Ann Miller playing the novice farmer and his dutiful wife, who have traded life in the big city for anticipated tranquility on a secluded North Dakota farm.
You don't need a spooky black-and-white prelude -- though the Pangs have happily provided one -- to tell that no good can come of the creepy, long-shuttered farmhouse that the Solomon family has chosen to call home.
But Roy and Denise are too busy growing sunflowers and trying to wash away that pesky moldy blotch that keeps on appearing on their wall to notice the foreboding murder of shrieking crows (played by Czech ravens) and locked doors that suddenly open, then slam shut again, leaving their troubled teen daughter Jess (Kristen Stewart) and traumatized, mute 3-year-old Ben (played by twins Evan and Theodore Turner) to find out the terrifying truth for themselves.
And what's up with John Corbett's blissfully oblivious field hand? Why would a guy like him take on such an insignificant role? He's barely even ... whoa, didn't see that one coming!
While the Pangs, along with Hideo Nakata ("The Ring") and Takashi Shimizu ("The Grudge"), are considered the reigning masters of contemporary Asian horror, there's scant evidence of a visual style to be found here, with the exception of one belonging to Hitchcock's "The Birds".
They certainly don't get much in the way of inspiration from the generic script by Mark Wheaton, from a predictable story by Todd Farmer, leaving their appealing cast struggling to make something out of the flat dialogue that kills time in between the next spooky bit.
Although production designer Alicia Keywan gets some bright, eye-catching mileage out of all those blooming sunflowers (actually situated on a Canadian field in Regina, Saskatchewan), the real crop being harvested by "The Messengers" is your basic corn.
THE MESSENGERS
Columbia Pictures
Screen Gems and Ghost House Pictures and Columbia Pictures present
a Blue Star Pictures production
Credits:
Directors: Danny Pang & Oxide Pang
Producers: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, William Sherak, Jason Shuman
Executive producers: Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake
Screenwriter: Mark Wheaton
Story: Todd Farmer
Director of photography: David Geddes
Production designer: Alicia Keywan
Editors: John Axelrad and Armen Minasian
Music: Joseph LoDuca
Cast:
Jess: Kristen Stewart
Roy: Dylan McDermott
Denise: Penelope Ann Miller
Burwell: John Corbett
Running time -- 90 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Based on the award-winning novel by Virginia Hamilton, "The Planet of Junior Brown" is an uneven but compelling portrait of its unique young protagonist -- a seriously overweight musical prodigy, -- and his impoverished life and tarnished dreams in present-day Toronto.
The low-budget Canadian production, directed by Toronto filmmaker Clement Virgo ("Rude"), premiered in Los Angeles at the Pan African Film Festival.
With a serious agenda and an eclectic cast -- including Margot Kidder, Sarah Polley ("The Sweet Hereafter") and Clark Johnson (NBC's "Homicide") -- "Junior Brown" is a commercial underdog, but it is accomplished enough to make the limited distribution rounds and win more than a few fans for leads Martin Villafana and Rain Sun Francks.
Junior (Villafana) copes with the harsh conditions of his life by indulging in fantasies and telling lies. His needy, diabetic mother (Lynn Whitfield) is mostly oblivious to his remarkable skills as a pianist and self-absorbedly swings wildly in her moods. Junior's father is a mysterious man who appears sporadically and ignores his sensitive, barely coping son.
In an unconditional friendship with street kid Buddy (Francks), self-conscious Junior is most happy when the pair join school janitor Mr. Pool (Johnson) in private philosophizing with the help of a mechanical model of the solar system. The title refers to a special planet created by Buddy and Pool for Junior.
But planets also refer to the "living spaces" that Buddy and the other "refugee" kids inhabit, and there's no question Junior's half-cracked piano teacher Miss Peebs (Kidder) is lost in her own strange world. Equally exotic is the squatter's paradise that Buddy inhabits. But he's a quiet, nurturing soul who honestly woos a runaway girl (Polley) and proves to be the best friend Junior could ever have.
The Dickensian characters and overall milieu is summed up in the several sequences where Junior plays on broken pianos or table tops, with the music coming from the soundtrack. All he wants is to play on a piano that works, but, as several shocks shake up his planet, Junior faces reality and makes a bold move.
Credit newcomers Villafana and Francks for keeping this earnest and straightforward film from getting lost in space. The former is a gentle but forceful presence, able to make his relatively innocent character believable and consistent, even when the meandering film resorts to an awkward romantic scene or indulges in unnecessary special effects.
THE PLANET OF Junior Brown
Evergreen Releasing
The Film Works
Director: Clement Virgo
Screenwriters: Cameron Bailey, Clement Virgo
Producers: Paul Stephens, Eric Jordan
Director of photography: Jonathan Freeman
Production designer: Alicia Keywan
Editor: Susan Maggi
Music: Christopher Dedrick
Color/stereo
Cast:
Junior Brown: Martin Villafana
Buddy Clark: Rain Sun Francks
Mrs. Brown: Lynn Whitfield
Butter: Sarah Polley
Miss Peebs: Margot Kidder
Mr. Pool: Clark Johnson
Running time -- 93 minutes
No MPAA rating...
The low-budget Canadian production, directed by Toronto filmmaker Clement Virgo ("Rude"), premiered in Los Angeles at the Pan African Film Festival.
With a serious agenda and an eclectic cast -- including Margot Kidder, Sarah Polley ("The Sweet Hereafter") and Clark Johnson (NBC's "Homicide") -- "Junior Brown" is a commercial underdog, but it is accomplished enough to make the limited distribution rounds and win more than a few fans for leads Martin Villafana and Rain Sun Francks.
Junior (Villafana) copes with the harsh conditions of his life by indulging in fantasies and telling lies. His needy, diabetic mother (Lynn Whitfield) is mostly oblivious to his remarkable skills as a pianist and self-absorbedly swings wildly in her moods. Junior's father is a mysterious man who appears sporadically and ignores his sensitive, barely coping son.
In an unconditional friendship with street kid Buddy (Francks), self-conscious Junior is most happy when the pair join school janitor Mr. Pool (Johnson) in private philosophizing with the help of a mechanical model of the solar system. The title refers to a special planet created by Buddy and Pool for Junior.
But planets also refer to the "living spaces" that Buddy and the other "refugee" kids inhabit, and there's no question Junior's half-cracked piano teacher Miss Peebs (Kidder) is lost in her own strange world. Equally exotic is the squatter's paradise that Buddy inhabits. But he's a quiet, nurturing soul who honestly woos a runaway girl (Polley) and proves to be the best friend Junior could ever have.
The Dickensian characters and overall milieu is summed up in the several sequences where Junior plays on broken pianos or table tops, with the music coming from the soundtrack. All he wants is to play on a piano that works, but, as several shocks shake up his planet, Junior faces reality and makes a bold move.
Credit newcomers Villafana and Francks for keeping this earnest and straightforward film from getting lost in space. The former is a gentle but forceful presence, able to make his relatively innocent character believable and consistent, even when the meandering film resorts to an awkward romantic scene or indulges in unnecessary special effects.
THE PLANET OF Junior Brown
Evergreen Releasing
The Film Works
Director: Clement Virgo
Screenwriters: Cameron Bailey, Clement Virgo
Producers: Paul Stephens, Eric Jordan
Director of photography: Jonathan Freeman
Production designer: Alicia Keywan
Editor: Susan Maggi
Music: Christopher Dedrick
Color/stereo
Cast:
Junior Brown: Martin Villafana
Buddy Clark: Rain Sun Francks
Mrs. Brown: Lynn Whitfield
Butter: Sarah Polley
Miss Peebs: Margot Kidder
Mr. Pool: Clark Johnson
Running time -- 93 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 2/19/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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