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Hammer Horror The Quiet Ones Picked up by Lionsgate for Us Release
15 May 2013 | Horror Asylum | See recent Horror Asylum news »
Following the acquisition of new Hammer horror 'The Quiet Ones' by Lionsgate UK a few months back the studios' American counterpart has carried out exactly the same buy up at this months Cannes festival. Lionsgate have picked up the North American distribution rights for the John Pogue ('Quarantine 2: Terminal') helmed chiller which stars Jared Harris ('Mad Men'), Sam Claflin ('The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'), Erin Richards ('Being Human'), Rory Fleck-Byrne and Olivia Cooke ('Bates Motel'). So that's the good news, however, you'll have to sit patiently now until 25 April 2014 before it'll be appearing in Us theatres. »
Lionsgate Likes “The Quiet Ones”
14 May 2013 5:29 PM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
Lionsgate has acquired the rights the North American rights from Exclusive Media’s The Quiet Ones, the horror thriller from writer-director John Pogue.
The film “is inspired by true events and tells the story of an unorthodox, but charismatic professor who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist from negative human energy.”
The film stars Jared Harris, Olivia Cooke and Sam Claflin. »
- Andy Greene
The Quiet Ones Picked Up by Lionsgate
14 May 2013 5:10 PM, PDT | movies.about.com | See recent About.com Hollywood Movies news »
Writer/director John Pogue's supernatural thriller The Quiet Ones has been snagged by Lionsgate for theatrical release on April 25, 2014. The film stars Jared Harris and Sam Claflin and was produced by Tobin Armbrust, Simon Oakes, James Gay-Rees, Steven Chester Prince, and Ben Holden. Claflin, as all you Hunger Games fans will recall, will be seen in Lionsgate's The Hunger Games: Catching Fire playing Finnick Odair. His other credits include Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Snow White and the Huntsman.
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Lionsgate Makes a Date with The Quiet Ones
14 May 2013 1:10 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Lionsgate has nabbed the North American rights for the next chiller from Hammer, entitled The Quiet Ones, and they've already given it a release date! See how quickly things can move once they start cooking?
The Quiet Ones is inspired by true events and tells the story of an unorthodox but charismatic professor who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist from negative human energy. The film is written and directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2) and produced by James Gay-Rees (Senna, Exit Through the Gift Shop), Exclusive Media’s Tobin Armbrust, and Simon Oakes along with Steven Chester Prince and Ben Holden in association with The Traveling Picture Show Company (Tpsc).
Look for it in theatres on April 25, 2014.
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Starring Jared Harris ("Mad Men", The Ward) and Sam Claflin (Snow White and the Huntsman, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire »
- Uncle Creepy
Lionsgate Acquires Hammer's The Quiet Ones
14 May 2013 12:54 PM, PDT | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired from Exclusive Media the North American distribution rights to the Hammer production of The Quiet Ones, a supernatural thriller starring Jared Harris and Sam Claflin and will bring the film to theatres next year on April 25, 2014.
John Pogue directed the film from a script he wrote as well.
The film is inspired by true events and tells the story of an unorthodox, but charismatic professor who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist from negative human energy.
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Cannes Market: Lionsgate Acquires Thriller 'The Quiet Ones,' Sets 2014 Release Date
14 May 2013 12:42 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Ahead of the opening of the Cannes market, Lionsgate has nabbed North American distribution rights to Hammer Films genre flick "The Quiet Ones," a supernatural thriller starring Jared Harris ("Mad Men," "Lincoln") and Sam Claflin ("Hunger Games: Catching Fire"). Lionsgate has booked an April 25, 2014 release date. Writer-director John Pogue's second film, inspired by a true story, focuses on a controversial but charismatic professor (Harris) who takes his top students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist from negative human energy. Pogue directed "Quarantine 2: Terminal" after writing many thrillers. "The Quiet Ones" was produced by Tobin Armbrust, President of Exclusive Media Worldwide Production and Acquisitions, and Simon Oakes, President and CEO of Hammer and Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media, along with James Gay-Rees, Steven Chester Prince and Ben Holden in association with The Travelling Picture Show Company (Tpsc). »
- Anne Thompson
Hammer's The Quiet Ones Lands at Lionsgate
14 May 2013 12:41 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired from Exclusive Media the North American distribution rights to the Hammer production of The Quiet Ones, a supernatural thriller starring Jared Harris and Sam Claflin and will bring the film to theaters next year on April 25, 2014. John Pogue directed the film from a script he wrote as well. The project was produced by Tobin Armbrust, Exclusive Media's President of Worldwide Production and Acquisitions, and Simon Oakes, President and CEO of Hammer and Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media, along with James Gay-Rees, Steven Chester Prince and Ben Holden in association with The Travelling Picture Show Company (Tpsc). Lionsgate previously picked up the UK distribution rights to the film with plans to release theatrically in that territory. The announcement was made today by Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairmen Robert Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger.
Jason Constantine, Lionsgate's President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions, released the following statement about this thriller. »
- MovieWeb
Lionsgate Acquires North American Rights to Hammer’s The Quiet Ones
14 May 2013 12:14 PM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
Hammer’s latest productions is The Quiet Ones and Lionsgate has just acquired it for release in North America. According to Deadline, a theatrical release is planned for April 25, 2014. Lionsgate previously acquired UK rights to the movie, which revolves around an experiment to create a poltergeist:
“Starring Jared Harris (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, ‘Mad Men’) and Sam Claflin (Snow White and the Huntsman, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), The Quiet Ones will be directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2: Terminal). Joining the cast are Erin Richards (‘Breaking In’, ‘Being Human’), Olivia Cooke (‘The Secret of Crickley Hall’, ‘The Fuse’) and West End theater actor Rory Fleck-Byrne. With the story and original screenplay by Tom DeVille, revisions by Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman and most recently John Pogue, the film is produced by James Gay-Rees (Senna, Exit Through The Gift Shop) and Ben Holden in association with Tpsc Films. »
- Jonathan James
Lionsgate Picks Up Horror Thriller 'The Quiet Ones' Before Cannes
14 May 2013 12:04 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Lionsgate has acquired domestic distribution rights to "The Quiet Ones," a supernatural thriller starring Jared Harris and Sam Claflin, the studio said Tuesday. Inspired by true events, John Pogue's film follows a professor who disappears with his students to create a poltergeist. Lionsgate had already acquired U.K. distribution rights and has a strong track record with frightful thrillers such as "Cabin in the Woods" and the "Saw" franchise. Jason Constantine, Lionsgate's President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions, praised Pogue's "mastery of the genre in this terrifying, jump-out-of-your seat movie inspired by actual events," »
- Lucas Shaw
Cannes: Lionsgate Picks Up North American Rights to 'Quiet Ones'
14 May 2013 11:04 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Cannes - Lionsgate has closed a deal to acquire North American distribution rights from Exclusive Media to supernatural thriller The Quiet Ones. Directed by John Pogue, the film from British studio Hammer stars Mad Men’s Jared Harris and English actor Sam Claflin (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire). The deal was revealed at Cannes, although it has been in the works for several weeks. The Quiet Ones is set to be released on April 25, 2014. The announcement was made by Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-chairmen Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger. Lionsgate previously had
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- Georg Szalai
Cannes: Lionsgate Lands North American Distribution Rights To ‘The Quiet Ones’
14 May 2013 10:33 AM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Exclusive: In what becomes the second significant domestic distribution deal on the eve of Cannes, Lionsgate closed a deal with Exclusive Media for North American distribution rights to the Hammer production of The Quiet Ones, the John Pogue-directed supernatural thriller that stars Mad Men‘s Jared Harris and Sam Claflin, who starred in the last Pirates Of The Caribbean. Craig Rosenberg and Oren Moverman wrote the script with Pogue. This follows Warner Bros’ deal for the Ryan Gosling-directed How To Catch A Monster. The Quiet Ones will open April 25, 2014. Pogue wrote the script and Exclusive’s Tobin Armbrust and Simon Oakes will produce with James Gay-Rees, Steven Chester Prince and Ben Holden of The Travelling Picture Show Company. Lionsgate already had UK rights. It’s a nice start for Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger. The film is inspired by true events, and tells the story of a prof »
- MIKE FLEMING JR
Lionsgate Acquires The Quiet Ones From Exclusive Media
14 May 2013 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired from Exclusive Media the North American distribution rights to the Hammer production of The Quiet Ones , a supernatural thriller starring Jared Harris and Sam Claflin, and will bring the film to theaters next year on April 25, 2014. John Pogue directed the film from a script he wrote as well. The project was produced by Tobin Armbrust, Exclusive Media's President of Worldwide Production and Acquisitions, and Simon Oakes, President and CEO of Hammer and Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media, along with James Gay-Rees, Steven Chester Prince and Ben Holden in association with The Travelling Picture Show Company (Tpsc). Lionsgate previously picked up the UK distribution rights to the film with plans to release theatrically in that territory. The »
Series, Pilots, and Projects In Development Abound at Syfy’s 2013 Upfront Presentation
12 April 2013 4:00 PM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
As we’ve been reporting, Syfy had its Upfront presentation to potential advertisers Wednesday night, and they spent yesterday issuing press releases. It’s a good thing they held the event at a pier, as there is a boatload of information included in the summary press release below. We made sure to get it posted before the weekend, since it will take you the entire weekend to absorb it all.
Some of it is information we’ve already posted, like the Ringworld and Childhood’s End development and the High Moon pilot production, some of it we posted about fairly recently, like Ronald D. Moore‘s Helix, some of it we haven’t heard about in quite some time, like Orion, Proof, and Dominion, and some, like the nonscripted shows, the anthology, and some of the projects announced, are news to us.
You’ll also see ratings info and other »
- Erin Willard
Syfy Announces Upcoming Original Programming
12 April 2013 9:33 AM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
Earlier this week, Syfy announced a number of new projects that would premiere later this year, along with the renewal of Being Human. Continuing reading for details from the official press releases, including more information on the upcoming anthology horror series from Jamie Foxx:
“Syfy and Chiller President Dave Howe today unleashed the imagination of the advertising community by announcing an original programming slate featuring Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx (Ray, Django Unchained) executive producing, writing and directing a horror anthology series, a trio of new reality series – Joe Rogan Questions Everything, Cosworld and Fandemonium – and 19 scripted and reality development projects, including The Jim Henson Creature Shop, a creature competition program.
Howe further announced a groundbreaking strategy of major quarterly multiscreen events showcasing new high concept programs, including Ringworld, a miniseries based on Larry Niven’s classic novel; Helix, an epic thriller from Battlestar Galactica’s Ronald D. Moore; the scripted »
- Jonathan James
Jamie Foxx to Write and Direct Horror Anthology Series for SyFy
11 April 2013 5:05 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Ever since Jamie Foxx has taken on the role of Electro in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, we've learned that deep down the guy is a geek that enjoys many of the same things we do. I'm pretty sure he's also the Oscar winner that has been bugging Todd McFarlane about getting the Spawn film made. We've now learned that Foxx is set to write, direct, and produce a new horror anthology series for the SyFy Channel! He might even star in it!
According to the report it will be a 5-episode series that will premiere during Syfy’s annual 31 Days Of Halloween programming marathon this October. There's no title for the series yet, but it's described as being in the same vein as Tales From The Crypt and The Twilight Zone. It will tell "creepy morality tales with themes such as envy, jealousy and superficiality." Foxx had »
- Joey Paur
Syfy Rounds Up New Projects from Jamie Foxx and Bryan Fuller
11 April 2013 4:09 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Today we have a shmorgishborg of Syfy news regarding new projects being picked up, so I’m just going to cut the crap and dive straight into this pool of information. Hold on to your butts.
On top of announcing the renewal of young female-skewing Being Human for a fourth season, Deadline reported Syfy gave the go ahead for a four-part miniseries based on Larry Niven’s Ringworld and Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End. Ringworld would follow a team of explores as they travel through space in search of an alien artifact known as Ringworld, an artificial habitat the size of one million Earths. Along the way they discover the leftovers of an ancient advanced civilizations, possible origins of the human race and the salvation for a doomed Earth. Childhood’s End is a chance of pace; it tells the tale of a peaceful alien invasion by the mysterious Overlords, »
- Brody Gibson
SyFy’s Pilot Pick-Ups
11 April 2013 11:30 AM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
SyFy recently announced its upcoming slate of projects, and it features a ton of new series that caught our eye, including several adapted from popular science fiction and comic books, and others featuring the immense talents of Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) and Jamie Foxx. There are So many big ideas and high concept shows. It’s exciting to see what comes of all of these. So, let’s dive in.
High Moon “is described as an imaginative, out-of-this-world series exploring what happens when the countries of Earth establish colonies to mine the Moon’s resources and discover a new form of life. Chaos erupts in a genuinely emotional, humorously thrilling and always unexpected fashion as the people of the Moon race to uncover this life form’s powerful secrets.”
The project is adapted from John Christopher’s bestselling, classic novel The Lotus Caves. The project comes from Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, »
- Andy Greene
Jamie Foxx Brings Horror Anthology Series to Syfy
11 April 2013 9:00 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
Jamie Foxx is bringing a new horror anthology series to the Syfy Channel. The actor will write, direct and produce the untitled series, and he hints that he will appear in an episode or two.
The series will be five episodes, set to air during Syfy's 31 Days of Halloween programming in October, and is being compared to shows like The Twilight Zone and Tales From the Crypt. “This is a project that I’ve wanted to do for a long time and I’m so happy to see it come to life,” Foxx said at the Syfy Channel's upfront presentation. The show is said to be a morality tale focusing on issues like jealousy, envy and superficiality.
In addition to Foxx, other writers signed on to the series include Michael Ferris (Terminator Salvation, Primeval) and John Pogue (Everwood, Army Wives).
Source: Deadline
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- Alyse Wax
Syfy Finds Working with Jamie Foxx to be Horrifying
10 April 2013 3:18 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Jamie Foxx is just one of those people who can seemingly do it all. Want more proof? If you're a fan of Foxx and horror anthologies, then check out the following tidbit of news concerning his new project with the Syfy channel.
According to Deadline, at its upfront presentation this evening, Syfy will unveil a high-profile new scripted series from Jamie Foxx and his Foxxhole Prods. The Oscar winner will executive produce, write, and direct the five-episode horror anthology series, which will debut during Syfy’s annual 31 Days of Halloween programming marathon this October. Foxx might also appear on the yet-untitled series, which is produced by Universal Cable Prods.
In the vein of horror classics like "Tales From The Crypt" and "The Twilight Zone," the contemporary series tells creepy morality tales with themes such as envy, jealousy, and superficiality. “This is a project that I’ve wanted to do for a long time, »
- Uncle Creepy
Jamie Foxx To Write, Produce, and Direct New Horror Anthology For Syfy
10 April 2013 1:49 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Syfy has just unveiled that Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and his production company Foxxhole are bringing a high-profile horror anthology series to the small screen later this year. In fact, Foxx is doing just about everything: he plans to executive produce, write and direct the series' five episodes, which are set to debut in the fall during Syfy's month-long celebration of all things Halloween. The as of yet unnamed series will riff off of classics such as Tales from the Crypt and The Twilight Zone, focusing on creepy tales of woe for those engage in bad behavior (as Bela Lugosi would say, "Beware … beware!". Hit the jump for more on the series. Foxx has commented that, "This is a project that I’ve wanted to do for a long time and I’m so happy to see it come to life. Get ready to lose it when some special »
- Allison Keene
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