Frank Grillo will fight a group of “terrifying, deadly creatures” in upcoming feature “The Dagon.”
Brad Anderson (“The Machinist”) is set to direct the thriller, working from an original screenplay by Peter Mattei (“Outsiders”).
In “The Dagon,” Grillo (“Kingdom”) will play Jack, a father who lives an isolated rural life alongside his family. “When his eldest daughter comes of age, the family must confront the Dagon – the terrifying, deadly creatures that surround them every night,” reads the logline.
The film is set to start production in the Pacific Northwest in fall 2022.
Neal Edelstein (“Mulholland Drive”) and Mike Macari (“The Ring”) will produce. They previously worked with Anderson on “Fractured.”
Independent Entertainment are repping the film, which will launch sales in Cannes this month. Independent are co-repping North American rights with CAA.
“Frank Grillo is one of the most compelling and dynamic actors out there and I have been wanting to work with him for ages,...
Brad Anderson (“The Machinist”) is set to direct the thriller, working from an original screenplay by Peter Mattei (“Outsiders”).
In “The Dagon,” Grillo (“Kingdom”) will play Jack, a father who lives an isolated rural life alongside his family. “When his eldest daughter comes of age, the family must confront the Dagon – the terrifying, deadly creatures that surround them every night,” reads the logline.
The film is set to start production in the Pacific Northwest in fall 2022.
Neal Edelstein (“Mulholland Drive”) and Mike Macari (“The Ring”) will produce. They previously worked with Anderson on “Fractured.”
Independent Entertainment are repping the film, which will launch sales in Cannes this month. Independent are co-repping North American rights with CAA.
“Frank Grillo is one of the most compelling and dynamic actors out there and I have been wanting to work with him for ages,...
- 5/5/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Frank Grillo (Kingdom) has signed on to star in the thriller The Dagon, from director Brad Anderson (The Machinist), which will soon head to Cannes. Independent Entertainment’s Head of International Sales Sarah Lebutsch will handle international at the Marché du Film, co-representing North American rights with CAA’s Nick Ogiony.
The film centers on Jack (Grillo), a father looking to control his family’s isolated rural life. When his eldest daughter comes of age, the family must confront the Dagon—the terrifying, deadly creatures that surround them every night. Pic reunites Anderson with producers Neal Edelstein (Mulholland Drive) and Mike Macari (Alone), following 2019’s Fractured, with an original screenplay penned by Peter Mattei (Outsiders). Production will kick off in the Pacific Northwest this fall.
“The Dagon is one of those rare scripts that delivers a story and characters you completely invest in, only to totally pull the rug from under you,...
The film centers on Jack (Grillo), a father looking to control his family’s isolated rural life. When his eldest daughter comes of age, the family must confront the Dagon—the terrifying, deadly creatures that surround them every night. Pic reunites Anderson with producers Neal Edelstein (Mulholland Drive) and Mike Macari (Alone), following 2019’s Fractured, with an original screenplay penned by Peter Mattei (Outsiders). Production will kick off in the Pacific Northwest this fall.
“The Dagon is one of those rare scripts that delivers a story and characters you completely invest in, only to totally pull the rug from under you,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Hear the Sound of Violence on VOD May 21st! Scream (2022)’s Jasmin Savoy Brown Headlines as a Killer Making Music with Blood. Available on Digital HD and Cable VOD from Gravitas Ventures.
Check Out This terrifying trailer:
Following a world premiere at 2021’s SXSW, Alex Noyer’s Sound of Violence heads to homes across North America. Starring Jasmin Savoy Brown (the upcoming Scream revival, HBO’s “The Leftovers”), Lili Simmons (Showtime’s “Ray Donovan”, “Banshee”, Bone Tomahawk), James Jagger (HBO’s “Vinyl”, The Outpost) and Tessa Munro (CBS’s “S.W.A.T.”), Sound of Violence will debut on cable and digital VOD May 21st from Gravitas Ventures.
Sound of Violence was written and directed by Alex Noyer.
Sound of Violence was produced by Hannu Aukia, Alex Noyer, and is Executive Produced by Mike Macari (Executive Producer of The Ring trilogy).
“I’ve been lucky to be surrounded by people who believed in...
Check Out This terrifying trailer:
Following a world premiere at 2021’s SXSW, Alex Noyer’s Sound of Violence heads to homes across North America. Starring Jasmin Savoy Brown (the upcoming Scream revival, HBO’s “The Leftovers”), Lili Simmons (Showtime’s “Ray Donovan”, “Banshee”, Bone Tomahawk), James Jagger (HBO’s “Vinyl”, The Outpost) and Tessa Munro (CBS’s “S.W.A.T.”), Sound of Violence will debut on cable and digital VOD May 21st from Gravitas Ventures.
Sound of Violence was written and directed by Alex Noyer.
Sound of Violence was produced by Hannu Aukia, Alex Noyer, and is Executive Produced by Mike Macari (Executive Producer of The Ring trilogy).
“I’ve been lucky to be surrounded by people who believed in...
- 4/28/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Noyer produced New York Influence City, 808,
Vmi Worldwide has licensed UK rights at EFM to the UK’s Dazzler Media for Alex Noyer’s horror film Sound Of Violence, set to receive its world premiere at the virtual SXSW later this month.
Jasmin Savoy Brown stars as Alexis, an experimental sound recorder who recovered her hearing after witnessing the murder of her parents when she was 10.
As she faces the prospect of losing her hearing once more, Alexis races to complete her sonic masterpiece through gruesome sound experiments.
The cast includes Lili Simmons, James Jagger, and Tessa Munro (S.W.
Vmi Worldwide has licensed UK rights at EFM to the UK’s Dazzler Media for Alex Noyer’s horror film Sound Of Violence, set to receive its world premiere at the virtual SXSW later this month.
Jasmin Savoy Brown stars as Alexis, an experimental sound recorder who recovered her hearing after witnessing the murder of her parents when she was 10.
As she faces the prospect of losing her hearing once more, Alexis races to complete her sonic masterpiece through gruesome sound experiments.
The cast includes Lili Simmons, James Jagger, and Tessa Munro (S.W.
- 3/4/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Alex Noyer’s slasher pic Sound of Violence, which is set to make its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival in March. Gravitas will release the film in theaters and on demand on May 21.
Written and directed by Noyer, Sound of Violence stars Jasmin Savoy Brown, Lili Simmons, James Jagger and Tessa Munro (S.W.A.T.).
The story follows Alexis, who has recovered her hearing after witnessing the brutal murder of her family when she was ten. The visceral experience awakened synesthetic abilities in her and started her on an orphaned path of self-discovery through the healing tones of brutal violence.
She goes on to pursue a career teaching and experimenting to find new sounds. She is supported by her roommate Marie who is...
Written and directed by Noyer, Sound of Violence stars Jasmin Savoy Brown, Lili Simmons, James Jagger and Tessa Munro (S.W.A.T.).
The story follows Alexis, who has recovered her hearing after witnessing the brutal murder of her family when she was ten. The visceral experience awakened synesthetic abilities in her and started her on an orphaned path of self-discovery through the healing tones of brutal violence.
She goes on to pursue a career teaching and experimenting to find new sounds. She is supported by her roommate Marie who is...
- 2/12/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Starting tomorrow, John Hyams’ survival horror tale Alone is headed to theaters and VOD platforms everywhere, courtesy of Magnet Releasing. Written by Mattias Olsson and starring Jules Willcox and Marc Menchaca, Alone follows a grieving widow named Jessica (played by Willcox), who is looking for a fresh start in a new town, but while on the road, she crosses path with a mysterious man (Menchaca) who abducts her, and Jessica must find a way to survive his deadly game of cat and mouse.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Hyams about his latest project, and during our interview, he discussed how he initially got involved with Alone and how Steven Spielberg’s Duel was a huge inspiration to him as well. Hyams also chatted about his approach to the film’s story and his thoughts on how timely Alone ended up being, even if it originally had...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Hyams about his latest project, and during our interview, he discussed how he initially got involved with Alone and how Steven Spielberg’s Duel was a huge inspiration to him as well. Hyams also chatted about his approach to the film’s story and his thoughts on how timely Alone ended up being, even if it originally had...
- 9/17/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Director Alex Noyer’s documentaries include 808, about Roland Tr-808 drum machine.
Vmi Worldwide has added Alex Noyer’s thriller Conductor starring Jasmin Savoy Brown (The Leftovers), Lili Simmons (Ray Donovan) and Mick Jagger’s son James Jagger and Noyer of You Know Films produced, and Mike Macari (Rings) is executive producer.
Vmi Worldwide’s roster of available sales titles encompasses Wander with Aaron Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones, Arkansas starring Vince Vaughn, Liam Hemsworth and John Malkovich, and Wake Up with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Francesca Eastwood.
TF1 Studio launches sales on ‘Erna At War’ starring Trine Dyrholm; teases first...
Vmi Worldwide has added Alex Noyer’s thriller Conductor starring Jasmin Savoy Brown (The Leftovers), Lili Simmons (Ray Donovan) and Mick Jagger’s son James Jagger and Noyer of You Know Films produced, and Mike Macari (Rings) is executive producer.
Vmi Worldwide’s roster of available sales titles encompasses Wander with Aaron Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones, Arkansas starring Vince Vaughn, Liam Hemsworth and John Malkovich, and Wake Up with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Francesca Eastwood.
TF1 Studio launches sales on ‘Erna At War’ starring Trine Dyrholm; teases first...
- 6/25/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Festival winner stars Jules Willcox of Bloodline.
Xyz Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to Alone, the English-language adaptation of Swedish thriller and Guldbagge nominee Gone.
John Hyams (Netflix’s Black Summer), currently collaborating with Nicolas Winding Refn on HBO’s upcoming Maniac Cop, directed from a screenplay by Gone (2011) director Mattias Olsson.
Jules Willcox (Netflix’s Bloodline) stars in Alone as Jessica, a grief-stricken widow who flees the city in an attempt to cope with the loss of her husband.
When Jessica is kidnapped by a mysterious man and locked in a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, she escapes into the wilderness.
Xyz Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to Alone, the English-language adaptation of Swedish thriller and Guldbagge nominee Gone.
John Hyams (Netflix’s Black Summer), currently collaborating with Nicolas Winding Refn on HBO’s upcoming Maniac Cop, directed from a screenplay by Gone (2011) director Mattias Olsson.
Jules Willcox (Netflix’s Bloodline) stars in Alone as Jessica, a grief-stricken widow who flees the city in an attempt to cope with the loss of her husband.
When Jessica is kidnapped by a mysterious man and locked in a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, she escapes into the wilderness.
- 4/8/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Actress and singer Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman) is set to join Jessica Rothe and Harry Shum Jr. in universal Pictures’ All My Life which is inspired by the real-life story of Jenn Carter and her husband Solomon Chau.
Directed by Marc Meyers (My Friend Dahmer), All My Life is based on Todd Rosenberg’s 2017 Black List script which details the true story of Chau and Carter, a young couple planning their wedding in the face of devastating news. Rothe is set to play a character inspired by Carter, while Shum will portray a character based on Chau. Details about Settle’s role are being kept under wraps.
The film also stars Michael Masini, Chrissie Fit and Greg Vrotsos. Todd Garner and Sean Robins will produce for their Broken Road Productions banner. Universal’s Senior Vice President of Production Sara Scott and Director of Development Lexi Barta will oversee the...
Directed by Marc Meyers (My Friend Dahmer), All My Life is based on Todd Rosenberg’s 2017 Black List script which details the true story of Chau and Carter, a young couple planning their wedding in the face of devastating news. Rothe is set to play a character inspired by Carter, while Shum will portray a character based on Chau. Details about Settle’s role are being kept under wraps.
The film also stars Michael Masini, Chrissie Fit and Greg Vrotsos. Todd Garner and Sean Robins will produce for their Broken Road Productions banner. Universal’s Senior Vice President of Production Sara Scott and Director of Development Lexi Barta will oversee the...
- 11/20/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Tom Hughes, best known for British TV dramas Victoria and The Game, will co-star in Infinite, Paramount’s sci-fi drama which is directed by Antoine Fuqua. Mark Wahlberg attached to star. Mark Wahlberg toplines the feature alongside
Dylan O’Brien, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Jason Mantzoukas. Based on the novel The Reincarnationist Papers by D. Eric Maikranz, the plot follows Evan Michaels (Whalberg), a man haunted by memories of two past lives. He stumbles upon a centuries-old secret society of similar individuals who make up the Cognomina, possessing total recall of their past lives and whose members have been agents of change throughout history. He seeks to join their ranks. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, John Zaozirny, Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, and Mark Huffam are producing with Fuqua and Raphael Crohn serving as executive producers. Infinite hits theaters August 7. Hughes is repped by UTA and Gordon and French.
Jasmin Savoy Brown is set to star in Conductor, the feature-length iteration to director Alex Noyer’s short film of the same title. The film will mark Noyer’s directorial debut. It’ll also star Lili Simmons and newcomer James Jagger. The pic follows Alexis (Brown), a formerly deaf woman who recovered her hearing and gained synesthetic abilities after witnessing the brutal murder of her family when she was a child. Finding solace in the sounds of bodily harm, she pursues a career in music, composing her masterpiece through gruesome murders. She is supported by her loving roommate Marie (Simmons), who is blissfully unaware of the part she plays in Alexis’ work. Faced with the possibility of losing her hearing again, Alexis relentlessly pursues her masterpiece through gruesome sound experiments on human flesh. Noyer is producing the piece with Hannu Aukia Mike Macari is the exec producer. Brown is repped by ICM Partners, Cinterra Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Simmons by Kate Linden Management and Goodman Schenkman & Brecheen; Jagger by ICM Partners, Framework Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello.
Pearson and The Oath actress Isabel Arraiza has been added to the cast of The Little Things, the Warner Bros thriller that stars oscar winners Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek. John Lee Hancock wrote and is directing the film, which centers around Deke (Washington), a burned-out Kern County, CA deputy sheriff who teams with Baxter (Malek), a crack Lasd detective, to nab a serial killer. Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma. Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past. Arraiza, who is repped by Gersh and Circle of Confusion, will play Baxter’s wife. Mark Johnson is producing the project.
Dylan O’Brien, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Jason Mantzoukas. Based on the novel The Reincarnationist Papers by D. Eric Maikranz, the plot follows Evan Michaels (Whalberg), a man haunted by memories of two past lives. He stumbles upon a centuries-old secret society of similar individuals who make up the Cognomina, possessing total recall of their past lives and whose members have been agents of change throughout history. He seeks to join their ranks. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, John Zaozirny, Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, and Mark Huffam are producing with Fuqua and Raphael Crohn serving as executive producers. Infinite hits theaters August 7. Hughes is repped by UTA and Gordon and French.
Jasmin Savoy Brown is set to star in Conductor, the feature-length iteration to director Alex Noyer’s short film of the same title. The film will mark Noyer’s directorial debut. It’ll also star Lili Simmons and newcomer James Jagger. The pic follows Alexis (Brown), a formerly deaf woman who recovered her hearing and gained synesthetic abilities after witnessing the brutal murder of her family when she was a child. Finding solace in the sounds of bodily harm, she pursues a career in music, composing her masterpiece through gruesome murders. She is supported by her loving roommate Marie (Simmons), who is blissfully unaware of the part she plays in Alexis’ work. Faced with the possibility of losing her hearing again, Alexis relentlessly pursues her masterpiece through gruesome sound experiments on human flesh. Noyer is producing the piece with Hannu Aukia Mike Macari is the exec producer. Brown is repped by ICM Partners, Cinterra Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Simmons by Kate Linden Management and Goodman Schenkman & Brecheen; Jagger by ICM Partners, Framework Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello.
Pearson and The Oath actress Isabel Arraiza has been added to the cast of The Little Things, the Warner Bros thriller that stars oscar winners Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek. John Lee Hancock wrote and is directing the film, which centers around Deke (Washington), a burned-out Kern County, CA deputy sheriff who teams with Baxter (Malek), a crack Lasd detective, to nab a serial killer. Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma. Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past. Arraiza, who is repped by Gersh and Circle of Confusion, will play Baxter’s wife. Mark Johnson is producing the project.
- 10/28/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jane Fleming, a producer and president emeritus of Women In Film, and Dear White People and Real Women Have Curves producer Effie Brown have joined the board of advisors at Dwf-la, the new name of the annual Los Angeles-based film festival Dances With Films.
The additions, which also include bringing aboard Fine Line Films acquisitions executive Jackie Tepper as Dwf-la’s first producing partner, will bolster the group’s plan to grow as a destination for filmmakers and buyers (a void partially left in the city by the shuttering of the Los Angeles Film Festival after last year).
“Jane and Effie have both been leaders for many years where they have both been recognized for their achievements while breaking the glass ceiling,” festival co-founder Leslee Scallon said. “They are not only exceptional and successful producers, but leaders in their field. With Jane and Effie joining our advisory board, this...
The additions, which also include bringing aboard Fine Line Films acquisitions executive Jackie Tepper as Dwf-la’s first producing partner, will bolster the group’s plan to grow as a destination for filmmakers and buyers (a void partially left in the city by the shuttering of the Los Angeles Film Festival after last year).
“Jane and Effie have both been leaders for many years where they have both been recognized for their achievements while breaking the glass ceiling,” festival co-founder Leslee Scallon said. “They are not only exceptional and successful producers, but leaders in their field. With Jane and Effie joining our advisory board, this...
- 10/4/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
From the creators of The Ring, Starry Eyes, and Fear, Inc. comes a story about a grieving man wracked with guilt and demons. Ahead of Painkillers' limited release in select theaters on January 31st, check out the official trailer and poster after the film's synopsis. Also: Blackwood's premiere at MonsterFest and acquisition and premiere details for Harpoon.
Painkillers Trailer and Poster Revealed: "Painkillers, an all-new genre-twisting dramatic thriller starring Adam Huss (Power), Madeline Zima and Grant Bowler, with a special appearance from Mischa Barton - set for release in select theaters January 31st and on VOD February 4th, 2019.
Synopsis: After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, brilliant surgeon John Clarke, tormented by guilt, becomes prey to unbearable physical pain. While his marriage starts disintegrating, John soon finds out that the only thing that can ease his pain is the taste of human blood. When he encounters Herb Morris,...
Painkillers Trailer and Poster Revealed: "Painkillers, an all-new genre-twisting dramatic thriller starring Adam Huss (Power), Madeline Zima and Grant Bowler, with a special appearance from Mischa Barton - set for release in select theaters January 31st and on VOD February 4th, 2019.
Synopsis: After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, brilliant surgeon John Clarke, tormented by guilt, becomes prey to unbearable physical pain. While his marriage starts disintegrating, John soon finds out that the only thing that can ease his pain is the taste of human blood. When he encounters Herb Morris,...
- 1/17/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Lily Rabe, who can be seen in Annapurna’s Dick Cheney biopic Vice, in which she plays daughter Liz Cheney, is on onboard for the Brad Anderson-directed Netflix film, along with Stephen Tobolowsky, Adjoa Andoh (Invictus), and Lucy Capri (Queen America). Sam Worthington was previously announced as the star of the film, which is scheduled to start shooting later this year and will be available to stream in 2019.
Alan B. McElroy wrote the screenplay. The plot follows a man who must find his courage and hold onto his sanity when his wife and daughter disappear in the middle of an ER visit.
Paul Schiff, Neal Edelstein, and Mike Macari are producing the projects.
Rabe, who has appeared in seven out of eight seasons of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story, will star in TNT’s upcoming drama series Tell Me Your Secrets.
Alan B. McElroy wrote the screenplay. The plot follows a man who must find his courage and hold onto his sanity when his wife and daughter disappear in the middle of an ER visit.
Paul Schiff, Neal Edelstein, and Mike Macari are producing the projects.
Rabe, who has appeared in seven out of eight seasons of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story, will star in TNT’s upcoming drama series Tell Me Your Secrets.
- 12/19/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Production set to commence later this year.
Sam Worthington will star for Netflix in an untitled Brad Anderson film, the platform said on Monday (12).
The star of the Avatar franchise and Manhunt: Unabomber will play a man whose wife and daughter disappear in the middle of an ER visit.
Anderson, whose directing credits include The Machinist, Transsiberian, and Beirut, is scheduled to commence shooting the project later this year.
Netflix will launch on its platform in 2019. Alan B. McElroy wrote the screenplay, and producers are Paul Schiff, Neal Edelstein, and Mike Macari.
Sam Worthington will star for Netflix in an untitled Brad Anderson film, the platform said on Monday (12).
The star of the Avatar franchise and Manhunt: Unabomber will play a man whose wife and daughter disappear in the middle of an ER visit.
Anderson, whose directing credits include The Machinist, Transsiberian, and Beirut, is scheduled to commence shooting the project later this year.
Netflix will launch on its platform in 2019. Alan B. McElroy wrote the screenplay, and producers are Paul Schiff, Neal Edelstein, and Mike Macari.
- 11/12/2018
- ScreenDaily
Avatar star Sam Worthington is attached to headline a Netflix untitled thriller that will be directed by Beirut and The Machinist helmer Brad Anderson. It’s about a man who must find his courage and hold onto his sanity when his wife and daughter disappear in the middle of an ER visit.
Alan B. McElroy penned the script. Paul Schiff, Neal Edelstein, and Mike Macari are producing the project, which will go before cameras later this year and will be released on Netflix in 2019.
Worthington will reprise his role as Jake Sully in the Jim Cameron-directed Avatar sequels, which began production on September 25. The second film is slated to be released in 2020. The Australian actor starred in the acclaimed Discovery Channel series, Manhunt: Unabomber and can currently be seen in the Netflix sci-fi thriller, The Titan.
He’s repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, and Hansen,...
Alan B. McElroy penned the script. Paul Schiff, Neal Edelstein, and Mike Macari are producing the project, which will go before cameras later this year and will be released on Netflix in 2019.
Worthington will reprise his role as Jake Sully in the Jim Cameron-directed Avatar sequels, which began production on September 25. The second film is slated to be released in 2020. The Australian actor starred in the acclaimed Discovery Channel series, Manhunt: Unabomber and can currently be seen in the Netflix sci-fi thriller, The Titan.
He’s repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, and Hansen,...
- 11/12/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Worthington is set to star in Brad Anderson’s next film for Netflix, sources tell Variety.
The currently untitled project follows a man, played by Worthington, who must find his courage and hold onto his sanity when his wife and daughter disappear in the middle of an ER visit.
Alan B. McElroy writing the script, and Paul Schiff, Neal Edelstein, and Mike Macari are producing. The movie is scheduled to start filming later this year and is expected to release on Netflix in 2019.
Worthington, who broke in James Cameron’s “Avatar,” was most recently seen in Lionsgate’s “The Shack” and Mel Gibson’s Oscar-nominated “Hacksaw Ridge.” He is currently filming the sequels to the “Avatar,” with the next chapter in the franchise anticipated to hit theaters in 2020. On the television side, Worthington also appeared opposite Paul Bettany in the Discovery Channel limited series “Manhunt: Unabomber.”
Anderson, best known...
The currently untitled project follows a man, played by Worthington, who must find his courage and hold onto his sanity when his wife and daughter disappear in the middle of an ER visit.
Alan B. McElroy writing the script, and Paul Schiff, Neal Edelstein, and Mike Macari are producing. The movie is scheduled to start filming later this year and is expected to release on Netflix in 2019.
Worthington, who broke in James Cameron’s “Avatar,” was most recently seen in Lionsgate’s “The Shack” and Mel Gibson’s Oscar-nominated “Hacksaw Ridge.” He is currently filming the sequels to the “Avatar,” with the next chapter in the franchise anticipated to hit theaters in 2020. On the television side, Worthington also appeared opposite Paul Bettany in the Discovery Channel limited series “Manhunt: Unabomber.”
Anderson, best known...
- 11/12/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Lin Shaye of the Insidious franchise) and Lost alum Sonya Walger are set for the indie crime thriller, Anderson Falls, joining Shawn Ashmore, Gary Cole, Daniella Alonso, Richard Harmon and Vahina Giocante in the film from Title Media and Lone Suspect.
French director Julien Seri is directing the film, which follows Detective Jeff Anderson (Ashmore) who, after his wife’s suicide, becomes convinced that she has in fact been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, Anderson finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers. He’ll have to break all the rules to stop them from killing other women.
Giles Daoust wrote the script and will produce via Title Media with Lone Suspect’s Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale as well as Mike Macari from Koji Productions. Catherine Dumonceaux will serve as executive producer.
Shaye next stars in The Grudge remake at Sony,...
French director Julien Seri is directing the film, which follows Detective Jeff Anderson (Ashmore) who, after his wife’s suicide, becomes convinced that she has in fact been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, Anderson finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers. He’ll have to break all the rules to stop them from killing other women.
Giles Daoust wrote the script and will produce via Title Media with Lone Suspect’s Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale as well as Mike Macari from Koji Productions. Catherine Dumonceaux will serve as executive producer.
Shaye next stars in The Grudge remake at Sony,...
- 7/23/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Sony hires a former attorney to write the “Jagged Edge” script, “Anderson Falls” rounds out its cast, and “Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks” is sold.
Development
Sony is moving ahead with its remake of “Jagged Edge,” hiring attorney-turned-screenwriter Melissa London Hilfers to pen the script for the Halle Berry-starrer.
Doug Belgrad’s 2.0 Entertainment banner is co-financing the film. Belgrad is producing with Matti Leshem. Berry plays a defense attorney in the pic.
The original 1985 thriller “Jagged Edge” starred Glenn Close and Jeff Bridges. Bridges’ publisher character was accused of murdering his heiress wife. Close portrayed the lawyer for Bridges’ character and Robert Loggia was nominated for an Oscar for his role as a private detective.
Hilfers was a litigator for Cravath, Swaine & Moore before becoming a screenwriter. She’s repped by UTA, and Alan Gasmer and Friends. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
Development
Sony is moving ahead with its remake of “Jagged Edge,” hiring attorney-turned-screenwriter Melissa London Hilfers to pen the script for the Halle Berry-starrer.
Doug Belgrad’s 2.0 Entertainment banner is co-financing the film. Belgrad is producing with Matti Leshem. Berry plays a defense attorney in the pic.
The original 1985 thriller “Jagged Edge” starred Glenn Close and Jeff Bridges. Bridges’ publisher character was accused of murdering his heiress wife. Close portrayed the lawyer for Bridges’ character and Robert Loggia was nominated for an Oscar for his role as a private detective.
Hilfers was a litigator for Cravath, Swaine & Moore before becoming a screenwriter. She’s repped by UTA, and Alan Gasmer and Friends. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
- 7/18/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Gary Cole and Shawn Ashmore have been tapped to star in Anderson Falls, an indie crime drama from Title Media and Lone Suspect. French director Julien Seri, whose films include Yamakasi and Night Fare, is attached to helm the pic, which will begin shooting this summer in Los Angeles.
The film follows Detective Jeff Anderson (Ashmore) who, after his wife’s suicide, becomes convinced that she has in fact been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, Anderson finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers and sets out to stop them from killing other women.
Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale of Lone Suspect are producing with Giles Daoust of Title Media and The Ring franchise executive producer Mike Macari of Koji Productions. Catherine Dumonceaux will serve as the executive producer.
Title Media and Lone Suspect have collaborated before horror-comedy Fear, Inc, starring Abigail Breslin,...
The film follows Detective Jeff Anderson (Ashmore) who, after his wife’s suicide, becomes convinced that she has in fact been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, Anderson finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers and sets out to stop them from killing other women.
Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale of Lone Suspect are producing with Giles Daoust of Title Media and The Ring franchise executive producer Mike Macari of Koji Productions. Catherine Dumonceaux will serve as the executive producer.
Title Media and Lone Suspect have collaborated before horror-comedy Fear, Inc, starring Abigail Breslin,...
- 7/9/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Horror Highlights, we have five new character posters for a film currently showing at Cannes, Painkillers. Also: a look at a behind-the-scenes video for Venom #1, and The Night of the Virgin trailer and release details.
Painkillers Character Posters Revealed: Press Release: Press Release: "May 14th, 2018 – Title Media, Lone Suspect and Kew Media have released the first round of artwork for Painkillers, a dramatic horror thriller from director Roxy Shih. Kew is currently selling the film at Cannes.
The set of character poster features stars Adam Huss (Power), Madeline Zima, Grant Bowler, Debra Wilson, and Mischa Barton.
This marks the second feature from director Roxy Shih (The Tribe). Giles Daoust wrote the script, which received several awards and nominations in festivals and screenwriting competitions.
Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale produced the film under their Lone Suspect banner alongside Giles Daoust for Title Media. Mike Macari (The Ring franchise...
Painkillers Character Posters Revealed: Press Release: Press Release: "May 14th, 2018 – Title Media, Lone Suspect and Kew Media have released the first round of artwork for Painkillers, a dramatic horror thriller from director Roxy Shih. Kew is currently selling the film at Cannes.
The set of character poster features stars Adam Huss (Power), Madeline Zima, Grant Bowler, Debra Wilson, and Mischa Barton.
This marks the second feature from director Roxy Shih (The Tribe). Giles Daoust wrote the script, which received several awards and nominations in festivals and screenwriting competitions.
Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale produced the film under their Lone Suspect banner alongside Giles Daoust for Title Media. Mike Macari (The Ring franchise...
- 5/17/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Headlining today's Horror Highlights is a clip from Dave and Lou Elsey's haunting short film Keep the Gaslight Burning. Co-starring critically acclaimed makeup artist Rick Baker and Markie Post, the short film's fire will burn brightly this summer. We also have a look at the short film Let it Die and eight images from the new movie Painkillers.
Keep the Gaslight Burning Clip Revealed: "A brutal murder, a grand and gothic house, a vengeful ghost ... they're the elements that Oscar®-winning director Dave Elsey (Best Achievement in Makeup: The Wolfman) and co-director Lou Elsey combine in the brand-new short film Keep The Gaslight Burning --and they're joined by another film makeup legend, seven-time Oscar® winner Rick Baker, who plays a pivotal role, as well as acclaimed actress Markie Post (above).
Keep The Gaslight Burning will make its official public debut this summer ... but for now, we wanted to share...
Keep the Gaslight Burning Clip Revealed: "A brutal murder, a grand and gothic house, a vengeful ghost ... they're the elements that Oscar®-winning director Dave Elsey (Best Achievement in Makeup: The Wolfman) and co-director Lou Elsey combine in the brand-new short film Keep The Gaslight Burning --and they're joined by another film makeup legend, seven-time Oscar® winner Rick Baker, who plays a pivotal role, as well as acclaimed actress Markie Post (above).
Keep The Gaslight Burning will make its official public debut this summer ... but for now, we wanted to share...
- 5/2/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
After acquiring the film out of Cannes, Screen Media Films will release Temple in theaters and VOD day-and-date on September 1, 2017. Directed by Michael Barrett, and starring Logan Huffman, Brandon Tyler Sklenar, and Natalia Warner, Producers include The Ring‘s Neal Edelstein and Mike Macari, with Eric Bassett and Shinya Egawa. Temple follows three Americans on a trip to […]...
- 7/18/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
You never know what will be waiting for you in the woods... In today's Horror Highlights, we have two clips from the upcoming thriller Without Name, as well as details on the Nitehawk Shorts Festival Selects program, Frontières returning to the Fantasia International Film Festival, and the official trailer for The Passing.
Without Name Clips: Press Release: "Los Angeles, California (June 16, 2017) - Global Digital Releasing has set a distribution date for the award winning dramatic thriller Without Name. The North American release will be across multiple digital and VOD platforms, beginning Tuesday, June 20.
The story follows land surveyor Eric (Alan McKenna). He travels to a remote, unnamed Irish woodland to assess its suitability for a new development project. However, the assignment it is not as simple as it could be. Intrigued by the woods’ foreboding mysticism, Eric finds himself drawn into a dangerous game that could lead to him becoming...
Without Name Clips: Press Release: "Los Angeles, California (June 16, 2017) - Global Digital Releasing has set a distribution date for the award winning dramatic thriller Without Name. The North American release will be across multiple digital and VOD platforms, beginning Tuesday, June 20.
The story follows land surveyor Eric (Alan McKenna). He travels to a remote, unnamed Irish woodland to assess its suitability for a new development project. However, the assignment it is not as simple as it could be. Intrigued by the woods’ foreboding mysticism, Eric finds himself drawn into a dangerous game that could lead to him becoming...
- 6/16/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to “The Little Stranger,” excluding the U.K., France and Switzerland, where it will be distributed by Pathé. Academy Award nominee Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”) will direct the film, a chilling ghost story, which will begin production in the U.K. this summer for release in 2018. “The Little Stranger” will star Academy Award nominee Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter. Lucinda Coxon, who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Focus’ “The Danish Girl,” has adapted “The Little Stranger” from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed 2009 novel of the same name.
In a remote English village after the close of World War II, a local practitioner, Dr. Faraday (Gleeson), is called to the...
– Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to “The Little Stranger,” excluding the U.K., France and Switzerland, where it will be distributed by Pathé. Academy Award nominee Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”) will direct the film, a chilling ghost story, which will begin production in the U.K. this summer for release in 2018. “The Little Stranger” will star Academy Award nominee Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter. Lucinda Coxon, who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Focus’ “The Danish Girl,” has adapted “The Little Stranger” from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed 2009 novel of the same name.
In a remote English village after the close of World War II, a local practitioner, Dr. Faraday (Gleeson), is called to the...
- 5/26/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead will be featured at the Salem Horror Fest, and we have info on the special screening. Also in today's Horror Highlights is an excerpt from Nicholas Forristal's Domitianus, stills from Midnighters, Dances with Films 2017 details, and the trailer for A24's Good Time.
Salem Horror Fest: Press Release: "Salem, Ma. - Salem Horror Fest, in partnership with the Peabody Essex Museum and CinemaSalem, today announced four weeks of screenings, parties, concerts, panels and exhibits that explore societal themes of fear and anxiety in horror at the Halloween capital of the world; Salem, Massachusetts
Amidst the notorious backdrop of the 1692 Witch Trials, the festival will feature a city-wide program set to kick off at the Peabody Essex Museum on Thursday, September 21 as part of the Pem/Pm evening party series in conjunction with their upcoming exhibit “It’s Alive” Classic Horror and Sci-Fi...
Salem Horror Fest: Press Release: "Salem, Ma. - Salem Horror Fest, in partnership with the Peabody Essex Museum and CinemaSalem, today announced four weeks of screenings, parties, concerts, panels and exhibits that explore societal themes of fear and anxiety in horror at the Halloween capital of the world; Salem, Massachusetts
Amidst the notorious backdrop of the 1692 Witch Trials, the festival will feature a city-wide program set to kick off at the Peabody Essex Museum on Thursday, September 21 as part of the Pem/Pm evening party series in conjunction with their upcoming exhibit “It’s Alive” Classic Horror and Sci-Fi...
- 5/17/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Keep one eye on your TV screens, because Samara is looking to make house calls with Paramount Home Media Distribution's Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD release of Rings on May 2nd (following its April 21st Digital HD release), and we've we've been provided with two Blu-ray / DVD combo pack copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers who are ready to brave the seven-day curse.
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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray / DVD combo pack copy (including Digital HD) of Rings.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
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2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Rings Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
- 5/1/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
No stranger to the independent circuit, Roxy Shih is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker who has screened her work at acclaimed festivals such as the La Asian Pacific Film Festival, SXSW, Toronto Independent, and Dances with Films.
“The Tribe,” her debut feature film, earned her various awards, including Best Director at Other Worlds Austin. Having just recently wrapped production on the first season of the new sci-fi anthology series “Dark / Web,” Shih has now been tapped to take on her second feature: the genre-twisting thriller “Painkillers.” The film is written by Giles Daoust, best known for his screenwriting work on genre pictures like “The Room” (no, not that “The Room” and “Artifacts”).
Read More: SXSW Exclusive: Dreams Require Sacrifice In Illustrated Poster For Horror ‘Starry Eyes’
Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale will produce under their Lone Suspect banner, alongside Daoust and Catherine Dumonceaux on behalf of Title Media. Mike Macari and Alain Berliner are executive producing.
“The Tribe,” her debut feature film, earned her various awards, including Best Director at Other Worlds Austin. Having just recently wrapped production on the first season of the new sci-fi anthology series “Dark / Web,” Shih has now been tapped to take on her second feature: the genre-twisting thriller “Painkillers.” The film is written by Giles Daoust, best known for his screenwriting work on genre pictures like “The Room” (no, not that “The Room” and “Artifacts”).
Read More: SXSW Exclusive: Dreams Require Sacrifice In Illustrated Poster For Horror ‘Starry Eyes’
Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale will produce under their Lone Suspect banner, alongside Daoust and Catherine Dumonceaux on behalf of Title Media. Mike Macari and Alain Berliner are executive producing.
- 4/10/2017
- by Kerry Levielle
- Indiewire
Samara returned to the big screen this past February, and this spring she'll be making house calls. If you're not afraid of falling victim to the seven-day curse, then you'll be pleased to know that Rings will be available on Digital HD beginning April 21st, followed by a May 2nd release on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD.
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif. – The legend of Samara takes a chilling turn in the new chapter of the hit Ring franchise, Rings, which comes calling on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand May 2, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Dare to watch on Digital HD two weeks early on April 21.
When a radical college professor (Johnny Galecki, “The Big Bang Theory”) finds the mysterious video rumored to kill viewers seven days after watching, he enlists his students in a dangerous experiment to uncover the secrets behind the Samara legend. When the deadly video goes viral,...
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif. – The legend of Samara takes a chilling turn in the new chapter of the hit Ring franchise, Rings, which comes calling on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand May 2, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Dare to watch on Digital HD two weeks early on April 21.
When a radical college professor (Johnny Galecki, “The Big Bang Theory”) finds the mysterious video rumored to kill viewers seven days after watching, he enlists his students in a dangerous experiment to uncover the secrets behind the Samara legend. When the deadly video goes viral,...
- 4/4/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
True to independent films, Dances with Films film festival will be celebrating its 19th year and sharing the festival week with the Los Angeles Films Festival in June.
Over 100 independent films will be shown from June 2nd through June 12th at the family Hollywood’s Tcl Chinese Theaters.
The festival based solely on merit and discoverability and mandating that all competitive films have no known actors, writers, directors or producers.
Legendary producer Steve Tisch joined the Dwf esteemed Advisory Board last festival season. One of the most successful producers in the motion picture industry, Steve has produced such films as Risky Business, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Weather Man, Seven Pounds, Knowing, The Taking of Pelham 123, The Back-Up Plan, and Hope Springs. A pantheon of industry heavyweights, Dwf’s Advisory Board also includes: Cindy Cowan, Jonathan Dana, Steve Elzer, Kevin Kasha, Eriq La Salle, Michael Lehmann, Mike Macari, Valerie McCaffrey,...
Over 100 independent films will be shown from June 2nd through June 12th at the family Hollywood’s Tcl Chinese Theaters.
The festival based solely on merit and discoverability and mandating that all competitive films have no known actors, writers, directors or producers.
Legendary producer Steve Tisch joined the Dwf esteemed Advisory Board last festival season. One of the most successful producers in the motion picture industry, Steve has produced such films as Risky Business, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Weather Man, Seven Pounds, Knowing, The Taking of Pelham 123, The Back-Up Plan, and Hope Springs. A pantheon of industry heavyweights, Dwf’s Advisory Board also includes: Cindy Cowan, Jonathan Dana, Steve Elzer, Kevin Kasha, Eriq La Salle, Michael Lehmann, Mike Macari, Valerie McCaffrey,...
- 5/9/2016
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz, known as The Vicious Brothers, will direct horror-thriller Temple, based on a script by The Guest screenwriter Simon Barrett. Neal Edelstein of Hooked Digital Media, Shinya Egawa of Hemisphere Motion Picture Partners, Eric Bassett of Absurda and Mike Macari are producing while Toei Animation in Japan is financing. The film will shoot in Japan this year. As a cool tie-in with the film, a book of ghost stories surrounding various real temples in Japan will also be released. Written by Eiji Otsuka, the book will be featured in the film because one of
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- 7/27/2015
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gun Women: The Patriots scoops top award at Naff event.Scroll down for full awards list
The 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) wrapped its 8th Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) industry event with the top Bucheon Award - for post-production costs - going to project Gun Women: The Patriots.
A reboot of director Mitsutake Kurando’s Gun Woman, which screened in Sitges and Fantasia, the Japan-us co-production features an intelligence agent with gun parts implanted in her body who is on a secret mission to kill the president of Japan.
Kurando (Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf) and his producer Yanagimoto Chiaki (Gun Woman) accepted the award which comes with KW15m ($13,000 ) cash prize.
“This award means so much especially coming from such a distinguished jury. Thank you and to Bucheon. I love the people, love the city. Special thanks to Thomas-san for guiding us to the market,” said Kurando...
The 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) wrapped its 8th Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) industry event with the top Bucheon Award - for post-production costs - going to project Gun Women: The Patriots.
A reboot of director Mitsutake Kurando’s Gun Woman, which screened in Sitges and Fantasia, the Japan-us co-production features an intelligence agent with gun parts implanted in her body who is on a secret mission to kill the president of Japan.
Kurando (Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf) and his producer Yanagimoto Chiaki (Gun Woman) accepted the award which comes with KW15m ($13,000 ) cash prize.
“This award means so much especially coming from such a distinguished jury. Thank you and to Bucheon. I love the people, love the city. Special thanks to Thomas-san for guiding us to the market,” said Kurando...
- 7/22/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Gun Women: The Patriots scoops top award at Naff event.Scroll down for full awards list
The 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) wrapped its 8th Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) industry event with the top Bucheon Award - for post-production costs - going to project Gun Women: The Patriots.
A reboot of director Mitsutake Kurando’s Gun Woman, which screened in Sitges and Fantasia, the Japan-us co-production features an intelligence agent with gun parts implanted in her body who is on a secret mission to kill the president of Japan.
Kurando (Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf) and his producer Yanagimoto Chiaki (Gun Woman) accepted the award which comes with KW15m ($13,000 ) cash prize.
“This award means so much especially coming from such a distinguished jury. Thank you and to Bucheon. I love the people, love the city. Special thanks to Thomas-san for guiding us to the market,” said Kurando...
The 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) wrapped its 8th Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) industry event with the top Bucheon Award - for post-production costs - going to project Gun Women: The Patriots.
A reboot of director Mitsutake Kurando’s Gun Woman, which screened in Sitges and Fantasia, the Japan-us co-production features an intelligence agent with gun parts implanted in her body who is on a secret mission to kill the president of Japan.
Kurando (Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf) and his producer Yanagimoto Chiaki (Gun Woman) accepted the award which comes with KW15m ($13,000 ) cash prize.
“This award means so much especially coming from such a distinguished jury. Thank you and to Bucheon. I love the people, love the city. Special thanks to Thomas-san for guiding us to the market,” said Kurando...
- 7/22/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) announced its line-up today with Maximilian Erlenwein’s German thriller Stereo [pictured] as the opening film.
Stereo received its world premiere in the Berlinale Panorama section in February but will recieve its Asian premiere at PiFan.
The festival’s closing film will be the world premiere of Korean director Kwon Lee’s sophomore feature My Ordinary Love Story, featuring popular stars Song Sae-byeok and Kang Ye-won.
“My Ordinary Love Story starts off as a humorous romantic comedy and later transforms into a horror mystery,” said chief programmer Jangwan Pyeon, describing it and the opening film as representative of the PiFan’s focus on more “complex genre films” this year.
The festival will screen 210 films from 47 countries with 43 world premieres and 20 international premieres. It will run July 17-27 with the closing ceremony on July 25 and encore screenings on the last two days.
Competition titles
The Puchon Choice: Feature competition section of 12 titles...
Stereo received its world premiere in the Berlinale Panorama section in February but will recieve its Asian premiere at PiFan.
The festival’s closing film will be the world premiere of Korean director Kwon Lee’s sophomore feature My Ordinary Love Story, featuring popular stars Song Sae-byeok and Kang Ye-won.
“My Ordinary Love Story starts off as a humorous romantic comedy and later transforms into a horror mystery,” said chief programmer Jangwan Pyeon, describing it and the opening film as representative of the PiFan’s focus on more “complex genre films” this year.
The festival will screen 210 films from 47 countries with 43 world premieres and 20 international premieres. It will run July 17-27 with the closing ceremony on July 25 and encore screenings on the last two days.
Competition titles
The Puchon Choice: Feature competition section of 12 titles...
- 6/19/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Just when you thought the news day was over... more comes rolling in! Good thing for you we don't eat, sleep, or have actual lives outside of the horror industry. We do, however, drink heavily whenever possible. In any event...
Variety is reporting that The Ring producer Mike Macari and Affirmative Entertainment’s Nicholas Bogner have optioned Jon Bassoff’s novel Corrosion and tapped Jack Reher to adapt the tome. We first told you about this back in September, but today it's official.
Corrosion is currently the number one selling noir novel on Amazon and revolves around a battle-scarred soldier making his way through the backwater towns of Colorado to get back to a woman, who might be his loved one or his next victim — or both. It is in the vein of Primal Fear, Se7en, and No Country for Old Men.
Production is set to start later this summer.
Variety is reporting that The Ring producer Mike Macari and Affirmative Entertainment’s Nicholas Bogner have optioned Jon Bassoff’s novel Corrosion and tapped Jack Reher to adapt the tome. We first told you about this back in September, but today it's official.
Corrosion is currently the number one selling noir novel on Amazon and revolves around a battle-scarred soldier making his way through the backwater towns of Colorado to get back to a woman, who might be his loved one or his next victim — or both. It is in the vein of Primal Fear, Se7en, and No Country for Old Men.
Production is set to start later this summer.
- 3/14/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
As technology continues to advance, so do the ways in which people try to scare the shit out of us. Case in point: Hooked Digital Media is gearing up to begin Haunting Melissa. Read on for details.
From the Press Release
To address the changing entertainment consumption habits of today’s always connected audiences, producer Neal Edelstein has formed Hooked Digital Media, a next-generation production company. The new company is committed to delivering a great story through quality film-making for tablet and mobile devices through app technology that reinvents distribution.
Hooked Digital Media combines the best of Hollywood film-making with the kinetic digital-age energy of a tech start up, taking all the critical elements of storytelling and refashioning them for today’s audiences. The company’s new platform allows delivery of stories in varied lengths, received at unpredictable intervals. Hooked Digital Media’s first app is the ghost story Haunting Melissa,...
From the Press Release
To address the changing entertainment consumption habits of today’s always connected audiences, producer Neal Edelstein has formed Hooked Digital Media, a next-generation production company. The new company is committed to delivering a great story through quality film-making for tablet and mobile devices through app technology that reinvents distribution.
Hooked Digital Media combines the best of Hollywood film-making with the kinetic digital-age energy of a tech start up, taking all the critical elements of storytelling and refashioning them for today’s audiences. The company’s new platform allows delivery of stories in varied lengths, received at unpredictable intervals. Hooked Digital Media’s first app is the ghost story Haunting Melissa,...
- 5/1/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
I really like what I have seen from director J.T. Petty so far. The Burrowers was a successful and unique blend of the western and horror genres and based on what I have seen from S&Man (as well as Andy’s glowing praise for it), this young director is quickly making a name for himself. Which brings me to question one thing: Why is he making a “J-horror” film? Don’t get me wrong, I love a lot of the titles that came from this aptly named genre, including some of the American remakes (I was one of the few that enjoyed both the original Ju-On as well as The Grudge). Yet, I feel that it wore out its welcome because of the fact the industry was inundated with so many of these films. This doesn’t even take into account the question of what else can one do...
- 5/18/2011
- by Michael Haffner
- Destroy the Brain
We've all been waiting patiently to see just what mega-talented filmmaker J.T. Petty would be doing next, and finally the answer has come. Looks like things will soon be going bump in the night in the Far East!
According to Variety a new film by the title of Haunted Temple is heading for production this fall in Japan, one of the first Hollywood-based features to shoot there after the March earthquake and tsunami.
Industrial Entertainment's Eric Bassett, Macari/Edelstein Filmed Entertainment producers Mike Macari and Neal Edelstein, and Japanese producer Shinya Egawa are producing with J.T. Petty directing.
Industrial Entertainment is selling rights at Cannes.
Haunted Temple is a Japanese-style horror feature that is said to be reminiscent of The Ring and The Grudge. Producers are keeping details about the script under wraps.
Look for more on this one as it comes.
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According to Variety a new film by the title of Haunted Temple is heading for production this fall in Japan, one of the first Hollywood-based features to shoot there after the March earthquake and tsunami.
Industrial Entertainment's Eric Bassett, Macari/Edelstein Filmed Entertainment producers Mike Macari and Neal Edelstein, and Japanese producer Shinya Egawa are producing with J.T. Petty directing.
Industrial Entertainment is selling rights at Cannes.
Haunted Temple is a Japanese-style horror feature that is said to be reminiscent of The Ring and The Grudge. Producers are keeping details about the script under wraps.
Look for more on this one as it comes.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
- 5/17/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Producer Eric Bassett of Industrial Entertainment and Mike Macari and Neal Edelstein of Marcari/Edelstein Film Entertainment earned a lot of good will yesterday in Cannes when they announced that their horror movie Haunted Temple would be one of the first Hollywood productions to shoot in Japan since the March earthquake and tsunami. According to Variety, J.T. Petty, who directed the Civil War horror The Burrowers and the faux documentary thriller S&Man, signed on to direct Haunted Temple. Macari described the film as a horror film in the Japanese tradition much like The Ring and The Grudge series of films.
- 5/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Producer Eric Bassett of Industrial Entertainment and Mike Macari and Neal Edelstein of Marcari/Edelstein Film Entertainment earned a lot of good will yesterday in Cannes when they announced that their horror movie Haunted Temple would be one of the first Hollywood productions to shoot in Japan since the March earthquake and tsunami. According to Variety, J.T. Petty, who directed the Civil War horror The Burrowers and the faux documentary thriller S&Man, signed on to direct Haunted Temple. Macari described the film as a horror film in the Japanese tradition much like The Ring and The Grudge series of films.
- 5/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Producer Eric Bassett of Industrial Entertainment and Mike Macari and Neal Edelstein of Marcari/Edelstein Film Entertainment earned a lot of good will yesterday in Cannes when they announced that their horror movie Haunted Temple would be one of the first Hollywood productions to shoot in Japan since the March earthquake and tsunami. According to Variety, J.T. Petty, who directed the Civil War horror The Burrowers and the faux documentary thriller S&Man, signed on to direct Haunted Temple. Macari described the film as a horror film in the Japanese tradition much like The Ring and The Grudge series of films.
- 5/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Weinstein Co. has snagged domestic distribution rights for "Shelter" which comes from Nala Films. The horror flick stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Julianne Moore. Release will be some time this year. Michael Cooney ("Identity") wrote the screenplay. Swedish duo Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein ("Storm") direct the film produced by Darlene Caamano Loquet of Nala Films, Emilio Diez Barroso of Nala Investments and Mike Macari and Neal Edelstein of Macari Edelstein films. Budget is somewhere in the region of $22 million. Nala also has Max Winkler's romantic comedy "Ceremony" starring Uma Thurman and Michael Angarano. That film is in post-production phase.
- 5/11/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
A preview to horror film "Shelter" has been shared through an international trailer. Giving a look at Julianne Moore as a female forensic psychiatrist named Dr. Cara Jessup who examines her father's new patient Adam (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), the snippet shares the thrills as the actress begins to learn about his past.
Cara is devoted to science and has a strong faith in God. But the more she unearths about Adam, the more her life and those closest to her are endangered, forcing her to question her strong beliefs in science and in God. Now she has to race against the clock to solve the mystery surrounding Adam while keeping her faith.
Produced by Darlene Caamano, Emilio Diez Barroso, Mike Macari as well as Neal Edelstein, "Shelter" is directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein. "Identity" screenwriter Michael Cooney provides the script for this upcoming thriller, which will be unleashed in U.
Cara is devoted to science and has a strong faith in God. But the more she unearths about Adam, the more her life and those closest to her are endangered, forcing her to question her strong beliefs in science and in God. Now she has to race against the clock to solve the mystery surrounding Adam while keeping her faith.
Produced by Darlene Caamano, Emilio Diez Barroso, Mike Macari as well as Neal Edelstein, "Shelter" is directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein. "Identity" screenwriter Michael Cooney provides the script for this upcoming thriller, which will be unleashed in U.
- 3/2/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
- If there is a subgenre that I don't care to see Julianne Moore's acting chops its in the supernatural/thriller kind....more specifically, paycheck films such as The Forgotten, Freedomland and last year's Next. Variety reports that the actress will play the title role in the same genre fair - an American film debut from the duo behind Swedish film Storm. The 22-25 million dollar project scripted by Michael Cooney ("Identity") is being produced by Nalafilms. Shelter follows a female forensic psychiatrist who specializes in debunking multiple personality disorder. When she discovers that her latest patient's various personalities are all murder victims, she struggles to find a logical explanation for the man's delusion. I believe Nala picked up the project from turnaround - Intermedia had the rights to the project back in 04'. Mans Marlind (an American Film Institute grad) and Bjorn Stein will begin filming in late March in Pittsburgh.
- 1/29/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
NEW YORK -- Keir O'Donnell, Katheryn Winnick, Laura Breckenridge, Jessica Lucas and Tad Hilgenbrinck are set to star in the Picturehouse horror film Amusement.
Winnick, Breckenridge and Lucas will play a group of friends stalked by a serial killer who knows them from their childhood. O'Donnell and Hilgenbrinck will play boyfriends who become entangled in the deadly situation.
John Simpson's feature begins production this week in Budapest, Hungary, from a screenplay by Jake Wade Wall. The film is produced by Neal Edelstein and Mike Macari through Macari/Edelstein Prods.
O'Donnell is represented by UTA and Visionary Entertainment. Winnick is repped by UTA and Schumacher Management. Breckenridge and Lucas are repped by Gersh, and Hilgenbrinck is repped by Innovative Artists.
Winnick, Breckenridge and Lucas will play a group of friends stalked by a serial killer who knows them from their childhood. O'Donnell and Hilgenbrinck will play boyfriends who become entangled in the deadly situation.
John Simpson's feature begins production this week in Budapest, Hungary, from a screenplay by Jake Wade Wall. The film is produced by Neal Edelstein and Mike Macari through Macari/Edelstein Prods.
O'Donnell is represented by UTA and Visionary Entertainment. Winnick is repped by UTA and Schumacher Management. Breckenridge and Lucas are repped by Gersh, and Hilgenbrinck is repped by Innovative Artists.
- 12/7/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Weinstein Co. has pre-emptively bought Kung Fu High School, a novel by Ryan Gattis. Neal Edelstein and Mike Macari are producing under their Macari/Edelstein banner, and Ernesto Foronda will write the screenplay. Sources said Bob and Harvey Weinstein aggressively beat out rival bidders in the rich deal, which will net the novelist a seven-figure payday, while the screenwriter will receive $800,000 if the movie is made. The project comes with a progress to production with reversion clause, so if cameras are not rolling in one year, the rights revert back to the producers.
- 10/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Just when you thought it was safe to look at a video again, along comes "The Ring Two". This sequel to DreamWorks' highly successful 2002 scare movie, "The Ring", brings back cast members Naomi Watts and young David Dorfman, yet its makers are determined to move into a different realm than previous "Ring" movies. (This includes three hugely successful Japanese films and now the second American incarnation.) So they invent a new back story, create new supernatural ground rules and invest heavily in visual effects.
Thus, what made the "Ring" movies so scary -- the introduction of terror into everyday objects and rituals -- disappears into a F/X fest of rampaging deer, flooded ceilings, cracking walls and horrific visions. In other words, the series is now thoroughly Americanized even though the original Japanese director, Hideo Nakata, is at the helm. Domestic and international boxoffice prospects look stellar as only J-horror purists will care.
Both the original "Ringu" (1998) and DreamWorks' carbon copy played off the gimmick of a cursed videotape. After people watch the short tape, a phone rings and viewers have exactly a week to live. In the course of both movies, a female reporter realizes that by making a copy of that tape and letting someone else view the copy, the curse is lifted -- only to fall on the subsequent viewer. Which, of course, perpetuates the evil cycle.
Six months after the tragic events of the first film, reporter Rachel Keller (Watts) and son Aidan (Dorfman) flee Seattle to settle in a small coastal town in Oregon. Almost immediately, Rachel reports from a crime scene that looks eerily familiar: a dead teen with his face frozen in horror, an unmarked videotape and -- one new element -- the house is flooded.
Realizing what's up, she breaks into the house, steals the tape and destroys it in a bonfire. Which only antagonizes the malevolent ghost Samara (Kelly Stables), who is behind the tape. Samara, we know from the first film, is terrorizing the world in revenge for her murder by her own mother in a deep well.
After the opening moments, returning writer Ehren Kruger starts to move the sequel away from the world of TV sets and ringing phones by rejigging the rules governing Samara so she can more or less materialize at will. The movie borrows from "The Omen" and "The Exorcist" in making Samara's main objective to be the co-habitation of Aidan's body. Thus, Rachel faces a dilemma -- Aidan is now both her beloved son and a thoroughly evil ghost. What's a mom to do?
In another rule introduced, for no apparent logic other than it helps Kruger past tricky plot points, Samara can hear all conversations between Rachel and her son except when they sleep. So all sorts of clues get passed to Rachel by Aidan in their dreams.
This is an unusually sloppy film as plot threads dangle at the finish and peripheral characters scarcely register. Simon Baker, playing Rachel's colleague at the local newspaper, has little to do other than baby-sit. Sissy Spacek turns up in a pivotal scene in ghastly white makeup and long, stringy black hair that makes her look like someone done up as Michael Jackson for Halloween.
Nakata keeps interiors and exteriors dark even in daytime, and images of water are everywhere. Gabriel Beristain's camera is constantly in motion, often on a crane, which gives the movie a nervous, gliding energy. An atmosphere of foreboding is aided by moody, insistent music developed, according to the credits, from "themes by Hans Zimmer."
While nearly every shock comes at predictable moments, there is genuine ingenuity behind many, and the movie is surprisingly fresh for one made by a guy on his third go-round with the same material. No doubt, Nakata was energized by the American setting and cast and access to state-of-the-art visual effects.
THE RING TWO
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures presents a Parkes/MacDonald production
Credits:
Director: Hideo Nakata
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Based on the novel by: Koji Suzuki
Based on the film by: The Ring/The Spiral Production Group
Producers: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Executive producers: Mike Macari, Roy Lee, Neil Machlis, Michele Weisler
Director of photography: Gabriel Beristain
Production designer: Jim Bissell
Music: Hans Zimmer, Henning Lohner, Martin Tillman
Costume designer: Wendy Chuck
Editor: Michael N. Knue
Cast:
Rachel: Naomi Watts
Mark Rourke: Simon Baker
Aidan: David Dorfman
Dr. Temple: Elizabeth Perkins
Martin: Gary Cole
Evelyn: Sissy Spacek
Jake: Ryan Merriman
Emily: Emily VanCamp
Evil Samara: Kelly Stables
MPAA rating: PG-13
Running time -- 109 minutes...
Thus, what made the "Ring" movies so scary -- the introduction of terror into everyday objects and rituals -- disappears into a F/X fest of rampaging deer, flooded ceilings, cracking walls and horrific visions. In other words, the series is now thoroughly Americanized even though the original Japanese director, Hideo Nakata, is at the helm. Domestic and international boxoffice prospects look stellar as only J-horror purists will care.
Both the original "Ringu" (1998) and DreamWorks' carbon copy played off the gimmick of a cursed videotape. After people watch the short tape, a phone rings and viewers have exactly a week to live. In the course of both movies, a female reporter realizes that by making a copy of that tape and letting someone else view the copy, the curse is lifted -- only to fall on the subsequent viewer. Which, of course, perpetuates the evil cycle.
Six months after the tragic events of the first film, reporter Rachel Keller (Watts) and son Aidan (Dorfman) flee Seattle to settle in a small coastal town in Oregon. Almost immediately, Rachel reports from a crime scene that looks eerily familiar: a dead teen with his face frozen in horror, an unmarked videotape and -- one new element -- the house is flooded.
Realizing what's up, she breaks into the house, steals the tape and destroys it in a bonfire. Which only antagonizes the malevolent ghost Samara (Kelly Stables), who is behind the tape. Samara, we know from the first film, is terrorizing the world in revenge for her murder by her own mother in a deep well.
After the opening moments, returning writer Ehren Kruger starts to move the sequel away from the world of TV sets and ringing phones by rejigging the rules governing Samara so she can more or less materialize at will. The movie borrows from "The Omen" and "The Exorcist" in making Samara's main objective to be the co-habitation of Aidan's body. Thus, Rachel faces a dilemma -- Aidan is now both her beloved son and a thoroughly evil ghost. What's a mom to do?
In another rule introduced, for no apparent logic other than it helps Kruger past tricky plot points, Samara can hear all conversations between Rachel and her son except when they sleep. So all sorts of clues get passed to Rachel by Aidan in their dreams.
This is an unusually sloppy film as plot threads dangle at the finish and peripheral characters scarcely register. Simon Baker, playing Rachel's colleague at the local newspaper, has little to do other than baby-sit. Sissy Spacek turns up in a pivotal scene in ghastly white makeup and long, stringy black hair that makes her look like someone done up as Michael Jackson for Halloween.
Nakata keeps interiors and exteriors dark even in daytime, and images of water are everywhere. Gabriel Beristain's camera is constantly in motion, often on a crane, which gives the movie a nervous, gliding energy. An atmosphere of foreboding is aided by moody, insistent music developed, according to the credits, from "themes by Hans Zimmer."
While nearly every shock comes at predictable moments, there is genuine ingenuity behind many, and the movie is surprisingly fresh for one made by a guy on his third go-round with the same material. No doubt, Nakata was energized by the American setting and cast and access to state-of-the-art visual effects.
THE RING TWO
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures presents a Parkes/MacDonald production
Credits:
Director: Hideo Nakata
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Based on the novel by: Koji Suzuki
Based on the film by: The Ring/The Spiral Production Group
Producers: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Executive producers: Mike Macari, Roy Lee, Neil Machlis, Michele Weisler
Director of photography: Gabriel Beristain
Production designer: Jim Bissell
Music: Hans Zimmer, Henning Lohner, Martin Tillman
Costume designer: Wendy Chuck
Editor: Michael N. Knue
Cast:
Rachel: Naomi Watts
Mark Rourke: Simon Baker
Aidan: David Dorfman
Dr. Temple: Elizabeth Perkins
Martin: Gary Cole
Evelyn: Sissy Spacek
Jake: Ryan Merriman
Emily: Emily VanCamp
Evil Samara: Kelly Stables
MPAA rating: PG-13
Running time -- 109 minutes...
- 4/18/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spoofmeisters Jim Abrahams and Pat Proft have set up Balls of Courage at Universal Pictures. The two will write the screenplay, which Abrahams will direct. Exact details are being kept under wraps, but the comedy will tackle various genres of film, particularly those of the high-testosterone action genre. Abrahams, Proft, Mike Macari and Neal Edelstein are producing Balls. Overseeing for the studio are vice chairman of worldwide production Scott Stuber and vp production Damien Saccani.
- 6/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spoofmeisters Jim Abrahams and Pat Proft have set up Balls of Courage at Universal Pictures. The two will write the screenplay, which Abrahams will direct. Exact details are being kept under wraps, but the comedy will tackle various genres of film, particularly those of the high-testosterone action genre. Abrahams, Proft, Mike Macari and Neal Edelstein are producing Balls. Overseeing for the studio are vice chairman of worldwide production Scott Stuber and vp production Damien Saccani.
- 6/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Intermedia has optioned the rights to the psychological thriller "Shelter", from "Identity" writer Michael Cooney. Neal Edelstein and Mike Macari of Macari/Edelstein Films ("The Ring") will produce with Intermedia. Intermedia vp Lindsey Dold is supervising the project. "Shelter" follows a female forensic psychiatrist who specializes in debunking multiple personality disorder. When she discovers that her latest patient's various personalities are all murder victims, she struggles to find a logical explanation for the man's delusion. "Michael Cooney has a gift for writing frightening thrillers with wicked twists and great characters," said Scott Kroopf, president of Intermedia's motion picture group. " 'Shelter' has a tremendous sense of growing suspense that alternates between being nerve-racking and downright scary."...
Writer Andrew Klavan is on a roll. 20th Century Fox has picked up his spec script Gideon for mid- against high-six figures, making it the third Klavan project to sell in as many weeks. Mike Macari and Neal Edelstein of Macari/Edelstein (The Ring) will produce. Gideon centers on a young female artist who imagines evil figures so deeply that they cross over into her real world. The story starts out in a rural college town and then moves to the city. Robbie Brenner will oversee for Fox, with Klavan executive producing. "I've had a good month," Klavan said. " 'Gideon' grows out of my love for Gothic art and romantic poetry. The romantics thought that the imagination was more real than the real world."...
- 5/10/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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