The Irish famine drama also stars Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox.
Production has commenced on Irish famine drama Black 47 starring Hugo Weaving (Hacksaw Ridge) and Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent (Iris).
The eight-week shoot will take place in Connemara, Kildara and Wicklow.
Black 47 is directed by Lance Daly, whose previous films include Life’s A Breeze and Kisses. Daly teamed with Pj Dillon (Rewind), Pierce Ryan (Standby) and Eugene O’Brien (The Flag) to write the screenplay.
Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger named Feeney, who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family. Despite experiencing the horrors of war, Feeney is shocked by the famine’s destruction of his homeland and the brutalisation of his people and his family.
When Feeney sets on a destructive path to avenge his kin, an ageing British soldier is sent to stop him before...
Production has commenced on Irish famine drama Black 47 starring Hugo Weaving (Hacksaw Ridge) and Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent (Iris).
The eight-week shoot will take place in Connemara, Kildara and Wicklow.
Black 47 is directed by Lance Daly, whose previous films include Life’s A Breeze and Kisses. Daly teamed with Pj Dillon (Rewind), Pierce Ryan (Standby) and Eugene O’Brien (The Flag) to write the screenplay.
Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger named Feeney, who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family. Despite experiencing the horrors of war, Feeney is shocked by the famine’s destruction of his homeland and the brutalisation of his people and his family.
When Feeney sets on a destructive path to avenge his kin, an ageing British soldier is sent to stop him before...
- 11/29/2016
- ScreenDaily
While Tiff is more inclusive to programming them, Sundance is not one to shy away from anthology horror films of the V/H/S type, so perhaps they’ll be looking to get into the holiday spirit with horror comedy vignette package aptly called Holidays. Among the group of filmmakers contributing to the project Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate), Dennis Widmyer (Starry Eyes), Anthony Scott Burns (Manifold), Matt Johnson (The Dirties), Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes), Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact), Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Kevin Smith, Sarah Adina Smith (The Midnight Swim) and Scott Stewart (Priest) we do find former Sundance attendees. Announced in the trades back in February and saw this set-visit write-up in April, this divided up pie is likely ready to bang out some holiday cheer and easter egg hunt glee.
Gist: This is a group of subversive tales fashioned around globally recognized celebrations like Christmas,...
Gist: This is a group of subversive tales fashioned around globally recognized celebrations like Christmas,...
- 11/24/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Xyz Films has teamed up with John Hegeman’s new genre label Distant Corners Entertainment to produce the collection of subversive holiday tales from multiple directors including Kevin Smith.
The partners said they aimed to put a twisted spin on well-known and beloved holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Mother’s Day.
Xyz will handle world sales on the anthology, which will feature the following directors: Smith, with whom Xyz recently collaborated on Tusk, Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Matt Johnson (The Dirties), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Nick McCarthy (The Pact), Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes), Sarah Smith (The Midnight Swim) and emerging director Anthony Scott Burns.
More directors will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hegeman will produce Holidays with Tim Connors and Adam Egypt Mortimer, along with Xyz’s Kyle Franke and Aram Tertzakian.
Executive producers are Will Rowbotham, writers Andrew Barrer and Gabe Ferrari plus Xyz’s Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer.
Shore...
The partners said they aimed to put a twisted spin on well-known and beloved holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Mother’s Day.
Xyz will handle world sales on the anthology, which will feature the following directors: Smith, with whom Xyz recently collaborated on Tusk, Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Matt Johnson (The Dirties), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Nick McCarthy (The Pact), Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes), Sarah Smith (The Midnight Swim) and emerging director Anthony Scott Burns.
More directors will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hegeman will produce Holidays with Tim Connors and Adam Egypt Mortimer, along with Xyz’s Kyle Franke and Aram Tertzakian.
Executive producers are Will Rowbotham, writers Andrew Barrer and Gabe Ferrari plus Xyz’s Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer.
Shore...
- 2/2/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Xyz Films has teamed up with John Hegeman’s new genre label Distant Corners Entertainment to produce the collection of subversive holiday tales from multiple directors including Kevin Smith.
The partners said they aimed to put a twisted spin on well-known and beloved holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Mother’s Day.
Xyz will handle world sales on the anthology, which will feature the following directors: Smith, with whom Xyz recently collaborated on Tusk, Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Matt Johnson (The Dirties), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Nick McCarthy (The Pact), Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes), Sarah Smith (The Midnight Swim) and emerging director Anthony Scott Burns.
More directors will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hegeman will produce Holidays with Tim Connors and Adam Egypt Mortimer, along with Xyz’s Kyle Franke and Aram Tertzakian.
Executive producers are Will Rowbotham, writers Andrew Barrer and Gabe Ferrari plus Xyz’s Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer.
Shore...
The partners said they aimed to put a twisted spin on well-known and beloved holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Mother’s Day.
Xyz will handle world sales on the anthology, which will feature the following directors: Smith, with whom Xyz recently collaborated on Tusk, Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Matt Johnson (The Dirties), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Nick McCarthy (The Pact), Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes), Sarah Smith (The Midnight Swim) and emerging director Anthony Scott Burns.
More directors will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hegeman will produce Holidays with Tim Connors and Adam Egypt Mortimer, along with Xyz’s Kyle Franke and Aram Tertzakian.
Executive producers are Will Rowbotham, writers Andrew Barrer and Gabe Ferrari plus Xyz’s Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer.
Shore...
- 2/2/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
‘Holidays’ Horror Anthology to Feature Segments from Kevin Smith, Gary Shore, Scott Stewart and More
Xyz Films and Distant Corners Entertainment announced that they are producing Holidays, a new horror anthology movie that features a collection of segments from directors such as Kevin Smith, Gary Shore, Scott Stewart, Nick McCarthy, and more:
“Los Angeles (February 2, 2015) – Leading independent production and sales company Xyz Films has teamed up with John Hegeman’s newly-launched genre label Distant Corners Entertainment to produce Holidays, a collection of subversive holiday tales from some of the world’s top genre filmmakers. The film will put a twisted spin on well-known and beloved holidays, including Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Mother’s Day—to name a few.
Xyz is also handling global sales.
The list of directors lined up for segments in the film includes Kevin Smith (Tusk), Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Matt Johnson (The Dirties), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Nick McCarthy (The Pact), Dennis Widmyer & Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes), Sarah Smith (The Midnight Swim...
“Los Angeles (February 2, 2015) – Leading independent production and sales company Xyz Films has teamed up with John Hegeman’s newly-launched genre label Distant Corners Entertainment to produce Holidays, a collection of subversive holiday tales from some of the world’s top genre filmmakers. The film will put a twisted spin on well-known and beloved holidays, including Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Mother’s Day—to name a few.
Xyz is also handling global sales.
The list of directors lined up for segments in the film includes Kevin Smith (Tusk), Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Matt Johnson (The Dirties), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Nick McCarthy (The Pact), Dennis Widmyer & Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes), Sarah Smith (The Midnight Swim...
- 2/2/2015
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Indie production and sales outfit Xyz Films is teaming with John Hegeman’s newly-launched genre label, Distant Corners Entertainment, to produce feature anthology, Holidays. A group of subversive tales fashioned around globally recognized celebrations like Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Mother’s Day, the vignettes will be helmed by indie and genre filmmakers including Kevin Smith, Gary Shore (Dracula Untold) and Matt Johnson (The Dirties). The cast is expected to feature well-known names.
Xyz will launch global sales at the Efm this week. The project is already in production and reteams Xyz with Smith after Tusk and Yoga Hosers, as well as Johnson whose Operation Avalanche will be released by Lionsgate this year.
Also currently on board to helm segments are Scott Stewart (Dark Skies); Nick McCarthy (The Pact); Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes); Sarah Smith (The Midnight Swim); and Anthony Scott Burns, whose short, Manifold, made the...
Xyz will launch global sales at the Efm this week. The project is already in production and reteams Xyz with Smith after Tusk and Yoga Hosers, as well as Johnson whose Operation Avalanche will be released by Lionsgate this year.
Also currently on board to helm segments are Scott Stewart (Dark Skies); Nick McCarthy (The Pact); Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes); Sarah Smith (The Midnight Swim); and Anthony Scott Burns, whose short, Manifold, made the...
- 2/2/2015
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Exclusive: Wme has signed rising helmer Gary Shore and his ArtCastle label. Shore directed the upcoming Universal Pictures film Dracula Untold. With producer Jonathan Loughran (The F Word), Shore operates ArtCastle from Los Angeles and Dublin. The filmmaker first got notice here after Loughran circulated his trailer Cup Of Tears, going viral with it. That led to a bidding battle and a deal with Working Title to develop a feature version, which in turn led to a three-picture deal with Universal for ArtCastle that started Dracula Untold. The bloodsucker stars Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper and Sarah Gadon and will be released in October. The company’s goal is to develop film and TV for Shore to direct and produce, as they continue to be a catalyst in financing and producing films that will shoot in Ireland. Among the projects ArtCastle is percolating: 38, an action thriller scripted by In America‘s Naomi Sheridan; The Ranger,...
- 1/14/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Irish Film Commission Exec Launches ArtCastle With Director Gary Shore Jonathan Loughran, senior vice president of the Irish Film Board’s Us outpost, is leaving to set up La- and Dublin-based production company ArtCastle. Loughran, who opened the Irish Film Commission in La in 2005, will partner with compatriot filmmaker Gary Shore. Shore has a three-picture deal with Universal and entered negotiations to direct Dracula Year Zero earlier this year. He and his short, Cup Of Tears, appeared on the Black List for Aspiring Filmmakers in 2010. Cup is being turned into a feature by Working Title. Loughran will produce Shore’s projects under the ArtCastle banner and continue to work with international filmmakers looking to shoot in Ireland. ‘Innocence Of Muslims’ Leads Saudis To Seek Global Internet Restrictions Saudi Arabia has called on stricter policing of the internet in the wake of the Innocence Of Muslims video that sparked deadly violence...
- 10/13/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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