Exclusive: Matthew Morrison (Glee) and Kara Wang (Top Gun: Maverick) have been set to star in From Embers, a dramatic thriller from writer-director Kate Bohan and Studio 6688.
Co-starring in the indie, which wrapped production under an interim agreement in October, are Kathryn Morris (Cold Case), Christopher Shyer (The Night Agent), Kayla Bohan (Harper), Alexander J. Lee, London Kim (Barry), and Omi Vaidya (3 Idiots).
The film follows the life of single mother Lily (Wang) as she grapples with the sudden loss of her husband Ron (Kim) while caring for their nine-year-old autistic son, Kevin (Lee), and forming a bond with their new alcoholic neighbor, Marty Baker (Morrison), a painter with a passion for music who works hard to create a future for his 13-year-old daughter, Chloe (Bohan).
Pic was developed and produced by Studio 6688 in partnership with Kayla’s Movies, LLC. Kate Bohan produced, with Kathleen I-Ying Lee co-producing,...
Co-starring in the indie, which wrapped production under an interim agreement in October, are Kathryn Morris (Cold Case), Christopher Shyer (The Night Agent), Kayla Bohan (Harper), Alexander J. Lee, London Kim (Barry), and Omi Vaidya (3 Idiots).
The film follows the life of single mother Lily (Wang) as she grapples with the sudden loss of her husband Ron (Kim) while caring for their nine-year-old autistic son, Kevin (Lee), and forming a bond with their new alcoholic neighbor, Marty Baker (Morrison), a painter with a passion for music who works hard to create a future for his 13-year-old daughter, Chloe (Bohan).
Pic was developed and produced by Studio 6688 in partnership with Kayla’s Movies, LLC. Kate Bohan produced, with Kathleen I-Ying Lee co-producing,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
"It's not safe here. They'll find us." Sony Pictures has unveiled a new trailer for The Calm Beyond, a Hong Kong sci-fi thriller survival movie that is now out to watch in the US. This premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2020, and has quietly dropped in the US already, even though this is the first time we're posting this trailer. A young woman lives on, hidden in plain sight in a ruined Hong Kong building after a tsunami destroyed the city. A castaway on a concrete island. Her concealed existence is changed forever when a small child literally floats into her life. In an interview: "The idea for a film, The Calm Beyond, came to [director Joshua Wong] during an Mri scan. It's about surviving a storm and 'how you live after.'" Unfortunately the director passed away after finishing and premiering this in 2020. The film stars Kara Wang as Asha,...
- 3/29/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
I truly enjoyed talking to Kara Wang, star of the new dystopian survivalist thriller “The Calm Beyond.” It was the feature film debut of the award-winning commercials and shorts director Joshua Wong who tragically lost his battle with cancer in December 2020. But his legacy lives on with “The Calm Beyond.” Here’s the official
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- 3/15/2022
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
To celebrate the release of The Calm Beyond, we spoke with lead actress Kara Wang.
Directed by Joshua Wong, The Calm Beyond sees a woman, Asha, struggling alone to survive in a flooded, dystopian world. Her perilous life is upended when a young girl floats into her life and Asha must protect them both.
We spoke with lead actress Kara Wang about working with the water and eight-year-old actress Sarinna Boggs.
The Calm Beyond is available on Digital now
Plot:
After a world-destroying typhoon has completely flooded Hong Kong, a young woman lives hidden in silence, a castaway on a concrete island. Her concealed existence is changed forever when a small child literally floats into her life.
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Directed by Joshua Wong, The Calm Beyond sees a woman, Asha, struggling alone to survive in a flooded, dystopian world. Her perilous life is upended when a young girl floats into her life and Asha must protect them both.
We spoke with lead actress Kara Wang about working with the water and eight-year-old actress Sarinna Boggs.
The Calm Beyond is available on Digital now
Plot:
After a world-destroying typhoon has completely flooded Hong Kong, a young woman lives hidden in silence, a castaway on a concrete island. Her concealed existence is changed forever when a small child literally floats into her life.
The post Kara Wang on the post apocalyptic drama The Calm Beyond appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 3/4/2022
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The dystopian/post apocalyptic theme has been one of the most dominant during the latest years in world genre cinema, essentially mirroring a pessimism that seems to lurk all over humanity. Joshua Wong tries his hand on the category, by also including another audience-favorite element, the presence of a little girl.
on Amazon
After a world-destroying typhoon has completely flooded Hong Kong, a young woman, Asha lives hidden in silence, trying to survive while also avoiding a group of pirates, who have been infesting what remains of Hong Kong, having previously secured guns and boats. Despite the fact that death lurks in every corner, Asha’s great survival skill has allowed her to live a relatively calm life, considering the circumstances. That all changes when Hei Hei, a little girl, literally floats in her life, awakening the trauma that has been tormenting her regarding the fate of her actual half-sister,...
on Amazon
After a world-destroying typhoon has completely flooded Hong Kong, a young woman, Asha lives hidden in silence, trying to survive while also avoiding a group of pirates, who have been infesting what remains of Hong Kong, having previously secured guns and boats. Despite the fact that death lurks in every corner, Asha’s great survival skill has allowed her to live a relatively calm life, considering the circumstances. That all changes when Hei Hei, a little girl, literally floats in her life, awakening the trauma that has been tormenting her regarding the fate of her actual half-sister,...
- 3/2/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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