Australian filmmaker Kane Guglielmi is likely the first person to shoot a film about a person forced into quarantine after contracting coronavirus — and he did it four years ago. And no one is more surprised to see real life mirroring the events of his first feature, “Cooped Up.”
“At first, when it first started happening, a few people contacted me, saying, ‘Your movie is starting to look at a lot like real life,'” Guglielmi told TheWrap. “This was prior to everyone being forced into their homes. A week or two later, the penny dropped, and I thought, this is seriously identical to my film.”
And the real-world connections helped the film to belatedly land a U.S. distribution deal with Crackle Plus — where it begins streaming on May 14 — something that didn’t seem possible four years ago. When he first tried to line up a U.S. release, he said,...
“At first, when it first started happening, a few people contacted me, saying, ‘Your movie is starting to look at a lot like real life,'” Guglielmi told TheWrap. “This was prior to everyone being forced into their homes. A week or two later, the penny dropped, and I thought, this is seriously identical to my film.”
And the real-world connections helped the film to belatedly land a U.S. distribution deal with Crackle Plus — where it begins streaming on May 14 — something that didn’t seem possible four years ago. When he first tried to line up a U.S. release, he said,...
- 5/8/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
‘Cooped Up.’
Kane Guglielmi’s prophetic, 2016 quarantine-set romantic comedy Cooped Up is enjoying a second life – and sparking controversy.
Charles Cottier stars as Jake, a bitter, semi-professional wrestler who is forced to stay in his childhood home for 21 days after coming into contact with a potentially fatal virus.
Jake’s only connection to the outside world is medic Emily (Kathryn Beck), who checks on his symptoms each day. The cast includes the ubiquitous Stephen Peacocke and Adam Demos.
It screened on 10 Peach on May 1 and will premiere in the Us on Ott service Crackle Plus on May 14.
However Network 10 removed the opening 3-second dedication to Kane’s brother, who took his own life when he was a kid. The dedication card was placed at the end of the credits but in some regions the credits weren’t even played.
The director protested strongly, telling the network: “To think that such a significant person,...
Kane Guglielmi’s prophetic, 2016 quarantine-set romantic comedy Cooped Up is enjoying a second life – and sparking controversy.
Charles Cottier stars as Jake, a bitter, semi-professional wrestler who is forced to stay in his childhood home for 21 days after coming into contact with a potentially fatal virus.
Jake’s only connection to the outside world is medic Emily (Kathryn Beck), who checks on his symptoms each day. The cast includes the ubiquitous Stephen Peacocke and Adam Demos.
It screened on 10 Peach on May 1 and will premiere in the Us on Ott service Crackle Plus on May 14.
However Network 10 removed the opening 3-second dedication to Kane’s brother, who took his own life when he was a kid. The dedication card was placed at the end of the credits but in some regions the credits weren’t even played.
The director protested strongly, telling the network: “To think that such a significant person,...
- 5/7/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Crackle Plus has acquired “Cooped Up,” a film produced in 2016 about a man quarantined with coronavirus, and will release it on May 14, it was announced on Thursday.
Produced and directed by Kane Guglielmi, “Cooped Up” follows Jake (played by Charles Cottier), who came into contact with a potentially fatal coronavirus and is forced to isolate in his childhood home for 21 days. His only connection to the outside world is the female medic who comes to check on his symptoms every day.
The film also stars Kathryn Beck (“Neighbours”), Adam Demos (“UnREAL”) and Stephen Peacocke (“Home and Away”).
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“Cooped Up” was produced in Australia in 2016, four years before the Covid-19 pandemic would hit the world. Guglielmi came up with the idea due to financial constraints, but he wanted to make an original yet affordable feature film.
Produced and directed by Kane Guglielmi, “Cooped Up” follows Jake (played by Charles Cottier), who came into contact with a potentially fatal coronavirus and is forced to isolate in his childhood home for 21 days. His only connection to the outside world is the female medic who comes to check on his symptoms every day.
The film also stars Kathryn Beck (“Neighbours”), Adam Demos (“UnREAL”) and Stephen Peacocke (“Home and Away”).
Also Read: Seth Meyers Rips 'Sadistic' Trump for His Lack of Empathy for Coronavirus Victims (Video)
“Cooped Up” was produced in Australia in 2016, four years before the Covid-19 pandemic would hit the world. Guglielmi came up with the idea due to financial constraints, but he wanted to make an original yet affordable feature film.
- 5/7/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Crackle Plus has picked up timely Oz rom-com Cooped Up, about life and love under coronavirus, quarantine and Ppe. The funny thing is, the movie was made in 2016.
The prophetic film follows a bitter semi-professional wrestler who, after coming into contact with a deadly coronavirus, is quarantined to his family home for 21 days, with his only connection to the outside world being the female medic who checks on his symptoms daily.
Charles Cottier (Home and Away), Kathryn Beck (Neighbours), Adam Demos (unREAL) and Stephen Peacocke (Home And Away) star in the feature which is written and directed by Oz filmmaker Kane Guglielmi. John Ratchford also scripted.
In a further twist of fate, Guglielmi, who sold his own home in Sydney to fund the film, is himself currently under quarantine in Italy, which has been one of the worst impacted countries by the current coronavirus pandemic.
Guglielmi said, “When I made Cooped Up,...
The prophetic film follows a bitter semi-professional wrestler who, after coming into contact with a deadly coronavirus, is quarantined to his family home for 21 days, with his only connection to the outside world being the female medic who checks on his symptoms daily.
Charles Cottier (Home and Away), Kathryn Beck (Neighbours), Adam Demos (unREAL) and Stephen Peacocke (Home And Away) star in the feature which is written and directed by Oz filmmaker Kane Guglielmi. John Ratchford also scripted.
In a further twist of fate, Guglielmi, who sold his own home in Sydney to fund the film, is himself currently under quarantine in Italy, which has been one of the worst impacted countries by the current coronavirus pandemic.
Guglielmi said, “When I made Cooped Up,...
- 5/7/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
After directing TV episodes and shorts, Kane Guglielmi is so keen to make his first feature he is selling his house to finance the production.
Due to shoot in February, Cooped Up is a black comedy about a bitter professional wrestler named Jake Ridge who comes into contact with a potentially fatal virus while wrestling in Sydney.
He.s forced to spend 21 days in isolation in his childhood home. His only link to the outside world is Dr. Emily Mundy, an expert in emerging viruses who abhors violence and can't comprehend how a man could make a living pretending to fight.
Charles Cottier (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Home and Away, Please Like Me) is attached to play Jake. The casting of Emily and other roles is yet to be finalised.
The screenplay is by UK-based Australian John Ratchford. Guglielmi, who has directed episodes of Home and Away, will direct and...
Due to shoot in February, Cooped Up is a black comedy about a bitter professional wrestler named Jake Ridge who comes into contact with a potentially fatal virus while wrestling in Sydney.
He.s forced to spend 21 days in isolation in his childhood home. His only link to the outside world is Dr. Emily Mundy, an expert in emerging viruses who abhors violence and can't comprehend how a man could make a living pretending to fight.
Charles Cottier (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Home and Away, Please Like Me) is attached to play Jake. The casting of Emily and other roles is yet to be finalised.
The screenplay is by UK-based Australian John Ratchford. Guglielmi, who has directed episodes of Home and Away, will direct and...
- 11/2/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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