Watch the Trailer for Tarot: "When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings – never use someone else’s deck – they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death to escape the future foretold in their readings."
Written for the Screen and Directed by:
Spenser Cohen & Anna Halberg
Produced by:
Leslie Morgenstein
Elysa Koplovitz Dutton
Scott Glassgold
Executive Producers:
Andrew Pfeffer
Scott Strauss
Anna Halberg
Spenser Cohen
Cast:
Harriet Slater
Adain Bradley
Avantika
and Jacob Batalon
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Lovely, Dark, And Deep: "Written and directed by Teresa Sutherland, Lovely Dark And Deep is a psychological horror that centers on Lennon, who seizes the opportunity to assume the coveted role of a back-country ranger at a remote outpost. While adapting to her solitary existence in the wilderness,...
Written for the Screen and Directed by:
Spenser Cohen & Anna Halberg
Produced by:
Leslie Morgenstein
Elysa Koplovitz Dutton
Scott Glassgold
Executive Producers:
Andrew Pfeffer
Scott Strauss
Anna Halberg
Spenser Cohen
Cast:
Harriet Slater
Adain Bradley
Avantika
and Jacob Batalon
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Lovely, Dark, And Deep: "Written and directed by Teresa Sutherland, Lovely Dark And Deep is a psychological horror that centers on Lennon, who seizes the opportunity to assume the coveted role of a back-country ranger at a remote outpost. While adapting to her solitary existence in the wilderness,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Fourteen years have gone by since director Vincenzo Natali’s sci-fi horror film Splice (watch it Here) reached theatres – and now Fangoria has broken the news that Splice is finally getting the novelization treatment! This novelization has been written by Claire Donner, “New York City and online branch director of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, who has written essays for Severin Films’ releases of Michele Soavi’s Dellamorte Dellamore, The Sect, and The Church“, and is coming our way from Encyclopocalypse Publications, the company that’s also behind such novelizations as Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Redneck Zombies, Re-Animator, Wishmaster, Fright Night, and more.
Scripted by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor, Splice had the following synopsis: Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by splicing animal DNA to create hybrids for medical use at the company N.E.R.D. (Nucleic Exchange Research...
Scripted by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor, Splice had the following synopsis: Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by splicing animal DNA to create hybrids for medical use at the company N.E.R.D. (Nucleic Exchange Research...
- 1/26/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fans of the 2009 sci-fi/horror movie Splice from director Vincenzo Natali will be happy to hear than an official novelization is on the way, with Fangoria first reporting the news this week.
Based on the screenplay by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor, Splice: The Novelization is written by Claire Donner and published by Encyclopocalypse Publications.
Encyclopocalypse previews, “Experience Vincenzo Natali’s Splice like never before in this new official novelization by Claire Donner!”
Vincenzo Natali tweets in praise of the upcoming book this week, “Claire Donner has written a deeply psychological and perverse novelization of Splice. I loved it.”
Donner tells Fangoria, “I did not add anything new to the course of events in Splice, but the film provides so much room to explore psychology and memory that I’d like to think the novelization will feel fresh and provocative for fans. Vincenzo flatters his audience by never saying too much,...
Based on the screenplay by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor, Splice: The Novelization is written by Claire Donner and published by Encyclopocalypse Publications.
Encyclopocalypse previews, “Experience Vincenzo Natali’s Splice like never before in this new official novelization by Claire Donner!”
Vincenzo Natali tweets in praise of the upcoming book this week, “Claire Donner has written a deeply psychological and perverse novelization of Splice. I loved it.”
Donner tells Fangoria, “I did not add anything new to the course of events in Splice, but the film provides so much room to explore psychology and memory that I’d like to think the novelization will feel fresh and provocative for fans. Vincenzo flatters his audience by never saying too much,...
- 1/25/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
We all have fantasies, yes? Some are sexual in nature, some posit us as the hero, and some are us looking for comfort and safety in whatever form to protect us from a terrifying world. Enter The Carpenter (1988), a weird slasher that offers wish fulfillment to those who want to be rid of pesky disturbances, like cheating husbands or lazy construction workers.
Premiering at the Montreal World Film Festival in late August before heading direct to video, The Carpenter was written off as yet another (albeit late) entry in the hack ‘em up subgenre. So it was, as per custom, pretty much ignored to gather dust on discerning video shelves everywhere. However, it does hold a peculiar charm due its dreamlike structure and a typically winning performance from Wings Hauser (Vice Squad).
Martin (Pierre Lenoir – The Day After Tomorrow) comes home from work to find his wife Alice (Lynne Adams...
Premiering at the Montreal World Film Festival in late August before heading direct to video, The Carpenter was written off as yet another (albeit late) entry in the hack ‘em up subgenre. So it was, as per custom, pretty much ignored to gather dust on discerning video shelves everywhere. However, it does hold a peculiar charm due its dreamlike structure and a typically winning performance from Wings Hauser (Vice Squad).
Martin (Pierre Lenoir – The Day After Tomorrow) comes home from work to find his wife Alice (Lynne Adams...
- 12/28/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Sherlock and Doctor Who director among filmmakers with projects at Amsterdam forum which is a partnership between the Cannes Marché and Montreal’s Fantasia.
A total of 12 projects will participate in the inaugural Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum, set to take place February 16-18 in Amsterdam.
Initiated as part of the recent partnership between Fantasia International Film Festival and the Cannes Marché du Film, the event is an offshot of the Frontières International Co-Production Market (which takes place at Montreal’s Fantasia festival in July).
The forum will see industry experts assessing the dozen genre projects from a packaging perspective, analysing finance, marketing and distribution strategies.
Among the selected projects is a feature from Sherlock and Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay, House Of Stairs, and works from producers including Jonathan Bronfman (The Witch), Katie Holly (Love And Friendship) and Phyllis Laing (The Haunting In Connecticut).
The projects originate from eight different countries: Canada, France, Ireland...
A total of 12 projects will participate in the inaugural Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum, set to take place February 16-18 in Amsterdam.
Initiated as part of the recent partnership between Fantasia International Film Festival and the Cannes Marché du Film, the event is an offshot of the Frontières International Co-Production Market (which takes place at Montreal’s Fantasia festival in July).
The forum will see industry experts assessing the dozen genre projects from a packaging perspective, analysing finance, marketing and distribution strategies.
Among the selected projects is a feature from Sherlock and Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay, House Of Stairs, and works from producers including Jonathan Bronfman (The Witch), Katie Holly (Love And Friendship) and Phyllis Laing (The Haunting In Connecticut).
The projects originate from eight different countries: Canada, France, Ireland...
- 12/15/2016
- ScreenDaily
Plus… Focus World acquires Puerto Ricans In Paris; Abramorama to release Rock In The Red Zone; The Bequest begins Canada shoot; and more.Wolfe Releasing has acquired North American rights from Rj Millard of Obscured Pictures to Joey Kuhn’s Upper East Side gay love triangle drama Those People ahead of a screening at the NewFest New York Lgbt Film Festival this weekend. The film will open on DVD, VOD and multiple digital platforms in the second quarter of 2016, including a limited theatrical release in top markets. Jonathan Gordon, Jason Ralph, Haaz Sleiman, Britt Lower, and Meghann Fahy, Chris Conroy and Allison Mackie star (pictured).
Producer Christine Guenther in Berlin, producer Chevy K Chen in Los Angeles and filmmaker Susan Korda in New York have launched the production label Fireglory aimed at creating independent films guided by an emphasis on equal opportunities for female filmmakers. Documentary Cassette from Zack Taylor is in post and Salomea’s Nose...
Producer Christine Guenther in Berlin, producer Chevy K Chen in Los Angeles and filmmaker Susan Korda in New York have launched the production label Fireglory aimed at creating independent films guided by an emphasis on equal opportunities for female filmmakers. Documentary Cassette from Zack Taylor is in post and Salomea’s Nose...
- 10/22/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Title: A Christmas Horror Story Rlj Entertainment Director: Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, Brett Sullivan Writers : James Kee, Sarah Larsen, Doug Taylor, Pascal Trottier, Jason Filiatrault Cast: William Shatner, George Buza, Zoé De Grand Maison, Adrian Holmes, Shannon Kook, Michelle Nolden, Corinne Conley, Percy Hynes White, Debra McCabe, Rob Archer Running time: 99min / Unrated (Language, gore, some sexuality) Theatrical, VOD And iTUNES Release Date: October 2, 2015 A Christmas Horror Story takes place in Bailey Downs, where Dangerous Dan (William Shatner), the local radio DJ hosts a Christmas show. He tries to keep the holiday spirit alive as a mass murder/hostage situation is at the town mall during a food [ Read More ]
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- 10/8/2015
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Stars: Zoe de Grand’Maison, Amy Forsyth, Adrian Holmes, George Buza, William Shatner | Written by Doug Taylor, Sarah Larsen, James Kee, Pascal Trottier | Directed by Grant Harvey, Brett Sullivan, Steven Hoban
Anthologies have made something of a comeback in recent years, at least in the horror genre, with films likes of V/H/S and its sequels, the low-budget Theatre of the Deranged and P.O.E.franchises, or films like The Theatre Bizarre and Trick r Treat, which both played at Frightfest events in the past, finding fans acros the globe. However despite this rebirth, the 80s are still the heyday of the horror anthology. Maybe that’s all about to change.
It started with Trick r Treat. For many Michael Dougherty’s film is the standard-bearer of the modern anthology. He did set the bar high, very high, but it seems at this years Frightfest that bar has...
Anthologies have made something of a comeback in recent years, at least in the horror genre, with films likes of V/H/S and its sequels, the low-budget Theatre of the Deranged and P.O.E.franchises, or films like The Theatre Bizarre and Trick r Treat, which both played at Frightfest events in the past, finding fans acros the globe. However despite this rebirth, the 80s are still the heyday of the horror anthology. Maybe that’s all about to change.
It started with Trick r Treat. For many Michael Dougherty’s film is the standard-bearer of the modern anthology. He did set the bar high, very high, but it seems at this years Frightfest that bar has...
- 9/4/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
William Shatner, Krampus, and zombie elves come together in A Christmas Horror Story, a festive and frightening holiday horror anthology that makes its world premiere tonight at the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival.
There’s trouble at the North Pole at the outset of A Christmas Horror Story. We’re introduced to a weary and bloodied Santa Claus in the reindeer stable before backtracking 12 hours and stepping into the town limits of Bailey Downs—the same place where werewolves roamed in Ginger Snaps.
It’s Christmas Eve and radio DJ Dan (William Shatner) is cozied up behind the mike at the studio, ringing in his beloved holiday with spiked eggnog and tinsel-themed tunes. Elsewhere in town, three teenagers sneak into the basement of a school where a grisly murder-by-crucifixion happened one year previously. Also out and about are two families—one that encounters mystical evil in the forest and another that runs across the vengeful Krampus.
There’s trouble at the North Pole at the outset of A Christmas Horror Story. We’re introduced to a weary and bloodied Santa Claus in the reindeer stable before backtracking 12 hours and stepping into the town limits of Bailey Downs—the same place where werewolves roamed in Ginger Snaps.
It’s Christmas Eve and radio DJ Dan (William Shatner) is cozied up behind the mike at the studio, ringing in his beloved holiday with spiked eggnog and tinsel-themed tunes. Elsewhere in town, three teenagers sneak into the basement of a school where a grisly murder-by-crucifixion happened one year previously. Also out and about are two families—one that encounters mystical evil in the forest and another that runs across the vengeful Krampus.
- 7/21/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Telefilm Canada has confirmed its financial support of nearly $13 million of Canadian tax payers' money towards the production of nine English-language feature films through the 'Canada Feature Film Fund', although there doesn't seem to be anything culturally 'Canadian' about most of their selections, other than the crews that will be working on them.
Among the films receiving money include a psycho horror with a demonic 'Santa Claus', a bio pic about a former Queen of Sweden, the 'relationship' between 'James Dean' and a photographer, a thriller involving a Satanic child abuse sex ring, and an inflatable Sex Doll drug smuggling story:
The films are "After the Ball" (Sean Garrity), "A Christmas Horror Story" (Steven Hoban, Grant Harvey, Brett Sullivan), "Aloft" (Claudia Llosa), "A Worthy Companion" (Jason Sanchez, Carlos Sanchez), "Life" (Anton Corbijn), "Regression" (Alejandro Amenabar), "Rest Home" (Michael Rowe), "The Girl King" (Mika Kaurismäki) and "Zoom" (Pedro Morelli...
Among the films receiving money include a psycho horror with a demonic 'Santa Claus', a bio pic about a former Queen of Sweden, the 'relationship' between 'James Dean' and a photographer, a thriller involving a Satanic child abuse sex ring, and an inflatable Sex Doll drug smuggling story:
The films are "After the Ball" (Sean Garrity), "A Christmas Horror Story" (Steven Hoban, Grant Harvey, Brett Sullivan), "Aloft" (Claudia Llosa), "A Worthy Companion" (Jason Sanchez, Carlos Sanchez), "Life" (Anton Corbijn), "Regression" (Alejandro Amenabar), "Rest Home" (Michael Rowe), "The Girl King" (Mika Kaurismäki) and "Zoom" (Pedro Morelli...
- 6/21/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival, widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, has just announced the Off-Frontières selections of the fourth edition of its Frontières International Co-Production Market.
Read on for a complete listing of all the titles being pitched at the event!
From the Press Release
Following the selection of the official Frontières line-up of film projects for the Frontières International Co-Production Market, another 12 projects have been chosen for the return of the Off-Frontières selection, for the market’s 4th edition.
The Off-Frontières projects line-up features a predominance of Canadian projects, complemented by projects from American, Mexican, Irish, British, French, German and Australian directors and producers. Highlights include the next features by Dario Argento (Suspiria) and by Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky), as well as follow-up features by Fantasia alumni Rob Grant (Mon Ami), Pat Kiely (Who Is Kk Downey?), Kerry Prior...
Read on for a complete listing of all the titles being pitched at the event!
From the Press Release
Following the selection of the official Frontières line-up of film projects for the Frontières International Co-Production Market, another 12 projects have been chosen for the return of the Off-Frontières selection, for the market’s 4th edition.
The Off-Frontières projects line-up features a predominance of Canadian projects, complemented by projects from American, Mexican, Irish, British, French, German and Australian directors and producers. Highlights include the next features by Dario Argento (Suspiria) and by Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky), as well as follow-up features by Fantasia alumni Rob Grant (Mon Ami), Pat Kiely (Who Is Kk Downey?), Kerry Prior...
- 6/17/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Line-up includes new features by Dario Argento, Jacob Tierney and Fantasia alumni Rob Grant and Kerry Prior.
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has announced the Off-Frontières selection for this year’s Frontières International Co-Production Market.
The line-up of 12 projects features projects from Canada, Mexico and the UK, among others, and includes the next features from Dario Argento and Jacob Tierney as well as follow-up features from Fantasia alumni Rob Grant, Pat Kiely, Kerry Prior and Olivier Sabino.
Stephanie Trepanier, Frontières creative director, told Screen: “The Off-Frontières line-up of project always allows us to include more projects we believe in, but couldn’t fit in the official 12-projects selection because of quota limitations or because the project is more advanced than the scope we set for the official Frontières line-up.
“I’m particularly happy that this selection allowed us to feature four more feature projects by Quebec talents, as well as a Canadian co-production to be directed...
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has announced the Off-Frontières selection for this year’s Frontières International Co-Production Market.
The line-up of 12 projects features projects from Canada, Mexico and the UK, among others, and includes the next features from Dario Argento and Jacob Tierney as well as follow-up features from Fantasia alumni Rob Grant, Pat Kiely, Kerry Prior and Olivier Sabino.
Stephanie Trepanier, Frontières creative director, told Screen: “The Off-Frontières line-up of project always allows us to include more projects we believe in, but couldn’t fit in the official 12-projects selection because of quota limitations or because the project is more advanced than the scope we set for the official Frontières line-up.
“I’m particularly happy that this selection allowed us to feature four more feature projects by Quebec talents, as well as a Canadian co-production to be directed...
- 6/17/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
There are a few Christmas, or holiday, themed horror anthologies in the works. Kevin Smith is tinkering around with one about Krampus, as previously reported. Now, producers Steven Hoban and Mark Smith (Ginger Snaps, Haunter, Splice). Hoban will direct a segment, as will Grant Harvey of Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning and Brett Sullivan (Orphan Black). Doug Taylor, Sarah Larsen, James Kee and Pascal Trottier are scripting four "interweaving tales." It sounds like we're going to get the Trick 'r Treat treatment applied to Christmas...
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- 3/21/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Here on Dread Central we absolutely love movies that infuse a whole lot of horror into the holiday season, and though Christmas is a long ways away at the moment, it's never too early to take a peek under the tree.
Read on for details about an upcoming anthology flick that will bring blood, guts, and carnage to this year's holiday proceedings! As reported by our friends over on Bloody Disgusting, filming is currently under way in Toronto, Canada, on A Christmas Horror Story, an anthology comprised of three tales of yuletide terror.
Santa's trusty elves become flesh-hungry monsters in the first story, which centers on a mysterious disease that sweeps through the North Pole, transforming the elves into the ravenous undead. Santa and the Missus wage a desperate battle for survival.
The mythical demon Krampus comes to life in the second, with the wicked Bauer family discovering that the...
Read on for details about an upcoming anthology flick that will bring blood, guts, and carnage to this year's holiday proceedings! As reported by our friends over on Bloody Disgusting, filming is currently under way in Toronto, Canada, on A Christmas Horror Story, an anthology comprised of three tales of yuletide terror.
Santa's trusty elves become flesh-hungry monsters in the first story, which centers on a mysterious disease that sweeps through the North Pole, transforming the elves into the ravenous undead. Santa and the Missus wage a desperate battle for survival.
The mythical demon Krampus comes to life in the second, with the wicked Bauer family discovering that the...
- 3/19/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
From Blood and Donuts and Ginger Snaps to Splice and, his latest, Haunter, producer Steve Hoban has been a staple in the Canadian horror scene since the mid Nineties.
He’s now working again with director Vincenzo Natali on a new experimental web series called Darknet that should be making its way onto television here in the States in the near future. For now, as of 12:01am this morning, fans can watch the first installment over at Darknetfiles.com. And, believe me, it’s worth checking out. Consisting of interweaving storylines and connected characters in different instances of urban horror, the first episode runs about 25 minutes and features some really solid, well-crafted moments. Just before the debut, Hoban was kind of enough to speak with us for a few minutes to talk about the series.
Dread Central: Since the idea of the Darknet files has been kept close to...
He’s now working again with director Vincenzo Natali on a new experimental web series called Darknet that should be making its way onto television here in the States in the near future. For now, as of 12:01am this morning, fans can watch the first installment over at Darknetfiles.com. And, believe me, it’s worth checking out. Consisting of interweaving storylines and connected characters in different instances of urban horror, the first episode runs about 25 minutes and features some really solid, well-crafted moments. Just before the debut, Hoban was kind of enough to speak with us for a few minutes to talk about the series.
Dread Central: Since the idea of the Darknet files has been kept close to...
- 10/31/2013
- by Drew Tinnin
- DreadCentral.com
Directed by Vincenzo Natali ("Splice"), the pilot below is for "Darknet," an intriguing new horror anthology series that will air on Canada's Super Channel and on the website darknetfiles.com. Described as being made up of "snippets of people's lives being interrupted by vivid instances of unexpected violence or shocking strangeness," "Darknet" recalls browsing on a web site full of strange, sinister material, the episode below consisting of interwoven short horror stories. It also brings to mind "V/H/S" in its bringing in of different directors, in this case Natali's "Splice" producer Steve Hoban (making his directorial debut in the second episode), Brett Sullivan ("Orphan Black"), Rodrigo Gudiño ("The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh") and newcomers Anthony Scott Burns and Jeremy Ball. Natali, Pascal Trottier, Doug Taylor ("Splice"), James Kee, Randall Cole ("388 Arletta Ave") and Sarah Larsen are the writers. The first season of "Darknet" will begin airing on.
- 10/31/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
The team behind films like Splice and Ginger Snaps have a horror series called Darknet headed our way, which will premiere on the scariest damn night of the year. Read on for details, and check out the first teaser clip below!
From the Press Release
Copperheart Entertainment announces that a sneak peak of the first full episode of Darknet, the Canadian horror anthology web and television series designed for the 21st century Internet mindset, will drop on October 31, 2013 at 12:01 Am on www.darknetfiles.com. Darknet is adapted from the cult Japanese television series, Tori Hada, by Vincenzo Natali (Haunter, Splice, Cube) and Steven Hoban (Haunter, Splice, Black Christmas, Ginger Snaps). The online presentation will be followed by a broadcast premiere of the six 30-minute episode series in early 2014 on Super Channel. The pilot episode of the series, written and directed by Vincenzo Natali, features David Hewlett and Michelle Alexander.
From the Press Release
Copperheart Entertainment announces that a sneak peak of the first full episode of Darknet, the Canadian horror anthology web and television series designed for the 21st century Internet mindset, will drop on October 31, 2013 at 12:01 Am on www.darknetfiles.com. Darknet is adapted from the cult Japanese television series, Tori Hada, by Vincenzo Natali (Haunter, Splice, Cube) and Steven Hoban (Haunter, Splice, Black Christmas, Ginger Snaps). The online presentation will be followed by a broadcast premiere of the six 30-minute episode series in early 2014 on Super Channel. The pilot episode of the series, written and directed by Vincenzo Natali, features David Hewlett and Michelle Alexander.
- 10/17/2013
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Ever since I spoke with Doug Taylor, one of the screenwriters on Splice, I've been super-excited to see the film. Once I saw that film, I was in awe of director Vicenzo Natali's science-fiction horror genetic experimentation film. Now comes word that Natali will be helming a "reverse ghost story" which is being told from the perspective of the ghost. I'm excited already.
- 1/8/2012
- by Mario Melidona
- GetTheBigPicture.net
If you're a fan of European films and their raw, visceral and very un-Hollywood approach, you will be interested to hear that the atmospheric chiller Evil Rising will be hitting shelves in the UK later this month.
Matchbox Films has announced a DVD release date of July 25 for the Finnish film, which is also known as Sauna and was directed by Antti-Jussi Annila. The official poster, a still from the film and a trailer are included here.
The synopsis says the films is "set in war-ravaged 16th century Europe where the horrors of battle are nothing compared to the darker fears that lurk in an isolated community."
The director subsequently teamed with Splice writer Doug Taylor for an upcoming project called Human, a twist on the werewolf genre in which a wolf is transformed into a man.
Matchbox Films has announced a DVD release date of July 25 for the Finnish film, which is also known as Sauna and was directed by Antti-Jussi Annila. The official poster, a still from the film and a trailer are included here.
The synopsis says the films is "set in war-ravaged 16th century Europe where the horrors of battle are nothing compared to the darker fears that lurk in an isolated community."
The director subsequently teamed with Splice writer Doug Taylor for an upcoming project called Human, a twist on the werewolf genre in which a wolf is transformed into a man.
- 7/2/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Chicago – In the opening moments of “Splice,” the audience is experiencing the world through the eyes of a newborn baby. Yet unlike Gaspar Noé’s “Enter the Void,” which recreated human perception with eerie perfection, this point of view shot is blatantly skewed. The doctors seem to be looking at a pulsating fishbowl rather than a baby. That theory is swiftly proven to be fairly accurate.
The newborn is, in fact, not a human, but an animal hybrid created by fearless scientists Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley). Though they insist that their work aims to cure diseases such as Parkinson’s, they often seem a bit too fond of playing god. And when their bosses at the pharmaceutical company demand to see experiments that yield lucrative results, the two devoted lovers and collaborators decide to conduct their controversial work in private. Their next goal: splicing DNA to form the first-ever human-animal hybrid.
The newborn is, in fact, not a human, but an animal hybrid created by fearless scientists Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley). Though they insist that their work aims to cure diseases such as Parkinson’s, they often seem a bit too fond of playing god. And when their bosses at the pharmaceutical company demand to see experiments that yield lucrative results, the two devoted lovers and collaborators decide to conduct their controversial work in private. Their next goal: splicing DNA to form the first-ever human-animal hybrid.
- 10/15/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Splice is not what you think it is. Let's get that out of the way. It's been marketed as a sort of cerebral horror film, and that's not... quite right. It's certainly a way to get people into the theaters, and the commercials, all full of swooping beasties and cries of fear and shock certainly play that up, but really, that's the last 10 minutes or so. Instead, it's a steady, slow-burning exploration of several themes -- of science, genetics, gender roles, family dynamics, sexual dysfunction, and...
Let me back up. By now, it's likely that everyone has seen the numerous trailers for Splice. Personally, I avoided watching any after the first one came up -- once I know I'm going to review a film, I try to absorb as little information as possible. In its simplest sense, the trailers get the general concept right. Directed by Vincenzo Natali (Cube), and written by Natali,...
Let me back up. By now, it's likely that everyone has seen the numerous trailers for Splice. Personally, I avoided watching any after the first one came up -- once I know I'm going to review a film, I try to absorb as little information as possible. In its simplest sense, the trailers get the general concept right. Directed by Vincenzo Natali (Cube), and written by Natali,...
- 6/7/2010
- by TK
Ron finds more fault with the Splice trailers than the film, discovering an edgy 50s-style sci-fi flick with better monster effects...
I watch a lot of movies, and I watch a lot of movie trailers. Call me crazy ("You're crazy!") but it's a lot of fun to me to see how people, studios, or whoever decide to encapsulate the essence of their 90 minute movie into a couple of fleeting moments. There's nothing I dislike more than a misleading trailer. Your trailer can be bad, but so long as the movie itself is a piece of crap, I'm fine with that. If you stick a bad trailer with a good movie, or a boring trailer with a fun movie (ahem, Jennifer's Body, paging Jennifer's Body), I just get irritated.
Splice, in every trailer I've ever seen for it, is being sold like a classic science-gone-wrong monster movie, in which Dren (played...
I watch a lot of movies, and I watch a lot of movie trailers. Call me crazy ("You're crazy!") but it's a lot of fun to me to see how people, studios, or whoever decide to encapsulate the essence of their 90 minute movie into a couple of fleeting moments. There's nothing I dislike more than a misleading trailer. Your trailer can be bad, but so long as the movie itself is a piece of crap, I'm fine with that. If you stick a bad trailer with a good movie, or a boring trailer with a fun movie (ahem, Jennifer's Body, paging Jennifer's Body), I just get irritated.
Splice, in every trailer I've ever seen for it, is being sold like a classic science-gone-wrong monster movie, in which Dren (played...
- 6/7/2010
- Den of Geek
Directed by: Vincenzo Natali
Written by: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor
Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac
The hip young scientists of Nucleic Exchange Research and Development (N.E.R.D) have brewed up a warm batch of what-the-fuck. Splice starts up with a birth scene of a ten pound bald worm thing that has been genetically engineered to produce some scientifically important protein that is so important that it's given its own scientific sounding number. Inspired by their success, the two lead scientists and long time lovers, Clive and Elsa, rather spontaneously decide to break a large assortment of legal and ethical laws by creating a new life form on the sly - this time with a bit of human DNA inserted just for fun.
It's not just human DNA that's involved. Like the tubular worm thingers created before it, this new life form also...
Written by: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor
Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac
The hip young scientists of Nucleic Exchange Research and Development (N.E.R.D) have brewed up a warm batch of what-the-fuck. Splice starts up with a birth scene of a ten pound bald worm thing that has been genetically engineered to produce some scientifically important protein that is so important that it's given its own scientific sounding number. Inspired by their success, the two lead scientists and long time lovers, Clive and Elsa, rather spontaneously decide to break a large assortment of legal and ethical laws by creating a new life form on the sly - this time with a bit of human DNA inserted just for fun.
It's not just human DNA that's involved. Like the tubular worm thingers created before it, this new life form also...
- 6/5/2010
- by Tristan Sinns
- Planet Fury
Splice Review Directed by: Vincenzo Natali Written by: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac, Brandon McGibbon, Simona Maicanescu In the middle of one of the most generic, braindead summer movie seasons in recent memory, Vincenzo Natali's Splice shines brightly as one of the sole beacons of demented hope among mounds of manufactured studio cattle feed. This creepy and inventive movie probably has no business getting a wide release, much less one in the middle of the summer, but somehow producer Joel Silver felt that it was worth taking a risk on and picked it up for release through Warner Brothers. It probably didn't hurt that Guillermo Del Toro also lent his name to the project as an executive producer, but either way I'm not complaining. If you're a fan of unique genre films with a bit of thought behind them,...
- 6/4/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
By Kevin Crust
HollywoodNews.com: A soft May could turn into June gloom at the box-office if the pre-”Toy Story” (June 18) releases all fail to break out. Four new movies debut this week, but will all likely fall behind the ogre who looking to three-peat at number one.
Get Him To The Greek
A spinoff of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” from producer Judd Apatow and director Nicholas Stoller, the raunchy comedy features Russell Brand’s naughty rock star character Aldous Snow being shepherded to L.A.’s famous open-air ampitheare by record company flunky Jonah Hill for a concert. Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, Rose Byrne of “Damages” and “Mad Men’s” Elisabeth Moss co-star along with the usual array of Apatow stock company cameos. Stoller scripted.
Despite the high raunch factor, “Greek” is earning surprisingly good reviews. The sentiments of the Chicago duo of Roger Ebert of the Sun-Times and...
HollywoodNews.com: A soft May could turn into June gloom at the box-office if the pre-”Toy Story” (June 18) releases all fail to break out. Four new movies debut this week, but will all likely fall behind the ogre who looking to three-peat at number one.
Get Him To The Greek
A spinoff of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” from producer Judd Apatow and director Nicholas Stoller, the raunchy comedy features Russell Brand’s naughty rock star character Aldous Snow being shepherded to L.A.’s famous open-air ampitheare by record company flunky Jonah Hill for a concert. Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, Rose Byrne of “Damages” and “Mad Men’s” Elisabeth Moss co-star along with the usual array of Apatow stock company cameos. Stoller scripted.
Despite the high raunch factor, “Greek” is earning surprisingly good reviews. The sentiments of the Chicago duo of Roger Ebert of the Sun-Times and...
- 6/4/2010
- by Kevin Crust
- Hollywoodnews.com
Director: Vincenzo Natali Writers: Vincenzo Natali, Doug Taylor, Antoinette Terry Bryant Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley) are rock star scientists with serious god complexes who splice and dice the DNA of various animal species to genetically engineer unique hybrid beings. Their first major success story -- earning them the front cover of Wired -- occurs with the creation of two non-descript slimy blobs named Ginger and Fred. The sugar daddy for Clive and Elsa’s Dr. Frankenstein experiments is Newstead Pharmaceuticals. The towering black skyscrapers (one of countless references to David Cronenberg’s oeuvre) lend the pharma corporation a menacing and mysterious aura -- though they purport to be solely interested in saving humankind from disease, we know that they are only in it for the money. The logical next evolutionary step in Clive and Elsa’s research is...
- 6/4/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Delphine Chaneac and Sarah Polley in Splice
Photo: Warner Bros. Buzz for Vincenzo Natali's genetic sci-fi thriller Splice ramped up after its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It was snatched up by Warner Bros. and given a meaty summer release date so who wouldn't expect it to be as excellent as the hype was insinuating? At the very least it had to be more than just counter-programming against Universal's Get Him to the Greek... Right?
Sorry, Splice is one-half of an interesting sci-fi feature and one-half of an outlandish winged-creature sex romp. Perhaps the title of the film is more literal than I took it to be, because Splice is cut straight down the middle to the point the first half takes itself way too seriously considering where the second half dares go. Had this been conceived as a tongue-in-cheek B-movie from the outset I could have held on for the duration,...
Photo: Warner Bros. Buzz for Vincenzo Natali's genetic sci-fi thriller Splice ramped up after its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It was snatched up by Warner Bros. and given a meaty summer release date so who wouldn't expect it to be as excellent as the hype was insinuating? At the very least it had to be more than just counter-programming against Universal's Get Him to the Greek... Right?
Sorry, Splice is one-half of an interesting sci-fi feature and one-half of an outlandish winged-creature sex romp. Perhaps the title of the film is more literal than I took it to be, because Splice is cut straight down the middle to the point the first half takes itself way too seriously considering where the second half dares go. Had this been conceived as a tongue-in-cheek B-movie from the outset I could have held on for the duration,...
- 6/4/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Director: Vincenzo Natali Writers: Vincenzo Natali, Doug Taylor, Antoinette Terry Bryant Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac Splice begins with us meeting "rock star" genetic scientists Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley) who specialize in the splicing of DNA of different animals species to engineer new hybrids...they are also a couple. In order to stay step ahead of others in their field, Clive and Elsa's next step is to introduce human DNA into their hybrids in order to revolutionize the science of modern medicine. However, Newstead Pharmaceuticals (who funds their research) forbids them in taking this controversial next step. As rebellious as they are brilliant, Clive and Elsa conduct their own secret experiments with the end result producing a creature they come to call Dren, which is the anadrome of their research company N.E.R.D (Nucleic Exchange Research and Development labs). Dren is...
- 6/2/2010
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Vincenzo Natali's Splice hits theaters later this week, and Warner Bros has released one last movie trailer to promote the film -- an internet exclusive trailer. Watch the trailer now embedded after the jump, and please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Official Synopsis: Splice In theatres on June 4 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Dark Castle Entertainment) Director: Vincenzo Natali Writers: Story by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant Screenplay by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor Producers: Steven Hoban Executive Producers: Joel Silver, Sidonie Dumas, Guillermo del Toro, Susan Montford, Don Murphy Christophe Riandee, Yves Chevalier Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac Sci-Fi Thriller. Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical...
- 6/2/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
.Splice. splices various genres to come up with a riveting film that unfortunately faltered near the end. Part .Frankenstein,. part .The Fly,. .Splice. is a new addition to the growing list of films with the .man as God. plotline.
Playing gods are superstar genetic engineers Clive (Academy-Award winner Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley). They specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create new hybrids.
The first half of the film is darkly magical when we first meet Clive and Elsa and we get to witness their new hybrids, Fred and Ginger. Clive and Elsa have a great relationship both on and off-work and their new pride and joy are new hybrids that look like giant worms.
When the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids Clive and Elsa to experiment splicing human DNA, the couple takes their project underground. The result of their boldest experimentation is Dren, a...
Playing gods are superstar genetic engineers Clive (Academy-Award winner Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley). They specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create new hybrids.
The first half of the film is darkly magical when we first meet Clive and Elsa and we get to witness their new hybrids, Fred and Ginger. Clive and Elsa have a great relationship both on and off-work and their new pride and joy are new hybrids that look like giant worms.
When the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids Clive and Elsa to experiment splicing human DNA, the couple takes their project underground. The result of their boldest experimentation is Dren, a...
- 6/1/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Chicago – This 18-image slideshow features the official press images for Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Splice” starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, and Delphine Chaneac. It was directed by Vincenzo Natali and will open on June 4th, 2010.
Official Synopsis:
“Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, Clive and Elsa secretly take their boldest experimentation underground—risking their careers by pushing the boundaries of science to serve their own curiosity and ambition.
The result is Dren, an amazing, strangely beautiful creature of uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments.
At first, Dren exceeds their wildest dreams. But as she grows and learns at an accelerated rate, her existence threatens to become their worst nightmare.
Official Synopsis:
“Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, Clive and Elsa secretly take their boldest experimentation underground—risking their careers by pushing the boundaries of science to serve their own curiosity and ambition.
The result is Dren, an amazing, strangely beautiful creature of uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments.
At first, Dren exceeds their wildest dreams. But as she grows and learns at an accelerated rate, her existence threatens to become their worst nightmare.
- 5/29/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"Splice" has new clips in. The Warner Bros. Pictures' science fiction horror opens on June 4th and stars Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, David Hewlett, Delphine Chanéac, Abigail Chu, Stephanie Baird, Amanda Brugel and Brandon McGibbon. Vincenzo Natali directs as well as writing the screenplay alongside Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor. Clive and Elsa are a pair of brilliant scientists whose cutting-edge experiments in genetic engineering make them superstars in their field. As devoted to their careers as they are to one another, they start conducting unauthorized experiments with new animal species that show great promise. Drunk with their god-like powers, they introduce human DNA into one of their creations, producing a creature that is greater than the sum of its parts: a rapidly developing animal/human hybrid that may be a step up on the evolutionary ladder. While this female creature inspires maternal feelings in Elsa, she evokes something far-from-paternal in Clive.
- 5/27/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Be prepared to be shocked! Fascinating, original and daring, “Splice” goes to places no other movie has gone with its story of a genetic engineering experiment gone awry. A hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, “Splice” is ready to grip the imaginations of summer moviegoers in theaters on June 4, 2010. Enter for chance to win one of these awesome prizes such as Girls and Guys Splice T-shirts, Key Chains, Posters, Money Tickets to See the film and a limited edition collector’s Baby Dren Plush (Extremely limited creation only available in online sweepstakes!).
In Theaters June 4th!
The Giveaway (See Photos Above)
1 – Meet Dren Teaser Poster – Arv $16 each
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3 - ‘Baby...
In Theaters June 4th!
The Giveaway (See Photos Above)
1 – Meet Dren Teaser Poster – Arv $16 each
1 - Final “Splice” Poster – Arv $16 each
2 – Hollywood Movie Money Tickets to see “Splice” in a theater near you – Arv $12 each
3 - Lenticular Key Chain – Arv $5 each
3 – Heather Grey Tank Top – Arv $18 each
3 – Charcoal Grey Men’s Tees – Arv $20 each
3 - ‘Baby...
- 5/25/2010
- by Fused Film Staff
- FusedFilm
Check out more images from Warner Bros. Pictures' "Splice" starring Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody ("The Pianist," "Hollywoodland," "King Kong"); Sarah Polley ("Dawn of the Dead," "The Secret Life of Words"), also a Best Screenplay Oscar® nominee for "Away From Her"; and newcomer Delphine Chaneac ("The Pink Panther") in the role of the creature Dren. Vincenzo Natali ("Paris je t'aime," "Cube") directs the science fiction horror/thriller from a screenplay by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor. The film opens on June 4th.
- 5/25/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Year: 2009
Directors: Vincenzo Natali
Writers: Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant & Doug Taylor
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: rochefort
Rating: 9 out of 10
[Editor's note: I Still haven't seen this so if you have a screener, please get in touch.]
Elsa and Clive (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) are rockstar scientists who have made a major breakthrough in genetic modification, one that could potentially revolutionize medicine and cure many of the world's worst diseases. When their superiors squelch any possibility that these breakthroughs will open the door to more controversial experiments (like the splicing of non-human and human dna), Elsa and Clive covertly make their own human/animal hybrid, just to see if it can be done. In the tradition of "Frankenstein" and "The Fly" comes "Splice", the latest feature from Canada's Vincenzo Natali ("Cube", "Cypher"), a tragic, science-gone-awry thriller/creature feature that is headed, against all odds, to theaters all around the country.
I was lucky enough to be part of a special screening for the film here in Austin,...
Directors: Vincenzo Natali
Writers: Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant & Doug Taylor
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: rochefort
Rating: 9 out of 10
[Editor's note: I Still haven't seen this so if you have a screener, please get in touch.]
Elsa and Clive (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) are rockstar scientists who have made a major breakthrough in genetic modification, one that could potentially revolutionize medicine and cure many of the world's worst diseases. When their superiors squelch any possibility that these breakthroughs will open the door to more controversial experiments (like the splicing of non-human and human dna), Elsa and Clive covertly make their own human/animal hybrid, just to see if it can be done. In the tradition of "Frankenstein" and "The Fly" comes "Splice", the latest feature from Canada's Vincenzo Natali ("Cube", "Cypher"), a tragic, science-gone-awry thriller/creature feature that is headed, against all odds, to theaters all around the country.
I was lucky enough to be part of a special screening for the film here in Austin,...
- 5/21/2010
- QuietEarth.us
In this short video, Canadian actress Sarah Polley talk to cultural reporter Steve Gow about the Canadian film Splice, Vincenzo Natali's next sci-fi film that will be released in theatres in North America on June 4.
The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).
The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).
- 5/20/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Cube (1997) director Vincenzo Natali finally brings us the oft-delayed Sf thriller/horror Splice on August 6th, on which more info after the trailer...
Splice's apparent mixture of science and female sexuality recalls the Species franchise at a glance, but we note the effort made by the VFX team to give Dren eyes that are impossibly wide-apart, Avatar-style.
The film, produced by Guillermo Del Toro, tells the story of two scientists, played by Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley, who the official synopsis describes as 'superstars of the scientific world', and who decide to push genetic manipulation a stage further with the creation of an animal-human hybrid (Delphine Chanéac) that threatens to grow beyond their control and beyond the control of anyone.
Written by Doug Taylor and Antoinette Terry Bryant, Splice was intended as the follow-up to Cube, but technological and budget restrictions at the time put the Sf project on...
Splice's apparent mixture of science and female sexuality recalls the Species franchise at a glance, but we note the effort made by the VFX team to give Dren eyes that are impossibly wide-apart, Avatar-style.
The film, produced by Guillermo Del Toro, tells the story of two scientists, played by Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley, who the official synopsis describes as 'superstars of the scientific world', and who decide to push genetic manipulation a stage further with the creation of an animal-human hybrid (Delphine Chanéac) that threatens to grow beyond their control and beyond the control of anyone.
Written by Doug Taylor and Antoinette Terry Bryant, Splice was intended as the follow-up to Cube, but technological and budget restrictions at the time put the Sf project on...
- 5/13/2010
- by admin@shadowlocked.com (Leo Porter)
- Shadowlocked
Chicago – This 18-image slideshow contains the official press images for Warner Brothers’ Summer 2010 slate including “Sex and the City 2,” “Splice,” “Jonah Hex,” “Inception,” “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” “Lottery Ticket,” and “Going the Distance”. Stars featured include Sarah Jessica Parker, Adrien Brody, Megan Fox, Josh Brolin, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Drew Barrymore.
Official details courtesy of WB:
“Sex And The City 2”
Release Date: May 27th, 2010
Director/Writer: Michael Patrick King
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Mario Cantone, Willie Garson, John Corbett, Chris Noth
“Comedy. The fun, the fashion, the friendship: “Sex and the City 2” brings it all back and more as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) take another bite out of The Big Apple—and beyond—carrying on with their busy lives and loves in a sequel that truly sparkles.
Official details courtesy of WB:
“Sex And The City 2”
Release Date: May 27th, 2010
Director/Writer: Michael Patrick King
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Mario Cantone, Willie Garson, John Corbett, Chris Noth
“Comedy. The fun, the fashion, the friendship: “Sex and the City 2” brings it all back and more as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) take another bite out of The Big Apple—and beyond—carrying on with their busy lives and loves in a sequel that truly sparkles.
- 5/6/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Warner Brothers has just released this new teaser poster for the upcoming horror/thriller Splice from director, Vincenzo Natali and producer Guillermo Del Toro.
The poster features the character, Dren, the creation of geneticists, Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley). She is an amazing, strangely beautiful creature that exhibits uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments. And though, at first, Dren exceeds her creators wildest dreams she begins to grow and learn at an accelerated rate and threatens to become their worst nightmare. Pretty good marketing by the studio for a film that will sure raise some eyebrows for some on the issues it touches on but it seems the “experiment gone wrong” marketing concept is working for the WB right now.
Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they...
The poster features the character, Dren, the creation of geneticists, Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley). She is an amazing, strangely beautiful creature that exhibits uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments. And though, at first, Dren exceeds her creators wildest dreams she begins to grow and learn at an accelerated rate and threatens to become their worst nightmare. Pretty good marketing by the studio for a film that will sure raise some eyebrows for some on the issues it touches on but it seems the “experiment gone wrong” marketing concept is working for the WB right now.
Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they...
- 5/4/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Fans of science-fiction films, the second poster of Vincenzo Natali's Splice, a Canadian film, has arrived on the net.
The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).
Finally, as the poster suggests it, the film will be released in North America on June 4, 2010.
The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).
Finally, as the poster suggests it, the film will be released in North America on June 4, 2010.
- 5/4/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Year: 2009
Directors: Vincenzo Natali
Writers: Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant & Doug Taylor
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Ben Austwick
Rating: 9 out of 10
Since seeing a preview clip at last year's London Frightfest I've been pretty excited about Splice. A sequence showing a beautifully animated creature somewhere between cute and scary being chased round a laboratory promised a special effects-laden, action packed and jumpy bit of sci-fi, but there was a niggling feeling that such a stylish-looking film might be a bit lacking in content. Thankfully nothing could be further from the truth - Splice is one of the most rounded and accomplished science fiction movies in years.
Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley play Clive and Elsa, romantically involved geneticists working for Nucleic Exchange Research and Development (Nerd), a company that manufactures genetically modified medicine. The couple are very much the golden boy and girl of the organisation, their protein-manufacturing...
Directors: Vincenzo Natali
Writers: Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant & Doug Taylor
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Ben Austwick
Rating: 9 out of 10
Since seeing a preview clip at last year's London Frightfest I've been pretty excited about Splice. A sequence showing a beautifully animated creature somewhere between cute and scary being chased round a laboratory promised a special effects-laden, action packed and jumpy bit of sci-fi, but there was a niggling feeling that such a stylish-looking film might be a bit lacking in content. Thankfully nothing could be further from the truth - Splice is one of the most rounded and accomplished science fiction movies in years.
Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley play Clive and Elsa, romantically involved geneticists working for Nucleic Exchange Research and Development (Nerd), a company that manufactures genetically modified medicine. The couple are very much the golden boy and girl of the organisation, their protein-manufacturing...
- 4/30/2010
- QuietEarth.us
A few weeks ago, the first trailer of Splice, a Canadian science-fiction film, surfaced on the net. Now, the second trailer can be seen and it unveils more details about the film's story.
The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).
Finally, Splice will be released in North America on June 4, 2010.
The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).
Finally, Splice will be released in North America on June 4, 2010.
- 4/29/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
We just nabbed 3 new pics and the latest trailer for the Guillermo del Toro produced creature flick Splice. Directed by Vincenzo Natali, Splice stars Adrian Brody, Sarah Polley and a genetically engineered creature named Dren. Hilarity ensues. Or not. Check out the pics and trailer from MySpace Horror below and judge for yourself. Looks pretty cool. You can also read our Splice review here. Splice In theatres on June 4 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Dark Castle Entertainment) Director: Vincenzo Natali Writers: Story by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant Screenplay by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor Producers: Steven...
- 4/28/2010
- FEARnet
After a presence at the latest Toronto International Film Festival, Splice, a Canadian science-fiction film directed by Vincenzo Natali (Cube), will hit Canadian and U.S. theatres on June 4, 2010.
While Splice will be distributed in Canada by E1 Entertainment, it will be distributed in the USA by none other than Warner Bros.
The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).
Finally, to...
While Splice will be distributed in Canada by E1 Entertainment, it will be distributed in the USA by none other than Warner Bros.
The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).
Finally, to...
- 4/3/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Below you can checkout the trailer for Splice which just hit youtube and in one word its awesome. The story explores a dark vision of the world of genetic engineering in which two young scientists (Polley and Brody) become superstars by splicing different animal DNA to create fantastical new creatures.
They ignore the legal and ethical boundaries and introduce human DNA into their experiment. The screenplay was written by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor.
They ignore the legal and ethical boundaries and introduce human DNA into their experiment. The screenplay was written by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor.
- 4/3/2010
- MoviesOnline.ca
The Writers Guild of Canada and the Media Department of the McGill University are organizing a conference on film making. It will be held on March 26, 2010, from 6:30 to 8:30 Pm in room 232 of the Leacock Building at McGill University.
During this conference, people will get to hear words from a panel made of famous Montreal-born filmmakers (i.e. producers, directors and actors). The members of the panel are Steve Gallucio (Mambo Italiano, Funkytown), Mark A. Krupa (The Wild Hunt), Doug Taylor (Splice) and Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky).
Besides, the topics of the discussion will be:
The realities of being a feature film writer living in Quebec and Canada.Craft.Financing.Festivals.Distribution.Their favourite films.
Finally, if you'd like to attend to this conference at the McGill University, send an RSVP to gringamp@sympatico.ca..
During this conference, people will get to hear words from a panel made of famous Montreal-born filmmakers (i.e. producers, directors and actors). The members of the panel are Steve Gallucio (Mambo Italiano, Funkytown), Mark A. Krupa (The Wild Hunt), Doug Taylor (Splice) and Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky).
Besides, the topics of the discussion will be:
The realities of being a feature film writer living in Quebec and Canada.Craft.Financing.Festivals.Distribution.Their favourite films.
Finally, if you'd like to attend to this conference at the McGill University, send an RSVP to gringamp@sympatico.ca..
- 3/4/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Splice, ended up selling to Joel Silver’s Dark Castle label distributed by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has already set a June 4, 2010 release date.
This psychological Sci Fi thriller is really twisted and awesome as we know that two young rebellious scientists try to splice together human and animal DNA to create a new organism.
With the modest budget for the film which looks like a Hollywood produced film this is a huge bet by Dark Castle to turn Splice into a Paranormal Activity-like success.
We can expect a trailer to be released very soon but until then don’t miss already released great clip from the Splice
The Sci Fi is directed by Vincenzo Natali, best known for his ventures into the world of science fiction in movies like the cult classic Cube and Cypher.
Vincenzo Natali also wrote the...
Warner Bros. has already set a June 4, 2010 release date.
This psychological Sci Fi thriller is really twisted and awesome as we know that two young rebellious scientists try to splice together human and animal DNA to create a new organism.
With the modest budget for the film which looks like a Hollywood produced film this is a huge bet by Dark Castle to turn Splice into a Paranormal Activity-like success.
We can expect a trailer to be released very soon but until then don’t miss already released great clip from the Splice
The Sci Fi is directed by Vincenzo Natali, best known for his ventures into the world of science fiction in movies like the cult classic Cube and Cypher.
Vincenzo Natali also wrote the...
- 3/4/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
In Human , a "twist on the traditional werewolf story," a wolf turns into a man. If you dig that, you'll be happy to know that Perfect Circle Productions and Blind Spot are partnering for this tale and are moving on it with director Aj Annila and writer Doug Taylor. Annila directed Sauna and Taylor is one of the screenwriters on Splice . Annila says, "With Human I expect to do a totally different kind of werewolf film, so don't expect anything familiar to this sub-genre."...
- 2/17/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
We've all seen what happens when a man (or lately a bunch of shirtless brooding teenagers) transforms into a hairy beast that stalks the night, but ever wonder what would happen if the metamorphosis went the other way?
According to Screen Daily that's exactly what we're going to get as Vancouver’s Perfect Circle Productions has boarded Aj Annila’s (Sauna) new project Human as co-producers with Blind Spot Pictures.
Splice writer Doug Taylor is on board to pen the script for the film, which is said to be twist on the traditional werewolf story with the main character turning from a wolf into a human.
Excited? Yeah, we're not either, but we shall see, right?
- Uncle Creepy
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According to Screen Daily that's exactly what we're going to get as Vancouver’s Perfect Circle Productions has boarded Aj Annila’s (Sauna) new project Human as co-producers with Blind Spot Pictures.
Splice writer Doug Taylor is on board to pen the script for the film, which is said to be twist on the traditional werewolf story with the main character turning from a wolf into a human.
Excited? Yeah, we're not either, but we shall see, right?
- Uncle Creepy
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- 2/17/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
I'm pretty sure I hate this idea: Aj Annila and Doug Taylor's Human offers a twist on the traditional werewolf story, with the main character turning from a wolf into a human. How uneventful. Given the Sundance buzz surrounding Splice's finale, a script by Taylor, maybe he's got some ideas on how to make this just as controversial? Vancouvers Perfect Circle Productions will serve as co-producers with Blind Spot Pictures. Annila, best known for horror film Sauna (which I absolutely despise), commented: "With Human I expect to do a totally different kind of werewolf film, so dont expect anything familiar to this sub-genre. I Dare You.
- 2/17/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
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