Originally titled Horrorscope, Screen Gems is getting set to unleash Tarot in theaters this coming May, and the film has just received its official rating from the MPA this morning.
Tarot has been rated “PG-13” for “Horror violence, terror, bloody images, some strong language and drug content.” You can watch the previously released trailer down below.
The film comes exclusively to movie theaters on May 3, 2024.
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 in the upcoming Screen Gems horror movie Tarot. 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.
This one looks like a fairly generic teen horror movie, but the concept could at least allow for a fun array...
Tarot has been rated “PG-13” for “Horror violence, terror, bloody images, some strong language and drug content.” You can watch the previously released trailer down below.
The film comes exclusively to movie theaters on May 3, 2024.
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 in the upcoming Screen Gems horror movie Tarot. 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.
This one looks like a fairly generic teen horror movie, but the concept could at least allow for a fun array...
- 3/6/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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
Sony Pictures has released a brand new trailer for an upcoming horror flick titled "Tarot." This one was originally going under the title "Horrorscope," but the powers that be decided to be a little more straightforward about what's happening here. Yes, it's about deadly tarot cards and, based on the trailer, it looks very much like what one might expect from a horror movie about deadly tarot cards. Check it out for yourself above.
The footage doesn't give away too much by way of story specifics. It focuses more on the gimmick, which is that this possessed tarot card deck unleashes various deadly beings on its unsuspecting victims. It is also pretty heavy on the jump scares for those who are into that sort of thing. It appears to be cut from the same cloth as 2014's "Ouija." Whether or not that's a good or a bad thing is up...
The footage doesn't give away too much by way of story specifics. It focuses more on the gimmick, which is that this possessed tarot card deck unleashes various deadly beings on its unsuspecting victims. It is also pretty heavy on the jump scares for those who are into that sort of thing. It appears to be cut from the same cloth as 2014's "Ouija." Whether or not that's a good or a bad thing is up...
- 1/30/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
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 in the upcoming Screen Gems horror movie Tarot. 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.
This one looks like a fairly generic teen horror movie, but the concept could at least allow for a fun array of supernatural entities – several of which are glimpsed in this first trailer.
Update: Artist Trevor Henderson has revealed that he designed the monsters for this movie! Henderson tweets, “I was asked to be the sole designer of the eight different monsters in this movie!!” He also notes, “All of my favourites of the designs are only hinted at.”
The film – which had previously been listed under the title Horrorscope,...
This one looks like a fairly generic teen horror movie, but the concept could at least allow for a fun array of supernatural entities – several of which are glimpsed in this first trailer.
Update: Artist Trevor Henderson has revealed that he designed the monsters for this movie! Henderson tweets, “I was asked to be the sole designer of the eight different monsters in this movie!!” He also notes, “All of my favourites of the designs are only hinted at.”
The film – which had previously been listed under the title Horrorscope,...
- 1/30/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stephen Lang is terrifying and sightless again in the newly released trailer for “Don’t Breathe 2,” releasing in theaters on Aug. 13.
The movie, a sequel to the 2016 thriller “Don’t Breathe,” follows the Blind Man several years later, living in an isolated cabin with a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. When a group of criminals kidnap the girl, the Blind Man must leave his safe haven to rescue her.
In the first film, a group of young burglars break into the Blind Man’s house looking for an easy score, but the sightless homeowner turns out to be a brutally skilled murderer. It is later revealed that he had kidnapped and held a young woman hostage, impregnating her in hopes of replacing his daughter, who the woman killed in a car accident. When he accidentally shoots his prisoner during the robbery attempt, he captures and rapes one of...
The movie, a sequel to the 2016 thriller “Don’t Breathe,” follows the Blind Man several years later, living in an isolated cabin with a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. When a group of criminals kidnap the girl, the Blind Man must leave his safe haven to rescue her.
In the first film, a group of young burglars break into the Blind Man’s house looking for an easy score, but the sightless homeowner turns out to be a brutally skilled murderer. It is later revealed that he had kidnapped and held a young woman hostage, impregnating her in hopes of replacing his daughter, who the woman killed in a car accident. When he accidentally shoots his prisoner during the robbery attempt, he captures and rapes one of...
- 6/30/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
In her review, Heather Wixson wrote that Nicolas Pesce's The Grudge is "a chilling and often poignant tale of terror," and if you missed it in theaters, you can soon experience the latest entry in the supernatural franchise from the comfort of your own (hopefully not cursed) home, as Sony Pictures is bringing The Grudge to Digital on March 10th, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on March 24th.
Described as "The Untold Chapter," The Grudge Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital releases will include several featurettes, extended scenes, and an alternate ending. The new footage is described as "scenes too gruesome for theaters," so perhaps we'll see even more of the movie's practical effects on the home media release.
We have the full announcement and cover art below, and visit our online hub to catch up on our previous coverage of The Grudge, including our set visit highlights!
"The Grudge...
Described as "The Untold Chapter," The Grudge Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital releases will include several featurettes, extended scenes, and an alternate ending. The new footage is described as "scenes too gruesome for theaters," so perhaps we'll see even more of the movie's practical effects on the home media release.
We have the full announcement and cover art below, and visit our online hub to catch up on our previous coverage of The Grudge, including our set visit highlights!
"The Grudge...
- 2/13/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
“The Grudge,” Sony’s horror remake of the 2004 box office hit, kicked off the new year by bringing in $1.8 million at the Thursday box office from 2,393 screens. It opens on 2,642 screens this weekend.
“The Grudge” is the first and only new wide release of 2020 so far, and Sony’s Screen Gems is predicting a $9 million, three-day opening weekend, with trackers saying it could rise to the mid-teens against a $10 million budget.
While there’s still a lot of awards bait and other blockbusters in the marketplace, Sony has a history of releasing modestly budgeted horror films to kick off the new year. “The Grudge” however has a chance to perform slightly higher considering the name recognition of the property. Last year, Sony’s “Escape Room” earned $2.3 million on the first Thursday of the year on its way to an $18.2 million opening. And in 2018, Universal’s “Insidious: The Last Key” made...
“The Grudge” is the first and only new wide release of 2020 so far, and Sony’s Screen Gems is predicting a $9 million, three-day opening weekend, with trackers saying it could rise to the mid-teens against a $10 million budget.
While there’s still a lot of awards bait and other blockbusters in the marketplace, Sony has a history of releasing modestly budgeted horror films to kick off the new year. “The Grudge” however has a chance to perform slightly higher considering the name recognition of the property. Last year, Sony’s “Escape Room” earned $2.3 million on the first Thursday of the year on its way to an $18.2 million opening. And in 2018, Universal’s “Insidious: The Last Key” made...
- 1/3/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Producer Sam Raimi brings us a twisted new take of the horror classic. Directed by Nicolas Pesce, The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, The Grudge is based on the film “Ju-On: The Grudge” written & directed by Takashi Shimizu. The Grudge is produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Taka Ichise and is executive produced by Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton and Schuyler Weiss.
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In Theaters Everywhere Tomorrow January 3, 2020.
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- 1/2/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We recently shared Daily Dead Editor-in-Chief Jonathan James' highlights from the set of The Grudge, and ahead of its January release, a new clip has been released, featuring John Cho's character investigating an unsettling sound in the bathroom.
Written and directed by Nicolas Pesce from a story by Pesce and Jeff Buhler (and based on Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge), The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver.
The Grudge is rated R and is slated for a theatrical release on January 3rd, 2020. You can watch the new clip below, and in case you missed it, read our previous interview with Lin Shaye to learn more about her character in the new movie!
"Producer Sam Raimi brings us a twisted new take of the horror classic.
Directed by Nicolas Pesce, The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty...
Written and directed by Nicolas Pesce from a story by Pesce and Jeff Buhler (and based on Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge), The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver.
The Grudge is rated R and is slated for a theatrical release on January 3rd, 2020. You can watch the new clip below, and in case you missed it, read our previous interview with Lin Shaye to learn more about her character in the new movie!
"Producer Sam Raimi brings us a twisted new take of the horror classic.
Directed by Nicolas Pesce, The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty...
- 12/18/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"When someone dies in the grip of rage, a curse is born." Following the reveal of the official trailer for the new The Grudge movie back in October, a new red band trailer for the film has now been unveiled, giving us an even more unsettling look at what the deadly curse is capable of in the latest entry in the supernatural franchise.
Written and directed by Nicolas Pesce from a story by Pesce and Jeff Buhler (and based on Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge), The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver.
The Grudge is rated R and is slated for a theatrical release on January 3rd, 2020. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, including highlights from our visit to the film's set, and in case you missed it, read our previous interview with Lin Shaye to learn more...
Written and directed by Nicolas Pesce from a story by Pesce and Jeff Buhler (and based on Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge), The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver.
The Grudge is rated R and is slated for a theatrical release on January 3rd, 2020. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, including highlights from our visit to the film's set, and in case you missed it, read our previous interview with Lin Shaye to learn more...
- 12/10/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"When someone dies in the grip of rage, a curse is born." Ahead of its release early next year, the official trailer for The Grudge has emerged from the shadows, giving horror fans a deeper look at the latest entry in the supernatural franchise.
Written and directed by Nicolas Pesce from a story by Pesce and Jeff Buhler (and based on Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge), The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver.
The Grudge is rated R and slated for a theatrical release on January 3rd, 2020. Stay tuned to Daily Dead on Monday for the new trailer!
"Producer Sam Raimi brings us a twisted new take of the horror classic.
Directed by Nicolas Pesce, The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a...
Written and directed by Nicolas Pesce from a story by Pesce and Jeff Buhler (and based on Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge), The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver.
The Grudge is rated R and slated for a theatrical release on January 3rd, 2020. Stay tuned to Daily Dead on Monday for the new trailer!
"Producer Sam Raimi brings us a twisted new take of the horror classic.
Directed by Nicolas Pesce, The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a...
- 10/28/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
John Cho will never shower the same way again. In the first trailer for “The Grudge,” we see a demon hand grow out of his head and take hold of his scalp as he’s shampooing his hair.
It’s one of several startling moments in the first trailer for the film, which Sony’s Screen Gems is releasing at the beginning of next year.
Andrea Riseborough, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, William Sadler, Jackie Weaver and Demián Bichir round out an impressive cast, which is a remake of both the Japanese horror film “Ju-On: The Grudge” from Takashi Shimizu and an American version in 2004.
Also Read: 'Cowboy Bebop' Shuts Down Production for 7-9 Months Following John Cho's On-Set Injury
Nicolas Pesce directs the new take that instills a violent curse from a vengeful ghost upon anyone who sets foot in the house that it haunts. Pesce co-wrote the story with Jeff Buhler.
It’s one of several startling moments in the first trailer for the film, which Sony’s Screen Gems is releasing at the beginning of next year.
Andrea Riseborough, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, William Sadler, Jackie Weaver and Demián Bichir round out an impressive cast, which is a remake of both the Japanese horror film “Ju-On: The Grudge” from Takashi Shimizu and an American version in 2004.
Also Read: 'Cowboy Bebop' Shuts Down Production for 7-9 Months Following John Cho's On-Set Injury
Nicolas Pesce directs the new take that instills a violent curse from a vengeful ghost upon anyone who sets foot in the house that it haunts. Pesce co-wrote the story with Jeff Buhler.
- 10/28/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Ahead of the film's first trailer on Monday, the poster for The Grudge offers an unsettling peek at the latest entry in the supernatural franchise: a hand emerging from hair in the shower.
Written and directed by Nicolas Pesce from a story by Pesce and Jeff Buhler (and based on Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge), The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver.
The Grudge is rated R and slated for a theatrical release on January 3rd, 2020. Stay tuned to Daily Dead on Monday for the new trailer!
"Producer Sam Raimi brings us a twisted new take of the horror classic.
Directed by Nicolas Pesce, The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, The Grudge is based...
Written and directed by Nicolas Pesce from a story by Pesce and Jeff Buhler (and based on Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge), The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver.
The Grudge is rated R and slated for a theatrical release on January 3rd, 2020. Stay tuned to Daily Dead on Monday for the new trailer!
"Producer Sam Raimi brings us a twisted new take of the horror classic.
Directed by Nicolas Pesce, The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, The Grudge is based...
- 10/22/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
If you were hoping to hear more creepy meowing this summer in a new Grudge movie, you'll now have to wait until 2020, as Sony's release of the latest entry in the supernatural franchise has been pushed back to early 2020.
According to Exhibitor Relations, the Grudge reboot (tilted Grudge) is now slated to haunt theaters via Sony on January 3rd, 2020, pushing it back a little more than six months from its previous June 21st, 2019 release date:
Sony's Grudge reboot has been delayed 6 months--now set to kick off 2020 on January 3rd instead of June 21, 2019. The first weekend of the new year has been a hotbed for horror over the last couple decades. Remember, Sony's Escape Room debuted with $18M in week #1 this year.
— Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) January 28, 2019
Considered a rebooted entry in the film franchise that first started in Japan with 2002's Ju-On and then in America with 2004's The Grudge...
According to Exhibitor Relations, the Grudge reboot (tilted Grudge) is now slated to haunt theaters via Sony on January 3rd, 2020, pushing it back a little more than six months from its previous June 21st, 2019 release date:
Sony's Grudge reboot has been delayed 6 months--now set to kick off 2020 on January 3rd instead of June 21, 2019. The first weekend of the new year has been a hotbed for horror over the last couple decades. Remember, Sony's Escape Room debuted with $18M in week #1 this year.
— Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) January 28, 2019
Considered a rebooted entry in the film franchise that first started in Japan with 2002's Ju-On and then in America with 2004's The Grudge...
- 1/29/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In today’s film news roundup, “The Wizard of Oz” sets a record among classic films, the “Grudge” reboot moves to 2020, CAA signs horror specialist William McGregor and the DGA unveils its awards show presenters.
Record
Fathom Events’ 80th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” took in $1.2 million at 408 North American sites on Sunday, setting a new Fathom record as the highest-grossing single-day classic film release.
“The Wizard of Oz” also had the highest per-screen average of any film in wide release on Sunday. The 1939 release is part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series, which will include “My Fair Lady,” “Field of Dreams,” “Glory,” “Alien” and “Lawrence of Arabia” this year.
“The Wizard of Oz” will have two additional nationwide screenings on Tuesday and Wednesday. Due to the audience response, Fathom Events has scheduled two additional presentations on Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. and Feb. 5 at 7 pm.
Fathom also reported...
Record
Fathom Events’ 80th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” took in $1.2 million at 408 North American sites on Sunday, setting a new Fathom record as the highest-grossing single-day classic film release.
“The Wizard of Oz” also had the highest per-screen average of any film in wide release on Sunday. The 1939 release is part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series, which will include “My Fair Lady,” “Field of Dreams,” “Glory,” “Alien” and “Lawrence of Arabia” this year.
“The Wizard of Oz” will have two additional nationwide screenings on Tuesday and Wednesday. Due to the audience response, Fathom Events has scheduled two additional presentations on Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. and Feb. 5 at 7 pm.
Fathom also reported...
- 1/29/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The sound of meowing could become scary again next summer with Sony's release of a new Grudge movie, and fans of the supernatural franchise will be pleased to know that the wait for the new film will now be nearly two months shorter.
According to Exhibitor Relations, the new Grudge movie (tilted Grudge) is now slated to haunt theaters on June 21st, 2019 from Sony, moving it up nearly two months from its previous August 16th, 2019 release date:
Sony's Grudge reboot moves up 2 months and now has a playdate with Woody and Buzz's Toy Story 4--June 21, 2019 instead of Aug. 16. Play nice...or don't.
— Exorcist Relations (@ERCboxoffice) October 24, 2018
Considered a rebooted entry in the film franchise that first started in Japan with 2002's Ju-On and then in America with 2004's The Grudge (co-starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jason Behr), the new Grudge film stars Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin,...
According to Exhibitor Relations, the new Grudge movie (tilted Grudge) is now slated to haunt theaters on June 21st, 2019 from Sony, moving it up nearly two months from its previous August 16th, 2019 release date:
Sony's Grudge reboot moves up 2 months and now has a playdate with Woody and Buzz's Toy Story 4--June 21, 2019 instead of Aug. 16. Play nice...or don't.
— Exorcist Relations (@ERCboxoffice) October 24, 2018
Considered a rebooted entry in the film franchise that first started in Japan with 2002's Ju-On and then in America with 2004's The Grudge (co-starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jason Behr), the new Grudge film stars Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin,...
- 10/24/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In today’s film news roundup, Sony moves “Grudge” into the “Toy Story 4” slot, “Who Will Write Our History” gets distribution and 60 companies from 15 countries will be making their Afm debut as market exhibitors.
Release Date
Sony Pictures has moved “Grudge,” its reboot of the 2004 supernatural thriller “The Grudge,” forward to June 21 from Aug. 16.
The film stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. The 2004 film was a remake of the 2002 Japanese film “Jun-On: The Grudge,” which centers on a curse created when someone dies in rage or sorrow.
“Grudge” is directed by Nicolas Pesce for Ghost House and Good Universe. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert will produce for Ghost House with Nathan Kahane and Erin Westerman executive producing for Good Universe alongside Schuyler Weiss, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Middleton, and Andrew Pfeffer.
“Grudge” becomes the second title dated for June 21, joining Pixar-Disney’s “Toy Story 4.
Release Date
Sony Pictures has moved “Grudge,” its reboot of the 2004 supernatural thriller “The Grudge,” forward to June 21 from Aug. 16.
The film stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. The 2004 film was a remake of the 2002 Japanese film “Jun-On: The Grudge,” which centers on a curse created when someone dies in rage or sorrow.
“Grudge” is directed by Nicolas Pesce for Ghost House and Good Universe. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert will produce for Ghost House with Nathan Kahane and Erin Westerman executive producing for Good Universe alongside Schuyler Weiss, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Middleton, and Andrew Pfeffer.
“Grudge” becomes the second title dated for June 21, joining Pixar-Disney’s “Toy Story 4.
- 10/24/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sony is firming up the cast for its Grudge remake with the addition of two-time Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver, Betty Gilpin, star of the Netflix series Glow, William Sadler, and Frankie Faison. The group joins previously announced cast Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, John Cho and Lin Shaye as filming is scheduled to start in May.
Nicolas Pesce is attached to helm the piece, a reimagining to 2004 version (based on the 2002 Japanese original Ju-on) that starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as a nurse in Tokyo who is afflicted by a curse that created uncontrollable homicidal rage.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has the worldwide distribution rights while Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert will produce for Ghost House with Romel Adam overseeing production for the company. Executive producers Good Universe’s Nathan Kahane and Erin Westerman alongside Schuyler Weiss, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Middleton, and Andrew Pfeffer. Also overseeing the project is Brady Fujikawa from Good Universe.
Nicolas Pesce is attached to helm the piece, a reimagining to 2004 version (based on the 2002 Japanese original Ju-on) that starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as a nurse in Tokyo who is afflicted by a curse that created uncontrollable homicidal rage.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has the worldwide distribution rights while Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert will produce for Ghost House with Romel Adam overseeing production for the company. Executive producers Good Universe’s Nathan Kahane and Erin Westerman alongside Schuyler Weiss, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Middleton, and Andrew Pfeffer. Also overseeing the project is Brady Fujikawa from Good Universe.
- 4/30/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Prepare to be scared by what's making noises upstairs rather than what lurks in the basement, because a new Grudge movie is slated to come out next summer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new Grudge movie is set to haunt Us theaters on August 16th, 2019. Considered a reboot for the film franchise that first started in Japan with 2002's Ju-On and in America with 2004's The Grudge (co-starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jason Behr), the new Grudge film is set to star Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, John Cho, and Lin Shaye. The American Grudge franchise currently spans three films and focuses on a lethal, paranormal curse that haunts those unfortunate enough to become ensnared in its rage-inducing grasp.
The latest film in The Grudge franchise is being directed from a new screenplay draft by Nicolas Pesce, the filmmaker behind 2016's The Eyes of My Mother, a big hit on...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new Grudge movie is set to haunt Us theaters on August 16th, 2019. Considered a reboot for the film franchise that first started in Japan with 2002's Ju-On and in America with 2004's The Grudge (co-starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jason Behr), the new Grudge film is set to star Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, John Cho, and Lin Shaye. The American Grudge franchise currently spans three films and focuses on a lethal, paranormal curse that haunts those unfortunate enough to become ensnared in its rage-inducing grasp.
The latest film in The Grudge franchise is being directed from a new screenplay draft by Nicolas Pesce, the filmmaker behind 2016's The Eyes of My Mother, a big hit on...
- 4/6/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Sony Pictures has set Tom Hanks war drama “Greyhound,” for an April 5, 2019, release, and dated its “Grudge” reboot on Aug. 16, 2019.
“Greyhound,” which stars Hanks, is based on C.S. Forester’s novel “The Good Shepherd.” Aaron Schneider is directing from Hanks’ script.
The film is being produced by Playtone’s Gary Goetzman and Hanks. FilmNation Entertainment’s Aaron Ryder, Playtone’s Steven Shareshian, and David Coatsworth serve as executive eroducers. FilmNation sold worldwide rights to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Spwa), which is financing in association with Bron Creative, Sycamore Pictures, and Zhengfu Pictures.
“Greyhound” is filming on location in Baton Rouge, La. The film is set in the early days of World War II as an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by Hanks’ Capt. Ernest Krause, crosses the treacherous North Atlantic while being hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi U-boats.
“Grudge” is directed by Nicolas Pesce in a re-imagining of the supernatural thriller,...
“Greyhound,” which stars Hanks, is based on C.S. Forester’s novel “The Good Shepherd.” Aaron Schneider is directing from Hanks’ script.
The film is being produced by Playtone’s Gary Goetzman and Hanks. FilmNation Entertainment’s Aaron Ryder, Playtone’s Steven Shareshian, and David Coatsworth serve as executive eroducers. FilmNation sold worldwide rights to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Spwa), which is financing in association with Bron Creative, Sycamore Pictures, and Zhengfu Pictures.
“Greyhound” is filming on location in Baton Rouge, La. The film is set in the early days of World War II as an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by Hanks’ Capt. Ernest Krause, crosses the treacherous North Atlantic while being hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi U-boats.
“Grudge” is directed by Nicolas Pesce in a re-imagining of the supernatural thriller,...
- 4/6/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Tom Hanks’ upcoming WWII film “Greyhound” will be released April 5, 2019, Sony Pictures announced Thursday.
Written by and starring Hanks, “Greyhound” follows Capt. Ernest Krause, who is put in charge of a U.S. destroyer for the first time in the early days of WWII and is faced with a deadly test as his ship is soon pursued by Nazi U-Boats across the North Atlantic. The film is currently in production in Baton Rouge, with Aaron Schneider (“Get Low”) directing.
Based on C.S. Forester’s novel “The Good Shepherd,” the film is being produced by Playtone’s Gary Goetzman and Hanks. FilmNation Entertainment’s Aaron Ryder, Playtone’s Steven Shareshian, and David Coatsworth serve as executive producers. FilmNation sold worldwide rights to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, which is financing in association with Bron Creative, Sycamore Pictures, and Zhengfu Pictures.
Also Read: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson to Take on the Bard in La Production of 'Henry IV'
Sony also announced the release date for “Grudge,” a reimagining of the classic 2002 Japanese horror film “The Grudge.” Nicolas Pesce (“Eyes Of My Mother”) is directing the film, with a release date set for Aug. 16, 2019. Filming will begin next month.
Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert will produce for Ghost House with Nathan Kahane and Erin Westerman executive producing for Good Universe alongside Schuyler Weiss, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Middleton, and Andrew Pfeffer. Romel Adam will oversee for Ghost House and Brady Fujikawa will oversee for Good Universe.
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Written by and starring Hanks, “Greyhound” follows Capt. Ernest Krause, who is put in charge of a U.S. destroyer for the first time in the early days of WWII and is faced with a deadly test as his ship is soon pursued by Nazi U-Boats across the North Atlantic. The film is currently in production in Baton Rouge, with Aaron Schneider (“Get Low”) directing.
Based on C.S. Forester’s novel “The Good Shepherd,” the film is being produced by Playtone’s Gary Goetzman and Hanks. FilmNation Entertainment’s Aaron Ryder, Playtone’s Steven Shareshian, and David Coatsworth serve as executive producers. FilmNation sold worldwide rights to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, which is financing in association with Bron Creative, Sycamore Pictures, and Zhengfu Pictures.
Also Read: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson to Take on the Bard in La Production of 'Henry IV'
Sony also announced the release date for “Grudge,” a reimagining of the classic 2002 Japanese horror film “The Grudge.” Nicolas Pesce (“Eyes Of My Mother”) is directing the film, with a release date set for Aug. 16, 2019. Filming will begin next month.
Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert will produce for Ghost House with Nathan Kahane and Erin Westerman executive producing for Good Universe alongside Schuyler Weiss, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Middleton, and Andrew Pfeffer. Romel Adam will oversee for Ghost House and Brady Fujikawa will oversee for Good Universe.
Read original story Sony’s ‘Greyhound’ Starring Tom Hanks Gets April 2019 Release Date At TheWrap...
- 4/6/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Sony has added Playtone’s Greyhound and The Grudge reboot to its 2019 release schedule. Both titles are from Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquistions.
Directed by Aaron Schneider and starring and written by Tom Hanks, Greyhound will open on April 5, 2019 and be up against Warner Bros./New Line’s Shazam!. Deadline first broke the news about Hanks’ attachment to the material and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions taking global from FilmNation following Hanks’ success with Sully. The pic is based on C.S. Forester’s novel The Good Shepherd and it is currently shooting in Baton Rogue. In the early days of WWII, an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by captain Ernest Krause (Hanks) in his first command of a U.S. destroyer, crosses the treacherous North Atlantic while hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi U-boats. Playtone’s Gary Goetzman and Hanks are producing. FilmNation Entertainment’s Aaron Ryder, Playtone’s Steven Shareshian,...
Directed by Aaron Schneider and starring and written by Tom Hanks, Greyhound will open on April 5, 2019 and be up against Warner Bros./New Line’s Shazam!. Deadline first broke the news about Hanks’ attachment to the material and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions taking global from FilmNation following Hanks’ success with Sully. The pic is based on C.S. Forester’s novel The Good Shepherd and it is currently shooting in Baton Rogue. In the early days of WWII, an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by captain Ernest Krause (Hanks) in his first command of a U.S. destroyer, crosses the treacherous North Atlantic while hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi U-boats. Playtone’s Gary Goetzman and Hanks are producing. FilmNation Entertainment’s Aaron Ryder, Playtone’s Steven Shareshian,...
- 4/6/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
You've seen her enter The Further in the Insidious film series, and now Lin Shaye will enter another horror franchise, one that's known for making meowing a seriously scary sound.
Variety reports that Shaye (all four of the Insidious films, 1982's Alone in the Dark) is set to join the cast of the new reimagining of The Grudge (2004), which is itself a remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge. Details on Shaye's character have yet to be revealed, but she joins a growing cast that includes Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, and John Cho.
The latest film in The Grudge franchise is being directed from a new screenplay draft by Nicolas Pesce, the filmmaker behind 2016's The Eyes of My Mother, a big hit on the festival circuit and a film that our own Heather Wixson called "a hauntingly provocative slice of gothic cinema" in her review. A previous screenplay...
Variety reports that Shaye (all four of the Insidious films, 1982's Alone in the Dark) is set to join the cast of the new reimagining of The Grudge (2004), which is itself a remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge. Details on Shaye's character have yet to be revealed, but she joins a growing cast that includes Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, and John Cho.
The latest film in The Grudge franchise is being directed from a new screenplay draft by Nicolas Pesce, the filmmaker behind 2016's The Eyes of My Mother, a big hit on the festival circuit and a film that our own Heather Wixson called "a hauntingly provocative slice of gothic cinema" in her review. A previous screenplay...
- 3/22/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Rising with terrifying grandeur, the forest is real – and it is the suspense-filled setting of The Forest, a frightening supernatural thriller on Digital HD now, and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on April 12, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Forest on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD comes with terrifying bonus features including behind-the-scenes photos and feature commentary with director Jason Zada.
A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister leads to horror and madness in The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire, Zero Dark Thirty). When her troubled twin sister Jess mysteriously disappears, Sara Price (Dormer) discovers Jess vanished in Japan’s legendary Aokigahara Forest. Searching its eerie dark woods with the help of journalist Aiden (Kinney), Sara plunges into a tormented world where angry spirits lie in wait for those who ignore the warning: stay on the path.
A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister leads to horror and madness in The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire, Zero Dark Thirty). When her troubled twin sister Jess mysteriously disappears, Sara Price (Dormer) discovers Jess vanished in Japan’s legendary Aokigahara Forest. Searching its eerie dark woods with the help of journalist Aiden (Kinney), Sara plunges into a tormented world where angry spirits lie in wait for those who ignore the warning: stay on the path.
- 4/13/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Viewers will soon be able to visit Japan’s Aokigahara Forest from the comfort of their couches with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s March 22nd Digital HD debut of The Forest, followed by their April 12th Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD release of the Natalie Dormer-starring film.
Press Release: Universal City, California, February 25, 2016 – Rising with terrifying grandeur, the forest is real – and it is the suspense-filled setting of The Forest, a frightening supernatural thriller coming to Digital HD on March 22, 2016, and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on April 12, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Forest on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD comes with terrifying bonus features including behind-the-scenes photos and feature commentary with director Jason Zada.
A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister leads to horror and madness in The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire, Zero Dark Thirty...
Press Release: Universal City, California, February 25, 2016 – Rising with terrifying grandeur, the forest is real – and it is the suspense-filled setting of The Forest, a frightening supernatural thriller coming to Digital HD on March 22, 2016, and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on April 12, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Forest on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD comes with terrifying bonus features including behind-the-scenes photos and feature commentary with director Jason Zada.
A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister leads to horror and madness in The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire, Zero Dark Thirty...
- 2/25/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Vega, Baby!, the new production and finance outfit from Ricky Budhrani and Everly producer Adam Ripp, has optioned Black List 2013 genre script Dig, by scribe Adam Taylor Barker. The action-thriller set in the Appalachian Mountains tracks Sol, a tough-as-nails grave digger out for revenge after his father-in-law kidnaps his daughters.
Vega, Baby! opened up shop in August with backing from Singapore-based financiers and recently added an acquisitions and distribution arm, picking up horror pic Ghoul for release in 2015. The company is moving fast on Dig, packaging the project to shoot next year.
Ripp and Everly co-producer Brett Hedblom will produce for Vega, Baby! Productions with Andrew Deane of Industry Entertainment, and Andrew Pfeffer. Rizal Risjad, Ricky Budhrani and Michael Botti are executive producers. Vega, Baby!’s Everly, starring Salma Hayek was acquired by Radius-twc and is awaiting release. Barker is repped by ICM Partners, Industry Entertainment, and attorney Lev...
Vega, Baby! opened up shop in August with backing from Singapore-based financiers and recently added an acquisitions and distribution arm, picking up horror pic Ghoul for release in 2015. The company is moving fast on Dig, packaging the project to shoot next year.
Ripp and Everly co-producer Brett Hedblom will produce for Vega, Baby! Productions with Andrew Deane of Industry Entertainment, and Andrew Pfeffer. Rizal Risjad, Ricky Budhrani and Michael Botti are executive producers. Vega, Baby!’s Everly, starring Salma Hayek was acquired by Radius-twc and is awaiting release. Barker is repped by ICM Partners, Industry Entertainment, and attorney Lev...
- 11/21/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Dimension and RADiUS-twc have picked up Us rights to the action thriller starring Salma Hayek, which is currently in post. Sierra/Affinity handles international sales.
Joe Lynch directs the tale of a woman forced to take arms against a sea of assassins dispatched by her mob boss ex-husband.
Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto and Hiroyuki Watanabe round out the key cast.
Dimension and RADiUS have slated a fourth quarter release.
Recently launch Singapore venture Vega, Baby! financed and produced Everly and Adam Ripp and Rob Paris’ Crime Scene Pictures produced. Luke Rivett of Anonymous Content and Andrew Pfeffer also produced.
Rizal Risjad, Ricky Budhrani and Paul Green are the executive producers.
RADiUS negotiated the deal with CAA, Paris and David Boyle.
Joe Lynch directs the tale of a woman forced to take arms against a sea of assassins dispatched by her mob boss ex-husband.
Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto and Hiroyuki Watanabe round out the key cast.
Dimension and RADiUS have slated a fourth quarter release.
Recently launch Singapore venture Vega, Baby! financed and produced Everly and Adam Ripp and Rob Paris’ Crime Scene Pictures produced. Luke Rivett of Anonymous Content and Andrew Pfeffer also produced.
Rizal Risjad, Ricky Budhrani and Paul Green are the executive producers.
RADiUS negotiated the deal with CAA, Paris and David Boyle.
- 2/8/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Here’s a first look at Salma Hayek in director Joe Lynch’s action thriller Everly.
Everly co-stars Togo Igawa (Last Samurai; Memoirs Of A Geisha), Masashi Fujimoto (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance) and Hiroyuki Watanabe. The Black List script by Yale Hannon is an intense action thriller centered on a down-on-her-luck woman (Hayek) who is forced to fend off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss, while trying to save her estranged mother and daughter. The film is set entirely in one apartment, and is based on a concept created by Lynch.
The film just wrapped principal photography in Belgrade, Serbia and is financed by Vega, Baby! and produced via Everly Productions in conjunction with Adam Ripp, Rob Paris and Luke Rivett and Andrew Pfeffer. Rizal Risjad and Ricky Budhrani are the executive producers. Brett Hedblom is the co-producer.
Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales and...
Everly co-stars Togo Igawa (Last Samurai; Memoirs Of A Geisha), Masashi Fujimoto (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance) and Hiroyuki Watanabe. The Black List script by Yale Hannon is an intense action thriller centered on a down-on-her-luck woman (Hayek) who is forced to fend off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss, while trying to save her estranged mother and daughter. The film is set entirely in one apartment, and is based on a concept created by Lynch.
The film just wrapped principal photography in Belgrade, Serbia and is financed by Vega, Baby! and produced via Everly Productions in conjunction with Adam Ripp, Rob Paris and Luke Rivett and Andrew Pfeffer. Rizal Risjad and Ricky Budhrani are the executive producers. Brett Hedblom is the co-producer.
Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales and...
- 11/5/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With the American Film Market bearing down on us, expect to hear a lot about the horror projects heading to the event. Right now we have the first look at Academy Award-nominated Salma Hayek in director Joe Lynch's action thriller Everly.
Everly is financed by Vega, Baby! and produced via Everly Productions in conjunction with Adam Ripp, Rob Paris, and Luke Rivett and Andrew Pfeffer. Rizal Risjad and Ricky Budhrani are the executive producers. Brett Hedblom is the co-producer. The film just wrapped principal photography in Belgrade, Serbia.
Synopsis:
Everly, directed by Joe Lynch and starring Salma Hayak, co-stars Togo Igawa (Last Samurai; Memoirs Of A Geisha), Masashi Fujimoto (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance), and Hiroyuki Watanabe. The Black List script by Yale Hannon is an intense action thriller centered on a down-on-her-luck woman (Hayek) who is forced to fend off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss,...
Everly is financed by Vega, Baby! and produced via Everly Productions in conjunction with Adam Ripp, Rob Paris, and Luke Rivett and Andrew Pfeffer. Rizal Risjad and Ricky Budhrani are the executive producers. Brett Hedblom is the co-producer. The film just wrapped principal photography in Belgrade, Serbia.
Synopsis:
Everly, directed by Joe Lynch and starring Salma Hayak, co-stars Togo Igawa (Last Samurai; Memoirs Of A Geisha), Masashi Fujimoto (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance), and Hiroyuki Watanabe. The Black List script by Yale Hannon is an intense action thriller centered on a down-on-her-luck woman (Hayek) who is forced to fend off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss,...
- 11/5/2013
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Principal photography has commenced on thriller, directed by John Erick Dowdle.
The Coup commenced principal photography in Thailand yesterday (Oct 31).
The action thriller, directed by John Erick Dowdle, centres on an American family living in Southeast Asia who find themselves caught in the middle of a military uprising.
Owen Wilson and Lake Bell play the American husband and wife, while Pierce Brosnan takes the role of a heroic government operative.
Dowdle co-wrote the script with his brother, Drew Dowdle.
Bold Films is financing, with Drew Dowdle, Michel Litvak and David Lancaster producing.
Lancaster previously worked in Thailand on Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives, starring Ryan Gosling.
The shoot is being facilitated by Thai-based production company Living Films, whose Thailand-set Hollywood projects include The Hangover 2. Living Films founder Chris Lowenstein is co-producer on the project.
He said: “The producers of the The Coup had a wide choice of countries in which they could have based this production...
The Coup commenced principal photography in Thailand yesterday (Oct 31).
The action thriller, directed by John Erick Dowdle, centres on an American family living in Southeast Asia who find themselves caught in the middle of a military uprising.
Owen Wilson and Lake Bell play the American husband and wife, while Pierce Brosnan takes the role of a heroic government operative.
Dowdle co-wrote the script with his brother, Drew Dowdle.
Bold Films is financing, with Drew Dowdle, Michel Litvak and David Lancaster producing.
Lancaster previously worked in Thailand on Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives, starring Ryan Gosling.
The shoot is being facilitated by Thai-based production company Living Films, whose Thailand-set Hollywood projects include The Hangover 2. Living Films founder Chris Lowenstein is co-producer on the project.
He said: “The producers of the The Coup had a wide choice of countries in which they could have based this production...
- 11/1/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Home entertainment released a very good look at the cover art for their release of The Messengers 2: The Scarecrow on DVD July 21st, and we've got the skinny for ya!
Synopsis
"The prequel to the box office hit The Messengers goes back to the farm to finally learn the story of John Rollins -- the simple North Dakota farmer, struggling to save his farm and hold his family together. When he places a mysterious scarecrow in his field his luck changes for the better...but it may be at the cost of his sanity."
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow was directed by Martin Barnewitz from a screenplay by Todd Farmer. Andrew Pfeffer served as producer with The Messengers producers, genre favorites Rob Tapert, J.R. Young, William Sherak and Jason Shuman, as executive producers.
The DVD will feature a director and writer commentary. Dig the art below.
- Uncle Creepy
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Synopsis
"The prequel to the box office hit The Messengers goes back to the farm to finally learn the story of John Rollins -- the simple North Dakota farmer, struggling to save his farm and hold his family together. When he places a mysterious scarecrow in his field his luck changes for the better...but it may be at the cost of his sanity."
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow was directed by Martin Barnewitz from a screenplay by Todd Farmer. Andrew Pfeffer served as producer with The Messengers producers, genre favorites Rob Tapert, J.R. Young, William Sherak and Jason Shuman, as executive producers.
The DVD will feature a director and writer commentary. Dig the art below.
- Uncle Creepy
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 6/5/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Related to the 1986 Billy Crystal-Gregory Hines buddy cop movie in name only, "Running Scared" marks "The Cooler" director Wayne Kramer's brazen march into Tarantino territory, but the concussive, hyper-violent results would have benefited from a lot less pulp and better fiction.
To be more accurate, there also are hints of Doug Liman and Tony Scott to be found in this hopped-up, bullet-riddled crime thriller, but while certain sequences pack an admitted visceral kick, the prevailing effect is one of utter overkill.
Even though Paul Walker, currently occupying the boxoffice top spot with "Eight Below", commands a loyal fan base and there isn't much in the way of fresh competition arriving this weekend, this New Line release probably won't scare up imposing overall numbers, but it likely will do better in certain overseas markets.
Set in a gritty version of New Jersey (industriously played by Prague), the story follows a very long night in the life of Joey Gazelle (Walker), a bottom-tier player in an Italian mob who finds himself in a whole mess of trouble when he fails to properly dispose of a gun used in the fatal shooting of a corrupt cop during a botched drug deal.
That easily identifiable snub-nosed firearm falls into the hands of his son Nicky's (Alex Neuberger) best friend Oleg (Cameron Bright) -- who uses it to fend off his abusive, John Wayne-obsessed, crystal meth-making Russian stepfather, and Joey finds himself feverishly embarking on a wild gun chase, before his angry mob and a dirty, hot-on-his-heels cop (Chazz Palminteri) get there first.
Along the way, Oleg leads Joey down a tricked-out rabbit hole and through a nocturnal freak show populated by sick yuppie kiddie pornographers, cartoonish pimps and strutting Latina hookers.
By the time this Malice in Wonderland reaches an inevitable crescendo, it's enough to make one want to hurry home and soak in a vat of Purell.
Kramer's well-received debut, "The Cooler", had pockets of explosive violence (not to mention that terrific Alec Baldwin-Bill Macy-Maria Bello ensemble), but they were all the more powerful because that film wasn't all adrenaline all the time.
Here, all the self-conscious fancy footwork and jarringly tinny dialogue constantly do battle with the performances. It's left up to the ever-resilient Vera Farmiga to blow the rest of them away as Walker's take-charge wife who single-handedly disposes of those nasty smut-mongers to crowd-pleasing approval.
Working with his "Cooler" cinematographer James Whitaker and editor Arthur Coburn, Kramer does pull off some swell set pieces, most notably a confession-by-repeated-slapshot-to-the-face sequence staged on a glow-in-the-dark hockey rink that likely would turn Quentin phosphorescent with envy.
Running Scared
New Line Cinema
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Wayne Kramer
Producers: Michael Pierce, Brett Ratner, Sammy Lee
Executive producers: Andrew Pfeffer, Stewart Hall, Andreas Grosch, Andreas Schmid, Matt Luber
Director of photography: James Whitaker
Production designer: Toby Corbett
Editor: Arthur Coburn
Costume designer: Kristin Burke
Music: Mark Isham
Cast:
Joey Gazelle: Paul Walker
Oleg Yugorsky: Cameron Bright
Teresa Gazelle: Vera Famiga
Anzor ?DukeE Yugorsky: Karel Roden
Tommy "Tombs" Perello: Johnny Messner
Mila: Ivana Milcevic
Detective Rydell: Chazz Palminteri
Nicky Gazelle: Alex Neuberger
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 119 minutes...
To be more accurate, there also are hints of Doug Liman and Tony Scott to be found in this hopped-up, bullet-riddled crime thriller, but while certain sequences pack an admitted visceral kick, the prevailing effect is one of utter overkill.
Even though Paul Walker, currently occupying the boxoffice top spot with "Eight Below", commands a loyal fan base and there isn't much in the way of fresh competition arriving this weekend, this New Line release probably won't scare up imposing overall numbers, but it likely will do better in certain overseas markets.
Set in a gritty version of New Jersey (industriously played by Prague), the story follows a very long night in the life of Joey Gazelle (Walker), a bottom-tier player in an Italian mob who finds himself in a whole mess of trouble when he fails to properly dispose of a gun used in the fatal shooting of a corrupt cop during a botched drug deal.
That easily identifiable snub-nosed firearm falls into the hands of his son Nicky's (Alex Neuberger) best friend Oleg (Cameron Bright) -- who uses it to fend off his abusive, John Wayne-obsessed, crystal meth-making Russian stepfather, and Joey finds himself feverishly embarking on a wild gun chase, before his angry mob and a dirty, hot-on-his-heels cop (Chazz Palminteri) get there first.
Along the way, Oleg leads Joey down a tricked-out rabbit hole and through a nocturnal freak show populated by sick yuppie kiddie pornographers, cartoonish pimps and strutting Latina hookers.
By the time this Malice in Wonderland reaches an inevitable crescendo, it's enough to make one want to hurry home and soak in a vat of Purell.
Kramer's well-received debut, "The Cooler", had pockets of explosive violence (not to mention that terrific Alec Baldwin-Bill Macy-Maria Bello ensemble), but they were all the more powerful because that film wasn't all adrenaline all the time.
Here, all the self-conscious fancy footwork and jarringly tinny dialogue constantly do battle with the performances. It's left up to the ever-resilient Vera Farmiga to blow the rest of them away as Walker's take-charge wife who single-handedly disposes of those nasty smut-mongers to crowd-pleasing approval.
Working with his "Cooler" cinematographer James Whitaker and editor Arthur Coburn, Kramer does pull off some swell set pieces, most notably a confession-by-repeated-slapshot-to-the-face sequence staged on a glow-in-the-dark hockey rink that likely would turn Quentin phosphorescent with envy.
Running Scared
New Line Cinema
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Wayne Kramer
Producers: Michael Pierce, Brett Ratner, Sammy Lee
Executive producers: Andrew Pfeffer, Stewart Hall, Andreas Grosch, Andreas Schmid, Matt Luber
Director of photography: James Whitaker
Production designer: Toby Corbett
Editor: Arthur Coburn
Costume designer: Kristin Burke
Music: Mark Isham
Cast:
Joey Gazelle: Paul Walker
Oleg Yugorsky: Cameron Bright
Teresa Gazelle: Vera Famiga
Anzor ?DukeE Yugorsky: Karel Roden
Tommy "Tombs" Perello: Johnny Messner
Mila: Ivana Milcevic
Detective Rydell: Chazz Palminteri
Nicky Gazelle: Alex Neuberger
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 119 minutes...
If you're fanatic about getting a film into a film festival, making one about the "beat" writers, namely the triumvirate of Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, would be a shrewd way to win favor among the various festival programmers. Such "cats" tend to go for those sorts of things. If this sensational but leaden story were made about anyone not famous, it's unlikely that it would see the light of a single projector. Stagnant, redundant and utterly moribund, "The Beat" is noteworthy only in its encapsulation of some of the more tawdry moments in the early lives of these writers. Possible distribution will rest mainly only on the power of its principals, Kiefer Sutherland and Courtney Love, to draw offbeat audiences.
Even someone who has never inhaled or imbibed might recognize the desultory highs that pass for brilliance among those getting "lit." In writer-director Gary Walkow's distillation of a "true story," we come upon writers Burroughs, Ginsberg and, for a nanosecond, Kerouac, in their formative years. We meet them in early 1944 as they gather around the apartment of one rather daring and nubile Columbia student, Joan (Love), who has a yen for "Ben" and uses her flashy charms to induce the local druggist to load her up with not only Benzedrine but some other happening prescription drugs.
Joan's enclave is not exactly a salon in the Paris literary sense; it's more reminiscent of the geek wing of a freshman dorm, save for the appearance of the older, more urbane Burroughs (Sutherland). Poseurs and poets, they prattle about large romantic quests -- in this particular instance about Kerouac's failed attempt to take a merchant vessel to Paris for the liberation of Europe. But mostly they get lit and grope about for romance; the steamiest is a young writer named Lucien's (Norman Reedus) dalliance with Dave (Kyle Secor), a gay man who has fallen for him. Things later get nasty when Lucien spurns Dave's advances and stabs him to death. This causes some discomfort among the group, and Lucien goes off to prison for a while.
We're not sure what anyone's moral -- or even artistic -- reaction is to this killing, but it doesn't matter since filmmaker Walkow transports us seven years hence into Mexico and the off-road adventures of Burroughs and Joan, who have now taken up. It's not your standard '50s pairing, since he's gay and she isn't. Why they're grubbing together in the crummy slums of Mexico is explained only in the most officious of dialogue exposition: He had heroin problems with the law back in the States.
Bereft of viewpoint and punctuated with erratic skips in time, "The Beat" is not much more than a heap of humdrum repetitions. Who needs Benzedrine when you've got scene of two characters in car talking followed by a scene of two characters at a dining table talking, followed up by a scene of two characters walking and, of course, talking? Ultimately, all this meandering leads to a sensational climax.
There are amusements along the road, however. Sutherland's performance is captivating and amusing. With his off-handed mannerisms and low-key utterances, we're not sure if Sutherland's doing Burroughs justice, but he's certainly doing one heck of a Jack Nicholson. Love provides the only sparks in this downbeat drudge with her casually sultry performance as Burroughs' tarnished Golden Girl.
Aesthetically, "The Beat" looks like it has been pounded out on an old Underwood, such is its outdated look and listlessness. A cup of espresso, however, to composer Ernst Troost for the film's jaunty woodwind sounds, giving "The Beat" a much needed bounce.
THE BEAT
Millennium Pictures
A Pfilmco, Donald Zuckerman
and Pendragon Film Ltd. production
in association with Walking Pictures,
Martien Holding and Background Prods.
Producers:Donald Zuckerman, Andrew Pfeffer, Alain Silver
Screenwriter-director:Gary Walkow
Executive producers:Avi Lerner, Willi Bar, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short
Director of photography:Ciro Cabello
Editor:Steve Vance, Gary Walkow, Peter B. Ellis
Production designer:Rando Schmook
Music:Ernest Troost
Color/stereo
William S. Burroughs:Kiefer Sutherland
Joan Vollmer:Courtney Love
Allen Ginsberg:Ron Livingston
Jack Kerouac:Daniel Martinez
Lucien Carr:Norman Reedus
Dave Kammerer:Kyle Secor
Lee:Sam Trammell
Running time -- 90 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Even someone who has never inhaled or imbibed might recognize the desultory highs that pass for brilliance among those getting "lit." In writer-director Gary Walkow's distillation of a "true story," we come upon writers Burroughs, Ginsberg and, for a nanosecond, Kerouac, in their formative years. We meet them in early 1944 as they gather around the apartment of one rather daring and nubile Columbia student, Joan (Love), who has a yen for "Ben" and uses her flashy charms to induce the local druggist to load her up with not only Benzedrine but some other happening prescription drugs.
Joan's enclave is not exactly a salon in the Paris literary sense; it's more reminiscent of the geek wing of a freshman dorm, save for the appearance of the older, more urbane Burroughs (Sutherland). Poseurs and poets, they prattle about large romantic quests -- in this particular instance about Kerouac's failed attempt to take a merchant vessel to Paris for the liberation of Europe. But mostly they get lit and grope about for romance; the steamiest is a young writer named Lucien's (Norman Reedus) dalliance with Dave (Kyle Secor), a gay man who has fallen for him. Things later get nasty when Lucien spurns Dave's advances and stabs him to death. This causes some discomfort among the group, and Lucien goes off to prison for a while.
We're not sure what anyone's moral -- or even artistic -- reaction is to this killing, but it doesn't matter since filmmaker Walkow transports us seven years hence into Mexico and the off-road adventures of Burroughs and Joan, who have now taken up. It's not your standard '50s pairing, since he's gay and she isn't. Why they're grubbing together in the crummy slums of Mexico is explained only in the most officious of dialogue exposition: He had heroin problems with the law back in the States.
Bereft of viewpoint and punctuated with erratic skips in time, "The Beat" is not much more than a heap of humdrum repetitions. Who needs Benzedrine when you've got scene of two characters in car talking followed by a scene of two characters at a dining table talking, followed up by a scene of two characters walking and, of course, talking? Ultimately, all this meandering leads to a sensational climax.
There are amusements along the road, however. Sutherland's performance is captivating and amusing. With his off-handed mannerisms and low-key utterances, we're not sure if Sutherland's doing Burroughs justice, but he's certainly doing one heck of a Jack Nicholson. Love provides the only sparks in this downbeat drudge with her casually sultry performance as Burroughs' tarnished Golden Girl.
Aesthetically, "The Beat" looks like it has been pounded out on an old Underwood, such is its outdated look and listlessness. A cup of espresso, however, to composer Ernst Troost for the film's jaunty woodwind sounds, giving "The Beat" a much needed bounce.
THE BEAT
Millennium Pictures
A Pfilmco, Donald Zuckerman
and Pendragon Film Ltd. production
in association with Walking Pictures,
Martien Holding and Background Prods.
Producers:Donald Zuckerman, Andrew Pfeffer, Alain Silver
Screenwriter-director:Gary Walkow
Executive producers:Avi Lerner, Willi Bar, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short
Director of photography:Ciro Cabello
Editor:Steve Vance, Gary Walkow, Peter B. Ellis
Production designer:Rando Schmook
Music:Ernest Troost
Color/stereo
William S. Burroughs:Kiefer Sutherland
Joan Vollmer:Courtney Love
Allen Ginsberg:Ron Livingston
Jack Kerouac:Daniel Martinez
Lucien Carr:Norman Reedus
Dave Kammerer:Kyle Secor
Lee:Sam Trammell
Running time -- 90 minutes
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PARK CITY, Utah -- "Thick as Thieves" is a nifty genre piece of the Elmore Leonard caliber. Starring Alec Baldwin and Andre Braugher as a pair of professional criminals, it proved an entertaining piece at the Sundance Film Festival.
Admittedly, "Thieves" is decidedly thin in the plotting but its easygoing charms should nonetheless make it appealing to general audiences.
Basically, "Thick as Thieves" is a revenge story: professional thief Mackin (Baldwin) has been burned by some Detroit hoods and set up for some dirty cops -- and all over a measly $20 grand. To say the least, such treatment irks the normally easygoing Mackin and he wastes no time in extracting revenge.
Things quickly get out of hand as the boys from Detroit, in this case some on-the-rise black mobsters, take serious exception to Mackin's payback methods. Plotwise, there's not too much to "Thieves", but its the coloring that makes it click. In particular, the Mackin character is intriguing: he's a jazz aficionado and like Nick Charles, he dotes on his terrier. The film's subplot, involving Mackin's affection for the pooch, is at once entertaining and touching.
While the narrative blasts around the friction between the old-style Chicago mobsters, which Mackin allies with, and the young thugs from Detroit, whose style and hair-trigger tendencies go against the niceties of professional protocol among criminals, the film delivers with its character etchings.
Screenwriter and director Scott Sanders demonstrates a cool hand with the actors, especially. Unfortunately, some of the dialogue, particularly in the film's comic thrusts, is downright clanky and overwritten. Still, the storytelling is appealing and engaging overall.
The acting is the film's high point, with Alec Baldwin delivering an especially well-fleshed performance. Baldwin's precise performance nicely limns a meticulous but very driven man, a man with vast contradictions between his personal and professional life.
Andre Braugher is dead-on terrific as the pragmatic Detroit hood with the unlikely moniker of Dink. Braugher's cool swagger and ice-cold glare, reminiscent somewhat of his former "Homicide" character, clue us to his character's ambition and menace. Rebecca De Mornay is solid as an intrepid detective whose professional savvy is sometimes thwarted by her personal inclinations.
Under Sanders' tight directorial hand, the technical contributions are solid. Befitting the film's modern-day noir sensibility, Christopher Walling's cinematography sizzles with menacing colors and tightly-packed action. Production designer Denize Pizzini's look captures perfectly the clash of styles and sensibilities, as well as the honor and dishonor among these "Thieves".
THICK AS THIEVES
October Films
Producers: Donald Zuckerman, Glenn Zoller, John Steingart
Screenwriter/director: Scott Sanders
Executive producer: Andrew Pfeffer
Director of photography: Christopher Walling
Production designer: Denise Pizzini
Color/stereo
Cast:
Macklin: Alec Baldwin
Dink : Andre Braugher
Detective: Rebecca De Mornay
Pointy Williams: Ricky Harris
Running time -- 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: R...
Admittedly, "Thieves" is decidedly thin in the plotting but its easygoing charms should nonetheless make it appealing to general audiences.
Basically, "Thick as Thieves" is a revenge story: professional thief Mackin (Baldwin) has been burned by some Detroit hoods and set up for some dirty cops -- and all over a measly $20 grand. To say the least, such treatment irks the normally easygoing Mackin and he wastes no time in extracting revenge.
Things quickly get out of hand as the boys from Detroit, in this case some on-the-rise black mobsters, take serious exception to Mackin's payback methods. Plotwise, there's not too much to "Thieves", but its the coloring that makes it click. In particular, the Mackin character is intriguing: he's a jazz aficionado and like Nick Charles, he dotes on his terrier. The film's subplot, involving Mackin's affection for the pooch, is at once entertaining and touching.
While the narrative blasts around the friction between the old-style Chicago mobsters, which Mackin allies with, and the young thugs from Detroit, whose style and hair-trigger tendencies go against the niceties of professional protocol among criminals, the film delivers with its character etchings.
Screenwriter and director Scott Sanders demonstrates a cool hand with the actors, especially. Unfortunately, some of the dialogue, particularly in the film's comic thrusts, is downright clanky and overwritten. Still, the storytelling is appealing and engaging overall.
The acting is the film's high point, with Alec Baldwin delivering an especially well-fleshed performance. Baldwin's precise performance nicely limns a meticulous but very driven man, a man with vast contradictions between his personal and professional life.
Andre Braugher is dead-on terrific as the pragmatic Detroit hood with the unlikely moniker of Dink. Braugher's cool swagger and ice-cold glare, reminiscent somewhat of his former "Homicide" character, clue us to his character's ambition and menace. Rebecca De Mornay is solid as an intrepid detective whose professional savvy is sometimes thwarted by her personal inclinations.
Under Sanders' tight directorial hand, the technical contributions are solid. Befitting the film's modern-day noir sensibility, Christopher Walling's cinematography sizzles with menacing colors and tightly-packed action. Production designer Denize Pizzini's look captures perfectly the clash of styles and sensibilities, as well as the honor and dishonor among these "Thieves".
THICK AS THIEVES
October Films
Producers: Donald Zuckerman, Glenn Zoller, John Steingart
Screenwriter/director: Scott Sanders
Executive producer: Andrew Pfeffer
Director of photography: Christopher Walling
Production designer: Denise Pizzini
Color/stereo
Cast:
Macklin: Alec Baldwin
Dink : Andre Braugher
Detective: Rebecca De Mornay
Pointy Williams: Ricky Harris
Running time -- 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: R...
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