Alec Bojalad Oct 17, 2019
After creating perhaps the first ever first-person post apocalyptic zombie comic in Daybreak, Brian Ralph discusses the Netflix adaptation.
The first thing that happens in Brian Ralph's 2011 graphic novel Daybreak is a character greeting you. Yes, in the very first panel a man in ragged clothing and missing an arm says "Hello" to you, the reader. In a novel approach to perspective, the reader is the main character of Daybreak as the story has you head off on a post-apocalyptic adventure filled with common dangers and a mass of zombie-like creatures called "ghoulies."
"It was always the intention for the story to be written in the first-person point of view," Ralph, the Savannah based cartoonist and professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design (Scad) says. Daybreak was Ralph's third graphic novel after Cave In and Climbing Out and is now set to become the first to be adapted.
After creating perhaps the first ever first-person post apocalyptic zombie comic in Daybreak, Brian Ralph discusses the Netflix adaptation.
The first thing that happens in Brian Ralph's 2011 graphic novel Daybreak is a character greeting you. Yes, in the very first panel a man in ragged clothing and missing an arm says "Hello" to you, the reader. In a novel approach to perspective, the reader is the main character of Daybreak as the story has you head off on a post-apocalyptic adventure filled with common dangers and a mass of zombie-like creatures called "ghoulies."
"It was always the intention for the story to be written in the first-person point of view," Ralph, the Savannah based cartoonist and professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design (Scad) says. Daybreak was Ralph's third graphic novel after Cave In and Climbing Out and is now set to become the first to be adapted.
- 10/17/2019
- Den of Geek
Academy Award nominee Ellen Page (Best Actress, Juno, 2007) and Golden Globe nominee Evan Rachel Wood star as sisters fighting for survival in Into the Forest, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on October 4 from Lionsgate. The heartfelt adaptation of Jean Hegland’s best-selling novel had its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, and was theatrically released by A24. Also starring Max Minghella and Callum Keith Rennie, Into the Forest will be available on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively. Official Synopsis
Set in the near future, this riveting and suspenseful apocalyptic drama follows two sisters whose peaceful lives are disrupted one day by a world-wide power outage. The sisters must work together in order to survive in their increasingly treacherous new world, fighting intruders, disease, loneliness, and starvation.
Blu-ray/DVD Special Features “The Making of Into the Forest” Featurette...
Set in the near future, this riveting and suspenseful apocalyptic drama follows two sisters whose peaceful lives are disrupted one day by a world-wide power outage. The sisters must work together in order to survive in their increasingly treacherous new world, fighting intruders, disease, loneliness, and starvation.
Blu-ray/DVD Special Features “The Making of Into the Forest” Featurette...
- 9/25/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It's not hard to believe that the world can come to an end; just view the current general election. Into the Forest, which director Patricia Rozema (I've Heard the Mermaids Singing) adapted from Jean Hegland's apocalyptic 1996 novel, brings the darkness to the near future in a house in the rural woods. That's where two sisters, Nell (Ellen Page) and Eva (Evan Rachel Wood), must deal with a blackout that erases technology and every other modern convenience from their lives. Can the siblings survive on their ingenuity and what they find in the forest?...
- 7/29/2016
- Rollingstone.com
An atypical disaster movie, less about the failure of technology than the failure — and perhaps the resurgence — of the human spirit in the face of that. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for stories about women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It wouldn’t take much to destroy civilization: just shut off the power, everywhere, for months on end. That scenario as depicted in Into the Forest is nowhere near as apocalyptic as it could be; read the terrifying novel One Second After by William R. Forstchen for a taste of that [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon Canada] [Amazon U.K.] [iTunes U.S.] [iTunes Canada] [iTunes U.K.]. But it’s still pretty grim.
Sisters Nell (Ellen Page: Freeheld) and Eva (Evan Rachel Wood: Strange Magic) and their dad (Callum Keith Rennie: Warcraft) are pretty comfortable at first in their smart house up in the woods of...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It wouldn’t take much to destroy civilization: just shut off the power, everywhere, for months on end. That scenario as depicted in Into the Forest is nowhere near as apocalyptic as it could be; read the terrifying novel One Second After by William R. Forstchen for a taste of that [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon Canada] [Amazon U.K.] [iTunes U.S.] [iTunes Canada] [iTunes U.K.]. But it’s still pretty grim.
Sisters Nell (Ellen Page: Freeheld) and Eva (Evan Rachel Wood: Strange Magic) and their dad (Callum Keith Rennie: Warcraft) are pretty comfortable at first in their smart house up in the woods of...
- 7/29/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Born to Be Blue (Robert Budreau)
I played jazz trumpet growing up in Oklahoma, so Chet Baker’s somber swing always brought our ensemble back to earth when Dizzy Gillespie’s flying fingers sent us noodling in quick cacophony. We thought Baker was the romantic trumpeter, the kind you’d play when you wanted to impress a date — and whose pretty-boy face on the album cover...
Born to Be Blue (Robert Budreau)
I played jazz trumpet growing up in Oklahoma, so Chet Baker’s somber swing always brought our ensemble back to earth when Dizzy Gillespie’s flying fingers sent us noodling in quick cacophony. We thought Baker was the romantic trumpeter, the kind you’d play when you wanted to impress a date — and whose pretty-boy face on the album cover...
- 7/29/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Early in Patricia Rozema’s “Into the Forest,” an intimate sci-fi portrait of sisterhood which has been adapted from Jean Hegland’s 1996 novel of the same name, one of the film’s few male characters casually declares that it’s the end of the world. He may not be wrong: It’s been 10 days since an unexplained power outage has sent the entire country back to the Stone Age, and there doesn’t seem to be any hope that the lights will come back on again anytime soon.
In northern California, where Eva (Evan Rachel Wood) and her younger sister Nell (Ellen Page) live in a secluded glass house with their dad (Callum Keith Rennie), our precariously fragile civilization has already started to crumble. And yet — after the man of the house dies in a freak accident and the two girls are left to care for themselves — hints begin to...
In northern California, where Eva (Evan Rachel Wood) and her younger sister Nell (Ellen Page) live in a secluded glass house with their dad (Callum Keith Rennie), our precariously fragile civilization has already started to crumble. And yet — after the man of the house dies in a freak accident and the two girls are left to care for themselves — hints begin to...
- 7/28/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood are learning how to work together in order to survive in their increasingly treacherous new world in their upcoming sci-fi film, ‘Into the Forest.’ The drama, in which the actresses play sisters who once led serene lives, is set to be released theatrically this Friday by A24. In addition to Page and Wood, the sci-fi drama also stars Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund and Wendy Crewson. ‘Into the Forest,’ which is based on the Jean Hegland’s 1996 novel of the same name, was written and directed by Patricia Rozema. In addition to acting in the movie, Page also served as a producer [ Read More ]
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- 7/25/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Cinematic audiences have been subjected to their fair share of post-apocalyptic films in recent years. Most allegories for Western society's destructive treatment of the environment are told from either a central male protagonist's perspective or from a distinctively male gaze. Into the Forest, Canadian director/screenwriter Patricia Rozema's first feature since Kit Kittredge: An American Girl in 2008, is a cautionary tale of a world without power or fossil fuels but told from a distinguishably (and refreshingly) female viewpoint. Adapted from Jean Hegland's lyrical novel by the same name, Rozema's visceral film features tour de force performances by lead actresses Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood, playing sisters who stave off physical and mental obstacles in order to survive the apocalypse. We were lucky to speak with...
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- 6/2/2016
- Screen Anarchy
DirecTV and A24 will release the near-future drama Into the Forest, starring Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund and Wendy Crewson this summer. DirectTv will have an exclusive window starting June 23 while the theatrical run begins July 29. Into the Forest follows the story of two sisters (Page and Wood) who struggle to survive in a remote country house after a continent-wide power outage. —————- Into The Forest —————- Release: Available exclusively on DirecTV June 23, opens in theaters July 29 Director: Patricia Rozema Written by: Patricia Rozema (screenplay), Jean Hegland (novel) Cast: Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund, and Wendy Crewson Produced by: Niv Fichman, Aaron L. Gilbert, and Ellen Page Runtime: 101 minutes Rating: R Synopsis: Set in the near future, this riveting and suspenseful apocalyptic drama follows two sisters, Nell (Ellen Page) and Eva (Evan Rachel Wood) who live...
- 5/13/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Published 20 years ago, Jean Hegland’s post-apocalyptic novel Into the Forest is about to become more popular than ever before, as the feature film is soon headed to the big screen. Writer/director Patricia Rozema helmed the adaptation, and the trailer… Continue Reading →
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- 5/12/2016
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood will go "Into the Forest" this summer in Patricia Rozema's thriller about two sisters struggling to survive a continent-wide power outage. The film's first trailer and poster hint at the dangers lurking from without — and potentially within as well. Read More: Why Ellen Page and Ian Daniel Traveled the World For 'Gaycation,' But Ended Things In America The new footage is intentionally vague in terms of specific plot details, making it clear that the siblings face an existential threat on their Pacific Northwest homestead but keeping us guessing as to exactly what that danger entails. Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund and Wendy Crewson all co-star in Rozema's adaptation of Jean Hegland's 1996 novel of the same name. Read More: A24 Acquires Ellen Page Apocalypse Drama 'Into the Forest' Rozema previously directed such films as "Mansfield Park" and "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.
- 5/12/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Canadian filmmaker Patricia Rozema has eclectic resume, ranging from her breakout “I’ve Heard The Mermaids Singing,” to the romantic drama “When Night Is Falling,” to the Jane Austen adaptation “Mansfield Park,” to the family film “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.” Now she’s taking another stylistic turn with “Into The Forest,” based on the book by Jean Hegland, […]
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- 5/12/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, Patricia Rozema‘s Into the Forest follows Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood as two sisters who struggle to survive in a remote country house after a continent-wide power outage. Picked up by A24 following the premiere, the adaptation of the Jean Hegland novel will now arrive this summer and the first trailer has landed today.
We said in our review from Tiff, “Half inspiring narrative of mankind’s perseverance, watching these girls teach themselves about nature and how to stay alive while severed from civilization is just that. The experience is tense, since we know this can’t be everything the story holds for us. They cannot live free from the violence and aggression we know simmers outside their forest surroundings with order thrown out the window. It’s not like no one knows where they are or that their...
We said in our review from Tiff, “Half inspiring narrative of mankind’s perseverance, watching these girls teach themselves about nature and how to stay alive while severed from civilization is just that. The experience is tense, since we know this can’t be everything the story holds for us. They cannot live free from the violence and aggression we know simmers outside their forest surroundings with order thrown out the window. It’s not like no one knows where they are or that their...
- 5/12/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
At the recent Toronto International Film Festival, actress Ellen Page was delighted to be showing two films she not only starred in but produced to her fellow Canadians. Lionsgate will open Peter Sollett's "Freeheld" on October 2; the film co-starring Julianne Moore is based on HBO's 2008 Oscar-winning documentary short about same-sex partners fighting against discrimination. Patricia Rozema's unpredictable survival drama "Into the Forest," co-starring Evan Rachel Wood, debuted in Toronto and quickly sold to hot indie distributor A24 for 2016 release. Which gives it a strong chance of being widely seen. In our flipcam interview, Page admits that she finally figured out that she likes to have a hand in producing some of her movies. Getting involved as a producer came organically on both films. She loved the Jean Hegland novel "Into the Forest," about two sisters living with their father in a modern home deep in the...
- 9/30/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Toronto: Why 'Into the Forest' Filmmaker Patricia Rozema Is Only Making Female-Led Films From Now On
Read More: Patricia Rozema, Sophie Deraspe and Other Female Canadian Talent To Be Feted at Tiff Canadian filmmaker Patricia Rozema has long been captivated by films that focus squarely on women and their experiences in the world, as evidenced by features like her seminal lesbian dramedy "I've Heard the Mermaids Singing," the murder mystery "White Room" and the Jane Austen adaptation "Mansfield Park." For her latest film, however, Rozema turns her eye to something slightly different -- still women and their experiences, but ones that take place beyond the existing world. In "Into the Forest," sisters Nell (Ellen Page) and Eva (Evan Rachel Wood) live through some kind of cataclysmic event -- the film, based on Jean Hegland's book of the same name, never quite clarifies what has happened, a narrative choice that Rozema effectively translates to the big screen -- and then attempt to carve out a new...
- 9/16/2015
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Read More: Tiff Review: Patricia Rozema's 'Into The Forest' Starring Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood & Max Minghella A24 has acquired the rights to the apocalyptic "Into the Forest." The drama stars Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood and was directed by Patricia Rozema. Set in a not too distant future, "Into the Forest" follows a pair of sisters who emerge from a remote forest to confront a world on the brink of ending. The film premiered at Tiff, where Indiewire's Charles Bramesco wrote, "Though not without its errors, 'Into The Forest' turns a profoundly human eye to what just may be the very end of humanity itself." "Into the Forest" is based on Jean Hegland's 1996 novel of the same name. The acquisition deal was reportedly made in the low seven figures. Read More: Tiff 2015 Women Directors: Meet Patricia Rozema - 'Into the Forest...
- 9/16/2015
- by Karen Brill
- Indiewire
Despite strong performances from Page and Evan Rachel Wood as sisters struggling for survival, Patricia Rozema’s adaptation of Jean Hegland’s popular novel struggles to grip
Like this summer’s Z for Zachariah, Into the Forest (not to be confused with last year’s mega-budget musical Into the Woods), makes the bold move to present a post-apocalyptic world on a very small budget. However, unlike Craig Zobel’s assured three-hander, Patricia Rozema’s drama doesn’t burrow deep into its end of world scenario.
In Rozema’s film, the apocalypse begins rather sensually, with talented cinematographer Daniel Grant capturing a female dancer in closeup. The sequence in no way portends what’s about to come.
Continue reading...
Like this summer’s Z for Zachariah, Into the Forest (not to be confused with last year’s mega-budget musical Into the Woods), makes the bold move to present a post-apocalyptic world on a very small budget. However, unlike Craig Zobel’s assured three-hander, Patricia Rozema’s drama doesn’t burrow deep into its end of world scenario.
In Rozema’s film, the apocalypse begins rather sensually, with talented cinematographer Daniel Grant capturing a female dancer in closeup. The sequence in no way portends what’s about to come.
Continue reading...
- 9/15/2015
- by Nigel M Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
Despite strong performances from Page and Evan Rachel Wood as sisters struggling for survival, Patricia Rozema’s adaptation of Jean Hegland’s popular novel struggles to grip
Like this summer’s Z for Zachariah, Into the Forest (not to be confused with last year’s mega-budget musical Into the Woods), makes the bold move to present a post-apocalyptic world on a very small budget. However, unlike Craig Zobel’s assured three-hander, Patricia Rozema’s drama doesn’t burrow deep into its end of world scenario.
In Rozema’s film, the apocalypse begins rather sensually, with talented cinematographer Daniel Grant capturing a female dancer in closeup. The sequence in no way portends what’s about to come.
Continue reading...
Like this summer’s Z for Zachariah, Into the Forest (not to be confused with last year’s mega-budget musical Into the Woods), makes the bold move to present a post-apocalyptic world on a very small budget. However, unlike Craig Zobel’s assured three-hander, Patricia Rozema’s drama doesn’t burrow deep into its end of world scenario.
In Rozema’s film, the apocalypse begins rather sensually, with talented cinematographer Daniel Grant capturing a female dancer in closeup. The sequence in no way portends what’s about to come.
Continue reading...
- 9/15/2015
- by Nigel M Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
Patricia Rozema’s latest film “Into The Forest” begins in earnest with the end of the world. This is no fire-and-brimstone end of days, however. North America simply shuts down; wi-fi, phone signals, radio, electricity, all go kaput with no explanation provided whatsoever. Jean Hegland, the author of the 1996 novel on which the film is based, elided any exposition on the matter because the massive crisis is only there to serve as a crucible for a quieter, more intimate, and far richer sort of narrative. Instead of ogling skyscrapers that fall apart like Jenga towers, the film’s depiction of societal breakdown remains firmly planted in the realm of real human emotion, testing the resolve of two young women and unearthing awe-inspiring reserves of strength and tenderness in the process. The pair in question are sisters Nell (Ellen Page) and Eva (Evan Rachel Wood), both on the cusp of adulthood,...
- 9/13/2015
- by Charles Bramesco
- The Playlist
The Vancouver International Film Festival has announced its most anticipated films in the Gala and Special Presentation categories. The films selected represent a true showcase of international cinema, while highlighting homegrown talent in the world's largest showcase of Canadian films during the 34th annual festival running from September 24th to October 9th.
John Crowley's "Brooklyn" starts the festival off in the Opening Night Gala spot. Marc Abraham's "I Saw the Light" holds the Closing Night Gala position with a feature on the life of country star Hank Williams. The film was produced by Vancouver's Bron Studios. Canadian productions remain a crucial part of the festival, Philippe Falardeau's "My Internship in Canada" will open the Canadian Images program, while Patricia Rozema's "Into the Forest" will occupy the BC Spotlight Awards Gala spot.
In 2015, Vancouver audiences will be exposed to 355 films from 70 countries. With 32 World Premieres, 33 North American Premieres and 53 Canadian Premieres, this year's festival promises to be a feast for Canadian film lovers.
The full line-up and ticket are available at viff.org. Here are some highlights:
Opening Gala "Brooklyn" (John Crowley, U.K/Ireland/Canada)
Lured from Ireland by the American Dream, Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) instead lands in a hardscrabble reality of cramped boarding houses and grungy dancehalls. As homesickness grips her, she's also torn between two admirers (Domhnall Gleeson and Emory Cohen). With Nick Hornby scripting, John Crowley crafts a stirring 50s-era immigration tale that also serves as an exhilarating profile of female empowerment.
Closing Gala "I Saw the Light" (Marc Abraham,USA) Having played gods and monsters with aplomb, Tom Hiddleston takes centre stage as country music legend/renegade Hank Williams. In turns as rambunctious as a barn dance and as reflective as a ballad, Marc Abraham's film chronicles Williams' rapid ascent to stardom and the tragedy of a career cut short by substance abuse. Laid to rest at only 29, Williams left behind a truly remarkable body of work. Handling the singing chores himself, Hiddleston does the man—and his music—proud.
Canadian Images Opening Film My Internship in Canada (Philippe Falardeau, Canada)
Philippe Falardeau ("Monsieur Lazhar") returns with an energetic, laugh-out-loud political comedy that couldn't be more timely. Steve Guibord (Patrick Huard, brilliant) is an independent Quebec MP traveling to his northern riding with a new Haitian intern. Soon after finding themselves caught in the crossfire of activists, miners, truckers, politicians and aboriginal groups, it turns out that Guibord somehow holds the decisive vote in a national debate that will decide whether Canada will go to war in the Middle East! The fabulous Suzanne Clément co-stars.
BC Spotlight Awards Gala "Into the Forest" (Patricia Rozema, Canada)
The BC coastal forest is in all its glory as a father and his two daughters drive off to their remote and idyllic getaway home. They have little sense at first of the growing apocalypse that they are leaving in their wake. It will come to them. Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie and Michael Eklund star in this Patricia Rozema-directed adaptation of Jean Hegland's novel.
Spotlight Gala "Beeba Boys" (Deepa Mehta, Canada/India)
Mix propulsive bhangra beats, blazing Ak-47s, bespoke suits, solicitous mothers and copious cocaine, and you have the heady, volatile cocktail that is Deepa Mehta's latest film, an explosive clash of culture and crime. Jeet Johar (Indian star Randeep Hooda) and his young, charismatic Sikh crew vie to take over the Vancouver drug and arms trade in this all-out action/drama. Blood is spilled, heads are cracked, hearts are broken and family bonds are pushed to the brink.
Special Presentations "Arabian Nights" ("Miguel Gomes," Portugal)
Miguel Gomes' ("Tabu," "Our Beloved Month of August") astonishing three-volume, six-hour epic draws inspiration from the tales of Scheherazade (here played by Crista Alfaiate) and once again uses a fascinating combination of reality and fiction to comment on Portugal's past, present and future.
"Dheepan" (Jacques Audiard, France)
Jacques Audiard's ("A Prophet," "Rust and Bone") latest dramatic inquiry into life on society's margins is an alternately gripping and tender love story about the eponymous former Tamil fighter (Antonythasan Jesuthasan) and his improvised family, who exchange war in Sri Lanka for violence of another kind in Paris.
"High-Rise" (Ben Wheatley, U.K)
Ben Wheatley's bold adaptation of Jg Ballard's novel takes no prisoners. This scorching satire on class, hedonism and depravity in an imploding luxury apartment building is an even more apocalyptic class polemic than "Snowpiercer". Throw in exquisitely unsettling turns from Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons, a string quartet cover of Abba's 1975 hit "Sos," an orgy or two and spice with cannibalism, and you have a tour de force of astonishing architectural ambition.
"Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words" (Stig Björkman, Sweden ), Canadian Premiere
Casablanca , Notorious, Voyage to Italy... That Ingrid Bergman, three-time Oscar winner, is one of filmdom's all-time greats is inarguable. Narrated by Swedish (and now Hollywood) star Alicia Vikander, Stig Björkman's intimate exploration of Bergman's personal and professional life benefits immensely from the cooperation of Bergman's daughter Isabella Rossellini, who allowed him access to never-before-seen private footage, notes, letters, diaries and interviews. The result is a rich and multicolored portrait of this extraordinary human being—in her own words.
"Louder Than Bombs" (Joachim Trier, U.S.A/France)
When a war photographer (Isabelle Huppert) dies on assignment, her husband (Gabriel Byrne) struggles to mount a retrospective while dealing with his grieving sons (Jesse Eisenberg, Devin Druid) and her combative colleague (David Strathairn). Joachim Trier ("Oslo, 31st August") poses tough questions about family, marital responsibility and balancing one's calling and kin.
"Room" (Lenny Abrahamson, Ireland, Canada, U.K)
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson and based on the best-selling Man Booker Prize-nominated novel by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue, this is the story of five-year old Jack, who lives in an 11-by-11-foot room with his mother. Since it's all he's ever known, Jack believes that only "Room" and the things it contains (including himself and Ma) are real. Then reality intrudes and Jack's life is turned on its head... A remarkable and disturbing work.
"A Tale of Three Cities" (Mabel Cheung, Hong Kong/China)
A rousingly entertaining movie romance, this historical drama tells the deeply moving story of kung fu superstar Jackie Chan's parents. Both grew up in China's tumultuous 20th century, swept by war, revolution and resistance. When charismatic customs officer Fang (Lau Ching-wan) meets impoverished young widow Chen (Tang Wei), an unbreakable bond is forged. Together, their love endures through extraordinary adventures, as they head towards a future in Hong Kong.
"This Changes Everything" (Avi Lewis, Canada)
Naomi Klein ("Shock Doctrine") has risen to prominence around the world as one of Canada's most forceful and relevant public intellectuals. Her cogent call to direct action has inspired youth, helped chart roadmaps for social progressives and environmentalists, and yet worried those who believe that her critique of capitalism plays into the hands of right wingers who think climate change is a socialist plot. Join us, Naomi Klein and director Avi Lewis for this special presentation of "This Changes Everything."
"Youth" (Paolo Sorrentino, Italy/France/Switzerland/U.K)
Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and Rachel Weisz anchor Paolo Sorrentino's gorgeous follow-up to The Great Beauty. Fred (Caine), a retired composer, and friend Mick (Keitel), a film director, are sojourning in a stunning Swiss alpine spa. Surrounded by bodies old and young, supple and sagging, they reconsider their pasts–while Sorrentino choreographs the action with exquisite control.
Canadian Images Special Presentations "Hyena Road" (Paul Gross, Canada)
In Paul Gross' film, ripped from the headlines, a sniper, who has never allowed himself to think of his targets as human, becomes implicated in the life of one of them. An intelligence officer, who has never contemplated killing, becomes the engine of a plot to kill. A legendary Mujahideen warrior, who had put war behind him, is now deeply involved. Three different men, three different worlds, three different conflicts, yet all stand at the intersection of modern warfare.
"Remember" (Atom Egoyan, Canada)
Atom Egoyan returns with a completely original take on the darkest chapter of horror in the last century. Christopher Plummer plays a man who's looking for the person who might be responsible for wiping out his family, as he strains to seize the evanescent memories of long-ago brutality. The all-star cast includes Henry Czerny, Martin Landau and Bruno Ganz. Benjamin August's screenplay will keep you guessing until the very end.
John Crowley's "Brooklyn" starts the festival off in the Opening Night Gala spot. Marc Abraham's "I Saw the Light" holds the Closing Night Gala position with a feature on the life of country star Hank Williams. The film was produced by Vancouver's Bron Studios. Canadian productions remain a crucial part of the festival, Philippe Falardeau's "My Internship in Canada" will open the Canadian Images program, while Patricia Rozema's "Into the Forest" will occupy the BC Spotlight Awards Gala spot.
In 2015, Vancouver audiences will be exposed to 355 films from 70 countries. With 32 World Premieres, 33 North American Premieres and 53 Canadian Premieres, this year's festival promises to be a feast for Canadian film lovers.
The full line-up and ticket are available at viff.org. Here are some highlights:
Opening Gala "Brooklyn" (John Crowley, U.K/Ireland/Canada)
Lured from Ireland by the American Dream, Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) instead lands in a hardscrabble reality of cramped boarding houses and grungy dancehalls. As homesickness grips her, she's also torn between two admirers (Domhnall Gleeson and Emory Cohen). With Nick Hornby scripting, John Crowley crafts a stirring 50s-era immigration tale that also serves as an exhilarating profile of female empowerment.
Closing Gala "I Saw the Light" (Marc Abraham,USA) Having played gods and monsters with aplomb, Tom Hiddleston takes centre stage as country music legend/renegade Hank Williams. In turns as rambunctious as a barn dance and as reflective as a ballad, Marc Abraham's film chronicles Williams' rapid ascent to stardom and the tragedy of a career cut short by substance abuse. Laid to rest at only 29, Williams left behind a truly remarkable body of work. Handling the singing chores himself, Hiddleston does the man—and his music—proud.
Canadian Images Opening Film My Internship in Canada (Philippe Falardeau, Canada)
Philippe Falardeau ("Monsieur Lazhar") returns with an energetic, laugh-out-loud political comedy that couldn't be more timely. Steve Guibord (Patrick Huard, brilliant) is an independent Quebec MP traveling to his northern riding with a new Haitian intern. Soon after finding themselves caught in the crossfire of activists, miners, truckers, politicians and aboriginal groups, it turns out that Guibord somehow holds the decisive vote in a national debate that will decide whether Canada will go to war in the Middle East! The fabulous Suzanne Clément co-stars.
BC Spotlight Awards Gala "Into the Forest" (Patricia Rozema, Canada)
The BC coastal forest is in all its glory as a father and his two daughters drive off to their remote and idyllic getaway home. They have little sense at first of the growing apocalypse that they are leaving in their wake. It will come to them. Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie and Michael Eklund star in this Patricia Rozema-directed adaptation of Jean Hegland's novel.
Spotlight Gala "Beeba Boys" (Deepa Mehta, Canada/India)
Mix propulsive bhangra beats, blazing Ak-47s, bespoke suits, solicitous mothers and copious cocaine, and you have the heady, volatile cocktail that is Deepa Mehta's latest film, an explosive clash of culture and crime. Jeet Johar (Indian star Randeep Hooda) and his young, charismatic Sikh crew vie to take over the Vancouver drug and arms trade in this all-out action/drama. Blood is spilled, heads are cracked, hearts are broken and family bonds are pushed to the brink.
Special Presentations "Arabian Nights" ("Miguel Gomes," Portugal)
Miguel Gomes' ("Tabu," "Our Beloved Month of August") astonishing three-volume, six-hour epic draws inspiration from the tales of Scheherazade (here played by Crista Alfaiate) and once again uses a fascinating combination of reality and fiction to comment on Portugal's past, present and future.
"Dheepan" (Jacques Audiard, France)
Jacques Audiard's ("A Prophet," "Rust and Bone") latest dramatic inquiry into life on society's margins is an alternately gripping and tender love story about the eponymous former Tamil fighter (Antonythasan Jesuthasan) and his improvised family, who exchange war in Sri Lanka for violence of another kind in Paris.
"High-Rise" (Ben Wheatley, U.K)
Ben Wheatley's bold adaptation of Jg Ballard's novel takes no prisoners. This scorching satire on class, hedonism and depravity in an imploding luxury apartment building is an even more apocalyptic class polemic than "Snowpiercer". Throw in exquisitely unsettling turns from Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons, a string quartet cover of Abba's 1975 hit "Sos," an orgy or two and spice with cannibalism, and you have a tour de force of astonishing architectural ambition.
"Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words" (Stig Björkman, Sweden ), Canadian Premiere
Casablanca , Notorious, Voyage to Italy... That Ingrid Bergman, three-time Oscar winner, is one of filmdom's all-time greats is inarguable. Narrated by Swedish (and now Hollywood) star Alicia Vikander, Stig Björkman's intimate exploration of Bergman's personal and professional life benefits immensely from the cooperation of Bergman's daughter Isabella Rossellini, who allowed him access to never-before-seen private footage, notes, letters, diaries and interviews. The result is a rich and multicolored portrait of this extraordinary human being—in her own words.
"Louder Than Bombs" (Joachim Trier, U.S.A/France)
When a war photographer (Isabelle Huppert) dies on assignment, her husband (Gabriel Byrne) struggles to mount a retrospective while dealing with his grieving sons (Jesse Eisenberg, Devin Druid) and her combative colleague (David Strathairn). Joachim Trier ("Oslo, 31st August") poses tough questions about family, marital responsibility and balancing one's calling and kin.
"Room" (Lenny Abrahamson, Ireland, Canada, U.K)
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson and based on the best-selling Man Booker Prize-nominated novel by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue, this is the story of five-year old Jack, who lives in an 11-by-11-foot room with his mother. Since it's all he's ever known, Jack believes that only "Room" and the things it contains (including himself and Ma) are real. Then reality intrudes and Jack's life is turned on its head... A remarkable and disturbing work.
"A Tale of Three Cities" (Mabel Cheung, Hong Kong/China)
A rousingly entertaining movie romance, this historical drama tells the deeply moving story of kung fu superstar Jackie Chan's parents. Both grew up in China's tumultuous 20th century, swept by war, revolution and resistance. When charismatic customs officer Fang (Lau Ching-wan) meets impoverished young widow Chen (Tang Wei), an unbreakable bond is forged. Together, their love endures through extraordinary adventures, as they head towards a future in Hong Kong.
"This Changes Everything" (Avi Lewis, Canada)
Naomi Klein ("Shock Doctrine") has risen to prominence around the world as one of Canada's most forceful and relevant public intellectuals. Her cogent call to direct action has inspired youth, helped chart roadmaps for social progressives and environmentalists, and yet worried those who believe that her critique of capitalism plays into the hands of right wingers who think climate change is a socialist plot. Join us, Naomi Klein and director Avi Lewis for this special presentation of "This Changes Everything."
"Youth" (Paolo Sorrentino, Italy/France/Switzerland/U.K)
Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and Rachel Weisz anchor Paolo Sorrentino's gorgeous follow-up to The Great Beauty. Fred (Caine), a retired composer, and friend Mick (Keitel), a film director, are sojourning in a stunning Swiss alpine spa. Surrounded by bodies old and young, supple and sagging, they reconsider their pasts–while Sorrentino choreographs the action with exquisite control.
Canadian Images Special Presentations "Hyena Road" (Paul Gross, Canada)
In Paul Gross' film, ripped from the headlines, a sniper, who has never allowed himself to think of his targets as human, becomes implicated in the life of one of them. An intelligence officer, who has never contemplated killing, becomes the engine of a plot to kill. A legendary Mujahideen warrior, who had put war behind him, is now deeply involved. Three different men, three different worlds, three different conflicts, yet all stand at the intersection of modern warfare.
"Remember" (Atom Egoyan, Canada)
Atom Egoyan returns with a completely original take on the darkest chapter of horror in the last century. Christopher Plummer plays a man who's looking for the person who might be responsible for wiping out his family, as he strains to seize the evanescent memories of long-ago brutality. The all-star cast includes Henry Czerny, Martin Landau and Bruno Ganz. Benjamin August's screenplay will keep you guessing until the very end.
- 9/6/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Based on the novel by Jean Hegland, Into the Forest takes place in the not-too-distant-future where two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they must fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation.
The film which is in post-production, is directed by Patricia Rozema, who's most notable film is 1999's Mansfield Park. The film stars Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood along with Max Minghella (Horns) and Quiet Earth favourite Callum Keith Rennie.
Synopsis:
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The film which is in post-production, is directed by Patricia Rozema, who's most notable film is 1999's Mansfield Park. The film stars Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood along with Max Minghella (Horns) and Quiet Earth favourite Callum Keith Rennie.
Synopsis:
In the not too distant future, tw [Continued ...]...
- 1/7/2015
- QuietEarth.us
• Tony winner Billy Crudup may be taking a step in the Spotlight. The Watchmen star is in talks to join the ensemble drama based on the Catholic Church cover-up of pedophiliac priests in Massachusetts and The Boston Globe investigation that followed. Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber and Stanley Tucci will all star in the film from director Tom McCarthy (Win Win) and written by Josh Singer (The Fifth Estate). Crudup would play the lead attorney for the victims, Eric MacLeish. [THR]
• Max Minghella (The Social Network) and Callum Keith Rennie (Californiacation) are going Into the Forest. The two...
• Max Minghella (The Social Network) and Callum Keith Rennie (Californiacation) are going Into the Forest. The two...
- 8/27/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
Rounding out her week with a little traveling, Evan Rachel Wood arrived at the Vancouver International Airport on Thursday (July 24).
The “Across the Universe” beauty kept it casual in a red and black plaid top as she toted her R2D2 backpack through the busy Canadian terminal.
Evan is gearing up for her role in “Into the Forest,” which she stars in alongside Ellen Page.
According to Deadline, the film is an adaptation of Jean Hegland’s apocalyptic novel following two sisters struggling to survive in the remote Northern California wilds after society collapses.
The “Across the Universe” beauty kept it casual in a red and black plaid top as she toted her R2D2 backpack through the busy Canadian terminal.
Evan is gearing up for her role in “Into the Forest,” which she stars in alongside Ellen Page.
According to Deadline, the film is an adaptation of Jean Hegland’s apocalyptic novel following two sisters struggling to survive in the remote Northern California wilds after society collapses.
- 7/26/2014
- GossipCenter
Exclusive: UK sales outfit boards Ellen Page [pictured], Evan Rachel Wood apocalyptic drama due to shoot April.
Ahead of the Efm, Celsius Entertainment has boarded sales on writer-director Patricia Rozema’s (Mansfield Park) apocalyptic/eco drama Into The Forest, set to star Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood.
Page also produces the Canadian feature, based on Jean Hegland’s novel of the same name, which begins filming this coming April on Vancouver Island.
Into The Forest recounts the story of two sisters, played by Page and Wood, struggling to survive after the collapse of society in the not too distant future.
Producers are Page and Karine Martin, executive producers are Sriram Das, Kelly Bush Novak and Haroon Saleem. Mediabiz will co-finance.
Page recently wrapped on the seventh installation of the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and is attached to Fox’s Queen and Country. Wood recently finished filming Andrew Fleming’s Barefoot.
Ahead of the Efm, Celsius Entertainment has boarded sales on writer-director Patricia Rozema’s (Mansfield Park) apocalyptic/eco drama Into The Forest, set to star Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood.
Page also produces the Canadian feature, based on Jean Hegland’s novel of the same name, which begins filming this coming April on Vancouver Island.
Into The Forest recounts the story of two sisters, played by Page and Wood, struggling to survive after the collapse of society in the not too distant future.
Producers are Page and Karine Martin, executive producers are Sriram Das, Kelly Bush Novak and Haroon Saleem. Mediabiz will co-finance.
Page recently wrapped on the seventh installation of the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and is attached to Fox’s Queen and Country. Wood recently finished filming Andrew Fleming’s Barefoot.
- 2/6/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Based on the novel by author Jean Hegland comes the new apocalyptic feature 'Into the Forest'. The adaptation deals with recently orphaned teenage sisters Nell and Eva live who are forced to live alone in a Northern California forest, struggling for normality in a post-holocaust world in which electricity is a thing of the past and the outside world a distant memory. The sisters are set to be played by the downright smoking hot and talented pair of Ellen Page -below ('X-Men: Days of Future Past') and Evan Rachel Wood -below ('True Blood'). So we'll certainly be there on opening night! 'Mansfield Park' helmer Patricia Rozema is set to write and direct the adapted project....
- 10/24/2013
- Horror Asylum
Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood will be playing sisters trying to survive the post-apocalypse in “Into the Forest”. Hey, beats being stuck in the post-apocalypse with your high school nemesis, am I right? Unless, of course, the sisters happen to hate each other. That would suck, too, I guess. Still, blood is thicker than water. Or chocolate. I forgot which. Based on the Jean Hegland novel of the same name, “Into the Forest” will find Page and Wood playing two sisters who “struggle to survive after the collapse of society in a not-too-distant future.” Patricia Rozema (“Mansfield Park”) will direct the film. Here’s a more official description of the book (and, I assume, the movie) via Amazon: Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home. Over 30 miles from the nearest town,...
- 10/22/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Many films and books that take place after society has crumbled try to tell large-scale stories where the fate of entire regions or countries is at risk, and nuanced characters are replaced with carbon copied people who rarely screw up what they.re doing. On the opposite end of the spectrum is Jean Hegland.s subdued novel Into the Forest, a novel that will soon be getting a feature adaptation from director Patricia Rozema (Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. The narrative is largely centered on two sisters, now set to be played by Evan Rachel Wood and Ellen Page, which is as good an actress duo as one can hope for in that age range. Into the Forest tells the story of Nell and Eva, two teens growing up in the forests of northern California, schooled at home and taught to follow their whims and wishes. Their lives are changed...
- 10/22/2013
- cinemablend.com
Early this year, Ellen Page announced that she would star in an adaptation of Jean Hegland’s acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel Into the Forest. At the time, she was the only talent attached to the project; no director, screenwriter or co-stars had even been rumored. Today though, more pieces are falling into place as Evan Rachel Wood has joined as the sister of Page’s character.
Furthermore, Patricia Rozema, who also helmed Mansfield Park and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, is now attached to direct.
Though an official plot synopsis for Into the Forest has not yet been released, more details on what we can expect from the project can be found on the Amazon page for Hegland’s novel:
Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home.
Over 30 miles from the nearest town,...
Furthermore, Patricia Rozema, who also helmed Mansfield Park and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, is now attached to direct.
Though an official plot synopsis for Into the Forest has not yet been released, more details on what we can expect from the project can be found on the Amazon page for Hegland’s novel:
Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home.
Over 30 miles from the nearest town,...
- 10/22/2013
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
• Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours), Guy Pearce (Prometheus) and Hugo Weaving (The Hobbit) will all star in the Australian thriller Strangerland, about a couple whose two teenage children go missing in the Australian desert. Kim Farrant will direct the film from a script by Fiona Seres and Michael Kinirons. [THR]
• Damian Lewis (Homeland) is close to a deal to star alongside Nicole Kidman in Queen of the Desert, directed by Werner Herzog (Rescue Dawn). Lewis will play Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie, an English war hero in an unhappy marriage who exchanges love letters from 1913-1915 with Gertrude Bell (Kidman), the British...
• Damian Lewis (Homeland) is close to a deal to star alongside Nicole Kidman in Queen of the Desert, directed by Werner Herzog (Rescue Dawn). Lewis will play Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie, an English war hero in an unhappy marriage who exchanges love letters from 1913-1915 with Gertrude Bell (Kidman), the British...
- 10/22/2013
- by Pamela Gocobachi
- EW - Inside Movies
• Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours), Guy Pearce (Prometheus) and Hugo Weaving (The Hobbit) will all star in the Australian thriller Strangerland, about a couple whose two teenage children go missing in the Australian desert. Kim Farrant will direct the film from a script by Fiona Seres and Michael Kinirons. [THR]
• Damian Lewis (Homeland) is close to a deal to star alongside Nicole Kidman in Queen of the Desert, directed by Werner Herzog (Rescue Dawn). Lewis will play Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie, an English war hero in an unhappy marriage who exchanges love letters from 1913-1915 with Gertrude Bell (Kidman), the British...
• Damian Lewis (Homeland) is close to a deal to star alongside Nicole Kidman in Queen of the Desert, directed by Werner Herzog (Rescue Dawn). Lewis will play Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie, an English war hero in an unhappy marriage who exchanges love letters from 1913-1915 with Gertrude Bell (Kidman), the British...
- 10/22/2013
- by Pamela Gocobachi
- EW - Inside Movies
Ellen Page will produce and star opposite Evan Rachel Wood in Into The Forest, based on the adaptation of Jean Hegland’s novel of the same name.
Patricia Rozema will direct from her adapted screenplay about two sisters struggling to survive in a dystopian near-future.
Kelly Bush Novak and Sriram Das will produce alongside Page, while Haroon Saleem is on board as executive producer.
Patricia Rozema will direct from her adapted screenplay about two sisters struggling to survive in a dystopian near-future.
Kelly Bush Novak and Sriram Das will produce alongside Page, while Haroon Saleem is on board as executive producer.
- 10/21/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ellen Page will produce and star opposite Evan Rachel Wood in Into The Forest, based on the adaptation of Jean Hegland’s novel of the same name.
Patricia Rozema will direct from her adapted screenplay about two sisters struggling to survive in a dystopian near-future.
Kelly Bush Novak and Sriram Das will produce alongside Page, while Haroon Saleem is on board as executive producer.
Patricia Rozema will direct from her adapted screenplay about two sisters struggling to survive in a dystopian near-future.
Kelly Bush Novak and Sriram Das will produce alongside Page, while Haroon Saleem is on board as executive producer.
- 10/21/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Right now Ellen Page can be seen in video game form in the title Beyond: Two Souls, but the Juno, X-Men: The Last Stand and The East star will enter another sci-fi realm on film. Das Films has announced that Page will produce and star in Into the Forest, an adaptation of Jean Hegland's novel of the same name. In addition, Evan Rachel Wood will also star in the film set in the near-future, following two teenage sisters (Page and Wood) living alone in their Northern California forest home. The book is described as a tale of "hope and despair set in a frighteningly plausible near-future America." More below! The official synopsis is as follows: "Over 30 miles from the nearest town, and several miles away from their nearest neighbor, Nell and Eva struggle to survive as society begins to decay and collapse around them. No single event precedes society's fall.
- 10/21/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Ja from Mnpp here. We all know what happened the last time a girl named Nell wandered into the woods - no good can come from it! I kid, I kid - I know there are vehement Nell defenders out there, and I've no doubt you're all up in this actressexual's haven, so I'll step off.
I only use that Jodie Foster film as a sideways stepping stone to address today's news that Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood have signed up to star in Into the Forest, an adaptation of Jean Hegland's book about a pair of sisters (named Nell, a-ha, and Eva), one a ballet dancer and the other a student (I don't think I'll ever figure out which actress is playing which role!), who are forced into survival mode together when society comes crashing down around them in the not distant future. Have any of you read the book?...
I only use that Jodie Foster film as a sideways stepping stone to address today's news that Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood have signed up to star in Into the Forest, an adaptation of Jean Hegland's book about a pair of sisters (named Nell, a-ha, and Eva), one a ballet dancer and the other a student (I don't think I'll ever figure out which actress is playing which role!), who are forced into survival mode together when society comes crashing down around them in the not distant future. Have any of you read the book?...
- 10/21/2013
- by JA
- FilmExperience
Ellen Page is set to produce and star opposite Evan Rachel Wood in a film adaptation of Jean Hegland's novel "Into the Forest." Fellow-Canadian Patricia Rozema ("Grey Gardens," "Mansfield Park") is helming from her adapted screenplay. "Into the Forest" centers on two sisters struggling to survive following the collapse of society in the not-too-distant future. Page, who tweets at @EllenPage, recently starred in Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij's "The East" as an eco-terrorist; she has "X-Men: Days of Future Past" in the pipeline, as well as being attached to Fox's "Queen and Country," adapted from the Greg Rucka comic book series. Wood has "Charlie Countryman" coming up (trailer here), where she stars opposite Shia Labeouf in a Euro-set thriller.
- 10/21/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
It’s been ten months since we first reported that Ellen Page was attached to star in an indie adaptation of Jean Hegland‘s sci-fi novel “Into The Forest“, and today Variety updates with news that the Canadian actress is still attached – and Evan Rachel Wood has joined her as her sister. The story centers on [...]
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- 10/21/2013
- by Rebecca Lewis
- UpandComers
You may have forgotten, but way back at the beginning of the year, Ellen Page attached herself to the apocalyptic "Into The Forest," based on the novel by Jean Hegland. At the time, there were no directors, screenwriters, producers or other info available, but just like that, this project is filling out quite nicely. Evan Rachel Wood will now co-star with Page in the movie about two sisters (Page and Wood) struggling to survive after the collapse of society in the not too distant future. Getting behind the camera is Patricia Rozema ("Mansfield Park," "When Night Is Falling"), who has also adapted the screenplay, though no word yet on when production will kick off. Page is also taking a producer role as well, in what is shaping to be a pretty intriguing little indie effort. You can next see Wood in "The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman" and Page in "X-Men: Days Of Future Past.
- 10/21/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood will play sisters in the film Into the Forest, an adaptation of Jean Hegland's novel of the same name. Patricia Rozema will direct the pic, which follows two sisters as they struggle to survive after the collapse of society in a not-too-distant future. Page is also producing, along with Kelly Bush Novak and Sriram Das. Haroon (Boon) Saleem will executive produce, with Kristina Sorensen as associate producer. Photos: 33 Power Canadians in Hollywood Page, who recently wrapped shooting X-Men: Days of Future Past, was recently attached to Fox’s Queen and Country. She's repped
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- 10/21/2013
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page and Emmy/Golden Globe nominee Evan Rachel Wood are set to star in the indie movie “Into the Forest,” which Patricia Rozema (“Grey Gardens”) will direct and adapt from Jean Hegland’s novel of the same name. Page and Wood will play sisters who struggle to survive after the collapse of society in the not-too-distant future. Also Read: Ellen Page to Make Directorial Debut with Anna Faris in the Lead Page will produce with Kelly Bush Novak and Sriram Das. Haroon ‘Boon’ Saleem will executive produce, while Kristina Sorensen will serve as as associate producer. Page recently wrapped “X-Men: Days of.
- 10/21/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Ellen Page ("X-Men: Days of Future Past") and Evan Rachel Wood ("The Wrestler") have joined the cast of Patricia Rozema's "Into the Forest".
Based on Jean Hegland's novel, the story follows two sisters struggling to survive after the collapse of society in the near future.
Rozema ("Grey Gardens") also adapted the script. Page, Kelly Bush Novak and Sriram Das are set to produce.
Source: Variety...
Based on Jean Hegland's novel, the story follows two sisters struggling to survive after the collapse of society in the near future.
Rozema ("Grey Gardens") also adapted the script. Page, Kelly Bush Novak and Sriram Das are set to produce.
Source: Variety...
- 10/21/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Ellen Page ( The East , Juno , X-Men ) is set to produce and star opposite Evan Rachel Wood ( Mildred Pierce , Thirteen ) in the film adaptation of Jean Hegland's novel of the same name, Into the Forest . Patricia Rozema ( Grey Gardens , Mansfield Park ) will direct the feature film from her adapted screenplay. Into the Forest recounts the story of two sisters (Page and Wood) struggling to survive after the collapse of society in the not too distant future. In addition to Ellen Page, Kelly Bush Novak and Sriram Das are set to produce. Haroon (Boon) Saleem will serve as executive producer and Kristina Sorensen as associate producer.
- 10/21/2013
- Comingsoon.net
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