Stars: Scott Adkins, Waleed Elgadi, Tom Berenger, Meena Rayann, Michael Jai White, Aaron Toney | Written by Jamie Russell | Directed by James Nunn
Not only is One More Shot filmed with the illusion of being one long take like its predecessor 2021’s One Shot, it does something more important. It reunites director James Nunn and writer Jamie Russell with the previous film’s leads, Scott Adkins as Navy Seal Jake Harris and Waleed Elgadi as terrorist Amin Mansur.
Following the events of the first film, Harris is escorting Mansur back to the US where they plan to get him to reveal the whereabouts of a dirty bomb set to explode during the State of the Union Address, which the President, of course, refuses to postpone. For leverage, CIA Agent Marshall has brought Mansur’s pregnant wife Niesha to meet his plane. But they’re not the only ones there to meet the flight.
Not only is One More Shot filmed with the illusion of being one long take like its predecessor 2021’s One Shot, it does something more important. It reunites director James Nunn and writer Jamie Russell with the previous film’s leads, Scott Adkins as Navy Seal Jake Harris and Waleed Elgadi as terrorist Amin Mansur.
Following the events of the first film, Harris is escorting Mansur back to the US where they plan to get him to reveal the whereabouts of a dirty bomb set to explode during the State of the Union Address, which the President, of course, refuses to postpone. For leverage, CIA Agent Marshall has brought Mansur’s pregnant wife Niesha to meet his plane. But they’re not the only ones there to meet the flight.
- 1/15/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Check out this exclusive interview with writer/director James Nunn, who discusses One More Shot, the Scott Adkins starring sequel to 2021’s One Shot.
Following the attack on the black site in Poland, Navy Seal Jake Harris is ordered to escort terrorist suspect Amin Mansur to Washington D.C for interrogation.
One More Shot, which stars Scott Adkins alongside Michael Jai White, Alexis Knapp, and Tom Berenger, is out now on Sky Cinema.
Following the attack on the black site in Poland, Navy Seal Jake Harris is ordered to escort terrorist suspect Amin Mansur to Washington D.C for interrogation.
One More Shot, which stars Scott Adkins alongside Michael Jai White, Alexis Knapp, and Tom Berenger, is out now on Sky Cinema.
- 1/12/2024
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
To celebrate the home entertainment release of the nail-biting terrifying thriller Shark Bait, we have a copy of the DVD up for grabs courtesy of Altitude!
Shark Bait is being released on DVD, on altitude.film and other digital platforms from 6th June.
This edge-of-your-seat nerve-shredder, from the producers of 47 Metres Down, Attack The Block and Boss Level, sees a group of spring-breakers being terrorised by a fearsome predator off the coast of Mexico. Director James Nunn delivers an adrenaline rush of a film packed with seriously intense set pieces, with a taut, twisting script from Nick Saltrese (who wrote the acclaimed and award-winning prison boxing film A Prayer Before Dawn). We dare you to watch it with your toes on the floor!
The fantastic cast includes Holly Earl (from the TV series Humans), Catherine Hannay (Doctors), and Malachi Pullar-Latchman (soon to be seen as D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers), who discover,...
Shark Bait is being released on DVD, on altitude.film and other digital platforms from 6th June.
This edge-of-your-seat nerve-shredder, from the producers of 47 Metres Down, Attack The Block and Boss Level, sees a group of spring-breakers being terrorised by a fearsome predator off the coast of Mexico. Director James Nunn delivers an adrenaline rush of a film packed with seriously intense set pieces, with a taut, twisting script from Nick Saltrese (who wrote the acclaimed and award-winning prison boxing film A Prayer Before Dawn). We dare you to watch it with your toes on the floor!
The fantastic cast includes Holly Earl (from the TV series Humans), Catherine Hannay (Doctors), and Malachi Pullar-Latchman (soon to be seen as D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers), who discover,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Mimicking the infamous Jaws poster, complete with Megalodon-sized shark about to chomp on an unsuspecting female swimmer, poster artwork for director James Nunn’s Jetski – renamed Shark Bait – offers up exactly as it says in its new title, complete with Noughties-style effects. Fans of shark thrillers will be pleasantly entertained by it, but do not expect anything more innovative to reinvigorate the genre, first born out of Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1976 film.
A bunch of carefree teens – Nat (Holly Earl), Tom (Jack Trueman), Milly (Catherine Hannay), Tyler (Malachi Pullar-Latchman) and Greg (Thomas Flynn) – are on their spring break weekend at a unidentified Spanish-speaking location. After a night of drinking and partying they continue their fun by jumping on two parked jetskis in the early hours, long before opening time and with none of the seaside residents up and around to witness their hedonistic act.
Far out to sea, they decide...
A bunch of carefree teens – Nat (Holly Earl), Tom (Jack Trueman), Milly (Catherine Hannay), Tyler (Malachi Pullar-Latchman) and Greg (Thomas Flynn) – are on their spring break weekend at a unidentified Spanish-speaking location. After a night of drinking and partying they continue their fun by jumping on two parked jetskis in the early hours, long before opening time and with none of the seaside residents up and around to witness their hedonistic act.
Far out to sea, they decide...
- 5/30/2022
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The latest shark horror film Shark Bait had its initial release last May 13, 2022. The movie follows a group of friends spending a fun weekend together who then decides to have a race to the sea using stolen jet skis. They end up in a collision that leaves one of their friends badly injured. Stuck in the middle of the sea, they face sharks lurking beneath the waters and must find a way to survive and find their way home to safety. The film is directed by James Nunn with a screenplay by Nick Saltrese and stars Holly Earl,
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- 5/23/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
Stars: Dominic Sherwood, Jacky Lai, McKinley Belcher III, Kai Luke Brummer, Eddie Ramos, Mampho Brescia, Soyama Mbashe, Tamer Burjaq, Nathan Castle, Rizelle Januk, Anton David Jeftha | Written by Michael D. Weiss | Directed by John Pogue
Talk about reviving a franchise from the grave! Twenty-six years (26!) after Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1996 action film Eraser comes a franchise reboot featuring none of the original cast and with two veterans of franchise reboots and Dtv sequels at the helm, director John Pogue and writer Michael D. Weiss. Yet whilst both filmmakers have experience in reboots and sequels they also have some other fantastic movies under their belts – Pogue wrote all Three of The Skulls movies (the second being a personal favourite) and Weiss penned some classic Dtv movies that went on to be staples of the early days of budget DVDs – Octopus and it’s sequel, Crocodile and US Seals 2… Yes, Eraser: Reborn has quite the pedigree.
Talk about reviving a franchise from the grave! Twenty-six years (26!) after Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1996 action film Eraser comes a franchise reboot featuring none of the original cast and with two veterans of franchise reboots and Dtv sequels at the helm, director John Pogue and writer Michael D. Weiss. Yet whilst both filmmakers have experience in reboots and sequels they also have some other fantastic movies under their belts – Pogue wrote all Three of The Skulls movies (the second being a personal favourite) and Weiss penned some classic Dtv movies that went on to be staples of the early days of budget DVDs – Octopus and it’s sequel, Crocodile and US Seals 2… Yes, Eraser: Reborn has quite the pedigree.
- 5/19/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Thomas Flynn, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Catherine Hannay | Written by Nick Saltrese | Directed by James Nunn
Shark movies. What to say about the genre? Well, one thing you can say is that genre films featuring sharks terrorising humans are certainly prolific in their production, it feels like every month we get another shark movie of some kind. However, at this rate, there’s not many stories left to tell about shark versus man so filmmakers need the extra special something to make their movie stand out… So what does Shark Bait offer?
Well for a start it comes from director James Nunn, the British filmmaker behind a slew of great low-budget action movies over the years. He originally exploded on the scene with 2012’s Tower Block, before helming the likes of Green Street 3, Eliminators and One Shot, all starring Scott Adkins; as well as lensing The Marine...
Shark movies. What to say about the genre? Well, one thing you can say is that genre films featuring sharks terrorising humans are certainly prolific in their production, it feels like every month we get another shark movie of some kind. However, at this rate, there’s not many stories left to tell about shark versus man so filmmakers need the extra special something to make their movie stand out… So what does Shark Bait offer?
Well for a start it comes from director James Nunn, the British filmmaker behind a slew of great low-budget action movies over the years. He originally exploded on the scene with 2012’s Tower Block, before helming the likes of Green Street 3, Eliminators and One Shot, all starring Scott Adkins; as well as lensing The Marine...
- 5/18/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Shark Bait
Five young people, two illicitly borrowed jetskis, one hungry predator. James Nunn’s ocean-set thriller Shark Bait is in US cinemas now, making the water feel distinctly unsafe, and on the day of its release I had the opportunity to chat to the director about the challenges he faced on a truly gruelling shoot. It’s a film which opens with a handsomely designed tracking shot across a dark and shadowy reef, the camera then pulling up to a beach where there is fire and music and young people dancing. It’s a nice nod to the opening of Jaws, I put it to him.
“You got me!” he laughs. “Yes, I suppose it was actually. I wanted to do something unique for the opening, and something that felt like it set the tone for the movie, but also felt bigger than the sum of the parts, because we were operating.
Five young people, two illicitly borrowed jetskis, one hungry predator. James Nunn’s ocean-set thriller Shark Bait is in US cinemas now, making the water feel distinctly unsafe, and on the day of its release I had the opportunity to chat to the director about the challenges he faced on a truly gruelling shoot. It’s a film which opens with a handsomely designed tracking shot across a dark and shadowy reef, the camera then pulling up to a beach where there is fire and music and young people dancing. It’s a nice nod to the opening of Jaws, I put it to him.
“You got me!” he laughs. “Yes, I suppose it was actually. I wanted to do something unique for the opening, and something that felt like it set the tone for the movie, but also felt bigger than the sum of the parts, because we were operating.
- 5/15/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
James Nunn‘s Shark Bait earns its praise only by comparison in today’s grim state of contemporary fin flicks. Anyone could record more thrilling aquatic horrors than 2021’s Great White or 2022’s The Requin with a handheld camera, a kiddie pool, and a Street Sharks puppet. Not since 2020’s Deep Blue Sea 3 has shark cinema […]
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- 5/13/2022
- by Matt Donato
- bloody-disgusting.com
It opens with a camera creeping across a reef as the credits roll. No bright colours here, just darkness and a sense that something dangerous might be lurking nearby. Then up and out of the water, onto a beach where fires are burning and young people are laughing and sharing music. It’s a tribute to Jaws by someone who has actually paid attention, and it’s the only moment of homage in a film which is otherwise determined to stand on its own two feet. Despite the limited framework which a serious approach to the genre affords, writer Nick Saltrese and director James Nunn set out to tell a fresh story.
Any fresh shark story needs fresh meat. In this case it’s a group of young people enjoying their last spring break before graduation. There’s Nat, whose small size and natural wariness make her...
Any fresh shark story needs fresh meat. In this case it’s a group of young people enjoying their last spring break before graduation. There’s Nat, whose small size and natural wariness make her...
- 5/12/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Exclusive: Principal photography has wrapped on the female-driven survival thriller No Way Up, with Colm Meaney (Gangs of London) taking over the role originally to have been played by Kelsey Grammer, who departed the production due to scheduling conflicts. The Irish actor stars alongside BAFTA Award winner Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey), James Carroll Jordan (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), Sophie McIntosh (Brave New World), Will Attenborough (Dunkirk), Jeremias Amoore (Zero Chill), Manuel Pacific (Terminator: Dark Fate) and Grace Nettle (War of the Worlds).
In the film from director Claudio Fäh (Northmen – A Viking Saga), an airliner crashes into the Pacific Ocean and comes to rest perilously close to the edge of a deep ravine, leaving the surviving passengers and crew trapped in an air pocket. With their air supply rapidly running out, a nightmare fight for survival ensues as dangers from all sides hone-in on them. (Check out the first two...
In the film from director Claudio Fäh (Northmen – A Viking Saga), an airliner crashes into the Pacific Ocean and comes to rest perilously close to the edge of a deep ravine, leaving the surviving passengers and crew trapped in an air pocket. With their air supply rapidly running out, a nightmare fight for survival ensues as dangers from all sides hone-in on them. (Check out the first two...
- 5/5/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A brand new shark attack horror movie titled Shark Bait (formerly titled Jetski) is swimming our way ahead of Summer 2022, coming to theaters and Digital on May 13, 2022. Watch the trailer below, which goes heavy on the shark attack mayhem. In the film directed by James Nunn (Tower Block), “A group of spring breakers are enjoying the […]
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- 5/2/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Shark Bait: "A group of spring breakers are enjoying the trip of a lifetime on the sandy beaches of Mexico. As the sun rises after a night of partying, they steal a couple of jet skis and race out to sea. But bravado and bad decisions lead to a terrifying accident. Stranded miles from shore, the true horror begins when the group realizes they've drifted into shark-infested waters. With no way back and one friend badly bleeding, the group must quickly figure out how to survive the predator lurking in the waters below."
Directed by: James Nunn
Written by: Nick Saltrese
Starring: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Thomas Flynn
In Theaters and Available on Digital and On Demand May 13, 2022
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Night Caller: "Following a successful run on the genre festival circuit, 123 Go Films has announced the North American VOD premiere of Chad Ferrin's Night Caller.
Directed by: James Nunn
Written by: Nick Saltrese
Starring: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Thomas Flynn
In Theaters and Available on Digital and On Demand May 13, 2022
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Night Caller: "Following a successful run on the genre festival circuit, 123 Go Films has announced the North American VOD premiere of Chad Ferrin's Night Caller.
- 5/2/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
A brand new shark attack horror movie titled Shark Bait (formerly titled Jetski) is coming soon, and Altitude Film Sales has taken to Twitter this week to share the Shark Bait trailer. Watch the trailer below, which goes heavy on the shark attack mayhem. Directed by James Nunn (Tower Block), “The film follows a group of spring-breakers […]
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- 4/1/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Screen Media has acquired North American rights to the horror film The Accursed, from director Kevin Lewis (Willy’s Wonderland), which stars Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Sarah Grey (Power Rangers), Meg Foster (They Live) and Alexis Knapp (Pitch Perfect). The Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company has slated the title, which is currently in post-production, for a theatrical day-and-date release this fall.
The Accursed follows a young woman who is forced to return home following the death of her mother. Consumed by guilt and desperate to escape the haunting visions playing out in her head, she takes a temporary caregiver position for a comatose, old lady living alone in the woods. It does not take long before she realizes that not all is as it seems, and that the old lady harbors a demonic secret; an evil secret that the old lady’s daughter is intent on passing on.
The Accursed follows a young woman who is forced to return home following the death of her mother. Consumed by guilt and desperate to escape the haunting visions playing out in her head, she takes a temporary caregiver position for a comatose, old lady living alone in the woods. It does not take long before she realizes that not all is as it seems, and that the old lady harbors a demonic secret; an evil secret that the old lady’s daughter is intent on passing on.
- 2/10/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In 1948, making a film of the stage play Rope, Alfred Hitchcock decided to try to make it appear as though the action took place in a single take. At that time, the technology didn’t exist to allow him to actually achieve this and so every ten minutes the viewer will notice a zoom on a static object, something that will allow Hitchcock to dissolve and link to the next ten minute take.
In almost 75 years, technology has advanced much further. Today, cameras allow for shooting entire features in a single take and editing has advanced to a point that transitions needn’t be the slow, awkward moments seen in Rope, meaning that films like Birdman and 1917, while shot in multiple takes over many days, can appear to be a single shot.
One Shot is a real time action film that finds Jake (Scott Adkins) and his Navy Seal team...
In almost 75 years, technology has advanced much further. Today, cameras allow for shooting entire features in a single take and editing has advanced to a point that transitions needn’t be the slow, awkward moments seen in Rope, meaning that films like Birdman and 1917, while shot in multiple takes over many days, can appear to be a single shot.
One Shot is a real time action film that finds Jake (Scott Adkins) and his Navy Seal team...
- 1/25/2022
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Screen Media has acquired worldwide rights to Family Squares—the comedy formerly titled Shoot the Rooster—from Unbound Media. The indie distributor is planning to unveil the film—starring Ann Dowd (Mass), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Judy Greer (Archer), Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die), Margo Martindale (August: Osage County), Sam Richardson (Veep), Timothy Simons (Veep), June Squibb (Nebraska), Casey Wilson (Saturday Night Live), Scott MacArthur (Halloween Kills), Zoe Chao (Love Life), Jessica Miesel (The Resident), Maclaren Laing (Eastbound & Down) and Henry Winkler (Barry)—in a day-and-date domestic release early next year.
The film from writer-director Stephanie Laing is a love letter to her family, the South and small-town America based on the passing of her mother, which was for the most part shot remotely during quarantine, with Laing directing actors via video conference. It centers on the members of the divided Worth family,...
The film from writer-director Stephanie Laing is a love letter to her family, the South and small-town America based on the passing of her mother, which was for the most part shot remotely during quarantine, with Laing directing actors via video conference. It centers on the members of the divided Worth family,...
- 12/14/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s Kev with a video review of the latest Scott Adkins film One Shot, which comes from director James Nunn (The Marine 5: Battleground & The Marine 6: Close Quarters).
An elite squad of Navy Seal’s, on a covert mission to transport a prisoner off a CIA black site island prison, are trapped when insurgents attack while trying to rescue the same prisoner.
Directed by James Nunn, One Shot stars Scott Adkins, Ashley Greene, and Ryan Phillippe. Check out our written review right here.
An elite squad of Navy Seal’s, on a covert mission to transport a prisoner off a CIA black site island prison, are trapped when insurgents attack while trying to rescue the same prisoner.
Directed by James Nunn, One Shot stars Scott Adkins, Ashley Greene, and Ryan Phillippe. Check out our written review right here.
- 12/10/2021
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Stars: Scott Adkins, Ashley Greene, Waleed Elgadi, Ryan Phillippe, Emmanuel Imani, Dino Kelly, Jack Parr, Jess Liaudin, Lee Charles | Written by Jamie Russell | Directed by James Nunn
One Shot is both the title of the new Scott Adkins film, it’s also the film’s gimmick and reason for being made in the first place. Director James Nunn, working from a script by Jamie Russell, has given us a feature-length action film shot in one continuous take.
Needless to say, One Shot keeps the plotting to a minimum. CIA operative Zoe Anderson has been assigned to bring terrorist Amin Mansur (Waleed Elgadi; Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar) from a Black Site to the US for questioning. The base’s commander Jack Yorke doesn’t think that’s a good idea and is refusing to release him.
Lt. Jake Harris (Scott Adkins) and his team, Whit (Emmanuel Imani; Hold the...
One Shot is both the title of the new Scott Adkins film, it’s also the film’s gimmick and reason for being made in the first place. Director James Nunn, working from a script by Jamie Russell, has given us a feature-length action film shot in one continuous take.
Needless to say, One Shot keeps the plotting to a minimum. CIA operative Zoe Anderson has been assigned to bring terrorist Amin Mansur (Waleed Elgadi; Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar) from a Black Site to the US for questioning. The base’s commander Jack Yorke doesn’t think that’s a good idea and is refusing to release him.
Lt. Jake Harris (Scott Adkins) and his team, Whit (Emmanuel Imani; Hold the...
- 11/9/2021
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
There are plenty of jokes that can be made when describing the premise and creation of James Nunn’s action thriller, “One Shot.” Perhaps a quip about how those behind the scenes had one shot to make a film of this nature and, sadly, completely blew it. But a trite, hack joke doesn’t given enough credit to what the filmmaker and his cast attempt. With the film’s core gimmick being the fact that the entirety of its runtime consists of one long, uninterrupted take, as anyone with a theatre background knows, there’s a high level of skill required to let the cameras roll without edits.
Continue reading ‘One Shot’ Review: James Nunn’s Action Thriller Relies On A Filmmaking Gimmick To Mask A Dull Film at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘One Shot’ Review: James Nunn’s Action Thriller Relies On A Filmmaking Gimmick To Mask A Dull Film at The Playlist.
- 11/5/2021
- by Brian Farvour
- The Playlist
“He is our one shot to fix this thing,” junior CIA analyst Zoe Anderson says during “One Shot,” and somewhere an angel got its wings, the happy result of not only the film’s title being uttered in dialogue, but its very gimmick as well.
Zoe is trying to retrieve information from a detainee on a CIA black site island prison — the only one left, she’s proudly told upon arrival — though she’s remarkably cagey about what she needs and why she needs it handled in Washington, DC. Perhaps she’d have been more forthcoming had she known her visit would coincide with Jihadists after the same man, and more than willing to slaughter anyone who gets in their path. Luckily for her — and for that detainee, Mansur — they luckily happen to have as their guide Navy Seal Lt. Jake Harris, as accomplished a marksman as he is in hand-to-hand combat,...
Zoe is trying to retrieve information from a detainee on a CIA black site island prison — the only one left, she’s proudly told upon arrival — though she’s remarkably cagey about what she needs and why she needs it handled in Washington, DC. Perhaps she’d have been more forthcoming had she known her visit would coincide with Jihadists after the same man, and more than willing to slaughter anyone who gets in their path. Luckily for her — and for that detainee, Mansur — they luckily happen to have as their guide Navy Seal Lt. Jake Harris, as accomplished a marksman as he is in hand-to-hand combat,...
- 11/5/2021
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
There’s a whole lot of ammo going blammo over the course of “One Shot,” an action movie couched as a battle in real time between Navy SEALs and insurgents on a U.S.-controlled, Guantanamo-style island detention facility, presented in what appears to be a single, continuous shot.
Of course, as in other recent films like “Birdman” and “1917,” the “real time” is an illusion created by hard-to-detect editing together of several long, elaborately blocked individual shots — this movie was shot in 20 days, not 90 minutes. Still, director James Nunn’s reunion with star Scott Adkins does effectively use that device to heighten immediacy in an effort that may not transcend their usual B-grade, adrenaline-fueled macho fare, but does bring some welcome novelty to the genre.
Seal Lieutenant Jake Harris (Scott Harris) has been emergency-tasked with flying a CIA representative to an ambiguously located high-security isle whose unwilling guests represent a “United Nations of terror,...
Of course, as in other recent films like “Birdman” and “1917,” the “real time” is an illusion created by hard-to-detect editing together of several long, elaborately blocked individual shots — this movie was shot in 20 days, not 90 minutes. Still, director James Nunn’s reunion with star Scott Adkins does effectively use that device to heighten immediacy in an effort that may not transcend their usual B-grade, adrenaline-fueled macho fare, but does bring some welcome novelty to the genre.
Seal Lieutenant Jake Harris (Scott Harris) has been emergency-tasked with flying a CIA representative to an ambiguously located high-security isle whose unwilling guests represent a “United Nations of terror,...
- 11/5/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Scott Adkins in action in One Shot
If you’re not familiar with the work of actor and stunt performer Scott Adkins, the chances are that you have seen it nonetheless. He’s tremendously prolific, having appeared in everything from Eastenders to Zero Dark Thirty, The Expendables 2, Chinese blockbuster The Wolf Warrior, and Marvel’s Doctor Strange (in which he accidentally punched Benedict Cumberbatch for real). He’s recently been getting more prominent leading roles and is currently starring in One Shot as the leader of a squad of Navy SEALs charged with picking up a valuable detainee from a holding centre – a job which becomes considerably more complicated when the centre is invaded by terrorists. Framed as a single sequence, it’s a full on action spectacular and a real test for Scott, who has to run and fight almost continually for much of the running time.
James Nunn...
If you’re not familiar with the work of actor and stunt performer Scott Adkins, the chances are that you have seen it nonetheless. He’s tremendously prolific, having appeared in everything from Eastenders to Zero Dark Thirty, The Expendables 2, Chinese blockbuster The Wolf Warrior, and Marvel’s Doctor Strange (in which he accidentally punched Benedict Cumberbatch for real). He’s recently been getting more prominent leading roles and is currently starring in One Shot as the leader of a squad of Navy SEALs charged with picking up a valuable detainee from a holding centre – a job which becomes considerably more complicated when the centre is invaded by terrorists. Framed as a single sequence, it’s a full on action spectacular and a real test for Scott, who has to run and fight almost continually for much of the running time.
James Nunn...
- 11/3/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Screen Media has acquired North American rights to James Nunn’s “One Shot,” a thriller about a team of trapped Navy SEALs that unfolds in real time.
The movie features martial arts star Scott Adkins, who previously worked with Nunn on “Eliminators,” “Tower Block,” and “Green Street 3.” The cast also includes Ashley Greene Khoury of The Twilight Saga fame and “Shooter” and “Cruel Intentions” star Ryan Phillippe. Screen Media will release the film theatrically and on video on-demand in late fall.
“I am delighted ‘One Shot’ has found such a tremendous home in Screen Media for its North American release,” said producer Marc Goldberg. “I know the Screen Media team will do a fantastic job with its release; the film is a nonstop action, thrill-a-second ride and will delight audiences in the USA.”
“We know audiences are going to be blown away by the action that James and his cast and crew have captured here.
The movie features martial arts star Scott Adkins, who previously worked with Nunn on “Eliminators,” “Tower Block,” and “Green Street 3.” The cast also includes Ashley Greene Khoury of The Twilight Saga fame and “Shooter” and “Cruel Intentions” star Ryan Phillippe. Screen Media will release the film theatrically and on video on-demand in late fall.
“I am delighted ‘One Shot’ has found such a tremendous home in Screen Media for its North American release,” said producer Marc Goldberg. “I know the Screen Media team will do a fantastic job with its release; the film is a nonstop action, thrill-a-second ride and will delight audiences in the USA.”
“We know audiences are going to be blown away by the action that James and his cast and crew have captured here.
- 8/3/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Altitude Film Sales has boarded high concept survival thriller “The Wreck” and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming Cannes virtual market.
Based on a screenplay by Nick Saltrese, the film will follow a group of old college friends who reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks.
The film will be directed by Liam O’Donnell, who began his career working with Hydraulx VFX on projects including Fox’s “Alien vs. Predator: Requiem” (2007), Marvel’s “Iron Man 2” (2009) and Relativity/Universal’s “Skyline” (2010), which he produced and co-wrote. In 2017, O’Donnell wrote his directorial debut, “Beyond Skyline,” starring Frank Grillo, Bojana Novakovic and Iko Uwais. Recently, O’Donnell wrote and directed the trilogy capper “Skylines,” starring Lindsey Morgan, Rhona Mitra and Alexander Siddig.
Principal photography will...
Based on a screenplay by Nick Saltrese, the film will follow a group of old college friends who reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks.
The film will be directed by Liam O’Donnell, who began his career working with Hydraulx VFX on projects including Fox’s “Alien vs. Predator: Requiem” (2007), Marvel’s “Iron Man 2” (2009) and Relativity/Universal’s “Skyline” (2010), which he produced and co-wrote. In 2017, O’Donnell wrote his directorial debut, “Beyond Skyline,” starring Frank Grillo, Bojana Novakovic and Iko Uwais. Recently, O’Donnell wrote and directed the trilogy capper “Skylines,” starring Lindsey Morgan, Rhona Mitra and Alexander Siddig.
Principal photography will...
- 6/11/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Haley Bennett, Sam Riley and Marisa Abela are starring in “She Is Love,” a new romance from Jamie Adams. The film is made in an improvisational style, one that Adams deployed on previous pictures such as “Black Mountain Poets” and “Love Spreads.” It wrapped principal photography this week in Cornwall, U.K., but had never been formally announced.
Here’s the logline: “Coming face-to-face after being estranged for over a decade, divorced couple, Idris and Patricia, opt to revisit the past and traverse that treacherous path together, emerging open to new beginnings.”
“We have this word in Welsh; ‘Hiraeth,’ it roughly means a ‘longing for home.’ Shooting ‘She Is Love’ felt like coming home,” Adams said. “Very rarely have I left a shoot feeling Hiraeth, feeling longing, to be back on that set, continuing to explore scenes. But when you have a lead cast including the exceptional creativity of Haley Bennett,...
Here’s the logline: “Coming face-to-face after being estranged for over a decade, divorced couple, Idris and Patricia, opt to revisit the past and traverse that treacherous path together, emerging open to new beginnings.”
“We have this word in Welsh; ‘Hiraeth,’ it roughly means a ‘longing for home.’ Shooting ‘She Is Love’ felt like coming home,” Adams said. “Very rarely have I left a shoot feeling Hiraeth, feeling longing, to be back on that set, continuing to explore scenes. But when you have a lead cast including the exceptional creativity of Haley Bennett,...
- 4/22/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
When the cameras again began to roll this summer on Universal’s “Jurassic World: Dominion,” one of the first major Hollywood studio films to resume production since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the restart was a boon for the island nation of Malta, where a second unit crew for the $200 million blockbuster filmed in August.
Despite a spring shutdown for the local production sector, Simon Sansone, head of the Malta Producers’ Assn., estimates that roughly nine international film and television shoots will have lensed in the small Mediterranean nation by year’s end. “Having that number of productions is a very good sign,” he says. “We’re almost at full capacity.”
Last year Malta raised its cash rebate from 27% to 40%, making it among the most competitive in Europe. The country boasts one of the world’s largest water tanks and offers a range of historical settings that have been...
Despite a spring shutdown for the local production sector, Simon Sansone, head of the Malta Producers’ Assn., estimates that roughly nine international film and television shoots will have lensed in the small Mediterranean nation by year’s end. “Having that number of productions is a very good sign,” he says. “We’re almost at full capacity.”
Last year Malta raised its cash rebate from 27% to 40%, making it among the most competitive in Europe. The country boasts one of the world’s largest water tanks and offers a range of historical settings that have been...
- 12/9/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Production is underway in Malta on survival thriller “Jetski,” which is being shopped globally by Altitude Film Sales.
Directed by James Nunn, best known for British thriller “Tower Block” (2012) and actioner “Eliminators” (2016), the film follows a group of spring-breakers enjoying a weekend in Mexico. After a big night of partying on the beach until dawn, the friends steal a couple of jetskis and take them out to sea, but end up in a horrific head-on collision.
After one of the jetskis sinks, the group finds itself stranded two miles from land on one remaining, broken-down jetski, and struggling with a badly injured friend. With no clear way home and predators circling in the choppy waters below, the true horror begins.
The film, which is written by Nick Saltrese (“A Prayer Before Dawn”), will be shopped to buyers at the American Film Market, which runs virtually from Nov. 9-13. Originally set...
Directed by James Nunn, best known for British thriller “Tower Block” (2012) and actioner “Eliminators” (2016), the film follows a group of spring-breakers enjoying a weekend in Mexico. After a big night of partying on the beach until dawn, the friends steal a couple of jetskis and take them out to sea, but end up in a horrific head-on collision.
After one of the jetskis sinks, the group finds itself stranded two miles from land on one remaining, broken-down jetski, and struggling with a badly injured friend. With no clear way home and predators circling in the choppy waters below, the true horror begins.
The film, which is written by Nick Saltrese (“A Prayer Before Dawn”), will be shopped to buyers at the American Film Market, which runs virtually from Nov. 9-13. Originally set...
- 10/27/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The film will shoot in early 2020; Altitude’s Afm slate also includes Ya comedy ‘Beards’.
UK sales outfit Altitude Film Sales has taken worldwide rights to Jet Ski, a high-concept survival thriller in the vein of 47 Meters Down, and will introduce the project to buyers at Afm.
The film is directed by James Nunn, whose credits include co-director on 2012 UK thriller Tower Block and second-unit director on 47 Meters Down, while the script is by Nick Saltrese (A Prayer Before Dawn). The producer is Andrew Prendergast for Vitality Visual Effects UK, whose recent credits include The Courier starring Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman.
UK sales outfit Altitude Film Sales has taken worldwide rights to Jet Ski, a high-concept survival thriller in the vein of 47 Meters Down, and will introduce the project to buyers at Afm.
The film is directed by James Nunn, whose credits include co-director on 2012 UK thriller Tower Block and second-unit director on 47 Meters Down, while the script is by Nick Saltrese (A Prayer Before Dawn). The producer is Andrew Prendergast for Vitality Visual Effects UK, whose recent credits include The Courier starring Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman.
- 11/4/2019
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin, Shawn Michaels, Becky Lynch, Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Terence Maynard, Tim Woodward, Martyn Ford, Anna Demetriou, Michael Higgs, Daniel Adegboyega, Alec Newman, Hester Ruoff | Written by Craig Walendziak | Directed by James Nunn
WWE superstar The Miz and director James Nunn re-team for the sixth entry in the Marine franchise, filmed right here in the UK (though you’d be hard-pressed to tell thanks to some impressive set design), The Marine 6: Close Quarters.
This time round The Miz’s titular character, Jake Carter, teams with another WWE superstar, Shawn Michaels, who also plays a former Marine and Carter’s former Co, Luke Trapper. Stumbling across a terrorist plot (as one does) in a disused Oregon Brewery-turned squatters apartment block, the pair join forces to rescue a kidnapped girl (Louisa Connolly-Burnham) from a gang of international criminals, led by Maddy Hayes (Becky Lynch).
Full disclosure: I’m a...
WWE superstar The Miz and director James Nunn re-team for the sixth entry in the Marine franchise, filmed right here in the UK (though you’d be hard-pressed to tell thanks to some impressive set design), The Marine 6: Close Quarters.
This time round The Miz’s titular character, Jake Carter, teams with another WWE superstar, Shawn Michaels, who also plays a former Marine and Carter’s former Co, Luke Trapper. Stumbling across a terrorist plot (as one does) in a disused Oregon Brewery-turned squatters apartment block, the pair join forces to rescue a kidnapped girl (Louisa Connolly-Burnham) from a gang of international criminals, led by Maddy Hayes (Becky Lynch).
Full disclosure: I’m a...
- 11/29/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
- 7/30/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
2017 has been, at least for me, a fantastic year for movies. There has been some great films in the cinema, on DVD and VOD and the film festivals we’ve covered have been jam-packed with quality movies. Which makes it Very hard to narrow down a list of the Top 10 of the year! Even moreso when it comes to Dtv releases…
So, with that being said, I’ve decided that this year I’d split my picks into two distinct lists – the ten best films I saw in cinemas, be it at the local multiplex or at film festivals; and the ten best direct-to-market titles of the year, be they DVD or VOD.
This list takes in All the direct to DVD, VOD premieres, etc., that never made it to cinemas, so many in fact (32 in the shortlist!) that there’s enough honorable mentions to do multiple top tens and...
So, with that being said, I’ve decided that this year I’d split my picks into two distinct lists – the ten best films I saw in cinemas, be it at the local multiplex or at film festivals; and the ten best direct-to-market titles of the year, be they DVD or VOD.
This list takes in All the direct to DVD, VOD premieres, etc., that never made it to cinemas, so many in fact (32 in the shortlist!) that there’s enough honorable mentions to do multiple top tens and...
- 1/2/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
WWE Studios and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions have announced that the two studios will partner again to release the latest film in the long-running WWE superstar-led The Marine franchise, The Marine 6: Close Quarters - which will once again star The Miz as Marine Jake Carter, this time teaming up with bad-ass wrestler and former Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels(!)
Set to begin production on Monday November 27th in London, the film is written by Craig Walendziak (Contracted: Phase II) and directed by James Nunn – who helmed the previous film in the series along with the awesome Scott Adkins actioner Eliminators, Green Street 3: Never Back Down (which also starred Adkins) and the critically acclaimed horror/thriller Tower Block. All of which make Nunn four-for-four when it comes to superb genre flicks… Add Becky Lynch to that equation – in whatever role she is...
Set to begin production on Monday November 27th in London, the film is written by Craig Walendziak (Contracted: Phase II) and directed by James Nunn – who helmed the previous film in the series along with the awesome Scott Adkins actioner Eliminators, Green Street 3: Never Back Down (which also starred Adkins) and the critically acclaimed horror/thriller Tower Block. All of which make Nunn four-for-four when it comes to superb genre flicks… Add Becky Lynch to that equation – in whatever role she is...
- 11/23/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
More WWE Superstars than ever before come together for the non-stop action adventure, The Marine 5: Battleground, debuting on digital March 28 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD April 25 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and WWE Studios. The fifth installment of the Marine franchise stars WWE Superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin as Jake Carter, a marine who is now back stateside working as an Emt. After responding to a distress call, he must protect a man from a biker gang out for the ultimate revenge. The Marine 5: Battleground also stars WWE Superstars Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas, Maryse, Naomi, and Heath Slater, and actress Anna Van Hooft (Warcraft).
The Marine 5: Battleground comes with two behind-the-scenes featurettes that bring fans to action ground zero. In “Evening the Odds,” fans discover that an amusement park isn’t all fun and games when the cast and Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin walk through how his...
The Marine 5: Battleground comes with two behind-the-scenes featurettes that bring fans to action ground zero. In “Evening the Odds,” fans discover that an amusement park isn’t all fun and games when the cast and Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin walk through how his...
- 4/21/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stars: Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin, Maryse Mizanin, Heath Slater, Naomi, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, Anna Van Hooft, Nathan Mitchell, Sandy Robson, Tony Skinner, Brad Kelly | Written by Scott Wiper, Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry | Directed by James Nunn
Fresh off the success of Scott Adkins action flick Eliminators, British director James Nunn stays with the action for the latest in the WWE Studios-produced Marine franchise, which once again stars WWE Superstar The Miz as former Marine Jake Carter. Although this time round things are a little different as the titular Marine has finally put that life behind him and returned to the Us and civilised society…
Now working as an Emt, Carter (Mike “The Miz” Mizanin) finds himself holed-up in the parking garage of a fairground with his Emt partner and an injured, marked man he’s sworn to save. You see Carter’s ward is responsible forn the death of...
Fresh off the success of Scott Adkins action flick Eliminators, British director James Nunn stays with the action for the latest in the WWE Studios-produced Marine franchise, which once again stars WWE Superstar The Miz as former Marine Jake Carter. Although this time round things are a little different as the titular Marine has finally put that life behind him and returned to the Us and civilised society…
Now working as an Emt, Carter (Mike “The Miz” Mizanin) finds himself holed-up in the parking garage of a fairground with his Emt partner and an injured, marked man he’s sworn to save. You see Carter’s ward is responsible forn the death of...
- 4/6/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Scott Adkins, Lily Ann Stubbs, Wade Barrett, James Cosmo, Daniel Caltagirone, Stephen Marcus, Nick Nevern, Ty Glaser, Sean Cronin, Mark Wingett, Mem Ferda | Written by Nathan Brookes, Bobby Lee Darby | Directed by James Nunn
If there’s ever a phrase that will have me instantly reaching for my wallet it’s “a Scott Adkins film…” Honestly, nine times out of ten I will buy an Adkins film without so much as seeing a trailer. Why? Well because for me, Adkins is keeping the Dtv dream alive, picking up the action hard-man mantle from 90s pioneers like Jeff Speakman, Olivier Gruner, Gary Daniels and in particular Jeff Wincott, one of the only other true action heroes to have the same perfect blend of fighting skills, charisma and acting chops as Adkins.
Eliminators sees Adkins re-team with his Green Street 3 director James Nunn (who also co-directed the fab British thriller Tower Block...
If there’s ever a phrase that will have me instantly reaching for my wallet it’s “a Scott Adkins film…” Honestly, nine times out of ten I will buy an Adkins film without so much as seeing a trailer. Why? Well because for me, Adkins is keeping the Dtv dream alive, picking up the action hard-man mantle from 90s pioneers like Jeff Speakman, Olivier Gruner, Gary Daniels and in particular Jeff Wincott, one of the only other true action heroes to have the same perfect blend of fighting skills, charisma and acting chops as Adkins.
Eliminators sees Adkins re-team with his Green Street 3 director James Nunn (who also co-directed the fab British thriller Tower Block...
- 2/24/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Eliminators – tells the story of a former Us Federal Agent must abandon the witness protection program and come out of hiding when his London home is invaded in error due to a wrong address. When the event ends with multiple homicides, the news triggers those hunting him to send Europe’s most dangerous assassin to kill him. Now on the run with his daughters life in jeopardy, a determined father must get her to safety before the people he’s been hiding from tracks him down. The film sees Director James Nunn (Green street 3: Never Back Down) and its action star Scott Adkins (Close Range) team up once more having [ Read More ]
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- 12/13/2015
- by contributor
- ShockYa
Filming on the Eliminators began in September of this year, in London. The film is a WWE Studios production, starring wrestling superstar Stu Bennett. Actor Mem Ferda (The Devil's Double) also centrally stars, along with Scott Adkins (Close Range); James Nunn has directed this thriller. A preview of the film's upcoming launch is hosted here. In the story, a former Us Federal Agent must come out of a witness protection program. His home has been invaded and on the run, he is hunted by those who still want him dead. Actor Ferda has something to say about the film and his character. Ferda says "I was thrilled to be cast in the role of Giordani, an Italian American arms dealer. It gave me the opportunity to do a Boston American accent, which admittedly was getting a little rusty." Ferda's latest film is now in the post-production phase, with a release date upcoming.
- 12/13/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
UK actor & producer, Mem Ferda, will cameo in Eliminators a new World Wrestling Entertainment crime thriller starring Scott Adkins that tells the story of a former Us Federal Agent who must abandon the witness protection program and come out of hiding when his London home is invaded in error due to a wrong address. When the event ends with multiple homicides, the news triggers those hunting him to send Europe’s most dangerous assassin to kill him. Now on the run with his daughters life in jeopardy, a determined father must get her to safety before the people he’s been hiding from tracks him down.
The film sees Director James Nunn (Green street 3: Never Back Down) and its action star Scott Adkins (Close Range) team up once more having worked on Green Stre [Continued ...]...
The film sees Director James Nunn (Green street 3: Never Back Down) and its action star Scott Adkins (Close Range) team up once more having worked on Green Stre [Continued ...]...
- 12/12/2015
- QuietEarth.us
You love the horror, suspense thriller, action and science fiction films that make up the world of Canadian cult cinema affectionately known as Canuxploitation.
You’ve watched the entire David Cronenberg genre filmography (if not, please do so now as The Brood, Scanners and The Fly are three of the greatest horror films ever made).
You’ve seen Black Christmas and The Changeling and watched a slasher-ific marathon of Prom Night, Terror Train, Happy Birthday to Me and My Bloody Valentine.
You caught up with Cube, the Ginger Snaps series, Splice, Hobo with a Shotgun and WolfCop all while keeping close tabs on the works of Astron-6.
Yet your hunger for Canadian genre film productions and co-productions cannot be satiated.
To aid you in your deeper exploration of the field, following is a chronological look at a number of Canadian genre films that simply don’t get enough attention.
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The Groundstar Conspiracy...
You’ve watched the entire David Cronenberg genre filmography (if not, please do so now as The Brood, Scanners and The Fly are three of the greatest horror films ever made).
You’ve seen Black Christmas and The Changeling and watched a slasher-ific marathon of Prom Night, Terror Train, Happy Birthday to Me and My Bloody Valentine.
You caught up with Cube, the Ginger Snaps series, Splice, Hobo with a Shotgun and WolfCop all while keeping close tabs on the works of Astron-6.
Yet your hunger for Canadian genre film productions and co-productions cannot be satiated.
To aid you in your deeper exploration of the field, following is a chronological look at a number of Canadian genre films that simply don’t get enough attention.
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The Groundstar Conspiracy...
- 4/21/2015
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
WWE Studios has formed an alliance with UK producer-financier Richwater Films to co-produce and co-finance two titles.
The first project will be Eliminators starring Scott Adkins (pictured) and WWE Superstar Bad News Barrett.
James Nunn will commence shooting in late spring in London on the tale of a former Us Federal Agent who comes out of the witness protection programme to protect his daughter from Europe’s most dangerous assassin.
Rampage is in development and centres on an American counterterrorism operative who must work with an English MI5 agent to take out a threat in London. The producers anticipated a production start later this year.
WWE Studios will handle worldwide rights on both titles.
“Having watched WWE programming since the 1991 Royal Rumble and regarding Vince McMahon as the ultimate entrepreneurial pioneer, I am thrilled to be in business with WWE Studios,” said Richwater Films CEO and founder Jonathan Sothcott.
“Michael and his team share my ambition to create...
The first project will be Eliminators starring Scott Adkins (pictured) and WWE Superstar Bad News Barrett.
James Nunn will commence shooting in late spring in London on the tale of a former Us Federal Agent who comes out of the witness protection programme to protect his daughter from Europe’s most dangerous assassin.
Rampage is in development and centres on an American counterterrorism operative who must work with an English MI5 agent to take out a threat in London. The producers anticipated a production start later this year.
WWE Studios will handle worldwide rights on both titles.
“Having watched WWE programming since the 1991 Royal Rumble and regarding Vince McMahon as the ultimate entrepreneurial pioneer, I am thrilled to be in business with WWE Studios,” said Richwater Films CEO and founder Jonathan Sothcott.
“Michael and his team share my ambition to create...
- 4/3/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
With 2012 British Thriller, Tower Block, James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson had hoped to create a nerve-shredding ninety minutes of tension and torment. The tower block in question might be showing signs of decay, but it doesn't hold a candle to James Moran's predictable script. Fortunately, with strong performances and genuine shocks, Nunn and Thompson have crafted an effective British thriller that hits the target more often than not. The last remaining residents of a run-down London tower block find themselves targeted by a deadly sniper, and they soon discover that they're all connected to a brutal murder that took place sometime before. Becky (Sheridan Smith) and the other remaining residents kept quiet, fearing retribution, but panic quickly spreads when all communication to the outside world is severed and the group are picked off by an unknown marksman with a high-tech rifle. The big reveal is telegraphed early on and...
- 2/26/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
With 2012 British Thriller, Tower Block, James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson had hoped to create a nerve-shredding ninety minutes of tension and torment. The tower block in question might be showing signs of decay, but it doesn't hold a candle to James Moran's predictable script. Fortunately, with strong performances and genuine shocks, Nunn and Thompson have crafted an effective British thriller that hits the target more often than not. The last remaining residents of a run-down London tower block find themselves targeted by a deadly sniper, and they soon discover that they're all connected to a brutal murder that took place sometime before. Becky (Sheridan Smith) and the other remaining residents kept quiet, fearing retribution, but panic quickly spreads when all communication to the outside world is severed and the group are picked off by an unknown marksman with a high-tech rifle. The big reveal is telegraphed early on and...
- 2/26/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
Stars: Scott Adkins, Joey Ansah, James Backhouse, Kacey Barnfield, David Cheung, Tony Crookes, Jack Doolan, Billy Cook | Written by Ronnie Thompson | Directed by James Nunn
Let’s be brutally honest, I absolutely detest the “football hooligan” sub-genre of British cinema, a genre which has – for reasons I personally can’t fathom – flourished on DVD here in the UK in recent years.
Now that may sound strange given that I’m more than happy to sit through sleazy, near-the-knuckle horror and exploitation flicks (some of which would turn people’s stomachs) but there’s just something about the genre and seeing grown men beat the living hell out of each other on film in the name of a “sport”, that puts me right off. Especially when that’s the Only selling point of a movie! Which is why you’ve never seen a review of such a film from me – not...
Let’s be brutally honest, I absolutely detest the “football hooligan” sub-genre of British cinema, a genre which has – for reasons I personally can’t fathom – flourished on DVD here in the UK in recent years.
Now that may sound strange given that I’m more than happy to sit through sleazy, near-the-knuckle horror and exploitation flicks (some of which would turn people’s stomachs) but there’s just something about the genre and seeing grown men beat the living hell out of each other on film in the name of a “sport”, that puts me right off. Especially when that’s the Only selling point of a movie! Which is why you’ve never seen a review of such a film from me – not...
- 10/22/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Tower Block (2012) (Blu-ray Review) Directed By: James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson Starring: Sheridan Smith, Jack OConnell, Ralph Brown Rated: R/Region: A/1:85/1080p/Number of disc: 1 Available from Shout! Factory Several months after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival. Something fresh and creative is getting harder and ha…...
- 8/6/2013
- Horrorbid
Finally the official details on Shout! Factory's release of Tower Block have arrived, and we have them for you right here along with a look at the home video artwork. Check out the whole enchilada right now!
From the Press Release
Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil. In a decrepit tower block, a young man runs for his life from two hooded figures. Exhausted, he runs through the corridor, banging on doors and shouting for help – “Please! Somebody help me!” But no one has responded to his cries for help, only the sound of security chains bolting doors, denying him rescue.
Resident Becky Hardman turns off her hall light and nervously peers through the peephole in her door. Terrified, Becky stands in her flat as the sound of a vicious beating rains down on the young man. Becky just can’t let this happen – she rushes out...
From the Press Release
Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil. In a decrepit tower block, a young man runs for his life from two hooded figures. Exhausted, he runs through the corridor, banging on doors and shouting for help – “Please! Somebody help me!” But no one has responded to his cries for help, only the sound of security chains bolting doors, denying him rescue.
Resident Becky Hardman turns off her hall light and nervously peers through the peephole in her door. Terrified, Becky stands in her flat as the sound of a vicious beating rains down on the young man. Becky just can’t let this happen – she rushes out...
- 5/31/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Shout! Factory announced today that it will release the UK thriller Tower Block on DVD and Blu-ray July 2nd.
Written by James Moran (Severance, Cockneys Vs. Zombies) and directed by Ronnie Thompson (Screwed) and James Nunn, the high concept suspense thriller stars Sheridan Smith, Russell Tovey, Jack O’Connell, Ralph Brown and Kane Robinson. A list of bonus material has not been revealed yet.
We caught up to the film at Fantastic Fest last fall - you can read the review here.
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Written by James Moran (Severance, Cockneys Vs. Zombies) and directed by Ronnie Thompson (Screwed) and James Nunn, the high concept suspense thriller stars Sheridan Smith, Russell Tovey, Jack O’Connell, Ralph Brown and Kane Robinson. A list of bonus material has not been revealed yet.
We caught up to the film at Fantastic Fest last fall - you can read the review here.
Read more...
- 5/31/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The Stanley Film Festival, which will host its debut fest at the iconic and legendary Stanley Hotel in Colorado from May 2-5, has announced its official feature film line-up, with the Eli Roth-starring earthquake thriller Aftershock taking center stage as the fest’s closing night film.
Roth will be on hand to accept the Inaugural Visionary Award and take part in a Q&A after the film.
“Since his debut on the film festival scene with Cabin Fever in 2002, Eli Roth has become a leading force in the horror genre. Whether acting, producing, directing or writing – his many talents are what made titles like Hostel and Inglourious Basterds shine,” says Festival Director Jenny Bloom. “His body of work will set the Stanley Film Festival Visionary Award precedent high for years to come.”
The Stanley Film Festival is curated by Programming Director Landon Zakheim and programmer Michael Lerman, who selected films from 13 different countries,...
Roth will be on hand to accept the Inaugural Visionary Award and take part in a Q&A after the film.
“Since his debut on the film festival scene with Cabin Fever in 2002, Eli Roth has become a leading force in the horror genre. Whether acting, producing, directing or writing – his many talents are what made titles like Hostel and Inglourious Basterds shine,” says Festival Director Jenny Bloom. “His body of work will set the Stanley Film Festival Visionary Award precedent high for years to come.”
The Stanley Film Festival is curated by Programming Director Landon Zakheim and programmer Michael Lerman, who selected films from 13 different countries,...
- 4/2/2013
- by Brad McHargue
- DreadCentral.com
Tower Block
Stars: Sheridan Smith, Russell Tovey, Jack O’Connell, Jill Baker | Written by James Moran | Directed by James Nunn, Ronnie Thompson
The tower block, once a symbol of a growing, healthy populace, has become a blot on the landscape of cities across the country with many now bordering on slum-like living… Serenity House is one such tower block.
Following the news that their tower block is scheduled for demolition and awaiting news of their “re-housing”, the top floor residents of Serenity House go about their daily lives unaware of the repercussions of their inaction during the beating and murder of a young man in the halls of the tower block. And repercussions there are, as the tenants of the top floor of Serenity House discover one morning when a sniper starts picking them off one by one! With all the lifts booby-trapped, every entrance and exit obstructed, the mysterious...
Stars: Sheridan Smith, Russell Tovey, Jack O’Connell, Jill Baker | Written by James Moran | Directed by James Nunn, Ronnie Thompson
The tower block, once a symbol of a growing, healthy populace, has become a blot on the landscape of cities across the country with many now bordering on slum-like living… Serenity House is one such tower block.
Following the news that their tower block is scheduled for demolition and awaiting news of their “re-housing”, the top floor residents of Serenity House go about their daily lives unaware of the repercussions of their inaction during the beating and murder of a young man in the halls of the tower block. And repercussions there are, as the tenants of the top floor of Serenity House discover one morning when a sniper starts picking them off one by one! With all the lifts booby-trapped, every entrance and exit obstructed, the mysterious...
- 2/11/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
We’ve been covering Cockneys vs. Zombies quite a bit and readers have been asking when they’ll be able to see it in the Us. Shout! Factory just announced that they have acquired Cockneys vs. Zombies and Tower Block, with plans to release both films next year:
Santa Monica, Calif., Afm – November 1, 2012 – Shout! Factory, a leading multi-platform entertainment company, and Sc Films International have entered into an exclusive multi-picture deal to distribute U.K gore-drenched comedy feature Cockneys Vs. Zombies in both U.S. and Canada, and suspense thriller Tower Block in the U.S. Both features are written by notable cult film and TV scribe James Moran. The announcement was made by Shout! Factory’s founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos; and Simon Crowe, Managing Director, Sc Films International.
Shout! Factory has secured all distribution rights to the films, including theatrical and digital distribution, home entertainment and broadcast for cross-platform releases.
Santa Monica, Calif., Afm – November 1, 2012 – Shout! Factory, a leading multi-platform entertainment company, and Sc Films International have entered into an exclusive multi-picture deal to distribute U.K gore-drenched comedy feature Cockneys Vs. Zombies in both U.S. and Canada, and suspense thriller Tower Block in the U.S. Both features are written by notable cult film and TV scribe James Moran. The announcement was made by Shout! Factory’s founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos; and Simon Crowe, Managing Director, Sc Films International.
Shout! Factory has secured all distribution rights to the films, including theatrical and digital distribution, home entertainment and broadcast for cross-platform releases.
- 11/1/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
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