Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow, Violent Night) is headed into the open waters for an untitled shark attack horror movie, The Insneider exclusively reports this week. That scoop has been confirmed by Variety, with the site also reporting that Phoebe Dynevor (Fair Play) is in talks to star in the upcoming movie.
Adam McKay and Kevin Messick will produce the untitled movie for Sony, with Variety noting that production is expected to take place this coming summer in Australia.
“Plot details are being kept under wraps,” the site also notes.
Wirkola’s project is one of many new shark attack movies in the works, with Lizzy Greene starring in High Tide and Sean Byrne directing Dangerous Animals, to name just a couple.
The prospect of a shark attack movie directed by Tommy Wirkola is particularly exciting, however, as Wirkola’s movies are always wildly entertaining and extremely bloody.
Adam McKay and Kevin Messick will produce the untitled movie for Sony, with Variety noting that production is expected to take place this coming summer in Australia.
“Plot details are being kept under wraps,” the site also notes.
Wirkola’s project is one of many new shark attack movies in the works, with Lizzy Greene starring in High Tide and Sean Byrne directing Dangerous Animals, to name just a couple.
The prospect of a shark attack movie directed by Tommy Wirkola is particularly exciting, however, as Wirkola’s movies are always wildly entertaining and extremely bloody.
- 5/14/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Phoebe Dynevor, star of TV’s Bridgerton, is in talks to star in Violent Night director Tommy Wirkola’s mysterious, untitled shark thriller.
Tommy Wirkola, director of festive action film Violent Night, is currently working on a thriller that involves sharks in some form, and said thriller could end up starring Phoebe Dynevor, previously of Bridgerton and Fair Play fame.
Dynevor is ‘in talks’ to star in Wirkola’s shark-based project according to Deadline, while further details are thinner on the ground than actual sharks. There’s no title to speak of and its plot is said to be “under wraps”; the concrete bit of information is that it’ll be produced by Hyperobject Industries, the production company founded by Adam McKay. It’s previously brought us such entertainments as Succession, The Menu and Don’t Look Up, the latter directed by McKay himself.
Hailing from Norway, Wirkola has built a...
Tommy Wirkola, director of festive action film Violent Night, is currently working on a thriller that involves sharks in some form, and said thriller could end up starring Phoebe Dynevor, previously of Bridgerton and Fair Play fame.
Dynevor is ‘in talks’ to star in Wirkola’s shark-based project according to Deadline, while further details are thinner on the ground than actual sharks. There’s no title to speak of and its plot is said to be “under wraps”; the concrete bit of information is that it’ll be produced by Hyperobject Industries, the production company founded by Adam McKay. It’s previously brought us such entertainments as Succession, The Menu and Don’t Look Up, the latter directed by McKay himself.
Hailing from Norway, Wirkola has built a...
- 5/14/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
Phoebe Dynevor is in talks to star in an untitled shark thriller at Sony Pictures with Tommy Wirkola (“Violent Night”) directing, Variety has confirmed.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, production is set to begin in Australia this summer. Adam McKay and Kevin Messick will produce the shark movie under their Hyperobject Industries banner.
Dynevor is best known for her role as Daphne Bridgerton in the first two seasons of the Netflix series “Bridgerton.” She recently starred opposite Alden Ehrenreich in the 2023 thriller “Fair Play,” which sold to Netflix in a massive $20 million deal following the film’s premiere at Sundance Film Festival.
In late April, Variety exclusively reported that Dynevor and Bella Ramsey star in the new short film “More Flames,” from McKay‘s Yellow Dot Studios and Climate Spring; the short marks the launch of the #FlipTheScript campaign aimed at changing the narrative around the climate crisis.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, production is set to begin in Australia this summer. Adam McKay and Kevin Messick will produce the shark movie under their Hyperobject Industries banner.
Dynevor is best known for her role as Daphne Bridgerton in the first two seasons of the Netflix series “Bridgerton.” She recently starred opposite Alden Ehrenreich in the 2023 thriller “Fair Play,” which sold to Netflix in a massive $20 million deal following the film’s premiere at Sundance Film Festival.
In late April, Variety exclusively reported that Dynevor and Bella Ramsey star in the new short film “More Flames,” from McKay‘s Yellow Dot Studios and Climate Spring; the short marks the launch of the #FlipTheScript campaign aimed at changing the narrative around the climate crisis.
- 5/14/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Bridgerton breakout Phoebe Dynevor is in talks to star in an as-yet-untitled shark thriller that Tommy Wirkola (Violent Night) wrote to direct for Sony Pictures, Deadline can confirm.
Details as to the plot of the film are under wraps. But Adam McKay and Kevin Messick will produce under their Hyperobject Industries banner, with production to kick off in Australia this summer.
Tommy Wirkola
Best known for her role of Daphne Bridgerton in the first two seasons of the hugely popular Netflix series Bridgerton, Dynevor was also recently seen starring opposite Alden Ehrenreich in the thriller Fair Play, which the streamer picked up at Sundance following a bidding war, garnering a BAFTA nomination for her work. Up next, she’ll be seen in two more thrillers: spy pic Inheritance from filmmaker Neil Burger and Anniversary, which also stars Diane Lane, Zoey Deutch and more.
Best known for helming Uni’s holiday...
Details as to the plot of the film are under wraps. But Adam McKay and Kevin Messick will produce under their Hyperobject Industries banner, with production to kick off in Australia this summer.
Tommy Wirkola
Best known for her role of Daphne Bridgerton in the first two seasons of the hugely popular Netflix series Bridgerton, Dynevor was also recently seen starring opposite Alden Ehrenreich in the thriller Fair Play, which the streamer picked up at Sundance following a bidding war, garnering a BAFTA nomination for her work. Up next, she’ll be seen in two more thrillers: spy pic Inheritance from filmmaker Neil Burger and Anniversary, which also stars Diane Lane, Zoey Deutch and more.
Best known for helming Uni’s holiday...
- 5/14/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Norwegian broadcaster Nrk has excelled in recent years at bringing bold and thought-provoking shows to the world. After their latest Canneseries winners “Power Play” (2023), “Afterglow” (2022), “Countrymen” (2021) and “State of Happiness” (2018), their latest bet “Dumbsday” (“Dummedag”) has its international premiere April 8 in the French TV festival’s main competition. It first aired on the Norwegian pubcaster Nov. 2, 2023.
The 10 x 30-minute show described by Variety as “‘Idiocracy’ meets ‘Day of the Dead’ is handled worldwide by Belgium-based Primitives which recently closed multi-territory deals in Europe on Nrk’s other comedy show, “Cammo”.
“We pride ourselves on seeking out distinctive formats and programming which will translate well across the international landscape,” said Primitives’ sales and acquisition manager Emma Gosling.
“Norway has long been a leader for its creativity and innovation, so when we acquired ‘Dumbsday’ towards the end of last year, we knew it would reach international audiences with its universal humour. It...
The 10 x 30-minute show described by Variety as “‘Idiocracy’ meets ‘Day of the Dead’ is handled worldwide by Belgium-based Primitives which recently closed multi-territory deals in Europe on Nrk’s other comedy show, “Cammo”.
“We pride ourselves on seeking out distinctive formats and programming which will translate well across the international landscape,” said Primitives’ sales and acquisition manager Emma Gosling.
“Norway has long been a leader for its creativity and innovation, so when we acquired ‘Dumbsday’ towards the end of last year, we knew it would reach international audiences with its universal humour. It...
- 4/7/2024
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Tommy Wirkola‘s action-thriller Violent Night is getting a sequel, we learned last year, but what’s the latest on that project? Is it still happening or has it fallen by the wayside?
Chatting with Collider at SXSW last week, Violent Night producer Kelly McCormick promised that Violent Night 2 is definitely still happening, and might be filming next year.
“We are planning on returns to those universes,” McCormick responded when the outlet asked for updates on sequels to both Nobody and the Christmas movie Violent Night.
McCormick teased, “Hopefully, honestly, even potentially end of this year for Nobody 2 and, beginning of next year for Violent Night 2, if we can find time in everybody’s busy schedules.
“But the development’s going super well and everybody’s really, really excited about moving those worlds forward.”
Last we heard, Pat Casey and Josh Miller will be back to write Violent Night...
Chatting with Collider at SXSW last week, Violent Night producer Kelly McCormick promised that Violent Night 2 is definitely still happening, and might be filming next year.
“We are planning on returns to those universes,” McCormick responded when the outlet asked for updates on sequels to both Nobody and the Christmas movie Violent Night.
McCormick teased, “Hopefully, honestly, even potentially end of this year for Nobody 2 and, beginning of next year for Violent Night 2, if we can find time in everybody’s busy schedules.
“But the development’s going super well and everybody’s really, really excited about moving those worlds forward.”
Last we heard, Pat Casey and Josh Miller will be back to write Violent Night...
- 3/19/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Norwegian holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn was given a theatrical release last month – but if you wanted to see the movie and weren’t able to catch it on the big screen, you’ll be glad to hear that it has already received a digital release this week! The movie is available to watch through Amazon at This Link. Coinciding with the digital release is the unveiling of a new trailer for the film, and you can check that out in the embed above.
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths...
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths...
- 12/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
When the temperature drops, the terror rises! Welcome to our frosty foray into the world of winter horror movies, where the snow isn’t just pretty – it’s petrifying. Forget about cozying up by the fire; these horror movies set in the snow are designed to send chills down your spine. From isolated icy landscapes to snow-covered supernatural scares, these snowy horror movies will make you grateful for your warm, safe couch.
So, let’s dive into the blizzard of horror and explore the top 10 films where the weather outside isn’t just frightful, it’s downright deadly.
ABC 10. Storm of the Century (1999)
Stephen King’s Storm of the Century brings a bone-chilling blizzard to a quaint little island town, serving up a horrifying mix of supernatural elements and human frailty. The townsfolk face not just the relentless snowstorm but also a mysterious stranger with a dark agenda. This miniseries...
So, let’s dive into the blizzard of horror and explore the top 10 films where the weather outside isn’t just frightful, it’s downright deadly.
ABC 10. Storm of the Century (1999)
Stephen King’s Storm of the Century brings a bone-chilling blizzard to a quaint little island town, serving up a horrifying mix of supernatural elements and human frailty. The townsfolk face not just the relentless snowstorm but also a mysterious stranger with a dark agenda. This miniseries...
- 12/5/2023
- by Jonathan Dehaan
Violent Night hit theaters in December of 2022. It was a surprise hit, grossing a solid $50 million domestically, and another $26 million overseas, on a thrifty $20 million budget. The premise was a “can’t miss” proposition, being about a group of mercenaries that takes a rich family hostage, while Santa Claus (David Harbour) tries to save the day (and believe in Christmas again).Yet, many folks might have missed the movie last year, as by the time it hit Peacock and Blu-ray/DVD, it was January, at which point no one really wants to watch a Christmas movie anymore. With the yuletide season upon us, now’s the perfect time to revisit this holiday action flick.
Now, whenever someone asks me what my favorite Christmas movie is, I have only one answer. Die Hard. The Bruce Willis film has long been at the center of heated debate on it being classified as a holiday film.
Now, whenever someone asks me what my favorite Christmas movie is, I have only one answer. Die Hard. The Bruce Willis film has long been at the center of heated debate on it being classified as a holiday film.
- 11/23/2023
- by David Arroyo
- JoBlo.com
After working as a screenwriter on horror and thriller projects like Varg Veum – Din til døden, Villmark 2, and The Tunnel, Kjersti Helen Rasmussen has now made her feature directorial debut with the Norwegian horror film Nightmare, which has landed international distribution through the Shudder and AMC+ streaming services. Nightmare will be available to watch on both of those services as of this Friday, September 29th – and with the release date so close, we thought we should share the trailer for the film. You can check it out in the embed above!
Here’s the synopsis: Mona and Robby are a young couple in love. Robby has just landed his dream job, and they’ve scored an amazing deal on a spacious, if run-down, flat. Never mind that it requires quite a bit of renovation. Never mind the neighbors’ constant fighting, and screaming baby… Never mind that Mona is suddenly...
Here’s the synopsis: Mona and Robby are a young couple in love. Robby has just landed his dream job, and they’ve scored an amazing deal on a spacious, if run-down, flat. Never mind that it requires quite a bit of renovation. Never mind the neighbors’ constant fighting, and screaming baby… Never mind that Mona is suddenly...
- 9/26/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The life dream of the Nordheims comes true: going back to their roots and moving to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountains. Unfortunately, they are sharing this dream with one of the trickier mythical creatures in Nordic folklore: the Barn Elf. This gnome-like Santa will turn the family’s life into hell and torment. To survive them the rules are simple: no bright lights, no loud sounds, and most important of all - always put out a bowl of porridge on Christmas Eve. Magnus Martens’s comedy horror movie There's Something in the Barn has two important stops on festival circuit - Sitges and Fantastic Fest. His new film from Dead Snow producers at 74 Entertainment and XYZ Films is selling like pannekaken...
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- 9/15/2023
- Screen Anarchy
There’s Something in the Barn: Killer Christmas elf horror comedy from Dead Snow sold to big markets
A new tale of Christmas folklore is twisted into a paranoid mythical slasher story with There’s Something in the Barn. The production company, Charades, has just sold their horror comedy to major markets all over the world with multiple deals. The film comes from Norway filmmaker, Magnus Martens, who is a veteran TV director of series like Fear the Walking Dead and Luke Cage. 74 Entertainment and XYZ Films who have produced Dead Snow have also produced this film.
The synopsis according to Variety reads,
“The film follows the Nordheim family who have happily moved to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountain. They lives turn into hell and torments when they come across the trickiest Nordic folklore creatures known as the Barn Elf.”
The horror satire features actors Martin Starr, known from Freaks and Geeks and the MCU Spider-Man films, Amrita Acharia, who can previously be seen in...
The synopsis according to Variety reads,
“The film follows the Nordheim family who have happily moved to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountain. They lives turn into hell and torments when they come across the trickiest Nordic folklore creatures known as the Barn Elf.”
The horror satire features actors Martin Starr, known from Freaks and Geeks and the MCU Spider-Man films, Amrita Acharia, who can previously be seen in...
- 9/15/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Charades has closed multiple deals on “There’s Something in the Barn,” Magnus Martens’s (“Fear the Walking Dead”) comedy horror movie from “Dead Snow” producers at 74 Entertainment and XYZ Films.
The English-language movie is headlined by Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia (“Game of Thrones”) and Jeppe Beck Laursen (“The Last Kingdom”). Both Starr and Acharia previously starred in “Dead Snow 2.” The film follows the Nordheim family who have happily moved to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountain. They lives turn into hell and torments when they come across the trickiest Nordic folklore creatures known as the Barn Elf.
Ahead of its world premiere at Sitges and Fantastic Fest, “There’s Something in the Barn” has been pre-sold by Charades to a raft of major territories, including Germany (Telepool & Capelight), Spain (A Contracorriente) UK (Vertigo Releasing), Switzerland (Telepool), Portugal (Cinemundo), Scandinavia, Hungary (Ads), Czech Rep & Slovakia (Aqs), Romania (Ads...
The English-language movie is headlined by Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia (“Game of Thrones”) and Jeppe Beck Laursen (“The Last Kingdom”). Both Starr and Acharia previously starred in “Dead Snow 2.” The film follows the Nordheim family who have happily moved to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountain. They lives turn into hell and torments when they come across the trickiest Nordic folklore creatures known as the Barn Elf.
Ahead of its world premiere at Sitges and Fantastic Fest, “There’s Something in the Barn” has been pre-sold by Charades to a raft of major territories, including Germany (Telepool & Capelight), Spain (A Contracorriente) UK (Vertigo Releasing), Switzerland (Telepool), Portugal (Cinemundo), Scandinavia, Hungary (Ads), Czech Rep & Slovakia (Aqs), Romania (Ads...
- 9/15/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Zaman’s previous films ’Before Snowfall’ and ’Letter To The King’, both won the Best Nordic Film prize in Goteborg.
REinvent International Sales has boarded the Toronto world premiere A Happy Day directed by Hisham Zaman.
Zaman’s third feature, selected for TIFF Centerpiece, follows his earlier festival hits Before Snowfall and Letter To The King, which both won the Dragon award for Best Nordic Film in Goteborg.
A Happy Day is about three teenage boys stuck in a refugee camp in the frozen north of Norway who come up with a plan to escape to a better world. Their...
REinvent International Sales has boarded the Toronto world premiere A Happy Day directed by Hisham Zaman.
Zaman’s third feature, selected for TIFF Centerpiece, follows his earlier festival hits Before Snowfall and Letter To The King, which both won the Dragon award for Best Nordic Film in Goteborg.
A Happy Day is about three teenage boys stuck in a refugee camp in the frozen north of Norway who come up with a plan to escape to a better world. Their...
- 9/6/2023
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Few cinematic traditions are more enduring than thinking up new and inventive ways to beat up Nazis. From “Inglourious Basterds” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” to “Dead Snow” and “Sisu,” such projects run the gamut: prestige pictures, blockbusters, low-rent genre fare and everything in between. Icelandic helmer Óskar Thór Axelsson’s “Operation Napoleon,” an adaptation of the bestseller by Arnaldur Indriðason, is the latest offshoot of that storied subgenre: the alt-history thriller that imagines the long-lasting effects of a heretofore untold Third Reich conspiracy.
With such first-act intrigue as a shadowy CIA official instructing a subordinate to “initiate phase one” over the phone and the discovery of an intact Nazi aircraft on Iceland’s Vatnajökull glacier in the present day, the film is sure to endear itself to a certain kind of genre-loving movie buff. As the plot fails to truly thicken and the film settles into something unexpectedly self-serious,...
With such first-act intrigue as a shadowy CIA official instructing a subordinate to “initiate phase one” over the phone and the discovery of an intact Nazi aircraft on Iceland’s Vatnajökull glacier in the present day, the film is sure to endear itself to a certain kind of genre-loving movie buff. As the plot fails to truly thicken and the film settles into something unexpectedly self-serious,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
Plot: When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.
Review: If you saw John Wick: Chapter 4 in the theater, chances are you saw the trailer for Sisu. The brutally bloody teaser showcased the same level of carnage we have expected from David Leitch films like Nobody and Bullet Train, but Sisu is very different. Harkening to the bloodlust one feels dispatching Nazis in games like Wolfenstein 3D or in zombie films like Dead Snow and Iron Sky; Sisu is chock full of World War II German monsters getting what they deserve in every conceivable way as well as some you likely never would have thought up in a million years. Lionsgate is betting that American audiences will appreciate Sisu much like they did Inglourious Basterds, and I can confirm that they absolutely will.
Review: If you saw John Wick: Chapter 4 in the theater, chances are you saw the trailer for Sisu. The brutally bloody teaser showcased the same level of carnage we have expected from David Leitch films like Nobody and Bullet Train, but Sisu is very different. Harkening to the bloodlust one feels dispatching Nazis in games like Wolfenstein 3D or in zombie films like Dead Snow and Iron Sky; Sisu is chock full of World War II German monsters getting what they deserve in every conceivable way as well as some you likely never would have thought up in a million years. Lionsgate is betting that American audiences will appreciate Sisu much like they did Inglourious Basterds, and I can confirm that they absolutely will.
- 4/28/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Because we love theming everything around horror and Easter arrives this weekend, this week’s streaming picks belong to horror movies perfect for your holiday viewing.
These five titles center around Easter yet explore the holiday in vastly different ways, from discomforting folk horror to raucous horror comedies – and of course, creepy bunnies.
Here’s where to watch these five Easter horror movies on streaming.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Critters 2 – Hoopla, Tubi
If there’s a quintessential Easter horror movie to watch this week, it’s Critters 2. Plucky hero Brad (Scott Grimes) returns to the small town of Grover’s Bend to visit Grandma just in time for the town’s Easter celebration. Too bad someone mixed up Crite eggs for regular Easter eggs. The pint-sized critters set their sights on the Easter bunny before letting loose their insatiable appetite on the town. Think...
These five titles center around Easter yet explore the holiday in vastly different ways, from discomforting folk horror to raucous horror comedies – and of course, creepy bunnies.
Here’s where to watch these five Easter horror movies on streaming.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Critters 2 – Hoopla, Tubi
If there’s a quintessential Easter horror movie to watch this week, it’s Critters 2. Plucky hero Brad (Scott Grimes) returns to the small town of Grover’s Bend to visit Grandma just in time for the town’s Easter celebration. Too bad someone mixed up Crite eggs for regular Easter eggs. The pint-sized critters set their sights on the Easter bunny before letting loose their insatiable appetite on the town. Think...
- 4/3/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Tommy Wirkola‘s action-thriller Violent Night is now available on Digital and Peacock, and The Wrap reports today that Violent Night 2 is officially coming down the chimney!
“We’re talking about it and we’re just making deals and getting everything in order,” Wirkola tells the outlet. “We have time to really crack the script and figure out the story.”
Wirkola notes that Pat Casey and Josh Miller will be back to write Violent Night 2.
He tells The Wrap, “And we have some ideas, me and Pat and Josh and the producers, we’ve been talking about where we want to take it and what we want to see.”
“There’s stuff we left on the floor like the North Pole, Mrs. Claus, the elves,” Wirkola continued. “But story-wise I think we have a really, really cool idea that expands on the world and scope, but still keeping that tone...
“We’re talking about it and we’re just making deals and getting everything in order,” Wirkola tells the outlet. “We have time to really crack the script and figure out the story.”
Wirkola notes that Pat Casey and Josh Miller will be back to write Violent Night 2.
He tells The Wrap, “And we have some ideas, me and Pat and Josh and the producers, we’ve been talking about where we want to take it and what we want to see.”
“There’s stuff we left on the floor like the North Pole, Mrs. Claus, the elves,” Wirkola continued. “But story-wise I think we have a really, really cool idea that expands on the world and scope, but still keeping that tone...
- 1/23/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Only two and half weeks have gone by since the theatrical release of director Tommy Wirkola’s R-rated holiday thriller Violent Night, which has been described as a perfect combination of gore and Christmas spirit (you can read our 8/10 review at This Link) – but as a special gift for the holidays, Universal has already gone ahead and given the film a digital release! You can rent or purchase Violent Night right now on Amazon.
Violent Night has made over 55 million at the global box office.
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night shows what happens when a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Violent Night...
Violent Night has made over 55 million at the global box office.
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night shows what happens when a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Violent Night...
- 12/20/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Tommy Wirkola‘s action-thriller Violent Night has thus far sleighed its way to 55 million at the box office, and the film is now available at home as a surprise release this afternoon!
With the film still playing in theaters we assumed that Violent Night wouldn’t be available at home until after Christmas, but Universal is being smart by striking while the iron is hot.
You can rent Violent Night on Digital for 19.99, or purchase it for 24.99!
Violent Night is essentially a bloody mix of several holiday classics including Die Hard, Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, and Bad Santa, and centers on David Harbour’s Santa Claus rescuing a family that’s been taken hostage, with John Leguizamo playing the villain.
Meagan wrote in her review for Bd, “Director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) infuses his gore-soaked sense of humor into an amalgamation of familiar holiday fare, ushering a new crowd-pleasing Christmas-set...
With the film still playing in theaters we assumed that Violent Night wouldn’t be available at home until after Christmas, but Universal is being smart by striking while the iron is hot.
You can rent Violent Night on Digital for 19.99, or purchase it for 24.99!
Violent Night is essentially a bloody mix of several holiday classics including Die Hard, Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, and Bad Santa, and centers on David Harbour’s Santa Claus rescuing a family that’s been taken hostage, with John Leguizamo playing the villain.
Meagan wrote in her review for Bd, “Director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) infuses his gore-soaked sense of humor into an amalgamation of familiar holiday fare, ushering a new crowd-pleasing Christmas-set...
- 12/20/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Look, I'm not here to call Andy Williams a liar or anything, but the Christmas season is not always "the most wonderful time of the year." In fact, despite the twinkly lights and readily available peppermint mocha offerings everywhere you look, Christmas can be a straight-up miserable time for a lot of people. The cruel irony is that this is also the time of year when sentimental films take over the airwaves, much to the chagrin of anyone feeling less than holly-jolly. Fortunately, alternative Christmas movies are aplenty, and this year brought the addition of "Violent Night," a soon-to-be Christmas classic, especially for anyone who favors watching a film like "Die Hard" instead of "A Christmas Story" to celebrate the season.
For the uninitiated, "Violent Night" is a gory action film starring "Stranger Things" favorite David Harbour as Santa Claus. After an elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family's...
For the uninitiated, "Violent Night" is a gory action film starring "Stranger Things" favorite David Harbour as Santa Claus. After an elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family's...
- 12/19/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Like a cyanide-laced sugarplum, Violent Night is a jolly and vicious burst of holiday mayhem. Bloody and crass, yet brimming with Christmas spirit, it’s a 110-minute joke that largely works because of how firmly everyone involved commits to the bit.
David Harbour stars as Santa Claus, first seen drinking his holiday blues away at a London watering hole. Santa’s having a rough Christmas Eve; kids are getting greedier and naughtier every year, and he’s thinking of hanging up the hat. His night doesn’t get any easier when he heads to the United States-based home of a wealthy, heartless matriarch (Beverly D’Angelo), whose family has been taken hostage by a gang of thieves (led by John Leguizamo). While his first instinct is to fly off and finish his route, the presence of an innocent child (Leah Brady) causes Santa to reconsider, call upon the skills he learned...
David Harbour stars as Santa Claus, first seen drinking his holiday blues away at a London watering hole. Santa’s having a rough Christmas Eve; kids are getting greedier and naughtier every year, and he’s thinking of hanging up the hat. His night doesn’t get any easier when he heads to the United States-based home of a wealthy, heartless matriarch (Beverly D’Angelo), whose family has been taken hostage by a gang of thieves (led by John Leguizamo). While his first instinct is to fly off and finish his route, the presence of an innocent child (Leah Brady) causes Santa to reconsider, call upon the skills he learned...
- 12/8/2022
- by Chris Williams
- CinemaNerdz
It would be easy to fill this column with worthwhile movies that recently played theaters or notable TV shows making their return, but there’s too much interesting stuff to waste space on the familiar. So let’s get that out of the way up top.
Netflix viewers will be able to catch up with Bardo, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and White Noise, all of which arrive on the service after brief theatrical runs.
On the TV front, fans of South Side, Slow Horses,...
Netflix viewers will be able to catch up with Bardo, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and White Noise, all of which arrive on the service after brief theatrical runs.
On the TV front, fans of South Side, Slow Horses,...
- 12/6/2022
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) is Santa Claus in Tommy Wirkola‘s action-thriller Violent Night, which came down the chimney courtesy of Universal Pictures this past weekend. The film dishes out holiday beatings and has been embraced by critics and genre diehards alike for its punishing new take on Santa, a sort of unholy fusion of Bad Santa and Die Hard.
How well is Violent Night performing at the box office? The film opened in 3,682 theaters and stuffed 13.3 million into its sack across its opening weekend at the domestic box office.
Worldwide, Violent Night opened to a solid 20,355,000. The film’s reported production budget was 20 million, so Universal is hoping it has legs throughout the December holiday season.
Meagan writes in her review for Bd, “Director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) infuses his gore-soaked sense of humor into an amalgamation of familiar holiday fare, ushering a new crowd-pleasing Christmas-set actioner eager to splatter the snow red.
How well is Violent Night performing at the box office? The film opened in 3,682 theaters and stuffed 13.3 million into its sack across its opening weekend at the domestic box office.
Worldwide, Violent Night opened to a solid 20,355,000. The film’s reported production budget was 20 million, so Universal is hoping it has legs throughout the December holiday season.
Meagan writes in her review for Bd, “Director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) infuses his gore-soaked sense of humor into an amalgamation of familiar holiday fare, ushering a new crowd-pleasing Christmas-set actioner eager to splatter the snow red.
- 12/5/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Violet Night
You Better Watch Out. David Harbour is Santa Claus.
Watch the new trailer for Violent Night, in theaters December 2.
To hell with “all is calm.”
From 87North, the bare-knuckle producers of Nobody, John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Bullet Train and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw comes a coal-dark holiday action-comedy that says you should always bet on red.
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Violet Night
The film also stars Emmy winner John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow War), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones) and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise).
Directed by razor-edged Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola,...
You Better Watch Out. David Harbour is Santa Claus.
Watch the new trailer for Violent Night, in theaters December 2.
To hell with “all is calm.”
From 87North, the bare-knuckle producers of Nobody, John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Bullet Train and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw comes a coal-dark holiday action-comedy that says you should always bet on red.
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Violet Night
The film also stars Emmy winner John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow War), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones) and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise).
Directed by razor-edged Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola,...
- 10/11/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fresh off yesterday’s poster reveal (below), we’ve learned that Tommy Wirkola‘s (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow) new holiday horror movie Violent Night will be shown to the public at New York Comic-Con next month, two months before its release.
Violent Night stars David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) as an ass-kicking Santa Claus, and the Exclusive Screening Event at New York Comic-Con will take place on October 7, 2022.
Universal will then release Violent Night wide in theaters on December 2, 2022.
Learn more about the Nycc screening right here.
Violent Night was compared to Die Hard by David Harbour at CinemaCon earlier this year, the film centered on Harbour’s Santa Claus rescuing a family that’s been taken hostage. It’s being described as a violent action-comedy, with John Leguizamo playing the villain!
In the film, “A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve,...
Violent Night stars David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) as an ass-kicking Santa Claus, and the Exclusive Screening Event at New York Comic-Con will take place on October 7, 2022.
Universal will then release Violent Night wide in theaters on December 2, 2022.
Learn more about the Nycc screening right here.
Violent Night was compared to Die Hard by David Harbour at CinemaCon earlier this year, the film centered on Harbour’s Santa Claus rescuing a family that’s been taken hostage. It’s being described as a violent action-comedy, with John Leguizamo playing the villain!
In the film, “A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve,...
- 9/15/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
New York Comic Con has announced its 2022 panel lineup, which includes a number of notable events taking place throughout the three-day convention.
Toplining the panels is a tribute to 45 years of “Halloween” and Laurie Strode with Jamie Lee Curtis, moderated by “Scream” star Drew Barrymore. The panel – which takes place Saturday, Oct. 8 – will find Curtis discussing her journey with the “Halloween” franchise up through the latest (and final?) installment “Halloween Ends.”
Nycc will also host the first-ever screening of “Violent Night,” a new film from director Tommy Wirkola (“Dead Snow”) that stars David Harbour as Santa Claus who takes on a crew of bad guys who aim to hold a family compound hostage. The movie hails from 87North, the producers behind “Atomic Blonde” and “Deadpool 2,” so hold on to your butts. The screening will take place the night of Friday, Oct. 7.
Dan Harmon will also be in attendance on...
Toplining the panels is a tribute to 45 years of “Halloween” and Laurie Strode with Jamie Lee Curtis, moderated by “Scream” star Drew Barrymore. The panel – which takes place Saturday, Oct. 8 – will find Curtis discussing her journey with the “Halloween” franchise up through the latest (and final?) installment “Halloween Ends.”
Nycc will also host the first-ever screening of “Violent Night,” a new film from director Tommy Wirkola (“Dead Snow”) that stars David Harbour as Santa Claus who takes on a crew of bad guys who aim to hold a family compound hostage. The movie hails from 87North, the producers behind “Atomic Blonde” and “Deadpool 2,” so hold on to your butts. The screening will take place the night of Friday, Oct. 7.
Dan Harmon will also be in attendance on...
- 9/14/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
David Harbour of Stranger Things and Black Widow plays Santa Claus in Dead Snow director Tommy Wirkola’s R-rated holiday thriller Violent Night, which is set to reach theatres on December 2nd. Our own Chris Bumbray got to see a “demented” trailer for the movie at CinemaCon back in April, and while that trailer still hasn’t made its way online, a bit of promotion has finally arrived. A poster for Violent Night that gives a look at Harbour’s bloody Santa has been unveiled and can be seen at the bottom of this article.
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night will show us what happens when
a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he...
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night will show us what happens when
a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he...
- 9/14/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
It’s time for a new episode of our Best Foreign Horror Movies video series, and in this one we’re looking back at the 2007 Spanish production [Rec] (watch it Here), directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. To find out what we had to say about [Rec], check out the video embedded above!
Balagueró and Plaza wrote [Rec] with Luis A. Berdejo, crafting the following story:
A young TV reporter and her cameraman cover the night shift at the local fire station. Receiving a call from an old lady trapped in her house, they reach her building to hear horrifying screams – which begins a long nightmare and a uniquely dramatic TV report.
The film stars Manuela Velasco, Ferrán Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, Pablo Rosso, David Vert, Vicente Gil, Martha Carbonell, Carlos Vicente, Carlos Lasarte, María Lanau, Claudia Silva, Akemi Goto, Chen Min Kao, María Teresa Ortega, Manuel Bronchud, Ben Temple, Ana Velasquez, Daniel Trinh,...
Balagueró and Plaza wrote [Rec] with Luis A. Berdejo, crafting the following story:
A young TV reporter and her cameraman cover the night shift at the local fire station. Receiving a call from an old lady trapped in her house, they reach her building to hear horrifying screams – which begins a long nightmare and a uniquely dramatic TV report.
The film stars Manuela Velasco, Ferrán Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, Pablo Rosso, David Vert, Vicente Gil, Martha Carbonell, Carlos Vicente, Carlos Lasarte, María Lanau, Claudia Silva, Akemi Goto, Chen Min Kao, María Teresa Ortega, Manuel Bronchud, Ben Temple, Ana Velasquez, Daniel Trinh,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
David Harbour and "John Wick" producer David Leitch are coming your way this December with a holiday-themed action movie called "Violent Night," the title of which is obviously a pun on the Christmas carol "Silent Night." That's a gentle song, almost like a lullaby, which conjures the image of the "dear Lord baby Jesus, lying there in [his] ghost manger," as Ricky Bobby once said in "Talledega Nights." However, to the best of our knowledge, "Violent Night" will feature nothing of that sort. Directed by Tommy Wirkola ("Dead Snow"), the movie is described as a "coal-dark holiday thriller that says you should...
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- 4/28/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise) is back this year with Violent Night, a holiday horror tale starring David Harbour (“Stranger Things,” Hellboy). Deadline brings us an update on the project this afternoon, announcing that the cast will also include André Eriksen. John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Haskell and Alexis Louder are also in the movie, alongside Edi […]
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- 4/25/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise) is back this year with Violent Night, a holiday horror tale starring David Harbour. Deadline brings us more casting news today, with Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones) and Cam Gigandet (Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse) signing on. Additionally, John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Haskell and Alexis Louder […]
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- 3/10/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
"Stranger Things" star David Harbour is once again getting the chance to lead an action franchise, this time from one of the minds behind "John Wick." David Leitch, who co-directed the Keanu Reeves action flick, as well as "Deadpool 2" and "Hobbs & Shaw," is producing "Violent Night" -- which, as the title implies, is a holiday-themed action movie with Harbour at its center.
As reported by The Wrap, "Violent Night" is set up at Universal Pictures with Harbour leading the way. Tommy Wirkola, of "Dead Snow" fame, is in the director's chair. This is promising as "Dead Snow...
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As reported by The Wrap, "Violent Night" is set up at Universal Pictures with Harbour leading the way. Tommy Wirkola, of "Dead Snow" fame, is in the director's chair. This is promising as "Dead Snow...
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- 11/16/2021
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
David Harbour is set to star in Violent Night, which has received a Dec. 2, 2022 release date in theaters, Universal announced Tuesday.
Harbour’s credits include Black Widow and Stranger Things.
From production company 87North, the coal-dark holiday thriller will be directed by Norwegian filmmaker director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow).
He’ll direct from an original screenplay by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, the writing team behind Sonic the Hedgehog.
The film is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick and David Leitch.
Universal Pictures will distribute the film in all territories.
Harbour’s credits include Black Widow and Stranger Things.
From production company 87North, the coal-dark holiday thriller will be directed by Norwegian filmmaker director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow).
He’ll direct from an original screenplay by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, the writing team behind Sonic the Hedgehog.
The film is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick and David Leitch.
Universal Pictures will distribute the film in all territories.
- 11/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
David Harbour is set to star in Violent Night, which has received a Dec. 2, 2022 release date in theaters, Universal announced Tuesday.
Harbour’s credits include Black Widow and Stranger Things.
From production company 87North, the coal-dark holiday thriller will be directed by Norwegian filmmaker director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow).
He’ll direct from an original screenplay by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, the writing team behind Sonic the Hedgehog.
The film is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick and David Leitch.
Universal Pictures will distribute the film in all territories.
Harbour’s credits include Black Widow and Stranger Things.
From production company 87North, the coal-dark holiday thriller will be directed by Norwegian filmmaker director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow).
He’ll direct from an original screenplay by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, the writing team behind Sonic the Hedgehog.
The film is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick and David Leitch.
Universal Pictures will distribute the film in all territories.
- 11/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tommy Wirkola, the popular Norwegian helmer of “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” and “Dead Snow,” will be making his animation debut with “Spermageddon,” a humor-laced musical feature about the beginning of life.
Charades has boarded the project and will represent it in international markets.
“Spermageddon” follows two narrative threads — the emerging love story between two awkward teens, Jens and Lisa, who are having sex for the first time; and the eventful quest of Simon the Semen and his friends to reach the golden goal, the Egg.
“This is both a road movie and an epic adventure, a most incredible journey, much like Lord of the Rings. But instead of Orcs and elves, our heroes have to do battle with sperm-killing creams and e.Coli trolls,” said Wirkola in his director’s notes.
The project is described as being in the veins of “Sausage Party,” exploring mature content through comedy, creative animation and grown-up language.
Charades has boarded the project and will represent it in international markets.
“Spermageddon” follows two narrative threads — the emerging love story between two awkward teens, Jens and Lisa, who are having sex for the first time; and the eventful quest of Simon the Semen and his friends to reach the golden goal, the Egg.
“This is both a road movie and an epic adventure, a most incredible journey, much like Lord of the Rings. But instead of Orcs and elves, our heroes have to do battle with sperm-killing creams and e.Coli trolls,” said Wirkola in his director’s notes.
The project is described as being in the veins of “Sausage Party,” exploring mature content through comedy, creative animation and grown-up language.
- 6/11/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
REinvent Studios, the Scandinavian sales company tied up with local major Sf Studios, is getting into the genre film world via REinvent Chills, a new wing of the company that will focus on handling rights for horrors, thrillers and similar subgenres.
The company is launching the new arm with four initial pickups:
Leave comes from the team behind Dead Snow and is produced by Savid Sppilde, who produced Netflix’s Lilyhammer. Alex Herron will direct from a screenplay by Thomas Moldestad. Charlotte Hope will star in the lead role. Film follows a young woman who is haunted by a malevolent spirit. Shoot is scheduled for fall 2022.
Watching is directed by Peter Ahlénm, who is currently co-helming the TV series Trom, which is produced by REinvent. Pic is a psychological horror about a traumatized lifeguard who returns to work after a tragic drowning accident. Shoot is penned in for fall 2022.
Pål Øie...
The company is launching the new arm with four initial pickups:
Leave comes from the team behind Dead Snow and is produced by Savid Sppilde, who produced Netflix’s Lilyhammer. Alex Herron will direct from a screenplay by Thomas Moldestad. Charlotte Hope will star in the lead role. Film follows a young woman who is haunted by a malevolent spirit. Shoot is scheduled for fall 2022.
Watching is directed by Peter Ahlénm, who is currently co-helming the TV series Trom, which is produced by REinvent. Pic is a psychological horror about a traumatized lifeguard who returns to work after a tragic drowning accident. Shoot is penned in for fall 2022.
Pål Øie...
- 5/26/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Ryan Francis, Morgan Alexandria, Bryce Fernelius, Michael Flynn, Brynne Hurlbutt, Avery Pizzuto, Garrett McClellan | Written and Directed by Jerren Lauder
A diverse group of ex-cons-turned-movers; Schillinger (Ryan Francis), Imani (Morgan Alexandria) and Carlos (Bryce Fernelius); are convinced by their creepy client, Vern (Michael Flynn), to pull an all-nighter for a generous pay bump. As the night progresses and rooms are cleared, they slowly uncover the horrors that exist inside his old Victorian mansion, including boobytraps, human experimentation, Nazi monsters and more…
Nazis. Never really gone away have they? Literally and figuratively. Genre films have often mined that particularly nasty brand of human being for horrific effect – from the evils of Nazi zombies in films like JJ Abrams’ Overlord, or more low-budget fare such as Dead Snow and the Outpost franchise; to the sinister human experimentation of The Boys From Brazil. In Stay Out of the F**king Attic we get all that and more,...
A diverse group of ex-cons-turned-movers; Schillinger (Ryan Francis), Imani (Morgan Alexandria) and Carlos (Bryce Fernelius); are convinced by their creepy client, Vern (Michael Flynn), to pull an all-nighter for a generous pay bump. As the night progresses and rooms are cleared, they slowly uncover the horrors that exist inside his old Victorian mansion, including boobytraps, human experimentation, Nazi monsters and more…
Nazis. Never really gone away have they? Literally and figuratively. Genre films have often mined that particularly nasty brand of human being for horrific effect – from the evils of Nazi zombies in films like JJ Abrams’ Overlord, or more low-budget fare such as Dead Snow and the Outpost franchise; to the sinister human experimentation of The Boys From Brazil. In Stay Out of the F**king Attic we get all that and more,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
by Nathaniel R
Charter, a child custody and abduction drama, will represent Sweden this season at the Oscars. It previously played at the Göteborg, Sundance, and Zurich film festivals. It's the second feature from Amanda Kernell who won several festival awards with her debut Sami Blood (2016). Familiar face and acclaimed Norwegian star Ane Dahl Torp headlines.
Though Denmark is currently more popular with Oscar voters than Sweden, Sweden is the all-time leader among Scandinavian countries. That's due in large part to three auteurs: Ingmar Bergman, Jan Troell, and Bo Widerberg who were contemporaries in mid 20th century cinema. An investigation of Sweden's Oscar history after the jump...
Charter, a child custody and abduction drama, will represent Sweden this season at the Oscars. It previously played at the Göteborg, Sundance, and Zurich film festivals. It's the second feature from Amanda Kernell who won several festival awards with her debut Sami Blood (2016). Familiar face and acclaimed Norwegian star Ane Dahl Torp headlines.
Though Denmark is currently more popular with Oscar voters than Sweden, Sweden is the all-time leader among Scandinavian countries. That's due in large part to three auteurs: Ingmar Bergman, Jan Troell, and Bo Widerberg who were contemporaries in mid 20th century cinema. An investigation of Sweden's Oscar history after the jump...
- 11/3/2020
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Filmmaker Tommy Wirkola made his bones with the splatter horror-comedy Dead Snow (2009) and then helmed the consistently entertaining fantasy-action picture Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013). In between those two, he contributed his writing talents to the great Norwegian TV series Hellfjord. After that, he made the requisite sequel, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, which was even more splattery, and What Happened to Monday?, an admirably ambitious film starring Noomi Rapace that still rolls around my head from time to time. Now comes word that Tommy Wirkola's next project is titled The Trip, which will star Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie, the latter of whom starred in the superb Headhunters and has appeared in a host of other films since, including The Martian...
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- 9/10/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Stars: Patrick Walshe McBride, Ulric von der Esch, Iben Akerlie, Elias Munk, Jonathan Harboe, Sophia Lie, Jakob Schøyen Andersen | Written and Directed by Nini Bull Robsahm
You might not think ‘horror’ if asked about Norwegian cinema but the small European country has produced a few crackers including the Dead Snow movies (we need a third one of those!), the fantastic and original Trollhunter and the excellent Thelma. So Lake of Death is in good company even if it goes down the more traditional sub genre of horror, the slasher.
In Lake of Death we join Lillian a year after her brother has mysteriously died. With her friends she is staying in the family cabin next to a lake. Someone or something is stalking them and Lillian’s mind is making her see some unusual things.
It is a pretty standard horror setting. Cabin in the woods – tick! Group of young adults – tick!
You might not think ‘horror’ if asked about Norwegian cinema but the small European country has produced a few crackers including the Dead Snow movies (we need a third one of those!), the fantastic and original Trollhunter and the excellent Thelma. So Lake of Death is in good company even if it goes down the more traditional sub genre of horror, the slasher.
In Lake of Death we join Lillian a year after her brother has mysteriously died. With her friends she is staying in the family cabin next to a lake. Someone or something is stalking them and Lillian’s mind is making her see some unusual things.
It is a pretty standard horror setting. Cabin in the woods – tick! Group of young adults – tick!
- 7/17/2020
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
David Crow Oct 18, 2019
In honor of Zombieland: Double Tap, we rank all the movies that mixed yuks with human chunks in the zombie comedy subgenre.
For those old enough to remember a time before The Walking Dead premiered on AMC, it’s strange to admit we’ve reached a zombie saturation point. Believe it or not, there was a moment where you were not inundated with zombie movies, zombie TV shows, zombie video games, and zombie memes. Rather the undead were a cult novelty that allowed indie filmmakers to speak truth to power… via allegories involving lots of brain-munching and disembowelment. What could be better?
Now it’s hard to take a single step in the pop culture landscape without landing on a reanimated corpse with a belly full gray matter—not that this should be treated as the end of the world. Indeed, as you’ll see in many of the movies below,...
In honor of Zombieland: Double Tap, we rank all the movies that mixed yuks with human chunks in the zombie comedy subgenre.
For those old enough to remember a time before The Walking Dead premiered on AMC, it’s strange to admit we’ve reached a zombie saturation point. Believe it or not, there was a moment where you were not inundated with zombie movies, zombie TV shows, zombie video games, and zombie memes. Rather the undead were a cult novelty that allowed indie filmmakers to speak truth to power… via allegories involving lots of brain-munching and disembowelment. What could be better?
Now it’s hard to take a single step in the pop culture landscape without landing on a reanimated corpse with a belly full gray matter—not that this should be treated as the end of the world. Indeed, as you’ll see in many of the movies below,...
- 10/18/2019
- Den of Geek
Universal has signed a first look production deal with Hobbs And Shaw helmer David Leitch and his 87th North Production banner. The Fast & Furious spinoff starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham opens on Aug. 2 and is, natch, expected to be one the linchpin titles at the summer box office.
Together with his producer partner Kelly McCormick at 87th North, Leitch is already producing the title story in Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s New York Times bestseller Friday Black, which Uni optioned the rights to back in February as exclusively reported by Deadline. Adjei-Brenyah is adapting the script for the film and executive produce. No director has been set yet. 87th North also has Ilya Naishuller’s action thriller Nobody set up at Uni with Bob Odenkirk. Leitch delivered the $785M-plus global grossing sequel Deadpool 2 for Fox last summer, and two years ago directed Atomic Blonde for Focus Features.
Deadline...
Together with his producer partner Kelly McCormick at 87th North, Leitch is already producing the title story in Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s New York Times bestseller Friday Black, which Uni optioned the rights to back in February as exclusively reported by Deadline. Adjei-Brenyah is adapting the script for the film and executive produce. No director has been set yet. 87th North also has Ilya Naishuller’s action thriller Nobody set up at Uni with Bob Odenkirk. Leitch delivered the $785M-plus global grossing sequel Deadpool 2 for Fox last summer, and two years ago directed Atomic Blonde for Focus Features.
Deadline...
- 4/22/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Rosie Fellner, Tanya Franks, Theo Devaney, Paul Reynolds, Jack Derges, Gary Mavers, Sally Mortemore, Tristam Summers, James Fisher, Michael Elkin | Written by John Adams, Peter Adams | Directed by John Adams
I’m not sure if I should be surprised or not but there seems to be quite a few World War II zombie movies, or movies that can kind of be linked to World War 2 and the undead – there’s definitely enough for it to be called a sub genre on its own. So Soldier of War (aka Aux) can be added to Dead Snow, Overlord, Outpost, Frankenstein’s Army and a myriad more.
Soldier of War is a British film and it, like many of its kind, feels very British. From the police uniforms to the woodland and countryside to the accents; it will be very familiar to people from the U.K. and horror fans...
I’m not sure if I should be surprised or not but there seems to be quite a few World War II zombie movies, or movies that can kind of be linked to World War 2 and the undead – there’s definitely enough for it to be called a sub genre on its own. So Soldier of War (aka Aux) can be added to Dead Snow, Overlord, Outpost, Frankenstein’s Army and a myriad more.
Soldier of War is a British film and it, like many of its kind, feels very British. From the police uniforms to the woodland and countryside to the accents; it will be very familiar to people from the U.K. and horror fans...
- 2/25/2019
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Deadpool 2 director David Leitch is looking for his next film project after Hobbs and Shaw and he may have found it with Undying Love.
Undying Love is based on a graphic novel created by Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman, and it involves vampires. Warner Bros. managed to acquire the rights to the comic when it was in a big bidding war years back. Directors Joe Carnahan and Alex Aja have previously been attached to the film, but it looks like Leitch may end up being the one to get it made. Here’s the story summary:
In this horror-action tale, equal parts vampire mythology and Chinese folklore set in modern-day Hong Kong, ex-soldier John Sargent has fallen for a beautiful Chinese woman named Mei. The only thing keeping the star-crossed lovers apart: she's a vampire. To free Mei from the curse, Sargent sets out to destroy the vampire that made her.
Undying Love is based on a graphic novel created by Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman, and it involves vampires. Warner Bros. managed to acquire the rights to the comic when it was in a big bidding war years back. Directors Joe Carnahan and Alex Aja have previously been attached to the film, but it looks like Leitch may end up being the one to get it made. Here’s the story summary:
In this horror-action tale, equal parts vampire mythology and Chinese folklore set in modern-day Hong Kong, ex-soldier John Sargent has fallen for a beautiful Chinese woman named Mei. The only thing keeping the star-crossed lovers apart: she's a vampire. To free Mei from the curse, Sargent sets out to destroy the vampire that made her.
- 2/1/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"Deadpool 2" director David Leitch is attached to the upcoming adaptation of "Undying Love", based on Image Comics 'vampire' series (2011) written by Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman, to be adapted for the big screen by writer Yommy Wirkola ("Dead Snow"):
"...inspired by Chinese folklore, mythology and Romanian vampire lore, ex-soldier 'John Sargent', falls in love with a Chinese 'vampire named 'Mei'.
"To free Mei of her vampiric curse, Sargent must fight his way through the Hong Kong underworld to kill the vampire who transformed her, one of the most powerful vampires of all times..."
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"...inspired by Chinese folklore, mythology and Romanian vampire lore, ex-soldier 'John Sargent', falls in love with a Chinese 'vampire named 'Mei'.
"To free Mei of her vampiric curse, Sargent must fight his way through the Hong Kong underworld to kill the vampire who transformed her, one of the most powerful vampires of all times..."
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More "Undying Love" Here...
- 1/31/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: David Leitch is angling to next direct Undying Love, an adaptation of the graphic novel that Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 will put into production later this year. The script is by Tommy Wirkola. Pic is being produced by Kelly McCormick, Stephen L’Heureux. Robinov will be exec producer.
Leitch, who directed Deadpool 2, John Wick and Atomic Blonde, and most recently Hobbs & Shaw, the Fast and the Furious spinoff that stars Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Idris Elba.
Undying Love is an acclaimed series which was purchased by Warner Bros in a crazy bidding war years back with Joe Carnahan and Alex Aja attached.
Set in modern day Hong Kong, Undying Love is full part Chinese folklore meets brilliantly reinvented Vampire lore. An action adventure story set for the ages. The graphic novel is created by Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman.
Leitch...
Leitch, who directed Deadpool 2, John Wick and Atomic Blonde, and most recently Hobbs & Shaw, the Fast and the Furious spinoff that stars Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Idris Elba.
Undying Love is an acclaimed series which was purchased by Warner Bros in a crazy bidding war years back with Joe Carnahan and Alex Aja attached.
Set in modern day Hong Kong, Undying Love is full part Chinese folklore meets brilliantly reinvented Vampire lore. An action adventure story set for the ages. The graphic novel is created by Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman.
Leitch...
- 1/30/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
“Kieler Street” begins with the aerial shot of sleepy small rural town Slusvik, on the Norway-Sweden border. The camera pans from a bright blue sky to a pine forest, then quaint slate gray houses nestling by a network of lakes. A guitar twangs placidly over the scene, as if a song is about to start up.
Cut, somewhat violently, interrupting song and general shot, to a car’s back wheel, then its driver, a man, Jonas, telling someone, talking into the car mirror, that he’s left his wallet behind. Except that there’s no one else in the car. Jonas is obviously practicing before telling someone a lie.
That contrast – surface soporific normality versus violence, deception – runs throughout the 10-part series. And violence soon, and increasingly, begins to win out.
The latest drama series from Anagram Norway and TV2, distributed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment, in “Kieler Street,” Thorborn Harr plays Jonas,...
Cut, somewhat violently, interrupting song and general shot, to a car’s back wheel, then its driver, a man, Jonas, telling someone, talking into the car mirror, that he’s left his wallet behind. Except that there’s no one else in the car. Jonas is obviously practicing before telling someone a lie.
That contrast – surface soporific normality versus violence, deception – runs throughout the 10-part series. And violence soon, and increasingly, begins to win out.
The latest drama series from Anagram Norway and TV2, distributed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment, in “Kieler Street,” Thorborn Harr plays Jonas,...
- 1/11/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
In the Jj Abrams-produced throwback thriller, the second world war is the setting for a gory creature feature, the latest in a long line of wartorn shockers
The new thriller Overlord may be set during D-Day, but its roots go back to the 1950s and 60s. Director Julius Avery slips an aesthetic tipoff into the opening credits, styling the font to emulate the mid-century B-movies that filled out drive-in double features. In intention and execution, Overlord has more in common with retro throwbacks like Dead Snow or Iron Sky, paying homage to the mad fusion of history and conjecture that gave us They Saved Hitler’s Brain! decades earlier.
Related: Does Jj Abrams's war film Overlord really need added zombies?...
The new thriller Overlord may be set during D-Day, but its roots go back to the 1950s and 60s. Director Julius Avery slips an aesthetic tipoff into the opening credits, styling the font to emulate the mid-century B-movies that filled out drive-in double features. In intention and execution, Overlord has more in common with retro throwbacks like Dead Snow or Iron Sky, paying homage to the mad fusion of history and conjecture that gave us They Saved Hitler’s Brain! decades earlier.
Related: Does Jj Abrams's war film Overlord really need added zombies?...
- 11/9/2018
- by Charles Bramesco
- The Guardian - Film News
In recent years Norway has been cranking out some fantastic genre films – Troll Hunter, Dead Snow and its sequel, Rare Exports, Thale and the Cold Prey series. Speaking of the latter, director Roar Uthaug, the man behind the three Cold Prey movies, turned his hand from the horrors of the slasher movie to the horrors of nature with The Wave, a disaster movie of real-life proportions – which screened back in February 2016 at Glasgow Frightfest and was followed by a home entertainment release, here in the UK, in August of the same year.
Well now comes The Quake, a follow-up to that film which sees The Wave star Kristoffer Joner return as geologist Kristian Eikjord, this time under the direction of John Andreas Andersen, who worked as a cinematographer on such films as King of Devil’s Island and the Jo Nesbo adaptation Headhunters.
In 1904 an earthquake with a 5.4 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Oslo.
Well now comes The Quake, a follow-up to that film which sees The Wave star Kristoffer Joner return as geologist Kristian Eikjord, this time under the direction of John Andreas Andersen, who worked as a cinematographer on such films as King of Devil’s Island and the Jo Nesbo adaptation Headhunters.
In 1904 an earthquake with a 5.4 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Oslo.
- 10/30/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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