Sobini Films has released new poster artwork for Burning Bright (below). The film will be screened at the American Film Market in Santa Monica next month (Nov. 4 and 6). Bloody Disgusting says that Lionsgate is (still) looking to release it “in the near future.”
Nugget.ca has a new article about Oliver Sherman, which starts filming tomorrow (or later today, depending on where you are).
(^ That’s the set decorator on Twitter.)
From the article:
Oliver Sherman, produced by The Film Works, is a psychological thriller staring Garret Dillahunt as the title character, who goes in search of the man who saved him during a war. The film is set in modern times but doesn’t specify which war or where it happened. Sherman eventually finds the man, who has moved on with his life, starting a family in a small town.
The family takes Sherman as a harmless, disconnected man, but soon realize he is angry and unstable.
“We looked all over Northern Ontario for locations that worked,” said producer Paul Stephens.
“A lot of the action takes place in and around the farm house so we wanted a small town look.”
(…)
Stephens said they have been in town for the past six weeks preparing for the production and training local people who are anxious to learn the specialized skills of the film industry. (…)
“The most challenging part is getting the trust of the community and working with local people to train them in very specialized jobs,” he said. [Nugget.ca]
Icon Film Distribution has posted an official press release to announce the UK premiere (October 16, London Film Festival) and release date (January 8, 2010) for The Road. Details below.
ICON Film Distribution Announce 8th January 2010 Release for THE ROAD
STARRING VIGGO MORTENSEN, KODI SMIT MCPHEE, GUY PEARCE, ROBERT DUVALL & CHARLIZE THERONWRITTEN & DIRECTED BY JOHN HILLCOAT
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller from acclaimed novelist Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men, All the Pretty Horses)
OFFICIAL UK PREMIERE AT THE TIMES BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL, FRIDAY 16th OCTOBER 2009
‘The Road‘ is a post-apocalyptic dramatic thriller about a father and his son walking alone through burned America.
Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food–and each other.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from Cormac McCarthy (“No Country for Old Men”), “The Road” stars Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises) and Academy Award winners Robert Duvall (Tender Mercies) and Charlize Theron (Monster). Guy Pearce and Kodi Smit McPhee also star. [Press release]
Just a quick note to say that Oliver Sherman starts filming on Tuesday.
Here is some info about the locations:
Filming will start Oct. 13 and run through to Nov. 14.
“The director and producer looked all over and decided on the North Bay area, and the Powassan area is going to give the look we need,” she said.
The production company has chosen the home belonging to Norville Rose on Kells Road as the exterior of the home of one of the central characters. A home on Pioneer Road has been chosen as the interior setting for the character.
“They’ll be filming for two weeks,” said mayor Barb Groves, whose son Terry’s home was selected for the interior shots. “It’s going to be exciting.”
According to Malik, the company is in the process of looking for an interior home location for another character.
Filming will take the crew of Oliver Sherman to Trout Creek, Englehart, Sturgeon Falls and North Bay. [Almaguin News]
The Last House on the Left will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 2 on October 19. British film site Stale Popcorn posted their Q&A sessions with Garret, Monica Potter and Wes Craven. Here is a snippet:
Q: How is Krug different in this movie to the villain in the 1972 version?
A: Times have changed, and I wanted my guy to be more of a rageaholic, without the drug influence. And the father angle is explored further in this movie as well.
Q: Krug must be one of the most horrific characters you have ever played.
A: Yes, but I also felt sorry for him. I know people who are angry at what life has handed them – albeit not to that extreme – and take it out on everyone around them.
Q: And it’s even more tragic here due to the fact that he also has a kid…
A: And a good kid who, despite Krug, is kind of normal and ultimately does what is right, so it’s tragic that he doesn’t have a proper father.
Q: So, your character is multi-layered then?
A: That’s what I liked about him. His complexity made my job interesting.
Q: It seems that as an actor you like to challenge yourself with very different roles, going from one extreme to another…
A: I know, but I thought that’s what we were supposed to do as actors: one day you are the king and the next you are the beggar. I feel a sense of accomplishment if I can pull off a character that is very far from me or from the last character I played. It’s important to me.
Q: When you think of a villain that has impressed you on screen, which film comes to mind?
A: I really like Terrence Malick’s BADLANDS because that villain – a serial killer – is very interesting.
To read the whole thing, go here.