Greg McLean, the director of the horror films Wolf Creek, Wolf Creek 2, Rogue, The Darkness, and The Belko Experiment (as well as the survival thriller Jungle), has lined up his next genre project. Deadline reports that McLean will be directing the action horror movie Graveyard Smash from a screenplay by Old Henry and Would You Rather writer Gus Krieger.
Coming our way from Film finance and sales company Concourse Media and production company CinemaWays, Graveyard Smash is expected to start filming later this year. It has the following synopsis: Desperate to find her missing sister, a young woman and her three best friends find themselves trapped inside a virtual-reality game where every level forces its players to survive a different genre of a horror movie. When they learn that dying in the game means dying in real life, the friends are forced to hack, slash and battle their way...
Coming our way from Film finance and sales company Concourse Media and production company CinemaWays, Graveyard Smash is expected to start filming later this year. It has the following synopsis: Desperate to find her missing sister, a young woman and her three best friends find themselves trapped inside a virtual-reality game where every level forces its players to survive a different genre of a horror movie. When they learn that dying in the game means dying in real life, the friends are forced to hack, slash and battle their way...
- 4/10/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Australian filmmaker Greg McLean has lined up his next feature in Graveyard Smash, an action-horror movie centered around a lethal virtual reality game.
Deadline reports that the new feature is gearing up for production this year.
In Graveyard Smash, “Desperate to find her missing sister, a young woman and her three best friends find themselves trapped inside a virtual-reality game where every level forces its players to survive a different genre of a horror movie. When they learn that dying in the game means dying in real life, the friends are forced to hack, slash and battle their way to the toxic mastermind behind it all.”
Greg McLean will helm from a script by Gus Krieger (Would You Rather).
“As a lifelong horror fan, Graveyard Smash is our love letter to the genre that’s given us so much joy, fun and pure terror,” McLean told Deadline. “As a director,...
Deadline reports that the new feature is gearing up for production this year.
In Graveyard Smash, “Desperate to find her missing sister, a young woman and her three best friends find themselves trapped inside a virtual-reality game where every level forces its players to survive a different genre of a horror movie. When they learn that dying in the game means dying in real life, the friends are forced to hack, slash and battle their way to the toxic mastermind behind it all.”
Greg McLean will helm from a script by Gus Krieger (Would You Rather).
“As a lifelong horror fan, Graveyard Smash is our love letter to the genre that’s given us so much joy, fun and pure terror,” McLean told Deadline. “As a director,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Film finance and sales company Concourse Media and production outfit CinemaWays have greenlighted action-horror pic Graveyard Smash, which will roll cameras this year.
Aussie filmmaker Greg McLean, best known for Jungle starring Daniel Radcliffe as well as the Wolf Creek series, is set to direct from a script penned by Gus Krieger.
The film’s synopsis reads: Desperate to find her missing sister, a young woman and her three best friends find themselves trapped inside a virtual-reality game where every level forces its players to survive a different genre of a horror movie. When they learn that dying in the game means dying in real life, the friends are forced to hack, slash and battle their way to the toxic mastermind behind it all.
“As a lifelong horror fan, Graveyard Smash is our love letter to the genre that’s given us so much joy,...
Aussie filmmaker Greg McLean, best known for Jungle starring Daniel Radcliffe as well as the Wolf Creek series, is set to direct from a script penned by Gus Krieger.
The film’s synopsis reads: Desperate to find her missing sister, a young woman and her three best friends find themselves trapped inside a virtual-reality game where every level forces its players to survive a different genre of a horror movie. When they learn that dying in the game means dying in real life, the friends are forced to hack, slash and battle their way to the toxic mastermind behind it all.
“As a lifelong horror fan, Graveyard Smash is our love letter to the genre that’s given us so much joy,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
“Scrublands”is a new Stan Originals Australian-produced live-action ‘rural noir’ TV drama series, directed by Greg McLean, based on the novel by Chris Hammer, streaming May 2, 2024 on Sundance Now and AMC+:
“…in an isolated and struggling country town, a charismatic and dedicated priest, ‘Father Byron Swift’ (Jay Ryan) opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners.
‘One year later investigative journalist ‘Martin Scarsden’ (Luke Arnold) arrives to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy. But when Martin's instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart, and he finds himself in a life and death race to uncover the truth.
“Martin finds the people of ‘Ruversend’ deeply scarred and hostile to journalists, with local bookstore owner ‘Mandy Bond’ (Bella Heathcote), ‘Constable Robbie Haus-Jones’ (Adam Zwar), and widow ‘Fran Landers’ (Victoria Thaine) giving him short shrift.
“…in an isolated and struggling country town, a charismatic and dedicated priest, ‘Father Byron Swift’ (Jay Ryan) opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners.
‘One year later investigative journalist ‘Martin Scarsden’ (Luke Arnold) arrives to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy. But when Martin's instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart, and he finds himself in a life and death race to uncover the truth.
“Martin finds the people of ‘Ruversend’ deeply scarred and hostile to journalists, with local bookstore owner ‘Mandy Bond’ (Bella Heathcote), ‘Constable Robbie Haus-Jones’ (Adam Zwar), and widow ‘Fran Landers’ (Victoria Thaine) giving him short shrift.
- 4/9/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
AMC Networks announced today that the four-part Australian rural noir crime drama Scrublands will premiere on Thursday, May 2, on Sundance Now and AMC+, with additional episodes dropping weekly on both platforms.
Based on Chris Hammer’s award-winning and bestselling crime novel by the same name, the captivating series follows a country town grappling with the aftermath of a horrible crime, still trying to come to terms with it a year on.
In an isolated and struggling country town, a charismatic and dedicated priest, Father Byron Swift, calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. One year later, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy.
But when Martin’s instincts kick in, and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart, and he finds himself in a life-and-death race to uncover the truth.
Based on Chris Hammer’s award-winning and bestselling crime novel by the same name, the captivating series follows a country town grappling with the aftermath of a horrible crime, still trying to come to terms with it a year on.
In an isolated and struggling country town, a charismatic and dedicated priest, Father Byron Swift, calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. One year later, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy.
But when Martin’s instincts kick in, and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart, and he finds himself in a life-and-death race to uncover the truth.
- 4/8/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Exclusive: Reacher’s Alan Ritchson is set to star in War Machine, the Patrick Hughes-directed and scripted action sci-fi film that will find its home with Netflix. Lionsgate developed the script with Hughes, best known for The Hitman’s Bodyguard films. Hughes wrote the script with James Beaufort (Machine). Lionsgate set the title in a deal with Netflix.
This comes on the heels of Lionsgate announcing it has Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively reuniting for A Simple Favor 2, setting the film as a streamer title with Amazon MGM Studios. It is part of a third facet of Lionsgate’s long term plan, which includes a direct-to-streaming business, to go with theatricals and multiplatform titles that have included Sisu and Retribution.
The film is produced by Hidden Pictures’ Todd Lieberman and Alex Young, Range Media Partners’ Rich Cook and Hughes’ Huge Film with Greg McLean (Wolf Creek). Story is by Hughes.
This comes on the heels of Lionsgate announcing it has Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively reuniting for A Simple Favor 2, setting the film as a streamer title with Amazon MGM Studios. It is part of a third facet of Lionsgate’s long term plan, which includes a direct-to-streaming business, to go with theatricals and multiplatform titles that have included Sisu and Retribution.
The film is produced by Hidden Pictures’ Todd Lieberman and Alex Young, Range Media Partners’ Rich Cook and Hughes’ Huge Film with Greg McLean (Wolf Creek). Story is by Hughes.
- 3/27/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
While “based on a true story” is typically a ploy to lure in audiences, the basis of the 2007 movie Primeval does, in fact, exist. Or at least he did, at one point. The whereabouts of what many deem the “world’s most prolific killer” — a decades-old Nile crocodile named Gustave who allegedly claimed somewhere between 200 and 300 human lives — are murky nowadays. Some say Burundi’s most infamous reptile is long gone, and others demand proof of his passing. Regardless, Gustave’s notoriety lives on in this panned Hollywood creature-feature with a severe identity crisis.
Back then, it was understandable to have a cursory look at the original ad campaign for Primeval and not realize the movie is about a crocodile. An intentionally vague trailer led to complaints of deception from viewers; they were expecting a movie about a human serial killer. Imagine their surprise once they watched Primeval, which, for obvious reasons,...
Back then, it was understandable to have a cursory look at the original ad campaign for Primeval and not realize the movie is about a crocodile. An intentionally vague trailer led to complaints of deception from viewers; they were expecting a movie about a human serial killer. Imagine their surprise once they watched Primeval, which, for obvious reasons,...
- 1/12/2024
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
The episode of Wtf Really Happened to This Horror Movie covering Wolf Creek was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Mike Conway, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
One of the biggest and some would say overused tropes in horror movies is the killer stalking people in an outdoor setting. The main series for this is, of course, the Friday the 13th series but we have nearly countless other examples to pull from. Sometimes, like today’s entry, or The Burning, these stories and movies can be based on true events and make it even more frightening. Unlike The Burning, which is based on an urban legend with the true story being far from fact, Wolf Creek (watch it Here) had an original script that was tweaked to be based on the real life killers Ivan Milat and Bradley John Murdoch...
One of the biggest and some would say overused tropes in horror movies is the killer stalking people in an outdoor setting. The main series for this is, of course, the Friday the 13th series but we have nearly countless other examples to pull from. Sometimes, like today’s entry, or The Burning, these stories and movies can be based on true events and make it even more frightening. Unlike The Burning, which is based on an urban legend with the true story being far from fact, Wolf Creek (watch it Here) had an original script that was tweaked to be based on the real life killers Ivan Milat and Bradley John Murdoch...
- 11/29/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Similar to France’s New Extremity, Australia experienced its own significant genre resurgence in the 2000s. Most agree the Land Down Under’s golden days of filmmaking began in the ’70s and then drew to a close around the late ‘80s. This period, better known as the Australian New Wave, soared to new heights after the government issued substantial support for the arts. After a steep decline in the ‘90s, though, homegrown horror made a slow but noticeable comeback in the early 21st century. And no other movie from that era is more responsible for bringing Australia back into the conversation than 2005’s bleak and stylish Wolf Creek.
It wouldn’t be a mid-2000s horror movie without the practically mandatory and hyperbolic “based on true events” promotion. In this case, though, Wolf Creek is indeed inspired by a ripped-from-the-headlines true crime. Several, in fact. Ivan Milat, who died in...
It wouldn’t be a mid-2000s horror movie without the practically mandatory and hyperbolic “based on true events” promotion. In this case, though, Wolf Creek is indeed inspired by a ripped-from-the-headlines true crime. Several, in fact. Ivan Milat, who died in...
- 11/3/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Three years into its local production effort in Australia and New Zealand, Netflix has greenlighted two new series, one feature film and one full-length documentary from Australia.
These are in addition to previously announced renewals of teen series “Heartbreak High” and “Surviving Summer” and the go-ahead for prestige book-to-series adaptation “Boy Swallows Universe” and kids animation “Eddie’s Lil Homies.”
Set in the Australian Outback, epic succession tale “Desert King” revolves around billionaire miners, traditional owners, cowboys and desert gangsters fighting over the world’s biggest cattle station the size of Wales. It’s a hot, dusty, sexy Outback Western with guns and helicopters.
It is directed by Greg McLean and created by Tim Lee and Ben Davies, with production by Paul Ranford. The series is a co-production between Easy Tiger and Ronde.
“We’re thrilled to have assembled an incredible creative team, on and off screen, to do justice to the rarely-seen world,...
These are in addition to previously announced renewals of teen series “Heartbreak High” and “Surviving Summer” and the go-ahead for prestige book-to-series adaptation “Boy Swallows Universe” and kids animation “Eddie’s Lil Homies.”
Set in the Australian Outback, epic succession tale “Desert King” revolves around billionaire miners, traditional owners, cowboys and desert gangsters fighting over the world’s biggest cattle station the size of Wales. It’s a hot, dusty, sexy Outback Western with guns and helicopters.
It is directed by Greg McLean and created by Tim Lee and Ben Davies, with production by Paul Ranford. The series is a co-production between Easy Tiger and Ronde.
“We’re thrilled to have assembled an incredible creative team, on and off screen, to do justice to the rarely-seen world,...
- 8/21/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has announced four new productions as it ramps up its Australia originals slate, including movie Love Is In The Air, starring Delta Goodrem as a seaplane pilot falling for the man sent to sink her business.
Shot with 8K Vista Vision in Queensland’s picturesque Whitsundays islands, the film is directed by Adrian Powers and co-produced with Jaggi Entertainment. Joshua Sasse, Steph Tisdell and Roy Billing also star in the film, which will premiere on Netflix on September 28.
The new slate also includes two series – Desert King (working title), billed as an ‘Outback Western’ and co-produced with Easy Tiger and Ronde, and crime mystery The Survivors, co-produced with Tony Ayres Productions.
Created by Tim Lee and Ben Davies, Desert King is an epic succession story revolving around billionaire miners, traditional landowners, cowboys and desert gangsters fighting over a cattle station the size of Wales. Greg McLean is directing with...
Shot with 8K Vista Vision in Queensland’s picturesque Whitsundays islands, the film is directed by Adrian Powers and co-produced with Jaggi Entertainment. Joshua Sasse, Steph Tisdell and Roy Billing also star in the film, which will premiere on Netflix on September 28.
The new slate also includes two series – Desert King (working title), billed as an ‘Outback Western’ and co-produced with Easy Tiger and Ronde, and crime mystery The Survivors, co-produced with Tony Ayres Productions.
Created by Tim Lee and Ben Davies, Desert King is an epic succession story revolving around billionaire miners, traditional landowners, cowboys and desert gangsters fighting over a cattle station the size of Wales. Greg McLean is directing with...
- 8/21/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Luke Arnold, Bella Heathcote and Jay Ryan are set to lead Scrublands, a TV adaptation of Chris Hammer’s novel for Australian streamer Stan.
We’ve learned production in underway in Victoria, Australia on the crime series, which is a co-commission of the Nine Network and its streamer Stan. Easy Tiger, which optioned rights to the story back in 2018, is producing in association with VicScreen.
Scrublands is set in isolated country town Riversend brought to its knees by endless drought, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest (Jay Ryan) calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. A year later, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) arrives to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy but when his instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart and he finds himself in a...
We’ve learned production in underway in Victoria, Australia on the crime series, which is a co-commission of the Nine Network and its streamer Stan. Easy Tiger, which optioned rights to the story back in 2018, is producing in association with VicScreen.
Scrublands is set in isolated country town Riversend brought to its knees by endless drought, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest (Jay Ryan) calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. A year later, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) arrives to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy but when his instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart and he finds himself in a...
- 2/26/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Black Water is one of those rare instances where “based on true events” isn’t just a gratuitous tagline. The 2007 movie (later followed by an unrelated and more polished-looking sequel) is in fact inspired by an event from a few years earlier — near the Finniss River in the Northern Territory of Australia, two people were stranded in a tree after a massive predator killed their friend, then continued to stalk them. While that real-life account and this piece of fiction are substantially different in most respects, they both illustrate the terrifying unpredictability of “salties.”
After spending Christmas vacation with family, Black Water’s three main characters set off on a number of small adventures before returning to their humdrum lives. It’s only when sisters Lee and Grace and Grace’s husband Adam (Andy Rodoreda) go fishing in a mangrove do they encounter one of Australia’s most dangerous residents.
After spending Christmas vacation with family, Black Water’s three main characters set off on a number of small adventures before returning to their humdrum lives. It’s only when sisters Lee and Grace and Grace’s husband Adam (Andy Rodoreda) go fishing in a mangrove do they encounter one of Australia’s most dangerous residents.
- 12/23/2022
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
With dozens of shows like What We Do in the Shadows and Chucky representing our favorite genre on the small screen, there’s no denying that we’re living through a horror renaissance on television. However, the amount of quality programming being produced is simply staggering, and it’s becoming hard to keep up with all these new releases, especially when we have to keep track of so many different streaming services. That’s why it’s understandable that a few televised gems would slip through our fingers, destined to become lost in a sea of streamable content.
But fear not, because we here at Bloody Disgusting have come up with a handy list of six underseen horror shows to watch during this Halloween season! While none of these were hits on par with a Mike Flanagan production, I firmly believe that they all deserve more fans and are all still worth a watch.
But fear not, because we here at Bloody Disgusting have come up with a handy list of six underseen horror shows to watch during this Halloween season! While none of these were hits on par with a Mike Flanagan production, I firmly believe that they all deserve more fans and are all still worth a watch.
- 10/5/2022
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
Idris Elba is poised to fight for survival against a ravenous lion when Beast roars into theaters this weekend. And Steven Spielberg’s shark classic, Jaws, swims back into theaters next month with a first-ever IMAX and Real 3D re-release. Both films send the clear message that this summer belongs to pissed-off animals on the attack.
This week’s streaming picks celebrate the summer subgenre with five titles that center around predators from the animal kingdom, some real and some a bit farfetched. All bring the teeth, claws, scales, and attitude to deliver summer thrills.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Alligator – AMC+, Shout TV, Shudder
The plot, borrowing from a popular urban legend, follows a baby alligator flushed down the toilet. It winds up in the sewer, a local laboratory’s precise spot used as a dumping...
This week’s streaming picks celebrate the summer subgenre with five titles that center around predators from the animal kingdom, some real and some a bit farfetched. All bring the teeth, claws, scales, and attitude to deliver summer thrills.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Alligator – AMC+, Shout TV, Shudder
The plot, borrowing from a popular urban legend, follows a baby alligator flushed down the toilet. It winds up in the sewer, a local laboratory’s precise spot used as a dumping...
- 8/15/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
In 2001, the world was introduced to the iPod and Australia had its first taste of digital television.
It’s fair to say the year left its mark in more ways than one, but for Cameron McCulloch, not everything went to plan.
At the time, the then film student was on the verge of completing his feature debut, Scam, starring Kestie Morassi, only for a large portion of the footage to be destroyed in a housefire at a crew member’s place.
Twenty years on and the film is set to have its world premiere at next month’s Monster Fest after being resurrected by cast member and editor Nathan Hill during the 2020 lockdown.
McCulloch, who wrote and then filmed the project on a MiniDV in 12 days for $5,000, said he was “in awe” that it was finally seeing the light of day.
“During lockdown last year, Nathan was prepping another feature...
It’s fair to say the year left its mark in more ways than one, but for Cameron McCulloch, not everything went to plan.
At the time, the then film student was on the verge of completing his feature debut, Scam, starring Kestie Morassi, only for a large portion of the footage to be destroyed in a housefire at a crew member’s place.
Twenty years on and the film is set to have its world premiere at next month’s Monster Fest after being resurrected by cast member and editor Nathan Hill during the 2020 lockdown.
McCulloch, who wrote and then filmed the project on a MiniDV in 12 days for $5,000, said he was “in awe” that it was finally seeing the light of day.
“During lockdown last year, Nathan was prepping another feature...
- 11/1/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Name a major comic-book film franchise and, odds are, actor David Dastmalchian is part of it. “The Dark Knight”? Dastmalchian’s first film role, playing one of the Joker’s thugs. The Marvel Cinematic Universe? He’s had a recurring part in Peyton Reed’s “Ant-Man” features from the start, playing superhero Scott Lang’s crime-loving pal Kurt. He’s even made the jump to TV, thanks to recurring roles on Fox’s “Gotham” prequel series and The CW’s “The Flash.” Soon, he’ll voice his MCU part in Disney+’s ambitious “What If?” animated series.
Next up: his beefiest superhero role yet, starring in James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” as the haunted Polka-Dot Man, whose awkward “powers” — throwing toxic polka-dots at people — mask a dark backstory befitting Dastmalchian’s dramatic chops. No one is more amused than Dastmalchian about the impact superhero movies have had on his career,...
Next up: his beefiest superhero role yet, starring in James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” as the haunted Polka-Dot Man, whose awkward “powers” — throwing toxic polka-dots at people — mask a dark backstory befitting Dastmalchian’s dramatic chops. No one is more amused than Dastmalchian about the impact superhero movies have had on his career,...
- 8/4/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Making her feature debut, Rachele Wiggins directs from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe.
Altitude Film Sales has taken worldwide rights (excluding Australia/New Zealand) to horror sequel Wolf Creek 3.
Making her feature debut, Rachele Wiggins directs from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe. Series star John Jarratt reprises his role as Mick Taylor.
The project is being introduced to buyers at this week’s Pre-Cannes Screenings (June 21-25). Altitude will distribute the film in the UK.
Production will start in late 2021 in South Australia.
Wolf Creek creator Greg McLean will produce through his Emu Creek Pictures banner, alongside Bianca Martino and Kristian Moliere.
Altitude Film Sales has taken worldwide rights (excluding Australia/New Zealand) to horror sequel Wolf Creek 3.
Making her feature debut, Rachele Wiggins directs from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe. Series star John Jarratt reprises his role as Mick Taylor.
The project is being introduced to buyers at this week’s Pre-Cannes Screenings (June 21-25). Altitude will distribute the film in the UK.
Production will start in late 2021 in South Australia.
Wolf Creek creator Greg McLean will produce through his Emu Creek Pictures banner, alongside Bianca Martino and Kristian Moliere.
- 6/21/2021
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Altitude Film Sales has taken worldwide sales rights, excluding Australia/New Zealand, for “Wolf Creek 3,” the latest instalment of the Wolf Creek franchise, and will introduce the project to buyers this week at the Virtual Cannes Market.
Altitude will also distribute the film in the U.K.
In the film, an American family takes a dream trip to the Australian outback and soon draws the attention of notorious serial killer Mick Taylor. A hellish nightmare ensues as the couple’s two children escape only to be hunted by Australia’s most infamous killer.
John Jarratt will reprise his role of Mick Taylor. Rachele Wiggins will direct from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe.
Wolf Creek creator Greg McLean will produce through his Emu Creek Pictures banner, alongside Bianca Martino (“The Darkness”) and Kristian Moliere (“The Babadook”).
Production will commence late 2021 in South Australia.
Inspired by real events, “Wolf Creek” (2005) was...
Altitude will also distribute the film in the U.K.
In the film, an American family takes a dream trip to the Australian outback and soon draws the attention of notorious serial killer Mick Taylor. A hellish nightmare ensues as the couple’s two children escape only to be hunted by Australia’s most infamous killer.
John Jarratt will reprise his role of Mick Taylor. Rachele Wiggins will direct from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe.
Wolf Creek creator Greg McLean will produce through his Emu Creek Pictures banner, alongside Bianca Martino (“The Darkness”) and Kristian Moliere (“The Babadook”).
Production will commence late 2021 in South Australia.
Inspired by real events, “Wolf Creek” (2005) was...
- 6/21/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
David Lightfoot, the Australian producer behind Wolf Creek, Rogue and more, died in an Adelaide hospital on Sunday, after suffering a heart attack. He was 61.
News of his passing was confirmed via the official Facebook page for Ultrafilms, the production company he founded in 1997.
“It is with deep sadness that Ultrafilms announces the death of founder David Lightfoot,” read their statement. “David Lightfoot was one of the most experienced and widely regarded production executives in the country…David dedicated his life to the film industry, and was passionate about Australian film and telling Australian stories.”
“David…was a close friend of mine for 20 years and a generous mentor,” Lightfoot’s business partner and co-producer, Sabella Sugar, told Deadline. “He gave so much and he touched so many lives.”
Lightfoot embarked on his career in film in 1982, joining the South Australian Film Corporation after playing cricket for South Australia and spending...
News of his passing was confirmed via the official Facebook page for Ultrafilms, the production company he founded in 1997.
“It is with deep sadness that Ultrafilms announces the death of founder David Lightfoot,” read their statement. “David Lightfoot was one of the most experienced and widely regarded production executives in the country…David dedicated his life to the film industry, and was passionate about Australian film and telling Australian stories.”
“David…was a close friend of mine for 20 years and a generous mentor,” Lightfoot’s business partner and co-producer, Sabella Sugar, told Deadline. “He gave so much and he touched so many lives.”
Lightfoot embarked on his career in film in 1982, joining the South Australian Film Corporation after playing cricket for South Australia and spending...
- 6/16/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
David Lightfoot, producer of films such as Wolf Creek, died on Sunday following complications from recent surgery.
Lightfoot worked in the screen industry for more than 30 years, beginning at the South Australian Film Corporation in 1982.
His prolific career spanned more than 80 credits in various roles, including associate producer of Bad Boy Bubby; location manager for Babe; co-producer for The Sound of One Hand Clapping and line producer for Japanese Story.
Lightfoot was both producer and line producer for Greg McLean’s 2005 hit Wolf Creek, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and screened in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
He continued to collaborate with McLean on 2007’s Rogue, and went on to produce Rupert Glasson’s thriller Coffin Rock in 2009.
Mickey Rourke, Matt Hearn, Greg McLean, Cassandra Magrath and David Lightfoot in Cannes, 2005.
More recently, via his company Ultrafilms, he produced Jack Thompson, Jacki Weaver and James Cromwell-starrer Never Too Late with Antony I. Ginnane.
Lightfoot worked in the screen industry for more than 30 years, beginning at the South Australian Film Corporation in 1982.
His prolific career spanned more than 80 credits in various roles, including associate producer of Bad Boy Bubby; location manager for Babe; co-producer for The Sound of One Hand Clapping and line producer for Japanese Story.
Lightfoot was both producer and line producer for Greg McLean’s 2005 hit Wolf Creek, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and screened in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
He continued to collaborate with McLean on 2007’s Rogue, and went on to produce Rupert Glasson’s thriller Coffin Rock in 2009.
Mickey Rourke, Matt Hearn, Greg McLean, Cassandra Magrath and David Lightfoot in Cannes, 2005.
More recently, via his company Ultrafilms, he produced Jack Thompson, Jacki Weaver and James Cromwell-starrer Never Too Late with Antony I. Ginnane.
- 6/15/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
For author Matthew Reilly, a shorter path doesn’t guarantee an easier finish.
The writer and soon-to-be director of Netflix action film Interceptor has worked on screenplays between publishing his bestselling novels, a number of which have also been optioned for films.
He told If that while penning a script was less time-consuming, the next steps were sometimes the hardest part of the journey.
“Getting a book published is really hard but getting a screenplay turned into a movie is a thousand times harder,” he said.
“The barriers to entry in the film business are so high in terms of sheer cost, in comparison to a book, where it is you, your editor and your publisher at the publishing house.
“For a screenplay to become a movie, you not only need all the planets to be in alignment but you need to fire a pistol from the surface of Mercury...
The writer and soon-to-be director of Netflix action film Interceptor has worked on screenplays between publishing his bestselling novels, a number of which have also been optioned for films.
He told If that while penning a script was less time-consuming, the next steps were sometimes the hardest part of the journey.
“Getting a book published is really hard but getting a screenplay turned into a movie is a thousand times harder,” he said.
“The barriers to entry in the film business are so high in terms of sheer cost, in comparison to a book, where it is you, your editor and your publisher at the publishing house.
“For a screenplay to become a movie, you not only need all the planets to be in alignment but you need to fire a pistol from the surface of Mercury...
- 3/13/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Starz has acquired the US and Canadian rights to The Gloaming, with the eight-episode drama to premiere across each of the cable network’s platforms next month.
Filmed in Tasmania, The Gloaming stars Emma Booth and Ewen Leslie as two detectives with a tragic past that investigate a brutal murder.
In a journey to find the truth, their fate is coerced by the ghosts of the unsettled dead that linger in the liminal space between life and death — known as “The Gloaming.”
The series also features Martin Henderson (Grey’s Anatomy), Aaron Pedersen (Mystery Road), Rena Owen (The Orville), Josephine Blazier (True History of the Kelly Gang), and Matt Testro (Nowhere Boys).
Written and created by Victoria Madden, who also serves as showrunner, The Gloaming is a co-production between Sweet Potato Films and John Molloy’s 2 Johns Productions and ABC Signature, a division of Disney Television Studios.
There are directorial contributions from including Greg McLean,...
Filmed in Tasmania, The Gloaming stars Emma Booth and Ewen Leslie as two detectives with a tragic past that investigate a brutal murder.
In a journey to find the truth, their fate is coerced by the ghosts of the unsettled dead that linger in the liminal space between life and death — known as “The Gloaming.”
The series also features Martin Henderson (Grey’s Anatomy), Aaron Pedersen (Mystery Road), Rena Owen (The Orville), Josephine Blazier (True History of the Kelly Gang), and Matt Testro (Nowhere Boys).
Written and created by Victoria Madden, who also serves as showrunner, The Gloaming is a co-production between Sweet Potato Films and John Molloy’s 2 Johns Productions and ABC Signature, a division of Disney Television Studios.
There are directorial contributions from including Greg McLean,...
- 2/22/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Australian comedian and podcaster Wil Anderson discusses a few of his favorite Australian films.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Crying Game (1992)
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
100 Horsemen (1964)
Mad Max (1979)
Walk Into Hell a.k.a. Walk Into Paradise (1956)
Walkabout (1971)
The Chain Reaction (1980)
Wake In Fright (1971)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Time Bandits (1981)
The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
The Castle (1997)
Chopper (2000)
Young Einstein (1988)
Reckless Kelly (1993)
Mr. Accident (2000)
Wolf Creek (2005)
Romper Stomper (1992)
Hammers Over The Anvil (1993)
Unhinged (2020)
The Nice Guys (2016)
Gladiator (2000)
Two Hands (1999)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Ned Kelly (2003)
Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Kenny (2006)
Borat (2006)
Gallipoli (1981)
Phar Lap (1983)
Seabiscuit (2003)
The Dish (2001)
Other Notable Items
Bruce Springsteen’s disappointing Jeep Superbowl commercial
Neil Young
Gruen TV...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Crying Game (1992)
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
100 Horsemen (1964)
Mad Max (1979)
Walk Into Hell a.k.a. Walk Into Paradise (1956)
Walkabout (1971)
The Chain Reaction (1980)
Wake In Fright (1971)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Time Bandits (1981)
The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
The Castle (1997)
Chopper (2000)
Young Einstein (1988)
Reckless Kelly (1993)
Mr. Accident (2000)
Wolf Creek (2005)
Romper Stomper (1992)
Hammers Over The Anvil (1993)
Unhinged (2020)
The Nice Guys (2016)
Gladiator (2000)
Two Hands (1999)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Ned Kelly (2003)
Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Kenny (2006)
Borat (2006)
Gallipoli (1981)
Phar Lap (1983)
Seabiscuit (2003)
The Dish (2001)
Other Notable Items
Bruce Springsteen’s disappointing Jeep Superbowl commercial
Neil Young
Gruen TV...
- 2/16/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
David Hanna.
David Hanna has been appointed as the president of Film Victoria for a term of two years, succeeding Ian Robertson.
Also joining the board is business and communications strategist and former director of the Melbourne Film Office, Louisa Coppel, while co-founder of Melbourne digital games studio League of Geeks, Blake Mizzi, has been re-appointed for another term.
Hanna has chaired Dockland Studios Melbourne since 2016, playing a pivotal role in building the case for the studio’s $46 million sixth soundstage, due to begin construction later this year.
The executive has also been a long-standing committee member of Film Victoria’s Production Incentive Attraction Fund (Piaf), and is a member of course advisory for Vca’s School of Film and Television.
Currently he is director of business strategy at Monash University, and prior to this worked across both Victorian and Commonwealth governments.
In a statement, Hanna said: “This is a...
David Hanna has been appointed as the president of Film Victoria for a term of two years, succeeding Ian Robertson.
Also joining the board is business and communications strategist and former director of the Melbourne Film Office, Louisa Coppel, while co-founder of Melbourne digital games studio League of Geeks, Blake Mizzi, has been re-appointed for another term.
Hanna has chaired Dockland Studios Melbourne since 2016, playing a pivotal role in building the case for the studio’s $46 million sixth soundstage, due to begin construction later this year.
The executive has also been a long-standing committee member of Film Victoria’s Production Incentive Attraction Fund (Piaf), and is a member of course advisory for Vca’s School of Film and Television.
Currently he is director of business strategy at Monash University, and prior to this worked across both Victorian and Commonwealth governments.
In a statement, Hanna said: “This is a...
- 9/10/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
The combination of claustrophobia, darkness, murky water and one big crocodile adds up to a decently scary time in “Black Water: Abyss,” Andrew Traucki’s belated followup to the abyss-less 2007 original he co-directed with David Nerlich. This time, the tasty humans are trapped in an underground cavern during a flash flood, making for a situation that’s unpleasant even before they discover they’ve got reptilian company.
While perhaps not as memorable as some of the movies it might remind you of (like “The Descent” and “Pitch Black”), this is still a tense thriller that nicely exploits a formulaic nature it doesn’t quite transcend. One of the first rollouts in several countries’ newly re-opened theaters abroad, “Abyss” will be releasing to U.S. drive-ins and on demand as of Aug. 7.
The first “Black Water” was a sleeper success primarily in home formats, its big-screen exposure probably hobbled by the...
While perhaps not as memorable as some of the movies it might remind you of (like “The Descent” and “Pitch Black”), this is still a tense thriller that nicely exploits a formulaic nature it doesn’t quite transcend. One of the first rollouts in several countries’ newly re-opened theaters abroad, “Abyss” will be releasing to U.S. drive-ins and on demand as of Aug. 7.
The first “Black Water” was a sleeper success primarily in home formats, its big-screen exposure probably hobbled by the...
- 8/5/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Between last summer’s Crawl, Shudder’s recent release of The Pool, this summer’s Black Water: Abyss and the lethal lion feature, Rogue, man versus apex predator horror movies are on the rise. The latter of which shares a title with one of the aughts’ most overlooked creature features, 2007’s Rogue. Writer/Director Greg McLean broke out in 2005 with brutal […]...
- 7/23/2020
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Wolf Creek franchise has been surprisingly long-lasting, from the 2005 original horror movie to its 2013 sequel, and two seasons of a web-based show that ran from 2016 to 2017. Star John Jarratt, who plays the homicidal Mick Taylor in the series, has now revealed that a Wolf Creek 3 and a third season of the web program are in-development.
Speaking on Facebook, Jarratt indicated that new instalments in the Australian-based Wolf Creek franchise are likely, but that, like with other projects, things have been slowed down by Covid-19.
“To my delight – I have received an overwhelming amount of messages about Wolf Creek 3 – the season and the movie. [Franchise creator/director] Greg McLean and I have both projects in the works but unfortunately Covid-19 has the world at a standstill. I promise to keep you updated as we all try our best to get through these tough times.”
Australia has been one of the few...
Speaking on Facebook, Jarratt indicated that new instalments in the Australian-based Wolf Creek franchise are likely, but that, like with other projects, things have been slowed down by Covid-19.
“To my delight – I have received an overwhelming amount of messages about Wolf Creek 3 – the season and the movie. [Franchise creator/director] Greg McLean and I have both projects in the works but unfortunately Covid-19 has the world at a standstill. I promise to keep you updated as we all try our best to get through these tough times.”
Australia has been one of the few...
- 7/9/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
Netflix has always had a pretty good selection of horror flicks for fans of the genre to delve into, ranging from old-school classics to modern thrill-rides. As of right now, you can check out such hits as Child’s Play, Sinister, The Silence of the Lambs, The Witch and Cabin Fever, and with dozens of incredible thrillers, too, there’s no shortage of films to keep your adrenaline high and your heart racing. But for every phenomenal horror hit there are at least five stinkers, and one of those stinkers has somehow miraculously made its way into Netflix’s Top 10 Movies list today.
The Darkness is currently resting at the bottom of the list, sitting at #10, but the fact that it’s even there at all is utterly shocking. This terribly-received horror flick currently has an abysmal 3% on Rotten Tomatoes and 27/100 on Metacritic, and it’s widely considered to be one...
The Darkness is currently resting at the bottom of the list, sitting at #10, but the fact that it’s even there at all is utterly shocking. This terribly-received horror flick currently has an abysmal 3% on Rotten Tomatoes and 27/100 on Metacritic, and it’s widely considered to be one...
- 6/17/2020
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
(L-r) Greg McLean, Phoebe Tonkin, Bryan Brown, Glen Dolman.
During filming of Stan’s Bloom in Victoria last year the creator/showrunner Glen Dolman was already hatching ideas for a second series of the supernatural drama.
So when Stan’s Mike Sneesby and Nick Forward ordered another six episodes in April after he pitched an overview Dolman pressed ahead with plans to bring a fresh perspective to the show.
That involved hiring new directors in Greg McLean and Sian Davies (who collaborated on Stan’s The Gloaming), assembling a new team of writers and adding half a dozen fresh faces to the cast, with the assistance of casting director Leigh Pickford.
Joining him in the writers’ room are Giula Sandler, Matt Ford, Tommy Murphy and Catherine S McMullen. Dolman scripted four of the six eps of the first series, which was named Drama Series Production of the Year at last...
During filming of Stan’s Bloom in Victoria last year the creator/showrunner Glen Dolman was already hatching ideas for a second series of the supernatural drama.
So when Stan’s Mike Sneesby and Nick Forward ordered another six episodes in April after he pitched an overview Dolman pressed ahead with plans to bring a fresh perspective to the show.
That involved hiring new directors in Greg McLean and Sian Davies (who collaborated on Stan’s The Gloaming), assembling a new team of writers and adding half a dozen fresh faces to the cast, with the assistance of casting director Leigh Pickford.
Joining him in the writers’ room are Giula Sandler, Matt Ford, Tommy Murphy and Catherine S McMullen. Dolman scripted four of the six eps of the first series, which was named Drama Series Production of the Year at last...
- 11/17/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
George MacKay in ‘True History of the Kelly Gang.’
Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang will open in Australian cinemas on January 9, just 18 days before its Australia Day premiere on Stan.
The short window and limited theatrical release were virtually inevitable after Stan announced the bushranger epic starring George MacKay, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult and Essie Davis would premiere in summer as a Stan Original.
The major chains are determined to protect the traditional 90 day window and will not screen the film so distributor Transmission Films this week will start booking the title at the independent cinemas that are screening the Netflix productions The King, The Irishman, Marriage Story and The Two Popes and Amazon Studios’ The Report and Brittany Runs a Marathon.
The Netflix titles are screening at the Eddie Tamir family-owned Randwick Ritz Cinemas and Melbourne’s Lido, Classic and Cameo cinemas plus Mel Gibson...
Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang will open in Australian cinemas on January 9, just 18 days before its Australia Day premiere on Stan.
The short window and limited theatrical release were virtually inevitable after Stan announced the bushranger epic starring George MacKay, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult and Essie Davis would premiere in summer as a Stan Original.
The major chains are determined to protect the traditional 90 day window and will not screen the film so distributor Transmission Films this week will start booking the title at the independent cinemas that are screening the Netflix productions The King, The Irishman, Marriage Story and The Two Popes and Amazon Studios’ The Report and Brittany Runs a Marathon.
The Netflix titles are screening at the Eddie Tamir family-owned Randwick Ritz Cinemas and Melbourne’s Lido, Classic and Cameo cinemas plus Mel Gibson...
- 11/17/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Phoebe Tonkin and Bryan Brown.
Jacqueline McKenzie, Gary Sweet, Bella Heathcote, Toby Schmitz, Jackson Heywood, Scott Lee and Ed Oxenbould are new additions to the cast of Stan’s Bloom, the second season of which is now shooting in regional Victoria.
Greg McLean and Sian Davies (who both directed episodes of Stan’s The Gloaming) are directing the six-part supernatural drama created and written by Glen Dolman, produced by Sue Seeary for Playmaker Media. Geoffrey Hall is the Dop.
Jacki Weaver, Bryan Brown, Phoebe Tonkin, Genevieve Morris, John Stanton, Anne Charleston, Terry Norris and Thomas Ersatz are all returning.
In the first series the residents of a small country town were left reeling after a “fountain of youth” appeared in the wake of a devastating flood. A mysterious plant with luminous berries gave those who consumed it a second chance to return to their prime. The results were miraculous for...
Jacqueline McKenzie, Gary Sweet, Bella Heathcote, Toby Schmitz, Jackson Heywood, Scott Lee and Ed Oxenbould are new additions to the cast of Stan’s Bloom, the second season of which is now shooting in regional Victoria.
Greg McLean and Sian Davies (who both directed episodes of Stan’s The Gloaming) are directing the six-part supernatural drama created and written by Glen Dolman, produced by Sue Seeary for Playmaker Media. Geoffrey Hall is the Dop.
Jacki Weaver, Bryan Brown, Phoebe Tonkin, Genevieve Morris, John Stanton, Anne Charleston, Terry Norris and Thomas Ersatz are all returning.
In the first series the residents of a small country town were left reeling after a “fountain of youth” appeared in the wake of a devastating flood. A mysterious plant with luminous berries gave those who consumed it a second chance to return to their prime. The results were miraculous for...
- 11/12/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Chris Oliver-Taylor and Liz Grainger.
Fremantle Asia Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor and accountant/consultant Liz Grainger have joined the Film Victoria board, succeeding Debra Allanson and John Rundell whose terms ended last month.
They join other members Andrea Denholm, Mitu Bhowmick Lange, Kelly Lefever, Lyn Maddock, Greg McLean, Blake Mizzi and Leonie Morgan, and board president Ian Robertson.
At Fremantle, Oliver-Taylor leads development and production in all genres across Australia, New Zealand, India and Indonesia. He sits on the Fremantle Global board as well as on the Bboard of Easy Tiger Productions, the drama arm of Fremantle. He is also the former MD of Matchbox Pictures and head of business and head of production at the ABC, and has held directorships at Screenrights and Screen Producers Australia.
A chartered accountant by profession, Liz Grainger provides independent consultancy services to public and not-for-profit organisations in the areas of strategy, governance, and financial management.
Fremantle Asia Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor and accountant/consultant Liz Grainger have joined the Film Victoria board, succeeding Debra Allanson and John Rundell whose terms ended last month.
They join other members Andrea Denholm, Mitu Bhowmick Lange, Kelly Lefever, Lyn Maddock, Greg McLean, Blake Mizzi and Leonie Morgan, and board president Ian Robertson.
At Fremantle, Oliver-Taylor leads development and production in all genres across Australia, New Zealand, India and Indonesia. He sits on the Fremantle Global board as well as on the Bboard of Easy Tiger Productions, the drama arm of Fremantle. He is also the former MD of Matchbox Pictures and head of business and head of production at the ABC, and has held directorships at Screenrights and Screen Producers Australia.
A chartered accountant by profession, Liz Grainger provides independent consultancy services to public and not-for-profit organisations in the areas of strategy, governance, and financial management.
- 9/22/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
In the new horror movie “Crawl,” a pack of enormous alligators invades a sleepy Florida town during a violent hurricane and proceeds to rip the cast apart, limb by limb. These nasty gators aren’t the first critters of their kind to terrify audiences, however. Here’s our list of ravenous reptiles, ranked in order from scariest to silliest.
1) Alligator (1980)
Two-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Sayles penned this gruesomely entertaining monster mash about a baby gator named Ramón who gets flushed down a toilet and mutates into a 36-foot behemoth lurking in the Chicago sewer system. When his appetite for human flesh gets the better of him, Ramón bursts through the sidewalk and chows down on a horde of terrified locals. Featuring colorful performances from cult film superstars Robert Forster and Henry Silva, plus witty direction from the ever-dependable Lewis Teague, “Alligator” is more than just the best rampaging reptile movie...
1) Alligator (1980)
Two-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Sayles penned this gruesomely entertaining monster mash about a baby gator named Ramón who gets flushed down a toilet and mutates into a 36-foot behemoth lurking in the Chicago sewer system. When his appetite for human flesh gets the better of him, Ramón bursts through the sidewalk and chows down on a horde of terrified locals. Featuring colorful performances from cult film superstars Robert Forster and Henry Silva, plus witty direction from the ever-dependable Lewis Teague, “Alligator” is more than just the best rampaging reptile movie...
- 7/11/2019
- by Matthew Chernov
- Variety Film + TV
‘Nekrotronic.’
Kiah Roache-Turner’s sci-fi horror comedy Nekrotronic will be released in the Us in select cinemas and on VOD and digital HD on August 9 by Momentum Pictures.
“I’m really excited: I think day-and-date is the future for most independent films in the Us,” Kiah tells If. “Some say it is the end of cinema but it’s not: it’s a different way of delivering films to eyeballs.”
One advantage of the day-and-date strategy is limiting the potential for piracy. The Roache-Turner brothers’ Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead was available on iTunes in the Us before the Australian release. “Piracy killed us,” he says.
Produced by Andrew Mason and Troy Lum for Hopscotch Features and Tristan Roache-Turner for Guerrilla Films, Nekrotronic stars Monica Bellucci as Finnegan, CEO of the sinister Daemokon corporation, who is determined to feast on every human soul on the planet via a new smartphone app.
Kiah Roache-Turner’s sci-fi horror comedy Nekrotronic will be released in the Us in select cinemas and on VOD and digital HD on August 9 by Momentum Pictures.
“I’m really excited: I think day-and-date is the future for most independent films in the Us,” Kiah tells If. “Some say it is the end of cinema but it’s not: it’s a different way of delivering films to eyeballs.”
One advantage of the day-and-date strategy is limiting the potential for piracy. The Roache-Turner brothers’ Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead was available on iTunes in the Us before the Australian release. “Piracy killed us,” he says.
Produced by Andrew Mason and Troy Lum for Hopscotch Features and Tristan Roache-Turner for Guerrilla Films, Nekrotronic stars Monica Bellucci as Finnegan, CEO of the sinister Daemokon corporation, who is determined to feast on every human soul on the planet via a new smartphone app.
- 6/14/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Rena Owen.
When Rena Owen weighs up whether to accept roles, her main goal is to portray characters who are not the same as or similar to those she’s played before.
That maxim has served the Kiwi actress well in a screen career which spans 30 years since her debut in the Nz police series Shark in the Park.
Currently she is in Hobart playing yet another unique individual – Grace, who runs a community drop-in centre for wayward kids – in The Gloaming, an eight-part drama commissioned by Stan and Disney’s ABC Studios International.
Owen was in Vancouver getting ready to shoot the final episode of the second season of mermaid drama Siren, which screens on Disney’s young-adult Us cable network Freeform, when she was asked to audition for The Gloaming.
Her schedule was so hectic her initial response was that she had no time to do a self-test.
When Rena Owen weighs up whether to accept roles, her main goal is to portray characters who are not the same as or similar to those she’s played before.
That maxim has served the Kiwi actress well in a screen career which spans 30 years since her debut in the Nz police series Shark in the Park.
Currently she is in Hobart playing yet another unique individual – Grace, who runs a community drop-in centre for wayward kids – in The Gloaming, an eight-part drama commissioned by Stan and Disney’s ABC Studios International.
Owen was in Vancouver getting ready to shoot the final episode of the second season of mermaid drama Siren, which screens on Disney’s young-adult Us cable network Freeform, when she was asked to audition for The Gloaming.
Her schedule was so hectic her initial response was that she had no time to do a self-test.
- 5/14/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Ewen Leslie and Emma Booth.
Emma Booth and Ewen Leslie are playing detectives and former lovers who investigate the brutal murder of an unidentified woman in The Gloaming.
Aaron Pedersen, Rena Owen, Matt Testro and newcomer Josephine Blazier are co-starring in the eight-part drama commissioned by Stan and Disney’s ABC Studios International, which is now shooting in Tasmania.
In her follow-up to The Kettering Incident, Sweet Potato Films’ Vicki Madden is the creator/showrunner, teaming up with Fiona McConaghy and 2 Jons’ John Molloy and Jon Adgemis. Michael Rymer is the set-up director, working with Greg McLean and Sian Davies.
“The plot combines crime, Gothic and the supernatural, a space in which Australia does not do a lot,” Madden tells If.
“Stan and ABC Studios International’s Keli Lee are very collaborative. They are giving me the freedom to tell the story which taps into Tasmania’s convict history.”
Booth plays unconventional Detective Molly McGee.
Emma Booth and Ewen Leslie are playing detectives and former lovers who investigate the brutal murder of an unidentified woman in The Gloaming.
Aaron Pedersen, Rena Owen, Matt Testro and newcomer Josephine Blazier are co-starring in the eight-part drama commissioned by Stan and Disney’s ABC Studios International, which is now shooting in Tasmania.
In her follow-up to The Kettering Incident, Sweet Potato Films’ Vicki Madden is the creator/showrunner, teaming up with Fiona McConaghy and 2 Jons’ John Molloy and Jon Adgemis. Michael Rymer is the set-up director, working with Greg McLean and Sian Davies.
“The plot combines crime, Gothic and the supernatural, a space in which Australia does not do a lot,” Madden tells If.
“Stan and ABC Studios International’s Keli Lee are very collaborative. They are giving me the freedom to tell the story which taps into Tasmania’s convict history.”
Booth plays unconventional Detective Molly McGee.
- 4/1/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Judy and Punch
Australian actress Mirrah Foulkes makes her directorial debut with Judy and Punch, produced by Nash Edgerton, Michelle Bennett and Danny Gabai of Corner Stone Films. Cinematographer Stefan Duscio lensed the film with a cast headlined by Mia Wasikowska, joined by Damon Herriman, Benedict Hardie and Tom Budge. Foulkes starred in Nash Edgerton’s Animal Kingdom (2010), Joel Edgerton’s The Gift (2015) and Jane Campion’s first season of Top of the Lake (2013).
Gist: Foulkes adapts the famed 16th century puppet show Punch and Judy for a live-action, feminist reinterpretation. Famed puppeteers Judy and Punch struggle to provide for their child in the landlocked town of Seaside, trying to provide pleasant escapism within a town gripped by witch hunts.…...
Australian actress Mirrah Foulkes makes her directorial debut with Judy and Punch, produced by Nash Edgerton, Michelle Bennett and Danny Gabai of Corner Stone Films. Cinematographer Stefan Duscio lensed the film with a cast headlined by Mia Wasikowska, joined by Damon Herriman, Benedict Hardie and Tom Budge. Foulkes starred in Nash Edgerton’s Animal Kingdom (2010), Joel Edgerton’s The Gift (2015) and Jane Campion’s first season of Top of the Lake (2013).
Gist: Foulkes adapts the famed 16th century puppet show Punch and Judy for a live-action, feminist reinterpretation. Famed puppeteers Judy and Punch struggle to provide for their child in the landlocked town of Seaside, trying to provide pleasant escapism within a town gripped by witch hunts.…...
- 1/2/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Mia Wasikowska in ‘Judy and Punch’ (Photo: Ben King)
A record six Australian feature films will screen at the Sundance Film Festival, with Animals, Judy and Punch, Little Monsters, Top End Wedding and I Am Mother having their world premieres in the Utah-based festival, which runs from January 24 – February 3.
In addition, Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale will have its North American premiere after winning the special jury prize and the Marcello Mastroianni award for best new young performer for Baykali Ganambar at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
That surpasses the previous record of five in 1997. Sundance has been a great launching pad for Australian productions including David Michod’s Animal Kingdom in 2010 (World Cinema Jury Prize), Greg McLean’s Wolf Creek in 2005, Scott Hicks’ Shine in 1996, Kitty Green’s Casting JonBenet (2017) and Nash Edgerton’s Mr Inbetween (2018).
“The six films selected by Sundance display the array of stories Australians...
A record six Australian feature films will screen at the Sundance Film Festival, with Animals, Judy and Punch, Little Monsters, Top End Wedding and I Am Mother having their world premieres in the Utah-based festival, which runs from January 24 – February 3.
In addition, Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale will have its North American premiere after winning the special jury prize and the Marcello Mastroianni award for best new young performer for Baykali Ganambar at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
That surpasses the previous record of five in 1997. Sundance has been a great launching pad for Australian productions including David Michod’s Animal Kingdom in 2010 (World Cinema Jury Prize), Greg McLean’s Wolf Creek in 2005, Scott Hicks’ Shine in 1996, Kitty Green’s Casting JonBenet (2017) and Nash Edgerton’s Mr Inbetween (2018).
“The six films selected by Sundance display the array of stories Australians...
- 11/28/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Following its premiere last year on the Australian streaming service Stan, Wolf Creek Season 2 is coming to the Pop TV network this October, so you'll be able to enjoy the return of Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) just in time for Halloween:
"Just in time for Halloween, the Wolf Creek television series premieres on Pop with a special three-night horror binge: Sunday, Oct. 21 at 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., Et/Pt; Monday, Oct. 22 at 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., Et/Pt; and Tuesday, Oct. 23 at at 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., Et/Pt.
Based on the cult-hit horror movie franchise and from its acclaimed creator/director Greg McLean, the Wolf Creek television series centers on serial killer Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) as he terrorizes tourists in the Australian outback."
Trailer via Rotten Tomatoes TV:
The post Second Season of Wolf Creek to Air on the Pop TV Network...
"Just in time for Halloween, the Wolf Creek television series premieres on Pop with a special three-night horror binge: Sunday, Oct. 21 at 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., Et/Pt; Monday, Oct. 22 at 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., Et/Pt; and Tuesday, Oct. 23 at at 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., Et/Pt.
Based on the cult-hit horror movie franchise and from its acclaimed creator/director Greg McLean, the Wolf Creek television series centers on serial killer Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) as he terrorizes tourists in the Australian outback."
Trailer via Rotten Tomatoes TV:
The post Second Season of Wolf Creek to Air on the Pop TV Network...
- 8/17/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With 2017’s charred remains now in the rear-view, let’s take one final chance to reflect on the year’s best-of-the-best horror films (a single opinion, of course). It’s my favorite year-end tradition when it comes to recaps, because I get to look back on all the best genre content with fondness while hopefully turning readers onto films they might have somehow missed. These are the distinguished titles that left me stunned, psyched-out and wholly fulfilled as a horror lover. Filmmakers, you were too good to me this year – now let me try and return the favor.
Before we jump into the actual ranking, allow me take a minute to point out how many first-time directorial efforts deemed placement on this list. Out of my total thirteen main selections, six are feature debuts – two of which from female powerhouses. Maybe this was a fluke, or maybe this is what...
Before we jump into the actual ranking, allow me take a minute to point out how many first-time directorial efforts deemed placement on this list. Out of my total thirteen main selections, six are feature debuts – two of which from female powerhouses. Maybe this was a fluke, or maybe this is what...
- 1/3/2018
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Nyt Dan Kois profiles 'the loose screw rattling around inside the Marvel machine,' director Taika Waititi as Thor Ragnarok approaches
Film Stage Murtada interviews the director of Senegal's Oscar submission Félicité
Tfe ...which you may recall he raved about right here.
Variety Jamie Foxx and Anthony Mackie will star in a Johnny Cochran biopic (Mackie as Cochran) with Taylor Hackford directing
Guardian can Michael Fassbender survive his string of flops?
Coming Soon The Seagull starring The Bening and Saoirse Ronan will be distributed by Sony Pictures Classic next year
ScriptNotes John and Craig welcome female screenwriters Daley Haggar and Dara Resnik to discuss the possible Post-Weinstein era in Hollywood
The New Yorker Harvey Weinstein's cameo in a 2005 animated movie for Mattel
My New Plaid Pants five photos of rising French actor Rabah Nait Oufella
My New Plaid Pants 'do, dump, or marry' on Greg McLean's Jungle with...
Film Stage Murtada interviews the director of Senegal's Oscar submission Félicité
Tfe ...which you may recall he raved about right here.
Variety Jamie Foxx and Anthony Mackie will star in a Johnny Cochran biopic (Mackie as Cochran) with Taylor Hackford directing
Guardian can Michael Fassbender survive his string of flops?
Coming Soon The Seagull starring The Bening and Saoirse Ronan will be distributed by Sony Pictures Classic next year
ScriptNotes John and Craig welcome female screenwriters Daley Haggar and Dara Resnik to discuss the possible Post-Weinstein era in Hollywood
The New Yorker Harvey Weinstein's cameo in a 2005 animated movie for Mattel
My New Plaid Pants five photos of rising French actor Rabah Nait Oufella
My New Plaid Pants 'do, dump, or marry' on Greg McLean's Jungle with...
- 10/25/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
In the years since hanging up his quidditch broom, Daniel Radcliffe has blazed a surprisingly adventurous trail, devoting himself to risky projects that stray far from the beaten path, some of them quite literally. For the second time in the last 18 months, the former “Harry Potter” star has wandered off into the wilderness, following the miraculously inventive “Swiss Army Man” with a true-life survival story about a restless Israeli kid who wound up stranded by himself in an uncharted stretch of the Amazon. And while “Jungle” glaringly lacks the flair and depth of feeling that defined Radcliffe’s previous stroll through the great outdoors, it’s somehow even more disgusting than “Swiss Army Man,” a movie in which the actor plays a corpse whose farts are so explosive that they propel his body across the surface of the ocean like a jet ski.
“I was desperate to escape the well-worn path,...
“I was desperate to escape the well-worn path,...
- 10/19/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Once an actor lands that iconic role that catapults him or her to mainstream stardom, few are ever able to truly escape its shadow. Yet, despite playing The Boy Who Lived in eight films over the course of a decade, former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has all but left Hogwart’s behind. In just a few short years, Radcliffe’s work in offbeat — to put it mildly — releases like Swiss Army Man and Horns has proven his willingness to take on challenging projects and provides sufficient evidence that he’s much more than the bespectacled child who won the world’s heart way back in 2001. Now, his latest film, Jungle, continues that string of intriguing and divisive choices.
Based on a true story, the movie follows Yossi Ghinsberg (Radcliffe) and a pair of globe-trotting friends (Joel Jackson and Alex Russell) as they embark on a journey through the Bolivian jungle.
Based on a true story, the movie follows Yossi Ghinsberg (Radcliffe) and a pair of globe-trotting friends (Joel Jackson and Alex Russell) as they embark on a journey through the Bolivian jungle.
- 10/19/2017
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- We Got This Covered
Daniel Radcliffe stars in Jungle, a true story of survival. But is it any good?
Daniel Radcliffe is doing an accent. That’s the first thing that grabs your attention in Jungle, which opens with the brave British actor intoning an opening narration over a blank screen. He introduces the themes of adventure and exploration, explaining why his character will venture into the Amazon rainforest a bit later on.
It’s not the most remarkable opening, but it’ll do. And that same sentiment could sum up the film that follows. Jungle is another survival film about a young man who’s way out of his depth. Straight of the gate, it’s got a fair bit to prove if it wants to stand out from the pack.
The film’s ‘based on a true story’ tag is its Usp. Radcliffe plays the real-life Israeli explorer Yossi Ghinsberg, who, at...
Daniel Radcliffe is doing an accent. That’s the first thing that grabs your attention in Jungle, which opens with the brave British actor intoning an opening narration over a blank screen. He introduces the themes of adventure and exploration, explaining why his character will venture into the Amazon rainforest a bit later on.
It’s not the most remarkable opening, but it’ll do. And that same sentiment could sum up the film that follows. Jungle is another survival film about a young man who’s way out of his depth. Straight of the gate, it’s got a fair bit to prove if it wants to stand out from the pack.
The film’s ‘based on a true story’ tag is its Usp. Radcliffe plays the real-life Israeli explorer Yossi Ghinsberg, who, at...
- 10/17/2017
- Den of Geek
This Friday, Momentum Pictures is set to release Jungle, the latest from Greg McLean (The Belko Experiment, Wolf Creek 1 and 2), which tells the real-life story of Yossi Ghinsberg (played by Daniel Radcliffe), who traveled to the Amazon rainforest during the 1980s, and had to contend with the brutal dangers lurking all around him and his group of fellow travelers as they made their way through the unforgiving titular locale. Shortly after surviving his ordeal, Ghinsberg wrote a book about his experiences, which is also entitled Jungle, and McLean discussed in a recent interview with Daily Dead how he first discovered the autobiographical tale and knew that he needed to adapt it for the big screen.
McLean also chatted about what made Daniel Radcliffe perfect to portray Jungle’s hero, the challenges they all faced during the ambitious shoot, and more. Look for Jungle in theaters and on VOD on Friday,...
McLean also chatted about what made Daniel Radcliffe perfect to portray Jungle’s hero, the challenges they all faced during the ambitious shoot, and more. Look for Jungle in theaters and on VOD on Friday,...
- 10/17/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The second season of Stan’s original series based on Greg McLean’s classic Wolf Creek film series is heading our way this (Australian) summer. Meaning this December. In an effort to get fans ready for the upcoming second season, Stan has… Continue Reading →
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- 10/6/2017
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
With the Halloween season finally upon us, that we’ve got a ton of horror and sci-fi titles headed our way via VOD and various digital platforms throughout the month of October. Things kick off with the 1992 horror comedy Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which hits Digital HD for the first time ever on October 2nd. The very next day, Cult of Chucky, Super Dark Times, The Forlorned, and Realive all make their respective debuts, and just a few days later the holiday horror flick Better Watch Out arrives on October 6th.
October 10th is another busy day, with the digital releases of Wish Upon, Dementia 13, The 13th Friday, War for the Planet of the Apes, and Wes Craven’s cult classic Summer of Fear, and for those looking to spend their Friday the 13th at home, you’ve got M.F.A., Brawl in Cell Block 99, and the Psycho-themed documentary 78/52 to look forward to.
October 10th is another busy day, with the digital releases of Wish Upon, Dementia 13, The 13th Friday, War for the Planet of the Apes, and Wes Craven’s cult classic Summer of Fear, and for those looking to spend their Friday the 13th at home, you’ve got M.F.A., Brawl in Cell Block 99, and the Psycho-themed documentary 78/52 to look forward to.
- 10/1/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
There’s a familiar look about this Australian outback survival thriller but it’s handled with uncompromising pace and confidence
Structured with a cruel precision, written and acted with a persuasive naturalism, this disturbing Australian survival thriller won’t appeal to everyone. The use (and abuse) of a very young child in peril as a plot device is something I approach with caution, but in this case, without giving away too much of the final act, I feel it is largely justified by the story. It’s not an easy watch, however. Pieced together like a crime picture, but marked with the bloody thumbprint of the horror genre, the film tells of newly engaged couple Sam (Harriet Dyer) and Ian (Ian Meadows), who discover an abandoned tent and evidence of a multiple murder. Although not as overtly grisly as the outback horror Wolf Creek by Greg Mclean, the two films...
Structured with a cruel precision, written and acted with a persuasive naturalism, this disturbing Australian survival thriller won’t appeal to everyone. The use (and abuse) of a very young child in peril as a plot device is something I approach with caution, but in this case, without giving away too much of the final act, I feel it is largely justified by the story. It’s not an easy watch, however. Pieced together like a crime picture, but marked with the bloody thumbprint of the horror genre, the film tells of newly engaged couple Sam (Harriet Dyer) and Ian (Ian Meadows), who discover an abandoned tent and evidence of a multiple murder. Although not as overtly grisly as the outback horror Wolf Creek by Greg Mclean, the two films...
- 10/1/2017
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
Following their exciting first wave of announcements, the Telluride Horror Show has revealed its second slate of films, and they are definitely a worthy follow-up to the first wave, with the anticipated titles including Mickey Keating's Psychopaths, Tyler MacIntyre's Tragedy Girls, and many more:
Press Release: The highly anticipated second wave of films and guests, as well as special events and schedule, has been announced for the 2017 Telluride Horror Show, which will kick off on Friday the 13th of October and run through October 15th in picturesque Telluride, Colorado.
The second wave includes the World Premieres of Derelicts and Never Hike Alone (a fan tribute to Friday The 13th), as well as the U.S. Premiere of Borley Rectory and Colorado Premieres of Tragedy Girls, Desolation, Cold Hell, and Psychopaths. Fourteen additional short films have been included.
More guests have been confirmed, including directors Greg McLean (Jungle), Patrick Brice...
Press Release: The highly anticipated second wave of films and guests, as well as special events and schedule, has been announced for the 2017 Telluride Horror Show, which will kick off on Friday the 13th of October and run through October 15th in picturesque Telluride, Colorado.
The second wave includes the World Premieres of Derelicts and Never Hike Alone (a fan tribute to Friday The 13th), as well as the U.S. Premiere of Borley Rectory and Colorado Premieres of Tragedy Girls, Desolation, Cold Hell, and Psychopaths. Fourteen additional short films have been included.
More guests have been confirmed, including directors Greg McLean (Jungle), Patrick Brice...
- 9/29/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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