Following the misfire of 2019’s “Hellboy” reboot, “The Descent” director Neil Marshall returns to his traditional horror roots with “The Reckoning,” an uneven melodrama about an innocent young widow accused of witchcraft during the Great Plague of London, 1665. Striving to be a rousing tale of female empowerment in the face of brutal patriarchy and religious extremism, “The Reckoning” has some powerful moments but relies too heavily on fantasy sequences to deliver scares, and its credibility is significantly compromised by the heroine consistently emerging from extreme torture sessions with barely a hair out of place or a smudge on her makeup. Dedicated horror hounds will be the main takers when this well-produced item hits U.S. theaters and VOD on February 5.
A world apart from arty contemporary folk-horrors such as “The Witch” and “Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse,” Marshall’s new film is more closely related to hellfire European exploitation titles of...
A world apart from arty contemporary folk-horrors such as “The Witch” and “Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse,” Marshall’s new film is more closely related to hellfire European exploitation titles of...
- 2/3/2021
- by Richard Kuipers
- Variety Film + TV
The Reckoning greets us with the image of a mass grave. It’s England in 1665, the Great Plague has plunged the country into fear, paranoia, and sickness. The cause of “the sickness,” as they call it, is unknown to them, but they must blame something. And like all who follow the Christian doctrine, they blame the Devil and those who represent him. Lucifer’s acolytes, in their mind, are witches. While witch trials during this time were beginning to decline, “Witch Finders” kept this murder of innocent women rampant. Writer-director Neil Marshall explores this dark time in history and a true tale of horrors in his new, epic film. An examination of the trauma and pain caused by these trials that the film estimates killed 500,000 women across continents.
The Reckoning begins in a very melodramatic fashion. A young widow and mother, Grace, is grieving her husband, Joseph (Joe Anderson). She...
The Reckoning begins in a very melodramatic fashion. A young widow and mother, Grace, is grieving her husband, Joseph (Joe Anderson). She...
- 8/22/2020
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
Pinewood Malaysia CEO Rezal Rahman spoke to Screen during the Asia TV Forum & Market.
Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios has its sight trained on China after hosting its first Chinese shoot, Lost in the Pacific, earlier this year.
“Malaysian production costs are significantly cheaper than China even without the 30% cash rebates, which only sweeten the deal further,” CEO Rezal Rahman told Screen during the Asia TV Forum & Market (Atf) in Singapore.
Directed by Vincent Zhou and starring Brandon Routh and Zhang Yuqi, the English-language 3D sci-fi adventure from China spent 40 days filming at the Malaysian facility and the surrounding areas.
Several aircraft interiors, including the cockpit, and the interior of a ship were constructed in the stages, in addition to sets built on location. Atonement art director Ian Bailie is responsible for the set design and construction.
Rahman aims to lure more Chinese productions to Pinewood Malaysia. “With a 30% ethnic Chinese population, we are culturally...
Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios has its sight trained on China after hosting its first Chinese shoot, Lost in the Pacific, earlier this year.
“Malaysian production costs are significantly cheaper than China even without the 30% cash rebates, which only sweeten the deal further,” CEO Rezal Rahman told Screen during the Asia TV Forum & Market (Atf) in Singapore.
Directed by Vincent Zhou and starring Brandon Routh and Zhang Yuqi, the English-language 3D sci-fi adventure from China spent 40 days filming at the Malaysian facility and the surrounding areas.
Several aircraft interiors, including the cockpit, and the interior of a ship were constructed in the stages, in addition to sets built on location. Atonement art director Ian Bailie is responsible for the set design and construction.
Rahman aims to lure more Chinese productions to Pinewood Malaysia. “With a 30% ethnic Chinese population, we are culturally...
- 12/4/2015
- ScreenDaily
Vincent Zhou’s 3D sci-fi adventure to shoot this spring at Pinewood Malaysia.
Us actor Brandon Routh and Chinese actress Zhang Yuqi have been cast in Vincent Zhou’s 3D sci-fi adventure, Lost In The Pacific, which is scheduled to start shooting this spring at Pinewood Malaysia studios.
Arclight Films has rights outside China to the film, described as a futuristic “Titanic-in-the-sky” story about a group of elite passengers on board a luxury, transoceanic flight.
Arclight’s Ying Ye is executive producer on the film.
Routh starred in Superman Returns and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, while Zhang’s credits include White Deer Plain and Stephen Chow’s CJ7.
The film’s crew includes visual effects supervisor Bruce Jones (The Italian Job), art director Ian Bailie (Atonement) and DoP Scott Winig.
The VFX work will take place at Stareast Digital Lab with Us VFX production house Venture 3D, which was involved in the 3D version of Titanic...
Us actor Brandon Routh and Chinese actress Zhang Yuqi have been cast in Vincent Zhou’s 3D sci-fi adventure, Lost In The Pacific, which is scheduled to start shooting this spring at Pinewood Malaysia studios.
Arclight Films has rights outside China to the film, described as a futuristic “Titanic-in-the-sky” story about a group of elite passengers on board a luxury, transoceanic flight.
Arclight’s Ying Ye is executive producer on the film.
Routh starred in Superman Returns and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, while Zhang’s credits include White Deer Plain and Stephen Chow’s CJ7.
The film’s crew includes visual effects supervisor Bruce Jones (The Italian Job), art director Ian Bailie (Atonement) and DoP Scott Winig.
The VFX work will take place at Stareast Digital Lab with Us VFX production house Venture 3D, which was involved in the 3D version of Titanic...
- 2/26/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Arclight Films and United Exhibitor Partners are launching 3D sci-fi adventure Lost In The Pacific. Brandon Routh and Zhang YuQi will star in director Vincent Zhou's futuristic project about a group of elite passengers on board an inaugural luxury, transoceanic flight in 2020. Zhou co-wrote the script with Peter Cameron (Carnival Row). The creative team includes VFX supervisor Bruce Jones (The Italian Job, Star Trek), art director Ian Bailie (Atonement, Pride And Prejudice…...
- 2/25/2015
- Deadline TV
Arclight Films and United Exhibitor Partners are launching 3D sci-fi adventure Lost In The Pacific. Brandon Routh and Zhang YuQi will star in director Vincent Zhou's futuristic project about a group of elite passengers on board an inaugural luxury, transoceanic flight in 2020. Zhou co-wrote the script with Peter Cameron (Carnival Row). The creative team includes VFX supervisor Bruce Jones (The Italian Job, Star Trek), art director Ian Bailie (Atonement, Pride And Prejudice…...
- 2/25/2015
- Deadline
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