Chris Peckover.
Writer-director Chris Peckover is preparing to shoot Limbo, a horror/thriller about a young mother whose body is possessed by an evil spirit.
Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose will play the lead. Filming will start in April.
The protagonist morphs into a disembodied spirit which starts to take over her life and threatens her family so she is forced to protect her loved ones while also finding a way back to her body before it’s too late.
Miramax is funding the film co-scripted by Peckover and Matthew Jennison, produced by former Lionsgate chief marketing officer Tim Palen under his Barnyard Projects banner. Additional casting is yet to be revealed.
It’s the director’s follow-up to Better Watch Out (formerly Safe Neighborhood), a Sydney-shot thriller starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould and Levi Miller, produced by Storm Vision’s Brett Thornquest and Sidonie Abbene and Best Medicine...
Writer-director Chris Peckover is preparing to shoot Limbo, a horror/thriller about a young mother whose body is possessed by an evil spirit.
Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose will play the lead. Filming will start in April.
The protagonist morphs into a disembodied spirit which starts to take over her life and threatens her family so she is forced to protect her loved ones while also finding a way back to her body before it’s too late.
Miramax is funding the film co-scripted by Peckover and Matthew Jennison, produced by former Lionsgate chief marketing officer Tim Palen under his Barnyard Projects banner. Additional casting is yet to be revealed.
It’s the director’s follow-up to Better Watch Out (formerly Safe Neighborhood), a Sydney-shot thriller starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould and Levi Miller, produced by Storm Vision’s Brett Thornquest and Sidonie Abbene and Best Medicine...
- 2/11/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Dreamgirls star Anika Noni Rose is about to be part of a horrific nightmare. The Tony Award-winning actress is set to star in the recently greenlit horror Limbo from Miramax, Barnyard Projects and Snoot Entertainment. Production is scheduled to begin in January.
The film is directed by Chris Peckover, who co-wrote the film with Matthew Jennison. The story follows a young mother whose body becomes possessed by something evil, rendering her a disembodied spirit and a ghost in her own house. As this demonic double takes over her life and threatens to harm her family, she must find a way to protect her loved ones while also finding a way back to her body before it’s too late.
“I love it! It’s so exciting to me!” Rose told Deadline in regard to her first lead role in a supernatural horror. With Limbo, it looks as though Rose...
The film is directed by Chris Peckover, who co-wrote the film with Matthew Jennison. The story follows a young mother whose body becomes possessed by something evil, rendering her a disembodied spirit and a ghost in her own house. As this demonic double takes over her life and threatens to harm her family, she must find a way to protect her loved ones while also finding a way back to her body before it’s too late.
“I love it! It’s so exciting to me!” Rose told Deadline in regard to her first lead role in a supernatural horror. With Limbo, it looks as though Rose...
- 12/20/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Miramax has picked up the horror-thriller Limbo, written by Matthew Jennison and Chris Peckover, with Peckover on board to direct. Deadline reports the following synopsis for the film:
Limbo tells the terrifying story of a young mother whose body becomes possessed by something evil, rendering her a disembodied spirit and a ghost in her own house. As this demonic double takes over her life and threatens to harm her family, she must find a way to protect her loved ones while also finding a way back to her body before it’s too late.
Bill Block, from Miramax, had this to say about the project:
“We are witnessing a renaissance of quality horror films at the moment,” exclaimed Miramax’s Bill Block. “It’s a genre that continues to captivate global audiences. Having a smart script with a big idea and some fierce partners in Tim Palen, Snoot Entertainment and...
Limbo tells the terrifying story of a young mother whose body becomes possessed by something evil, rendering her a disembodied spirit and a ghost in her own house. As this demonic double takes over her life and threatens to harm her family, she must find a way to protect her loved ones while also finding a way back to her body before it’s too late.
Bill Block, from Miramax, had this to say about the project:
“We are witnessing a renaissance of quality horror films at the moment,” exclaimed Miramax’s Bill Block. “It’s a genre that continues to captivate global audiences. Having a smart script with a big idea and some fierce partners in Tim Palen, Snoot Entertainment and...
- 8/23/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Miramax, Barnyard Projects and Snoot Entertainment have greenlit Limbo, a horror thriller written by Matthew Jennison and Chris Peckover, with Peckover set to direct.
Limbo tells the terrifying story of a young mother whose body becomes possessed by something evil, rendering her a disembodied spirt and a ghost in her own house. As this demonic double takes over her life and threatens to harm her family, she must find a way to protect her loved ones while also finding a way back to her body before it’s too late.
“We are witnessing a renaissance of quality horror films at the moment,” exclaimed Miramax’s Bill Block. “It’s a genre that continues to captivate global audiences. Having a smart script with a big idea and some fierce partners in Tim Palen, Snoot Entertainment and a fresh voice in Chris Peckover – Limbo is something we’re really excited about.
Limbo tells the terrifying story of a young mother whose body becomes possessed by something evil, rendering her a disembodied spirt and a ghost in her own house. As this demonic double takes over her life and threatens to harm her family, she must find a way to protect her loved ones while also finding a way back to her body before it’s too late.
“We are witnessing a renaissance of quality horror films at the moment,” exclaimed Miramax’s Bill Block. “It’s a genre that continues to captivate global audiences. Having a smart script with a big idea and some fierce partners in Tim Palen, Snoot Entertainment and a fresh voice in Chris Peckover – Limbo is something we’re really excited about.
- 8/22/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicolas Winding Refn says he was "born to make" a Wonder Woman movie.
The Danish filmmaker previously wrote and directed the Pusher crime trilogy; 2009 biopic Bronson, starring Tom Hardy; and this year's Viking warrior fantasy Valhalla Rising, starring Mads Mikkelsen.
In a BBC interview, he revealed: "I guess one of the aims I am having, but at the very early stage, is that I always wanted to do Wonder Woman as a feature film.
"I would say that Wonder Woman is probably something that, to me, would be not just a satisfaction, but almost a catharsis and I was born to make it."
He's already illustrated that he can tackle ancient culture and mythology with Valhalla Rising, which does have a sci-fi/supernatural element, although it's very bleak and bloody.
He added: "After Valhalla Rising I thought the most surprising thing for me would be to go to Los Angeles and do a studio movie.
The Danish filmmaker previously wrote and directed the Pusher crime trilogy; 2009 biopic Bronson, starring Tom Hardy; and this year's Viking warrior fantasy Valhalla Rising, starring Mads Mikkelsen.
In a BBC interview, he revealed: "I guess one of the aims I am having, but at the very early stage, is that I always wanted to do Wonder Woman as a feature film.
"I would say that Wonder Woman is probably something that, to me, would be not just a satisfaction, but almost a catharsis and I was born to make it."
He's already illustrated that he can tackle ancient culture and mythology with Valhalla Rising, which does have a sci-fi/supernatural element, although it's very bleak and bloody.
He added: "After Valhalla Rising I thought the most surprising thing for me would be to go to Los Angeles and do a studio movie.
- 5/18/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
In My previous poll on here, I asked if you wanted to see a Wonder Woman movie - and the majority of you said yes.
Over the month the poll ran, the results remained fairly consistent: 69 per cent want a movie, 17 per cent don't and 14 per cent don't care.
There were 1,770 votes, which is lower than on some other polls I've had recently - indicating that perhaps Wonder Woman is not in everyone's minds right now - but it's not exactly a trivial number either.
The Wonder Woman animated DVD/Blu-ray (released in March in the Us, and in July in the UK) may have helped to raise the profile of the character out of total obscurity.
So are we going to see the Amazon princess on the big screen again and what's the right way to do it?
Problems And Solutions
Firstly, take a look at this video in which the TV presenter,...
Over the month the poll ran, the results remained fairly consistent: 69 per cent want a movie, 17 per cent don't and 14 per cent don't care.
There were 1,770 votes, which is lower than on some other polls I've had recently - indicating that perhaps Wonder Woman is not in everyone's minds right now - but it's not exactly a trivial number either.
The Wonder Woman animated DVD/Blu-ray (released in March in the Us, and in July in the UK) may have helped to raise the profile of the character out of total obscurity.
So are we going to see the Amazon princess on the big screen again and what's the right way to do it?
Problems And Solutions
Firstly, take a look at this video in which the TV presenter,...
- 9/28/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
With Warner Bros. looking to jump-start production on their DC Comics–related comic book movies, Wonder Woman may finally get her invisible jet off the ground and into theaters soon. No, the script's not the Joss Whedon one, which was inexplicably tossed in the trash by Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver, but a brand new script from newcomers Brent Strickland and Matthew Jennison.
The two screenwriters wrote a spec script involving Wonder Woman in World War II that got Silver's attention. Silver then asked for the script to be updated for modern times. In doing so, not unlike Whedon before them, Strickland says they had to take some liberties.
We certainly took liberties on our spec Wonder Woman, but we also used a ton of stuff from the comic. My feeling is that ultimately something iconic like Wonder Woman needs to be a hybrid of the source material and the writer's original inspiration.
The two screenwriters wrote a spec script involving Wonder Woman in World War II that got Silver's attention. Silver then asked for the script to be updated for modern times. In doing so, not unlike Whedon before them, Strickland says they had to take some liberties.
We certainly took liberties on our spec Wonder Woman, but we also used a ton of stuff from the comic. My feeling is that ultimately something iconic like Wonder Woman needs to be a hybrid of the source material and the writer's original inspiration.
- 8/14/2009
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Bridget Regan might have won over Wonder Woman fans, but what's the scoop on the actual live-action "Wonder Woman" film? As Warner Bros. and DC Comics continue to develop movie versions of their characters, the star-spangled heroine is rumored to be towards the top of the list. If nothing else, there is a script in the works for "Wonder Woman" -- and no, it's not the fabled Joss Whedon version.
CineFools spoke with screenwriter Brent Strickland who, along with writing partner Matthew Jennison, wrote the most recent version of the "Wonder Woman" script for Warner Bros. and DC Comics. Strickland said that the film will straddle the line between faithful adaptation and creative interpretation.
"We certainly took liberties on our spec 'Wonder Woman,' but we also used a ton of stuff from the comic," he said. "My feeling is that ultimately something iconic like 'Wonder Woman'...
CineFools spoke with screenwriter Brent Strickland who, along with writing partner Matthew Jennison, wrote the most recent version of the "Wonder Woman" script for Warner Bros. and DC Comics. Strickland said that the film will straddle the line between faithful adaptation and creative interpretation.
"We certainly took liberties on our spec 'Wonder Woman,' but we also used a ton of stuff from the comic," he said. "My feeling is that ultimately something iconic like 'Wonder Woman'...
- 8/11/2009
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Splash Page
Last we heard, the filmmakers behind the "Wonder Woman" movie were still waiting for the script. Most recently, writer/director Joss Whedon ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") was said to have quit the project after producer Joel Silver purchased a rival WWII-centered script drafted by unknowns Matthew Jennison and Matt Strickland. But why did Whedon quit? He explains to The Telegraph: "I was told they were very anxious to make it. I wrote a script. I rewrote the story. And by the time I'd written the second script, they asked me...not to. They didn't tell me to leave, but they showed me the door and how pretty it was. Would I like to touch the knob and maybe make it swing? I was dealing with them through [producer] Joel Silver who couldn't tell me what they wanted or anything else. I was completely in the dark. So I didn't know what...
- 3/2/2009
- WorstPreviews.com
In keeping up with the comings and goings of DC’s comic book franchises that have plans to segue to the silver screen, here we have put together Warner Bros. more recent plans on making that adaptation for some of our favorite heroes, as well as some other characters and how close we are to seeing them in theaters.
Wonder Woman
In January 2001, producer Joel Silver approached Todd Alcott to write a Wonder Woman screenplay, with Silver Pictures backing the project. Early gossip linked actresses such as Mariah Carey, Sandra Bullock, Rachel Bilson, and Catherine Zeta-Jones to the role of Wonder Woman. Leonard Goldberg, speaking in a May 2001 interview, named Bullock as a strong candidate for the project. Bullock claimed that she was approached for the role, while Lucy Lawless and professional wrestler Chyna both expressed interest. Lawless indicated that she would be more interested if Wonder Woman was portrayed as a "flawed hero.
Wonder Woman
In January 2001, producer Joel Silver approached Todd Alcott to write a Wonder Woman screenplay, with Silver Pictures backing the project. Early gossip linked actresses such as Mariah Carey, Sandra Bullock, Rachel Bilson, and Catherine Zeta-Jones to the role of Wonder Woman. Leonard Goldberg, speaking in a May 2001 interview, named Bullock as a strong candidate for the project. Bullock claimed that she was approached for the role, while Lucy Lawless and professional wrestler Chyna both expressed interest. Lawless indicated that she would be more interested if Wonder Woman was portrayed as a "flawed hero.
- 11/1/2008
- by Matt Raub
- Comicmix.com
Warner Bros. Pictures and Silver Pictures are quietly in the process of buying a Wonder Woman spec script from newcomers Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland, sources said.
The studio and producer Joel Silver have been developing a big-screen rendition of the DC Comics superhero, with Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon writing the script and attached to direct.
So why does the studio want another "Wonder Woman" script? Sources said the purchase is a pre-emptive measure aimed at taking the spec off the market to protect itself against the possibility that any similarities between the scripts could be fodder for future legal action. It is understood that the Jennison-Strickland script is set against the backdrop of World War II, while Whedon's script is set in the present day.
Silver has no interest in making a period Wonder Woman, sources said. But as the spec script made the rounds, it landed at Silver Pictures, and executives there were impressed by Jennison and Strickland's writing.
The studio and producer Joel Silver have been developing a big-screen rendition of the DC Comics superhero, with Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon writing the script and attached to direct.
So why does the studio want another "Wonder Woman" script? Sources said the purchase is a pre-emptive measure aimed at taking the spec off the market to protect itself against the possibility that any similarities between the scripts could be fodder for future legal action. It is understood that the Jennison-Strickland script is set against the backdrop of World War II, while Whedon's script is set in the present day.
Silver has no interest in making a period Wonder Woman, sources said. But as the spec script made the rounds, it landed at Silver Pictures, and executives there were impressed by Jennison and Strickland's writing.
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