Next to Universal, few studios have had such a big impact on horror than Rko Radio Pictures. Started in 1927, Rko was the first studio founded to make exclusively sound films, a then-brand-new invention that served as a major draw for the studio. Rko’s life was relatively short (it was killed just 30 years after forming), but during their time, they put out a seriously impressive number of classics, including Top Hat, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Informer, and most notably, Citizen Kane.
Of course, Rko didn’t shy away from horror. While their output wasn’t nearly as prolific as, say, Universal’s, it was still quite impressive, boasting some of the most formative and important horror films of old Hollywood. Rko saw the release of a few all-time classics, including I Walked With a Zombie, The Thing From Another World, King Kong, and the topic of today’s Crypt,...
Of course, Rko didn’t shy away from horror. While their output wasn’t nearly as prolific as, say, Universal’s, it was still quite impressive, boasting some of the most formative and important horror films of old Hollywood. Rko saw the release of a few all-time classics, including I Walked With a Zombie, The Thing From Another World, King Kong, and the topic of today’s Crypt,...
- 11/17/2017
- by Perry Ruhland
- DailyDead
Production has begun in Toronto, on the Ransom TV show, which will air on CBS in the Us. A 13-episode drama created by David Vainola and Frank Spotnitz, Ransom has added principal cast members Sarah Green, Brandon Jay McLaren, and Nazneen Contractor. The trio joins Luke Roberts, who was previously cast.From eOne, Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions, Sienna Films, and Wildcats Productions, Ransom follows hostage negotiator Eric Beaumont (Luke Roberts). Green has been cast as eager newcomer Maxine Carlson. McLaren will play psychological profiler Oliver Yates. Contractor plays Zara Hallam, an ex-cop. The series will also film in France, this fall.Read More…...
- 7/8/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Production has begun in Toronto on Ransom, the 13-episode drama created by David Vainola (Combat Hospital) and Frank Spotnitz. From eOne, Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions, Sienna Films and Wildcats Productions, the series has added principal cast to join Luke Roberts as hostage negotiator Eric Beaumont. Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful) will play Maxine Carlson, a young newcomer eager to prove herself; Brandon Jay McLaren (The Killing, Chicago Fire) is Oliver Yates, a…...
- 7/7/2016
- Deadline TV
<em>Penny Dreadful </em>star Sarah Greene, Brandon Jay McLaren and Nazneen Contractor have joined the cast for the CBS drama <em>Ransom</em>, alongside Luke Roberts.
The Entertainment One drama series has also brought Germany's Rtl on board as a broadcast partner, along with TF1 in France and Global Television in Canada. Greene will play Maxine Carlson, a young newcomer eager to prove herself, while <em>Graceland </em>actor Jay McLaren is Oliver Yates, a psychological profiler.
<em>Ransom </em>will also star <em>24</em>'s Nazneen Contractor as ex-cop Zara Hallam. Her casting follows Contractor, who appeared in the backdoor pilot for the Dick Wolf spinoff <em>Chicago ...</em>...
The Entertainment One drama series has also brought Germany's Rtl on board as a broadcast partner, along with TF1 in France and Global Television in Canada. Greene will play Maxine Carlson, a young newcomer eager to prove herself, while <em>Graceland </em>actor Jay McLaren is Oliver Yates, a psychological profiler.
<em>Ransom </em>will also star <em>24</em>'s Nazneen Contractor as ex-cop Zara Hallam. Her casting follows Contractor, who appeared in the backdoor pilot for the Dick Wolf spinoff <em>Chicago ...</em>...
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