Hyena director Gerard Johnson is to begin production on his latest thriller Odyssey, produced by UK outfits Electric Shadow Company and Stigma Films.
The four-week shoot will start later this month in north London. The feature unfurls around an estate agent, carrying around with her the city’s secrets, and out for revenge.
It reunites Johnson and Stigma Films with star of their BFI London Film Festival 2019 premiere Muscle, Polly Maberly. She appears alongside Swedish Sex Education actor Mikael Persbrandt.
Johnson described the film as “true to the warped world we find ourselves existing in. This is also a story...
The four-week shoot will start later this month in north London. The feature unfurls around an estate agent, carrying around with her the city’s secrets, and out for revenge.
It reunites Johnson and Stigma Films with star of their BFI London Film Festival 2019 premiere Muscle, Polly Maberly. She appears alongside Swedish Sex Education actor Mikael Persbrandt.
Johnson described the film as “true to the warped world we find ourselves existing in. This is also a story...
- 2/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Hyena director Gerard Johnson is to begin production on his latest thriller Odyssey, produced by UK outfits Electric Shadow Company and Stigma Films.
The four-week shoot will start later this month in north London. The feature unfurls around an estate agent, carrying around with her the city’s secrets, and out for revenge.
It reunites Johnson and Stigma Films with star of their BFI London Film Festival 2019 premiere Muscle, Polly Maberly. She appears alongside Swedish Sex Education actor Mikael Persbrandt.
Johnson described the film as “true to the warped world we find ourselves existing in. This is also a story...
The four-week shoot will start later this month in north London. The feature unfurls around an estate agent, carrying around with her the city’s secrets, and out for revenge.
It reunites Johnson and Stigma Films with star of their BFI London Film Festival 2019 premiere Muscle, Polly Maberly. She appears alongside Swedish Sex Education actor Mikael Persbrandt.
Johnson described the film as “true to the warped world we find ourselves existing in. This is also a story...
- 2/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
The wait is finally over for the fans of ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay, as his upcoming film #Leo is all set to hit the theatres on 19 October 2023 in standard, IMAX and other premium formats. The film, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, is a mass action thriller that has been shot using IMAX-certified cameras, making it Vijay’s first ever film on IMAX12
Leo will be the biggest-ever release for a Tamil film in North America, as it will be screened in all 28 IMAX screens across the country, as well as in many other screens in Canada3The film will also be released in IMAX screens in the UK, making it the first ever Indian film to open its ticket booking six weeks before its release in the country4 Apart from Tamil, the film will also be released in dubbed versions in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages
Leo Promo
The film has been...
Leo will be the biggest-ever release for a Tamil film in North America, as it will be screened in all 28 IMAX screens across the country, as well as in many other screens in Canada3The film will also be released in IMAX screens in the UK, making it the first ever Indian film to open its ticket booking six weeks before its release in the country4 Apart from Tamil, the film will also be released in dubbed versions in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages
Leo Promo
The film has been...
- 9/20/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Exclusive: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera has rounded out its cast, bringing on 11 international talents to star opposite the returning Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. The list includes Salvatore Esposito (Gomorrah), Orli Shuka (Gangs of London), Evin Ahmad (Who Is Erin Carter?), Cristian Solimeno (The Glass Man), Nazmiye Oral (Propaganda), Yasen Zates Atour (The Witcher), Giuseppe Schillaci (Romulus), Dino Kelly (Peaky Blinders), Rico Verhoeven (Black Lotus), Velibor Topic (Outside the Wire) and Antonio Bustorff (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One).
(L-r) Rico Verhoeven, Velibor Topić and Antonio Bustorff
Wrapping principal photography on July 5th — a little more than a week prior to the launch of the SAG-AFTRA strike — Pantera marks the sequel to Den of Thieves, the action thriller from writer-director Christian Gudegast which grossed nearly $45M stateside and more than $80M WW via STX in 2018. The original film watches as a group from the L.
(L-r) Rico Verhoeven, Velibor Topić and Antonio Bustorff
Wrapping principal photography on July 5th — a little more than a week prior to the launch of the SAG-AFTRA strike — Pantera marks the sequel to Den of Thieves, the action thriller from writer-director Christian Gudegast which grossed nearly $45M stateside and more than $80M WW via STX in 2018. The original film watches as a group from the L.
- 8/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
On his fourth studio album, Utopia, Travis Scott unleashes a familiar bag of tricks: seemingly endless beat switch-ups, seemingly for pure showmanship’s sake; a who’s-who of guests, ranging here from Dave Chappelle to James Blake; and an eclectic sonic palette courtesy of the biggest producers working today. Of course, the Houston rapper himself serves as the ringleader to the unfurling chaos, with his trademark bleary vocals—usually slathered in an excessive amount of Auto-Tune—zigzagging across each track.
The album operates less as a cohesive body of work and more as a series of show-stopping set pieces, each one seeking to out-do the last. By the time you get to “Telekinesis,” Utopia’s operatic penultimate track, it feels like the album has already reached at least three different climaxes. Simply put, Scott is in the business of engineering spectacles.
Utopia’s sequencing is Scott’s secret weapon, where...
The album operates less as a cohesive body of work and more as a series of show-stopping set pieces, each one seeking to out-do the last. By the time you get to “Telekinesis,” Utopia’s operatic penultimate track, it feels like the album has already reached at least three different climaxes. Simply put, Scott is in the business of engineering spectacles.
Utopia’s sequencing is Scott’s secret weapon, where...
- 7/31/2023
- by Paul Attard
- Slant Magazine
Not every TV and film production will stop amid dual strikes by SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America. A host of projects stopped work after writers went on strike against media companies for better pay, streaming data transparency and protections against artificial intelligence (among other issues), and many more have paused since actors walked out on July 14.
There are exceptions, however. SAG-AFTRA’s strike rules allow for work on productions covered under different agreements, and the union can grant waivers or sign interim agreements with independent productions. Below is a list of TV shows and films that fall under those designations; this story will be updated as more productions earn waivers.
Interim Agreements
SAG-AFTRA has reached interim agreements with numerous independent productions, including movies from A24 (Death of a Unicorn, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, and Mother Mary with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel) — which is not part...
There are exceptions, however. SAG-AFTRA’s strike rules allow for work on productions covered under different agreements, and the union can grant waivers or sign interim agreements with independent productions. Below is a list of TV shows and films that fall under those designations; this story will be updated as more productions earn waivers.
Interim Agreements
SAG-AFTRA has reached interim agreements with numerous independent productions, including movies from A24 (Death of a Unicorn, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, and Mother Mary with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel) — which is not part...
- 7/19/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Billy Bowring.
Billy Bowring has joined See-Saw Films as development producer at its Australian division after four years at Fremantle.
Reporting to executive producer Rachel Gardner and head of television Jamie Laurenson, he is primarily advancing TV projects but also working across the film slate.
Gardner says: “We wanted to work with someone who shares our taste, drive and ambition. Billy joins us with fantastic credentials and talent relationships and we are delighted to have him on board.”
As a development manager and development exec at Fremantle he was involved in such shows as Wentworth and Picnic at Hanging Rock.
Before that he was production assistant to Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen at the UK’s Number 9 Films, working across such films as Gerard Johnson’s London gangster thriller Hyena and Todd Haynes’ Carol starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
This marks another expansion for the production company headed by...
Billy Bowring has joined See-Saw Films as development producer at its Australian division after four years at Fremantle.
Reporting to executive producer Rachel Gardner and head of television Jamie Laurenson, he is primarily advancing TV projects but also working across the film slate.
Gardner says: “We wanted to work with someone who shares our taste, drive and ambition. Billy joins us with fantastic credentials and talent relationships and we are delighted to have him on board.”
As a development manager and development exec at Fremantle he was involved in such shows as Wentworth and Picnic at Hanging Rock.
Before that he was production assistant to Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen at the UK’s Number 9 Films, working across such films as Gerard Johnson’s London gangster thriller Hyena and Todd Haynes’ Carol starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
This marks another expansion for the production company headed by...
- 2/10/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit,” Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and Tom Harper’s “The Aeronauts” will receive gala presentations at the 63rd BFI London Film Festival. Announcing the full program lineup Thursday, festival director Tricia Tuttle also revealed that new films from veteran filmmaker Michael Caton-Jones and “Still Alice” director Wash Westmoreland will world-premiere at the festival.
Westmoreland’s noir thriller “Earthquake Bird,” starring Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander, will make its debut in London, one of several Netflix titles at the festival. As well as Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” which had previously been announced as the closing film, David Michod’s Shakespearean adaptation “The King” with Timothee Chalamet, Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” with Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, and Fernando Meirelles’ “The Two Popes” with Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce, will all receive gala screenings in the lineup.
Netflix’s presence at other festivals has caused controversy,...
Westmoreland’s noir thriller “Earthquake Bird,” starring Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander, will make its debut in London, one of several Netflix titles at the festival. As well as Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” which had previously been announced as the closing film, David Michod’s Shakespearean adaptation “The King” with Timothee Chalamet, Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” with Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, and Fernando Meirelles’ “The Two Popes” with Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce, will all receive gala screenings in the lineup.
Netflix’s presence at other festivals has caused controversy,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
British filmmaker Gerard Johnson is set to direct the true-crime thriller “Three Rivers,” with Robbie Brenner (“Dallas Buyers Club”) and Michael Keyes producing.
Brenner and Keyes are producing under their respective banners, Unburdened Entertainment and Against the Grain Entertainment/Barkers Point Pictures.
Exact plot details being kept under wraps, though the dark and gritty thriller is based on actual events. The film, written by Emily Skopov and Eddie Richey, follows three troubled and volatile individuals whose lives collide in a series of tragic and fateful events that took place in the Pittsburgh.
Johnson’s sophomore film, “Hyena,” premiered at the 2014 Edinburgh Film Festival. His debut film was 2009’s “Tony,” a social realist crime drama about a serial killer from a rundown London suburb.
Skopov is best known for her work on TV shows such as “Pacific Blue,” “Farscape,” and “Andromeda.” She also wrote and directed the indie feature “Novel Romance.
Brenner and Keyes are producing under their respective banners, Unburdened Entertainment and Against the Grain Entertainment/Barkers Point Pictures.
Exact plot details being kept under wraps, though the dark and gritty thriller is based on actual events. The film, written by Emily Skopov and Eddie Richey, follows three troubled and volatile individuals whose lives collide in a series of tragic and fateful events that took place in the Pittsburgh.
Johnson’s sophomore film, “Hyena,” premiered at the 2014 Edinburgh Film Festival. His debut film was 2009’s “Tony,” a social realist crime drama about a serial killer from a rundown London suburb.
Skopov is best known for her work on TV shows such as “Pacific Blue,” “Farscape,” and “Andromeda.” She also wrote and directed the indie feature “Novel Romance.
- 5/14/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
The film centres on an unhappy office worker whose life is taken over by his personal trainer.
Cavan Clerkin (The Last Kingdom) and Craig Fairbrass (Cliffhanger) will lead the cast of psychological thriller Muscle for director Gerard Johnson.
WestEnd Films is launching sales on the project at this week’s Cannes Film Festival and has already secured a deal with French distribution outfit The Jokers.
In the film, Clerkin plays Simon, an unhappy, unambitious office worker whose life is gradually taken over by Terry (Fairbrass), his new, very hands-on personal trainer who reveals himself to be more committed - and...
Cavan Clerkin (The Last Kingdom) and Craig Fairbrass (Cliffhanger) will lead the cast of psychological thriller Muscle for director Gerard Johnson.
WestEnd Films is launching sales on the project at this week’s Cannes Film Festival and has already secured a deal with French distribution outfit The Jokers.
In the film, Clerkin plays Simon, an unhappy, unambitious office worker whose life is gradually taken over by Terry (Fairbrass), his new, very hands-on personal trainer who reveals himself to be more committed - and...
- 5/9/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Rlj Entertainment (Bone Tomahawk) has acquired U.S. rights to the thriller The Limehouse Golem. Based on the novel “Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem” by Peter Ackroyd, the film was written by the acclaimed writer Jane Goldman (Kingsmen, The Woman in Black), directed by Juan Carlos Medina (Painless) and produced by Stephen Woolley (Interview with a Vampire), Joanna Laurie (Hyena) and Elizabeth Karlsen (Carol).
The film stars Bill Nighy (Underworld), Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Douglas Booth ( [Continued ...]...
The film stars Bill Nighy (Underworld), Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Douglas Booth ( [Continued ...]...
- 6/2/2017
- QuietEarth.us
If you're already having Bates Motel withdrawals and you're going to miss Olivia Cooke's performance as Emma, Rlj Entertainment might have just the cure for what ails you, as they've just acquired the Us rights to The Limehouse Golem, a new serial killer thriller set in London and starring Cooke alongside Bill Nighy.
Keep an eye out for The Limehouse Golem in theaters and on VOD beginning September 8th, and check out the official press release with full details on the film:
Press Release: Los Angeles, June 1, 2017 – Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) has acquired U.S. rights to the thriller The Limehouse Golem. Based on the novel “Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem” by Peter Ackroyd, the film was written by the acclaimed writer Jane Goldman (Kingsmen, The Woman in Black), directed by Juan Carlos Medina (Painless) and produced by Stephen Woolley (Their Finest, Interview with a Vampire), Joanna Laurie...
Keep an eye out for The Limehouse Golem in theaters and on VOD beginning September 8th, and check out the official press release with full details on the film:
Press Release: Los Angeles, June 1, 2017 – Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) has acquired U.S. rights to the thriller The Limehouse Golem. Based on the novel “Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem” by Peter Ackroyd, the film was written by the acclaimed writer Jane Goldman (Kingsmen, The Woman in Black), directed by Juan Carlos Medina (Painless) and produced by Stephen Woolley (Their Finest, Interview with a Vampire), Joanna Laurie...
- 6/1/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Simon Brew May 10, 2017
Bill Nighy headlines The Limehouse Golem, which threats to spook the nation this September. Here's the trailer...
British cinema screens are currently being treated to a bit of Bill Nighty action with Their Finest, that’s currently playing and well worth seeking out. He’s going to be back in your multiplex later this year too, thanks to the new horror The Limehouse Golem. Penned by Jane Goldman and directed by Juan Carlos Medina, the cast for this one also includes Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth and Eddie Marsan.
A first trailer and official synopsis have been release for the movie, and we’ve got them both right here. As tradition dictates, we’ll do them in the order in which you’re interested.
Here’s the trailer…
And here’s the synopsis…
A serial killer stalks the Limehouse streets of Victorian London in 1880, the terrified population of...
Bill Nighy headlines The Limehouse Golem, which threats to spook the nation this September. Here's the trailer...
British cinema screens are currently being treated to a bit of Bill Nighty action with Their Finest, that’s currently playing and well worth seeking out. He’s going to be back in your multiplex later this year too, thanks to the new horror The Limehouse Golem. Penned by Jane Goldman and directed by Juan Carlos Medina, the cast for this one also includes Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth and Eddie Marsan.
A first trailer and official synopsis have been release for the movie, and we’ve got them both right here. As tradition dictates, we’ll do them in the order in which you’re interested.
Here’s the trailer…
And here’s the synopsis…
A serial killer stalks the Limehouse streets of Victorian London in 1880, the terrified population of...
- 5/10/2017
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Hyena star, who recently filmed Ghost In The Shell with Scarlett Johansson, takes villain role in black comedy.
Peter Ferdinando has joined Sam Rockwell and Phoebe Fox in Blue Iguana, a black comedy from writer-director Hadi Hajaig.
The British actor is known for Gerard Johnson’s Tony (2009) and Hyena (2014), and also appeared in Ben Wheatley’s A Field In England (2013) and High-Rise (2015) as well as David Mackenzie’s Starred Up (2013).
Ferdinando will next be seen in big budget productions King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, directed by Guy Ritchie, and Ghost In The Shell, which stars Scarlett Johansson
He was most recently seen in period golf film Tommy’s Honour, which opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival last month.
Blue Iguana centres on a low level criminal (Rockwell) with no future who is just out of prison. Fox plays a low level lawyer who falls in love with him. The cast also...
Peter Ferdinando has joined Sam Rockwell and Phoebe Fox in Blue Iguana, a black comedy from writer-director Hadi Hajaig.
The British actor is known for Gerard Johnson’s Tony (2009) and Hyena (2014), and also appeared in Ben Wheatley’s A Field In England (2013) and High-Rise (2015) as well as David Mackenzie’s Starred Up (2013).
Ferdinando will next be seen in big budget productions King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, directed by Guy Ritchie, and Ghost In The Shell, which stars Scarlett Johansson
He was most recently seen in period golf film Tommy’s Honour, which opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival last month.
Blue Iguana centres on a low level criminal (Rockwell) with no future who is just out of prison. Fox plays a low level lawyer who falls in love with him. The cast also...
- 7/19/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Peter Mullan stars as golfing pioneer Tom Morris.
Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) (June 15-26) has announced that the world premiere of Tommy’s Honour will open the 70th edition of the festival on June 15.
Shot entirely on location in Scotland, Tommy’s Honour is based on the true story of golfing pioneer Tom Morris and his turbulent relationship with his son Tommy.
Peter Mullan (Sunshine on Leith, War Horse) and Jack Lowden (War & Peace) take on the roles of father and son and lead a ensemble cast including Ophelia Lovibond (Man Up), Peter Ferdinando (Hyena) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) in the role of Alexander Boothby. Key cast are set to be in attendance on opening night.
Director Jason Connery said: “It’s so exciting! I remember standing in the middle of a field in Fife during the shoot and saying to Peter and Jack, Tommy’s Honour might get into the Edinburgh International Film Festival...
Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) (June 15-26) has announced that the world premiere of Tommy’s Honour will open the 70th edition of the festival on June 15.
Shot entirely on location in Scotland, Tommy’s Honour is based on the true story of golfing pioneer Tom Morris and his turbulent relationship with his son Tommy.
Peter Mullan (Sunshine on Leith, War Horse) and Jack Lowden (War & Peace) take on the roles of father and son and lead a ensemble cast including Ophelia Lovibond (Man Up), Peter Ferdinando (Hyena) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) in the role of Alexander Boothby. Key cast are set to be in attendance on opening night.
Director Jason Connery said: “It’s so exciting! I remember standing in the middle of a field in Fife during the shoot and saying to Peter and Jack, Tommy’s Honour might get into the Edinburgh International Film Festival...
- 4/27/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
★★★★☆ From the moody opening - a beautifully orchestrated slow-motion (and mostly silent) attack on a neon-lit nightclub - it's immediately clear that Hyena (2014) is a film which is reaching for something outside of the usual overcooked efforts from a largely saturated genre. It offers the kind of brooding, full-bodied police corruption yarn that works perfectly in a Us setting but can end up looking trite and contrived when done on UK soil. Thankfully, writer/director Gerard Johnson does a fine job of negating the genre clichés and builds up a very credible account of a copper on the edge without trying to mimic the State-side films he's used as loose inspiration.
- 7/13/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Stephen Graham ,Neil Maskell, Richard Domer, Myanna Burring | Written and Directed by Gerard Johnson
Review by Andrew McArthur
Gerald Johnson (2009′s Tony) writes and directs Hyena which follows corrupt cop Michael (Peter Ferdinando) who leads a special task-force that tackles London’s biggest drug traffickers. Michael turns a blind eye against the illegal activity of the Turkish and Albanian criminal community of the city, however the reappearance of an old colleague from his past threatens to expose he and his unit’s corruption.
From its opening the visceral style of Hyena hits like a sledgehammer. We see Michael and his crew in a silent, slow-motion attack in a pulsating blue and neon white nightclub. This bold and brutal visual style continues in the film’s graphic and unrestrained nature from stomach-turning mutilations and killings to the equally traumatising sight of the erect penis of an overweight Turkish...
Review by Andrew McArthur
Gerald Johnson (2009′s Tony) writes and directs Hyena which follows corrupt cop Michael (Peter Ferdinando) who leads a special task-force that tackles London’s biggest drug traffickers. Michael turns a blind eye against the illegal activity of the Turkish and Albanian criminal community of the city, however the reappearance of an old colleague from his past threatens to expose he and his unit’s corruption.
From its opening the visceral style of Hyena hits like a sledgehammer. We see Michael and his crew in a silent, slow-motion attack in a pulsating blue and neon white nightclub. This bold and brutal visual style continues in the film’s graphic and unrestrained nature from stomach-turning mutilations and killings to the equally traumatising sight of the erect penis of an overweight Turkish...
- 7/3/2015
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Lin Shaye (well-known as Elise Rainier from the Insidious films) was recently honored as the Godmother of Horror. Also in this round-up: the teaser trailer for Jessica Cameron's Mania and release details for Wolfmen of Mars' upcoming album, Gamisu.
Lin Shaye Honored as Godmother of Horror: Press Release -- "(Philadelphia, Sunday May 10, 2015) - Wizard World, one of North America’s most diverse entertainment and events companies, named legendary actress Lin Shaye the “Godmother of Horror” at this weekend’s Wizard World Comic Con in Philadelphia.
Lin Shaye will next be seen reprising her role as Elise Rainier, the gifted psychic heroine, in the upcoming horror film Insidious: Chapter 3. In addition to the Insidious franchise, Shaye has appeared in more than 20 horror films including the classic A Nightmare On Elm Street and cult favorite Snakes On A Plane.
“Honoring Lin Shaye as the Godmother of Horror was a no-brainer...
Lin Shaye Honored as Godmother of Horror: Press Release -- "(Philadelphia, Sunday May 10, 2015) - Wizard World, one of North America’s most diverse entertainment and events companies, named legendary actress Lin Shaye the “Godmother of Horror” at this weekend’s Wizard World Comic Con in Philadelphia.
Lin Shaye will next be seen reprising her role as Elise Rainier, the gifted psychic heroine, in the upcoming horror film Insidious: Chapter 3. In addition to the Insidious franchise, Shaye has appeared in more than 20 horror films including the classic A Nightmare On Elm Street and cult favorite Snakes On A Plane.
“Honoring Lin Shaye as the Godmother of Horror was a no-brainer...
- 5/13/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Scream Queen turned director Jessica Cameron has shared the first bit of footage from her sophomore directorial vehicle Mania, which tells the story of two lesbian lovers who flee their home and travel cross country after a brutal murder. The movie stars Ellie Church (Time to Kill, Headless) in the lead role of Mel, with Tristan Risk (American Mary) co-starring as her crazed lesbian lover.
Scheduled to start the festival circuit later this year, Mania was one of three features that were filmed simultaneously while traveling across the United States in an Rv. Desolation was the other narrative feature, which is a modern hitch hiker tale in which Cameron stars along side Carlo Mendez (The Bay, The Second Coming of Christ). Kill the Pa will be the feature length documentary that chronicles the making of both movies, giving the fans an eye opening, honest look into how indie films are made.
Scheduled to start the festival circuit later this year, Mania was one of three features that were filmed simultaneously while traveling across the United States in an Rv. Desolation was the other narrative feature, which is a modern hitch hiker tale in which Cameron stars along side Carlo Mendez (The Bay, The Second Coming of Christ). Kill the Pa will be the feature length documentary that chronicles the making of both movies, giving the fans an eye opening, honest look into how indie films are made.
- 5/12/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Scavenger’s Song: Johnson’s Chilling, Stylized Sophomore Feature
Opening with a brooding, atmospheric ambience as we drift through a throbbing drug bust set to an electric synth score, Gerard Johnson’s exciting sophomore film, Hyena, recalls early 80’s efforts from the likes of Abel Ferrara or Michael Mann, an exciting concoction of style and tone overlaying familiar narrative tropes. Though the film doesn’t quite maintain this level of elation, dipping into a customary groove that reveals little outside of the inevitable consequences that accompany the actions we see here, Johnson proves to be a promisingly abrasive new voice coming out of the UK. Utilizing the talents of DoP Benjamin Kracun (For Those in Peril, 2013), and bringing along composer Matt Johnson and editor Ian Davies from his 2009 debut, serial killer film Tony, the end result is an unsettling nightmare sporting an arresting energy often absent from trajectories so recognizable.
Opening with a brooding, atmospheric ambience as we drift through a throbbing drug bust set to an electric synth score, Gerard Johnson’s exciting sophomore film, Hyena, recalls early 80’s efforts from the likes of Abel Ferrara or Michael Mann, an exciting concoction of style and tone overlaying familiar narrative tropes. Though the film doesn’t quite maintain this level of elation, dipping into a customary groove that reveals little outside of the inevitable consequences that accompany the actions we see here, Johnson proves to be a promisingly abrasive new voice coming out of the UK. Utilizing the talents of DoP Benjamin Kracun (For Those in Peril, 2013), and bringing along composer Matt Johnson and editor Ian Davies from his 2009 debut, serial killer film Tony, the end result is an unsettling nightmare sporting an arresting energy often absent from trajectories so recognizable.
- 5/1/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Much like his 2009 social-realist psychodrama Tony — starring a chilling Peter Ferdinando as a council-estate loner on a Dahmer-esque murder bender — writer-director Gerard Johnson's equally ruthless and arrestingly gritty crime thriller Hyena lurks among the human scum of London's grayest cracks. Unrecognizably paunchy and sturdier in this second collaboration, Ferdinando convincingly earns the feral title as Michael, a duplicitous detective sergeant who lives like Bad Lieutenant in a Pusher underworld of swarthy, multi-ethnic villains (and those are just his colleagues). On the take with every coke-addled, xenophobic droog in his vice squad, yet secretly buying or tipping off Turkish traffickers and limb-chopping Albanian brothers, Mic...
- 4/29/2015
- Village Voice
Plot: A crooked London cop (Peter Ferdinando) loses 100k in a drug deal gone sour. Now, he not only has to contend with a gang of Albanian drug/human traffickers, but also with an investigation within his own department that.s aimed at putting him and his corrupt team behind bars. Review: I know what you.re thinking . another corrupt cop yarn? Hasn.t this already been done to death? I.ll admit, I was skeptical going into Hyena that it would be anything more than a passable genre...
- 4/29/2015
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
"You need to keep me sweet," amoral vice cop Michael Logan hisses to two confused, machete-wielding Albanian thugs. The detective's English slang, obfuscated by a thick brogue throughout the picture, means he’s going to need a taste. The Albanians have forged new drug trafficking routes, Logan's discovered them, and if they want the shady law enforcer to continue turning a blind eye to their crimes, they'd better pay the piper. However, since the Albanians are unconscionably ruthless sociopaths who tolerate Logan rather than let him dictate terms, this chaotic situation of his own making is not going to go over well. And it doesn’t, only becoming viciously worse, and, for Logan, an even more depraved moral morass to descend into. Directed by Gerard Johnson (the man behind the grisly 2009 London serial killer film, “Tony”), his sophomore film “Hyena” is an occasionally frustrating, but nonetheless strikingly nihilistic effort. It...
- 4/28/2015
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Read More: Exclusive: Stephen Graham Will Make You Talk In Clip From Crime Flick 'Hyena' Plus New Poster For this year's Tribeca Film Festival, the Apple Store in Soho, Manhattan and Indiewire teamed up for a series of Tribeca Talks with this year's film talent. Writer-director Gerard Johnson and actor Peter Ferdinando stopped by to discuss their film "Hyena." "Hyena" stars Ferdinando as a London cop, swimming in a cesspool of corruption, who helps an Albanian woman escape the sex trade. In the clip above, Johnson declares that violence isn't pretty, so it shouldn't be pretty on screen. "It should never look clean and smart, it should look ugly," he said. "That's entertaining on one level, but it's not real." Be sure to check out the full panel discussion on iTunes in either audio or video form. Read More: Tiff Review: Gerard Johnson's 'Hyena' Starring...
- 4/28/2015
- by Travis Clark
- Indiewire
Although your humble correspondent missed three days of TriBeCa films in a row due to a back injury, there was no way he could miss Maggie. Director Henry Hobson was able to attract Arnold Schwarzenegger to his low-key zombie project, despite the fact that Hobson was making his feature debut with a budget so small that you could make Maggie two or three times over for the amount that Arnold was paid to appear in Terminator: Genisys. The uniqueness of Hobson’s vision is evident from the first scene, where he is able to establish clearly the particulars of his zombie semi-apocalypse with only the barest minimum of exposition. As society teeters on the edge, both law and medicine struggling to handle the “Necroambulist” virus, Abigail Breslin plays the infected Maggie and Schwarzenegger plays her father, agonizing over the decision of what to do when she turns.
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- 4/25/2015
- by Mark Young
- SoundOnSight
Mem Ferda (Gunned Down, Hyena, Pusher, The Devil's Double) has signed to feature in 'A Punters Prayer' the debut feature by Savvas D. Michael. Set in Palmers Green, London, 'A Punters Prayer' is an intense story about a group of friends who meet habitually at the local betting office to indulge in their favorite pastime of laddish banter, lamenting about life and family, but most critically, satisfying their addiction to gambling. Written and directed by first timer, Savvas D. Michael, it also stars; Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Daniel Caltagirone (The Pianist)....
- 4/23/2015
- Horror Asylum
Award winning Mem Ferda (A Life Of Violence,The Devil’s Double, Hyena) has signed to feature in Cypriot Indie film ‘A Punters Prayer’, the debut feature by Savvas D. Michael.
Set in Palmers Green, London, ‘A Punters Prayer’ is an intense story about a group of friends who meet habitually at the local betting office to indulge in their favorite pastime of laddish banter, lamenting about life and family, but most critically, satisfying their addiction to gambling.
Written and directed by first timer, Savvas D. Michael, it also stars; Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Daniel Caltagirone (The Pianist).
In a recent interview, Mem Ferda, who plays Bektash Ali, the local Turkish Mafia Boss, commented,“it’s an intriguing, smart, urban satire, bursting with authentic and intriguing characters and should do extremely well’’. Mem who has recently wrapped on Mark McQueen’s powerful action film ‘A...
Set in Palmers Green, London, ‘A Punters Prayer’ is an intense story about a group of friends who meet habitually at the local betting office to indulge in their favorite pastime of laddish banter, lamenting about life and family, but most critically, satisfying their addiction to gambling.
Written and directed by first timer, Savvas D. Michael, it also stars; Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Daniel Caltagirone (The Pianist).
In a recent interview, Mem Ferda, who plays Bektash Ali, the local Turkish Mafia Boss, commented,“it’s an intriguing, smart, urban satire, bursting with authentic and intriguing characters and should do extremely well’’. Mem who has recently wrapped on Mark McQueen’s powerful action film ‘A...
- 4/23/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
London born screen star Mem Ferda (A Life of Violence, Hyena, Pusher) has signed to feature in ‘A Punters Prayer’ the debut feature by Savvas D. Michael. Set in Palmers Green, London, ‘A Punters Prayer’ is an intense story about a group of friends who meet habitually at the local betting office to indulge in their favorite pastime of laddish banter, lamenting about life and family, but most critically, satisfying their addiction to gambling. Written and directed by first timer, Savvas D. Michael, it also stars; Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Daniel Caltagirone (The Pianist). In a recent interview, Mem Ferda, who plays Bektash Ali, the [ Read More ]
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- 4/22/2015
- by contributor
- ShockYa
Admittedly, I’m not up on my knowledge of crime thrillers. Then again, it’s not one of my favorite genres. But, there are films that do elicit multiple viewings, such as Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive. Writer/director Gerard Johnson, whose previous work Tony hinted at London’s seedy underground, returns with corrupt-cop thriller Hyena, which made its debut […]...
- 4/20/2015
- by Pat Torfe
- bloody-disgusting.com
Hanway Films secures deal with Lionsgate for UK rights; producer Stephen Woolley says the twist in the film trumps The Crying Game.
Alan Rickman, Olivia Cooke and Douglas Booth have signed on to star in gothic murder mystery The Limehouse Golem, from a screenplay by Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Secret Service).
Goldman, whose screenplay work includes The Woman In Black and X-Men: First Class, adapted Peter Ackyroyd’s bestselling novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem.
HanWay Films have boarded worldwide sales rights to the film, which will be produced by Number 9 Films and directed by Juan Carlos Medina (Painless).
Lionsgate Films has newly acquired UK and Irish distribution rights to the film from Hanway.
The Limehouse Golem is set in 1880, in the dangerous Limehouse district of London where a series of grisly murders have shaken the community. The press claim they’re the work of The Golem - a legendary creature from dark times - and the...
Alan Rickman, Olivia Cooke and Douglas Booth have signed on to star in gothic murder mystery The Limehouse Golem, from a screenplay by Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Secret Service).
Goldman, whose screenplay work includes The Woman In Black and X-Men: First Class, adapted Peter Ackyroyd’s bestselling novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem.
HanWay Films have boarded worldwide sales rights to the film, which will be produced by Number 9 Films and directed by Juan Carlos Medina (Painless).
Lionsgate Films has newly acquired UK and Irish distribution rights to the film from Hanway.
The Limehouse Golem is set in 1880, in the dangerous Limehouse district of London where a series of grisly murders have shaken the community. The press claim they’re the work of The Golem - a legendary creature from dark times - and the...
- 4/17/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The Tribeca Film Festival has always featured macabre offerings for horror hounds to enjoy, and this year is no exception. A poignant zombie drama starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin (which was originally scheduled to premiere at last year's Tiff), a mutated wasps creature feature co-starring Lance Henriksen and Clifton Collins Jr., and Adrián García Bogliano's darkly humorous kidnapping tale are just a few films on the onscreen scare slate for the 14th Annual Tribeca Film Festival.
Press Release - "New York, NY (March 3, 2015) —The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections as well as work in progress screenings. The 14th edition of the Festival will take place from April 15 to April 26 in New York City.
The Spotlight section features 40 films, consisting of 23 narratives and 17 documentaries. Twenty-four films in the selection world premiere at the Festival.
Press Release - "New York, NY (March 3, 2015) —The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections as well as work in progress screenings. The 14th edition of the Festival will take place from April 15 to April 26 in New York City.
The Spotlight section features 40 films, consisting of 23 narratives and 17 documentaries. Twenty-four films in the selection world premiere at the Festival.
- 3/5/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
New work from William Monahan, Henry Hobson, Adrián García Bogliano and Neil Labute are among the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening selections announced on Thursday.
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
- 3/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
New work from William Monahan, Henry Hobson, Adrián García Bogliano and Neil Labute are among the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening selections announced on Thursday.
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
- 3/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
New work from William Monahan, Henry Hobson, Adrián García Bogliano and Neil Labute are among the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening selections announced on Thursday.
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
- 3/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Hyena is a gritty, brutal crime drama, but sadly, not one that really works.
Gerald Johnson's London crime drama Hyena stretches the definition of 'good copper' by some distance. Our anti-hero, Michael Logan, is not morally upstanding as much as he is competent and the film is open about that from the very beginning.
Michael (Peter Ferdinando) is the corrupt, substance abusing leader of a corrupt, substance abusing task force in a corrupt, mostly substance abusing Met. After he sees a contact murdered in front of him by a pair of Albanian brothers called the Kabashis, (Orli Shuka and Gjevat Kelmendi) who have designs on the London drug trade, his chickens all come home to roost at once.
Aside from being reassigned to the command of former partner David Knight (Stephen Graham) and having Internal Affairs' Taylor (Richard Dormer) breathing down his neck, Michael realises that the Albanians are also trafficking people,...
Gerald Johnson's London crime drama Hyena stretches the definition of 'good copper' by some distance. Our anti-hero, Michael Logan, is not morally upstanding as much as he is competent and the film is open about that from the very beginning.
Michael (Peter Ferdinando) is the corrupt, substance abusing leader of a corrupt, substance abusing task force in a corrupt, mostly substance abusing Met. After he sees a contact murdered in front of him by a pair of Albanian brothers called the Kabashis, (Orli Shuka and Gjevat Kelmendi) who have designs on the London drug trade, his chickens all come home to roost at once.
Aside from being reassigned to the command of former partner David Knight (Stephen Graham) and having Internal Affairs' Taylor (Richard Dormer) breathing down his neck, Michael realises that the Albanians are also trafficking people,...
- 3/5/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
★★★☆☆Opening films at festivals are often easygoing curtain-raisers that provide a bit of glamour before guests scatter into all manner of inevitable industry after-parties. But guests at last year's 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival stumbled out of a violent, cerebral, police noir. It was a brave choice, that never quite convinced as the right fit (it appears to have no relation to Scotland and its film industry) but Hyena (2014) is a cut above the average London gangster flick all the same. Gerard Johnson's sophomore feature might look on the outset like the type of London crime thriller usually populated by Jason Statham, but it's more emotionally complex than its outset gives it credit for.
- 3/3/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Garnering comparison to classic crime films like The Long Good Friday, Gerard Johnson’s sophomore feature, Hyena looks a stylish, brutal affair. Find its new poster, below. Though living within the realm of harsh, neon crime, Hyena boasts a horror pedigree. The cast features Kill List vets Neil Maskell and MyAnna Buring, while writer/director Johnson and star Peter Ferdinando first…
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- 2/6/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Peter Ferdinando has offered ace supporting turns to Jack O’Connell in Starred-Up and Ben Wheatley’s coterie of Civil War malcontents in A Field In England. Hyena, a cop thriller set in the Big Smoke, gives him a long overdue turn in the spotlight. The film has a moody new poster to sell its wares. Gerard Johnson’s last film, Tony, saw Ferdinando playing a serial killer who did very nasty things to people before dumping them into the Thames. This time around he’s on the other side of the law. Well, supposedly. As Michael Logan, a police officer with a drug habit and the loosest sense of morality on the Met, he’s up against a bunch of Albanian gangsters even more crooked than he is. “An antihero for our times” is how the film bills him.Stephen Graham slots in alongside him as a copper on the take,...
- 2/6/2015
- EmpireOnline
Other winners include Labyrinth of Lies, These Are The Rules, Underdog, Hyena, Frank.
Les Arcs European Film Festival wrapped yesterday with its top award, The Cristal Arrow, going to Yury Kykov’s The Fool from Russia. The film also won the cinematography prize for Kirill Klepalov and it won the young jury prize.
The jury award went to Ognjen Svilicic’s These Are The Rules from Croatia.
German film Labyrinth of Lies won both the audience award and a special jury mention.
The full list of winners from Les Arcs 2014:
Cristal Arrow Award: The Fool by Yury Bykov (Russia)
Jury Award: These are the rules by Ognjen Svilicic (Croatia)
Special Jury Mention: Labyrinth of Lies by Giulio Ricciarelli (Germany)
Best Actress Award: Bianca Kronlöf in Underdog (Sweden)
Best Actor Award: Peter Ferdinando in Hyena (UK)
Best Music Award: Stephen Rennicks for Frank (Ireland)
Best Photography Award: Kirill Klepalov for The Fool (Russia)
Audience Choice Prize: Labyrinth...
Les Arcs European Film Festival wrapped yesterday with its top award, The Cristal Arrow, going to Yury Kykov’s The Fool from Russia. The film also won the cinematography prize for Kirill Klepalov and it won the young jury prize.
The jury award went to Ognjen Svilicic’s These Are The Rules from Croatia.
German film Labyrinth of Lies won both the audience award and a special jury mention.
The full list of winners from Les Arcs 2014:
Cristal Arrow Award: The Fool by Yury Bykov (Russia)
Jury Award: These are the rules by Ognjen Svilicic (Croatia)
Special Jury Mention: Labyrinth of Lies by Giulio Ricciarelli (Germany)
Best Actress Award: Bianca Kronlöf in Underdog (Sweden)
Best Actor Award: Peter Ferdinando in Hyena (UK)
Best Music Award: Stephen Rennicks for Frank (Ireland)
Best Photography Award: Kirill Klepalov for The Fool (Russia)
Audience Choice Prize: Labyrinth...
- 12/21/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
By all indications from the previous clip we aired in the Fall and this new trailer for Gerard Johnson's Hyena, we are up for some heavy crime thriller action coming out of the UK. Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a "good" policeman survive?Hyena stars Boardwalk Empire's Stephen Graham, Kill List and Eutopia's Neil Maskell, and Game of Thrones' Richard Dormer; all shows and movies known for their subtle approach to violence. ...
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- 12/3/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: UK distributor picks up The Town That Dreaded Sundown, finalises slate.
UK distributor Metrodome has finalised its release slate for the first half of 2015 with the acquisition of Jason Blum (Sinister) and Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story)-produced horror The Town That Dreaded Sundown, which is set for release next April.
Alfonso Gomez Rejon (American Horror Story) directs the remake of the seventies horror about the unsolved Moonlight Murders of 1946 that took place in the American border town of Texarkana.
The film stars Addison Timlin, Travis Tope, Gary Cole, Joshua Leonard, Anthony Anderson, Denis O’Hare, Edward Herrmann and Veronica Cartwright.
Metrodome’s Jezz Vernon said: “We were huge fans of the original film but the reboot is an altogether rarer beast – whip smart, terrifying and hugely cinematic. Jason and Ryan came together as huge fans of the original and have produced a truly inspired vision for a return to Texarkana”.
Metrodome has now finalised its theatrical...
UK distributor Metrodome has finalised its release slate for the first half of 2015 with the acquisition of Jason Blum (Sinister) and Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story)-produced horror The Town That Dreaded Sundown, which is set for release next April.
Alfonso Gomez Rejon (American Horror Story) directs the remake of the seventies horror about the unsolved Moonlight Murders of 1946 that took place in the American border town of Texarkana.
The film stars Addison Timlin, Travis Tope, Gary Cole, Joshua Leonard, Anthony Anderson, Denis O’Hare, Edward Herrmann and Veronica Cartwright.
Metrodome’s Jezz Vernon said: “We were huge fans of the original film but the reboot is an altogether rarer beast – whip smart, terrifying and hugely cinematic. Jason and Ryan came together as huge fans of the original and have produced a truly inspired vision for a return to Texarkana”.
Metrodome has now finalised its theatrical...
- 12/3/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Hyena is a British thriller that should tickle the fancy of fans of Kill List, The Long Good Friday, Filth and another punchy crime fare. Overseen by Mona Lisa’s Stephen Woolley and his production partner Elizabeth Karlsen - as well as Number 9 Films' Jo Laurie - it has a new UK trailer that’s debuting right here. Click below to watch it in full. Director Gerard Johnson’s last film, Tony, saw Peter Ferdinando playing a serial killer who did very nasty things to people before dumping them into the Thames. This time around he’s on the other side of the law. Well, supposedly. As Michael Logan, a police officer with a drug habit and the loosest sense of morality on the Met, he’s up against a bunch of Albanian gangsters even more crooked than he is. “An anti-hero for our times” is how the film bills him.
- 12/1/2014
- EmpireOnline
Metrodome sets UK release date for crime drama.
Gerard Johnson’s Hyena will be released in UK cinemas from March 6 by Metrodome Distribution.
The film, which opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June and won best film at Sitges, centres on a corrupt police officer who comes up against an influx of Albanian gangsters that threaten to change London’s criminal landscape.
The film reunites writer-director Johnson with actor Peter Ferdinando, who is joined by Stephen Graham, Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Elisa Lasowski, Tony Pitts, Richard Dormer, Gordon Brown and newcomers Orli Shuka and Gjevat Kelmendi.
Produced by Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen and Jo Laurie, Hyena’s music is written and produced by Matt Johnson from 80s band The The. The film is financed by Film4, BFI, Ingenious and Lipsync.
Gerard Johnson’s Hyena will be released in UK cinemas from March 6 by Metrodome Distribution.
The film, which opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June and won best film at Sitges, centres on a corrupt police officer who comes up against an influx of Albanian gangsters that threaten to change London’s criminal landscape.
The film reunites writer-director Johnson with actor Peter Ferdinando, who is joined by Stephen Graham, Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Elisa Lasowski, Tony Pitts, Richard Dormer, Gordon Brown and newcomers Orli Shuka and Gjevat Kelmendi.
Produced by Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen and Jo Laurie, Hyena’s music is written and produced by Matt Johnson from 80s band The The. The film is financed by Film4, BFI, Ingenious and Lipsync.
- 11/25/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Ruben Ostlund’s Force Majeure to screen atop 3,200m high Aiguille Rouge Mountain at Alpine festival.
Susanne Bier’s A Second Chance, Lenny Abrahamson’s Frank and Gerard Johnson’s Hyena are among the titles set to compete at the sixth edition of Les Arcs European Film Festival (Dec 13-20) in the heart of the French Alps.
Festival co-founders Pierre Emmanuel Fleurantin and Guillaume Calop said the event’s focus on Europe was more relevant than ever as its citizens posed questions about the future of the region amid the ongoing economic crisis.
“We continue to believe in a united Europe where together we can safeguard our cultures and ways of life without renouncing progress,” they said in a joint statement. “Across the new line-up, each country shows off the best of its cinema.”
The titles in the competition, selected by artistic director Frédéric Boyer, will compete for the festival’s top prize, the Crystal...
Susanne Bier’s A Second Chance, Lenny Abrahamson’s Frank and Gerard Johnson’s Hyena are among the titles set to compete at the sixth edition of Les Arcs European Film Festival (Dec 13-20) in the heart of the French Alps.
Festival co-founders Pierre Emmanuel Fleurantin and Guillaume Calop said the event’s focus on Europe was more relevant than ever as its citizens posed questions about the future of the region amid the ongoing economic crisis.
“We continue to believe in a united Europe where together we can safeguard our cultures and ways of life without renouncing progress,” they said in a joint statement. “Across the new line-up, each country shows off the best of its cinema.”
The titles in the competition, selected by artistic director Frédéric Boyer, will compete for the festival’s top prize, the Crystal...
- 11/6/2014
- ScreenDaily
Director Jessica Cameron and screenwriter Jonathan Scott Higgins have once again partnered with their ‘Truth or Dare’ producer Mem Ferda for their next three films-’Mania,’ ‘Desolation’ and ‘Kill the Production Assistant.’ Ferda, who’s also known for acting in such films as ‘Pusher’ and ‘Hyena,’ will serve as a producer on all three of his upcoming collaborations with Cameron and Higgins. The first new project Cameron, Higgins and Ferda are working on together is the horror film ‘Mania.’ The movie marks Cameron’s second time helming a script Higgins wrote. ‘American Mary’ actress Tristan Risk has been cast in ‘Mania,’ as Brooke. Ellie Church, who’s known for appearing in the grindhouse movie, [ Read More ]
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- 10/15/2014
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Exclusive: The Hobbit star joins Funny Cow cast.
The Hobbit star Martin Freeman and Boardwalk Empire’s Stephen Graham are newly attached to Maxine Peake drama Funny Cow, which is due to shoot in the UK in 2015.
Peake, best known for her roles in British TV dramas Shameless and Silk, will lead cast in Funny Cow, which charts the rise of a stand-up comedienne in the sometimes violent and macho clubs of Northern England in the 1970’s and 80’s.
The Mummy actor John Hannah is also attached.
The script comes from Peaky Blinders and Hyena actor Tony Pitts, who will also act in the film, with Tinge Krishnan (Junkhearts) on board to direct.
Richard Hawley is set to score the film.
Moviehouse Entertainment will handle sales and produce alongside Kevin Proctor’s Pow Films.
Moviehouse’s Mark Vennis told ScreenDaily: “Reminiscent of classics Lenny and Raging Bull, Funny Cow is going to be a hard hitting film that...
The Hobbit star Martin Freeman and Boardwalk Empire’s Stephen Graham are newly attached to Maxine Peake drama Funny Cow, which is due to shoot in the UK in 2015.
Peake, best known for her roles in British TV dramas Shameless and Silk, will lead cast in Funny Cow, which charts the rise of a stand-up comedienne in the sometimes violent and macho clubs of Northern England in the 1970’s and 80’s.
The Mummy actor John Hannah is also attached.
The script comes from Peaky Blinders and Hyena actor Tony Pitts, who will also act in the film, with Tinge Krishnan (Junkhearts) on board to direct.
Richard Hawley is set to score the film.
Moviehouse Entertainment will handle sales and produce alongside Kevin Proctor’s Pow Films.
Moviehouse’s Mark Vennis told ScreenDaily: “Reminiscent of classics Lenny and Raging Bull, Funny Cow is going to be a hard hitting film that...
- 10/10/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
[Be sure to check out a slightly different take from our Eiff coverage]
Human trafficking, drugs, violence, female torture and rape. Seedy underground is a trite denomination for the setting of Hyena since it radiates the same nauseating feeling as Gerard Johnson's previous feature Tony; it's like finding a crusted menstrual pad at the back of the bathroom trashcan.
Given the usual stereotype of the French/English relations throughout the ages, having a Brit claim his love of our film-making is not something you encounter everyday. An even rarer occurrence is when said Brit takes to himself to direct a "French thriller," and of course succeed in doin [Continued ...]...
Human trafficking, drugs, violence, female torture and rape. Seedy underground is a trite denomination for the setting of Hyena since it radiates the same nauseating feeling as Gerard Johnson's previous feature Tony; it's like finding a crusted menstrual pad at the back of the bathroom trashcan.
Given the usual stereotype of the French/English relations throughout the ages, having a Brit claim his love of our film-making is not something you encounter everyday. An even rarer occurrence is when said Brit takes to himself to direct a "French thriller," and of course succeed in doin [Continued ...]...
- 9/24/2014
- QuietEarth.us
I need a hero…Brit Crime Film Scavenges for Originality
In the amusingly myopic world according to Hyena, women are mostly just passive objects (read, sluts) waiting to be rescued by big, brooding, morally conflicted (read, facile) men. Somewhere within Gerard Johnson’s second feature-length film is a cursory observation about the parallels between criminal enterprise and policing or at least the inherent paradox created by trying to extricate oneself from moral ambiguity from within. However, more often than not, this is just an onslaught of excruciatingly solipsistic, traditionalist, conservative male values. If it weren’t so unbelievably dumb, it might be offensive.
When Michael (Peter Ferdinando), an undercover cop, gets wrapped up in a drug turf war between the Turks and the Albanians, which involves routine dismemberment and an abundance of interchangeable fully-nude women. Despite snorting cocaine 24/7 and responding to workplace conflict by pissing on people in the restroom,...
In the amusingly myopic world according to Hyena, women are mostly just passive objects (read, sluts) waiting to be rescued by big, brooding, morally conflicted (read, facile) men. Somewhere within Gerard Johnson’s second feature-length film is a cursory observation about the parallels between criminal enterprise and policing or at least the inherent paradox created by trying to extricate oneself from moral ambiguity from within. However, more often than not, this is just an onslaught of excruciatingly solipsistic, traditionalist, conservative male values. If it weren’t so unbelievably dumb, it might be offensive.
When Michael (Peter Ferdinando), an undercover cop, gets wrapped up in a drug turf war between the Turks and the Albanians, which involves routine dismemberment and an abundance of interchangeable fully-nude women. Despite snorting cocaine 24/7 and responding to workplace conflict by pissing on people in the restroom,...
- 9/16/2014
- by Robert Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to Gerard Johnson’s Hyena following its recent screening in Toronto. In separate deals, Amplify and Starz Digital Media take Champs and Dada Films will release All You Need Is Love.
The thriller opened this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival and Tribeca plans a theatrical 2015 launch after brokering the deal with Independent Film Sales.
Johnson directed from his screenplay about a corrupt police officer in London who must adapt to an influx of Albanian organised crime. Peter Ferdinando stars.
Film4 and the BFI present Hyena, a Number 9 Films Production in association with Riggins Productions Limited and Lipsync. Stephen Woolley, Joanna Laurie and Elizabeth Karlsen are the producers.
The thriller can access funding through the BFI’s Us Distribution Fund, the pilot scheme that helps UK films premiering at Toronto attract theatrical distribution and reach wider audiences in the Us.
Amplify and Starz Digital Media have jointly acquired North American...
The thriller opened this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival and Tribeca plans a theatrical 2015 launch after brokering the deal with Independent Film Sales.
Johnson directed from his screenplay about a corrupt police officer in London who must adapt to an influx of Albanian organised crime. Peter Ferdinando stars.
Film4 and the BFI present Hyena, a Number 9 Films Production in association with Riggins Productions Limited and Lipsync. Stephen Woolley, Joanna Laurie and Elizabeth Karlsen are the producers.
The thriller can access funding through the BFI’s Us Distribution Fund, the pilot scheme that helps UK films premiering at Toronto attract theatrical distribution and reach wider audiences in the Us.
Amplify and Starz Digital Media have jointly acquired North American...
- 9/15/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to Hyena out of the Toronto Film Festival. The cop thriller also opened this year's Edinburgh Film Festival. Written and directed by Gerard Johnson (Tony), Hyena stars Peter Ferdinando (Starred Up, High Rise), Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire), Neil Maskell (Kill List) and Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones). In the vein of Bad Lieutenant, the story centers on Michael Logan (Ferdinando), a high-functioning addict and corrupt police officer in London who must contend with a recent influx of ruthless Albanian gangsters and his own self-destructive behavior. Tribeca is planning a 2015 theatrical release.
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- 9/15/2014
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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