The Vampire Diaries which first aired in CW in 2009, saw Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, and Paul Wesley become Hollywood’s hottest stars over 8 seasons. The series which followed Dobrev’s character who is involved in a love triangle between two vampire brothers, became a massive hit with young adults everywhere.
A still from The Vampire Diaries (image credit: CW)
The show also sparked a real-life romance between Somerhalder and Dobrev which lasted between 2010 and 2013, before both stars called it quits. They continued to maintain a professional relationship through the filming of the series. Fans though, who were very invested in their love story, are still manifesting that the former couple will get back together by any means possible.
The Short But Sweet Timeline Of Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev’s Relationship
Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev were first cast together in the CW hit series The Vampire Diaries in 2009. Along...
A still from The Vampire Diaries (image credit: CW)
The show also sparked a real-life romance between Somerhalder and Dobrev which lasted between 2010 and 2013, before both stars called it quits. They continued to maintain a professional relationship through the filming of the series. Fans though, who were very invested in their love story, are still manifesting that the former couple will get back together by any means possible.
The Short But Sweet Timeline Of Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev’s Relationship
Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev were first cast together in the CW hit series The Vampire Diaries in 2009. Along...
- 6/26/2024
- by Sharanya Sankar
- FandomWire
When it comes to the gothic and horror supernatural genre, vampires have consistently been explored in both shows and movies. Over the years, there have been multiple interpretations ranging from romantic fantasies and action to comedy and supernatural horror. Among many notable entries has been the CW teen drama starring Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev, which has earned acclaim as one of the best vampire TV shows.
The Vampire Diaries | Credit: CW
However, the concept of a teen drama revolving around supernatural forces did not seem appealing to Somerhalder, who played the role of Damon Salvatore in the series, when he first received the script. The actor recalled throwing it away believing the makers were attempting to bring The Twilight Saga to the small screen.
Ian Somerhalder Was Skeptical of The Vampire Diaries
Based on L. J. Smith’s book series of the same name, the show follows...
The Vampire Diaries | Credit: CW
However, the concept of a teen drama revolving around supernatural forces did not seem appealing to Somerhalder, who played the role of Damon Salvatore in the series, when he first received the script. The actor recalled throwing it away believing the makers were attempting to bring The Twilight Saga to the small screen.
Ian Somerhalder Was Skeptical of The Vampire Diaries
Based on L. J. Smith’s book series of the same name, the show follows...
- 5/5/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Exclusive: Walking Dead maker Skybound Entertainment has backed the rebranded French indie run by former France Télévisions commissioner Médéric Albouy.
Skybound has taken a minority investment in and entered into a strategic partnership with Scenario42, which was previously called 247Max. The news comes a week after Skybound entered the Japanese space for the first time as Robert Kirkman and David Alpert’s outfit continues to expand internationally.
Médéric Albouy
Scenario42 produced French drama Polar Park, which launched on Arte last month. Upcoming shows include The Anomaly penned by Hervé Le Tellier, which is being adapted for TV by filmmaker Antonin Baudry, art thriller The Genius, co-produced with Laurence Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy Productions, and The Storyteller, a French-language prestige TV movie.
Albouy launched 247 with Oscar-nominated producers Xavier Rigault and Marc-Antoine Robert of sister company 247 Films in 2019. He is a former commissioner for France Télévisions, where he was head of drama co-productions.
Skybound has taken a minority investment in and entered into a strategic partnership with Scenario42, which was previously called 247Max. The news comes a week after Skybound entered the Japanese space for the first time as Robert Kirkman and David Alpert’s outfit continues to expand internationally.
Médéric Albouy
Scenario42 produced French drama Polar Park, which launched on Arte last month. Upcoming shows include The Anomaly penned by Hervé Le Tellier, which is being adapted for TV by filmmaker Antonin Baudry, art thriller The Genius, co-produced with Laurence Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy Productions, and The Storyteller, a French-language prestige TV movie.
Albouy launched 247 with Oscar-nominated producers Xavier Rigault and Marc-Antoine Robert of sister company 247 Films in 2019. He is a former commissioner for France Télévisions, where he was head of drama co-productions.
- 12/12/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures’ “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is a box office behemoth, making $380 million in the U.S. and $690 million worldwide. What does composer Daniel Pemberton think about those huge numbers for the sequel? “It’s always really nice when a movie actually super connects with people,” he tells us. “I don’t think I’ve ever done any movie that’s connected as intensely as ‘Spider Verse.’ It is nice when [box office] does correlate to great work, and I’m really proud of what all of us did on this film.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Pemberton talks openly about the “collaborative process” between himself and the three directors, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, plus editor Michael Andrews and writer/producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. He says, “I think one of the things that really works is we’re all throwing ideas backwards and forwards with each other being like,...
Pemberton talks openly about the “collaborative process” between himself and the three directors, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, plus editor Michael Andrews and writer/producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. He says, “I think one of the things that really works is we’re all throwing ideas backwards and forwards with each other being like,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The final episode of the second season of "Star Trek: Enterprise" and the first episode of its third season -- titled "The Expanse" and "The Xindi", respectively -- centered on a new "Star Trek" story arc about a mysterious spherical probe that appears over Earth and unleashed a deadly energy beam that destroys the state of Florida and kills seven million people. The attackers did not identify themselves, and Earth was not at war. This terrorist incident changed the course of the series, and Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) was assigned a revenge-based military mission to track down the assailants and bring them to justice. It was very clearly a metaphor for 9/11, an event that "Enterprise" was always living in the shadow of.
Previously adhering to a more traditional drama-of-the-week structure, "Enterprise" dramatically shifted gears, diving into a season-long story arc. Some Trekkies found the shift to be exciting new territory for "Enterprise,...
Previously adhering to a more traditional drama-of-the-week structure, "Enterprise" dramatically shifted gears, diving into a season-long story arc. Some Trekkies found the shift to be exciting new territory for "Enterprise,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The world premieres of Cédric Klapisch’s Amazon Prime Video show “Greek Salad” and Anna Winger’s Netflix series “Transatlantic” will open and close the 2023 edition of Series Mania.
The event will feature masterclasses with “Succession” star Brian Cox, “Westworld” producer Lisa Joy, who also will preside over the international competition jury, Klapisch and renowned French actors Cécile de France (“Lost Illusions”) and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (“Emily in Paris”).
Series in the international competition this year include Arte’s “Grace of Heaven” (France/Belgium); Apple TV+, France Télévisions, Hulu Japan’s “Drops of God” (France/U.S./Japan); Paramount+’s “Fleeting Lies” (Spain); Mega TV’s “Milky Way” (Greece); Reshet 13’s “Red Skies” (Israel); Filimo, Namava’s “The Actor” (Iran); Viaplay’s “The Fortress” (Norway); and Prime Video’s “The Power” (U.S.)
The international jury, which also includes French actor Emmanuelle Béart, British showrunner-screenwriter Chris Chibnall (“Broadchurch”), French-British singer-songwriter and actor Lou Doillon,...
The event will feature masterclasses with “Succession” star Brian Cox, “Westworld” producer Lisa Joy, who also will preside over the international competition jury, Klapisch and renowned French actors Cécile de France (“Lost Illusions”) and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (“Emily in Paris”).
Series in the international competition this year include Arte’s “Grace of Heaven” (France/Belgium); Apple TV+, France Télévisions, Hulu Japan’s “Drops of God” (France/U.S./Japan); Paramount+’s “Fleeting Lies” (Spain); Mega TV’s “Milky Way” (Greece); Reshet 13’s “Red Skies” (Israel); Filimo, Namava’s “The Actor” (Iran); Viaplay’s “The Fortress” (Norway); and Prime Video’s “The Power” (U.S.)
The international jury, which also includes French actor Emmanuelle Béart, British showrunner-screenwriter Chris Chibnall (“Broadchurch”), French-British singer-songwriter and actor Lou Doillon,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
This week, British actor, writer and director Noel Clarke has made headlines after being accused of groping, harassment and bullying by 20 women.
Clarke played Mickey Smith in “Doctor Who” from 2005 to 2010 and starred as Sam in the films “Kidulthood,” “Adulthood” and “Brotherhood,” which he wrote and directed, intent on bringing more representations of working-class Britain to screen. Clarke also writes, produces and plays Aaron Bishop in the British police procedural series “Bulletproof,” alongside close friend Ashley Walters.
Clarke made his film debut in 2003’s “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” and has since starred in movies including “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Centurion,” “4.3.2.1.,” “Fast Girls,” “Storage 24,” “I Am Soldier,” “The Anomaly,” “I Kill Giants,” “Mute,” “10×10,” “The Corrupted,” “Twist” and “Sas: Red Notice.”
In 2015, Clarke founded the London-based production company Unstoppable Film and Television with Jason Maza, eventually securing investment from super-indie All3Media, which owns “Fleabag” producer Two Brothers and “1917” outfit Neal Street Productions.
Clarke played Mickey Smith in “Doctor Who” from 2005 to 2010 and starred as Sam in the films “Kidulthood,” “Adulthood” and “Brotherhood,” which he wrote and directed, intent on bringing more representations of working-class Britain to screen. Clarke also writes, produces and plays Aaron Bishop in the British police procedural series “Bulletproof,” alongside close friend Ashley Walters.
Clarke made his film debut in 2003’s “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” and has since starred in movies including “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Centurion,” “4.3.2.1.,” “Fast Girls,” “Storage 24,” “I Am Soldier,” “The Anomaly,” “I Kill Giants,” “Mute,” “10×10,” “The Corrupted,” “Twist” and “Sas: Red Notice.”
In 2015, Clarke founded the London-based production company Unstoppable Film and Television with Jason Maza, eventually securing investment from super-indie All3Media, which owns “Fleabag” producer Two Brothers and “1917” outfit Neal Street Productions.
- 4/30/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast: 200th Episode Special – Noel Clarke on making feature films as a Writer,...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast: 200th Episode Special – Noel Clarke on making feature films as a Writer,...
- 1/11/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Charlie Kaufman knows he has a reputation for being, well, a bit out there. Maybe it comes from having such a wildly original, meta style, cooking up movies where people step into the mind of John Malkovich or figure out a way to erase a failed romance from their memory. Perhaps it’s because he wrote himself into the 2002 film “Adaptation.” Nicolas Cage’s neurotic, perspiring performance as Charlie are so seared into our minds that it can be difficult to distinguish between Kaufman’s on-screen alter ego and the real McCoy.
Despite riding high off scripting 1999’s “Being John Malkovich” and “Adaptation,” and winning the Academy Award for original screenplay for 2004’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” in his first years as a screenwriter Kaufman was an enigma. “I think there’s this mythology around me because I was, and am, kind of camera-shy,” he admits during an...
Despite riding high off scripting 1999’s “Being John Malkovich” and “Adaptation,” and winning the Academy Award for original screenplay for 2004’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” in his first years as a screenwriter Kaufman was an enigma. “I think there’s this mythology around me because I was, and am, kind of camera-shy,” he admits during an...
- 8/26/2020
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
The final season of The 100 has been a smorgasbord of science fiction storytelling centered around the exploration of an interplanetary transit system known as The Anomaly (or The Bridge). A group of planet Bardo-based people called The Disciples organize their society around The Anomaly, and don’t take kindly to anyone who gets in their way. In tonight’s episode, “The Queen’s Gambit,” we learn a bit more about The Disciples’ relationship to The Anomaly and to the Anomaly Stones that act as gateways to it. Den of Geek has an exclusive sneak peek into the episode…
“We don’t believe in heaven, doctor. Like I said, we believe in transcendence,” Anders tells Gabriel in the scene that sees the two discussing what’s next for Gabriel after he chose to betray Hope, Diyoza, and Octavia in last week’s episode. “Transcendence through the stone?” Gabriel, always the curious scientist,...
“We don’t believe in heaven, doctor. Like I said, we believe in transcendence,” Anders tells Gabriel in the scene that sees the two discussing what’s next for Gabriel after he chose to betray Hope, Diyoza, and Octavia in last week’s episode. “Transcendence through the stone?” Gabriel, always the curious scientist,...
- 7/1/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
After seven seasons and 130+ years, The 100 is counting down its final episodes with one major unresolved question in Season 7. No, it’s not “What’s up with the Anomaly?” Instead, the biggest mystery of the post-apocalyptic series is: “Will Clarke Griffin and Bellamy Blake continue their emotional journey from enemies to begrudging-co-leaders to friends to lovers?”
After everything these two have endured, together and apart—the longing glances, sacrificing others to save one another, those hugs—the question of whether Bellarke will happen could honestly go either way. And that tension has and can be incredibly frustrating, for shipping and non-shipping viewers alike. While the “shipping” segment of any show’s fan population can sometimes be treated as “silly” or “less valid” than the flavor of fannishness of those who spend more of their time in curative fandom, relationships are a vital part of any character-driven drama. The relationship between...
After everything these two have endured, together and apart—the longing glances, sacrificing others to save one another, those hugs—the question of whether Bellarke will happen could honestly go either way. And that tension has and can be incredibly frustrating, for shipping and non-shipping viewers alike. While the “shipping” segment of any show’s fan population can sometimes be treated as “silly” or “less valid” than the flavor of fannishness of those who spend more of their time in curative fandom, relationships are a vital part of any character-driven drama. The relationship between...
- 5/18/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Anything is possible in the final season of The 100, as Clarke & Co. investigate a mysterious new force known as “the Anomaly.” But what does this otherworldly wormhole have in store for our favorites in the coming weeks? And which fresh faces will arrive to flesh out that story?
At this point, we can only attempt to answer those questions, as much of the CW drama’s final season remains well-shrouded. Showrunner Jason Rothenberg, as well as the show’s social media-friendly cast, have kept on-set posting to a minimum to ensure a season of surprises.
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At this point, we can only attempt to answer those questions, as much of the CW drama’s final season remains well-shrouded. Showrunner Jason Rothenberg, as well as the show’s social media-friendly cast, have kept on-set posting to a minimum to ensure a season of surprises.
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- 5/17/2020
- TVLine.com
On a show like The 100, there is so much that is clouded in mystery.
But there is something unique about the existence of Hope Diyoza and what she brings to the story when she appears through another place in time.
The Anomaly brings about Hope and a brand new aspect of the show, one we have never experienced before.
What happened between Diyoza going into the Anomaly and Octavia coming out remains to be seen. What we do know, though, is that the trailer for the new season proved that Shelby Flannery is going to blow our minds.
The daughter of a legendary character like Charmaine Diyoza is meant to steal as many scenes as her mother did. Even our first glimpse at Hope proved that she would bring a whole lot of questions with her, all of which we are excited to explore.
And if there's anything the...
But there is something unique about the existence of Hope Diyoza and what she brings to the story when she appears through another place in time.
The Anomaly brings about Hope and a brand new aspect of the show, one we have never experienced before.
What happened between Diyoza going into the Anomaly and Octavia coming out remains to be seen. What we do know, though, is that the trailer for the new season proved that Shelby Flannery is going to blow our minds.
The daughter of a legendary character like Charmaine Diyoza is meant to steal as many scenes as her mother did. Even our first glimpse at Hope proved that she would bring a whole lot of questions with her, all of which we are excited to explore.
And if there's anything the...
- 5/15/2020
- by Yana Grebenyuk
- TVfanatic
We may be running out new episodes of many of our favorite TV shows, but there is one piece of TV good news: The 100 Season 7 is almost here and, as it finished production just before the production shutdowns due to Covid-19, there’s no reason to believe we won’t be getting all of it. Gearing up for The 100 Season 7 launch on May 20th, The CW has released the episode titles and synopses for the first four episodes of the final season. Here’s what we know…
The 100 Season 7 premiere is titled “From The Ashes,” and is followed by “The Garden,” “False Gods” and “Hesperides.”
“From The Ashes” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. Et)
Season Premiere – Clarke (Eliza Taylor) and her friends attempt to rebuild Sanctum as a new threat rises in the woods. Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropuolos, Lindsey Morgan, Richard Harmon, Tasya Teles, Shannon Kook, Jr Bourne, Shelby Flannery and Chuku Modu also star.
The 100 Season 7 premiere is titled “From The Ashes,” and is followed by “The Garden,” “False Gods” and “Hesperides.”
“From The Ashes” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. Et)
Season Premiere – Clarke (Eliza Taylor) and her friends attempt to rebuild Sanctum as a new threat rises in the woods. Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropuolos, Lindsey Morgan, Richard Harmon, Tasya Teles, Shannon Kook, Jr Bourne, Shelby Flannery and Chuku Modu also star.
- 4/21/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
One of the more ponderous aspects of this season of The 100 has been the side story of Octavia and Diyoza wandering in the woods, getting caught in quicksand, and then getting the call from some sort of higher power called The Anomaly. It’s a story that’s been hit and miss; one episode hints at some intriguing…...
- 6/26/2019
- by Kyle Fowle on TV Club, shared by Kyle Fowle to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
To celebrate the home entertainment release of Once Upon a Time in London which will be available on DVD from the 10th June 2019, we have a copy of the DVD up for grabs, courtesy of Signature Entertainment!
Gateway Films, Ratio Film & Signature Entertainment presents Once Upon A Time In London, starring Leo Gregory, Terry Stone, Jamie Foreman, footballer Jamie O’Hara, Union J’s Jj Hamblett, legendary boxer Joe Egan, Geoff Bell, Holly Earl, Nadia Forde, Kate Braithwaite, Roland Manookian, Josh Myers, Andy Beckwith, Ali Cook, Doug Allan, Justin Salinger, and Laura Carter (Celebrity Big Brother). Comedian Simon Munnery, and boxers Steve Collins and Frank Buglioni round out this amazing cast from all strata of the entertainment and sports worlds.
Once Upon a Time in London charts the epic rise and legendary fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted for three action-packed decades from the late 1930s. The one-time...
Gateway Films, Ratio Film & Signature Entertainment presents Once Upon A Time In London, starring Leo Gregory, Terry Stone, Jamie Foreman, footballer Jamie O’Hara, Union J’s Jj Hamblett, legendary boxer Joe Egan, Geoff Bell, Holly Earl, Nadia Forde, Kate Braithwaite, Roland Manookian, Josh Myers, Andy Beckwith, Ali Cook, Doug Allan, Justin Salinger, and Laura Carter (Celebrity Big Brother). Comedian Simon Munnery, and boxers Steve Collins and Frank Buglioni round out this amazing cast from all strata of the entertainment and sports worlds.
Once Upon a Time in London charts the epic rise and legendary fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted for three action-packed decades from the late 1930s. The one-time...
- 5/29/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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From Doctor Who’s Mickey to a one-man film industry, and Brotherhood. So why doesn’t Noel Clarke get more respect?
Over the past weekend, the final part of Noel Clarke’s The Hood trilogy of movies, Brotherhood, hit big in the UK. The movie has earned £1.98m in its first seven days on release, on just 220 screens. It did so in spite of Clarke at one stage struggling to raise the finance for the film (only two companies ended up putting in tangible offers), and also in spite of it being eight years since the release of its predecessor, Adulthood.
In a summer of box office disappointments, Brotherhood has offered a very welcome contrast.
The box office numbers were being reported as a surprise, and not unreasonably. Rounding off a trilogy that’s been off screen for many years is a gamble, and a trilogy too...
From Doctor Who’s Mickey to a one-man film industry, and Brotherhood. So why doesn’t Noel Clarke get more respect?
Over the past weekend, the final part of Noel Clarke’s The Hood trilogy of movies, Brotherhood, hit big in the UK. The movie has earned £1.98m in its first seven days on release, on just 220 screens. It did so in spite of Clarke at one stage struggling to raise the finance for the film (only two companies ended up putting in tangible offers), and also in spite of it being eight years since the release of its predecessor, Adulthood.
In a summer of box office disappointments, Brotherhood has offered a very welcome contrast.
The box office numbers were being reported as a surprise, and not unreasonably. Rounding off a trilogy that’s been off screen for many years is a gamble, and a trilogy too...
- 9/7/2016
- Den of Geek
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Noel Clarke writes, directs and stars in Brotherhood. Here's the trailer for the Kidulthood and Adulthood follow-up...
This August, Noel Clarke completes the trilogy that he started with Kidulthood and continued with Adulthood.
The new film is Brotherhood, that Clarke is directing from his own screenplay. And we have both a 12A rated trailer, and a more explicit promo for the movie. Do not go watching the latter if you’re young and impressionable.
Finally, here’s the synopsis…
BrOTHERHOOD follows Sam as he faces up to the new world after Adulthood and realises it also comes with new problems and new challenges. Sam knows that to survive he must face his issues head on, and knows he will require old friends to help him survive new dangers. Noel Clarke (Star Trek Into darkness, Doctor Who, Adulthood) reprises the role of Sam Peel with breakthrough Grime artist...
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Noel Clarke writes, directs and stars in Brotherhood. Here's the trailer for the Kidulthood and Adulthood follow-up...
This August, Noel Clarke completes the trilogy that he started with Kidulthood and continued with Adulthood.
The new film is Brotherhood, that Clarke is directing from his own screenplay. And we have both a 12A rated trailer, and a more explicit promo for the movie. Do not go watching the latter if you’re young and impressionable.
Finally, here’s the synopsis…
BrOTHERHOOD follows Sam as he faces up to the new world after Adulthood and realises it also comes with new problems and new challenges. Sam knows that to survive he must face his issues head on, and knows he will require old friends to help him survive new dangers. Noel Clarke (Star Trek Into darkness, Doctor Who, Adulthood) reprises the role of Sam Peel with breakthrough Grime artist...
- 6/17/2016
- Den of Geek
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Unsuspecting gamers play a deadly multiplayer shooter in the Brit sci-fi offering, The Call Up. Ryan takes a look...
Philip K Dick once wrote that reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, refuses to go away. In The Call Up, a bunch of online shooter fanatics get caught in a virtual reality game that, even when they no longer want to play it, won’t be turned off.
This is the first feature from writer-director Charles Barker, and, just in time for Vr technology’s (apparent) second wind, The Call Up wades into the topic of gaming and the warping of reality. That is: what happens when a videogame becomes a little too realistic for comfort?
Set in an apparently deserted office block in New York, The Call Up sees a disparate group of strangers take part in a competition with an enticing star...
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Unsuspecting gamers play a deadly multiplayer shooter in the Brit sci-fi offering, The Call Up. Ryan takes a look...
Philip K Dick once wrote that reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, refuses to go away. In The Call Up, a bunch of online shooter fanatics get caught in a virtual reality game that, even when they no longer want to play it, won’t be turned off.
This is the first feature from writer-director Charles Barker, and, just in time for Vr technology’s (apparent) second wind, The Call Up wades into the topic of gaming and the warping of reality. That is: what happens when a videogame becomes a little too realistic for comfort?
Set in an apparently deserted office block in New York, The Call Up sees a disparate group of strangers take part in a competition with an enticing star...
- 5/4/2016
- Den of Geek
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods Insidious: Chapter 3 (horror prequel; Dermot Mulroney, Lin Shaye; includes bonus Q&A; rated PG-13) Magic Mike Xxl (comedy-drama sequel about male strippers; Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer; rated R) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (comedy-drama; Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton; rated PG-13) The Anomaly (sci-fi action-thriller; Ian Somerhalder, Alexis Knapp; not rated) Batkid Begins...
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- 10/6/2015
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
“The Vampire Diaries” co-star Ian Somerhalder has developed quite a following over the years that the series has been airing, but will his fans follow him into The Anomaly? We’ll find out soon as the film is heading to select… Continue Reading →
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- 9/22/2015
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Anchor Bay's all set to release the head-spinning sci-fi actioner The Anomaly starring The Vampire Dairies' Ian Somerhalder. At last year's Edinburgh Film Festival, our own Simon Read called the film "slick", "energetic", and "entertaining", but did admit it suffered from some budget constraints.
The movie opens in theaters and digital HD on September 25th, followed by On Demand, Blu-ray, and DVD on October 6th.
Synopsis:
Traumatized ex-soldier Reeve (Clarke) wakes up in the back of a moving van alongside a young boy (Parkinson) held prisoner. But after helping the boy escape, he comes to the terrifying conclusion that he&rsq [Continued ...]...
The movie opens in theaters and digital HD on September 25th, followed by On Demand, Blu-ray, and DVD on October 6th.
Synopsis:
Traumatized ex-soldier Reeve (Clarke) wakes up in the back of a moving van alongside a young boy (Parkinson) held prisoner. But after helping the boy escape, he comes to the terrifying conclusion that he&rsq [Continued ...]...
- 8/17/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Luke Hemsworth (The Anomaly ) and Daniel MacPherson (The Shannara Chronicles) are in for the fight of their lives in the new trailer for Infini.
The futuristic science fiction thriller casts Hemsworth, Bren Foster and Grace Huang as soldiers sent on a mission to an off-world mining-facility, seeking the mysterious Whit Carmichael (MacPherson).
The soldiers soon find that a deadly alien virus is a far greater threat than Carmichael, who seems to have an aversion to the disease.
The Australian movie comes from Gabriel filmmaker Shane Abbess.
Also starring in Infini are Luke Ford (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ), Louisa Mignone (Wish You Were Here) and Paul Winchester (Home and Away).
Infini opens on May 8 in the Us. A UK release date has not yet been set.
The futuristic science fiction thriller casts Hemsworth, Bren Foster and Grace Huang as soldiers sent on a mission to an off-world mining-facility, seeking the mysterious Whit Carmichael (MacPherson).
The soldiers soon find that a deadly alien virus is a far greater threat than Carmichael, who seems to have an aversion to the disease.
The Australian movie comes from Gabriel filmmaker Shane Abbess.
Also starring in Infini are Luke Ford (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ), Louisa Mignone (Wish You Were Here) and Paul Winchester (Home and Away).
Infini opens on May 8 in the Us. A UK release date has not yet been set.
- 4/24/2015
- Digital Spy
There is good news and bad news about Kriv Stenders’ neo-noir film Kill Me Three Times. The good news is that it’s fun to see Simon Pegg enjoying himself as a real scumbag of a hitman. The bad news is that if you’ve seen a handful of crime movies in the last 20 years, you’ve already seen most of what Kill Me Three Times has to offer.
Simon Pegg plays Charlie Wolfe, a contract killer we meet as he chases down and executes some poor sap in the desert. He’s hired to take out Alice (Alice Braga, Predators) for reasons not made clear at first, but when he shows up to do the job he discovers that she’s already been rubbed out by married dentists Nathan (Sullivan Stapleton, 300: Rise of an Empire) and Lucy (Theresa Palmer, Warm Bodies). They’re looking to cash in an...
Simon Pegg plays Charlie Wolfe, a contract killer we meet as he chases down and executes some poor sap in the desert. He’s hired to take out Alice (Alice Braga, Predators) for reasons not made clear at first, but when he shows up to do the job he discovers that she’s already been rubbed out by married dentists Nathan (Sullivan Stapleton, 300: Rise of an Empire) and Lucy (Theresa Palmer, Warm Bodies). They’re looking to cash in an...
- 3/27/2015
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
The world of Doctor Who has changed greatly in the space of just 10 years. The cast and crew have almost completely been replaced since 2005, including a number of new actors to play the errant Time Lord and his companions.
But what has happened to the class of '05? Where are Rose and Mickey now? What is the writer of 'Dalek' up to? And where can you see more work from the director of 'Rose'?
Here it is then, your guide to the main players of Doctor Who series one.
The Cast
After his three-month on-screen stint as the Doctor, Christopher Eccleston's career continued in much the same vein, taking in theatre, interesting television roles and the odd blockbuster.
Post-2005, the Northern actor went Stateside to take on the role of invisible man Claude in the Us series Heroes. From there, he popped up in a very amusing Doctor Who-esque cameo as Dr.
But what has happened to the class of '05? Where are Rose and Mickey now? What is the writer of 'Dalek' up to? And where can you see more work from the director of 'Rose'?
Here it is then, your guide to the main players of Doctor Who series one.
The Cast
After his three-month on-screen stint as the Doctor, Christopher Eccleston's career continued in much the same vein, taking in theatre, interesting television roles and the odd blockbuster.
Post-2005, the Northern actor went Stateside to take on the role of invisible man Claude in the Us series Heroes. From there, he popped up in a very amusing Doctor Who-esque cameo as Dr.
- 3/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Magnet Releasing has dropped a new trailer for its upcoming comedy actioner, Kill Me Three Times. The film bowed last year on the festival circuit and has since garnered favorable reviews. Most of that accompanying praise has been directed at the movie’s leading man, Simon Pegg, whose inherent charm and likeability could transform this into a brilliant lil’ indie caper.
Directed by Kriv Stenders from a script by newcomer James McFarland, Kill Me Three Times focuses on Pegg’s morally-bankrupt assassin, Charlie Wolfe, who quickly agrees to a job promising him a 50 grand payday. He soon hightails it to the Aussie surfing town of Eagle’s Nest, where things get interesting. Not only is the hit on a rather attractive woman, but there’s also several other professionals after the loot. Things proceed to twist and turn from there as various secrets come to light.
For the most part,...
Directed by Kriv Stenders from a script by newcomer James McFarland, Kill Me Three Times focuses on Pegg’s morally-bankrupt assassin, Charlie Wolfe, who quickly agrees to a job promising him a 50 grand payday. He soon hightails it to the Aussie surfing town of Eagle’s Nest, where things get interesting. Not only is the hit on a rather attractive woman, but there’s also several other professionals after the loot. Things proceed to twist and turn from there as various secrets come to light.
For the most part,...
- 2/19/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
While the task of turning Arthur C. Clarke’s beloved 1953 science fiction novel, Childhood’s End, into a six hour miniseries seems ambitious, the Syfy project is now gathering momentum as it prepares to go before the cameras. Adapted by Matthew Graham (Life On Mars), with the helm to be taken by Nick Hurran (Doctor Who), the television event has now added Daisy Betts (Shutter) and Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) to a cast that already features Charles Dance (Game Of Thrones), Mike Vogel (Under The Dome), Ashley Zukerman (Terra Nova), Osy Ikhile (The Anomaly) and Yael Stone (Orange Is The New Black).
The unsettling tale chronicles events after a seemingly peaceful alien invasion of earth occurs, resulting in the population eventually residing in harmony under the mysterious, apparently benevolent Overlords. The alien liaison for earth, Karellen, communicates only with Ricky Stormgren – immediately making him the most influential human on the planet.
The unsettling tale chronicles events after a seemingly peaceful alien invasion of earth occurs, resulting in the population eventually residing in harmony under the mysterious, apparently benevolent Overlords. The alien liaison for earth, Karellen, communicates only with Ricky Stormgren – immediately making him the most influential human on the planet.
- 12/17/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
New films on Screenbase this week include sci-fi film The Call Up, Talulah Riley’s Scottish Mussel, and iFeatures’ Spaceship.
UK action sci-fi The Call Up is set to begin shooting Nov 10 in Birmingham, UK.
The Charles Barker film follows a group of online gamers who are invited to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality game, but what starts out like a dream encounter takes a turn for the sinister when the stakes are fatally raised.
Max Deacon (Into the Storm, Hatfields & McCoys) takes the lead role and is joined by a cast of up-and-comers including Morfydd Clark (Madame Bovary), Ali Cook (The Anomaly), and Parker Sawyers (Monsters: Dark Continent).
Directed by Charles Barker from his own Brit List screenplay, the film is produced by Matthew James Wilkinson (Stigma Films), John Giwa-Amu (Red&Black Films) with Alan Martin (The Machine) to exec produce.
Talulah Riley’s directorial debut
Shooting is underway in Glasgow on ‘eco-rom com’ Scottish Mussel...
UK action sci-fi The Call Up is set to begin shooting Nov 10 in Birmingham, UK.
The Charles Barker film follows a group of online gamers who are invited to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality game, but what starts out like a dream encounter takes a turn for the sinister when the stakes are fatally raised.
Max Deacon (Into the Storm, Hatfields & McCoys) takes the lead role and is joined by a cast of up-and-comers including Morfydd Clark (Madame Bovary), Ali Cook (The Anomaly), and Parker Sawyers (Monsters: Dark Continent).
Directed by Charles Barker from his own Brit List screenplay, the film is produced by Matthew James Wilkinson (Stigma Films), John Giwa-Amu (Red&Black Films) with Alan Martin (The Machine) to exec produce.
Talulah Riley’s directorial debut
Shooting is underway in Glasgow on ‘eco-rom com’ Scottish Mussel...
- 10/31/2014
- ScreenDaily
New films on Screenbase this week include sci-fi film The Call Up, Talulah Riley’s Scottish Mussel, and iFeatures’ Spaceship.
UK action sci-fi The Call Up is set to begin shooting Nov 10 in Birmingham, UK.
The Charles Barker film follows a group of online gamers who are invited to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality game, but what starts out like a dream encounter takes a turn for the sinister when the stakes are fatally raised.
Max Deacon (Into the Storm, Hatfields & McCoys) takes the lead role and is joined by a cast of up-and-comers including Morfydd Clark (Madame Bovary), Ali Cook (The Anomaly), and Parker Sawyers (Monsters: Dark Continent).
Directed by Charles Barker from his own Brit List screenplay, the film is produced by Matthew James Wilkinson (Stigma Films), John Giwa-Amu (Red&Black Films) with Alan Martin (The Machine) to exec produce.
Talulah Riley’s directorial debut
Shooting is underway in Glasgow on ‘eco-rom com’ Scottish Mussel...
UK action sci-fi The Call Up is set to begin shooting Nov 10 in Birmingham, UK.
The Charles Barker film follows a group of online gamers who are invited to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality game, but what starts out like a dream encounter takes a turn for the sinister when the stakes are fatally raised.
Max Deacon (Into the Storm, Hatfields & McCoys) takes the lead role and is joined by a cast of up-and-comers including Morfydd Clark (Madame Bovary), Ali Cook (The Anomaly), and Parker Sawyers (Monsters: Dark Continent).
Directed by Charles Barker from his own Brit List screenplay, the film is produced by Matthew James Wilkinson (Stigma Films), John Giwa-Amu (Red&Black Films) with Alan Martin (The Machine) to exec produce.
Talulah Riley’s directorial debut
Shooting is underway in Glasgow on ‘eco-rom com’ Scottish Mussel...
- 10/31/2014
- ScreenDaily
Boasting a host of international talent including Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries, Lost), Brian Cox (The Bourne Ultimatum, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Alexis Knapp (Pitch Perfect, Project X) and Luke Hemsworth (The Reckoning, Infini), The Anomaly is directed by Noel Clarke who also takes on the lead role of traumatised ex-soldier Ryan – and thanks to the folks at Universal Pictures (UK) we have three copies of the film to giveaway on Blu-ray!
When Ryan wakes up in the back of a van, alongside a kidnapped boy and helps him escape, he comes to an appalling realisation…. But there’s no time to act – after nine minutes and forty seven seconds of consciousness it all goes black. What does this have to do with Ryan’s past as a patient at the experimental Medical Unit? Ryan has a lot of questions, and very little time to find any answers.
When Ryan wakes up in the back of a van, alongside a kidnapped boy and helps him escape, he comes to an appalling realisation…. But there’s no time to act – after nine minutes and forty seven seconds of consciousness it all goes black. What does this have to do with Ryan’s past as a patient at the experimental Medical Unit? Ryan has a lot of questions, and very little time to find any answers.
- 10/30/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
• Greg Kinnear, Jon Voight, Renee Zellweger, and Djimon Hounsou are set to star in Paramount Pictures' Same Kind of Different as Me, EW has confirmed. Michael Carney will make his directorial debut. He co-wrote the script with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Based on the book by Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, the story follows an art dealer (Kinnear) who befriends a homeless man (Honsou) in order to save his marriage to his wife (Zellweger). The unexpected friendship takes the three on an incredible journey, and helps Hall reconnect with his father (Voight). Mary Parent and Cale Boyter...
- 10/29/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Into The Storm and Hatfields & McCoys actor Max Deacon has been cast in The Call Up, a British action/sci-fi pic set in the world of computer gaming technology. Written and directed by commercials helmer Charles Barker, The Call Up topped the 2011 Brit List of the best unproduced screenplays in the UK. The story follows a group of elite online gamers who each receive a mysterious invitation to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game. The experience brings modern warfare to life with frightening realism, but what starts out like a dream encounter, quickly takes a turn for the sinister. EOne has Germany, France and Scandinavian rights with Altitude Film Sales handling international. Morfydd Clark (Madame Bovary), Ali Cook (The Anomaly), Parker Sawyers (Monsters: Dark Continent), Tom Benedict Knight (Dracula Untold), Boris Ler (In The Land Of Blood And Honey), and newcomers Douggie McMeekin and Adriana Randall also star. Shooting begins November 10 in Birmingham,...
- 10/28/2014
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Stigma Films, Red & Black Films, Creative England, The Regional Growth Fund, Marzipan Productions, Pont Neuf Productions and Altitude Film Sales have announced principal photography will commence on the 10th November 2014 in Birmingham on action sci-fi The Call Up, set in the cutting edge future-now world of computer gaming technology. The movie is the debut featurefrom director Charles Barker – whose script for the film topped the Brit List (British Black List) in 2011 as the best unproduced screenplay of that year. His previous credits include award-winning campaigns for international brands such as Vodafone, Nokia and Wella as well as FX short, (Indecision), which was accepted into more than 60 film festivals all over the world.
When a group of elite online gamers each receive a mysterious invitation to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game, it’s a dream come true and impossible to resist.
Arriving at the test site, the group step...
When a group of elite online gamers each receive a mysterious invitation to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game, it’s a dream come true and impossible to resist.
Arriving at the test site, the group step...
- 10/28/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Brit List action-sci-fi to get underway on November 10; Max Deacon to star.
Principal photography is due to get underway on November 10 in Birmingham, UK, on Charles Barker’s action-sci-fi The Call Up.
Max Deacon (Into the Storm, Hatfields & McCoys) takes the lead role and is joined by a cast of up-and-comers including Morfydd Clark (Madame Bovary), Ali Cook (The Anomaly), Parker Sawyers (Monsters: Dark Continent), Tom Benedict Knight (Dracula Untold), Boris Ler (In the Land of Blood and Honey), and newcomers Douggie McMeekin and Adriana Randall.
The Call Up follows a group of online gamers who are invited to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality game, but what starts out like a dream encounter with cutting edge video technology – a perfect representation of soldiers in a warzone – takes a turn for the sinister when the stakes are raised to fatal.
Directed by Charles Barker from his own Brit List screenplay, the film is produced by Matthew James Wilkinson (Stigma...
Principal photography is due to get underway on November 10 in Birmingham, UK, on Charles Barker’s action-sci-fi The Call Up.
Max Deacon (Into the Storm, Hatfields & McCoys) takes the lead role and is joined by a cast of up-and-comers including Morfydd Clark (Madame Bovary), Ali Cook (The Anomaly), Parker Sawyers (Monsters: Dark Continent), Tom Benedict Knight (Dracula Untold), Boris Ler (In the Land of Blood and Honey), and newcomers Douggie McMeekin and Adriana Randall.
The Call Up follows a group of online gamers who are invited to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality game, but what starts out like a dream encounter with cutting edge video technology – a perfect representation of soldiers in a warzone – takes a turn for the sinister when the stakes are raised to fatal.
Directed by Charles Barker from his own Brit List screenplay, the film is produced by Matthew James Wilkinson (Stigma...
- 10/28/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Whilst not quite sparse enough to be considered anomalies, British sci-fi thrillers are rare beasts. As such, you have to at least admire the ambition in Noel Clarke’s third directorial feature – titled The Anomaly – if not the execution.
Set in the near future, the Memento-inspired plot is centred on grizzled ex-soldier Ryan (Clarke), who wakes up sans-memory in the back of a van with a kidnapped boy. After 9 minutes and 47 seconds Ryan blacks out, only to reawaken several days later in a new location. This cycle keeps repeating itself, and each ten minute rebirth brings with it a new set of clues as to Ryan’s predicament.
The core idea at the heart of The Anomaly is a good one, and Simon Lewis’ potential laden script sets it up well. In the decidedly strong first act we’re just as bewildered as our protagonist, frantically trying to piece together what’s going on.
Set in the near future, the Memento-inspired plot is centred on grizzled ex-soldier Ryan (Clarke), who wakes up sans-memory in the back of a van with a kidnapped boy. After 9 minutes and 47 seconds Ryan blacks out, only to reawaken several days later in a new location. This cycle keeps repeating itself, and each ten minute rebirth brings with it a new set of clues as to Ryan’s predicament.
The core idea at the heart of The Anomaly is a good one, and Simon Lewis’ potential laden script sets it up well. In the decidedly strong first act we’re just as bewildered as our protagonist, frantically trying to piece together what’s going on.
- 7/7/2014
- by Amon Warmann
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie and How To Train Your Dragon 2 also prove popular in the UK.
Transformers: Age of Extinction has already scooped more than $400m at the global box office and the UK looks set to add to that haul, with major buzz generated by cinemagoers through social networks.
Nearly 22,000 comments were made online from June 26 to July 3, ahead of its UK opening this weekend. Of those, around 25% expressed an intent to view.
It dwarfed Noel Clarke’s The Anomaly and Melissa McCarthy comedy Tammy, both opening this weekend.
Irish comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie, adapted from a hit BBC series, also generated chatter online with more than 7,300 comments – with nearly a third of those expressing intent to view.
Animated sequel How To Train Your Dragon 2 is also firing up online buzz, with nearly 6,400 comments ahead of its July 10 UK opening.
Click here for a full explanation of Way to...
Transformers: Age of Extinction has already scooped more than $400m at the global box office and the UK looks set to add to that haul, with major buzz generated by cinemagoers through social networks.
Nearly 22,000 comments were made online from June 26 to July 3, ahead of its UK opening this weekend. Of those, around 25% expressed an intent to view.
It dwarfed Noel Clarke’s The Anomaly and Melissa McCarthy comedy Tammy, both opening this weekend.
Irish comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie, adapted from a hit BBC series, also generated chatter online with more than 7,300 comments – with nearly a third of those expressing intent to view.
Animated sequel How To Train Your Dragon 2 is also firing up online buzz, with nearly 6,400 comments ahead of its July 10 UK opening.
Click here for a full explanation of Way to...
- 7/4/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
It’s been four years since 4321 but Noel Clarke is back behind the camera once again for The Anomaly. Boasting an impressive cast that includes Brian Cox and The Vampire Diaries‘ Ian Somerhalder, the sci-fi thriller – which Somerhalder describes as The Bourne Identity meets Memento – sees Clarke tackle the the lead role of Ryan, a former soldier who is the subject of a bizarre experiment.
Ahead of its UK release this week, we sat down with the director to talk about why there aren’t many British sci-fi’s, what it was about the script that appealed to him, and the challenges of building a character 9 minutes and 47 seconds at a time.
The Anomaly is out in UK cinemas on Friday.
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Ahead of its UK release this week, we sat down with the director to talk about why there aren’t many British sci-fi’s, what it was about the script that appealed to him, and the challenges of building a character 9 minutes and 47 seconds at a time.
The Anomaly is out in UK cinemas on Friday.
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- 7/4/2014
- by Amon Warmann
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Director: Noel Clarke; Screenwriter: Simon Lewis; Starring: Noel Clarke, Ian Somerhalder, Alexis Knapp, Brian Cox, Luke Hemsworth; Running time: 97 mins; Certificate: 15
If something doesn't feel quite right about British sci-fi thriller The Anomaly, it's because the script should have spent longer in development. As a director and producer (this time not a writer), Noel Clarke proves that you don't have to throw a lot of money at the screen to create the right atmosphere, but it takes more than a few nifty camera tricks and digital effects to draw an audience in.
Clarke also has the starring role, as Ryan, an apparent hostage who wakes up in the back of a van where a boy called Alex (Art Parkinson) is begging for his help. Ryan has no memory of how they got there and barely a grasp of his own identity, although judging by his skills in hand-to-hand combat, he's not your average civilian.
If something doesn't feel quite right about British sci-fi thriller The Anomaly, it's because the script should have spent longer in development. As a director and producer (this time not a writer), Noel Clarke proves that you don't have to throw a lot of money at the screen to create the right atmosphere, but it takes more than a few nifty camera tricks and digital effects to draw an audience in.
Clarke also has the starring role, as Ryan, an apparent hostage who wakes up in the back of a van where a boy called Alex (Art Parkinson) is begging for his help. Ryan has no memory of how they got there and barely a grasp of his own identity, although judging by his skills in hand-to-hand combat, he's not your average civilian.
- 7/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Stars: Noel Clarke, Ian Somerhalder, Luke Hemsworth, Brian Cox, Alexis Knapp, Niall Greig Fulton, Michael Bisping, Ali Cook, Art Parkinson, Reuben Dabrow, Victoria Broom | Written by Simon Lewis | Directed by Noel Clarke
Review by Andrew McArthur
Noel Clarke‘s third directorial feature sees him in front of the cameras once again in science-fiction action piece, The Anomaly.
Set in the future, a former-soldier Ryan (Clarke) wakes up holding a young boy captive, with no memory of how he got there. After nine minutes forty-seven seconds, he blacks out waking up several days later in a new location with a mysterious figure (Ian Somerhalder), until blacking out again. In these brief moments of consciousness it is up to Ryan to piece together his surroundings, until he gradually discovers a wider conspiracy featuring bio-technology and mind control.
The Anomaly is reminiscent of these late eighties/early nineties sci-fi actioners like Timecop and Demolition Man.
Review by Andrew McArthur
Noel Clarke‘s third directorial feature sees him in front of the cameras once again in science-fiction action piece, The Anomaly.
Set in the future, a former-soldier Ryan (Clarke) wakes up holding a young boy captive, with no memory of how he got there. After nine minutes forty-seven seconds, he blacks out waking up several days later in a new location with a mysterious figure (Ian Somerhalder), until blacking out again. In these brief moments of consciousness it is up to Ryan to piece together his surroundings, until he gradually discovers a wider conspiracy featuring bio-technology and mind control.
The Anomaly is reminiscent of these late eighties/early nineties sci-fi actioners like Timecop and Demolition Man.
- 7/4/2014
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Noel Clarke brings a British sci-fi movie to the big screen. Here's our review of The Anomaly...
The Anomaly finds Noel Clarke in an ambitious mood. Taking centre stage, and directing a feature for the third time, this is a science fiction film that demands concentration and works hard within its limits. And it opens really very strongly too. Clarke's character, Ryan, wakes up in the back of a van, with just minutes to work out what's happening. One quick escape later, and the mystery of the film gradually begins to unfold.
For we learn that Clarke's character here - coincidentally in a film not a million miles away from Edge Of Tomorrow in theme - is a man who has a small amount of time, before he drifts into unconsciousness, only to wake up somewhere else in the world, and sometimes much later on. So what's going on? Well,...
The Anomaly finds Noel Clarke in an ambitious mood. Taking centre stage, and directing a feature for the third time, this is a science fiction film that demands concentration and works hard within its limits. And it opens really very strongly too. Clarke's character, Ryan, wakes up in the back of a van, with just minutes to work out what's happening. One quick escape later, and the mystery of the film gradually begins to unfold.
For we learn that Clarke's character here - coincidentally in a film not a million miles away from Edge Of Tomorrow in theme - is a man who has a small amount of time, before he drifts into unconsciousness, only to wake up somewhere else in the world, and sometimes much later on. So what's going on? Well,...
- 7/3/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Four years after his last directorial outing 4321, Noel Clarke steps back into the director's chair for The Anomaly - a high-concept sci-fi thriller that star Ian Somerhalder has dubbed "The Bourne Identity meets Memento".
As if calling the shots wasn't demanding enough, Clarke also takes on the lead role, playing a soldier who only experiences consciousness for 9 minutes and 47 seconds at a time. It's dizzying for his protagonist, and for the audience along for the ride too. Digital Spy sat down with Clarke to discuss making the film, throwing in Doctor Who cameos and why he's still reaching for the stars.
The Anomaly is the first film you've directed that you haven't written the script for - what was it about Simon Lewis's story that hooked you in?
I just really liked the fact that Simon had written something that could be quite high concept, but at the same...
As if calling the shots wasn't demanding enough, Clarke also takes on the lead role, playing a soldier who only experiences consciousness for 9 minutes and 47 seconds at a time. It's dizzying for his protagonist, and for the audience along for the ride too. Digital Spy sat down with Clarke to discuss making the film, throwing in Doctor Who cameos and why he's still reaching for the stars.
The Anomaly is the first film you've directed that you haven't written the script for - what was it about Simon Lewis's story that hooked you in?
I just really liked the fact that Simon had written something that could be quite high concept, but at the same...
- 7/3/2014
- Digital Spy
As his new film - The Anomaly - arrives, we chat to Noel Clarke about his plans, the movie, and Jason Statham....
Interview
For his third directorial outing - following Adulthood and 4.3.2.1 - Noel Clarke is tackling sci-fi. As such, The Anomaly arrives in UK cinemas this weekend, and he took some time out to tell us about the film, about his future projects, and - of course - his favourite Statham movie...
There's a distinct lack of logos at the start of The Anomaly. If you compare this to the last film you directed, 4.3.2.1, that had a huge procession of companies involved. This has Universal, your company and The Tea Shop & Film Company. Is that indicative that this was a slightly easier project to pull together? That the currency you've built up over your past few projects makes it a slightly easier sell?
It's not necessarily easier. It's just indicative of,...
Interview
For his third directorial outing - following Adulthood and 4.3.2.1 - Noel Clarke is tackling sci-fi. As such, The Anomaly arrives in UK cinemas this weekend, and he took some time out to tell us about the film, about his future projects, and - of course - his favourite Statham movie...
There's a distinct lack of logos at the start of The Anomaly. If you compare this to the last film you directed, 4.3.2.1, that had a huge procession of companies involved. This has Universal, your company and The Tea Shop & Film Company. Is that indicative that this was a slightly easier project to pull together? That the currency you've built up over your past few projects makes it a slightly easier sell?
It's not necessarily easier. It's just indicative of,...
- 7/3/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
In the blisteringly hot mid-summer of 2013 HeyUGuys were whisked away to a warehouse in East London to see one of this summer’s big British films, Noel Clarke’s The Anomaly, be shot. As soon as we walked into the warehouse, all sunshine was lost, and we found ourselves in a garish corridor, deep reds from floor to wall, and windowed booths every other step. This, apparently, is part of a brothel set on the sci-fi film’s shoot, and is being used at this point to house crew and cast between takes in a bedroom just far enough away to barely hear the dialogue being shot, but the punches are clear. Just to check, I asked Noel Clarke if this is in any way a family film. “No, 100% no. Have you seen any of my films that are family films? Except maybe Fast Girls.”
Another take and from the...
Another take and from the...
- 7/1/2014
- by Andrew Jones
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Hard though this is to believe, it's been more than four years since Noel Clarke last directed a movie. He had a triple whammy of writer-producer credits in 2012 with Fast Girls, Storage 24 and The Knot. Now he's back behind the camera, parlaying his Storage 24 and Star Trek Into Darkness experience into a low-budget but high-concept science fiction thriller.
Clarke plays the lead role of Ryan, a former soldier who finds himself captive in the back of a van and only able to stay conscious in bursts of precisely 9 minutes and 47 seconds.
Digital Spy sat down with Ian Somerhalder on the film's London set last summer to discuss the joys of shooting sci-fi on a shoestring, the film's Memento-like premise, and his work with the Ian Somerhalder Foundation.
What appealed to you about The Anomaly?
Noel is so prolific at what he does, and I was really excited to...
Clarke plays the lead role of Ryan, a former soldier who finds himself captive in the back of a van and only able to stay conscious in bursts of precisely 9 minutes and 47 seconds.
Digital Spy sat down with Ian Somerhalder on the film's London set last summer to discuss the joys of shooting sci-fi on a shoestring, the film's Memento-like premise, and his work with the Ian Somerhalder Foundation.
What appealed to you about The Anomaly?
Noel is so prolific at what he does, and I was really excited to...
- 6/30/2014
- Digital Spy
July 4, 2014
The Anomaly
Director: Noel Clarke
Starring: Ian Somerhalder, Alexis Knapp, Noel Clarke
Running time: 97 mins
Certificate: 15
A Hard Day's Night
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Running time: 89 mins
Certificate: U
Tammy
Director: Ben Falcone
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon
Running time: 97 mins
Certificate: 15
July 11
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer
Running time: 165 mins
Certificate: 12A
Begin Again
Director: John Carney
Starring: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine
Running time: 104 mins
Certificate: 15
Boyhood
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Patricia Arquette, Ella Salmon, Ethan Hawke
Running time: 166 mins
Certificate: 15
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Director: Dean DeBlois
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler
Running time: 102 mins
Certificate: PG
July 18
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Director: Matt Reeves
Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman
Running time: Tbc
Certificate: Tbc
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Director: Nick Moore
Starring: Olivia Colman,...
The Anomaly
Director: Noel Clarke
Starring: Ian Somerhalder, Alexis Knapp, Noel Clarke
Running time: 97 mins
Certificate: 15
A Hard Day's Night
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Running time: 89 mins
Certificate: U
Tammy
Director: Ben Falcone
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon
Running time: 97 mins
Certificate: 15
July 11
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer
Running time: 165 mins
Certificate: 12A
Begin Again
Director: John Carney
Starring: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine
Running time: 104 mins
Certificate: 15
Boyhood
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Patricia Arquette, Ella Salmon, Ethan Hawke
Running time: 166 mins
Certificate: 15
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Director: Dean DeBlois
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler
Running time: 102 mins
Certificate: PG
July 18
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Director: Matt Reeves
Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman
Running time: Tbc
Certificate: Tbc
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Director: Nick Moore
Starring: Olivia Colman,...
- 6/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Noel Clarke is back behind the camera again, after a brief hiatus (doing mostly acting), with the sci-fi actioner titled "The Anomaly," which he also stars in, alongside Luke Hemsworth and Ian Somerhalder. Shot in London and New York, Brian Cox and Alexis Knapp round out the cast of a film that follows a traumatized ex-soldier (played by Clarke) who wakes up in the back of a van, alongside a kidnapped boy. The soldier and the boy escape, but when he finds a mask in his pocket, he comes to an appalling realization…. but there’s no time to act. You see, the problem is, after nine minutes and forty seven seconds of consciousness, it all goes black. What...
- 6/24/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
To mark the release of Noel Clarke’s new sci fi movie The Anomaly, we’ve been given 10 pairs of tickets to give away to a preview screening of the movie on 1st July in a London location.
Ryan Reeve only has 9 Minutes and 47 Seconds to discover why he is no longer in control of his own body…what would you do if you only had 9 minutes and 47 seconds left? Post your answers below and the best will be chosen at random.
The Anomaly hits UK cinemas 4th July but to be in with a chance of winning tickets to the preview screening on the 1st July (which you must be able to attend if you enter), simply answer the following question using the form below:
Who Directed the movie The Anomaly?
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Open to UK residents only The competition will close 29th June at 23.59 GMT The winner...
Ryan Reeve only has 9 Minutes and 47 Seconds to discover why he is no longer in control of his own body…what would you do if you only had 9 minutes and 47 seconds left? Post your answers below and the best will be chosen at random.
The Anomaly hits UK cinemas 4th July but to be in with a chance of winning tickets to the preview screening on the 1st July (which you must be able to attend if you enter), simply answer the following question using the form below:
Who Directed the movie The Anomaly?
[contact-form-7]
The Small Print
Open to UK residents only The competition will close 29th June at 23.59 GMT The winner...
- 6/24/2014
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Noel Clarke directs and stars in this high-kicking sci-fi about an amnesiac former soldier who blips into consciousness for short periods of time, before passing out and reawakening weeks later in new and increasingly bizarre situations. Finding himself existing as a unit of consciousness which emerges for only 9 minutes per fortnight, Ryan Reeves has to piece together clues he finds during each waking state, and in doing so discovers that whoever he is when he is not himself, may not be a very nice guy.
The Anomaly is a fairly slick and energetic film with a few good things going for it, chief among them some entertaining action scenes, a brisk pace and a great central concept. There's something fun about watching a character in a movie trying to solve a mystery, and when we dis [Continued ...]...
The Anomaly is a fairly slick and energetic film with a few good things going for it, chief among them some entertaining action scenes, a brisk pace and a great central concept. There's something fun about watching a character in a movie trying to solve a mystery, and when we dis [Continued ...]...
- 6/20/2014
- QuietEarth.us
Noel Clarke is back behind the camera again, after a brief hiatus (doing mostly acting), with the sci-fi actioner titled "The Anomaly," which he also stars in, alongside Luke Hemsworth and Ian Somerhalder. Shot in London and New York, Brian Cox and Alexis Knapp round out the cast of a film that follows a traumatized ex-soldier (played by Clarke) who wakes up in the back of a van, alongside a kidnapped boy. The soldier and the boy escape, but when he finds a mask in his pocket, he comes to an appalling realization…. but there’s no time to act. You see, the problem is, after nine minutes and forty seven seconds of consciousness, it all goes black. What does this...
- 6/13/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Noel Clarke's latest film The Anomaly has unveiled its first clip exclusively through Digital Spy.
The sci-fi thriller centres on Ryan Reeve (Clarke), a former soldier who wakes up as a prisoner in the back of a van, not knowing how he got there. Going on the run, he uncovers secrets about his own past and a mind control plot that could change the world forever.
The Vampire Diaries actor Ian Somerhalder, Luke Hemsworth, Brian Cox and Alexis Knapp also feature in the cast for the film.
The Anomaly, Clarke's third film as a director, will open in the UK on July 4, with previews on July 2.
The sci-fi thriller centres on Ryan Reeve (Clarke), a former soldier who wakes up as a prisoner in the back of a van, not knowing how he got there. Going on the run, he uncovers secrets about his own past and a mind control plot that could change the world forever.
The Vampire Diaries actor Ian Somerhalder, Luke Hemsworth, Brian Cox and Alexis Knapp also feature in the cast for the film.
The Anomaly, Clarke's third film as a director, will open in the UK on July 4, with previews on July 2.
- 6/12/2014
- Digital Spy
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