| release date | March 16 2007 |
| studio | Universal Pictures |
| director | James Wan |
| writer | Leigh Whannell |
| starring | Donnie Wahlberg, Amber Valletta, Ryan Kwanten, Michael Fairman, Steven Taylor |
| rating | R |
| site | deadsilencemovie.net |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
New Line and director James Wan (Saw, Dead Silence, Insidious) are tapping the Twilight and Dark Knight franchises for youngsters to star in horror pic The Warren Files, signing up Mackenzie Foy and Joey King to play members of the true-life Perron family, reports Variety. READ MORE
Bloody Disgusting is getting inside word that Dimension Films is standing behind House of Horror, the James Wan-produced haunted house chiller that’s to be directed by Frontier(s) and The Divide‘s Xavier Gens. READ MORE
James Wan – Saw co-creator and director of Dead Silence, Death Sentence and Insidious – revealed via Twitter that his next film will focus on story of the world’s two most famous paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, both of whom rose to public prominence during the notorious Amityville investigation. READ MORE
Having already changed the genre in 2003 with Saw, co-creator James Wan has also delivered the Hammer-esque Dead Silence, along with the forthcoming Poltergeist-inspired Insidious (in theaters April 1). Now, the Aussie director is turning his talents to producing, having signed an insane eight-picture deal with Icon Entertainment Intl. READ MORE
Mark my words, 20 years from now you’re all going to look back at the works of James Wan and Leigh Whannell and find yourself saying their names in the same breath as John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and other great genre writer/directors. Saw is a classic, their creepy follow-up Dead Silence has aged like fine wine, and now they complete the trilogy of terror with the upcoming release of Insidious, their Poltergeist-inspired horror flick that made my top 10 of 2010 list (read the review). Arriving in theaters April 1, a young family makes the terrifying discovery that the body of their comatose boy has become a magnet for malevolent entities, while his consciousness lies trapped in the dark and insidious realm known as The Further. Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson, and Barbara Hershey all star. Check out the teaser trailer inside! (more…) READ MORE
I’ve been pretty fortunate over the years as I’ve been able to attend many film festivals, and see a hefty amount of flicks before they receive distribution. If we’re to continue to be the #1 source for horror, we need to stay ahead of the curve. While the best & worst lists of Bloody Disgusting contributors mainly focus on films already released in theaters/DVD/Blu-ray/VOD, my list carries quite a few titles you’ve yet to see. Keeping constant to my previous lists, inside you’ll find my top 10 films that I saw in a theater this year. Based on my picks, I can’t pretend that I’m not concerned about the state of our genre. With the exception of Overture Films, the studios came up extremely short this year. Sigh. (more…) READ MORE
I’ve been pretty fortunate over the years as I’ve been able to attend many film festivals, and see a hefty amount of flicks before they receive distribution. If we’re to continue to be the #1 source for horror, we need to stay ahead of the curve. While the best & worst lists of Bloody Disgusting contributors mainly focus on films already released in theaters/DVD/Blu-ray/VOD, my list carries quite a few titles you’ve yet to see. Keeping constant to my previous lists, inside you’ll find my top 10 films that I saw in a theater this year. Based on my picks, I can’t pretend that I’m not concerned about the state of our genre. With the exception of Overture Films, the studios came up extremely short this year. Sigh. (more…) READ MORE
After a departure from the horror genre with 2007′s Death Sentence, director James Wan has re-teamed with Saw and Dead Silence partner Leigh Wannell for the supernatural horror/thriller Insidious, premiering next month in the Toronto Film Festival’s “Midnight Madness” category. Back in May B-D’s Chris Eggertsen had the opportunity to visit the set in downtown Los Angeles to check out some of the filming and talk to star Patrick Wilson, production designer Aaron Sims, and special makeup effects artist Justin Raleigh. Later on, he sat down with director James Wan at his Hollywood Hills home to pick his brain on the project. Read inside for all the details! (more…) READ MORE
Bloody Disgusting learned that Rose Byrne (Knowing, 28 Weeks Later, The Dead Girl, Sunshine), Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy, Watchmen, The Ledge) and Barbara Hershey (Black Swan, Riding the Bullet) have all been cast in James Wan’s latest horror entry, Insidious, which is currently lensing under the title “The Astral” here in Los Angeles. Re-teaming Wan with Saw co-writer Leigh Whannell, the pic follows a young family makes the terrifying discovery that the body of their comatose boy has become a magnet for malevolent entities, while his consciousness lies trapped in the dark and insidious realm known as The Further. Wan also directed Dead Silence and Death Sentence. (more…) READ MORE
Saw co-creator and director James Wan is getting back behind the camera for more horror with The Further (Insidious). The film is set to be produced by Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Oren Peli (director of Paranormal Activity) and Steven Schneider (Room 101). Here’s the logline: “A young family makes the terrifying discovery that the body of their comatose boy has become a magnet for malevolent entities, while his consciousness lies trapped in the dark and insidious realm known as The Further.” Wan also directed Dead Silence and is developing the live-action adaptation of Castlevania. Could Leigh Whannell be writing? (more…) READ MORE
It has been talked about for months now, RKO Pictures and Twisted Pictures (Saw I-V, Dead Silence) have teamed up to bring you four remakes of classic films from the ’30s and ’40s. Previously announced are remakes of I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, THE BODY SNATCHER, BEDLAM and FIVE CAME BACK. Inside you can read a bit more about the deal and what you can expect from the upcoming feature films. (more…) READ MORE
20th Century Fox and James Wan’s Death Sentence (clips) arrives in theaters this Friday and to celebrate the release we’ve been provided with various props used in the film, which stars Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlun, Kelly Preston, John Goodman, Aisha Tyler, Leigh Whannell, Matt O’Leary, Yorgo Constantine and Jordan Garrett. Read on for details on how to enter to win! (more…) READ MORE
On his Myspace blog, James Wan graciously opened up to the fans, allowing them to ask a variety of questions, and he answered quite a few, in detail, instead of simply saying ‘yes’, ‘no’, or ‘I don’t remember.’ like some other directors do in similar situations. One fan asked if we can expect to see Billy (the Saw puppet) in Death Sentence, and James confirmed that the film will indeed have another brief appearance, á la Dead Silence. Says Wan, “He’s my ‘Hitchcock cameo’ instead of myself. I’m not gonna spoil the fun by telling you guys where he is… you have to spot him for yourself!” I know I will be on the lookout. Death Sentence is in theaters this Friday! (more…) READ MORE
You still haven’t seen enough clips from 20th Century Fox’s Death Sentence have you? That’s good to hear considering we now have a whopping 12 clips available for your viewing pleasure over at BDTV! Leave comments, scores and pass ‘em along, director James Wan (Saw, Dead Silence) is watching! The story centers on a father (Kevin Bacon) out for revenge after his family is attacked in a senseless and heinous gang-initiation crime. The father enacts a death sentence on each perpetrator involved with the crime. Watch all of the action on August 31. (more…) READ MORE
Today we were provided with 12 new stills from James Wan’s (Saw, Dead Silence) latest feature film, Death Sentence, which hits theaters August 31. The story centers on a father out for revenge after his family is attacked in a senseless and heinous gang-initiation crime. The father enacts a death sentence on each perpetrator involved with the crime. Read on for the stills. Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlun, Kelly Preston, John Goodman, Aisha Tyler, Leigh Whannell, Matt O’Leary, Yorgo Constantine and Jordan Garrett all star. (more…) READ MORE
If you head on over to Yahoo! Movies you can watch the first trailer for James Wan’s (Saw, Dead Silence) latest film, Death Sentence, which goes toe-to-toe with Michael Myers and Halloween on August 31. The story centers on a father out for revenge after his family is attacked in a senseless and heinous gang-initiation crime. The father enacts a death sentence on each perpetrator involved with the crime. (more…) READ MORE
Today the first official poster was released from director James Wan’s (Saw, Dead Silence) latest effort, Death Sentence, which hits theaters August 31. The story centers on a father out for revenge after his family is attacked in a senseless and heinous gang-initiation crime. The father enacts a death sentence on each perpetrator involved with the crime. (more…) READ MORE
Universal Home Entertainment’s unrated DVD release of Dead Silence (review) arrives at retailers today and to help celebrate the occasion we’ve been supplied with five (5) copies of the DVD for you guys to win. The film re-teams Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell for more terror. Read on for details. (more…) READ MORE
Universal Home Video has today officially announced Dead Silence for DVD, which stars Donnie Wahlberg, Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, and Bob Gunton. DVD Active reports that this James Wan (Saw) directed horror flick will be available to own from the 10th July, and should retail at around $29.98 in total. The film itself will be presented in 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with English and French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras will include deleted scenes (including an alternate beginning and ending), a Making of Dead Silence featurette, a Mary Shaw’s Secrets featurette, an Evolution of Visual FX featurette, and Aiden’s “We Sleep Forever” music video. A HD DVD/DVD combo release will be available seperately for around $39.98. (more…) READ MORE
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