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TV: Two More Plan To Escape ‘Midnight Sun’ Cult

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 21, 2012 @ 2:42pm
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Lucien Laviscount and Oz Zehavi (pictured; “Southland”) have joined the cast of the NBC pilot “Midnight Sun,” also starring David Harbour (The Green Hornet), Julia Stiles (The Omen, “Dexter”), Emma Bell (Final Destination 5, Frozen, “The Walking Dead”) and Titus Welliver (“Lost”, “Sons Of Anarchy”), reports Variety.

“The plot revolves around the mysterious disappearance of Midnight Sun, a cult-like group living at a commune in Alaska. Laviscount plays a member of the cult planning his escape.”

Bloody Disgusting continues to be the only place to exclusively report that Brad Anderson (Session 9, Vanishing on 7th Street, Transsiberian, The Machinist) is to direct the pilot.

Shooting begins this May in Vancouver. READ MORE

Halle Berry Finally Confirmed For Battle With ‘The Hive’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 15, 2012 @ 4:50pm
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Halle Berry Finally Confirmed For Battle With The Hive

While earlier this month it looked like Halle Berry was doomed to VOD with the release of the shark thriller Dark Tide, the Oscar-winning actress has joined another genre film that she’s been in talks for since October.

After the prolonged negotiation, Variety reports that X-Men star Berry is set to topline Troika Pictures’ thriller The Hive, which Brad Anderson will direct this summer.

“Set against the backdrop of a 911 call center, fast-paced suspense pic will find Berry playing a 911 emergency operator who must face her own fears in order to save a teenage girl from a disturbed killer.”

Rich D’Ovidio wrote the script, which is based on an original story by Nicole D’Ovidio, Jon Bokencamp and the scribe.

Robert Stein and Michael Helfant will produce for Troika Pictures, whose Bradley Gallo will co-produce. Jeff Graup will also produce the pic, while Philip M. Cohen and William Gallo will exec produce.

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has domestic rights, with foreign sales being handled by Sierra/Affinity. Production is skedded to start in late June in Los Angeles. READ MORE

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TV: Brad Anderson to Direct NBC’s ‘Midnight Sun’ Pilot!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 06, 2012 @ 11:19pm
Category: Movies / Exclusives

BREAKING: Bloody Disgusting has exclusively learned that genre veteran Brad Anderson (Session 9, Vanishing on 7th Street, Transsiberian, The Machinist) is to direct NBC’s “Midnight Sun” pilot.

David Harbour (The Green Hornet) was recently added to the ensamble cast that also includes Julia Stiles (The Omen, “Dexter”), Emma Bell (Final Destination 5, Frozen, “The Walking Dead”) and Titus Welliver (“Lost”, “Sons Of Anarchy”).

“The thriller follows the mysterious disappearance of Midnight Sun, a group living on a cult-like commune in Alaska, and a female FBI cult specialist leading the investigation that uncovers a larger conspiracy.”

Welliver will play Bennett Maxwell, the charismatic and manipulative leader of Midnight Sun.

Shooting begins this May in Vancouver. READ MORE

Brad Anderson Makes 911 Call For Slasher ‘The Hive’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 04, 2012 @ 2:48am
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The Machinist, Transsiberian and Vanishing on 7th Street helmer Brad Anderson has come on to replace Joel Schumacher as director of Troika Pictures’ thriller The Hive, writes Variety.

“Set against the backdrop of a 911 emergency center, fast-paced suspense pic follows a 911 operator who must face her own fears in order to save a teenage girl from a serial killer.”

Rich D’Ovidio (Exit Wounds) wrote the script, which initially had Halle Berry attached before she dropped out due to personal scheduling issues, though several top actresses have expressed interest in the part.

Said Anderson: “This script has two elements I always look for in a thriller — strong, believable female characters and a smart, very dark and very creepy story that will definitely resonate with large audiences.”

Production is skedded for late spring. READ MORE

AFM ’11: Brad Anderson Reteams With Christian Bale on ‘Concret Island’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 03, 2011 @ 4:34am
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We’ve learned that Filmax International, the company behind Sleep Tight and the [REC] franchise, is will be producing Concrete Island.

The big news is that Brad Anderson (Transsiberian, The Machinist, Session 9, The Vanishing on 7th Street) is set to reteam with The Machinist star Christian Bale on the adaptation of the best selling novel by J.G. Ballard.

Scott Kosar (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Crazies, Amityville Horror, The Machinist) will pen the screenplay that’s described as a twisted adaptation of “Robinson Crusoe,” where the story’s protagonist, Robert Maitland, a wealthy architect, finds himself stranded in a manmade ‘island’ (a section of fenced-off wasteland in the middle of a motorway intersection) between the Westway and M4 Motorway in West London, forced to survive on only what is in his crashed Jaguar and what he is able to find. READ MORE

Another Potential Brad Anderson Project Goes ‘Unsound’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 18, 2011 @ 5:30pm
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*Update: Chris Edwards to direct.

It’s sort of insane how little Brad Anderson (Transsiberian, The Machinist, Session 9) works, considering he’s a genre favorite and delivers pretty damn good stuff (more recently The Vanishing on 7th Street).

We learned this morning that Anderson could be getting behind the camera next year for Unsound, a $10 million indie project that’s being kept under wraps.

All that is know is that the horror thriller was penned by Matthew Ross and Chris Edwards and features an “all in a never-before-seen original screenplay.”

Jonathan Shukat and Kevin Frakes produce for PalmStar Entertainment.

TAnderson is also attached to All Lost Souls, The Living and the Dead and Jack.
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Vanishing On 7th Street’

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Posted by David Harley on May 15, 2011 @ 7:16pm
Category: Movies / Home Video

Dear everyone that hates Vanishing On 7th Street,

We’ve seen eye to eye (… well, probably) on many things in the past – we gleefully grimaced at zombies being killed to Queen’s `Don’t Stop Me Now’ in Shaun Of The Dead, got extremely creeped out by May, and collectively face palmed during the entirety of Platinum Dunes’ Nightmare On Elm Street remake – but you seem to have a strong distaste for Brad Anderson’s latest film. Actually, that’s not right. Let me rephrase that: you vehemently despise this flick. And I, for one, am sort of baffled.
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‘Vanishing on 7th Street’ Gets Alternate Endings on DVD/Blu-ray

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 15, 2011 @ 3:40pm
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Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced DVD ($26.98) and Blu-ray ($29.98) releases of Vanishing on 7th Street (review) which stars Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, and John Leguizamo.

DVD Active reports that each will be available to own from May 17th. Extras will include alternate endings, a making of featurette, and a photo gallery.

“Following a mysterious blackout, most of the population vanishes into thin air. As the remaining survivors converge in a small tavern to figure out what happened, the darkness returns to claim them one by one. ”
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Interview: ‘Vanishing on 7th Street’ Director Brad Anderson!

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Posted by Chris Eggertsen on February 16, 2011 @ 4:05pm
Category: Movies / Interviews

Now playing On Demand and screening in limited theaters on March 18th, Brad Anderson’s Vanishing on 7th Street (review) tells the story of a small group of individuals who hole up in a Detroit tavern after the rest of the population seemingly vanishes overnight, leaving only their clothes and other personal items behind. When the daylight begins to wane and soon vanishes completely, they realize that the darkness itself is out to consume them. Recently B-D reporter Chris Eggertsen got on the phone with Anderson, who has previously helmed such creep-fests as Session 9 and The Machinist, to discuss his latest creation. In the process he talked about his reasoning behind keeping the cause of the apocalyptic phenomenon in the story a mystery, creating the eerie “voices” of the shadow creatures, and how shooting in the city of Detroit in some ways mirrored the fictional situation created for the film.

Interestingly, Brad Anderson first received major industry attention not for directing a horror film but rather a romantic comedy entitled Next Stop Wonderland, which debuted at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by Miramax Films following an intense bidding war. His next film, the time-travel romance Happy Accidents starring Marisa Tomei, added a little genre flavor to his resume, but it wasn’t until 2001 that he would enter the horror arena in a big way with Session 9, a deeply unsettling film about an asbestos removal crew plagued by bizarre occurrences while working in an abandoned mental hospital. He followed up that low-key chiller with 2004′s The Machinist, starring Christian Bale as an insomniac literally wasting away to nothing, and later the Hitchcockian thriller Transsiberian, starring Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer.

His latest film, the apocalyptic horror Vanishing on 7th Street (now playing On Demand and debuting in limited theaters March 18th) goes perhaps darker (in a visual sense, anyway) than any of his previous movies, in its story of a small group of individuals attempting to survive a malignant darkness that’s threatening to consume every human being on the planet.
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Lights Go Out During Surgery in Exclusive ‘Vanishing on 7th Street’ Clip

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 12, 2011 @ 7:43pm
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Magnet Releasing has provided both Bloody Disgusting and MySpace Horror an exclusive new clip from Brad Anderson’s Vanishing on 7th Street (review), which is now available On Demand (my personal favorite way to watch a movie), with a limited theatrical run beginning on February 18. Following a mysterious blackout, most of the population vanishes into thin air. As the remaining survivors converge in a small tavern to figure out what happened, the darkness returns to claim them one by one. The film was directed by horror fav Brad Anderson (Session 9, Transsiberian, The Machinist).
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Vanishing on 7th Street (On Demand)

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on January 07, 2011 @ 12:00am
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In Theaters February 18. An unexplained blackout plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, and by the time the sun rises, only a few people remain – surrounded by heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. A small handful of strangers that have survived the night (Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo and newcomer Jacob Latimore) each find their way to a rundown bar, whose gasoline-powered generator and stockpile of food and drink make it the last refuge in a deserted city. With daylight beginning to disappear completely and whispering shadows surrounding the survivors, they soon discover that the enemy is the darkness itself, and only the few remaining light sources can keep them safe. As time begins to run out for them, darkness closes in and they must face the ultimate terror

Here’s an alternate plot crunch: Following a mysterious blackout, most of the population vanishes into thin air. As the remaining survivors converge in a small tavern to figure out what happened, the darkness returns to claim them one by one.

The Darkness Closes in On First ‘Vanishing on 7th Street’ Clip

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 06, 2011 @ 4:37pm
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If you click on over to IMDB you can check out the very first clip from Magnet Releasing’s Vanishing on 7th Street (review), which arrives On Demand TOMORROW, with a limited theatrical run beginning on February 18. Following a mysterious blackout, most of the population vanishes into thin air. As the remaining survivors converge in a small tavern to figure out what happened, the darkness returns to claim them one by one. The film was directed by horror fav Brad Anderson (Session 9, Transsiberian, The Machinist). Check out some new stills inside.
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A Trio of New ‘Vanishing on 7th Street’ Pics Head Into the Dark

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Posted by MrDisgusting on December 30, 2010 @ 7:24pm
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We’ve received three new hi-res stills for Brad Anderson’s (Session 9, Transsiberian, The Machinist) Vanishing on 7th Street (review), his latest horror venture that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this past September. Magnet will be releasing the chiller On Demand January 7, with a limited theatrical run planned for February 18. Starring Hayden Christensen, John Leguizamo, and Thandie Newton, following a mysterious blackout, most of the population vanishes into thin air. As the remaining survivors converge in a small tavern to figure out what happened, the darkness returns to claim them one by one.
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The Official Theatrical Trailer for ‘Vanishing on 7th Street’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on December 07, 2010 @ 2:00am
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Finally some good marketing for Brad Anderson’s (Session 9, Transsiberian, The Machinist) Vanishing on 7th Street (review), his latest horror venture that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this past September. This evening Yahoo! debuted a pretty lengthy official trailer that is a major step up from that horrid festival version floating around. Magnet will be releasing the chiller On Demand January 7, with a limited theatrical run planned for February 18. Starring Hayden Christensen, John Leguizamo, and Thandie Newton, following a mysterious blackout, most of the population vanishes into thin air. As the remaining survivors converge in a small tavern to figure out what happened, the darkness returns to claim them one by one.
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Liev Schreiber, Sam Jackson Possibilities for Brad Anderson’s ‘Jack’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 29, 2010 @ 4:58pm
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We’ve learned of some new casting possibilities for Brad Anderson’s serial killer thriller Jack that’s been delayed after a planned August shoot. We’re told that Liev Schreiber (Scream, The Omen, Wolverine, Repo Men) has been offered the lead role of ‘Jack’, with Samuel L. Jackson (Snakes on a Plane) in negotiating for ‘Pete Chandler’. No word on what this means for John Cusack who was originally cast way back in May. Penned by David Venable, the film centers on a doctor who rehabilitates and ultimately falls for an accident victim with memory loss, unaware that he is actually a killer. Anderson directed Session 9, The Machinist, Transiberian and the forthcoming Vanishing on 7th Street.
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Transsiberian (limited)

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on July 18, 2008 @ 12:00am
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The story focuses on an American couple that travels on the famous Trans-Siberian train from China to Moscow and encounters another couple. What seems to be a simple train journey soon turns into a thrilling chase full of deception and murder as it becomes clear that not everybody is what they seem.

The Machinist

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on October 24, 2004 @ 12:00am
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An industrial worker who hasn’t slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity

The Machinist

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on October 24, 2004 @ 12:00am
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THE MACHINIST is the story of TREVOR REZNIK, a lathe-operator who is dying of insomnia. In a machine shop, occupational hazards are bad enough under normal circumstances; yet for Trevor the risks are compounded by fatigue. Trevor has lost the ability to sleep. This is no ordinary insomnia…

Session 9

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on August 10, 2001 @ 12:00am
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An asbestos abatement crew wins the bid for an abandoned insane asylum. What should be a straightforward, if rather rushed, job, is complicated by the personal histories of the crew. In particular, Hank is dating Phil’s old girlfriend, and Gordon’s new baby seems to be unnerving him more than should be expected. Things get more complicated as would-be lawyer Mike plays the tapes from a former patient with multiple personalities, including the mysterious Simon who does not appear until Session 9, and as Hank disappears after finding some old coins.