The supernatural thriller stars Ed Stoppard and Sophia Myles as a history professor and his wife who move to a large country house, Blackwood, with their eight year old son (Isaac Andrews). The husband has visions of a masked boy, and starts investigating a mysterious disappearance that may involve a war veteran (Russell Tovey). The family’s life gets further complicated with the arrival of an old friend (Greg Wise) and his beautiful girlfriend (Joanna Vanderham).
The film follows American David Reynolds (Facinelli), widowed from his Columbian-born wife, who flies to Bogota with his new fiancée (Myles) to retrieve his rebellious teenage daughter Jill (Ramos). En route to the city of Medellin, a car accident leaves them stranded in a rundown isolatedInn. When they discover the old innkeeper has locked a young girl in the basement, they are determined to set her free. But have they made a terrible mistake?
Follows an American (Facinelli), widowed from his Colombia-born wife, who flies to Bogota with his new fiancée (Myles) to retrieve his rebellious teenage daughter Jill (Ramos). After a car accident leaves them stranded in a rundown isolated inn, they discover the old innkeeper has locked a young girl in the basement and their decision to set her free has unintended consequences.
Wildcard Films has started principal photography on Adam Wimpenny’s debut feature Blackwood, which is shooting in and around London in December and January, says Screen Daily.
“The supernatural thriller stars Ed Stoppard and Sophia Myles as a history professor and his wife who move to a large country house, Blackwood, with their eight year old son (Isaac Andrews). The husband has visions of a masked boy, and starts investigating a mysterious disappearance that may involve a war veteran (Russell Tovey). The family’s life gets further complicated with the arrival of an old friend (Greg Wise) and his beautiful girlfriend (Joanna Vanderham).”
Wimpenny was one of Screen’s 2011 Stars of Tomorrow. The film is made with Wimpenny’s usual collaborators at Wildcard Films, producer Adam Morane-Griffiths and writer Joe Hill.
The crew also includes production designer Michael Howells (Nanny McPhee), director of photography Dale McReady (“Dr Who”) and costume designer Helen Woolfenden (“Peep Show”).
Launchpad Productions, A Bigger Boat (Frozen, House at the End of the Street) and BoweryHills Entertainment are set to begin production with Latin American studio E-NNOVVA Films for the supernatural thriller Gallows Hill on September 14 on location in Bogota, Colombia.
Peter Facinelli (the Twilight series) and Sophia Myles (pictured; Underworld series) are set to star with Spanish director Victor Garcia (Mirrors 2, Return to House on Haunted Hill) set to direct. Richard D’Ovidio (Thir13een Ghosts, upcoming The Hive) penned the screenplay, based on a story by D’Ovidio and David W. Higgins. Rounding out the cast are Carolina Guerra (“A Corazon Abierto”, the Latin American adaptation of Grey’s Anatomy), Colombian star Diego Cadavid and Nathalia Ramos (“House of Anubis”).
“The film follows American David Reynolds (Facinelli), widowed from his Columbian-born wife, who flies to Bogota with his new fiancée (Myles) to retrieve his rebellious teenage daughter Jill (Ramos). En route to the city of Medellin, a car accident leaves them stranded in a rundown isolatedInn. When they discover the old innkeeper has locked a young girl in the basement, they are determined to set her free. But have they made a terrible mistake?”
The film is produced by Higgins, Peter Block, andAndrea Chung and executive produced by Mauricio Ardila and Julian Giraldo. READ MORE
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