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UK Quad For Supernatural War Horror ‘The Squad’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 03, 2012 @ 12:39pm
Category: Movies / Indie

Still awaiting a U.S. release, below we’ve scored the UK quad for The Squad (El Paramo), Jaime Osorio’s supernatural war story starring Alejandro Aguilar, Juan Pablo Barraganm, Julio C. Valencia, Juan David Restrepo and Nelson Camayo.

“In the film a special high mountain command composed of 9 experienced soldiers is sent to a military base in a desolate high plains moor of Colombia with which contact was lost several days ago… and was believed to be the target of a guerrilla attack.

Upon arrival, the only person found inside the base is a peasant woman who is heavily chained. Gradually, the isolation, the inability to communicate with the outside world and the impossibility to escape, undermine the integrity and sanity of the soldiers, causing them to lose the certainties about the identity of the enemy and creating them doubts about the true nature of that strange and silent woman.

Prisoners of fear, paranoia and a dark secret that they carry, they will challenge each other becoming animals willing to kill one another in order to survive.”

‘The Squad’ Battle Enters Hell in Full Length Trailer

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Posted by MrDisgusting on December 27, 2011 @ 9:48pm
Category: Movies / Videos

We’ve finally got our hands on the full trailer for Jaime Osorio’s Colombian supernatural war film The Squad (El Paramo), a film we’ve been clamoring to see for quite some time now (even though buzz surrounding it has been quite negative).

“The film that begins when all contact with a military base high in the desolate wastelands of Colombia has been lost. The authorities – believing the base to have fallen to a terrorist attack – send a nine-man squad to investigate. When they arrive, the men discover a shocking scene of carnage, and only one survivor – a mute woman in chains. Gradually the isolation, the inability to communicate with the outside world and the impossibility of escape begin to undermine the sanity of the soldiers.They start to question the identity of their enemy, and the true nature of the strange, silent woman. Is she a terrorist? A victim? Or something more sinister? Something supernatural… Paranoia takes root. Prisoners of fear and the terrible secret they share, their humanity abandoned, the men turn savagely on each other.”

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[News Bites] Never Before Seen ‘Evil Dead 2′ Images, Poster Madness, ‘Godzilla’ Criterion, & ‘Squad’ Redo

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 26, 2011 @ 5:02pm
Category: Movies / News

Yet another heavy week of news is coming to a close. Is it me or does it seem like there’s more and more stories with each and every passing year? It’s almost TOO much, although I don’t believe in too much horror…

First up in this edition of news bites are a series of new one sheets that are all on display inside. You’ll find sales art for Todd Robinson’s supernatural submarine chiller Phantom that’s now in pre-production. Then you’ll find a UK poster for the now-released Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, with Anchor Bay’s official theatrical art for Texas Killing Fields, in theaters October 14. Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain and Chloe Moretz, the story focuses on the true story of a pair of police officers who undertook to solve two decades of disappearances and homicides — totalling as many as 60 victims — in the industrial wastelands surrounding Gulf Coast refineries.

In DVD news, Twitch has a report on a potential Criterion release of the 1954 classic Gojira/Godzilla. The site’s friend, August Ragone, renowned Kaiju authority and author, has posted up some majorly gargantuan news that can be read by clicking the aforementioned link. What can you expect? How about a DVD/Blu-ray release larger than the legendary creature itself!

In a news brief, a Colombian horror movie is set for Hollywood remake. El Paramo, known in the States as The Squad, is being touted for a Hollywood remake even though it is still two months away from release. According to Radio Santa Fe, production company Rhayuela Cine received a number of offers from Los Angeles and New York based film companies for the U.S. rights to El Paramo. The eventual winner of the bidding war was Scott LaStaiti, executive producer of Love in the Time of Cholera and horror film Turistas. Details on the Columbian film can be found by clicking the title above.

Saving the best for last, special effects artist Shannon Shea has posted an update to his blog that is not to be missed. Shea goes back to 1986 when he was in production with Sam Raimi on Evil Dead 2. The blog details his experience working on the film, while offering up behind-the-scenes description of his creation “Evil” Ed Getley as played by Richard Domeier. Click the image for tons of goodies!

eviledevildead082611 [News Bites] Never Before Seen Evil Dead 2 Images, Poster Madness, Godzilla Criterion, & Squad Redo

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Posted by MrDisgusting on July 07, 2011 @ 10:17pm
Category: Movies / News

We’ve finally got our hands on the official teaser for Jaime Osorio’s supernatural war film The Squad (El Paramo), a film we’ve been clamoring to see for quite some time now.

Check out the trailer and some hi-res images below.
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AFM ’10: First Images from ‘The Squad’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 04, 2010 @ 4:15pm
Category: Movies / News

Doing a little digging this morning we learned that Jaime Osorio’s supernatural war film El Paramo has been retitled to The Squad, a film we first told you about yesterday morning. We made a few calls and were able to get our hands on the art and some images from the film, alongside the official synopsis. The pic is for sale at this week’s American Film Market, so hopefully we’ll hear of some distribution news soon.
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AFM ’10: ‘Paranormal Activity’-esque ‘The Squad’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 03, 2010 @ 8:48pm
Category: Movies / News

It was announced today that Wild Bunch has scored the sales rights to The Squad (aka El Paramo). A first film from Jaime Mario Osorio Marquez, the genre picture set at a desolate military base is akin to Buried mixed with Paranormal Activity and is already creating Internet buzz. Wild Bunch will have a promo reel for the film which stars Juan Pablo Barragan, Nelson Camayo, Alexandra Aguilar, Andres Torres and Andres Castaneda. No other details are available at this time, but you’ll find a tiny image inside.
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