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‘Evil Dead’-esque ‘Damned By Dawn’ Acquired by Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment, one of the largest independent home entertainment distributors in North America, has picked up the exclusive distribution rights to Damned by Dawn from Australian-based Sales & Production company Odin’s Eye Entertainment. The first feature film from Australian director, Brett Anstey pays homage to classic Hammer Horror and is sure to be a hit with fans of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise.
“DAMNED BY DAWN is full of fright and fun,” commented Mark Ward, Vice President of Acquisitions for Image Entertainment. “The film is sure to become a cult classic and we’re proud to be adding it to the Image Entertainment line-up for 2010.”
The DAMNED BY DAWN acquisition was negotiated by Jason Beck, Mark Ward and Craig Gates from Image Entertainment and Wendy Howell and Michael Favelle from OEE.
DAMNED BY DAWN has been a hot title for OEE who have sold UK/Canada to Alliance Films, Middle East to ECS, Indonesia to Ram Indo and Hong Kong to Edko. A new and improved version of the film will make its premiere at Sitges’ MIDNIGHT X-TREME Competition section. The film is an official selection at Fright Fest, A Night of Horror International Film Festival and was also shown at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
Made outside of the traditional Australian funding system, the success of the film is a triumph for Writer/Director/Producer Brett Anstey and well worth the 18 months work it took him to personally to complete the 411 VFX shots in the film.
After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire takes her new boyfriend home to meet her family who live on an isolated property in the country. The family reunion begins well but Claire becomes increasingly uneasy with her grandmother’s medicated mumblings about the banshee coming for her during the night. Later that night, the family is awoken by piercing shrieks and Claire’s worst fears become a waking nightmare as the Screaming Banshee and her army of undead return to unleash blood soaked fury on them all.
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‘Evil Dead Burn’ Heads Home to Digital in August and Physical Media in September [Exclusive]
Billed as “the franchise’s most savage and terrifying ride to date,” director Sébastien Vaniček’s Evil Dead Burn has been blazing up on the big screen for the last few weeks, and Bloody Disgusting has exclusively learned that the film is coming home in one week.
Evil Dead Burn debuts digitally at home in the U.S. and Canada on August 4!
And then on September 22, Evil Dead Burn will be available to own on 4K UHD™, Blu-ray™, and DVD from online and physical retailers. Evil Dead Burn will also continue to be available in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.
Evil Dead Burn Digital, 4K & Blu-ray releases contain the following Special Features:
- Evil Dead: Blazing the Trail
Director Sébastien Vanicek and his crew explore how Evil Dead Burn honors the franchise’s ever evolving legacy while introducing a daring new vision.
- The Hot Shot: Evil Dead Burn’s One-Shot Sequence
Dive into Evil Dead Burn’s most gripping scene as cast and crew detail the intense focus and synergy required to create the complex one-shot sequence.
- This One’s Gonna Burn
Explore the fire-fueled chaos of Evil Dead Burn by witnessing how the stunts and effects teams brought the film’s physical horror to life.
Watch an exclusive sneak peek at “This One’s Gonna Burn” down below.
After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life live on… even in death.
Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand and Maude Davey star in Evil Dead Burn. The film is directed by Sébastien Vaniček and written by Sébastien Vaniček & Florent Bernard. It’s produced by Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi. Executive producers are Bruce Campbell, Romel Adam, Sarah Spurway, Jose Cañas and Lee Cronin.
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