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Sundance ’11 REVIEW: Enter a First-Person ‘Jurassic Park’ With ‘The Troll Hunter’!

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Said to be getting a theatrical run and VOD release this coming June from Magnet, Bloody Disgusting scored an early look at the Norwegian creature feature The Troll Hunter, which premiered this past weekend at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Just how good was it? How about crazy awesome!?

With all of the troll roaring, people chasing, and mythological elements, ‘The Troll Hunter’ is easily the ‘Jurassic Park’ of first-person horror.

You can click the title above for the full review or catch up on all of our previous Sundance Film Festival reviews, interviews and news here.


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Ishana Night Shyamalan’s ‘Watchers’ Has Been Rated “PG-13” for Violence and Terror

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Ishana Night Shyamalan’s feature debut The Watchers is headed to theaters on June 7 from New Line Cinema, and the film has received its official MPA rating this week.

The Watchers is rated “PG-13” for…

“Violence, terror and some thematic elements.”

The film follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist, who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

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The Watchers stars Dakota Fanning (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Georgina Campbell (Barbarian), Oliver Finnegan (“Creeped Out”) and Olwen Fouere (The Northman).

The upcoming mystery-horror film is produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan and Nimitt Mankad. The executive producers are Jo Homewood and Stephen Dembitzer.

Joining writer/director Shyamalan behind-the-camera are director of photography Eli Arenson (“Lamb,” “Hospitality”), production designer Ferdia Murphy (“Lola,” “Finding You”), editor Job ter Burg (“Benedetta,” “Elle”) and costume design by Frank Gallacher (“Sebastian,” “Aftersun”). The music is by Abel Korzeniowski (“Till,” “The Nun”).

The Watchers is based on the novel by A.M. Shine.

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