Some houses carry memories, and as Fango is ushered onto the set of Lionsgate’s long-anticipated, fact-based ghost story The Haunting In Connecticut (opening March 27), it’s clear that this house is one of them. The scene today is an intense exchange between actors Virginia Madsen (returning to the horror genre over a decade after Candyman and The Prophecy) and Kyle Gallner (recently seen in Red) as mother and son, in the aftermath of a paranormal visitation.
Wooden chairs are piled from floor to ceiling in an unnatural configuration, the way a building destroyed by a tornado takes on an unrecognizable, abstract shape. Hidden behind this mound of furniture is the retreating body of teenaged Matt Campbell (Gallner), sweating, shivering and grasping onto a wall marred with bloody scratches. His mother Sara (Madsen) approaches him with a mix of trepidation and concern, as unnerved by the sight of her hysterical son as we are.
Wooden chairs are piled from floor to ceiling in an unnatural configuration, the way a building destroyed by a tornado takes on an unrecognizable, abstract shape. Hidden behind this mound of furniture is the retreating body of teenaged Matt Campbell (Gallner), sweating, shivering and grasping onto a wall marred with bloody scratches. His mother Sara (Madsen) approaches him with a mix of trepidation and concern, as unnerved by the sight of her hysterical son as we are.
- 3/19/2009
- Fangoria
Lionsgate just announced that The Haunting In Connecticut (which we last told you about here) will hit theaters on June 19th, 2009.
Directed by Peter Cornwell from a script by Adam Simon and Tim Metcalfe, Haunting is the fact-based story of a family that moves into a new home that turns out to have a frightening history, with the evil spirits dwelling there soon targeting the teenaged son (Red’s Kyle Gallner). Virginia Madsen and Elias Koteas (reunited from The Prophecy), Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew and D.W. Brown also star; the movie was produced by Paul Brooks, Andrew Trapani, Daniel Farrands and Wendy Rhoads.
Look for a set visit to The Haunting In Connecticut in an upcoming issue of Fangoria.
Check out the trailer below, then hit the Official Site for more info.
Directed by Peter Cornwell from a script by Adam Simon and Tim Metcalfe, Haunting is the fact-based story of a family that moves into a new home that turns out to have a frightening history, with the evil spirits dwelling there soon targeting the teenaged son (Red’s Kyle Gallner). Virginia Madsen and Elias Koteas (reunited from The Prophecy), Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew and D.W. Brown also star; the movie was produced by Paul Brooks, Andrew Trapani, Daniel Farrands and Wendy Rhoads.
Look for a set visit to The Haunting In Connecticut in an upcoming issue of Fangoria.
Check out the trailer below, then hit the Official Site for more info.
- 12/11/2008
- Fangoria
Fango got word that the official website for Lionsgate's upcoming chiller The Haunting In Connecticut is now live; you can see it here. The site includes the trailer (which you can also see below) and a registration button for updates on the movie.
Directed by Peter Cornwell from a script by Adam Simon and Tim Metcalfe, Haunting is the fact-based story of a family that moves into a new home that turns out to have a frightening history, with the evil spirits dwelling there soon targeting the teenaged son (Red’s Kyle Gallner). Virginia Madsen and Elias Koteas (reunited from The Prophecy), Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew and D.W. Brown also star; the movie was produced by Paul Brooks, Andrew Trapani, Daniel Farrands and Wendy Rhoads. Look for a set visit to The Haunting In Connecticut in Fango’s pages early next year.
Directed by Peter Cornwell from a script by Adam Simon and Tim Metcalfe, Haunting is the fact-based story of a family that moves into a new home that turns out to have a frightening history, with the evil spirits dwelling there soon targeting the teenaged son (Red’s Kyle Gallner). Virginia Madsen and Elias Koteas (reunited from The Prophecy), Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew and D.W. Brown also star; the movie was produced by Paul Brooks, Andrew Trapani, Daniel Farrands and Wendy Rhoads. Look for a set visit to The Haunting In Connecticut in Fango’s pages early next year.
- 10/25/2008
- Fangoria
Brad Furman is taking the wheel to helm the suspense thriller "Valet" for Warner Bros.
Additionally, scribe Matthew Aldrich has come aboard to rewrite Alan McElroy's original screenplay, which was inspired by true events of a parking attendant who becomes obsessed with a female customer and systematically inserts himself into her life.
Nicole Rocklin and Wendy Rhoads are producing, along with Alcon's Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Alcon's Steven Wegner and Jesse Israel are executive producing.
With Furman and Aldrich aboard, the producers are fast-tracking the project with a first quarter 2009 start date.
"Valet" is the latest project Alcon, which recently released "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," is producing. The company recently announced a green light for "The Book of Eli" starring Denzel Washington.
Newcomer Furman's first film, "The Take" starring John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez and Tyrese Gibson, premiered at last year's Toronto International Film Festival.
Furman is repped by CAA and Ace Media.
Additionally, scribe Matthew Aldrich has come aboard to rewrite Alan McElroy's original screenplay, which was inspired by true events of a parking attendant who becomes obsessed with a female customer and systematically inserts himself into her life.
Nicole Rocklin and Wendy Rhoads are producing, along with Alcon's Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Alcon's Steven Wegner and Jesse Israel are executive producing.
With Furman and Aldrich aboard, the producers are fast-tracking the project with a first quarter 2009 start date.
"Valet" is the latest project Alcon, which recently released "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," is producing. The company recently announced a green light for "The Book of Eli" starring Denzel Washington.
Newcomer Furman's first film, "The Take" starring John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez and Tyrese Gibson, premiered at last year's Toronto International Film Festival.
Furman is repped by CAA and Ace Media.
- 9/25/2008
- by By Leslie Simmons
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Virginia Madsen will star in A Haunting in Connecticut, a supernatural thriller that Peter Cornwell is directing for Gold Circle.
Haunting tells the true story of a family forced to relocate near a clinic where their teenage son is being treated for cancer. There, they discover that the home they have rented is a former mortuary with a dark history that might account for the extraordinary manifestations of the boy's illness and the supernatural events that threaten the family.
Tim Metcalfe and Adam Simon wrote the screenplay.
Gold Circle Films is financing. Mandate Pictures will handle international sales.
Gold Circle topper Paul Brooks is producing with Andrew Trapani, Wendy Rhoads and Daniel Farrands. Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt and Steve Whitney are executive producing.
Gold Circle's Brad Kessell, who brought the project in, is overseeing.
A late summer start is being eyed.
Cornwell, repped by UTA and Gotham Group, wrote, produced and directed the acclaimed animated short film Ward 13.
Madsen, who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Sideways, most recently appeared on the big screen opposite Jim Carrey in The Number 23. She is repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment.
Haunting tells the true story of a family forced to relocate near a clinic where their teenage son is being treated for cancer. There, they discover that the home they have rented is a former mortuary with a dark history that might account for the extraordinary manifestations of the boy's illness and the supernatural events that threaten the family.
Tim Metcalfe and Adam Simon wrote the screenplay.
Gold Circle Films is financing. Mandate Pictures will handle international sales.
Gold Circle topper Paul Brooks is producing with Andrew Trapani, Wendy Rhoads and Daniel Farrands. Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt and Steve Whitney are executive producing.
Gold Circle's Brad Kessell, who brought the project in, is overseeing.
A late summer start is being eyed.
Cornwell, repped by UTA and Gotham Group, wrote, produced and directed the acclaimed animated short film Ward 13.
Madsen, who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Sideways, most recently appeared on the big screen opposite Jim Carrey in The Number 23. She is repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment.
- 5/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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