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Australian producer Anupam Sharma has inked a first look deal with Bollywood speciality distribution company Forum Films, as Forum eyes expansion with more mainstream Australian titles, the pair announced Wednesday.

Sharma, through his Sydney-based shingle Temple Films, is a pioneer of Australia’s film industry links with India, championing diversity in the Australian screen sector and promotion of Australian films in nontraditional and emerging markets.

He has produced Australian-Indian English-language features such as The Run, UnINDIAN, Indian Aussies – Terms & Conditions Apply, among many others.

Forum, headed by Pritesh Rinega, will distribute Temple’s current slate, including Melbourne-based ...

Australian producer Anupam Sharma has inked a first look deal with Bollywood speciality distribution company Forum Films, as Forum eyes expansion with more mainstream Australian titles, the pair announced Wednesday.

Sharma, through his Sydney-based shingle Temple Films, is a pioneer of Australia’s film industry links with India, championing diversity in the Australian screen sector and promotion of Australian films in nontraditional and emerging markets.

He has produced Australian-Indian English-language features such as The Run, UnINDIAN, Indian Aussies – Terms & Conditions Apply, among many others.

Forum, headed by Pritesh Rinega, will distribute Temple’s current slate, including Melbourne-based ...

Huzzah! Netflix has unveiled the cast for its forthcoming original series Cursed which will begin production this month. Joining previously announced Katherine Langford are Devon Terrell (Barry), Gustaf Skarsgård, Peter Mullan (Ozark), Lily Newmark, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Daniel Sharman, Sebastian Armesto, Emily Coates (Flack), Catherine Walker and Billy Jenkins.

Last year, Deadline exclusively reported the news that comic book writer/artist Frank Miller and writer/producer Tom Wheeler were teaming for the original drama series. The streaming giant gave a 10-episode order to the project, which will be based on Miller and Wheeler’s upcoming illustrated book of the same name. It will be published in fall 2019 by Simon & Schuster. This is believed to be the first time the same creative team will be...

Mark Strong is set to star in new comic thriller “Temple” for Sky, the European pay-tv broadcaster announced Wednesday. Strong will be joined in the eight-part Sky original production by Dutch star Carice van Houten (“Game of Thrones”) and British actor Daniel Mays.

Set deep below the streets of London, “Temple” is described as a story of fate, chaos and consequence which asks how far you would go to save the person you love. It is written by playwright Mark O’Rowe and adapted from Norwegian drama series “Valkyrien.”

Strong stars as a surgeon working in an illegal clinic, set up in an abandoned subterranean network of tunnels. Driven by personal tragedy to treat anyone willing to pay for medical help outside the system he is assisted in his work by a guilt-ridden medical researcher (van Houten) and a disgruntled transport employee (Mays).

Strong, who also serves as an executive producer on the show,...

European pay TV giant Sky has ordered eight-part original series Temple, an adaptation of Norwegian drama Valkyrien, that will star Mark Strong (Kingsman), Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) and Daniel Mays (Line of Duty).

The darkly comic thriller is set in the secret world beneath London and is written by playwright Mark O’Rowe (Boy A). Production will start in September.

"Deep below the streets of London, descending past Temple tube [station] in the beating heart of the city, lies a dark secret," according to a show description. "An illegal clinic has been set up in an abandoned ...

Exclusive: Mark Strong (Kingsman), Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) and Daniel Mays (Line of Duty) will star in the Sky-commissioned thriller series Temple. The high-concept eight-parter, produced by Hera Pictures head Liza Marshall (Riviera), is playwright Mark O’Rowe’s adaptation of the acclaimed Norwegian drama series Valkyrien about the workings of an illegal and subterranean clinic.

We first announced Strong for the darkly comic drama last summer when it was still in early stages. Additional cast is being finalized with production due to begin next month.

Strong will star as Daniel, a surgeon who is driven by personal tragedy to treat anyone in his underground London clinic who is willing to pay for medical help outside the system. Aided by Lee (Mays), a disgruntled transport employee, and Anna (van Houten), a guilt-ridden medical researcher, they treat a variety of increasingly desperate and highly dangerous patients, as Daniel...

In today’s film news roundup, Tony Kaye is attached to a crime drama, Brandon Sklenar gets a role in “Indigo Valley,” Orion Classics buys “Clara’s Ghost,” and romcom “Paper Friends” has started shooting in New York City.

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British director Tony Kaye has come on board to helm the independent crime drama “Honorable Men,” Variety has learned exclusively.

The film is being produced by Life Entertainment with producers Sam Khoze, Justin Steele, and Patrick McErlean along with the Film House and producer Ryan R. Johnson.

Kaye’s directing credits include “American History X,” “Black Water Transit,” and “Detachment.” He did not approve of the final cut of “American History X” and tried unsuccessfully to have his name removed as director of the movie, for which Edward Norton received an Oscar nomination.

Kaye also received six Grammy nominations for music videos such as Johnny Cash’s “God’s...

Claire Temple's days in the Marvel Netflix Universe may be numbered as Rosario Dawson is openly indicating she's looking to move on from the role sooner than later. Dawson spoke recently about the role at McM Comic Con London (via The Mary Sue) and left nothing up to interpretation with her response:

“I don’t know if I’ll be back after this, to be honest, but it’s been an amazing few years. I’ve been on a lot of different shows. I mean, I don’t know if maybe they do a third season of Luke Cage potentially, or maybe if they figure out some kind of way for me to be on The Punisher—just so I can feel like I’ve done every show.”

The fact that Temple could potentially appear in The Punisher leads me to believe we're not going to see her character...

On paper, Michael Barrett’s Temple sounds promising enough. The film takes three tourists deep into the forests in Japan in search of a mysterious temple, and as expected, the proverbial poop hits the fan. But as far as execution goes, Temple falls apart repeatedly throughout its 78-minute running time, with a story that feels truncated, characters that never really make any sort of impact, and a few “twists” that really aren’t twists at all.

In Temple, we’re introduced to Kate (Natalia Warner), a religious studies student who wants to head out to Japan to take in some Buddhist temples to help prepare for her major. For the trip, she brings along guy friend Chris (Logan Huffman) and boyfriend James (Brandon Tyler Sklenar), and as you can imagine, that causes some friction between the trio during their travels. Kate and her boys come across an old book that...

Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare. The trailer for "Temple" is out, directed by Michael Barrett, written by Simon Barrett and starring Naoto Takenaka, Asahi Uchida and Logan Huffman...

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Methodically establishing himself as a recognizable brand among horror filmmakers, producer and screenwriter Simon Barrett has contributed to some memorable independent features, particularly in partnership with director Adam Wingard. Their slyly subversive collaborations on Blair Witch, You’re Next and the V/H/S anthology films have consistently grabbed the attention of horror fans over the past half-dozen years.

So when an under-the-radar Barrett-scripted feature turns up, expectations may run high, but Temple comes off as more of a half-hearted attempt at exploiting typical J-horror themes than an actual homage to the Japanese genre. The film will probably transit theaters so quickly that few...

The latest from the writer of Blair Witch, The Guest and V/H/S, Temple is a frightening horror steeped in Japanese folklore, which stars Logan Huffman (Final Girl), Natalie Warner (The Double), and Brandon Sklenar (Hunky Dory). It lands on DVD here in the UK on 4 September and we have 3 copies up for grabs. Contest Ends on Monday, September 11, 2017...

Screenwriter Simon Barrett has shown viewers the scary side of seclusion in films like Blair Witch and A Horrible Way to Die, and soon he'll take us into the Temple, a new horror film coming to theaters this September from Screen Media Films.

Synopsis: "Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare."

Directed by Michael Barrett from a screenplay by Simon Barrett, Temple stars Logan Huffman, Natalia Warner, and Brandon Sklenar. Screen Media Films will release Temple in theaters on September 1st.

The post Take a Trip to the Temple in Official Trailer & Poster for New Horror Film Written by Simon Barrett appeared first on Daily Dead.

In Michael Barrett's Temple, three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan in search of an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare. Today, we've got a creepy new trailer for Temple, a horror film written by Simon Barrett (The Blair Witch Project, you're Next) starring Logan... Read More...

Well, well, it looks likes America is trying to take on J-Horror once again! The first time we got films like the remakes of The Ring and The Grudge; the last time we got The Forest – where we stand with Temple, a new horror movie from the writer of You’re Next, The Guest, and Blair Witch and from the executive producer of The Ring trilogy, is anyone’s guess.

Yes, Temple has a decent pedigree but, and this is a huge but (and I cannot lie), whether Simon Barrett’s script can live up to the standards horror fans expect from these types of genre films remains to be seen. I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt – for now – based on this trailer…

Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.

"This temple... it will make you sick." 

When you take a trip to Japan and someone tells you not to go somewhere because it's dangerous and evil, it's probably in your best interest to listen. They're just trying... to keep you alive!  

I've got a trailer for a new horror film coming out called Temple, which comes from writer Simon Barrett (You're Next, The Guest, Blair Witch). The story centers on three American tourists, who "follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare."

It doesn't look like the best horror movie, but it looks like it might have some fun elements that horror enthusiasts might enjoy. 

The film is directed by Michael Barrett and it stars Logan Huffman, Brandon Tyler Sklenar, and Natalia Warner. Watch the trailer and let us know if...

"This temple, it will make you sick." Screen Media Films has debuted the official trailer for the horror film titled Temple, directed by Michael Barrett, from a screenplay originally written by Simon Barrett (of You're Next, The Guest, Blair Witch) along with fellow horror filmmaker Jt Petty. The film is supposedly an homage to Japanese horror as it follows a group of Americans visiting Japan who decide to stay overnight at a haunted temple. Of course, they end up discovering this was a bad idea despite warnings from locals. The film stars Logan Huffman, Brandon Tyler Sklenar, and Natalia Warner. Oddly, screenwriter Simon Barrett has kind of disowned the film, explaining in an article on Medium, "I don’t know what that project is any more than you do." Now that we have some footage does it look any good? Not really. Take a look below. Here's the official trailer...

After acquiring the film out of Cannes, Screen Media Films will release Temple in theaters and VOD day-and-date on September 1, 2017. Directed by Michael Barrett, and starring Logan Huffman, Brandon Tyler Sklenar, and Natalia Warner, Producers include The Ring‘s Neal Edelstein and Mike Macari, with Eric Bassett and Shinya Egawa. Temple follows three Americans on a trip to […]...

Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.

– Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to “The Little Stranger,” excluding the U.K., France and Switzerland, where it will be distributed by Pathé. Academy Award nominee Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”) will direct the film, a chilling ghost story, which will begin production in the U.K. this summer for release in 2018. “The Little Stranger” will star Academy Award nominee Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter. Lucinda Coxon, who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Focus’ “The Danish Girl,” has adapted “The Little Stranger” from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed 2009 novel of the same name.

In a remote English village after the close of World War II, a local practitioner, Dr. Faraday (Gleeson), is called to the...