Exclusive: Jonathan Rhys Meyers and MyAnna Buring have signed on to star alongside Alec Baldwin in the hijacked airplane action-thriller 97 Minutes, from director Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky), which has entered production at Black Hangar Studios in the UK.
97 Minutes centers on a hijacked 767 that will crash in that amount of time when its fuel runs out. Against the strong will of Nsa Deputy Toyin, Nsa Director Hawkins (Baldwin) prepares to have the plane shot down before it does any catastrophic damage on the ground, leaving the fate of the innocent passengers in the hands of Tyler, one of the alleged hijackers on board who is an undercover Interpol agent – or is he?
Meyers and Buring are playing passengers on the transatlantic flight, with Jo Martin (Doctor Who), Michael Sirow (Infamous), Pavan Grover,...
97 Minutes centers on a hijacked 767 that will crash in that amount of time when its fuel runs out. Against the strong will of Nsa Deputy Toyin, Nsa Director Hawkins (Baldwin) prepares to have the plane shot down before it does any catastrophic damage on the ground, leaving the fate of the innocent passengers in the hands of Tyler, one of the alleged hijackers on board who is an undercover Interpol agent – or is he?
Meyers and Buring are playing passengers on the transatlantic flight, with Jo Martin (Doctor Who), Michael Sirow (Infamous), Pavan Grover,...
- 2/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Featuring a star-studded cast including Tony Todd, Adrienne Barbeau, Bruce Dern, Meg Foster, John Kassir, and Billy Zane, Justin Lee's Hellblazers is now streaming on Tubi, and we have a look at the action-packed trailer for the new horror movie about a small town, a satanic cult, and a ravenous demon.
A satanic cult focused on unleashing hell on earth, conjures up a demon and sets to the task of feeding it the populace of a nearby southwestern town. Written and directed by Justin Lee, the film stars Tony Todd (“Candyman”), Adrienne Barbeau (“Escape from New York”), Bruce Dern (“Nebraska”), John Kassir (“Tales from the Crypt”), Meg Foster (“They Live”), Edward Finlay (“Apache Junction”), Ed Morrone (“Final Kill”) and Billy Zane (“Titanic”). A Hillin Entertainment production, with Daemon Hillin, Melanie Young and Justin Lee producing, Hellblazers is executive produced by Avi Haas Frank Salzano, Vasily Bernhardt, Taras Shydlyk, Jordan Dykstra and Ellen S. Wander,...
A satanic cult focused on unleashing hell on earth, conjures up a demon and sets to the task of feeding it the populace of a nearby southwestern town. Written and directed by Justin Lee, the film stars Tony Todd (“Candyman”), Adrienne Barbeau (“Escape from New York”), Bruce Dern (“Nebraska”), John Kassir (“Tales from the Crypt”), Meg Foster (“They Live”), Edward Finlay (“Apache Junction”), Ed Morrone (“Final Kill”) and Billy Zane (“Titanic”). A Hillin Entertainment production, with Daemon Hillin, Melanie Young and Justin Lee producing, Hellblazers is executive produced by Avi Haas Frank Salzano, Vasily Bernhardt, Taras Shydlyk, Jordan Dykstra and Ellen S. Wander,...
- 1/25/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With the second season of Fringe well under way, Joshua Jackson is no stranger to the sci-fi circuit. Next up for the actor? Jackson will be starring in the film adaptation of the British series UFO.
The show was a cult favorite of the ’70s, and centered around a covert defense agency that protects earthlings against aliens who abducted humans and used their body parts.
Jackson will be playing Paul Foster, a test pilot who joins the organization.
The film will be directed by Matthew Graztner, who has served as visual effects supervisor for such movies as Iron Man and the upcoming Martin Scorsese/Leonardo DiCaprio collaboration, Shutter Island.
Although Graztner’s specialty is visuals, that’s not what he sees as the most important part of UFO. “Character development is the most critical part of UFO,” he says.
The series was written for the screen by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek,...
The show was a cult favorite of the ’70s, and centered around a covert defense agency that protects earthlings against aliens who abducted humans and used their body parts.
Jackson will be playing Paul Foster, a test pilot who joins the organization.
The film will be directed by Matthew Graztner, who has served as visual effects supervisor for such movies as Iron Man and the upcoming Martin Scorsese/Leonardo DiCaprio collaboration, Shutter Island.
Although Graztner’s specialty is visuals, that’s not what he sees as the most important part of UFO. “Character development is the most critical part of UFO,” he says.
The series was written for the screen by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek,...
- 11/24/2009
- by Carly
- Atomic Popcorn
Matthew Gratzner, VFX supervisor for Paramount's first Iron Man, will direct a feature version of the 1970's Brit TV series UFO, starring Joshua "Fringe" Jackson as test pilot 'Paul Foster', working for 'S.H.A.D.O.' ('Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization'), a secret organization defending Earth from a ruthless race of aliens. Rights for the Gerry Anderson-created, ITV Global series were optioned by producers Henri M. Kessler and Avi Haas, for the Robert Evans Co., targeting a Spring 2010 start. Screenplay is by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek. Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek UFO...
- 11/24/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Variety.com is reporting that Joshua Jackson (Fox’s “Fringe”) has been topped to star in “UFO,” the big-screen adaptation of the cult hit 70’s British TV series. Matthew Gratzner is attached to direct the sci-fi action project. Jackson will star as test pilot Paul Foster, who joins the organization S.H.A.D.O., or “Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization”, based underneath a Hollywood studio. S.H.A.D.O. wages a secret war against aliens who are working to abduct human beings to harvest their body parts. Henri M. Kessler and Avi Haas will be producing the project, which has no set release date yet. Stay tuned for more “UFO” news right here at Shockya.com. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety)...
- 11/24/2009
- by Costa Koutsoutis
- ShockYa
Joshua Jackson will star in "UFO," the feature film version of the popular '70s British TV series. Visual effects supervisor Matthew Gratzner will direct.Jackson will star as a test pilot who joins a secret organization built under a Hollywood studio that defends Earth against a race of aliens who have been abducting humans and using the body parts. According to Variety, the film will be produced by Henri M. Kessler and Avi Haas, who have a first-look deal with the Robert Evans Company.The script was written by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek.
- 11/24/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Joshua Jackson ("Fringe") is set to star star in "UFO" for visual effects guru Matthew Gratzner. Jackson plays Paul Foster in the film version of the British TV series. Foster is a test pilot who joins the Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization (S.H.A.D.O.), a covert organization established under a Hollywood studio that defends Earth against a race of aliens who have been abducting humans and using their body parts. This was a cult hit back in the 70s. Henri M. Kessler and Avi Haas will produce. Gratzner, who has worked as a visual effects supervisor in films like the recent Martin Scorsese-directed Leonardo DiCaprio starrer "Shutter Island," will direct the film.
- 11/23/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Actor Joshua Jackson is set to hop on UFO, a feature adaptation of the 1970-71 British cult TV series.
The Vancouver-born Jackson, who currently stars in the Fox television series Fringe, will play Paul Foster, a test pilot for an organization called S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization) which defends Earth from aliens who abduct humans and harvest their body parts. Col. Paul Foster was played in the original ITV series by Michael Billington, which also starred the late Ed Bishop as Cmdr. Ed Straker, the head of S.H.A.D.O.
The UFO movie will be produced by Henri M. Kessler and Avi Haas, from a script by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek. Matthew Gratzner, who served as visual effects supervisor on such films as Iron Man, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and the upcoming Shutter Island, will be making his directorial debut.
The Vancouver-born Jackson, who currently stars in the Fox television series Fringe, will play Paul Foster, a test pilot for an organization called S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization) which defends Earth from aliens who abduct humans and harvest their body parts. Col. Paul Foster was played in the original ITV series by Michael Billington, which also starred the late Ed Bishop as Cmdr. Ed Straker, the head of S.H.A.D.O.
The UFO movie will be produced by Henri M. Kessler and Avi Haas, from a script by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek. Matthew Gratzner, who served as visual effects supervisor on such films as Iron Man, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and the upcoming Shutter Island, will be making his directorial debut.
- 11/23/2009
- CinemaSpy
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--"Inconceivable" is the sort of uneven comic effort that reveals its autobiographical inspirations all too readily and offers a detailed comic take on a subject that is no doubt becoming all too familiar to baby boomers.
Director Bob Weis and screenwriter Diane Fredel-Weis are a husband and wife filmmaking team who spent, according to their press material, a great deal of time and effort undergoing fertility treatments in an attempt to have a baby.
It doesn't say whether or not they were successful, but the experience begat this debut feature, which had its world premiere at the recent Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Although too slight for theatrical consumption, the film should find a ready audience on such cable stations as Lifetime Television.
It concerns the too cutely named Adam and Eve (Jonathan Penner and Corinne Bohrer), a married couple nearly driven apart by Eve's mounting desire to have a baby despite Adam's reluctance. Pushing 40, she decides to take matters into her own hands, resorting to fertility treatments without telling Adam and even attempting to steal his sperm.
Although it touches on serious emotions sporadically, "Inconceivable" is mainly a farcical series of episodes ranging from gently humorous to painfully unfunny, most of the latter of which revolve around the female support group that Eve joins, called W.O.M.B. (Women on a Mission to have a Baby) and headed by a wisecracking leader (Mo Gaffney). Too often, the screenplay traffics in cliches, from the opening montage of various animals coupling -- set to the recording of, naturally, "Let's Get It On" -- to a couple of episodes involving a sympathetic traffic cop.
The screenplay also places a strange emphasis on humor involving phone companies, from one-liners (a sperm count is described as being so high "it's more than people save on Sprint") to an unfunny running gag about intrusive sales calls from alternative phone services.
The film is at its most effective when it doesn't strain too hard for laughs, when it simply explores the minor comic realities of such situations as Eve's having to inject herself with a syringe. There are some amusing one-liners ("I'm no Tony Randall", Adam says by way of objecting to Eve's plans), and Corinne Bohrer is very funny and highly appealing as the increasingly beleaguered Eve. Although she's forced to try too hard at times -- she shouldn't have been made to imitate a sprinkler -- her combination of perky adorableness and vulnerability is thoroughly winning.
INCONCEIVABLE
Fertile Films
Credits: Director: Bob Weis; Screenplay: Diane Fredel-Weis; Producer: Avi Haas, Bob Weis; Director of photography: Charles Cohen; Editor: Charles Ireland. Cast:
Eve: Corinne Bohrer; Adam: Jonathan Penner; Rachel: Mo Gaffney. No MPAA rating.
Color/stereo. Running time -- 90 minutes.
Director Bob Weis and screenwriter Diane Fredel-Weis are a husband and wife filmmaking team who spent, according to their press material, a great deal of time and effort undergoing fertility treatments in an attempt to have a baby.
It doesn't say whether or not they were successful, but the experience begat this debut feature, which had its world premiere at the recent Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Although too slight for theatrical consumption, the film should find a ready audience on such cable stations as Lifetime Television.
It concerns the too cutely named Adam and Eve (Jonathan Penner and Corinne Bohrer), a married couple nearly driven apart by Eve's mounting desire to have a baby despite Adam's reluctance. Pushing 40, she decides to take matters into her own hands, resorting to fertility treatments without telling Adam and even attempting to steal his sperm.
Although it touches on serious emotions sporadically, "Inconceivable" is mainly a farcical series of episodes ranging from gently humorous to painfully unfunny, most of the latter of which revolve around the female support group that Eve joins, called W.O.M.B. (Women on a Mission to have a Baby) and headed by a wisecracking leader (Mo Gaffney). Too often, the screenplay traffics in cliches, from the opening montage of various animals coupling -- set to the recording of, naturally, "Let's Get It On" -- to a couple of episodes involving a sympathetic traffic cop.
The screenplay also places a strange emphasis on humor involving phone companies, from one-liners (a sperm count is described as being so high "it's more than people save on Sprint") to an unfunny running gag about intrusive sales calls from alternative phone services.
The film is at its most effective when it doesn't strain too hard for laughs, when it simply explores the minor comic realities of such situations as Eve's having to inject herself with a syringe. There are some amusing one-liners ("I'm no Tony Randall", Adam says by way of objecting to Eve's plans), and Corinne Bohrer is very funny and highly appealing as the increasingly beleaguered Eve. Although she's forced to try too hard at times -- she shouldn't have been made to imitate a sprinkler -- her combination of perky adorableness and vulnerability is thoroughly winning.
INCONCEIVABLE
Fertile Films
Credits: Director: Bob Weis; Screenplay: Diane Fredel-Weis; Producer: Avi Haas, Bob Weis; Director of photography: Charles Cohen; Editor: Charles Ireland. Cast:
Eve: Corinne Bohrer; Adam: Jonathan Penner; Rachel: Mo Gaffney. No MPAA rating.
Color/stereo. Running time -- 90 minutes.
- 11/24/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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