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Watch the Trailer for Tarot: "When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings – never use someone else’s deck – they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death to escape the future foretold in their readings."

Written for the Screen and Directed by:

Spenser Cohen & Anna Halberg

Produced by:

Leslie Morgenstein

Elysa Koplovitz Dutton

Scott Glassgold

Executive Producers:

Andrew Pfeffer

Scott Strauss

Anna Halberg

Spenser Cohen

Cast:

Harriet Slater

Adain Bradley

Avantika

and Jacob Batalon

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Lovely, Dark, And Deep: "Written and directed by Teresa Sutherland, Lovely Dark And Deep is a psychological horror that centers on Lennon, who seizes the opportunity to assume the coveted role of a back-country ranger at a remote outpost. While adapting to her solitary existence in the wilderness,...

Fourteen years have gone by since director Vincenzo Natali’s sci-fi horror film Splice (watch it Here) reached theatres – and now Fangoria has broken the news that Splice is finally getting the novelization treatment! This novelization has been written by Claire Donner, “New York City and online branch director of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, who has written essays for Severin Films’ releases of Michele Soavi’s Dellamorte Dellamore, The Sect, and The Church“, and is coming our way from Encyclopocalypse Publications, the company that’s also behind such novelizations as Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Redneck Zombies, Re-Animator, Wishmaster, Fright Night, and more.

Scripted by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor, Splice had the following synopsis: Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by splicing animal DNA to create hybrids for medical use at the company N.E.R.D. (Nucleic Exchange Research...

Fans of the 2009 sci-fi/horror movie Splice from director Vincenzo Natali will be happy to hear than an official novelization is on the way, with Fangoria first reporting the news this week.

Based on the screenplay by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor, Splice: The Novelization is written by Claire Donner and published by Encyclopocalypse Publications.

Encyclopocalypse previews, “Experience Vincenzo Natali’s Splice like never before in this new official novelization by Claire Donner!”

Vincenzo Natali tweets in praise of the upcoming book this week, “Claire Donner has written a deeply psychological and perverse novelization of Splice. I loved it.”

Donner tells Fangoria, “I did not add anything new to the course of events in Splice, but the film provides so much room to explore psychology and memory that I’d like to think the novelization will feel fresh and provocative for fans. Vincenzo flatters his audience by never saying too much,...

Blu-ray Rating: 3.5/5

Writers: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, Doug Tayloy

Director: Vicenzo Natali

Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley

Distributor: Warner Home Video

Mostly ignored when in theaters, Splice is a film that deserves a healthy life on home video. For anyone that has followed director Vincenzo Natali’s career starting with Cube, Splice feels like the movie he has always been working towards. In fact, he first came up with the idea for Splice a decade ago.

Read more on Blu-ray Review: Splice…...

Chicago – In the opening moments of “Splice,” the audience is experiencing the world through the eyes of a newborn baby. Yet unlike Gaspar Noé’s “Enter the Void,” which recreated human perception with eerie perfection, this point of view shot is blatantly skewed. The doctors seem to be looking at a pulsating fishbowl rather than a baby. That theory is swiftly proven to be fairly accurate.

The newborn is, in fact, not a human, but an animal hybrid created by fearless scientists Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley). Though they insist that their work aims to cure diseases such as Parkinson’s, they often seem a bit too fond of playing god. And when their bosses at the pharmaceutical company demand to see experiments that yield lucrative results, the two devoted lovers and collaborators decide to conduct their controversial work in private. Their next goal: splicing DNA to form the first-ever human-animal hybrid.

Without a doubt, Splice is a film that is likely to divide the public. However, we can all agree that Vincenzo Natali's latest film is rather entertaining and that the cast does a great job.Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley) and Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) are two married genetic engineers who work for a pharmaceutical company. Their the task is to develop a medical protein by using a mix of animal genes from various species. In the process, Elsa adds human DNA despite their boss's (David Hewlett) warning against human cloning. As a result of that, a new organism comes to life. Clive wanted to kill that creature, but Elsa convinces him that it's worth keeping that creature alive in order to study it. As she grows quickly, the creature - which will be called Dren by Elsa - becomes a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu).

Afterwards, she ends up...

Splice is not what you think it is. Let's get that out of the way. It's been marketed as a sort of cerebral horror film, and that's not... quite right. It's certainly a way to get people into the theaters, and the commercials, all full of swooping beasties and cries of fear and shock certainly play that up, but really, that's the last 10 minutes or so. Instead, it's a steady, slow-burning exploration of several themes -- of science, genetics, gender roles, family dynamics, sexual dysfunction, and...

Let me back up. By now, it's likely that everyone has seen the numerous trailers for Splice. Personally, I avoided watching any after the first one came up -- once I know I'm going to review a film, I try to absorb as little information as possible. In its simplest sense, the trailers get the general concept right. Directed by Vincenzo Natali (Cube), and written by Natali,...

Ron finds more fault with the Splice trailers than the film, discovering an edgy 50s-style sci-fi flick with better monster effects...

I watch a lot of movies, and I watch a lot of movie trailers. Call me crazy ("You're crazy!") but it's a lot of fun to me to see how people, studios, or whoever decide to encapsulate the essence of their 90 minute movie into a couple of fleeting moments. There's nothing I dislike more than a misleading trailer. Your trailer can be bad, but so long as the movie itself is a piece of crap, I'm fine with that. If you stick a bad trailer with a good movie, or a boring trailer with a fun movie (ahem, Jennifer's Body, paging Jennifer's Body), I just get irritated.

Splice, in every trailer I've ever seen for it, is being sold like a classic science-gone-wrong monster movie, in which Dren (played...

Directed by: Vincenzo Natali

Written by: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor

Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac

The hip young scientists of Nucleic Exchange Research and Development (N.E.R.D) have brewed up a warm batch of what-the-fuck. Splice starts up with a birth scene of a ten pound bald worm thing that has been genetically engineered to produce some scientifically important protein that is so important that it's given its own scientific sounding number. Inspired by their success, the two lead scientists and long time lovers, Clive and Elsa, rather spontaneously decide to break a large assortment of legal and ethical laws by creating a new life form on the sly - this time with a bit of human DNA inserted just for fun.

It's not just human DNA that's involved. Like the tubular worm thingers created before it, this new life form also...

Splice Review Directed by: Vincenzo Natali Written by: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac, Brandon McGibbon, Simona Maicanescu In the middle of one of the most generic, braindead summer movie seasons in recent memory, Vincenzo Natali's Splice shines brightly as one of the sole beacons of demented hope among mounds of manufactured studio cattle feed. This creepy and inventive movie probably has no business getting a wide release, much less one in the middle of the summer, but somehow producer Joel Silver felt that it was worth taking a risk on and picked it up for release through Warner Brothers. It probably didn't hurt that Guillermo Del Toro also lent his name to the project as an executive producer, but either way I'm not complaining. If you're a fan of unique genre films with a bit of thought behind them,...

By Kevin Crust

HollywoodNews.com: A soft May could turn into June gloom at the box-office if the pre-”Toy Story” (June 18) releases all fail to break out. Four new movies debut this week, but will all likely fall behind the ogre who looking to three-peat at number one.

Get Him To The Greek

A spinoff of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” from producer Judd Apatow and director Nicholas Stoller, the raunchy comedy features Russell Brand’s naughty rock star character Aldous Snow being shepherded to L.A.’s famous open-air ampitheare by record company flunky Jonah Hill for a concert. Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, Rose Byrne of “Damages” and “Mad Men’s” Elisabeth Moss co-star along with the usual array of Apatow stock company cameos. Stoller scripted.

Despite the high raunch factor, “Greek” is earning surprisingly good reviews. The sentiments of the Chicago duo of Roger Ebert of the Sun-Times and...

Director: Vincenzo Natali Writers: Vincenzo Natali, Doug Taylor, Antoinette Terry Bryant Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley) are rock star scientists with serious god complexes who splice and dice the DNA of various animal species to genetically engineer unique hybrid beings. Their first major success story -- earning them the front cover of Wired -- occurs with the creation of two non-descript slimy blobs named Ginger and Fred. The sugar daddy for Clive and Elsa’s Dr. Frankenstein experiments is Newstead Pharmaceuticals. The towering black skyscrapers (one of countless references to David Cronenberg’s oeuvre) lend the pharma corporation a menacing and mysterious aura -- though they purport to be solely interested in saving humankind from disease, we know that they are only in it for the money. The logical next evolutionary step in Clive and Elsa’s research is...

Chicago – The science of existence gets trickier everyday, and it doesn’t help when humans start creating their own competition. The new film “Splice,” featuring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley, explores the current trend of genetic research, while at the same time paging Dr. Frankenstein.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

Adrian Brody is Clive and Sarah Polley is Elsa. They are hot scientists-as-rock-stars, having developed several new animal disease cures through their genetic splicing of different species. The results of the gene weaving are more protoplasmic than discernible animal, but the research yields a big cash outlay from a mega-pharmaceutical corporation, hoping to isolate protein strains that can translate to new drugs.

Elsa becomes restless with the random animal experiments and hopes to expand to the next frontier – the splicing of human genetic material with other species. Unknown to Clive, she uses the lab facilities to begin the process, using her own DNA material in the mixer.

Delphine Chaneac and Sarah Polley in Splice

Photo: Warner Bros. Buzz for Vincenzo Natali's genetic sci-fi thriller Splice ramped up after its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It was snatched up by Warner Bros. and given a meaty summer release date so who wouldn't expect it to be as excellent as the hype was insinuating? At the very least it had to be more than just counter-programming against Universal's Get Him to the Greek... Right?

Sorry, Splice is one-half of an interesting sci-fi feature and one-half of an outlandish winged-creature sex romp. Perhaps the title of the film is more literal than I took it to be, because Splice is cut straight down the middle to the point the first half takes itself way too seriously considering where the second half dares go. Had this been conceived as a tongue-in-cheek B-movie from the outset I could have held on for the duration,...

Chicago – The universe is sometimes blinded by science, and director Vincenza Natali explores that sightlessness in the upcoming “Splice,” a sci-fi thriller featuring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as rogue scientists trying to unlock the mysteries of life with experiments in human and animal gene splicing.

Vincenzo Natali started his career in animation, working as a storyboard artist on several TV cartoons, and occasionally doing storyboarding for movies. His breakthrough came with the Canadian backed film “Cube” in 1997, which was highly regarded and very popular in Japan and France. After three more features, he also got to direct a segment in “Paris, je t’aime” in 2005.

Splice is modern science gone awry, as two experimental scientists (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) begin to “splice” the genetic codes between species, adding a secret experiment with human beings.

Science on the Run: Sarah Polley as Elsa and Adrien Brody as Clive in...

Opening on June 4 is director Vincenzo Natali’s Splice. Starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as genetic scientists that create a new life form with severe consequences, the film is original, dark, twisted, and awesome. Trust me, if you’re the kind of person that complains Hollywood never does anything original, you’re going to want to check out Splice this weekend. At any rate, we’ve been given some cool Splice swag to giveaway, so hit the jump to see what we’ve got and how you can enter to win:

For more on Splice, here are some clips and images from the film.

And if you’d like to get anything you see below, what you need to do is email thecollidermailbox@gmail.com with your name and address and say Splice Giveaway in the headline. This giveaway will be open until June 19 at noon Pacific Time and...

Director: Vincenzo Natali Writers: Vincenzo Natali, Doug Taylor, Antoinette Terry Bryant Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac Splice begins with us meeting "rock star" genetic scientists Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley) who specialize in the splicing of DNA of different animals species to engineer new hybrids...they are also a couple. In order to stay step ahead of others in their field, Clive and Elsa's next step is to introduce human DNA into their hybrids in order to revolutionize the science of modern medicine. However, Newstead Pharmaceuticals (who funds their research) forbids them in taking this controversial next step. As rebellious as they are brilliant, Clive and Elsa conduct their own secret experiments with the end result producing a creature they come to call Dren, which is the anadrome of their research company N.E.R.D (Nucleic Exchange Research and Development labs). Dren is...

Splice will be released in theaters nationwide on June 4 and we're celebrating this new film by celebrated director Vincenzo Natali with a sensational contest. We're giving away loads of prizes to our readers including a Meet Dren poster, a final theatrical poster, a lenticular key chain, tank top, mens t-shirts, Baby Dren collectible plush toys and we're even giving away Hollywood Movie Money Tickets so you can see the film for free in a theater near you! You know these amazing prizes will be gone fast so make sure you enter this contest today.

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Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA...

Vincenzo Natali's Splice hits theaters later this week, and Warner Bros has released one last movie trailer to promote the film -- an internet exclusive trailer. Watch the trailer now embedded after the jump, and please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Official Synopsis: Splice In theatres on June 4 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Dark Castle Entertainment) Director: Vincenzo Natali Writers: Story by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant Screenplay by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor Producers: Steven Hoban Executive Producers: Joel Silver, Sidonie Dumas, Guillermo del Toro, Susan Montford, Don Murphy Christophe Riandee, Yves Chevalier Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac Sci-Fi Thriller. Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical...

.Splice. splices various genres to come up with a riveting film that unfortunately faltered near the end. Part .Frankenstein,. part .The Fly,. .Splice. is a new addition to the growing list of films with the .man as God. plotline.

Playing gods are superstar genetic engineers Clive (Academy-Award winner Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley). They specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create new hybrids.

The first half of the film is darkly magical when we first meet Clive and Elsa and we get to witness their new hybrids, Fred and Ginger. Clive and Elsa have a great relationship both on and off-work and their new pride and joy are new hybrids that look like giant worms.

When the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids Clive and Elsa to experiment splicing human DNA, the couple takes their project underground. The result of their boldest experimentation is Dren, a...

Chicago – This 18-image slideshow features the official press images for Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Splice” starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, and Delphine Chaneac. It was directed by Vincenzo Natali and will open on June 4th, 2010.

Official Synopsis:

“Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, Clive and Elsa secretly take their boldest experimentation underground—risking their careers by pushing the boundaries of science to serve their own curiosity and ambition.

The result is Dren, an amazing, strangely beautiful creature of uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments.

At first, Dren exceeds their wildest dreams. But as she grows and learns at an accelerated rate, her existence threatens to become their worst nightmare.

"Splice" has new clips in. The Warner Bros. Pictures' science fiction horror opens on June 4th and stars Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, David Hewlett, Delphine Chanéac, Abigail Chu, Stephanie Baird, Amanda Brugel and Brandon McGibbon. Vincenzo Natali directs as well as writing the screenplay alongside Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor. Clive and Elsa are a pair of brilliant scientists whose cutting-edge experiments in genetic engineering make them superstars in their field. As devoted to their careers as they are to one another, they start conducting unauthorized experiments with new animal species that show great promise. Drunk with their god-like powers, they introduce human DNA into one of their creations, producing a creature that is greater than the sum of its parts: a rapidly developing animal/human hybrid that may be a step up on the evolutionary ladder. While this female creature inspires maternal feelings in Elsa, she evokes something far-from-paternal in Clive.

Be prepared to be shocked! Fascinating, original and daring, “Splice” goes to places no other movie has gone with its story of a genetic engineering experiment gone awry. A hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, “Splice” is ready to grip the imaginations of summer moviegoers in theaters on June 4, 2010. Enter for chance to win one of these awesome prizes such as Girls and Guys Splice T-shirts, Key Chains, Posters, Money Tickets to See the film and a limited edition collector’s Baby Dren Plush (Extremely limited creation only available in online sweepstakes!).

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Check out more images from Warner Bros. Pictures' "Splice" starring Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody ("The Pianist," "Hollywoodland," "King Kong"); Sarah Polley ("Dawn of the Dead," "The Secret Life of Words"), also a Best Screenplay Oscar® nominee for "Away From Her"; and newcomer Delphine Chaneac ("The Pink Panther") in the role of the creature Dren. Vincenzo Natali ("Paris je t'aime," "Cube") directs the science fiction horror/thriller from a screenplay by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor. The film opens on June 4th.

One of the best films I saw at this year’s Sundance Film festival was director Vincenzo Natali’s Splice. Starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as genetic scientists that create a new life form with severe consequences, the film is original, dark, twisted, and it looks like a Hollywood produced film. That’s probably why Joel Silver agreed to distribute Splice through his Dark Castle label (via Warner Bros.) and it’s getting released June 4th. Trust me, the film is absolutely worth seeing.

Anyway, earlier today I did the press day for Splice and in the near future you can expect interviews with the cast and director Vincenzo Natali. Until then…hit the jump to check out five clips from the film and 18 images. I’ve also incvluded the full synopsis:

Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids.

Year: 2009

Directors: Vincenzo Natali

Writers: Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant & Doug Taylor

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: rochefort

Rating: 9 out of 10

[Editor's note: I Still haven't seen this so if you have a screener, please get in touch.]

Elsa and Clive (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) are rockstar scientists who have made a major breakthrough in genetic modification, one that could potentially revolutionize medicine and cure many of the world's worst diseases. When their superiors squelch any possibility that these breakthroughs will open the door to more controversial experiments (like the splicing of non-human and human dna), Elsa and Clive covertly make their own human/animal hybrid, just to see if it can be done. In the tradition of "Frankenstein" and "The Fly" comes "Splice", the latest feature from Canada's Vincenzo Natali ("Cube", "Cypher"), a tragic, science-gone-awry thriller/creature feature that is headed, against all odds, to theaters all around the country.

I was lucky enough to be part of a special screening for the film here in Austin,...

In this short video, Canadian actress Sarah Polley talk to cultural reporter Steve Gow about the Canadian film Splice, Vincenzo Natali's next sci-fi film that will be released in theatres in North America on June 4.

The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).

Cube (1997) director Vincenzo Natali finally brings us the oft-delayed Sf thriller/horror Splice on August 6th, on which more info after the trailer...

Splice's apparent mixture of science and female sexuality recalls the Species franchise at a glance, but we note the effort made by the VFX team to give Dren eyes that are impossibly wide-apart, Avatar-style.

The film, produced by Guillermo Del Toro, tells the story of two scientists, played by Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley, who the official synopsis describes as 'superstars of the scientific world', and who decide to push genetic manipulation a stage further with the creation of an animal-human hybrid (Delphine Chanéac) that threatens to grow beyond their control and beyond the control of anyone.

Written by Doug Taylor and Antoinette Terry Bryant, Splice was intended as the follow-up to Cube, but technological and budget restrictions at the time put the Sf project on...

Chicago – This 18-image slideshow contains the official press images for Warner Brothers’ Summer 2010 slate including “Sex and the City 2,” “Splice,” “Jonah Hex,” “Inception,” “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” “Lottery Ticket,” and “Going the Distance”. Stars featured include Sarah Jessica Parker, Adrien Brody, Megan Fox, Josh Brolin, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Drew Barrymore.

Official details courtesy of WB:

“Sex And The City 2”

Release Date: May 27th, 2010

Director/Writer: Michael Patrick King

Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Mario Cantone, Willie Garson, John Corbett, Chris Noth

“Comedy. The fun, the fashion, the friendship: “Sex and the City 2” brings it all back and more as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) take another bite out of The Big Apple—and beyond—carrying on with their busy lives and loves in a sequel that truly sparkles.

Warner Brothers has just released this new teaser poster for the upcoming horror/thriller Splice from director, Vincenzo Natali and producer Guillermo Del Toro.

The poster features the character, Dren, the creation of geneticists, Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley). She is an amazing, strangely beautiful creature that exhibits uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments. And though, at first, Dren exceeds her creators wildest dreams she begins to grow and learn at an accelerated rate and threatens to become their worst nightmare. Pretty good marketing by the studio for a film that will sure raise some eyebrows for some on the issues it touches on but it seems the “experiment gone wrong” marketing concept is working for the WB right now.

Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they...

Fans of science-fiction films, the second poster of Vincenzo Natali's Splice, a Canadian film, has arrived on the net.

The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).

Finally, as the poster suggests it, the film will be released in North America on June 4, 2010.

Year: 2009

Directors: Vincenzo Natali

Writers: Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant & Doug Taylor

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: Ben Austwick

Rating: 9 out of 10

Since seeing a preview clip at last year's London Frightfest I've been pretty excited about Splice. A sequence showing a beautifully animated creature somewhere between cute and scary being chased round a laboratory promised a special effects-laden, action packed and jumpy bit of sci-fi, but there was a niggling feeling that such a stylish-looking film might be a bit lacking in content. Thankfully nothing could be further from the truth - Splice is one of the most rounded and accomplished science fiction movies in years.

Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley play Clive and Elsa, romantically involved geneticists working for Nucleic Exchange Research and Development (Nerd), a company that manufactures genetically modified medicine. The couple are very much the golden boy and girl of the organisation, their protein-manufacturing...

A few weeks ago, the first trailer of Splice, a Canadian science-fiction film, surfaced on the net. Now, the second trailer can be seen and it unveils more details about the film's story.

The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).

Finally, Splice will be released in North America on June 4, 2010.

We just nabbed 3 new pics and the latest trailer for the Guillermo del Toro produced creature flick Splice. Directed by Vincenzo Natali, Splice stars Adrian Brody, Sarah Polley and a genetically engineered creature named Dren. Hilarity ensues. Or not. Check out the pics and trailer from MySpace Horror below and judge for yourself. Looks pretty cool. You can also read our Splice review here. Splice In theatres on June 4 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Dark Castle Entertainment) Director: Vincenzo Natali Writers: Story by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant Screenplay by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor Producers: Steven...

After a presence at the latest Toronto International Film Festival, Splice, a Canadian science-fiction film directed by Vincenzo Natali (Cube), will hit Canadian and U.S. theatres on June 4, 2010.

While Splice will be distributed in Canada by E1 Entertainment, it will be distributed in the USA by none other than Warner Bros.

The story - which was penned by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor - follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody), two scientists who wish to conduct an experience bordering on human cloning (something that is illegal). Therefore, they splice together human and animal DNA in order to create a new organism. As a result of that, a creature called Dren is born. This creature came to life as a deformed female infant (Abigail Chu) and it will age quickly to the point of becoming a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera (Delphine Chanéac).

Finally, to...

Below you can checkout the trailer for Splice which just hit youtube and in one word its awesome. The story explores a dark vision of the world of genetic engineering in which two young scientists (Polley and Brody) become superstars by splicing different animal DNA to create fantastical new creatures.

They ignore the legal and ethical boundaries and introduce human DNA into their experiment. The screenplay was written by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor.

Premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Splice, ended up selling to Joel Silver’s Dark Castle label distributed by Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. has already set a June 4, 2010 release date.

This psychological Sci Fi thriller is really twisted and awesome as we know that two young rebellious scientists try to splice together human and animal DNA to create a new organism.

With the modest budget for the film which looks like a Hollywood produced film this is a huge bet by Dark Castle to turn Splice into a Paranormal Activity-like success.

We can expect a trailer to be released very soon but until then don’t miss already released great clip from the Splice

The Sci Fi is directed by Vincenzo Natali, best known for his ventures into the world of science fiction in movies like the cult classic Cube and Cypher.

Vincenzo Natali also wrote the...

[Editor's note: Special thanks to our friend Chase over at Gordon and the Whale for the following reviews]

Splice - Written by Rusty Gordon

Rating: 7.5/10

Writers: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant & Doug Taylor (screenplay), Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant (story) Director: Vincenzo Natali Cast: Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody, Delphine Chanéac

It might be cheap to say that if you enjoy David Cronenberg, you should enjoy Splice (using one man’s art to describe another’s). But there are obvious similarities between Splice and a large body of Cronenberg’s work (if you get the pun, I’m glad that you love Cronenberg too). The big one being a body used to create horror. But in this film, the body was never completely human.

Of course, if Splice was just a straight up rip-off of Cronenberg’s films it wouldn’t work because the two would be too similar. However, Splice director Vincenzo Natali is able to have his own fun while giving a respectful nod to master Cronenberg and his other influences.

On Wednesday the Sundance Film Festival unveiled the films competing in late January 2010. Yesterday they announced the rest of the line-up of independent films vying for attention for industry types and the curious public.

The entire list of 53 films is below, but here are a few that stood out to me from the premieres alone:

Mumblecore directors the Duplass Brothers, have a new, untitled movie starring an unusually high-profile cast compared to their usual improvisational crew. John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and Catherine Keener. Reilly and Keener are actually in two films at the 2010 festival.

The Company Men, starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt about corporate downsizing.

Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds as a man buried alive in a coffin. I’ve read the script and its great. More on that as soon as I can.

The Runaways, the...

The 2010 Sundance Film Festival is just over a month away (January 21-31) and as always, the Midnight screenings are the must-attend events for genre fans. The full lineup for the non-competition Park City at Midnight program was revealed yesterday, and we've got all the gory details below the jump.

Park City At Midnight

Home to horror films and crazy comedies, Black Dynamite, The Blair Witch Project and Saw are among the films that have screened here.

7 Days / Canada (Director: Daniel Grou; Screenwriter: Patrick Senecal)–A doctor seeks revenge by kidnapping, torturing and killing the man who murdered his young daughter. Cast: Rémy Girard, Claude Legault, Fanny Mallette, Martin Dubreuil, Rose-Marie Coallier. World Premiere

Buried / Spain, USA (Director: Rodrigo Cortes; Screenwriter: Chris Sparling)–A U.S. contractor working in Iraq awakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race...

We are 49 days out and counting down to Sundance 2010. Yesterday, we unveiled the list of competition films for the upcoming festival. Today, we have your list of out-of-competition films which include Premieres, Spotlight, New Frontier, and, my personal favorite, Park City at Midnight, which has featured past entries like Black Dynamite, The Descent, and Saw.

Check out next year’s lineup for the out-of-competition films:

Premieres

To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly.

Abel / Mexico, USA (Director: Diego Luna; Screenwriters: Diego Luna and Agusto Mendoza)–A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father’s absence. Cast: Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, Carlos Aragon, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza, Gerardo Ruiz-Esparza. World Premiere

Cane Toads:...

Yesterday we gave you a list of all the films playing in-competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. We now have the list of the films playing out-of-competition and they’re divided up into four categories: Premieres, Next, Spotlight, and Park City at Midnight. Since combining these lists would be a lot to read for just one article, we’ve broken it up to make it easier on your eyes. You’re welcome.

Films in the Spotlight category include Louis C.K.: Hilarious; Rodrigo Garcia’s Mother & Child starring Naomi Watts, Annette Benning, and Kerry Washington; the great-sounding documentary Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks; and Enter the Void, the new film from Gaspar Noé (Irreversible). Films in the Park City at Midnight category include High School starring Adrien Brody; and Buried starring Ryan Reynolds.

Hit the jump to check out synopses for all of the films playing in these categories.

Yesterday we got the list for the films playing in competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and today we get the rest of the films that will be featured and there are quite a few that make 2010 look much stronger based on pedigree alone than I have seen in quite some time. Variety has a big write-up detailing the categories and more on the festival right here, but I am just going to offer up the titles and let you sort it all out.

The titles already in the RopeofSilicon database are linked.

Premieres

All films are from the United States unless otherwise noted Abel (Mexico-u.S.), the directorial debut of actor Diego Luna, written by Luna and Agusto Mendoza, about a peculiar young boy who, as he blurs reality and fantasy, takes over the responsibilities of a family man in his father's absence. With Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi,...

One of the best and most prestigious film festivals of our time has just announced its midnight movie line-up, and it's looking like one of the best to come along in quite some time.

The official selections for Sundance's Park City at Midnight program are as follows:

Frozen

USA (Director and Screenwriter: Adam Green) – Three skiers are mistakenly stranded on a chairlift, forced to make life-or-death choices that prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death. Cast: Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers. World Premiere

Splice

France, Canada (Director: Vincenzo Natali; Screenwriters: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor) – Clive and Elsa are young, brilliant, and ambitious. The new animal species they engineered has made them rebel superstars of the scientific world. In secret, they introduce human DNA into the experiment. Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac, David Hewlett. North American Premiere

7 Days

Canada (Director: Daniel Grou...

In addition to the competition titles which were announced yesterday, Sundance has announced the remainder of their line-up and it includes some titles we’re already familiar with along with a huge number of premieres.

Also on the docket are two new series: Next which showcases low/no budget films and Spotlight which highlights films which festival programmers deem worthy of extra love including Enter the Void (review) and Lourdes (the trailer for which I really liked).

I’m particularly excited to see some of the titles in the New Frontier program but overall, the line-up is an impressive one but the Kristen Stewart fan in me is excited to see her turn as Joan Jett in The Runaways and I think it’s fair to say we’re all dying to see Vincenzo Natali’s hotly anticipated Splice (trailer).

In the Midnight section, Adam Green's Frozen is sounding mighty find,...

Sundance released their slate for 2010. It includes:43 documentaries on the Middle East12 films about friends who 'discover' something33 movies about people you've never heard about1 comedyHopefully the lineup this year is strong but it doesn't look that way compared to last year. Last year we had Push (Precious), that Lil Wayne documentary that never went anywhere, Mystery Team which might make my top ten, Moon, Mike Tyson documentary, Cold Souls. Just so much last January that was excellent. I hope I don't go out therer and freeze my tail off just to see...I don't know, a documentary about a former Pakistani prime minister or something silly like that.Here's the lineup so far: Premieres To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly.

The Sundance Film Festival's competition lineup for 2010, announced Wednesday, might demand that audiences wear their serious caps. But the out-of-competition selections allow programmers and viewers to cut loose a little.

The 53 films that populate this year's Premieres, Next, Spotlight, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier sections run the gamut from the cosmically experimental to the star-studded and silly. There is indeed something for everyone at this year's event, which runs Jan. 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

As usual, Premieres collects work involving the industry's higher-profile talent, none more so than John Wells' feature directorial debut, "The Company Men," which stars Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper. Mexican actor Diego Luna's directorial debut, "Abel," will screen, as will Philip Seymour Hoffman's "Jack Goes Boating."

Michael Winterbottom has the rare distinction of having two films in...

No North American distribution date is available for science fiction thriller Splice yet the picture continues to be shown throughout Europe. Starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley the film has some horrifying undertones as an animal experiment takes on a live of its own. Have a first look at the film below in this movie clip and synopsis.

A short synopsis for Splice here:

"Clive and Elsa are young, brilliant and ambitious. The new animal species they engineered have made them rebel superstars of the scientific world. In secret, they introduce human DNA into the experiment. The result is something that is greater than the sum of its parts: a female animal-human hybrid that may be a step up on the evolutionary ladder. They think they may have created the perfect organisim, until she makes a final shocking metamorphosis that could destroy them ... and the rest of humanity (IMDb)."

Release Date: Unknown.

RottenTomatoes has posted the first clip from “Splice,” the horror thriller executive produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by Vincenzo Natali.

Vincenzo Natali also wrote the script with Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor.

The film stars Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as Clive and Elsa, the superstars of the genetic engineering world. They specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create fantastical new hybrids. The charismatic couple wants to use human DNA in a new hybrid – something that could yield astronomical medical benefits.

The pharmaceutical company that funds their research, however, is more interested in exploiting their earlier triumphs for easier, short-term profit. Clive and Elsa secretly conduct their own experiment. The result is Dren: an amazing creature who exhibits an array of unexpected developments, both physical and intellectual. Dren exceeds their wildest dreams… and, ultimately, their most terrifying nightmare.

“Splice” also stars Delphine Chaneac, David Hewlett and Brandon McGibbon.

Fango got the word that Magnolia Pictures has picked up the U.S. rights to Mutant Chronicles, the grisly sci-fi action-thriller based on the popular role-playing game. The film will be distributed under Magnolia’s genre-centric Magnet banner.

Mutant Chronicles will first appear as a video-on-demand title from Magnolia parent the Wagner/Cuban Company’s Ultra VOD service, premiering Friday, March 27. It’ll then receive limited theatrical release on April 24; as we reported here, the movie will have its broadcast premiere on the Sci Fi Channel later this spring. Dead Of Night’s Simon Hunter directed from a script by Event Horizon’s Philip Eisner, with The Mist’s Thomas Jane (pictured), Hellboy’s Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki and John Malkovich starring. “Mutant Chronicles is a blast,” says Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles. “It’s an action-packed thriller with a dynamite cast and very impressive production values. We’re thrilled to...