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The initiative will award the winning writer £5,000, and help them obtain an agent.

Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters’ Matriarch Productions is teaming up with Phil Temple’s Studiocanal-backed Birdie Pictures on Grass Routes, a competition for TV writers from “socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds”.

The programme aims to help those writers “kickstart their careers and gain proper access to the TV industry.”

The winner of the annual competition will receive a £5,000 prize, with Matriarch and Birdie paying a further amount to option the script. The writer will then develop their project with the two companies before pitching it to buyers.

Matriarch and...

The initiative will award the winning writer £5,000, and help them obtain an agent.

Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters’ Matriarch Productions is teaming up with Phil Temple’s Birdie Pictures on Grass Routes, a competition for TV writers from “socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds”.

The UK programme aims to help those writers “kickstart their careers and gain proper access to the TV industry.”

The winner of the annual competition will receive a £5,000 prize, with Matriarch and Birdie paying a further amount to option the script. The writer will then develop their project with the two companies before pitching it to buyers.

Matriarch and...

Franchise

Img will be the exclusive publishing agent for the hit mobile game franchise Angry Birds, expanding its existing global licensing representation agreement with the brand’s parent company Rovio Entertainment.

This is the first time the Angry Birds brand’s consumer products and location-based entertainment licensing and publishing rights will be consolidated under one global agency. Img will seek to expand the franchise’s current publishing program, which includes regional deals with Penguin Children’s Puffin and Nordic publishing house Storytel, with new global and regional deals for books, comic books, audiobooks and activity books featuring the brand’s characters.

Img and Rovio Entertainment’s existing partnership has seen the franchise grow to a children’s sports and lifestyle collection with Venum, plush toys with Mighty Mojo, apparel with Four Seasons and a children’s headphone line with Powerlocus. Ahead of Angry Birds’ 15th anniversary in 2024, the two companies...

Exclusive: StudioCanal has confirmed that it is back in the UK acquisitions game by taking a “significant” stake in a production outfit founded by The Last Kingdom producer Phil Temple.

The French production group has acquired an undisclosed holding in Birdie Pictures, which was established by former Kudos executive producer Temple in late 2022.

Birdie Pictures is already developing the Sunday Times bestseller, The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels, into a television series.

Janice Hallett’s book centers on true-crime writer Amanda Bailey’s quest to interview a teenager who was deemed to be the anti-Christ when she was a baby by a dangerous cult, known as the Alperton Angels.

Temple’s most recent project for Kudos was This Town, the BBC1 ska music drama created by Steven Knight and starring Downton Abbey‘s Michelle Dockery.

His previous credits include Sky comedy-drama Code 404, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man, and The Last Kingdom,...

Appointments

Sweden-based Embracer Group, the new owners of Middle Earth Enterprises – the holding company that owns “The Lord of the Rings” among other J.R.R. Tolkien titles – has appointed Careen Yapp to the newly created position of chief strategic partnerships officer. Yapp will serve as part of the group executive management team that also includes Lars Wingefors, CEO, Johan Ekström, CFO and deputy CEO and Ian Gulam, chief of staff, legal and governance.

Yapp will be responsible for aligning strategic group partnership objectives with each operative group to drive group-wide results and work together with the executive management team and the operative groups to shape group partnerships, lead business development at group level as well as drive business synergies and collaborations across the group.

Yapp joins Embracer Group from Google Stadia where she led the strategic direction and pursuit of global content partnerships for Stadia and entry point partnerships for Immersive Stream for Games.

eOne Making TV Adaptation Of Janice Hallet’s ‘The Twyford Code’

eOne is prepping an adaptation of Janice Hallett’s The Twyford Code – the first fruits of the studio’s deal with BAFTA-winning writer-director Paul Andrew Williams. The book is written via automatic transcriptions of recordings made by a former prisoner determined to discover what happened to his teacher. eOne will co-produce with former Sky Studios drama boss Cameron Roach’s Rope Ladder Fiction, with Williams directing and eOne handling global rights. “Janice Hallett’s ingenious second novel has rightly gained a fanbase of epic proportions,” said Sharon Hughff, eOne’s Creative Director, Scripted Television, UK. Deadline revealed eOne’s deal with Williams last year and the Broadchurch director is forging scripted TV shows for all platforms.

Gary Neville Takes ‘The Overlap On Tour’ For Sky Max

English footballer turned pundit Gary Neville is taking his YouTube series The Overlap...

Directed by: Carl Tibbets

Written by: Carl Tibbets and Janice Hallett

Cast: Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton, Jamie Bell

Movies are a powerful medium, capable manipulating our emotions even as they entertain. Each genre of film has its own power: Comedies make us happy (ha ha!), dramas make us sad (boo hoo!), action flicks electrify us (oh wow!). But thrillers force us to ponder the question "What would you do if this terrible improbable thing happened?" (oh crap!). Thanks, thrillers.

Retreat, writer/director Carl Tibbets' skittish new thriller, asks, "What would you do if a suspicious stranger told you, persuasively, that a pandemic had wiped out humanity and your only hope for survival was to do everything he says?"

Following a personal tragedy, Martin (Cillian Murphy) and Kate (Thandie Newton) travel to an isolated island for a vacation, hoping to recapture happier times and mend their marriage, which is troubled by guilt and recriminations.

Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton, and Jamie Bell star in Retreat, which was released on DVD today from Sony Home Pictures Entertainment. We have a trailer and 4 clips from the film for you to watch:

“In the tradition of Dead Calm and A Perfect Getaway comes the terrifying psychological thriller Retreat, debuting on DVD and Digital February 21st from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Golden Globe® nominee Cillian Murphy (Inception, The Dark Knight), Thandie Newton (2012, RocknRolla, upcoming Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds) and Jamie Bell (The Adventures of Tintin, The Eagle) are the only inhabitants of a remote island off the coast of Scotland when a deadly virus infects Europe and cuts them off from civilization. As they fight for survival, it becomes clear the virus is not the only thing they need to be concerned about. Bonus materials include the behind-the-scenes featurette “The Making of Retreat” and a photo gallery. The...

by Marcey Papandrea, MoreHorror.com

I have to be honest; Retreat is not an easy film to review. The reason being is that this is a film best seen with as little prior knowledge as possible and it is rather difficult to discuss and review the film while remaining as spoiler free as possible. I shall do my best to not reveal much in terms of the plot, but you best just go check this film out, because it is a damn good one.

Retreat comes from co-writer/director Carl Tibbetts, this is his debut and I have to say for a debut this man knows his stuff! Usually you can tell when a film is someone’s first behind the camera, but not here. The film felt like it came from a seasoned veteran and that really speaks volumes in terms of Tibbetts talents and what he crafted here.

by MoreHorror.com

Retreat boasts a top caliber cast and is now heading to a DVD release. The film releases from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on February 21st, 2012. Check out the official details below.

From the official release:

In the tradition of Dead Calm and A Perfect Getaway comes the terrifying psychological thriller Retreat, debuting on DVD and Digital February 21st from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Golden Globe® nominee Cillian Murphy (Inception, The Dark Knight), Thandie Newton (2012, RocknRolla, upcoming Tyler Perry.s Good Deeds) and Jamie Bell (The Adventures of Tintin, The Eagle) are the only inhabitants of a remote island off the coast of Scotland when a deadly virus infects Europe and cuts them off from civilization. As they fight for survival, it becomes clear the virus is not the only thing they need to be concerned about. Bonus materials include the behind-the-scenes featurette .The Making of Retreat. and a photo gallery.

Director: Carl Tibbetts.

Writers: Carl Tibbetts and Janice Hallett.

Retreat is a misnomer; this is a vacation from hell! Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell star in this film from first time director Carl Tibbetts. How did he get such a great cast on his first film? This holiday involves murder, infection and marital strife. Throw in a recent miscarriage and you have a grumpy time all round. Luckily there are some soft moments early, with the action begining in first third of the film. Released October 21st, Retreat is a psychological thriller that plays with the truth and viewers' perceptions of reality.

Kate (Newton) and Martin (Murphy) are dropped off at an isolated island for some soul searching and relationship mending. Kate is withdrawn, while Martin is oblivious to the issues at hand. Then, their quiet retreat is invaded by a private of the United Kingdom army. He is cut and bruised.

Filmmakers have continued to push boundaries and find new innovative ways to elicit the emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers. Since Alfred Hitchcock directors strived to provoke viewer’s nightmares, hidden fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Although a good deal of it is about the supernatural, others have focused more on a plot about morbidity, serial killers, a disease/virus outbreak, surrealism and more. This year we see vampires, outbreaks, poltergeists, aliens, zombies, and psychological horror/character studies featured on our list.

What is considered to be a horror film has varied from decade to decade. These days, the term “horror” is applied to films which display more explicit gore, jump scenes/scares or supernatural content whereas early horror movies were largely based on classic literature of the gothic/horror genre, such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight, 28 Days Later), Thandie Newton (2012, Crash) and Jamie Bell (The Adventures of Tintin, The Eagle) star in the nail-biting psychological thriller Retreat, which is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on October 17th courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. We have three copies of the Blu-ray to give away to our readers.

Retreat is a tense psychological thriller portraying one couple’s desperate attempt to rekindle their love despite tremendous grief and an unimaginable fear bearing down upon them. In Retreat there’s no room for error and no getting away!

Taking an isolated break on an uninhabited island Martin (Murphy) and Kate (Newton) are about to find that their island retreat is about to become a stone prison of unimaginable terror. When a blood soaked stranger (Bell), stumbles through their door with an apocalyptic story of a virus sweeping across Europe decimating all in its path,...

To mark the release of Retreat on DVD and Blu-ray 17th October, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have given us three copies of the movie to give away on Blu-ray. The movie stars Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight, 28 Days Later), Thandie Newton (2012, Crash) and Jamie Bell (The Adventures of Tintin, The Eagle) and is directed by Carl Tibbetts..

Taking an isolated break on an uninhabited island Martin (Murphy) and Kate (Newton) are about to find that their island retreat is about to become a stone prison of unimaginable terror. When a blood soaked stranger (Bell), stumbles through their door with an apocalyptic story of a virus sweeping across Europe decimating all in its path, their lives are turned upside down as they face the end of everything they know. Using all means necessary, they must fight to escape the approaching threat. But escape is only the beginning of their terrifying fight for survival…...

Idyllic, isolated getaways never turn out well for anyone when it comes to the horror/thriller genres, a fact that once again rears its ugly head in Carl Tibbetts’ Retreat. Now you, too, can catch a look at this latest star-studded offering, as courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment we have three Blu-ray copies of the film to give away! Get in!

Synopsis:

Taking an isolated break on an uninhabited island, Martin (Cillian Murphy) and Kate (Thandie Newton) are about to find that their island retreat has become a stone prison of unimaginable terror. When a blood-soaked stranger, Jack (Jamie Bell), stumbles through their door with an apocalyptic story of a virus sweeping across Europe, decimating all in its path, their lives are turned upside down as they face the end of everything they know. Using all means necessary, they must fight to escape the approaching threat. But escape is...

Trailer for Retreat, starring Jamie Bell, Thandie Newton and Cillian Murphy. Thriller dorected by Carl Tibbetts. Samuel Goldwyn Films releases their thriller into limited theaters on October 21st. Tibbetts helms from a script he wrote alongside Janice Hallett. The story tells of Kate and Martin who escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a Man is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe. But is this mysterious stranger who he says he is and can he be trusted?...

Trailer for Retreat, starring Jamie Bell, Thandie Newton and Cillian Murphy. Thriller dorected by Carl Tibbetts. Samuel Goldwyn Films releases their thriller into limited theaters on October 21st. Tibbetts helms from a script he wrote alongside Janice Hallett. The story tells of Kate and Martin who escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a Man is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe. But is this mysterious stranger who he says he is and can he be trusted?...

Fantastic Fest is one of the best film festivals in the states and the largest in the Us. Held in Austin Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse, the event screens nothing but the best in genre films. Sound On Sight contributors Emmett Duff and I will be in attendance to bring the best coverage we can possibly whip up. With the Toronto International Film Festival just ending, we are back in full swing and our coverage starts now. Here is a preview of some of the high profile films on display this year.

Here is a list of films our staff as already seen. He titles highlighted in red are must sees. We highly recommend not missing them.

1- A Lonely Place to Die – **** stars

Written by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey

Directed by Julian Gilbey

UK, 2011

A rare thriller that actually contains thrills, UK export A Lonely Place to Die...

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

The upcoming horror/thriller Retreat is set to hit theaters on October 21. We've got the new official trailer for you to watch under the synopsis below. This one looks doesn't appear to have the kind of gore that some horror freaks enjoy, but it seems to have quite a bit of horror elements to it. Check out the trailer and see what you think.

Retreat Synopsis:

Kate and Martin escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a Man is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe. But is this mysterious stranger who he says he is and can he be trusted?

Release Date: October 21, 2011

Directed by: Carl Tibbetts

Written by: Carl Tibbetts and Janice Hallett

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell and Thandie Newton

Rating: R...

New trailer, images, and a fresh poster for Carl Tibbetts’ end-of-the-world thriller “Retreat”. Or, more precisely, possibly end-of-the-world thriller, as there seems to be plenty of doubt about the worthiness of Jamie Bell’s character in the film. He could just be a psycho with a gun, as it turns out. Or not. I suppose that’ll be one of the film’s big reveals — whether he’s telling the truth or not. We shall see. The film also co-stars Cillian Murphy and Thandie Newton, and is, for all intents and purposes, a 3-person movie. Kate and Martin escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a Man is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe. The film is the directorial debut of Carl Tibbetts, who also co-writes the script with Janice Hallett.

Retreat

Directed by Carl Tibbetts

Written by Janice Hallett & Carl Tibbetts

UK, 2011

Retreat might not be a perfect film, but it is a well-constructed and closely observed claustrophobic thriller that continually teases its audience to uncover the truth behind all the madness. Both psychologically frightening and maddening to the senses, Retreat is a promising debut for former visual artist and now writer-director Carl Tibbetts.

Tibbetts makes a wise decision in keeping his cast small and restricting his locale to one setting for his first independent feature-length film – allowing for a clever, compacted and well-crafted three-character piece. It would be a shame to disclose too many plot details for a film brimming with so many plot twists while working on what is essentially a simple premise, In short, Retreat is an exercise in audience manipulation. As seen in the trailer, a married couple escape from personal tragedy to a familiar island getaway.

Carl Tibbets might be a green director but he must be doing something right because the script for Retreat, which he co-wrote with Janice Hallett, attracted the talents of Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell.

Martin (Murphy) and Kate (Newton), are headed to a remote island to spend some time together and try to piece their relationship back together after a family tragedy (ah, Eden. I'm having flashbacks to Antichrist (review)) but their time of peaceful reconnection comes to an abrupt end with the unexpected arrival of a man (Bell) who washes up on shore. He tells them that an airborne disease is spreading through Europe killing everyone in its wake. Martin believes him, Kate keeps crying she wants to go home and the mysterious man starts causing all sorts of trouble.

So you've got the potential end of the world, Jamie Bell playing a crazy man (yes!) and...

Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer constantly justify our hatred with a slew of awful spoofs movies: Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, Disaster Movie, and last year's Vampires Suck.  But darn it if I didn't chuckle at the title of their latest, The Biggest Movie of All Time 3D.  It will still be awful, of course.  According to Variety, Icon Entertainment will grant The Biggest Movie the opportunity for global atrocity with a deal for the worldwide sales rights secured at the Cannes Film Festival.  Peter Safran (Buried) will produce. In more promising acquisition news, Variety reports Sony Pictures Worldwide has picked up the North American rights to the thriller Retreat, led by Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton, and Jamie Bell.  Hit the jump for more on Retreat. Variety provides the synopsis for Retreat: Murphy and Newton head to a remote island cottage to rebuild their frail marriage. When...

The apocalypse continues and this time it is an "airborne virus" that is bringing death (Quiet). This is part of the premise for first time director Carl Tibbett's Retreat. This film is currently in production in Wales (Quiet) and at the American Film Market. A showing date has not been announced for the film at the Afm, but here is the first poster.

The poster art shows actors Thandie Newton, Cillian Murphy and Jamie Bell above a lonely, isolated shack. This refuge is the only protection for characters Kate, Martin and a mysterious soldier, as a deadly virus reduces the mainland population to nothing.

A partial synopsis for the Retreat is here:

"A husband and wife rent a remote island cottage while trying to repair their marriage. One day they find a biohazard-suited soldier washed up on the beach, who warns them that everybody on the mainland has been killed...

Irish production company Ripple World Pictures began shooting this week in Wales on the British psychological thriller 'Retreat' starring Cillian Murphy (Inception, Perrier's Bounty, The Dark Knight), Thandie Newton (2012, RocknRolla, Crash) and Jamie Bell (Defiance, Jumper, Billy Elliot) in co-production with the UK's Magnet Films. 'Retreat' is the debut feature of British director Carl Tibbetts who co-wrote the screenplay with Janice Hallett. Gary Sinyor (Leon the Pig Farmer) of Magnet Films is producing the feature with Dominic Wright (Lapland Odyssey) and Jacqueline Kerrin (Parked) of Ripple Exec Producing alongside David Frost and Michael Rosenberg (In Your Dreams) also of Magnet Films. Sony Entertainment have UK, Irish and German rights. Quickfire Films and Sc Films are handling international sales.

Jamie Bell has joined the cast of the British new psychological thriller "Retreat" for Magnet Films reports Deadline.

Cillian Murphy and Thandie Newton will play an estranged couple who head to a remote island getaway in an effort to rebuild their relationship. It's likely Bell is replacing the previously attached David Tennant as a dying military officer who arrives on their doorstep with news of a viral pandemic killing millions on the mainland.

Carl Tibbetts will direct from a script he co-wrote with Janice Hallett, while Gary Sinyor will produce. Shooting is scheduled to kick off next month in Wales.

Jamie Bell is climbing onto Carl Tibbett's "Retreat", joining up on the cast that includes Thandie Newton, David Tennant and Cillian Murphy. The Tibbetts and Janice Hallett written thriller focuses on a couple vacationing on a remote island as they try to repair their marriage. When they find a soldier washed up on the beach in a biohazard suit, they discover everyone else has been killed by an airborne virus. Principal photography is set to begin next month in Wales with a supposed 2011 release date locked in from Magnet Films. All right, so Jamie Bell didn't end up being our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, but despite that his career's on the constant up-and-up. He'll be in theaters alongside Channing Tatum in the period drama "The Eagle" on February 25th, 2011. He'll also be in the lead role in Steven Spielberg's highly anticipated "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" this December 23rd,...

Jamie Bell signs on for Retreat Actor Jamie Bell has just joined the cast of the new Carl Tibbetts film The Retreat, according to Deadline Hollywood.

Bell joins a cast that already includes Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and David Tennant. We reported just a few weeks ago that Murphy had replaced Jason Isaacs in the film.

Carl Tibbetts will make his directorial debut on the film, from a script he co-wrote with Janice Hallett. The story revolves around a married couple (Murphy and Newton) who head to a remote island to work out their marital issues where they find a military man (Tennant) who tells them that everyone on the mainland had been killed by an airborne virus. It wasn't clear what role Bell would play in the film.

Filming is said to start next month in Wales.

The Retreat comes to theaters in 2011 and stars Cillian Murphy, David Tennant,...

Cillian Murphy will replace Jason Isaacs on the the new psychological thriller "Retreat" for Magnet Films reports Deadline New York.

Murphy and Thandie Newton will play an estranged couple who head to a remote island getaway in an effort to rebuild their relationship. David Tennant plays a dying military officer who arrives on their doorstep with news of a viral pandemic killing millions on the mainland.

Carl Tibbetts will direct from a script he co-wrote with Janice Hallett, while Gary Sinyor will produce. Shooting was scheduled to kick off earlier this Summer in Canada, no word on a new date as yet.

Cillian Murphy set for Retreat We reported back in February that a trio of actors were signing onto a new British film and it seems one actor has left the project to be replaced by another. Deadline New York is reporting that Cillian Murphy has signed onto the new film Retreat.

Our earlier report indicated that Jason Isaacs and Thandie Newton would portray a husband and wife who are terrorized by a military man (David Tennant). This new story reveals that Murphy will be portraying Newton's husband.

The story follows the couple, as they get away to an island cottage, set on repairing their marriage, when Tennant's character comes along, telling them that everyone on the mainland was killed by a new airborne virus.

Carl Tibbetts is directing the film from a script he co-wrote with Janice Hallett. No production schedule for the film was released.

Retreat comes to theaters in 2011 and stars Cillian Murphy,...

Former Doctor Who star David Tennant is to star opposite Jason Isaacs and Thandie Newton in the psychological thriller Retreat.

The Magent Films production centres on a holidaying couple (played by Isaacs and Newton), according to Screen Daily. They discover a half-dead man (Tennant) on their doorstep who tells them a deadly virus is killing people on the mainland.

Magnet producer Gary Sinyor said: "It reminded me of Dead Calm when I first read it. Only better.

"It's got a similar sexual tension but the battle of wits between the characters and plot twists are constantly surprising. We're delighted to have secured three of the UK's most powerful actors."

Carl Tibbetts, who co-wrote the project with Janice Hallett, will make his directing debut on the movie. Filming will take place in Canada in May.

David Tennant, Thandie Newton and Jason Isaacs have joined the cast of the psychological thriller "Retreat" for Magnet Films says Screen Daily.

Newton and Isaacs play an estranged couple who head to a remote island getaway in an effort to rebuild their relationship. Tennant plays a dying military officer who arrives on their doorstep with news of a viral pandemic killing millions on the mainland.

Producer Gary Sinyor likens the film to "Dead Calm" with its three sole cast members, remote locale, sexual tension and psychological battle of wits.

Carl Tibbetts will direct from a script he co-wrote with Janice Hallett. Shooting kicks off this May in Canada.

Fresh off the recent star-studded BAFTA awards night in the United Kingdom, an impressive trio of British actors have assembled as ScreenDaily reports that Thandie Newton, Jason Isaacs and David Tennant have signed on to star in the psychological thriller Retreat. Produced by UK's Magnet Films and directed by freshman filmmaker Carl Tibbetts, the story revolves around a couple (Newton & Isaacs) who are seeking to rebuild their relationship by taking time out on a remote island until suddenly a military man (Tennant) shows up on their doorstep half-dead telling them there is a lethal virus killing millions on the mainland. Tibbetts also wrote the script with Janice Hallett and will begin shooting in May in Canada. Magnet Films' Gary Sinyor couldn't be happier about the thriller they have: "It reminded me of Dead Calm when I first read it. Only better. It's got a similar sexual tension but the...

Thandie Newton joins Jason Isaacs and David Tenant for Retreat It seems that a new director has landed a talented trio of actors for his new film. According to Screen Daily, Thandie Newton, Jason Issacs and David Tenant have all signed on for Retreat.

The film will center on a troubled couple (Newton and Issacs) who take some time off on a remote island to try and heal their relationship. The trip takes a nasty turn when a sickly military man (Tenant) appears at their doorstep and tells them that a virus is claiming the lives of millions back on the mainland.

Tibbetts will direct from a script he co-wrote with Janice Hallett, and production was said to begin this May in Canada.

According to Screen Daily, Thandie Newton, Jason Isaacs and David Tennant will star in Magnet Films’ upcoming thriller Retreat. Newton and Isaacs will play a troubled couple who go on a retreat to an island only to discover a dying soldier (Tennant) who tells them that a deadly virus has begun killing people back on the mainland. Carl Tibbetts will direct based on a script he co-wrote with Janice Hallett. The film will be Tibbetts’ directorial debut as well as Magnet Films’ first thriller, and it sounds awesome. Producer Gary Sinyor compared it to Dead Calm, only better, which is high praise indeed. Shooting is set to begin this May in Canada.

Thandie Newton, Jason Isaacs and David Tennant will star in Magnet Films' psychological thriller Retreat , reports Screen Daily . The film, to be directed by newcomer Carl Tibbetts, follows a couple (played by Newton and Isaacs) who are seeking to rebuild their relationship by taking time out on a remote island but their peace is shattered when they find a man in military uniform (Tennant) half-dead on their doorstep who tells them there is a lethal virus killing millions on the mainland. Tibbetts co-wrote the script with Janice Hallett. Filming will begin in May in Canada.