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The Shape Of Water DoP Dan Laustsen will shoot the space crew rescue mission.

Gur Benshemesh (Narrated By) will direct sci-fi thriller Breach for Gareth Ellis-Unwin’s Bedlam Productions (The King’s Speech) and Gfm Films, which is launching the project to buyers at the European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin. Shooting will commence this summer in Belgium, in co-production with uMedia.

The film follows a space crew on a 16-year research mission. On board, chief medical officer Sam Limkin uses a floating camera droid to record their expedition. When an alien insect dies on the ship, an accident during the post-mortem releases a tiny airborne pathogen into the ship’s atmosphere – what follows is recorded entirely by the small droid.

Crew include Oscar-nominated DoP Dan Laustsen (The Shape Of Water), VFX producer Tim Field (Ex Machina) and Cliff Wallace (World War Z) who is handling creature effects. Frank Walsh (The Mummy) has consulted as production designer.

“We...

Rogert Eggers’ minimalist horror film The Witch took everyone by surprise when it released in 2016, going on to become one of the year’s very best.

Ditching a lavish budget and CG-laden scares, the genre piece was rooted in the New England wilderness of the 1600s where, after being cast out from the church, a rural farmer set about building a new life on a plot of land for him and his family. But what he didn’t realize is that his newfound home was situated on hallowed ground, evoking the wraith of an ancient, malevolent spirit.

Again, the film was a big hit and now, all eyes are on Eggers to see what he does next. While we heard that he was eyeing a Nosferatu remake, Deadline is reporting tonight that the director’s lining up a project called The Lighthouse, which is apparently a fantasy/horror pic that...

Kung Fury: Earlier this week, we heard that Michael Fassbender will be starring in Kung Fury and now comes word that Arnold Schwarzenegger (Killing Gunther, above) will be joining him in the action comedy. David Sandberg will direct the feature, which is a sequel to his short film, an homage to martial arts and police action thrillers made in the 1980s. Reportedly, Schwarzenegger will play the American president. [THR]   The Lighthouse: Robert Pattinson (Good Time, above) has joined the cast of The Lighthouse. He will play a lead role opposite Willem DaFoe. Robert Eggers (The Witch) will direct; he and Max Eggers wrote the original script, described as "a fantasy horror story set in the world of old seafaring myths." Production will begin in the spring...

Filmmaker Robert Eggers’ terrifying horror film The Witch was one of the most exciting directorial debuts in recent memory, so it’s with great excitement that the first details have started to surface about Eggers’ next project. Rt Features and A24 Films announced that they will be teaming up on Eggers’ new movie The Lighthouse, which is described as a fantasy horror film set in the world of old sea-faring myths. But that’s not the most exciting part—Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe will co-star in the new movie! Details on their characters are under wraps, but …...

The director of The Witch, Robert Eggers, is developing a new fantasy horror movie called The Lighthouse. He already cast Willem Dafoe in the film and now he has added Robert Pattinson to the cast.

There aren't a lot of details on what the movie is about, but we now know that the story is set in the world of sea-faring myths. Seeing what he did with The Witch, I'm extremely excited to see what he does with this next film. The distributor of the film, A24, had this to say in a statement:

“We are beyond excited to be partnering again with Rob Eggers, a true visionary and one of the great filmmakers of his generation. This new script blew us away — it creates a totally unique and ambitious universe and manages to somehow feel scary, suspenseful, wondrous and beautiful all at the same time. We can’t wait...

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Robert Pattinson will be joining Willem Dafoe in the New England set horror, The Lighthouse, the next film from The Witch's Robert Eggers.

At least in the world of indies and 'micro-budget' studio efforts, we’re experiencing something of a horror and thriller renaissance. In the last few years alone, films like It Follows, Get Out, and The Babadook have broken through. And then there's also The Witch, a self-described New England folktale whose passion for historic accuracy (and mythological fidelity) made you believe that goats could speak. It made us wonder what its writer-director Robert Eggers does next. And now we've got the answer.

Eggers has cemented his relationship with indie studio A24 with the upcoming “seafaring” horror, The Lighthouse. And the film has now lured Robert Pattinson to live deliciously on its shores.

As relayed via Deadline, Pattinson has signed on to star alongside...

Production on The Witch follow-up to commence in spring.

Robert Pattinson has joined Willem Dafoe on The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers’ follow-up to The Witch that also reunites Rt Features and A24.

The project is a fantasy horror story set in the world of sea-faring myths and is scheduled to start production this spring.

Robert Eggers and Max Eggers wrote the screenplay, and Rt Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira and Lourenço Sant’ Anna developed the project with Eggers and will produce alongside Parts & Labor’s Jay Van Hoy, and Youree Henley.

A24 acquired worldwide rights and New Regency has joined The Lighthouse as a co-financier.

Eggers said: “I am extremely happy to be working with Rt, A24, and Parts & Labor again. Along with New Regency, they are providing me and my collaborators with the support and freedom to make this film the way it needs to be made. It’s a privilege.”

Teixeira added: “Pattinson is one of the most talented...

Robert Pattinson would like to live deliciously. To prove it, he’s starring alongside Willem Dafoe in “The Witch” writer/director Robert Eggers’ sophomore feature “The Lighthouse,” described as “a fantasy horror story set in the world of old sea-faring myths.” A24 will distribute the film, as it did “The Witch,” in partnership with Rt Features.

“We are beyond excited to be partnering again with Rob Eggers, a true visionary and one of the great filmmakers of his generation,” A24 said in a statement. “This new script blew us away—it creates a totally unique and ambitious universe and manages to somehow feel scary, suspenseful, wondrous, and beautiful all at the same time. We can’t wait to work with Rob and his team, and our partners at Rt Features, Parts & Labor, and New Regency, to help bring this story to life.”

Pattinson has been a staple of the festival...

Exclusive: Rt Features and A24 have firmed their reteam with director Robert Eggers on The Lighthouse, the filmmaker’s follow-up to his sleeper hit The Witch. The new project, a fantasy horror story set in the world of old sea-faring myths, will go into production in the spring. Robert Pattinson, coming off Good Time, joins the project in a lead role alongside Willem Dafoe. The script was written by Robert Eggers and Max Eggers. Rt Features' Rodrigo Teixeira and Lourenço…...

Willem Dafoe is set to star in director Robert Eggers new film project called The Lighthouse. Eggers will write and direct the film which will see Dafoe playing "a character named Old and will take place in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century."

Eggers is the same director who wrote and directed the amazing and critically acclaimed horror thriller The Witch. I thought that movie was incredible, and he has also directed the upcoming remake of Nosferatu, which I hope turns out to be stunning. 

This guy put so much detail and care into crafting The Witch, that I'll be excited about anything that he ends up doing. That how impressed I was with his first movie. You just don't see movies like that made these days! Young filmmakers like him seem rare. 

Willem Dafoe was recently nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in The Florida Project.

Willem Dafoe is a treasure. A frequently terrifying, shapeshifting treasure. The instantly recognizable character actor broke the mold with his Oscar-nominated turn as an amicable motel manager in The Florida Project, but you can’t keep Dafoe away from all things creepy and unpleasant. He’s now set to star in The Lighthouse, the new film from […]

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Two of last year’s greatest supporting actors, The Florida Project‘s Willem Dafoe and Call Me by Your Name‘s Armie Hammer, are turning to the thriller genre for new projects, both from acclaimed up-and-coming directors. First up, Dafoe will lead a new film from Robert Eggers, whose directorial debut The Witch proved to be a break-out success for A24.

The company will team with New Regency to produce the project, titled The Lighthouse, in which Dafoe takes the role of a lighthouse keeper named Old, Deadline reports. Once again a period film for Eggers, this one takes place in 20th century Novia Scotia, but unfortunately not more details are known beyond that, except prepare to be terrified. With the announcement of this film, it sounds like Eggers’ Nosferatu remake is on the backburner.

As for Hammer, he’s joining another Annapurna Pictures film after his memorably evil turn...

Willem Dafoe is set to star in The Lighthouse, a thriller about an aging lighthouse keeper, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

The Witch director Robert Eggers will write and direct the story, which will see Dafoe playing a character named Old and will take place in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Rt Features is set to produce for A24 and New Regency. Rt Features previously helped produce Eggers' critically acclaimed indie The Witch, which was distributed by A24.

Dafoe has been nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award, among other laurels, for his role as...

Exclusive: Willem Dafoe is finalizing his second project since being nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Florida Project. He’s in talks to star in The Lighthouse, an Rt Features-produced thriller that The Witch helmer Robert Eggers wrote and will direct for New Regency and A24. Dafoe will play the role of Old, an aging lighthouse keeper. Set at the start of the 20th century, the film is about lighthouse keepers in Maine. The pic will be shot in Nova…...

From the moment (most of) Team Coulson was sucked through a monolith into the future, we've been waiting to find out what happened to Fitz in the past. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 Episode 5 answered that question in truly awesome fashion.

In short: welcome back, Lance Hunter. We've missed you.

We all knew that poor Fitz wouldn't take the disappearance of all his friends laying down. Curiously, his most out-there theory (abducted by aliens) actually turned out to be true, more or less!

It does beg the question why everyone was so dubious of this particular idea. Aliens are well-known to exist in the McU, after all, and Coulson personally knows high-ranking Asgardians!

Really, though, that's just nitpicking, because I absolutely loved this episode.

The greatest burden rested on the shoulders of Iain De Caestecker as Fitz, and he was simply brilliant throughout, from Fitz's progression...

Exclusive: Three Welsh films head to production in scheme backed by BFI, S4C.

Three Welsh features have been selected for production through Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic scheme, supported by the BFI and broadcaster S4C.

Nuclear is a supernatural thriller and directorial feature debut from writer-director Catherine Linstrum.

Set in a small village under the shadow of a nuclear power station, the film follows a toxic family with a combustible past which must face the ghosts that threaten their future.

Linstrum, whose writing credits include Dreaming of Joseph Lees and California Dreamin’, has co-written the script with David John Newman, while Stella Nwimo will produce. The three had previously collaborated on the short film Things That Fall from the Sky, starring Ophelia Lovibond and Steve Waddington, through BFI Network Wales’ Beacons scheme.

Cadi (previously Gwrach) is a contemporary Welsh-language horror, set in the beautiful but brutal landscape of Snowdonia. The movie will...

The 6th edition of the BAFTA qualifying Carmarthen Bay Film Festival just announced their award winners for their exciting 2017 edition. Highlights included Shadow of the Missing by Jamie Lee Smith and David Campion, The Lighthouse by Chris Crow, By Any Means by Leighton Spence, Red by Branko Tomovic, The Wasting by Carolyn Saunders and Kidnap Me by Ross Aitken and James Browning. The festival had something for everyone with films screened from all over the world. There was comedy, thrillers, SciFi, Drama and Documentaries plus q&a sessions with many of the attending film makers. Rts Wales once again held a special screening and q&a session and BAFTA Cymru was also present during the week.   The 2017 award winners include The Lighthouse for Best Feature...

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The 6th edition of the BAFTA qualifying Carmarthen Bay Film Festival has just kicked off. This year's highlights include Dead Certain by Hendrik Faller, Shadow of the Missing by Jamie Lee Smith and David Campion, The Lighthouse by Chris Crow, By Any Means by Leighton Spence, Red by Branko Tomovic, The Wasting by Carolyn Saunders and Kidnap Me by Ross Aitken and James Browning.   The festival will have something for everyone with films being screened from all over the world. There will be comedy, thrillers, SciFi, Drama and Documentaries plus q&a sessions with many of the attending film makers. Rts Wales will once again be holding a special screening and q&a session and BAFTA Cymru will also be present during the week.   The...

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The 6th edition of the BAFTA qualifying Carmarthen Bay Film Festival will run from May 8-12 this year. Highlights include Dead Certain by Hendrik Faller, Shadow of the Missing by Jamie Lee Smith and David Campion, The Lighthouse by Chris Crow, By Any Means by Leighton Spence, Red by Branko Tomovic, The Wasting by Carolyn Saunders and Kidnap Me by Ross Aitken and James Browning.   The festival will have something for everyone with films being screened from all over the world. There will be comedy, thrillers, SciFi, Drama and Documentaries plus q&a sessions with many of the attending film makers. Rts Wales will once again be holding a special screening and q&a session and BAFTA Cymru will also be present during the week.  ...

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The exciting program for the 6th edition of the BAFTA qualifying Carmarthen Bay Film Festival has just been published. This year's highlights include Dead Certain by Hendrik Faller, Shadow of the Missing by Jamie Lee Smith and David Campion, The Lighthouse by Chris Crow, By Any Means by Leighton Spence, Red by Branko Tomovic, The Wasting by Carolyn Saunders and Kidnap Me by Ross Aitken and James Browning. The festival will run from Monday the 8th to Friday the 12th of May and will have something for everyone with films being screened from all over the world. There will be comedy, thrillers, SciFi, Drama and Documentaries plus q&a sessions with many of the attending film makers. Rts Wales will once again be holding a special...

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Exclusive: Catherine Linstrum and Keri Collins movies shortlisted for development and production scheme.

Ten movie projects have been shortlisted for the Ffilm Cymru Wales/Film Wales’ Cinematic development and production scheme.

This year, nominated features include Nuclear by Cannes award-winning director Catherine Linstrum (California Dreamin’) and Sorted by former Raindance entrant Keri Collins (Convenience).

The programme, for films with budgets up to £300k, is financed in partnership with the BFI and S4C with additional support from Fields Park Entertainment and Warner Music Supervision.

Shortlisted film teams will now receive input from industry professionals including producers Julie Baines (Creep) and Emily Leo (Under the Shadow) as well as director Ben Parker (The Chamber), alongside sales and distribution representatives such as Jezz Vernon, formerly of Metrodome, and Deborah Rowland.

Three selected films will then be made over the next 18 months.

FfCW will invest approximately £180,000 production finance into each of the final three films. As part of...

Stars: Michael Jibson, Mark Lewis Jones, Ian Virgo, Stephen McDade, Joshua Richards, Charles Curran, Jason May, Nathan Sussex, David Lloyd, David Shillitoe | Written by Paul Bryant, Chris Crow, Michael Jibson | Directed by Chris Crow

Horror tends to disturb us much more when it taps into our own personal demons… The Lighthouse is a film based on a true story, the Smalls Island Incident of 1801, showing how our own demons can actually be the scariest of them all!

Thomas Howell (Michael Jibson) and Thomas Griffiths (Mark Lewis Jones) are posted at the Smalls Island Lighthouse, with the job of ‘keeping the light’ to protect sailors from the islands rock. The temperamental nature of the weather on the Irish Sea leads to the two becoming stranded 25 miles from land in the Lighthouse and as their supplies start to run out, their grip on reality begins to fail.

While based on a true story,...

I love horror films that are set in the past, before mobile phones, internet, even before cars; the more isolated, the better, without the distraction of modern life interrupting what makes us truly afraid. When all you have is other humans and nature and the thin line that separates you from violence and insanity. Such seems to be the case with The Lighthouse, a new feature film directed by Chris Crow (Devil's Bridge, Panic Button) and produced by David Lloyd (Devil's Bridge). Starring Michael Jibson (Les Miserables, The Riot Club) and Mark Lewis Jones (Troy, Master and Commander), it tells the true story of the Smalls Island incident of 1801, off the coast of Wales. Quite macabre, and all the more sinister for being plucked...

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Soda to distribute psychological thriller starring Michael Jibson and Mark Lewis Jones.

Production has commenced on The Lighthouse, a psychological thriller from writer/director Chris Crow (Panic Button).

The Lighthouse tells the story of two men trapped in an isolated lighthouse cut off from the outside world. As the storms rage and relief seems impossible a terrible tragedy befalls one of the keepers leaving the survivor fighting to stay sane in a nightmarish situation.

The story is based on the ‘Smalls Island incident of 1801’, one of the most infamous episodes in Welsh maritime history.

Michael Jibson (The Riot Club), the script’s co-writer, will star alongside Mark Lewis Jones (Stella).

Soda Pictures have distribution for the UK and Ireland.

It marks the second film to go in to production from Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic, an emerging talent scheme devised and developed in partnership with the BFI Film Fund, BBC Films, Creative Skillset...