Lee Tamahori’s historical action epic The Convert has been acquired for distribution in multiple territories, including Magnolia Pictures in North America for a July 12 release date.
The film world premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, and stars Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha, Jacqueline McKenzie and Lawrence Makoare.
UK sales outfit Mister Smith Entertainment has also closed deals with Germany’s Capelight Pictures, Spain’s Divisa Red, WW for Benelux, Front Row Entertainment in the Middle East, Monolith Films for Poland, Arna Media for Cis and the Baltic States, Blitz for Ex-Yugoslavia, Ascot Elite for Switzerland, The Film Group for Greece and Cyprus,...
The film world premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, and stars Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha, Jacqueline McKenzie and Lawrence Makoare.
UK sales outfit Mister Smith Entertainment has also closed deals with Germany’s Capelight Pictures, Spain’s Divisa Red, WW for Benelux, Front Row Entertainment in the Middle East, Monolith Films for Poland, Arna Media for Cis and the Baltic States, Blitz for Ex-Yugoslavia, Ascot Elite for Switzerland, The Film Group for Greece and Cyprus,...
- 5/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
Cliff Curtis has been cast in a recurring role in Jason Momoa’s upcoming Apple series “Chief of War.”
Per the official logline, the nine-episode series “follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view.”
Momoa stars in the series, with other cast members besides Curtis being Luciane Buchanan, Temuera Morrison, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, newcomer Kaina Makua, Moses Goods, Siua Ikale’o, Brandon Finn, James Udom, Native Hawaiian actress Mainei Kinimaka, and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
Curtis will appear as Keōua, the cousin of Kamehameha (Kaina Makua) who believes himself to be the rightful leader of Hawai’i.
Curtis most recently appeared in the blockbuster film “Avatar: The Way of Water” as Tonowari. He is also known for roles in films like “Training Day,” “Once Were Warriors,” “Sunshine,” and “Whale Rider.” In television, he previously starred in the AMC series “Fear the Walking Dead...
Per the official logline, the nine-episode series “follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view.”
Momoa stars in the series, with other cast members besides Curtis being Luciane Buchanan, Temuera Morrison, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, newcomer Kaina Makua, Moses Goods, Siua Ikale’o, Brandon Finn, James Udom, Native Hawaiian actress Mainei Kinimaka, and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
Curtis will appear as Keōua, the cousin of Kamehameha (Kaina Makua) who believes himself to be the rightful leader of Hawai’i.
Curtis most recently appeared in the blockbuster film “Avatar: The Way of Water” as Tonowari. He is also known for roles in films like “Training Day,” “Once Were Warriors,” “Sunshine,” and “Whale Rider.” In television, he previously starred in the AMC series “Fear the Walking Dead...
- 2/3/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Cliff Curtis is set for a key recurring role in Chief of War, Apple TV+’s upcoming series starring, written and executive produced by Jason Momoa.
Created by Momoa and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, the nine-episode Chief of War follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view.
Curtis will play Keōua, the cousin of Kamehameha (played by newcomer Kaina Makua), and believes himself to be the rightful leader of Hawai’i.
In addition to Momoa, “Chief of War” stars Luciane Buchanan, Temuera Morrison, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, newcomer Kaina Makua, Moses Goods, Siua Ikale’o, Brandon Finn, James Udom, Native Hawaiian actress Mainei Kinimaka, and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
Chief of War is produced by Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) and Chernin Entertainment. The nine-episode series is executive produced by Momoa, Francis Lawrence, Pa’a Sibbett,...
Created by Momoa and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, the nine-episode Chief of War follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view.
Curtis will play Keōua, the cousin of Kamehameha (played by newcomer Kaina Makua), and believes himself to be the rightful leader of Hawai’i.
In addition to Momoa, “Chief of War” stars Luciane Buchanan, Temuera Morrison, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, newcomer Kaina Makua, Moses Goods, Siua Ikale’o, Brandon Finn, James Udom, Native Hawaiian actress Mainei Kinimaka, and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
Chief of War is produced by Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) and Chernin Entertainment. The nine-episode series is executive produced by Momoa, Francis Lawrence, Pa’a Sibbett,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Apple TV+ has rounded out the ensemble cast of Chief of War, its upcoming series starring, written and executive produced by Jason Momoa. Te Ao o Hinepehinga (Breakwater), newcomer Kaina Makua, Moses Goods (NCIS: Hawai’i), Siua Ikale’o (NCIS: Hawai’i), Brandon Finn (Three Women), James Udom (The Sandman) Mainei Kinimaka (See) and Te Kohe Tuhaka (The Convert) are set as series regulars in the drama from Fifth Season and Chernin Entertainment. In addition to Momoa, they join previously announced series regulars Luciane Buchanan and Temuera Morrison.
Related: 2022 Apple TV+ Pilots & Series Orders
Created by Momoa and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, the nine-episode Chief of War follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view.
Hinepehinga portrays Kupuohi, the wife of Ka’iana (Momoa). Makua is Kamehameha, the prophesied king who is destined to unite the warring kingdoms of the Hawaiian Islands.
Related: 2022 Apple TV+ Pilots & Series Orders
Created by Momoa and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, the nine-episode Chief of War follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view.
Hinepehinga portrays Kupuohi, the wife of Ka’iana (Momoa). Makua is Kamehameha, the prophesied king who is destined to unite the warring kingdoms of the Hawaiian Islands.
- 11/17/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Guy Pearce and Te Kohe Tuhaka lead the cast of “The Convert,” an epic New Zealand-set action drama film being directed by Lee Tamahori. Mister Smith Entertainment is representing sales rights and will launch the project at the Cannes film market.
The story sees Pearce portray a lay preacher who arrives at a British settlement in 1830s New Zealand. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes. The script was written by Shane Danielsen (“Errors of the Human Body”) and Tamahori, after originating from a screen story by Michael Bennet (“Matariki”).
The producers on the film are Robin Scholes, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Andrew Mason and Troy Lum.
“The Convert” is an official New Zealand Australia co-production, between Auckland based Jump Film & Television and Sydney based Brouhaha Entertainment. Film...
The story sees Pearce portray a lay preacher who arrives at a British settlement in 1830s New Zealand. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes. The script was written by Shane Danielsen (“Errors of the Human Body”) and Tamahori, after originating from a screen story by Michael Bennet (“Matariki”).
The producers on the film are Robin Scholes, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Andrew Mason and Troy Lum.
“The Convert” is an official New Zealand Australia co-production, between Auckland based Jump Film & Television and Sydney based Brouhaha Entertainment. Film...
- 5/6/2022
- by Patrick Frater and K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Guy Pearce is to play the lead in epic action feature The Convert from Die Another Day director Lee Tamahori.
Mister Smith Entertainment will launch global sales at Cannes later this month on the feature, which is set in early 19th century New Zealand and kicks off principal photography in September.
The King’s Speech and Mare of Easttown star Pearce will play Thomas Munro, a lay preacher who arrives at a British settlement in 1830s New Zealand. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Māori tribes.
Tamahori said it has been “20 years since Guy Pearce and I talked about working together.”
He added: “Guy is a brilliant actor and to have him onboard will allow me to sleep easy at night, for I know he will inhabit the...
Mister Smith Entertainment will launch global sales at Cannes later this month on the feature, which is set in early 19th century New Zealand and kicks off principal photography in September.
The King’s Speech and Mare of Easttown star Pearce will play Thomas Munro, a lay preacher who arrives at a British settlement in 1830s New Zealand. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Māori tribes.
Tamahori said it has been “20 years since Guy Pearce and I talked about working together.”
He added: “Guy is a brilliant actor and to have him onboard will allow me to sleep easy at night, for I know he will inhabit the...
- 5/6/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The action feature is set in 1830s New Zealand.
Guy Pearce has signed to star in Lee Tamahori’s The Convert which UK sales outfit Mister Smith Entertainment will introduce to international buyers at Cannes this month.
The action feature will shoot later this year.
It is co-produced by Auckland-based Jump Film & Television and Australia’s Brouhaha Entertainment. It follows a lay preacher who arrives at a British settlement in 1830s New Zealand where his violent past is drawn into question and his faith is put to the test when he’s caught in the middle of a war between Māori tribes.
Guy Pearce has signed to star in Lee Tamahori’s The Convert which UK sales outfit Mister Smith Entertainment will introduce to international buyers at Cannes this month.
The action feature will shoot later this year.
It is co-produced by Auckland-based Jump Film & Television and Australia’s Brouhaha Entertainment. It follows a lay preacher who arrives at a British settlement in 1830s New Zealand where his violent past is drawn into question and his faith is put to the test when he’s caught in the middle of a war between Māori tribes.
- 5/6/2022
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
Hopscotch Features’ Troy Lum and Andrew Mason have joined forces with UK producer Gabrielle Tana to form a new production house, Brouhaha Entertainment.
The company combines their respective slates, with upcoming projects including Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand, starring Michelle Williams; Kate Dennis’ All That I Am, based on the novel by Anna Funder; Lee Tamahori’s The Convert; Richard E. Grant’s Majesty and Patrick Dickinson’s Cottontail.
To be based across Sydney and London, the company has received investment via the Calculus Creative Content Eis Fund, which was launched in June 2019 in association with the British Film Institute (BFI).
The fund aims to support the growth of dynamic and ambitious UK companies, and has also backed the likes of Wonderhood Studios, Raindog Films, Maze Theory and Maven Screen Media.
Tana is the producer of the Oscar-nominated Philomena, The Invisible Woman and most recently, Netflix’s The Dig, from Australian director Simon Stone.
The company combines their respective slates, with upcoming projects including Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand, starring Michelle Williams; Kate Dennis’ All That I Am, based on the novel by Anna Funder; Lee Tamahori’s The Convert; Richard E. Grant’s Majesty and Patrick Dickinson’s Cottontail.
To be based across Sydney and London, the company has received investment via the Calculus Creative Content Eis Fund, which was launched in June 2019 in association with the British Film Institute (BFI).
The fund aims to support the growth of dynamic and ambitious UK companies, and has also backed the likes of Wonderhood Studios, Raindog Films, Maze Theory and Maven Screen Media.
Tana is the producer of the Oscar-nominated Philomena, The Invisible Woman and most recently, Netflix’s The Dig, from Australian director Simon Stone.
- 7/21/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Reviewed by Marc Butterfield
Great White is an aptly, if not particularly creatively named movie. It is merely one in a long line of movies that vilify the species of shark, and not even especially a good vilification. It starts out with promise, a young honeymooning couple enjoying a dip in a peaceful lagoon, only to become the first people eaten by the titular beastie. This is the highest quality the movie will achieve however, as from here on out there is clunky dialogue, strange character building, and the one thing that kills a movie faster than a speeding shark, the requisite stupid, predictable mistakes it takes to put otherwise apparently intelligent people in to dumb, dangerous, and almost always fatal positions. There are unexplored plot threads, unlikeable characters, and unnecessary things that serve no purpose other than to drag the viewer in to a “this character is flawed” or...
Great White is an aptly, if not particularly creatively named movie. It is merely one in a long line of movies that vilify the species of shark, and not even especially a good vilification. It starts out with promise, a young honeymooning couple enjoying a dip in a peaceful lagoon, only to become the first people eaten by the titular beastie. This is the highest quality the movie will achieve however, as from here on out there is clunky dialogue, strange character building, and the one thing that kills a movie faster than a speeding shark, the requisite stupid, predictable mistakes it takes to put otherwise apparently intelligent people in to dumb, dangerous, and almost always fatal positions. There are unexplored plot threads, unlikeable characters, and unnecessary things that serve no purpose other than to drag the viewer in to a “this character is flawed” or...
- 7/16/2021
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Survivors of a plane crash find themselves in shark-infested waters in the new movie Great White, and with the aquatic thriller now in theaters, On Demand, and Digital HD, we caught up with director Martin Wilson in a new Q&a feature to discuss working with his talented cast, filming on and under the water, and bringing the film’s sharks to life.
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us, Martin, and congratulations on Great White! What was it about Michael Boughen’s screenplay for this film that made you want to bring this story to life on screen?
Martin Wilson: I felt the script by Michael Boughen had a strong visual scope to use the locations evocatively as a dynamic and dangerous place. The setting itself was a really important character in the film for me. I wanted to showcase the northern tropical waters of Australia as vast,...
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us, Martin, and congratulations on Great White! What was it about Michael Boughen’s screenplay for this film that made you want to bring this story to life on screen?
Martin Wilson: I felt the script by Michael Boughen had a strong visual scope to use the locations evocatively as a dynamic and dangerous place. The setting itself was a really important character in the film for me. I wanted to showcase the northern tropical waters of Australia as vast,...
- 7/16/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
One has to imagine that conceptualizing a shark attack scene must be relatively easy. There’s a reason that these animals have become such evergreen villains in nature thrillers, and the basic cinematic architecture of an attack scene hasn’t changed all that much since “Jaws.” But the scariest part of a shark attack is the element of surprise, and for that to work, a shark film faces its toughest challenge: thinking of something for its potential chum to do in the moments when a shark is not attacking them.
This is a challenge that is poorly met by Martin Wilson’s “Great White,” a paint-by-numbers shark survival slog which strands five people on an inflatable life raft besieged by a hungry fish. Though boasting a few adequate action sequences, and foregoing the more gonzo schlockiness of peer projects like “The Meg” and “Shark Night,” the film’s human characters make for drab company,...
This is a challenge that is poorly met by Martin Wilson’s “Great White,” a paint-by-numbers shark survival slog which strands five people on an inflatable life raft besieged by a hungry fish. Though boasting a few adequate action sequences, and foregoing the more gonzo schlockiness of peer projects like “The Meg” and “Shark Night,” the film’s human characters make for drab company,...
- 7/16/2021
- by Andrew Barker
- Variety Film + TV
There’s a legend of sorts about a shipwreck on the island locale most tourists ask Charlie (Aaron Jakubenko) and Kaz (Katrina Bowden) to take them off the Australian coast. Only one man survived the ordeal and natives, like the Captain’s cook (Te Kohe Tuhaka’s Benny), have never forgotten his name. It thus means something when the trio’s latest fares (Kimie Tsukakoshi’s Michelle and Tim Kano’s Joji) take out an urn of ashes and a photograph of that very same man. He was her grandfather and always said he wanted his final resting place to be with the men who didn’t make it. Just as his journey back then proved deadly, however, Michelle’s is about to get arduous, too, after stumbling upon a legless cadaver washed ashore.
Director Martin Wilson and screenwriter Michael Boughen’s shark thriller Great White presents its characters with...
Director Martin Wilson and screenwriter Michael Boughen’s shark thriller Great White presents its characters with...
- 7/14/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Of the creature feature subgenre, shark movies represent a unique sect capable of encompassing a range that spans from Jaws to Sharknado. Shark films can be truly exceptional pieces of film and they can be so off-the-wall and ridiculous that they achieve a whole other form of greatness. From the frightening to the ludicrous, shark movies are easy to love and offer a simple blueprint for filmmakers to follow. Which is why it’s almost impressive how much Great White manages to miss the mark.
Great White is the feature directorial debut of Martin Wilson with screenwriter Michael Bougen. The film stars Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano, and Te Kohe Tuhaka (Love and Monsters).
In Great White, a tourist escape to an island paradise turns deadly when a seaplane carrying five passengers goes down near the site of a shipwreck. An aggressive great white shark attacks the...
Great White is the feature directorial debut of Martin Wilson with screenwriter Michael Bougen. The film stars Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano, and Te Kohe Tuhaka (Love and Monsters).
In Great White, a tourist escape to an island paradise turns deadly when a seaplane carrying five passengers goes down near the site of a shipwreck. An aggressive great white shark attacks the...
- 7/12/2021
- by Caitlin Kennedy
- DailyDead
Presents Great White Starring: Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano, Te Kohe Tuhaka Directed by: Martin Wilson Written by: Michael Boughen In Great White, a blissful tourist trip turns into a nightmare when five seaplane passengers are stranded miles from shore. In a desperate bid for survival, the group try to make …
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- 6/19/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
In Great White, a blissful tourist trip turns into a nightmare when five seaplane passengers are stranded miles from shore. In a desperate bid for survival, the group try to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by a menacing terror lurking just beneath the surface.
Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano, Te Kohe Tuhaka star.
Check out Wamg’s list of the Best Shark movie here.
Directed by Martin Wilson and written by Michael Boughen, Great White swims into theaters, On Demand and Digital on July 16.
Photo courtesy of Rlje Films and Shudder. Photo courtesy of Rlje Films and Shudder.
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Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano, Te Kohe Tuhaka star.
Check out Wamg’s list of the Best Shark movie here.
Directed by Martin Wilson and written by Michael Boughen, Great White swims into theaters, On Demand and Digital on July 16.
Photo courtesy of Rlje Films and Shudder. Photo courtesy of Rlje Films and Shudder.
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- 6/14/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Great White Trailers — Martin Wilson‘s Great White (2021) movie trailers have been released by Rlje Films and Shudder. The Great White trailers star Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Tatjana Marjanovic, Patrick Atchison, and Kate Jaggard. Crew Michael Boughen wrote the screenplay for Great White. Tim Count created the music [...]
Continue reading: Great White (2021) Movie Trailers: Katrina Bowden stars in Martin Wilson’s Shark Survival Horror Film...
Continue reading: Great White (2021) Movie Trailers: Katrina Bowden stars in Martin Wilson’s Shark Survival Horror Film...
- 6/14/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"Where–where is it?" "It's gotta be out there somewhere..." Rlje Films + Shudder have released an official US trailer for the shark survival horror Great White, made in Australia where most Great White Sharks roam. A blissful tourist trip quickly turns into a nightmare when five passengers on a seaplane become stranded miles from shore. In a desperate bid for survival the group try to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by a menacing terror lurking just beneath the surface. Starring Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano, and Te Kohe Tuhaka. The first trailer for this a few months ago was better, but I'm still curious about watching this. Check out the footage below. Here's the new official US trailer (+ poster) for Martin Wilson's Great White, direct from YouTube: You can watch the first Australian trailer for Martin Wilson's Great White here,...
- 6/11/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Since Steven Spielberg formed the summer blockbuster and scared the bejesus out of crowds with Jaws back in 1975, it is fair to say that shark cinema has exponentially grown in number. Some offerings sinking into the murky depths of ineptitude but others have struck with such razor-toothed ferocity that they have found themselves ranked highly in this crowded finned sub-genre of nature attacks filmmaking. In fact, of late, there have been some very impressive offerings like Jaume Collet-Serra’s The Shallows, Johannes Roberts’ 47 Meters Down, and the underrated Deep Blue Sea 3 and found footage spin Cage Dive. Sadly Martin Wilson’s Great White does not quite raise to those higher tides but still has some thrashing thrills on offer.
The story sees struggling sea plane guides Kaz (Katrina Bowden) and Charlie (Aaron Jakubenko) and their friend Benny (Te Kohe Tuhaka) get a much needed job taking two clients...
The story sees struggling sea plane guides Kaz (Katrina Bowden) and Charlie (Aaron Jakubenko) and their friend Benny (Te Kohe Tuhaka) get a much needed job taking two clients...
- 6/6/2021
- by Jack Bottomley
- The Cultural Post
Stars: Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano, Te Kohe Tuhaka | Written by Michael Boughen | Directed by Martin Wilson
Who doesn’t love a good shark movie? Hell, who doesn’t love a bad shark movie?! There’s certainly a wide variety of shark movies available these days (and I think we’ve reviewed most of them here on Nerdly too), from ridiculous films like Ouija Shark, Ghost Shark and Virus Shark, to The Asylum’s Sharknado franchise and more mainstream fare such as 47 Metres Down, The Shallows and The Reef.
And it’s with the latter film that Great White feels most in common. Both films come from Australian filmmakers, both films feature a small group of people stranded at the beck and call of great whites… But then aren’t all shark film usually about a small group of people trapped by sharks?
In the case...
Who doesn’t love a good shark movie? Hell, who doesn’t love a bad shark movie?! There’s certainly a wide variety of shark movies available these days (and I think we’ve reviewed most of them here on Nerdly too), from ridiculous films like Ouija Shark, Ghost Shark and Virus Shark, to The Asylum’s Sharknado franchise and more mainstream fare such as 47 Metres Down, The Shallows and The Reef.
And it’s with the latter film that Great White feels most in common. Both films come from Australian filmmakers, both films feature a small group of people stranded at the beck and call of great whites… But then aren’t all shark film usually about a small group of people trapped by sharks?
In the case...
- 5/27/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
It doesn’t bode well for the success of your shark thriller when the audience wills the sharks to win. But such is the case with Great White, Martin Wilson’s generic, chomp by numbers schlock with its above-average cinematography, tedious characters and baddies that you’ll genuinely root for just to make it stop.
Kaz (Katrina Bowden) needs things to change for the better. In nine months her life is going to be very different but the laissez-faire attitude of her former marine biologist boyfriend – and budget McConaughey – Charlie (Aaron Jakubenko) doesn’t exactly scream secure future, their seaplane rarely climbs above the dock and the phone is ringing off the hook with calls from the bank.
How fortunate then that a last-minute charter for wealthy newlyweds should fall into their laps. Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi) and Joji (Tim Kano) are clearly wrestling tensions of their own; he is possessive...
Kaz (Katrina Bowden) needs things to change for the better. In nine months her life is going to be very different but the laissez-faire attitude of her former marine biologist boyfriend – and budget McConaughey – Charlie (Aaron Jakubenko) doesn’t exactly scream secure future, their seaplane rarely climbs above the dock and the phone is ringing off the hook with calls from the bank.
How fortunate then that a last-minute charter for wealthy newlyweds should fall into their laps. Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi) and Joji (Tim Kano) are clearly wrestling tensions of their own; he is possessive...
- 5/18/2021
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"It's still out there... And it's close." Kicks Australia has revealed the first official trailer for yet another new shark horror movie titled Great White, this time made in Australia where most Great White Sharks roam. A blissful tourist trip quickly turns into a nightmare when five passengers on a seaplane become stranded miles from shore. In a desperate bid for survival the group try to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by a menacing terror lurking just beneath the surface. Starring Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano, and Te Kohe Tuhaka. This has the same vibe as The Shallows or The Reef, with survival sitting in the ocean being the focus of the narrative. And there's not one, but Two, big bad sharks out to get them. Scary stuff. This film looks like it might be seriously thrilling. Here's...
- 4/16/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Rlje Films and Shudder continue to add to their already-impressive horror catalogue and have announced the acquisition of North American rights to Martin Wilson's Great White!
"Los Angeles (April 15, 2021) – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have acquired the North American rights to the horror/action film, Great White from Altitude Film Sales. Rlje Films plans to release the film in theaters this summer with Shudder premiering the film on its platform later in the year.
Written by Michael Boughen (Dying Breed) and directed by Martin Wilson in his feature debut, Great White stars Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko (“Tidelands”), Kimie Tsukakoshi (Riptide), Tim Kano (“Neighbours”), and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
“We’ve all been afraid to go back into the water since 1975 and Great White is going to keep us out of the water for years to come,...
"Los Angeles (April 15, 2021) – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have acquired the North American rights to the horror/action film, Great White from Altitude Film Sales. Rlje Films plans to release the film in theaters this summer with Shudder premiering the film on its platform later in the year.
Written by Michael Boughen (Dying Breed) and directed by Martin Wilson in his feature debut, Great White stars Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko (“Tidelands”), Kimie Tsukakoshi (Riptide), Tim Kano (“Neighbours”), and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
“We’ve all been afraid to go back into the water since 1975 and Great White is going to keep us out of the water for years to come,...
- 4/16/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have acquired the North American rights to the horror/action film, Great White from Altitude Film Sales. Rlje Films plans to release the film in theaters this summer with Shudder premiering the film on its platform later in the year.
Written by Michael Boughen (Dying Breed) and directed by Martin Wilson in his feature debut, Great White stars Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko (“Tidelands”), Kimie Tsukakoshi (Riptide), Tim Kano (“Neighbours”), and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
“We’ve all been afraid to go back into the water since 1975 and Great White is going to keep us out of the water for years to come,” says Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at Rlje Films. “There is no better time than the summer to bring this suspenseful and terrifying new film to audiences.”
In Great White,...
Written by Michael Boughen (Dying Breed) and directed by Martin Wilson in his feature debut, Great White stars Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko (“Tidelands”), Kimie Tsukakoshi (Riptide), Tim Kano (“Neighbours”), and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
“We’ve all been afraid to go back into the water since 1975 and Great White is going to keep us out of the water for years to come,” says Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at Rlje Films. “There is no better time than the summer to bring this suspenseful and terrifying new film to audiences.”
In Great White,...
- 4/16/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rlje Films and the horror streamer Shudder have acquired the North American rights to “Great White,” a horror film about a killer shark starring “30 Rock” actress Katrina Bowden.
“Great White” is a horror, thriller and supernatural genre film written by Michael Boughen (“Dying Breed”) and directed by Martin Wilson in his feature debut. Rlje Films will release it theatrically this summer, and Shudder will premiere it on its platform later this year.
In “Great White,” a blissful tourist trip turns into a nightmare when five seaplane passengers are stranded miles from shore. In a desperate bid for survival, the group tries to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by a menacing terror lurking just beneath the surface.
Bowden (“Piranha 3Dd”) stars in “Great White” alongside Aaron Jakubenko (“Tidelands”), Kimie Tsukakoshi (“Riptide”), Tim Kano (“Neighbours”) and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
The producers on “Great White” are Neal Kingston,...
“Great White” is a horror, thriller and supernatural genre film written by Michael Boughen (“Dying Breed”) and directed by Martin Wilson in his feature debut. Rlje Films will release it theatrically this summer, and Shudder will premiere it on its platform later this year.
In “Great White,” a blissful tourist trip turns into a nightmare when five seaplane passengers are stranded miles from shore. In a desperate bid for survival, the group tries to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by a menacing terror lurking just beneath the surface.
Bowden (“Piranha 3Dd”) stars in “Great White” alongside Aaron Jakubenko (“Tidelands”), Kimie Tsukakoshi (“Riptide”), Tim Kano (“Neighbours”) and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
The producers on “Great White” are Neal Kingston,...
- 4/15/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has today released the official trailer for the Jaws-inspired thriller Great White ahead of the film’s national release later this year.
Directed by Martin Wilson and shot in Queensland, the film sees a blissful tourist trip to a remote atoll turn into a nightmare for five passengers when their seaplane is destroyed in a freak accident and they are trapped on a raft, 100 miles from shore with man eating sharks lurking beneath the surface.
Starring Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano (Neighbours) and Te Kohe Tuhaka, Great White is produced by Thrills and Spills’ Neal Kingston and Michael Robertson and written by Michael Boughen.
The post ‘Great White’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
Directed by Martin Wilson and shot in Queensland, the film sees a blissful tourist trip to a remote atoll turn into a nightmare for five passengers when their seaplane is destroyed in a freak accident and they are trapped on a raft, 100 miles from shore with man eating sharks lurking beneath the surface.
Starring Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano (Neighbours) and Te Kohe Tuhaka, Great White is produced by Thrills and Spills’ Neal Kingston and Michael Robertson and written by Michael Boughen.
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- 3/14/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Love and Monsters Review — Love and Monsters (2020) Video Movie Review, a movie directed by Michael Matthews, written by Brian Dufdield and Matthew Robinson, and stars Dylan O’Brien, Jessica Henwick, Michael Rooker, Ariana Greenblatt, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Dan Ewing, Donnie Baxter, Ellen Hollman, Damien Garvey, Tandi Wright, Amali Golden, Tasneem Roc, Miriama Smith, [...]
Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Love And Monsters (2020): It doesn’t feature a lot of Love, Monsters, but lots of Drama...
Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Love And Monsters (2020): It doesn’t feature a lot of Love, Monsters, but lots of Drama...
- 10/31/2020
- by Andrew Toy
- Film-Book
— — Love and Monsters (2020) Film Review, a movie directed by Michael Matthews, written by Brian Dufdield and Matthew Robinson, and stars Dylan O’Brian, Jessica Henwick, Michael Rooker, Dan Ewing, Donnie Baxter, Ellen Hollman, Damien Garvey, Tandi Wright, Amali Golden, Tasneem Roc, Miriama Smith, Ariana Greenblatt, and Te Kohe Tuhaka. Vampires and zombies [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Love And Monsters (2020): Michael Matthews’ Movie Lacks Love and Memorable Monsters...
Continue reading: Film Review: Love And Monsters (2020): Michael Matthews’ Movie Lacks Love and Memorable Monsters...
- 10/26/2020
- by Andrew Toy
- Film-Book
Love and Monsters Trailer — Michael Matthews‘ Love and Monsters (2020) movie trailer has been released by Paramount Pictures and stars Dylan O’Brien, Jessica Henwick, Michael Rooker, Ariana Greenblatt, and Te Kohe Tuhaka. Plot Synopsis Love and Monsters‘ plot synopsis: “Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson (Dylan O’Brien), along with the rest of [...]
Continue reading: Love And Monsters (2020) Movie Trailer: Dylan O’Brien traverses a Monster-ridden landscape for girlfriend Jessica Henwick...
Continue reading: Love And Monsters (2020) Movie Trailer: Dylan O’Brien traverses a Monster-ridden landscape for girlfriend Jessica Henwick...
- 9/17/2020
- by Scott Mariner
- Film-Book
Distributor Nent Studios U.K., formerly Drg, has made its first drama acquisition since rebranding, picking up New Zealand fantasy action-adventure series “The Dead Lands.”
Nent Studios U.K. acquired the rights to the eight-hour series from New Zealand producer Gfc Films, which itself reclaimed the rights after the show’s former distributor Kew Media Distribution collapsed into administration earlier this year.
“The Dead Lands” was produced by Gfc Films for Tvnz and AMC’s Shudder Svod service and premiered on Tvnz earlier this year.
Set in a mythical Aoteoroa-New Zealand, “The Dead Lands” tells the story of a dishonored warrior who dies, but whose ancestors in the afterlife send him back to the world to find redemption and honor. The drama stars Te Kohe Tuhaka and Darneen Christian.
Co-created by writer Glenn Standring and executive producer Matthew Metcalfe “The Dead Lands” TV series is not directly connected to the...
Nent Studios U.K. acquired the rights to the eight-hour series from New Zealand producer Gfc Films, which itself reclaimed the rights after the show’s former distributor Kew Media Distribution collapsed into administration earlier this year.
“The Dead Lands” was produced by Gfc Films for Tvnz and AMC’s Shudder Svod service and premiered on Tvnz earlier this year.
Set in a mythical Aoteoroa-New Zealand, “The Dead Lands” tells the story of a dishonored warrior who dies, but whose ancestors in the afterlife send him back to the world to find redemption and honor. The drama stars Te Kohe Tuhaka and Darneen Christian.
Co-created by writer Glenn Standring and executive producer Matthew Metcalfe “The Dead Lands” TV series is not directly connected to the...
- 5/26/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to The Dead Lands from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror. The Dead Lands will be released on Digital HD on June 8, 2020. Check out this terrifying trailer:
Co-Directed by Peter Meteherangi Tikao Burger and Michael Hurst (“Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) from a script by Glenn Standring (Truth About Demons), the action/horror stars Te Kohe Tuhaka, Darneen Christian, Kirk Torrance, and Vicky Haughton.
In The Dead Lands, Waka, a murdered Māori warrior returned from the Afterlife, and Mehe, a determined young woman, embark on a quest to find who “broke the world” and how to close the breach between the living and the dead. AMC Networks’ Shudder and Tvnz present The Dead Lands, an epic supernatural fantasy series set in mythical New Zealand.
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Co-Directed by Peter Meteherangi Tikao Burger and Michael Hurst (“Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) from a script by Glenn Standring (Truth About Demons), the action/horror stars Te Kohe Tuhaka, Darneen Christian, Kirk Torrance, and Vicky Haughton.
In The Dead Lands, Waka, a murdered Māori warrior returned from the Afterlife, and Mehe, a determined young woman, embark on a quest to find who “broke the world” and how to close the breach between the living and the dead. AMC Networks’ Shudder and Tvnz present The Dead Lands, an epic supernatural fantasy series set in mythical New Zealand.
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- 5/5/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With another month preparing for the grave, Shudder is already looking to conjure more scares in March with an eclectic lineup of films and series from the horror genre's past, present, and future, including Chelsea Stardust's Satanic Panic, John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps, and Adam Egypt Mortimer's Daniel Isn't Real (with Mortimer's Some Kind of Hate also coming to the streaming service in March).
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in March, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and its scary good lineup!
"Shudder Original/Exclusive Movies
The Room
Best Feature Winner – Bucheon International & Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
He’s a struggling comic book artist, she’s tired of her job in a big law firm. In search of a more authentic and healthy life, they leave the city and...
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in March, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and its scary good lineup!
"Shudder Original/Exclusive Movies
The Room
Best Feature Winner – Bucheon International & Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
He’s a struggling comic book artist, she’s tired of her job in a big law firm. In search of a more authentic and healthy life, they leave the city and...
- 2/20/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Looking for horror to love this February? Shudder has you covered with their eclectic lineup of original series, new releases, and totally rad films from the VHS era, including Night of the Comet, Child's Play (1988), The Dead Lands, 3 From Hell, My Bloody Valentine (2009), the Horror Noire: Uncut podcast, a "Love Sick" collection that's perfect for Valentine's Day, and much more!
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in February, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.
Press Release: Good thing 2020 is a leap year, since you’ll need to find room to stream all the amazing movies, series and podcasts we’re serving up this month: new episodes of supernatural mythic adventure series, The Dead Lands; must-see Shudder original/exclusive movies Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell, Fantastic Fest Best Picture winner Dog’S Don’T Wear Pants,...
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in February, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.
Press Release: Good thing 2020 is a leap year, since you’ll need to find room to stream all the amazing movies, series and podcasts we’re serving up this month: new episodes of supernatural mythic adventure series, The Dead Lands; must-see Shudder original/exclusive movies Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell, Fantastic Fest Best Picture winner Dog’S Don’T Wear Pants,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
From new original series and recent movies to beloved favorites that generations of horror fans grew up with, Shudder is casting a wide net with their January 2020 releases, including Fred Dekker's The Monster Squad, Joe Begos' Bliss, Ti West's The House of the Devil, The Dead Lands, Tilman Singer's Luz, and the uncut version of Tammy and the T-Rex.
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in January, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.
Press Release: If your New Year’s resolution is to watch more incredible horror, you’ve come to the right place. January serves up an unbeatable lineup featuring The Dead Lands, a Māori supernatural action-adventure series set in a mythical New Zealand past, the exclusive streaming premieres of untamed Australian horror The Marshes and arthouse-meets-grindhouse masterpiece Bliss, and great new...
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in January, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.
Press Release: If your New Year’s resolution is to watch more incredible horror, you’ve come to the right place. January serves up an unbeatable lineup featuring The Dead Lands, a Māori supernatural action-adventure series set in a mythical New Zealand past, the exclusive streaming premieres of untamed Australian horror The Marshes and arthouse-meets-grindhouse masterpiece Bliss, and great new...
- 12/12/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Katrina Bowden and Aaron Jakubenko.
Us actor Katrina Bowden and Aaron Jakubenko lead the cast of survival thriller Great White, which is now shooting in Queensland.
Scripted by Michael Boughen and directed by Tvc director Martin Wilson in his feature debut, the plot follows five people who are stranded on a seaplane far from shore.
Their challenge is to try to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are devoured by sharks.
Bowden, who played Florence Fulton in The Bold and the Beautiful and Cerie in 30 Rock, and Jakubenko play the seaplane operators and lovers Kaz Fellows and Charlie Brody.
Cast as the hapless passengers are Tim Kano (Neighbours) as Joji, Kimie Tsukakoshi as his wife Michelle and Te Kohe Tuhaka (The Dead Lands) as the cook Benny.
In their second collaboration following Andrew Traucki’s survival thriller Black Water : Abyss, currently in post,...
Us actor Katrina Bowden and Aaron Jakubenko lead the cast of survival thriller Great White, which is now shooting in Queensland.
Scripted by Michael Boughen and directed by Tvc director Martin Wilson in his feature debut, the plot follows five people who are stranded on a seaplane far from shore.
Their challenge is to try to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are devoured by sharks.
Bowden, who played Florence Fulton in The Bold and the Beautiful and Cerie in 30 Rock, and Jakubenko play the seaplane operators and lovers Kaz Fellows and Charlie Brody.
Cast as the hapless passengers are Tim Kano (Neighbours) as Joji, Kimie Tsukakoshi as his wife Michelle and Te Kohe Tuhaka (The Dead Lands) as the cook Benny.
In their second collaboration following Andrew Traucki’s survival thriller Black Water : Abyss, currently in post,...
- 11/6/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
30 Rock’s Katrina Bowden is to star in a shark thriller set off the coast of Brisbane, Australia.
Bowden, who is best known for playing Cerie in Tina Fey’s NBC comedy, is starring in Great White, written by Michael Boughen and marking the feature directorial debut of commercial director Martin Wilson.
Produced by Thrills and Spills and Piccadilly Pictures with Michael Robertson and Neal Kingston producing after teaming on Black Water: Abyss.
Great White is inspired by true events and follows the story of seaplane operators and lovers, Kaz Fellows (Bowden) and Charlie Brody, played by Aaron Jakubenko, along with their passengers, Joji Minase (Tim Kano), his wife Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi) and cook Benny (Te Kohe Tuhaka), who take a flight to the picturesque Hell’s Reef. It isn’t long though before their idyllic trip turns into a living hell when they become...
Bowden, who is best known for playing Cerie in Tina Fey’s NBC comedy, is starring in Great White, written by Michael Boughen and marking the feature directorial debut of commercial director Martin Wilson.
Produced by Thrills and Spills and Piccadilly Pictures with Michael Robertson and Neal Kingston producing after teaming on Black Water: Abyss.
Great White is inspired by true events and follows the story of seaplane operators and lovers, Kaz Fellows (Bowden) and Charlie Brody, played by Aaron Jakubenko, along with their passengers, Joji Minase (Tim Kano), his wife Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi) and cook Benny (Te Kohe Tuhaka), who take a flight to the picturesque Hell’s Reef. It isn’t long though before their idyllic trip turns into a living hell when they become...
- 11/6/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, Raukura Turei, George Henare, Rena Owen, Pana Hema Taylor, Calvin Tuteao, Jamus Webster, Bianca Hyslop, Isabella Rakete, Matariki Whatarau, Wairangi Koopu, Jeff Ruha | Written by Glenn Standring | Directed by Toa Fraser
Hongi (James Rolleston) – a Māori chieftain’s teenage son – must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, led by Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious “Warrior” (Lawrence Makoare), a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.
I actually found The Dead Lands really entertaining. Not only is the film filled to the brim with crazy Māori fight sequences which look brutal and realistic,...
Hongi (James Rolleston) – a Māori chieftain’s teenage son – must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, led by Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious “Warrior” (Lawrence Makoare), a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.
I actually found The Dead Lands really entertaining. Not only is the film filled to the brim with crazy Māori fight sequences which look brutal and realistic,...
- 6/8/2015
- by Richard Axtell
- Nerdly
“A powerful and gripping tale of revenge” and “A powerful and primal coming of age story that’s an absolute adrenaline rush” are just some of the words of praise Peter Jackson and James Cameron have respectively given "The Dead Lands." The three-time New Zealand Film And TV Award-winner is landing stateside, and today we have an exclusive look at the bloody opening sequence of the film. Read More: King Of The World: The Films Of James Cameron Directed by Toa Fraser, and starring James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, George Henare, Raukura Turei, and Rena Owen, the story follows a Maori chieftain's teenage son who must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. But it won't be easy going and this opening scene shows the...
- 4/24/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Welcome to the latest installment of Trailer Park, our (semi) regular look at the latest trailers to hit the interwebs. This weeks line-up features a bevy of the latest movie trailers including some of the most anticipateed Summer blockbusters and more, including: Terminator Genisys, Mad Max Fury Road, The Gallows, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Fantastic Four, The Visit, The Dead Lands, Monsters: Dark Continent, Mr. Holmes, Tomorrowland and Black Mass.
Terminator Genisys
When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future…
Mad...
Terminator Genisys
When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future…
Mad...
- 4/24/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
What 300 does to project Sparta’s glorious lust for battle upon more civilized audiences, The Dead Lands intends to do for the native Maori culture of New Zealand. All the casting is locally sourced (something 300 might have flubbed a bit), lush and exotic locales call back to “simpler” times, and character motivations boil down to animalistic assertions of alpha dominance, which are the only matters that director Toa Fraser deals with. His film might as well be re-titled History Of The Bro Pt. 1, since Glenn Standring’s screenplay never reaches past a simple-as-pie revenge arc, but historical differences do their best to assert some sort of aboriginal individuality versus just any loin-cloth strapped imitator. Key words – “do their best.”
The Dead Lands tells the tale of a Maori teenager named Hongi (James Rolleston), who seeks revenge after most of his tribe is dishonorably slaughtered by rival warriors. Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka...
The Dead Lands tells the tale of a Maori teenager named Hongi (James Rolleston), who seeks revenge after most of his tribe is dishonorably slaughtered by rival warriors. Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka...
- 4/17/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
World peace, even on a small scale, will never be achievable because there’s always some bastard craving the taste of blood. That’s the dilemma faced by Tane (George Henare) and his tribe who are hoping to make peace with their neighbors, but when that opposing chief’s son, Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), arrives with a squad of warriors in tow it’s clear that war is coming. Quite soon in fact as Wirepa and his men kill Tane and his people leaving only the women and the chief’s son alive. Young Hongi (James Rolleston) is no warrior — we know because we’re told this repeatedly — but as the last man standing from his tribe he sets out after Wirepa with revenge on his mind. He follows his prey into the Dead Lands, a dense section of the forest forbidden to trespassers and home to tales of a monster who eats human flesh, but...
- 4/17/2015
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Dead and Buried: Fraser’s Sumptuously Filmed, Familiar Revenge Drama
Premiering at the Toronto Film Festival and snagging the distinction of representing New Zealand as the official best foreign language selection in 2014, Toa Fraser’s The Dead Lands is the first film to be shot entirely in the Maori language and to be told entirely from their character perspective (and not in their relation to white characters). That the narrative is entirely derivative, and with a brutality that will put one, peripherally, in mind of Apocalypto (yes, that Mel Gibson about the Mayans) is sometimes easy to overlook considering the film’s vibrant palette. But as well intentioned as these honorable characterizations are intended in Glenn Strandring’s script, on film they are shapeless archetypes of good vs. evil in an endless cycle of violence brought to a wishful thinker’s fantastical resolution.
Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), the young leader of a bloodthirsty,...
Premiering at the Toronto Film Festival and snagging the distinction of representing New Zealand as the official best foreign language selection in 2014, Toa Fraser’s The Dead Lands is the first film to be shot entirely in the Maori language and to be told entirely from their character perspective (and not in their relation to white characters). That the narrative is entirely derivative, and with a brutality that will put one, peripherally, in mind of Apocalypto (yes, that Mel Gibson about the Mayans) is sometimes easy to overlook considering the film’s vibrant palette. But as well intentioned as these honorable characterizations are intended in Glenn Strandring’s script, on film they are shapeless archetypes of good vs. evil in an endless cycle of violence brought to a wishful thinker’s fantastical resolution.
Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), the young leader of a bloodthirsty,...
- 4/16/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Like a Kiwi cousin to Mel Gibson's historical indigenous spectacle Apocalypto, director Toa Fraser's feral action epic drops viewers into the warring rivalries of Maori tribes (subtitled for your pleasure) in some indiscriminate, pre-colonial New Zealand. Chockablock with macho athleticism, a stylized variation on the ancient martial art mau rakau that implements short-handled paddles, and taunting tongue-flicks that would make Gene Simmons envious, the film is undeniably elevated by its exotic milieu. It's a shame, then, that it's stuck with such a familiar coming-of-age call to adventure: Falsely accused of desecrating ancestral remains by the duplicitous Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), unskilled chieftain's son Hongi (Boy's James Rolleston, now ...
- 4/15/2015
- Village Voice
Rick Grimes and and the living dead of Robert Kirkman's comic book world get a new look from artist Gilbert Hernandez in the Wizard World Las Vegas variant cover art for The Walking Dead #1. Also featured in our latest round-up are release details for The Lazarus Effect Blu-ray, as well as the trailer for The Dead Lands.
Variant Cover for The Walking Dead #1: Press Release - "Las Vegas, April 13, 2015 -- Wizard World, Inc. (Otcbb: Wizd) and Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics, today announced that Love & Rockets creator Gilbert Hernandez has drawn the seventh in a yearlong series of Limited Edition Exclusive Variant Covers of The Walking Dead #1 comic, to be provided free to all full-price attendees at the inaugural Wizard World Comic Con Las Vegas, April 24-26. Skybound’s The Walking Dead created by Kirkman, the groundbreaking, Eisner Award winning comic book series, continues to captivate audiences worldwide.
Variant Cover for The Walking Dead #1: Press Release - "Las Vegas, April 13, 2015 -- Wizard World, Inc. (Otcbb: Wizd) and Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics, today announced that Love & Rockets creator Gilbert Hernandez has drawn the seventh in a yearlong series of Limited Edition Exclusive Variant Covers of The Walking Dead #1 comic, to be provided free to all full-price attendees at the inaugural Wizard World Comic Con Las Vegas, April 24-26. Skybound’s The Walking Dead created by Kirkman, the groundbreaking, Eisner Award winning comic book series, continues to captivate audiences worldwide.
- 4/13/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Robert Kirkman's All Out War story arc from The Walking Dead comic book series packs the panels with blood-soaked action, but it also features intriguing characters aplenty, and the folks at Diamond Select Toys have captured some of the characters from All Out War and other memorable story lines with The Walking Dead Minimates Series 7, including Rick, Jesus, and Negan. In our latest round-up, we also take a look at the respective trailers and release details for The Reconstruction of William Zero and The Dead Lands.
The Walking Dead Minimates Series 7: Priced at $119.88 as a group and at $9.99 apiece, The Walking Dead Minimates Series 7 are now available from Diamond Select Toys:
"A Diamond Select Toys release! The newest series of Walking Dead Minimates is here, and this time it’s war! Featuring characters from more recent issues of the hit comic book series, this assortment...
The Walking Dead Minimates Series 7: Priced at $119.88 as a group and at $9.99 apiece, The Walking Dead Minimates Series 7 are now available from Diamond Select Toys:
"A Diamond Select Toys release! The newest series of Walking Dead Minimates is here, and this time it’s war! Featuring characters from more recent issues of the hit comic book series, this assortment...
- 4/7/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Dead Lands
Written by Glenn Standring
Directed by Toa Fraser
New Zealand, 2014
Set in New Zealand, long before the arrival of European colonialists, The Dead Lands sees the journey of 16-year-old Hongi (James Rolleston) as he transforms from warrior apprentice to full fledged killer under harrowing circumstances he much rather do without. The land where he has grown up was, up until recently, prospering in a much-welcomed peace, but it was not so long ago that war engulfed the neighbouring tribes. One leader, Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), suffers an insatiable thirst to crush the wipe out the current détente and aggrandize his legacy throug whichever means available, including the senseless massacre of Hongi’s entire tribe. Left to fend for himself and seeking justice, Hongi will be call upon the help of an estranged warrior (Lawrence Makoare), some would say monster, who lives in a damned region of the...
Written by Glenn Standring
Directed by Toa Fraser
New Zealand, 2014
Set in New Zealand, long before the arrival of European colonialists, The Dead Lands sees the journey of 16-year-old Hongi (James Rolleston) as he transforms from warrior apprentice to full fledged killer under harrowing circumstances he much rather do without. The land where he has grown up was, up until recently, prospering in a much-welcomed peace, but it was not so long ago that war engulfed the neighbouring tribes. One leader, Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), suffers an insatiable thirst to crush the wipe out the current détente and aggrandize his legacy throug whichever means available, including the senseless massacre of Hongi’s entire tribe. Left to fend for himself and seeking justice, Hongi will be call upon the help of an estranged warrior (Lawrence Makoare), some would say monster, who lives in a damned region of the...
- 3/21/2015
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Sorry for missing last week, dear readers, but I was so busy with work and other commitments that I had to let the column fall by the wayside. But I’m determined to not let that become a habit, and I’ve got something really cool for you this week. In this installment of Trailer Trashin’, I’m taking a look at the upcoming New Zealand action film The Dead Lands.
Premise: After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi (James Rolleston), the teenage son of a Maori chieftain, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains led by Wirepa (To Kohe Tuhaka), Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Warrior (Lawrence Makoare...
Premise: After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi (James Rolleston), the teenage son of a Maori chieftain, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains led by Wirepa (To Kohe Tuhaka), Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Warrior (Lawrence Makoare...
- 3/4/2015
- by Timothy Monforton
- CinemaNerdz
A tediously clichéd, overblown, badly acted action flick full of bloody movie violence dressed up in Maori drag. I’m “biast” (pro): we need more films from cultures all but missing from cinema
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Apparently few films have ever been made entirely in the Maori language… and this one, set in New Zealand at a time before Europeans arrived, would seem to promise a sort of story we haven’t seen much of before, if ever. And so it is an enormous disappointment that The Dead Lands is nothing more than a tediously clichéd, overblown, badly acted action flick full of bloody movie violence dressed up in Maori drag. It starts out promising, with a confrontation between two tribal princes — Hongi (James Rolleston) and Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka) — that speaks to a universal tendency toward...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Apparently few films have ever been made entirely in the Maori language… and this one, set in New Zealand at a time before Europeans arrived, would seem to promise a sort of story we haven’t seen much of before, if ever. And so it is an enormous disappointment that The Dead Lands is nothing more than a tediously clichéd, overblown, badly acted action flick full of bloody movie violence dressed up in Maori drag. It starts out promising, with a confrontation between two tribal princes — Hongi (James Rolleston) and Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka) — that speaks to a universal tendency toward...
- 9/29/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Exclusive: Xyz Films and General Film Corporation has sold North American rights of the Toronto Film Festival film The Dead Lands to Magnet Releasing. The New Zealand-set action-thriller was directed by Toa Fraser, scripted by Glenn Standring and produced by Matthew Metcalfe and Standring. James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, George Henare and Rena Owen star. Magnolia’s Magnet will release in theaters next year and the deal was brokered by Magnet’s Peter Van Steemburg and Xyz’s Nate Bolotin.
Pic was shot in Auckland and the central North Island of New Zealand. Rolleston stars as a Maori chieftain’s teenage son who must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by the band of villains, Hongi’s only hope is to...
Pic was shot in Auckland and the central North Island of New Zealand. Rolleston stars as a Maori chieftain’s teenage son who must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by the band of villains, Hongi’s only hope is to...
- 9/17/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Exclusive: Toa Fraser’s action-thriller sells to UK, Germany and China, among others.
Xyz Films has closed a raft of deals led by a UK sale to Icon Film Distribution on The Dead Lands, already seen by press and industry and received its world premiere on Sept 4.
Rights have also gone to Ascot Elite for Germany, Movies Inspired for Italy, Fabula Films for Turkey, Falcon for the Middle East and Hgc for China. The Jokers previously acquired rights for France.
Toa Fraser’s New Zealand-set action-thriller is based on a screenplay by Glenn Standring, who produced with Matthew Metcalfe, Norman Merry and Tainui Stephens.
The film was shot on location in Auckland and the central North Island of New Zealand and follows a chieftan’s son who sets out to avenge his father’s murder.
James Rolleston from Boy stars alongside Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, George Henare and Rena Owen.
Ian Dawson at [link...
Xyz Films has closed a raft of deals led by a UK sale to Icon Film Distribution on The Dead Lands, already seen by press and industry and received its world premiere on Sept 4.
Rights have also gone to Ascot Elite for Germany, Movies Inspired for Italy, Fabula Films for Turkey, Falcon for the Middle East and Hgc for China. The Jokers previously acquired rights for France.
Toa Fraser’s New Zealand-set action-thriller is based on a screenplay by Glenn Standring, who produced with Matthew Metcalfe, Norman Merry and Tainui Stephens.
The film was shot on location in Auckland and the central North Island of New Zealand and follows a chieftan’s son who sets out to avenge his father’s murder.
James Rolleston from Boy stars alongside Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, George Henare and Rena Owen.
Ian Dawson at [link...
- 9/9/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Soon to have its world premiere as part of the Special Presentations program at the Toronto International Film Festival, director Toa Fraser breaks new ground with his upcoming feature The Dead Lands. An entirely Maori language action-drama set before the colonization of New Zealand The Dead Lands captures a proud culture on screen in a way that has never been done before.Hongi (James Rolleston) - a Maori chieftain's teenage son - must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, led by Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), Hongi's only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead...
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- 7/25/2014
- Screen Anarchy
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