The Orchard acquires anthology horror movie “Southbound”October 9, 2015 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Orchard has acquired North American distribution rights to “Southbound”, the anthology horror movie that hails from the creators of the popular “V/H/S” series. The distributor announced plans to release the film in the first half of 2016, according to TheWrap. “Southbound” recently had its world premiere in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival and just screened at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. “Southbound” features a unique narrative structure that includes five haunting tales tied together only by the fact that they all appear to take place in the same general universe. On a desolate stretch of desert highway, weary travelers — two men on the run from their past, a band on their way to the next gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation — are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in these interwoven tales of terror and remorse on the open road. The majority of the “Southbound” team will be familiar to audiences as the creative forces behind the original “V/H/S,” including producers Brad Miska and Roxanne Benjamin, and directors David Bruckner (Paramount’s forthcoming “Friday the 13th”) and Radio Silence (“Devil’s Due”), as well as “V/H/S/2” director Jason Eisener, who edited Benjamin’s segment titled “Siren.” They are joined in the director’s seat this time by Patrick Horvath (“The Pact 2”) and Benjamin, who makes her directorial debut from a script co-written with Susan Burke. Additional producers on “Southbound” are Chris Harding and Greg Newman. “After seeing such success with ‘V/H/S,’ we look forward to a repeat performance with ‘Southbound.’ Working with this group of dedicated and talented directors has proven to be a terrific experience and we are happy that The Orchard will be bringing our film to U.S. audiences,” said Miska. “When we saw ‘Southbound,’ we knew we were looking into the eyes of a much different animal,” said Paul Davidson, senior VP of film and television at The Orchard. “Southbound is a slick and stylish film that will have audiences engrossed from the moment the engines kick into gear and we can’t wait to invite them to take that journey.” The Orchard has been making waves in the independent film scene this year, acquiring and releasing a wide range of high-profile indie titles including, but not limited to, Patrick Brice‘s “The Overnight” starring Taylor Schilling, Adam Scott and Jason Schwartzman; Joe Swanberg‘s “Digging for Fire” starring Jake Johnson, Brie Larson and Anna Kendrick; and Matthew Heineman’s 2015 Sundance award-winning documentary “Cartel Land.” The deal for the film was negotiated by Craig Sussman, senior director of acquisitions at The Orchard, with CAA on behalf of the filmmakers. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |