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2009 | 2008
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Excl: Director Talks Frankly About Poughkeepsie 's Absence
13 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
In response to this week's 2009 Mia list , director Drew Dowdle took a quick break from the production of Devil to weigh in on the absence of The Poughkeepsie Tapes , which he collaborated on with his brother John. "We were hoping that the incredible success of Paranormal Activity would spark MGM to finally release The Poughkeepsie Tapes . The magnitude of MGM's situation has been well publicized in recent days," he says, referring to the studio's recent placement on the auction block. "Sadly, I feel the best chance for our film is if another distributor recognizes the opportunity and makes a move to buy the rights. Otherwise I'm afraid it's going to remain on the shelf. Obviously it's been a very disappointing outcome for my brother and me and everyone... »
Exclusive: Rob Hall is Running with the Devil
21 October 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Last week casting news starting coming in on the upcoming project Devil, which is being helmed by John Dowdle (Quarantine). And now we have some details on just who is going to be bringing the Devil to life.
The special effects for Devil are being created by Robert Hall and Almost Human Studios. Hall, who wrote and directed (and created some pretty badass kills for) recent Grimmy-winner Laid to Rest, previously worked with Dowdle on Quarantine.
Almost Human recently created effects for the upcoming flick The Crazies, as well as for The Burrowers and the FEARNet web series (which Hall also helmed) "Fear Clinic."
"I am thrilled to get to work with the Dowdles again after collaborating with them on Quarantine," said Hall. "Even though I can't really discuss the plot details for Devil, what I can say is that this is one of the best scripts I have read in a while, »
- thehorrorchick
M. Night Shyamalan forms new production label: ‘Devil’ becomes first project
20 October 2009 2:17 PM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Director M. Night Shyamalan has formed a new production banner called The Night Chronicles. The company will be a vehicle for The Sixth Sense director to formulate ideas and generate stores while appointing directors and the writing staff. He is expected to remain executive producer on all projects and will not direct any features himself.
The first product from The Night Chronicles label will be Hard Candy and 30 Days of Night scribe Brian Nelson’s Devil. The project will be directed by John and Drew Dowdle (Quarantine) and will begin lensing later this month in Toronto.
According to /Film, Devil revolves around a group of people stuck in an elevator in an office building. The group is made up of blue-collar workers and one of them is The Devil.
The horror/thriller will star Chris Messina ( Julia & Julia), Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell), Bokeem Woodbine (Dead Presidents), Geoffrey Arend »
- Reel Loop News Staff
Details on Shyamalan Story ‘Devil’
19 October 2009 5:17 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Last year, writer/director M. Night Shyamalan worked out a deal with Media Rights Capital to turn three of his original ideas into screenplays. But here’s the twist, Shyamalan won’t be writing the script or directing the movie, just tossing out the premise that will become the thriller and then producing.
The first of those ideas is titled Devil and has been expanded into a screenplay by Brian Nelson (30 Days of Night, Hard Candy). Until this week we didn’t know much about the project, other than it will be directed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle. Luckily, Slashfilm has uncovered a few juicy tidbits that should shed some light on the story Shyamalan imagined.
Obviously, there will be spoilers beyond this point:
“Devil is basically a supernatural thriller set inside of an office building. There are some people stuck in an elevator, and one of them »
- Jeff Leins
Chris Messina to dance with the 'Devil'
19 October 2009 2:20 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Chris Messina will star in the Universal horror-thriller "Devil," based on an M. Night Shyamalan story that will be directed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle ("Quarantine").According to Variety, the film is being produced by Shyamalan and Sam Mercer. It is the first film in a deal between Shyamalan and Media Rights Capital to create Night Chronicles, a production company that will create one horror film per year for the next three years.Brian Nelson ("30 Days of Night") wrote the script. The Dowdles will be executive producers.The plot is being kept under wraps for now. Production begins in Toronto on Oct. 26. »
- Adnan Tezer
Full Cast Details for M. Night Shyamalan's "Devil"
18 October 2009 9:54 AM, PDT | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »
Logan Marshall-Green ("Across The Universe"), Jenny O'Hara ("Big Love", "Drop Dead Diva"), Jacob Vargas ("Death Race", "The Hills Have Eyes II") and Matt Craven ("Disturbia", "Crimson Tide") are to dance with John Dowdle's "Devil" movie shoot in Toronto, part of M. Night Shyamalan's three-film slate with Media Rights Capital. Also rounding out the ensemble cast ahead of an Oct. 24 production start are Chris Messina, Bojana Novakovic ("Edge Of Darkness", "Drag Me To Hell"), Bokeem Woodbine ("The Poker House", "The Butcher"), Geoffrey Arend ("Trust Me", "The Ringer") and Caroline Dhavernas ("Wrecked"). Universal will distribute "Devil", the first project from Shyamalan's "The Night Chronicles" financing/production partnership with Mrc. Drew Dowdle and Trish Hofmann will executive... »
Plot Details for M. Night Shyamalan's Devil Finally Uncovered
17 October 2009 8:11 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
If you want to stay completely fresh on this project, then you should stop reading. But if you want to know just a little bit more about what happens in this, not enough to ruin the experience, but enough to get you interested, then keep on reading. Most of what is said will be revealed in the first trailer anyway, so it's not that big of a deal. Earlier this week it was announced that Chris Messina would star in Devil, an M. Night Shyamalan produced project and the first film in his Night Chronicles series. John Erick and Drew Dowdle (of The Poughkeepsie Tapes) are directing from a script written by Brian Nelson. Read on to find out! Following that casting, Brendon from SlashFilm went on a quest to find out more details about the project. He first discovered this short logline: "A group of people are trapped in »
- Alex Billington
Messina Set to Take on Devil
17 October 2009 4:03 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
According to Variety, actor Chris Messina of Julie And Julia has signed on to star in Devil, a script based on an M. Night Shyamalan story. Devil has some heavy duty genre cred, as it's to be co-directed by Quarantine's Drew Dowdle and his brother, John Eric, from a script by Brian Nelson, who penned 30 Days Of Night. It will be the first in a three-film deal under the banner Night Chronicles.
If you wonder how Messina will stand up to Satan himself, remember that he battled a bitchy wife who was obsessed with a cookbook in Julie And Julia. And Hell hath no fury like a Julie scorned.
Read the full article here.
--Phil Fasso »
Chris Messina To Star In Devil
17 October 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
Variety.com is reporting that actor Chris Messina (”Julie & Julia”) has been tapped to star in “Devil” for Universal Pictures. Though no plot details have been released yet, Messina is set to play the lead role of the sobered-up former homicide detective named Bowden. The horror-thriller is based on an M. Night Shyamalan story, and will be directed by “Quarantine”’s John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle. Shyamalan and Sam Mercer are producing the film. Brian Nelson (”30 Days of Night”) wrote the script. Filming is scheduled to start in Toronto on October 26th. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more “Devil” news. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com) »
- Costa Koutsoutis
Lots more actors join Shayamalan and Dowdles’ Devil
16 October 2009 4:32 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
We reported just last night that Chris Messina will topline Devil, a new fright feature that teams M. Night Shyamalan with the Quarantine team of John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed a whole bunch more names in the cast. Shooting is scheduled to begin on the film October 26 in Toronto.
The ensemble also includes Logan Marshall-Green (pictured), Jenny O’Hara, Jacob Vargas from Death Race and The Hills Have Eyes II, Matt Craven, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend and Caroline Dhavernas, star of TV’s late, lamented Wonderfalls. Plot details have yet to be divulged on Devil, which the Dowdles are directing from a script by 30 Days Of Night’s Brian Nelson, based on a story by Shyamalan, who’s producing with Sam Mercer. Universal will release the movie, the first of three to be produced as part of Shyamalan’s The Night Chronicles series. »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
‘Quarantine’ Directors Dance with Shyamalan’s ‘Devil’
16 October 2009 4:22 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, the directorial tandem who adapted the Spanish horror film [Rec] into the American remake Quarantine, are getting back into the horror game. This time they're working on a project called Devil, based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan. Shyamalan, who is producing the flick, is keeping all of the plot details under lock and key as the production gets set to roll camera in Toronto on October 26th. However, with the report from Variety today that Chris Messina (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) has been tapped to star comes the revelation that he will play a sobered-up homicide detective. So glean what you will from that little bit of information. Adding to the horror players rally is screenwriter Brian Nelson, who worked with Steve Niles and Stuart Beattie on the adaptation of 30 Days of Night. He was brought in to write the screenplay. As always, we'll let you know when more info is »
- Neil Miller
Full Cast Details for M. Night Shyamalan's 'Devil'
16 October 2009 1:58 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Jacob Vargas and Matt Craven are to dance with John Dowdle's Devil movie shoot in Toronto, part of M. Night Shyamalan's three-film slate with Media Rights Capital. Also rounding out the ensemble cast ahead of an Oct. 24 production start are Chris Messina, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend and Caroline Dhavernas. Universal will distribute Devil, the first project from Shyamalan's "The Night Chronicles" financing/production partnership with Mrc. Drew Dowdle and Trish Hofmann will executive produce the project from a Brian Nelson script. The Dowdle brothers brought us Quarantine and the forthcoming Poughkeepsie Tapes. The plot's being kept under wraps, but sources said Messina plays the lead role of Bowden, a sobered-up homicide detective. »
8 More Join the Cast of Devil
16 October 2009 12:35 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
While we reported on one new cast member for a new horror film, it seems many more were recently added as well. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Jacob Vargas and Matt Craven have joined the cast of Devil.
Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend and Caroline Dhavernas have also been cast in the film alongside the previously-reported Chris Messina. John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle (Quarantine) are directing from a script by Brian Nelson.
The film is scheduled to go before cameras on October 23. The film is the first in M. Night Shyamalan's Night Chronicles film series.
»
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Devil’ Headed for the Screen [Updated]
16 October 2009 8:48 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
[Update: We've now have a synopsis about the plot of Devil]
M. Night Shyamalan is one of those divisive directors in Hollywood - not because of politically controversial film topics like say Michael Moore, or over-the-top art house edge like Lars von Trier. He doesn’t even make it into the mainstream news media spouting off-hand remarks, or getting picked up while driving drunk, flinging anti-Semitic racial slurs. No, Shyamalan divides audiences into those that love his work and those that don’t because of his story telling; there’s no real fence-riding when it comes to his films.
Shyamalan’s next story, Devil, a horror-thriller, is being backed by Universal and directed by brothers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle (Quarantine) with actor Chris Messina (Julie and Julia) attached to star. Brian Nelson (30 Days of Night) wrote the script based on Shyamalan’s story, the details of which are being kept a tightly guarded secret. I’m not really sure »
- Paul Young
Casting Notes: Ryan Reynolds Cross-Dresses, Chris Messina in Shyamalan-penned ‘Devil’
16 October 2009 8:25 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Couple of quick casting notes for you today. First up, Working Title yesterday paid a lot of money for a pitch from Allan Loeb to write an as-yet untitled comedy for Ryan Reynolds. The film is a "dude-in-drag romantic comedy, with Reynolds playing a jilted lover who must disguise himself as a woman and befriend his ex in order to win her back." Had to happen sooner or later, really. All manly actors have to prove their mettle not by blowing away a bunch of other manly actors, but by wearing a dress. But if Wesley Snipes can do it, and Terence Stamp can do it, then why not Ryan Reynolds? Watch this one as a double-feature with Buried to see just how much range Reynolds has got. [Variety] After the break, new casting for Devil, the film M. Night Shyamalan wrote for Quarantine writers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle »
- Russ Fischer
Chris Messina is Shyamalan’s Devil
16 October 2009 6:27 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Chris Messina, recently seen in Away We Go and Julie & Julia, has been signed to star in Devil, based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan (cue warning bells) and directed by Quarantine co-helmers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle.
I’m endlessly surprised by how quickly a film can go into production after a casting decision is made: filming for Devil will start ten days from now, in Toronto, Canada. The film is a product of Shyamalan and Media Rights Capital’s “Night Chronicles,” which will produce one horror-suspense genre film a year. I don’t know if this means they’ll all be from the mind of Shyamalan, but I doubt it.
Brian Nelson, the writer of 30 Days of Night, wrote the script, which is being kept under tight wraps — likely because there’s some sort of twist involved!
We’ll see if Shyamalan’s production deal pans »
- John Cooper
Chris Messina Cast In M. Night Shyamalan's Devil
16 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Variety reports that Chris Messina is set to star in Devil , the new horror/thriller based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan that will be directed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle. The Dowdle brothers adapted the Spanish cult classic [Rec] last year into Quarantine and were also responsible for the (as yet to be released) Poughkeepsie Tapes . This marks the first (of three) films that Shyamalan and Media Rights Capital are creating for Night Chronicles, the banner that will hatch one genre film per year for the next three years. The production begins in Toronto on October 26 for Universal Pictures from a script by Brian Nelson (Co-writer on 30 Days Of Night ). More when we hear it! »
Update: Chris Messina to Star in Universal's Devil
16 October 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Variety is reporting that Chris Messina ( Julie & Julia , Vicky Cristina Barcelona ) will star in Universal Pictures' Devil , a horror-thriller based on an M. Night Shyamalan story that will be directed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle ( Quarantine ). The film is being produced by Shyamalan and Sam Mercer. Brian Nelson ( 30 Days of Night ) wrote the script. Messina is set to play the lead role of Bowden, a sobered-up homicide detective. No other plot details have been revealed. Filming is scheduled to start in Toronto on October 26. Update: The Hollywood Reporter says that Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend and Caroline Dhavernas will also star. »
Chris Messina Getting Haunted By M. Night Shyamalan
16 October 2009 5:22 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Everyone is excited about seeing a potential career revival for M. Night Shyamalan with The Last Airbender partially because it's not his original screenplay, given him a chance to get away from the twists that at first made him cool, but late made him feel like a one-trick pony. But beware-- Shyamalan is not finished tinkering with the written word, and Chris Messina may be the next person to learn that the hard way. He's set to star in Universal's Devil, a horror thriller that Brian Nelson wrote based on Shyamalan's story. In a big departure from his recent nice-guy roles in Julie & Julia and Away We Go, he's playing a homicide detective recently off the sauce. Variety reports that filming starts in Toronto on the 26th, with Quarantine directors John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle directing. I never really wanted to give up on Shyamalan in the first place, »
Chris Messina Cast in M. Night Shyamalan Produced 'Devil'
16 October 2009 3:56 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Finally Chris Messina gets cast in a lead role! Unfortunately it's for a horror movie and I'm not sure it'll end up being that big. Messina is set to star in Devil, a horror-thriller based on an M. Night Shyamalan story that's being directed by John Erick and Drew Dowdle of The Poughkeepsie Tapes and Quarantine. Devil is the first film in the Night Chronicles series, a trio of thrillers in which Shyamalan will create the premise then pass the idea off to other filmmakers to be developed into a feature. The script was written by Hard Candy and 30 Days of Night writer Brian Nelson. Production begins in Toronto later this month. The plot of Devil is being kept under wraps by Universal at the moment, but word is that Messina will play Bowden, a "sobered-up homicide detective." Not much to go off of. We last wrote about the project »
- Alex Billington
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