Ddp Studios general manager.Caroline Pitcher with senior colourist, Brett Manson.
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Deluxe.s Ddp Studios in South Melbourne has opened new sound mixing suites with associated sound edit and design suites..
Ddp Studios is a national business, with facilities based in Sydney and Melbourne offering complete integration with data Management, picture, sound post and VFX.
The Ddp Sound Melbourne team is led by sound designer, Paul Pirola, and includes experienced senior mixer Andrew Neil.
Ddp Melbourne.s sound team have completed works on International and Australian films such as, Truth (Cate Blanchett), local thriller The Pack, Oddball, 2:22, and independent film Pawno. They are currently working on Science Fiction Volume 1 for Shane Abbess.
Other recent television credits include Hunters, a highly conceptual television series for the NBCUniversal and Syfy cable network, produced by The Walking Dead.s Gale Anne Hurd..
Also, The Beautiful Lie, a major television series shot and...
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Deluxe.s Ddp Studios in South Melbourne has opened new sound mixing suites with associated sound edit and design suites..
Ddp Studios is a national business, with facilities based in Sydney and Melbourne offering complete integration with data Management, picture, sound post and VFX.
The Ddp Sound Melbourne team is led by sound designer, Paul Pirola, and includes experienced senior mixer Andrew Neil.
Ddp Melbourne.s sound team have completed works on International and Australian films such as, Truth (Cate Blanchett), local thriller The Pack, Oddball, 2:22, and independent film Pawno. They are currently working on Science Fiction Volume 1 for Shane Abbess.
Other recent television credits include Hunters, a highly conceptual television series for the NBCUniversal and Syfy cable network, produced by The Walking Dead.s Gale Anne Hurd..
Also, The Beautiful Lie, a major television series shot and...
- 5/12/2016
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Ddp Studios general manager.Caroline Pitcher with senior colourist, Brett Manson.
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Deluxe.s Ddp Studios in South Melbourne has opened new sound mixing suites with associated sound edit and design suites..
Ddp Studios is a national business, with facilities based in Sydney and Melbourne offering complete integration with data Management, picture, sound post and VFX.
The Ddp Sound Melbourne team is led by sound designer, Paul Pirola, and includes experienced senior mixer Andrew Neil.
Ddp Melbourne.s sound team have completed works on International and Australian films such as, Truth (Cate Blanchett), local thriller The Pack, Oddball, 2:22, and independent film Pawno. They are currently working on Science Fiction Volume 1 for Shane Abbess.
Other recent television credits include Hunters, a highly conceptual television series for the NBCUniversal and Syfy cable network, produced by The Walking Dead.s Gale Anne Hurd..
Also, The Beautiful Lie, a major television series shot and...
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Deluxe.s Ddp Studios in South Melbourne has opened new sound mixing suites with associated sound edit and design suites..
Ddp Studios is a national business, with facilities based in Sydney and Melbourne offering complete integration with data Management, picture, sound post and VFX.
The Ddp Sound Melbourne team is led by sound designer, Paul Pirola, and includes experienced senior mixer Andrew Neil.
Ddp Melbourne.s sound team have completed works on International and Australian films such as, Truth (Cate Blanchett), local thriller The Pack, Oddball, 2:22, and independent film Pawno. They are currently working on Science Fiction Volume 1 for Shane Abbess.
Other recent television credits include Hunters, a highly conceptual television series for the NBCUniversal and Syfy cable network, produced by The Walking Dead.s Gale Anne Hurd..
Also, The Beautiful Lie, a major television series shot and...
- 5/12/2016
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Tomorrow When the War Began, the series based on John Marsden's novels, premieres April 23 at 7:30pm on ABC3.
The six-part adventure series tells the story of a group of young Australian friends on the run from a foreign invasion force.
The unsuspecting Australian military is quickly overwhelmed and none of Australia.s allies are willing to risk possible nuclear war to come to our aid.
Veterans Sibylla Budd, Deborah Mailman, James Stewart and Alison Bell are joined by relative newcomers Molly Daniels, Narek Arman, Jon Prasida, Madeleine Clunies-Ross, Madeleine Madden, Andrew Creer, Fantine Banulski and Keith Purcell.
Daniels plays Ellie, the heroine of the books. The young actor starred in two seasons of ABC3's You're Skitting Me, as well as Very Small Business, Party Tricks and The Librarians.
An Ambience Entertainment Production in association with ABC3, Screen Australia and FilmVictoria, the show is produced by Michael Boughen...
The six-part adventure series tells the story of a group of young Australian friends on the run from a foreign invasion force.
The unsuspecting Australian military is quickly overwhelmed and none of Australia.s allies are willing to risk possible nuclear war to come to our aid.
Veterans Sibylla Budd, Deborah Mailman, James Stewart and Alison Bell are joined by relative newcomers Molly Daniels, Narek Arman, Jon Prasida, Madeleine Clunies-Ross, Madeleine Madden, Andrew Creer, Fantine Banulski and Keith Purcell.
Daniels plays Ellie, the heroine of the books. The young actor starred in two seasons of ABC3's You're Skitting Me, as well as Very Small Business, Party Tricks and The Librarians.
An Ambience Entertainment Production in association with ABC3, Screen Australia and FilmVictoria, the show is produced by Michael Boughen...
- 3/20/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Tomorrow When The War Began has finished filming at Dockland Studios and is scheduled for ABC viewing next year.
John Marsden.s popular stories of teenagers, who return from a camping trip to learn that their country has been invaded by a foreign power, will star Molly Daniels (You.re Skitting Me, The Librarians) as Ellie and Jon Prasida (Hiding) as Lee..
They will be joined by Deborah Mailman, Sibylla Budd, James Stewart and Alison Bell.
Also shot at Docklands Studios, Aquarius Film.s The Berlin Syndrome, is now in post-production..
The film, directed by Cate Shortland and based on the novel of the same name by Australian writer Melanie Joosten, was shot at the Studios following a period on location in Berlin..
A psychological thriller, The Berlin Syndrome examines the themes of obsession, captivity and truth as a young Australian photojournalist, Clare (Teresa Palmer) meets a charismatic stranger, Andi...
John Marsden.s popular stories of teenagers, who return from a camping trip to learn that their country has been invaded by a foreign power, will star Molly Daniels (You.re Skitting Me, The Librarians) as Ellie and Jon Prasida (Hiding) as Lee..
They will be joined by Deborah Mailman, Sibylla Budd, James Stewart and Alison Bell.
Also shot at Docklands Studios, Aquarius Film.s The Berlin Syndrome, is now in post-production..
The film, directed by Cate Shortland and based on the novel of the same name by Australian writer Melanie Joosten, was shot at the Studios following a period on location in Berlin..
A psychological thriller, The Berlin Syndrome examines the themes of obsession, captivity and truth as a young Australian photojournalist, Clare (Teresa Palmer) meets a charismatic stranger, Andi...
- 12/1/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Newcomers Elias Anton and Ben Kindon are playing the leads in Barracuda, the 4-part Matchbox Pictures drama for ABC directed by Rob Connolly.
The ABC revealed the casts and storylines of its 2016 adult dramas, all previously commissioned and announced, at its upfronts presentation on Tuesday night.
The broadcaster confirmed a third season of Matchbox Pictures. Nowhere Boys and announced two animated series. Planet 55 Studios. sci-fi/adventure Prisoner Zero follows teen heroes Tag and Gem and their mysterious friend Prisoner Zero.
Stark Production.s The Deep is the saga of the Nekton family who encounter leviathans swimming through sunken cities, modern day pirates lurking amidst floating black markets and mysterious guardians who conceal long lost secrets.
The teen-targeted slate also includes Ambience Entertainment.s Tomorrow, When the War Began, based on the novels by John Marsden. In Barracuda, Anton plays Danny Kelly, a Melbourne teenager who yearns for a gold medal...
The ABC revealed the casts and storylines of its 2016 adult dramas, all previously commissioned and announced, at its upfronts presentation on Tuesday night.
The broadcaster confirmed a third season of Matchbox Pictures. Nowhere Boys and announced two animated series. Planet 55 Studios. sci-fi/adventure Prisoner Zero follows teen heroes Tag and Gem and their mysterious friend Prisoner Zero.
Stark Production.s The Deep is the saga of the Nekton family who encounter leviathans swimming through sunken cities, modern day pirates lurking amidst floating black markets and mysterious guardians who conceal long lost secrets.
The teen-targeted slate also includes Ambience Entertainment.s Tomorrow, When the War Began, based on the novels by John Marsden. In Barracuda, Anton plays Danny Kelly, a Melbourne teenager who yearns for a gold medal...
- 11/24/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Hollywood is over-flowing with screen heroines in action films, dramas and comedies, but where are Australia.s?
Two of our most respected film critics/writers have pondered that question and come up with some intriguing theories.
.Is it that so many scripts draw on cinema past? Nothing wrong with that, all art is built on the back of other art, but this might perhaps limit the way writers think about stories," former ABC Radio National critic Julie Rigg posits in the latest edition of Aftrs' journal Lumina.
"Or it is it that, somehow, writers . male and female - find women.s lives uninteresting? I would have to conclude most are just not looking and listening...
Rigg, who now writes on film for ABC Arts Online, opines, "It does start with the writing. I do not believe that only women can write well about women.. but it is worthwhile noting that...
Two of our most respected film critics/writers have pondered that question and come up with some intriguing theories.
.Is it that so many scripts draw on cinema past? Nothing wrong with that, all art is built on the back of other art, but this might perhaps limit the way writers think about stories," former ABC Radio National critic Julie Rigg posits in the latest edition of Aftrs' journal Lumina.
"Or it is it that, somehow, writers . male and female - find women.s lives uninteresting? I would have to conclude most are just not looking and listening...
Rigg, who now writes on film for ABC Arts Online, opines, "It does start with the writing. I do not believe that only women can write well about women.. but it is worthwhile noting that...
- 6/3/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Simon Baker will make his feature directing debut, Matchbox Pictures will adapt another Christos Tsiolkas. novel for the ABC and Endemol Australia will produce a female-driven drama for the Nine Network in projects funded by Screen Australia.
Among other funding recipients are a TV spin-off of Tomorrow, When the War Began, a Nowhere Boys telemovie for the ABC and a relationships comedy directed by Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie.
In total Screen Australia is investing $13.4 million in 12 film and television projects which will trigger production worth $64.3 million.
Baker (The Mentalist) will direct and star in the screen adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, scripted by Top of the Lake.s Gerard Lee.
The producers are Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook), Baker and See Pictures. Jamie Hilton (Backtrack, The Little Death).
Arclight is pitching the 1970s-set project to prospective buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The novel focusses on two teenagers,...
Among other funding recipients are a TV spin-off of Tomorrow, When the War Began, a Nowhere Boys telemovie for the ABC and a relationships comedy directed by Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie.
In total Screen Australia is investing $13.4 million in 12 film and television projects which will trigger production worth $64.3 million.
Baker (The Mentalist) will direct and star in the screen adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, scripted by Top of the Lake.s Gerard Lee.
The producers are Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook), Baker and See Pictures. Jamie Hilton (Backtrack, The Little Death).
Arclight is pitching the 1970s-set project to prospective buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The novel focusses on two teenagers,...
- 5/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
An adaptation of Meg Rosoff's tale of an American girl caught in England during world war three fails to sparkle
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In Australia, they have Tomorrow, When the War Began, the first in a trilogy of films based on John Marsden's novels in which plucky teens get their shit together when their homeland is invaded by evil foreigners. Here, we have this adaptation of Meg Rosoff's award-winning book (it scooped the Guardian's children's fiction prize in 2004) about a stroppy American girl sojourning in England when the third world war breaks out and a nuclear explosion flattens London.
Saoirse Ronan is Daisy, the uppity incomer who refuses to muck in with her bohemian British counterparts until her heart is captured by handsome cousin Edmond (the omnipresent George MacKay) and her frosty facade begins to crack. But when war tears the boys and girls apart,...
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In Australia, they have Tomorrow, When the War Began, the first in a trilogy of films based on John Marsden's novels in which plucky teens get their shit together when their homeland is invaded by evil foreigners. Here, we have this adaptation of Meg Rosoff's award-winning book (it scooped the Guardian's children's fiction prize in 2004) about a stroppy American girl sojourning in England when the third world war breaks out and a nuclear explosion flattens London.
Saoirse Ronan is Daisy, the uppity incomer who refuses to muck in with her bohemian British counterparts until her heart is captured by handsome cousin Edmond (the omnipresent George MacKay) and her frosty facade begins to crack. But when war tears the boys and girls apart,...
- 10/5/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
[View the story "Tomorrow When the War Began TV premiere spurs actors and fans to call for sequel" on Storify]Tomorrow When the War Began TV premiere spurs actors and fans to call for sequelThe biggest Australian film at the box office in 2010, Tomorrow When the War Began, had its premiere on local free-to-air TV on Friday night. The film, based on the first novel from John Marsden's popular series, grossed $13.5 million in Australia and spurred expectations of a sequel.
Storified by Brendan Swift · Fri, Nov 09 2012 18:22:10
Tomorrow, When the War Began Full Length Trailer HQ!alysonmichalka91However, the $27 million film failed to win an audience in the Us and several other major territories and, despite an announcement that the sequel would start shooting in 2011, was put on hold. More than 18 months later, it remains stalled in development but the TV screening brought forth a flood of fans. Lincoln Lewis, who played Kevin the film, led the banter.Thanks so much to every1 sending tweets out tonight about Twtwb,...
Storified by Brendan Swift · Fri, Nov 09 2012 18:22:10
Tomorrow, When the War Began Full Length Trailer HQ!alysonmichalka91However, the $27 million film failed to win an audience in the Us and several other major territories and, despite an announcement that the sequel would start shooting in 2011, was put on hold. More than 18 months later, it remains stalled in development but the TV screening brought forth a flood of fans. Lincoln Lewis, who played Kevin the film, led the banter.Thanks so much to every1 sending tweets out tonight about Twtwb,...
- 11/10/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Written and Directed by: Stuart Beattie
Starring: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Phoebe Tonkin and Deniz Akdeniz
Based on the first of a series of young adult novels by John Marsden, Tomorrow When the War Began is a character-driven survival drama similar in premise to the ’84 film Red Dawn. While comparisons to that teen hit are inevitable, the two narratives are ultimately very different, both tonally and thematically. Tomorrow emphasizes character and group dynamics while relegating the military threat (the Soviet Union in Red Dawn) to an ambiguous Asian collective left mostly unseen. If Red Dawn wanted to be a crowd-pleasing comic book action film, Tomorrow When the War Began certainly has a different set of priorities.
In the small Australian port town of Wirrawee, seven teenagers decide to go camping for the weekend. Ellie (a captivating Caitlin Stasey), her best friend Corrie (Rachel Hurd-Wood) and Corrie’s boyfriend...
Starring: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Phoebe Tonkin and Deniz Akdeniz
Based on the first of a series of young adult novels by John Marsden, Tomorrow When the War Began is a character-driven survival drama similar in premise to the ’84 film Red Dawn. While comparisons to that teen hit are inevitable, the two narratives are ultimately very different, both tonally and thematically. Tomorrow emphasizes character and group dynamics while relegating the military threat (the Soviet Union in Red Dawn) to an ambiguous Asian collective left mostly unseen. If Red Dawn wanted to be a crowd-pleasing comic book action film, Tomorrow When the War Began certainly has a different set of priorities.
In the small Australian port town of Wirrawee, seven teenagers decide to go camping for the weekend. Ellie (a captivating Caitlin Stasey), her best friend Corrie (Rachel Hurd-Wood) and Corrie’s boyfriend...
- 5/24/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
Omnilab Media may remain committed to developing the sequel to 2010 blockbuster Tomorrow, When the War Began but the film's star, Caitlin Stasey, feels her involvement in the project is over.
The actress, who won an If Award for her performance as Ellie Linton in the adaptation of the best selling John Marsden novel, believes that if a second film does eventually go ahead, it may not feature the original cast members.
"You always hear things, you always hear that someone's writing it, that someone's putting it together," says Stasey. "Nothing has happened until it happens. Unfortunately for the Tomorrow series, I feel that for the actors that were in the first film, maybe our commitment to it is done."
Tomorrow, When the War Began, which was written and directed by Stuart Beattie, was the highest grossing Australian film of 2010, taking $13.48 million at the box office. In February 2011 it was announced...
The actress, who won an If Award for her performance as Ellie Linton in the adaptation of the best selling John Marsden novel, believes that if a second film does eventually go ahead, it may not feature the original cast members.
"You always hear things, you always hear that someone's writing it, that someone's putting it together," says Stasey. "Nothing has happened until it happens. Unfortunately for the Tomorrow series, I feel that for the actors that were in the first film, maybe our commitment to it is done."
Tomorrow, When the War Began, which was written and directed by Stuart Beattie, was the highest grossing Australian film of 2010, taking $13.48 million at the box office. In February 2011 it was announced...
- 3/27/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
Omnilab Media may remain committed to developing the sequel to 2010 blockbuster Tomorrow, When the War Began but the film's star, Caitlin Stasey, feels her involvement in the project is over. The actress, who won an If Award for her performance as Ellie Linton in the adaptation of the best selling John Marsden novel, believes that if a second film does eventually go ahead, it may not feature the original cast members. "You always hear things, you always hear that someone's writing it, that someone's putting it together," says Stasey. "Nothing has happened until it happens. Unfortunately for the Tomorrow series, I feel that for the actors that were in the first film, maybe our commitment to it is done." Tomorrow, When the War Began, which was written...
- 3/27/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
Omnilab Media may remain committed to developing the sequel to 2010 blockbuster Tomorrow, When the War Began [/link]but the film's star, Caitlin Stasey, feels her involvement in the project is over. The actress, who won an If Award for her performance as Ellie Linton in the adaptation of the best selling John Marsden novel, believes that if a second film does eventually go ahead, it may not feature the original cast members. "You always hear things, you always hear that someone's writing it, that someone's putting it together," says Stasey. "Nothing has happened until it happens. Unfortunately for the Tomorrow series, I feel that for the actors that were in the first film, maybe our commitment to it is done." Tomorrow, When the War Began, which was written...
- 3/27/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
Title: Tomorrow, When the War Began Directed By: Stuart Beattie Starring: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Phoebe Tonkin, Chris Pang, Ashleigh Cummings, Andy Ryan The Red Dawn remake is lucky the adaptation of John Marsden’s Tomorrow, When the War Began isn’t getting a wide release here in the states. It’d have some solid teens-band-together-to-fight-invaders competition. Tomorrow, When the War Began certainly suffers from some technical and acting issues, but the piece is so exciting and engaging overall you’ll undoubtedly be hoping for a sequel when the credits roll. Caitlin Stasey stars as Ellie Linton, a teen living in a small Australian town looking to take a little...
- 2/25/2012
- by Perri Nemiroff
- ShockYa
Australian filmmaker Esben Storm, who died last year, will be honoured with a new award in his name at the Australian Directors Guild Awards.
The award will be the Esben Storm Award for Best Direction in a Children’s Television Program.
It will be presented at the Adg Awards on May 11.
Storm passed away last March, aged 60.
The head of Storm Productions, which he established in 1978, Esben was particularly known for his work as a director of children’s TV including Round the Twist, Crash Zone, The Genie from Down Under and 2007′s Sbs series Kick) . he was also an actor with his last appearance on All Saints.
Storm directed the features 27A (1974), In Search of Anna (1978), With Prejudice (1982), Stanley (1984) , Deadly (1991) and Subterano (2003). He also made documentaries such as The Tasty Bust Reunion and America, and for many years tried, unsuccessfully, to adapt John Marsden’s novel Tomorrow, When the War Began.
The award will be the Esben Storm Award for Best Direction in a Children’s Television Program.
It will be presented at the Adg Awards on May 11.
Storm passed away last March, aged 60.
The head of Storm Productions, which he established in 1978, Esben was particularly known for his work as a director of children’s TV including Round the Twist, Crash Zone, The Genie from Down Under and 2007′s Sbs series Kick) . he was also an actor with his last appearance on All Saints.
Storm directed the features 27A (1974), In Search of Anna (1978), With Prejudice (1982), Stanley (1984) , Deadly (1991) and Subterano (2003). He also made documentaries such as The Tasty Bust Reunion and America, and for many years tried, unsuccessfully, to adapt John Marsden’s novel Tomorrow, When the War Began.
- 2/17/2012
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
Following in the tradition of great What Culture arguments for films such as Jurassic Park, Star Wars and Jaws, it’s now time for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly to step forward and shoot all contenders down for the prestigious title of greatest film of all time. No other film is as iconic, as epic or as purely cinematic as Sergio Leone’s 1966 spaghetti western, which combines everything that’s remarkable about about the work of the late Italian director into one astonishing piece of filmmaking.
Here’s 50 reasons why The Good, the Bad and the Ugly might just be the greatest film of all time.
1. Clint Eastwood as Blondie (Aka: The Man With No Name/The Good)
Where better to start than Clint Eastwood’s effortlessly cool return as The Man With No Name, or as he is actually named here, Blondie. A man of few words,...
Here’s 50 reasons why The Good, the Bad and the Ugly might just be the greatest film of all time.
1. Clint Eastwood as Blondie (Aka: The Man With No Name/The Good)
Where better to start than Clint Eastwood’s effortlessly cool return as The Man With No Name, or as he is actually named here, Blondie. A man of few words,...
- 11/28/2011
- by Stephen Leigh
- Obsessed with Film
Tomorrow When The War Began
Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Phoebe Tonkin, Chris Pang, Ashleigh Cummings | Written and Directed by Stuart Beattie
The problem with the increasing quality of modern television is that it can make the movies look cheap. Big-budget programmes such as Lost or The Pacific look pretty much like full-scale films, so when a film comes along with big ideas it wants to portray on a grand scale, it is not only competing with whatever else is in circulation in the multiplexes, but now also with what is being directly broadcast into viewer’s homes. And it’s this kind of comparison with show such as Lost, The Pacific or V that hampers the enjoyment of the grammatically awkward Tomorrow When the War Began.
The film centres on a group of preposterously good-looking teenagers who take a camping trip in the Australian outback,...
Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Phoebe Tonkin, Chris Pang, Ashleigh Cummings | Written and Directed by Stuart Beattie
The problem with the increasing quality of modern television is that it can make the movies look cheap. Big-budget programmes such as Lost or The Pacific look pretty much like full-scale films, so when a film comes along with big ideas it wants to portray on a grand scale, it is not only competing with whatever else is in circulation in the multiplexes, but now also with what is being directly broadcast into viewer’s homes. And it’s this kind of comparison with show such as Lost, The Pacific or V that hampers the enjoyment of the grammatically awkward Tomorrow When the War Began.
The film centres on a group of preposterously good-looking teenagers who take a camping trip in the Australian outback,...
- 9/18/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Based on the first of ten novels in the bestselling young adult series by John Marsden, “Tomorrow, When the War Began” is from writer/director Stuart Beattie, a native Aussie who made good in Hollywood writing blockbusters like the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, among others. “Tomorrow” marks Beattie’s directorial debut, and it’s quite the cherished tome in its native land, so he couldn’t have picked a more rewarding (and potentially dangerous) debut. I don’t have a whole lot of stake in the book-to-movie translation, but I can say that from my outsider’s Pov, he did okay. Not great, mind you, but “Tomorrow, When the War Began” the movie has its moments, though it’ll probably look and feel too much like John Milius’ 1984 movie “Red Dawn”. Aussies who grew up with the book may be able to look past the similarities, but others may think differently,...
- 6/24/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Had I not known that this gung-ho Australian adventure story was adapted from a series of novels for older children by John Marsden, I would have supposed it to be a remake of John Milius's much maligned 1984 "what-if" film Red Dawn, in which a band of intrepid Colorado high-school kids take to the hills and conduct a six-month guerrilla war against a Soviet invasion of the United States. In Tomorrow, When the War Began a cross-section of small-town kids (three female, three male) come back from a trekking weekend in the outback to find their coastal town brutally invaded by a coalition of Asian nations determined to share Australia with its xenophobic inhabitants. The one grownup around is a local dentist played by the film's only familiar face, Colin Friels, who rapidly disappears.
With their parents and other adults either killed or herded into the local showground (something similar...
With their parents and other adults either killed or herded into the local showground (something similar...
- 4/9/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
Bad grammar is the order of the day in this lacklustre teen drama from Australia. And not just in the title either, the grammar of the film (its editing, its structure, its scripting) are unrelentingly awful.
It’s a shame because the film is adapted from some highly acclaimed source material. The series of books by John Marsden are so highly regarded in its native Australia that it’s taught in schools.
The story centres on Ellie Linton (Caitlin Stasey), an ordinary teenage girl having an ordinary argument with her ordinary parents about an ordinary camping trip with her ordinary friends. Have I mentioned the film was desperate to show that they’re ordinary? Just like normal teenagers? Because they are. Except that they’re not. At all.
As soon as we’re introduced to the group of Ellie’s friends who will accompany her to...
Bad grammar is the order of the day in this lacklustre teen drama from Australia. And not just in the title either, the grammar of the film (its editing, its structure, its scripting) are unrelentingly awful.
It’s a shame because the film is adapted from some highly acclaimed source material. The series of books by John Marsden are so highly regarded in its native Australia that it’s taught in schools.
The story centres on Ellie Linton (Caitlin Stasey), an ordinary teenage girl having an ordinary argument with her ordinary parents about an ordinary camping trip with her ordinary friends. Have I mentioned the film was desperate to show that they’re ordinary? Just like normal teenagers? Because they are. Except that they’re not. At all.
As soon as we’re introduced to the group of Ellie’s friends who will accompany her to...
- 4/8/2011
- by Michael Edwards
- Obsessed with Film
G'day, cobbers. We've got two clips from "Aussie Red Dawn" movie Tomorrow When The War Began. It was last year's box office smash down under and based on a series of novels by John Marsden. The film also marks the directorial debut of Hollywood screenwriter Stuart Beattie. It opens in the UK today (8th April).
The teen action adventure stars Caitlin Stasy, Rachel Hurd Wood and some other actors you've probably never heard of. To read our review and watch the trailer click on the linkoids provided: Tomorrow When The War Began review and see the Tomorrow When The War Began trailer
Synopsis:
Tomorrow, When The War Began follows the journey of eight high school friends in a remote country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by war that no one saw coming. Cut off from their families and their friends, these eight extraordinary teenagers must learn to escape,...
The teen action adventure stars Caitlin Stasy, Rachel Hurd Wood and some other actors you've probably never heard of. To read our review and watch the trailer click on the linkoids provided: Tomorrow When The War Began review and see the Tomorrow When The War Began trailer
Synopsis:
Tomorrow, When The War Began follows the journey of eight high school friends in a remote country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by war that no one saw coming. Cut off from their families and their friends, these eight extraordinary teenagers must learn to escape,...
- 4/8/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Have you ever wondered just how the denizens of Summer Bay might fare in the event of a hostile military takeover?
Ellie Linton (Caitlin Jean Stasey) is determined to escape the confines of Wirrawee, a small Australian township, and decides to embark on a camping trip with best friend Corrie (Rachel Hurd-Wood), and Corrie’s boyfriend Kevin. Told by her parents that they must find another five people if they are to take the family Land Rover, Ellie seeks out next-door neighbour Homer, budding love-interest Lee, posh girl Fi and devout Christian Robyn to join them on their staycation.
Arriving in a remote valley called Hell (I’m not even joking), the friends are deprived of sleep by a never-ending fleet of military aircraft. Thinking nothing of it, the friends finish out their stay before returning home. Finding their houses empty and their parents imprisoned at the local carnival, the...
Ellie Linton (Caitlin Jean Stasey) is determined to escape the confines of Wirrawee, a small Australian township, and decides to embark on a camping trip with best friend Corrie (Rachel Hurd-Wood), and Corrie’s boyfriend Kevin. Told by her parents that they must find another five people if they are to take the family Land Rover, Ellie seeks out next-door neighbour Homer, budding love-interest Lee, posh girl Fi and devout Christian Robyn to join them on their staycation.
Arriving in a remote valley called Hell (I’m not even joking), the friends are deprived of sleep by a never-ending fleet of military aircraft. Thinking nothing of it, the friends finish out their stay before returning home. Finding their houses empty and their parents imprisoned at the local carnival, the...
- 4/8/2011
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We recently heard that Stuart Beattie had been brought on board to write and direct a film version of Darkstorm's horror mash-up comic I, Frankenstein.
Filming is set to start on that this autumn, which will delay Beattie's plans for sequels to his directorial debut, the Australian adventure drama Tomorrow, When The War Began.
That film gathered positive reviews and became last year's highest-grossing domestic movie Down Under. Well, now we can find out what all the fuss was about as Tomorrow, When The War Began is getting a UK release this Friday, April 8.
And ahead of that, there is a special preview screening at the Barbican Centre in London on Wednesday, April 6, followed by a Q&A with one of its stars, British actress Rachel Hurd-Wood.
A synopsis and trailer are included below.
Synopsis:
Tomorrow, When The War Began follows the journey of eight high school friends in a...
Filming is set to start on that this autumn, which will delay Beattie's plans for sequels to his directorial debut, the Australian adventure drama Tomorrow, When The War Began.
That film gathered positive reviews and became last year's highest-grossing domestic movie Down Under. Well, now we can find out what all the fuss was about as Tomorrow, When The War Began is getting a UK release this Friday, April 8.
And ahead of that, there is a special preview screening at the Barbican Centre in London on Wednesday, April 6, followed by a Q&A with one of its stars, British actress Rachel Hurd-Wood.
A synopsis and trailer are included below.
Synopsis:
Tomorrow, When The War Began follows the journey of eight high school friends in a...
- 4/4/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Language: English Isbn-10: 9780545229241 Isbn-13: 978-0545229241
Summary: A girl finds a bright spot in a dark world. A boy leads a strange, lost creature home. And a group of peaceful creatures loses their home to cruel invaders. Three stories, written and illustrated by Shaun Tan, about how we lose and find what matters most to us.
Lost and Found by Shaun Tan is geared toward readers ages 9 – 12, but its a visual treasure that can be appreciated by adults as well, and it’s stories about emotions, relationships, and communication are sad, but resonate a poignant message of hope. Tan’s whimsical illustrations are fantastic in their detail and scope. Though the book is short on words, the images speak volumes and their ability to capture and convey emotions will leave the reader lingering on each page.
Each story holds a charm and...
Summary: A girl finds a bright spot in a dark world. A boy leads a strange, lost creature home. And a group of peaceful creatures loses their home to cruel invaders. Three stories, written and illustrated by Shaun Tan, about how we lose and find what matters most to us.
Lost and Found by Shaun Tan is geared toward readers ages 9 – 12, but its a visual treasure that can be appreciated by adults as well, and it’s stories about emotions, relationships, and communication are sad, but resonate a poignant message of hope. Tan’s whimsical illustrations are fantastic in their detail and scope. Though the book is short on words, the images speak volumes and their ability to capture and convey emotions will leave the reader lingering on each page.
Each story holds a charm and...
- 3/30/2011
- by Brandon Johnston
- ScifiMafia
[1] 30 Days of Night screenwriter Stuart Beattie has signed on to write and direct I, Frankenstein for Lakeshore Entertainment. The film will be based on the Darkstorm Studios graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, one of the writers behind 2003's vampire-werewolf action flick Underworld. I, Frankenstein features the classic literary monster as a modern-day private detective who deals with both humans and other supernatural creatures -- including Dracula, now a mob boss, and the Invisible Man, a secret agent. More details after the jump. The project was first greenlit [2] by Lakeshore Entertainment last year, at which time Underworld: Rise of the Lycans helmer Patrick Tatopoulos was set to direct. Production was scheduled to begin last summer, but never took off. The Hollywood Reporter [3] states that with Beattie now on board, shooting is expected to begin this fall. Beattie is a relative unknown in the U.S., but made a splash in his...
- 3/29/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Actor, producer and director Esben Storm has passed away in Sydney, aged 60.
The head of Storm Productions, which he established in 1978, Esben was known for his work on television, both as director (particularly in childrens’ programs such as Round the Twist, Crash Zone, The Genie from Down Under and 2007′s Sbs series Kick) and actor – his last appearance was on All Saints .
Storm directed the features 27A (1974), In Search of Anna (1978), With Prejudice (1982), Stanley (1984) , Deadly (1991) and Subterano (2003). He also made documentaries such as The Tasty Bust Reunion and America, and for many years tried, unsuccessfully, to adapt John Marsden’s novel Tomorrow, When the War Began.
The head of Storm Productions, which he established in 1978, Esben was known for his work on television, both as director (particularly in childrens’ programs such as Round the Twist, Crash Zone, The Genie from Down Under and 2007′s Sbs series Kick) and actor – his last appearance was on All Saints .
Storm directed the features 27A (1974), In Search of Anna (1978), With Prejudice (1982), Stanley (1984) , Deadly (1991) and Subterano (2003). He also made documentaries such as The Tasty Bust Reunion and America, and for many years tried, unsuccessfully, to adapt John Marsden’s novel Tomorrow, When the War Began.
- 3/29/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Stuart Beattie scored a bonza hit down under with the totally naff Tomorrow, Before The War Began and now Lakeshore Entertainment have asked him to write and direct I, Frankenstein. Heat Vision Blog report the project is set to go before the cameras this autumn.
The Aussie scribe as plenty of big budget experience, at least writing, with credits such as 30 Days of Night, Australia and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra to his name. Beattie is also attached to providing two more instalments of John Marsden’s Tomorrow novels. Can’t wait. Not.
I, Frankenstein is based on a graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, who also bashed out the first draft of the screenplay. No doubt Beattie will be giving it his own spin. Producing the flick for Lakeshore Entertainment is Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg and Richard Wright. Grevioux will be involved in an executive producer capacity, which usually translates as,...
The Aussie scribe as plenty of big budget experience, at least writing, with credits such as 30 Days of Night, Australia and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra to his name. Beattie is also attached to providing two more instalments of John Marsden’s Tomorrow novels. Can’t wait. Not.
I, Frankenstein is based on a graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, who also bashed out the first draft of the screenplay. No doubt Beattie will be giving it his own spin. Producing the flick for Lakeshore Entertainment is Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg and Richard Wright. Grevioux will be involved in an executive producer capacity, which usually translates as,...
- 3/29/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Tomorrow, When The War Began
Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Phoebe Tonkin, Chris Pang, Ashleigh Cummings | Written and Directed by Stuart Beattie
The problem with the increasing quality of modern television is that it can make the movies look cheap. Big-budget programmes such as Lost or The Pacific look pretty much like full-scale films, so when a film comes along with big ideas it wants to portray on a grand scale, it is not only competing with whatever else is in circulation in the multiplexes, but now also with what is being directly broadcast into viewer’s homes. And it’s this kind of comparison with show such as Lost, The Pacific or V that hampers the enjoyment of the grammatically awkward Tomorrow, When the War Began.
The film centres on a group of preposterously good-looking teenagers who take a camping trip in the Australian outback,...
Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Phoebe Tonkin, Chris Pang, Ashleigh Cummings | Written and Directed by Stuart Beattie
The problem with the increasing quality of modern television is that it can make the movies look cheap. Big-budget programmes such as Lost or The Pacific look pretty much like full-scale films, so when a film comes along with big ideas it wants to portray on a grand scale, it is not only competing with whatever else is in circulation in the multiplexes, but now also with what is being directly broadcast into viewer’s homes. And it’s this kind of comparison with show such as Lost, The Pacific or V that hampers the enjoyment of the grammatically awkward Tomorrow, When the War Began.
The film centres on a group of preposterously good-looking teenagers who take a camping trip in the Australian outback,...
- 3/25/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Tomorrow, When The War Began 2 (2012), the sequel to Tomorrow, When The War Began, has been green-lit. Tomorrow, When The War Began director/writer Stuart Beattie is returning as our cast members Caitlin Stasey, Phoebe Tonkin, Deniz Akdeniz, Ashleigh Cummings, Chris Pang, and Andrew Ryan. Tomorrow, When The War Began apparently brought in enough during its theatrical run to warrant a sequel. Tomorrow, When The War Began only cost $27 Million to make. Tomorrow, When The War Began 2′s plot synopsis: “The group is in a state of depression. They spend most of the time in Hell whilst the war rages on outside in Wirrawee and Australia. With relationships beginning to grow and conflicts running high, the group eventually meet a band of free Australians known as ‘Harvey’s Heroes’, which is lead by the mysterious Major Harvey.” I have saw the first Tomorrow, When The War Began and it had a...
- 3/2/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Omnilab Media has confirmed production of the sequel to the highest grossing Australian film of 2010, Tomorrow, When the War Began, to be made in Nsw and scheduled for a September shoot.
The sequel, adapted from the John Marsden novels, will be once again written and directed by Stuart Beattie. It will be shot in the Hunter Valley and the Blue Mountains, and according to the Nsw Government, it is expected to generate more than 450 jobs – with a $40m injection into the state’s economy.
The state Government provided a grant from its film fund to Omnilab Media, in order to secure production (including pre and post-production) for Nsw.
“We have worked hard to build up our Australian business into an internationally successful company employing more than 300 people,” said Omnilab CEO Christopher Mapp. “Without Government support, many of these jobs would be exported overseas. This investment allows us to keep these jobs in Australia,...
The sequel, adapted from the John Marsden novels, will be once again written and directed by Stuart Beattie. It will be shot in the Hunter Valley and the Blue Mountains, and according to the Nsw Government, it is expected to generate more than 450 jobs – with a $40m injection into the state’s economy.
The state Government provided a grant from its film fund to Omnilab Media, in order to secure production (including pre and post-production) for Nsw.
“We have worked hard to build up our Australian business into an internationally successful company employing more than 300 people,” said Omnilab CEO Christopher Mapp. “Without Government support, many of these jobs would be exported overseas. This investment allows us to keep these jobs in Australia,...
- 2/26/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
After a year with no major film productions in Australia, the local industry is breathing a sigh of relief as for the second Saturday in a row a major feature is set to begin shooting.
Following on from the announcement of Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" last weekend, the Nsw Government announced today production would kick off shortly in Sydney on a sequel to last year's $27 million action feature "Tomorrow, When the War Began".
Nicknamed the 'Aussie Red Dawn', the film was an adaptation of the first book in John Marsden's best-selling seven novel series about a small band of teenagers from the fictional country town of Wirrawee who wage a guerrilla war after the northern most areas of Australia are invaded and occupied by a major (but unnamed) foreign power. For those who haven't seen it, the trailer is included below:
The first film drew generally...
Following on from the announcement of Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" last weekend, the Nsw Government announced today production would kick off shortly in Sydney on a sequel to last year's $27 million action feature "Tomorrow, When the War Began".
Nicknamed the 'Aussie Red Dawn', the film was an adaptation of the first book in John Marsden's best-selling seven novel series about a small band of teenagers from the fictional country town of Wirrawee who wage a guerrilla war after the northern most areas of Australia are invaded and occupied by a major (but unnamed) foreign power. For those who haven't seen it, the trailer is included below:
The first film drew generally...
- 2/26/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
I have to admit: this wasn't my favorite episode of Fairly Legal. It felt like something was missing on "Believers" and I’m still trying to piece together what it was.
The dispute between Marsden and Marcus left me cold, probably because I didn’t care much for either character. I know I was supposed to side with Marcus. John Marsden appears to have been a difficult boss who gave him a lousy contract. I understood that Marcus panicked when he got to the roof. He failed to make a successful prototype and never told his boss.
The longer it went on, the worse it felt and his boss being a jerk didn’t help. Somehow, I still had trouble garnishing much sympathy for this character. He just didn’t click for me.
I’ve normally enjoyed Lauren’s scenes, but I found the story of Valerie and Nick a bit boring.
The dispute between Marsden and Marcus left me cold, probably because I didn’t care much for either character. I know I was supposed to side with Marcus. John Marsden appears to have been a difficult boss who gave him a lousy contract. I understood that Marcus panicked when he got to the roof. He failed to make a successful prototype and never told his boss.
The longer it went on, the worse it felt and his boss being a jerk didn’t help. Somehow, I still had trouble garnishing much sympathy for this character. He just didn’t click for me.
I’ve normally enjoyed Lauren’s scenes, but I found the story of Valerie and Nick a bit boring.
- 2/25/2011
- by corlando@mindspring.com (C. Orlando)
- TVfanatic
After proving an absolute hit at the local box office - it was the highest grossing local film of last year - Tomorrow, When The War Began has also broken DVD sales records in its first week of release. Since the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 30 (although admittedly there were plenty of outlets stocking it a few days prior), it's sold almost 105,000 copies which sees it now hold the record for the biggest first week of sales for an Australian independently produced and financed film. The adaptation of the first novel in John Marsden's beloved series, Tomorrow, When The War Began also outsold other big holiday releases including Salt and The Expendables.
- 1/12/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
With MGM’s restructuring plan complete after a $500 million line of credit from JPMorgan, there has been much news made about the studio’s move to get both The Hobbit and James Bond 23 into production quickly. What about the films MGM shelved during its bankruptcy? Movies like Red Dawn, The Cabin in the Woods and others. Not much has been said about those languishing projects, but word is spreading that MGM may put the Red Dawn remake out this year.
The film was directed by Dan Bradley, who tried to have the studio sell the project to Fox so they could release it last year, but that never happened. The completed film has been sitting on a shelf unseen ever since. The story revolves around a ragtag team of high school students who fight to save their town against a Chinese invasion. The film is now gearing up for a potential 2011 release date,...
The film was directed by Dan Bradley, who tried to have the studio sell the project to Fox so they could release it last year, but that never happened. The completed film has been sitting on a shelf unseen ever since. The story revolves around a ragtag team of high school students who fight to save their town against a Chinese invasion. The film is now gearing up for a potential 2011 release date,...
- 1/3/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
When Filmink posed the question of sequels to Stuart Beattie back in August - just prior to Tomorrow, When The War Began releasing - the writer/director was careful not to look too far ahead. "All that is just dreaming," he told us, "but the potential is there. It all depends on the crowds and who shows up!" Well, the crowds definitely turned up for Tomorrow, When The War Began, the adaptation of the first novel in John Marsden's beloved series. After the film's commercial success, it comes as little surprise to learn that Beattie has been asked to oversee its sequel.
- 12/15/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
A pensioner has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving after he drove up a the wrong side of a dual carriageway at 40mph for around six-and-half miles. John Marsden, 86, escaped collisions with several other vehicles as he drove west in an eastbound lane on the A55 on July 10, WalesOnline reports. Marsden had got lost after he left his Farnworth, Bolton home 14 hours earlier for his 70 mile trip to the seaside in Rhyl, North Wales, just over an hour's drive away. Defence solicitor Joe Egan said: "For some reason or other he just couldn't find it. He simply carried on driving. Shortly before he found himself stopped by the police he asked a young man for directions and had been given them. "The man said, 'You go up the road 200 yards and turn right'. He did that but turned (more)...
- 11/5/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Entertainment One has secured Canadian distribution rights for two Omnilab Media/Ambience Entertainment films, Tomorrow, When the War Began and the upcoming The Killer Elite.
The deal was negotiated by Entertainment One’s Lara Thompson and Kimberley Fox on behalf of sales agent Inferno.
Tomorrow, When the War Began was written and directed by Stuart Beattie, based on the novel by John Marsden. It is currently the highest grossing Australian film of 2010, with more than $13m earned at the box office.
The Killer Elite stars Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert DeNiro. It was shot in Melbourne and will be released in 2011.
The deal was negotiated by Entertainment One’s Lara Thompson and Kimberley Fox on behalf of sales agent Inferno.
Tomorrow, When the War Began was written and directed by Stuart Beattie, based on the novel by John Marsden. It is currently the highest grossing Australian film of 2010, with more than $13m earned at the box office.
The Killer Elite stars Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert DeNiro. It was shot in Melbourne and will be released in 2011.
- 11/3/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Stuart Beattie’s directorial debut Tomorrow, When the War Began has taken more than Au$7.7 million dollars at the Australian box office since its September 2nd launch- making it the highest grossing Australian film of the year.
Adapted from the novel by John Marsden, the film has also brought in Nzd$840,000 at the New Zealand box office, a number expected to rise in the coming weeks. “We are looking forward to a successful school holiday period and hope that the film will move on to a much bigger box office” commented Mike Selwyn, Paramount Pictures Australia MD and VP Australia/New Zealand.
There is currently no date set for an international release, however Tomorrow has been screened to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival. Executive producer - Christopher Mapp said: “The film was hotly pursued by distributors at Toronto and we look forward to announcing details of international sales soon.
Adapted from the novel by John Marsden, the film has also brought in Nzd$840,000 at the New Zealand box office, a number expected to rise in the coming weeks. “We are looking forward to a successful school holiday period and hope that the film will move on to a much bigger box office” commented Mike Selwyn, Paramount Pictures Australia MD and VP Australia/New Zealand.
There is currently no date set for an international release, however Tomorrow has been screened to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival. Executive producer - Christopher Mapp said: “The film was hotly pursued by distributors at Toronto and we look forward to announcing details of international sales soon.
- 9/16/2010
- by georginap
- Encore Magazine
I haven't seen the movie or read the original source material, so I can't say for certain if the Aussie action movie Tomorrow, When The War Began is a complete "ripoff" of Red Dawn... but it does seem awfully familiar. The movie (based on a series of bestselling books by John Marsden) is about a group of teens who engage in guerrilla tactics against a foreign army invading their land. And the first one is such a hit in its home country, they're apparently already working on...
- 9/13/2010
- by Dave Davis
- JoBlo.com
Many here have jokingly called it "that other remake of 'Red Dawn,'" but 'Tomorrow, When the War Began' is its own entity, and a major one at that, at least in Australia where it not only opened at #1 a couple weeks ago but also there became the highest-grossing domestic film not financed by Hollywood. The film, similar to 'Red Dawn', is about a band of high school students defending their country against an invading army. It's based on a series of popular young adult novels by John Marsden and is the directorial debut of Stuart Beattie, best known for co-writing the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies.
Because of its success Down Under, the 'Tomorrow' franchise will continue with sequels, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Beattie is set to return as writer and director of at least two more films adapted from the seven-book franchise, though nothing has been officially greenlit.
Because of its success Down Under, the 'Tomorrow' franchise will continue with sequels, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Beattie is set to return as writer and director of at least two more films adapted from the seven-book franchise, though nothing has been officially greenlit.
- 9/13/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
- Cinematical
Last June, we reported that Stuart Beattie wrote and would direct the adaptation of an Australian young adult series, Tomorrow, When the War Began. Since then we have seen the trailer for the upcoming film and have wondered if there will be more films.
Beattie now has signed on to write and direct the second and third installments of Tomorrow, When the War Began. The film recently made a box office splash down under since it opened back on Sept. 3.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequels will also reunite the original cast and producers. The two sequels will be shot back-to-back, but have not been officially greenlit, although that is expected to change in the coming weeks.
It remains to be seen how and when the movies will be distrbuted here in the states, if at all, being that the source material may not be as well known with American audiences.
Beattie now has signed on to write and direct the second and third installments of Tomorrow, When the War Began. The film recently made a box office splash down under since it opened back on Sept. 3.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequels will also reunite the original cast and producers. The two sequels will be shot back-to-back, but have not been officially greenlit, although that is expected to change in the coming weeks.
It remains to be seen how and when the movies will be distrbuted here in the states, if at all, being that the source material may not be as well known with American audiences.
- 9/13/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
A second and third installment of the Australian action movie series "Tomorrow, When the War Began" is being lined up to be shot back-to-back says Reuters.
Filmmaker Stuart Beattie will return and has signed on to write and direct both features, but the project has not been officially greenlit as yet. Beattie has previously stated that it would take at least a trilogy of films to properly adapt John Marsden's seven book series, looks like he's got his wish.
The $25 million first film followed a small band of teenagers who return from a short getaway in the bush to find their small country town taken over by a hostile invasion force. They soon wage a guerrilla war on the enemy garrison posted there.
The first instalment opened in Australia earlier this month and took in over $5 million in its first week. It also scored the record of the third-largest...
Filmmaker Stuart Beattie will return and has signed on to write and direct both features, but the project has not been officially greenlit as yet. Beattie has previously stated that it would take at least a trilogy of films to properly adapt John Marsden's seven book series, looks like he's got his wish.
The $25 million first film followed a small band of teenagers who return from a short getaway in the bush to find their small country town taken over by a hostile invasion force. They soon wage a guerrilla war on the enemy garrison posted there.
The first instalment opened in Australia earlier this month and took in over $5 million in its first week. It also scored the record of the third-largest...
- 9/13/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Plans are in place for second and third installments to be made of Tomorrow, When The War Began, the recent Australian action movie that proved a massive hit at the box office.
Stuart Beattie is preparing to return to write and direct the sequels, which will also see the producers and original cast, including rising star Caitlin Stasey and Home And Away's Lincoln Lewis, reuniting.
Nothing is official yet because the films, which will be shot back-to-back, have actually greenlit, but according to The Hollywood Reporter that's just a formality now.
Tomorrow, When The War Began is based on a popular Australian Ya book series by John Marsden and tells the story of a group of high school students who return from a camping trip to find their hometown invaded by a foreign army, and proceed to take up arms against the invaders. The film opened in Australia on...
Stuart Beattie is preparing to return to write and direct the sequels, which will also see the producers and original cast, including rising star Caitlin Stasey and Home And Away's Lincoln Lewis, reuniting.
Nothing is official yet because the films, which will be shot back-to-back, have actually greenlit, but according to The Hollywood Reporter that's just a formality now.
Tomorrow, When The War Began is based on a popular Australian Ya book series by John Marsden and tells the story of a group of high school students who return from a camping trip to find their hometown invaded by a foreign army, and proceed to take up arms against the invaders. The film opened in Australia on...
- 9/13/2010
- Screenrush
Stuart Beattie (writer of "GI Joe" and "Pirates of the Caribbean") is returning to write and direct the second and third installments of "Tomorrow, When the War Began," the Australian action movie that has become a hit at home. The sequels will reunite the director with the original cast and producers. "Tomorrow" is based on a popular Australian book series by John Marsden and tells the story of a group of high school students who return from a camping trip to find their hometown invaded by a foreign army. In "Red Dawn" fashion, they begin to wage a guerrilla war on the invaders. The film had the largest opening for an Australian movie behind "Happy Feet" and "Australia." At this point no deals have been made and the movies, which will be shot back-to-back, have not been officially greenlit. It is, however, expected that everything will become finalized in the next few weeks.
- 9/13/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
I know there are a lot of fans of Stuart Beattie’s movie version of John Marsden’s “Tomorrow, When the War Began” novels, so this should be good news to them: Stuart Beattie will write and direct not just a sequel to “Tomorrow”, but two sequels, set to be made back-to-back. And if you happen to think Beattie didn’t do a very good job on the adaptation, sucks to be you, then, cause he’s doing two more. The move comes after “Tomorrow” became the third highest Australian movie to open Down Under, behind only George Miller’s “Happy Feet” and the Nicole Kidman drama “Australia”. THR reports that the film’s producers, along with the cast (including female lead Caitlin Stasey, who plays Ellie Linton), will return for both sequels. There are seven volumes in Marsden’s “Tomorrow” series, not counting spin-offs. If Beattie follows the chronology of the book series,...
- 9/13/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
The Hollywood Reporter said that Stuart Beattie is returning to write and direct the second and third installments of Tomorrow, When the War , the action adventure that earned more than $5 million its first week in Australia. The sequels will also reunite the original cast and producers. The films, which will be shot back-to-back, have not been officially greenlit, but that is expected to change in the coming weeks. Based on John Marsden's novel, Tomorrow, When the War follows the journey of eight high school friends in a remote country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by a war that no-one saw coming. Cut off from their families and their friends, these eight extraordinary teenagers must somehow learn to escape, survive and fight back. The movie stars...
- 9/12/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Plans are being drafted for Stuart Beattie to return to write and direct the second and third installments of "Tomorrow, When the War Began," the Australian action movie that has proven to be a hit at the Oz box office.
The sequels will also reunite the original cast and producers, including Omnilab Media, which co-financed the movie.
No deals have been made and the movies, which will be shot back-to-back, have not been officially greenlit, although that is expected to change in the coming weeks.
"Tomorrow" is based on a popular Australian Ya book series by John Marsden and tells the story of a group of high school students who return from a camping trip to find their hometown invaded by a foreign army. In "Red Dawn" fashion, they begin to wage a guerrilla war on the invaders.
Inferno Entertainment, handling the foreign sales, screened the movie for buyers in Toronto on Sunday.
The sequels will also reunite the original cast and producers, including Omnilab Media, which co-financed the movie.
No deals have been made and the movies, which will be shot back-to-back, have not been officially greenlit, although that is expected to change in the coming weeks.
"Tomorrow" is based on a popular Australian Ya book series by John Marsden and tells the story of a group of high school students who return from a camping trip to find their hometown invaded by a foreign army. In "Red Dawn" fashion, they begin to wage a guerrilla war on the invaders.
Inferno Entertainment, handling the foreign sales, screened the movie for buyers in Toronto on Sunday.
- 9/12/2010
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tomorrow, When The War Began has topped the Australian box office on its debut weekend on release. Based on John Marsden's popular book series, the action film pulls in $$3.8 million to easily see off competition from animated comedy Despicable Me and Angelina Jolie's Salt. Inception and new release Going The Distance round out the top five, while Vampires Suck falls four places to number six. Elsewhere, drama The Kids Are All Right, starring Annette Bening and Julianne (more)...
- 9/6/2010
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Tomorrow, When the War Began has debuted at the top of the Australian box office, with $3,862,193 in its first weekend and a screen average of $11,293.
Although officially it’s the third biggest opening for an Australian film behind Happy Feet and Australia, it is the highest debut for a project not financed by Us studios.
Including previews, the film has earned $3,898,547. It is already the fourth highest grossing local film of the year, behind Bran Nue Dae, The Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 and Animal Kingdom, and it is likely to overtake all of them during its theatrical run.
In New Zealand, it earned Nzd$358,653 and is the second best opening for an Australian film, behind Happy Feet.
Tomorrow, When the War Began was written and directed by Stuart Beattie, from the popular John Marsden series. It is distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by Omnilab Media’s Ambience Entertainment.
Although officially it’s the third biggest opening for an Australian film behind Happy Feet and Australia, it is the highest debut for a project not financed by Us studios.
Including previews, the film has earned $3,898,547. It is already the fourth highest grossing local film of the year, behind Bran Nue Dae, The Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 and Animal Kingdom, and it is likely to overtake all of them during its theatrical run.
In New Zealand, it earned Nzd$358,653 and is the second best opening for an Australian film, behind Happy Feet.
Tomorrow, When the War Began was written and directed by Stuart Beattie, from the popular John Marsden series. It is distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by Omnilab Media’s Ambience Entertainment.
- 9/6/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
It’s been four years since Encore published its Top 20 Directors and Producers list, and we felt it was time to compile a new, more comprehensive list that included professionals working across all areas – film, television and Tvc production – as well as the leaders and decision-makers that determine the direction of the industry.
Instead of having a limited list of panellists, we consulted with the main agencies and organisations, and also asked our readers to nominate their candidates. We ended up with a list of more than 200 screen industry professionals, and deciding the final 50 was indeed a difficult task. Of course, some other very influential and successful people didn’t make the final cut, but there were only 50 spots and too many talented men and women!
We hope you’ll enjoy – or not, and if so, debate it passionately – the selection of what will become our annual Power 50 list.
1. Christopher Mapp...
Instead of having a limited list of panellists, we consulted with the main agencies and organisations, and also asked our readers to nominate their candidates. We ended up with a list of more than 200 screen industry professionals, and deciding the final 50 was indeed a difficult task. Of course, some other very influential and successful people didn’t make the final cut, but there were only 50 spots and too many talented men and women!
We hope you’ll enjoy – or not, and if so, debate it passionately – the selection of what will become our annual Power 50 list.
1. Christopher Mapp...
- 6/22/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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