Remember the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin from our childhood? The one where a piper came to rid the town of rats by playing his magical tunes, luring the pests away into the lake? But when he wasn’t paid as promised, he took away the children as revenge. Classic folklore, right? But what if I told you that legend has it that the Pied Piper isn’t just a story of the past? He still lurks among us. Not in bright, colorful clothes, but as a dark and ominous creature, playing his haunting musical hymns in a sinister manner. In the movie The Piper, directed by Erlingur Thoroddsen, the story goes like this: Catherine, inspired by the legend of the Pied Piper, creates a concerto for children. But when the tunes from her concerto lead to tragic consequences, causing the deaths of children, she tries to destroy them.
- 5/7/2024
- by Sutanuka Banerjee
- Film Fugitives
The 1995 horror movie Mute Witness has found a whole new audience here in 2024, with Shudder finally bringing the cat-and-mouse thriller to streaming earlier this month.
Additionally, Arrow Video is bringing Mute Witness to 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray for the very first time on June 11, and we’ve scored the trailer for their brand new restoration.
Watch the trailer below and read on for everything you need to know!
Director Anthony Waller (The Piper, An American Werewolf in Paris) combines cat-and-mouse suspense with classic intrigue in Mute Witness, an updated take on the Hitchcockian thriller in which the only witness to a brutal crime can neither speak nor cry out in terror.
Limited Edition Bonus Features include:
4K restoration approved by director Anthony Waller 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in HDR10 Restored original lossless stereo soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio...
Additionally, Arrow Video is bringing Mute Witness to 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray for the very first time on June 11, and we’ve scored the trailer for their brand new restoration.
Watch the trailer below and read on for everything you need to know!
Director Anthony Waller (The Piper, An American Werewolf in Paris) combines cat-and-mouse suspense with classic intrigue in Mute Witness, an updated take on the Hitchcockian thriller in which the only witness to a brutal crime can neither speak nor cry out in terror.
Limited Edition Bonus Features include:
4K restoration approved by director Anthony Waller 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in HDR10 Restored original lossless stereo soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio...
- 4/12/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The German legend of The Pied Piper of Hamelin is the basis of two recent horror productions. The first of these “twin films” to receive a wide release is Erlingur Thoroddsen’s take, which shares the same title as Anthony Waller’s adaptation. And although both reimaginings feature demonic updates of that famous ratcatcher, only Thoroddsen’s story appears to underscore the musical component.
The Piper finds Charlotte Hope’s (The Nun) character Mel trapped in a familiar situation: her aspirations come at a great cost, and the consequences will be harmful. Here the young composer wants a future in her orchestra ensemble as well as the means to take care of her deaf daughter (Aoibhe O’Flanagan). Stealing a concerto from the estate of her recently departed mentor (Louise Gold) seems like the only option, but once the protagonist goes through with the plan, Mel’s conductor (Julian Sands) then...
The Piper finds Charlotte Hope’s (The Nun) character Mel trapped in a familiar situation: her aspirations come at a great cost, and the consequences will be harmful. Here the young composer wants a future in her orchestra ensemble as well as the means to take care of her deaf daughter (Aoibhe O’Flanagan). Stealing a concerto from the estate of her recently departed mentor (Louise Gold) seems like the only option, but once the protagonist goes through with the plan, Mel’s conductor (Julian Sands) then...
- 3/8/2024
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Bernard Kira, the manager and producer behind the nine-year-old shingle Bmk-ent, has rebranded the company as Apparent Motion Media, also announcing his signing of International Emmy winner Fernando Rovzar (Hotel Cocaine).
Kira’s move to rebrand comes as he preps Higher Ground, his third film as a producer, and second for an in-house client. Heading into production in March, the film is based on a script discovered by Apparent Motion client Charlie Weber (How to Get Away with Murder), which was developed internally, before being packaged and sold with Weber headlining. Previously, Kira set up client Erlingur Thoroddsen’s film The Piper, a horror pic poised to hit theaters on March 8.
In a statement on the re-launch of his company, Kira made the observation that “artists are becoming more proactive in generating their own opportunities and controlling the trajectory of their careers.” He added that he “started Bmk-ent with...
Kira’s move to rebrand comes as he preps Higher Ground, his third film as a producer, and second for an in-house client. Heading into production in March, the film is based on a script discovered by Apparent Motion client Charlie Weber (How to Get Away with Murder), which was developed internally, before being packaged and sold with Weber headlining. Previously, Kira set up client Erlingur Thoroddsen’s film The Piper, a horror pic poised to hit theaters on March 8.
In a statement on the re-launch of his company, Kira made the observation that “artists are becoming more proactive in generating their own opportunities and controlling the trajectory of their careers.” He added that he “started Bmk-ent with...
- 2/15/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The late Julian Sands (Warlock) leaves behind a few final roles, one of which is upcoming horror movie The Piper. Our friends over at Rue Morgue have debuted the official trailer.
Rue Morgue reports, “Samuel Goldwyn Films and Tubi Films will bring The Piper to select theaters and VOD/digital platforms March 8.” You can watch the trailer down below.
Charlotte Hope (The Conjuring Universe’s The Nun) also stars.
In The Piper, “A young composer is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. She soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened: the Pied Piper.”
Erlingur Thoroddsen wrote and directed The Piper.
Bernard Kira and Les Weldon are producing with Millennium Media’s Yariv Lerner, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger and Tanner Mobley.
Rue Morgue reports, “Samuel Goldwyn Films and Tubi Films will bring The Piper to select theaters and VOD/digital platforms March 8.” You can watch the trailer down below.
Charlotte Hope (The Conjuring Universe’s The Nun) also stars.
In The Piper, “A young composer is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. She soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened: the Pied Piper.”
Erlingur Thoroddsen wrote and directed The Piper.
Bernard Kira and Les Weldon are producing with Millennium Media’s Yariv Lerner, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger and Tanner Mobley.
- 2/12/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Back in June of 2021, it was announced that Julian Sands, best known around here for playing the Warlock in the 1989 horror film fittingly titled Warlock and then coming back for the sequel Warlock: The Armageddon, had signed on to star in a new genre project called The Piper, which puts a horrific twist on the legend of the Pied Piper. Sadly, it was only seven months later that we heard Sands had gone missing while hiking on California’s Mount Baldy. Six months later, his body was found. He did get to work on The Piper before he passed away, though, and the film is now ready to make its way out into the world. It’s set to receive a theatrical and digital/on demand release on March 8th, and with that date exactly one month away a trailer has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.
- 2/8/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The late Julian Sands stars opposite Charlotte Hope in The Piper, and the trailer for the movie has landed. More here.
The actor Julian Sands left us in 2023, when he disappeared while mountaineering in California at the start of the year. Aged just 65, he left behind a wealth of acting work, including a handful of movies he’d shot but hadn’t been released.
Here’s one of them now. It’s called The Piper, and Sands co-stars with Charlotte Hope in the film. It looks a hearty mix of classical music and horror, and thus far, we have but a smattering of information about it. We shall thus duly share with you what we have.
The logline for the movie reads, quite simply:
When a composer must finish her late mentor’s concerto, she discovers that playing its music summons deadly consequences.
We also have the trailer for the film,...
The actor Julian Sands left us in 2023, when he disappeared while mountaineering in California at the start of the year. Aged just 65, he left behind a wealth of acting work, including a handful of movies he’d shot but hadn’t been released.
Here’s one of them now. It’s called The Piper, and Sands co-stars with Charlotte Hope in the film. It looks a hearty mix of classical music and horror, and thus far, we have but a smattering of information about it. We shall thus duly share with you what we have.
The logline for the movie reads, quite simply:
When a composer must finish her late mentor’s concerto, she discovers that playing its music summons deadly consequences.
We also have the trailer for the film,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
"She didn't want it performed!" Samuel Goldwyn Films & Tubi Films have revealed an official trailer for a supernatural horror film titled The Piper, a chilling tale of the Pied Piper. This initially premiered at the 2023 Screamfest Horror Film Festival last year, and it already opened in some European countries last fall. Set for a US release on VOD this March. When a young composer must finish her late mentor's concerto, she discovers that playing its music summons deadly consequences. Eerily enough, this is one of the final roles for British actor Julian Sands, who died in early 2023. His co-stars states: "The Piper is dark, creepy and kind of fun and his chilling portrayal of the orchestra's conductor had me genuinely terrified." The film also stars Charlotte Hope, Aoibhe O'Flanagan, and Oliver Savell. With a score by composer Christopher Young. This looks pretty scary, an orchestra horror fairy tale thriller. "If you hear it,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Beatles are arguably the most influential music act ever. Not only were countless musicians inspired by their music, but their wild popularity changed how the industry distributed and marketed music. The Beatles had several impactful albums during their run, and Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason believed this one “changed the face of the record industry.”
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason said The Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ changed the record industry forever
The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album was their most experimental, embracing the surreal and psychedelic imagery that defined the 1960s. While the album was a risky move for the band, it paid off in dividends as it remains their best-selling album, selling over 32 million copies worldwide.
In an interview with BBC Radio 2, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said The Beatles’ album was a landmark moment for the record industry. It changed...
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason said The Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ changed the record industry forever
The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album was their most experimental, embracing the surreal and psychedelic imagery that defined the 1960s. While the album was a risky move for the band, it paid off in dividends as it remains their best-selling album, selling over 32 million copies worldwide.
In an interview with BBC Radio 2, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said The Beatles’ album was a landmark moment for the record industry. It changed...
- 7/19/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The King of Queens and Paul Blart: Mall Cop star Kevin James is set to star in the new action comedy Guns Up, playing an ex-cop and family man who moonlights as a mob henchman. When a job goes horribly wrong and both of his worlds collide, he has one night to get his family out of the city.
Millennium Media, known for the Hitman’s Bodyguard and Expendables franchise, is handling world sales on the upcoming feature and will be pitching it to international buyers at the Cannes Film Market next week.
Edward Drake, director of Amazon Prime thriller Broil, will direct Guns Up from his own screenplay. Production on Guns Up is set to start in June, with BondIt Media Capital financing and assisting with project packaging.
“We couldn’t be more excited to team up with Ed on this film, which stars the incredibly talented Kevin James...
Millennium Media, known for the Hitman’s Bodyguard and Expendables franchise, is handling world sales on the upcoming feature and will be pitching it to international buyers at the Cannes Film Market next week.
Edward Drake, director of Amazon Prime thriller Broil, will direct Guns Up from his own screenplay. Production on Guns Up is set to start in June, with BondIt Media Capital financing and assisting with project packaging.
“We couldn’t be more excited to team up with Ed on this film, which stars the incredibly talented Kevin James...
- 5/9/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jack Kesy will portray Hellboy in “The Crooked Man,” a new movie based on the demonic comic book character. It’s the latest reboot of the role, which has been previously immortalized on screen by Ron Perlman and David Harbour.
Millennium Media is backing “The Crooked Man,” which will be directed by Brian Taylor from a script by “Hellboy” comic book creator Mike Mignola and Chris Golden. It will be the first film in the Millennium Media partnered development slate with German film and TV distributor Telepool, a division of Westbrook Inc.
Based on the 2008 comic of the same name, the movie focuses on the character’s earlier days and takes place as Hellboy and a rookie Bprd (which stands for Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) agent are stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a...
Millennium Media is backing “The Crooked Man,” which will be directed by Brian Taylor from a script by “Hellboy” comic book creator Mike Mignola and Chris Golden. It will be the first film in the Millennium Media partnered development slate with German film and TV distributor Telepool, a division of Westbrook Inc.
Based on the 2008 comic of the same name, the movie focuses on the character’s earlier days and takes place as Hellboy and a rookie Bprd (which stands for Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) agent are stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a...
- 3/2/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Actor Jack Kesy, who most recently appeared in “Without Remorse,” will star as the new Hellboy in “Hellboy: The Crooked Man” for Millennium Media. Brian Taylor (“Crank”) is directing the new movie from a script by comics creator Mike Mignola and Chris Golden.
“Jack Kesy is a dynamic actor who has the ability to morph into his roles. His talent and stature are perfect for this younger Hellboy. I was very impressed with him while working together on The Outpost,” Jonathan Yunger, co-president of Millennium Media said in a statement.
The film follows Hellboy, a half-demon summoned from Hell to Earth as he’s stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia with a rookie Bprd (Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense) agent who stumble upon a community of witches led by the Crooked Man, a mysterious figures with connections to Hellboy’s past.
Millennium bought the rights to “Hellboy” back in 2018. This...
“Jack Kesy is a dynamic actor who has the ability to morph into his roles. His talent and stature are perfect for this younger Hellboy. I was very impressed with him while working together on The Outpost,” Jonathan Yunger, co-president of Millennium Media said in a statement.
The film follows Hellboy, a half-demon summoned from Hell to Earth as he’s stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia with a rookie Bprd (Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense) agent who stumble upon a community of witches led by the Crooked Man, a mysterious figures with connections to Hellboy’s past.
Millennium bought the rights to “Hellboy” back in 2018. This...
- 3/2/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Production is first in company’s development slate partnership with Telepool.
Millennium Media has cast Jack Kesy from Deadpool 2, The Outpost and 12 Strong in the lead of Hellboy instalment The Crooked Man, the company’s first film in the development slate partnership with Telepool.
As previously announced, Brian Taylor (Crank) will direct from a screenplay by Hellboy comic book creator Mike Mignola and Chris Golden.
The Crooked Man takes place in 1950s rural Appalachia where a stranded Hellboy and a rookie Bprd (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) agent discover a small community haunted by witches, led by...
Millennium Media has cast Jack Kesy from Deadpool 2, The Outpost and 12 Strong in the lead of Hellboy instalment The Crooked Man, the company’s first film in the development slate partnership with Telepool.
As previously announced, Brian Taylor (Crank) will direct from a screenplay by Hellboy comic book creator Mike Mignola and Chris Golden.
The Crooked Man takes place in 1950s rural Appalachia where a stranded Hellboy and a rookie Bprd (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) agent discover a small community haunted by witches, led by...
- 3/2/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
LevelK has boarded Icelandic crime drama “Cold,” directed by Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen and based on the bestselling book “The Undesired” (“Kuldi”) by Yrsa Sigurdardóttir. Still in production, it was recently pitched at Venice Gap-Financing Market.
The story centers on Óðinn, living alone with his daughter Rún. As he investigates decades-old deaths at a juvenile treatment center, he begins to suspect that the sinister secrets are connected to his ex-wife’s mysterious suicide. As well as his daughter’s strange behavior.
“Erlingur is an established, talented director who respects the audiences and finds it fascinating to thrill them,” says LevelK’s CEO Tine Klint.
“We were captured by his take on the book, his style and the entire team behind the production.”
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir and “Woman at War” lead Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir are all set to star.
“On the surface, ‘Cold’ certainly seems like a classic Nordic noir.
The story centers on Óðinn, living alone with his daughter Rún. As he investigates decades-old deaths at a juvenile treatment center, he begins to suspect that the sinister secrets are connected to his ex-wife’s mysterious suicide. As well as his daughter’s strange behavior.
“Erlingur is an established, talented director who respects the audiences and finds it fascinating to thrill them,” says LevelK’s CEO Tine Klint.
“We were captured by his take on the book, his style and the entire team behind the production.”
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir and “Woman at War” lead Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir are all set to star.
“On the surface, ‘Cold’ certainly seems like a classic Nordic noir.
- 9/4/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Millennium Media (Till Death starring Megan Fox) shares with ScreenDaily the first photo of Erlingur Thoroddsen’s The Piper, a dark retelling of the Pied Piper legend starring Warlock‘s Julian Sands and Charlotte Hope (The Conjuring Universe’s The Nun). The film is the story of a young composer who is given the opportunity of a lifetime. […]
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- 5/23/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Charlotte Hope & Julian Sands To Star In Millennium Horror ‘The Piper’; Filming Underway In Bulgaria
Exclusive: The Spanish Princess and Game of Thrones actress Charlotte Hope will star with Julian Sands (The Killing Fields) in feature horror The Piper, which is now underway at Millennium Media’s Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria.
The film, a dark re-imagining of the Pied Piper tale, will chart how a young composer is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened: the Pied Piper.
Erlingur Thoroddsen (Rift) is directing from his script and Christopher Young (Hellraiser) will compose the score. Millennium is continuing sales on the movie during the Cannes virtual market.
Producers are Bernard Kira, Les Weldon and on behalf of Millennium Media include Yariv Lerner, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger, and Tanner Mobley.
The film, a dark re-imagining of the Pied Piper tale, will chart how a young composer is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened: the Pied Piper.
Erlingur Thoroddsen (Rift) is directing from his script and Christopher Young (Hellraiser) will compose the score. Millennium is continuing sales on the movie during the Cannes virtual market.
Producers are Bernard Kira, Les Weldon and on behalf of Millennium Media include Yariv Lerner, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger, and Tanner Mobley.
- 6/28/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Millennium Media is paying for The Piper.
The genre specialist has come on board to produce the high-concept horror movie, described as a dark re-imagining of the Pied Piper tale, and is pitching the project to buyers at Berlin’s virtual European Film Market. Icelandic director Erlingur Thoroddsen, whose credits include Rift (2017), Child Eater (2016), and a segment of the 2016 horror anthology Patient Seven, will direct The Piper from his own script.
The film follows a young composer who is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons ...
The genre specialist has come on board to produce the high-concept horror movie, described as a dark re-imagining of the Pied Piper tale, and is pitching the project to buyers at Berlin’s virtual European Film Market. Icelandic director Erlingur Thoroddsen, whose credits include Rift (2017), Child Eater (2016), and a segment of the 2016 horror anthology Patient Seven, will direct The Piper from his own script.
The film follows a young composer who is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons ...
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