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Take the Night Star Roy Huang on Crime Thriller, Asians in Filmmaking
Huang has a starring role in the indie crime thriller Saban Films' Take the Night, a twisted tale of sibling rivalry and family secrets where an elaborate surprise birthday stunt heads into increasingly dark places when career criminals are hired to stage a fake kidnapping go rogue Older brother William (Huang) secures a crew to[...]
Shepherd Star Tom Hughes on Shooting Grueling and Visceral Film
Image courtesy of Saban Films "I was on holiday, and my agent sent me the script, and I read it I was completely transported and immersed in the world of the island and Eric's life and everything he was going through," Hughes said "I also felt very empathetically connected to him, and living in his shoes[...]
Giveaway: Win A Redbox Code For The Film The Aviary
Saban Films and Paramount Pictures are working with Redbox to provide a few codes of the film to give away, which was released back on April 29th, 2022, so this is your chance to snag a freebie ahead of time What do you need to do to win this? In order for a chance to[...]
Chariot Director on Recruiting Malkovich, Salazar to Dark Sci-Fi Film
Image courtesy of Saban Films "The inspiration behind 'Chariot' is my ambition was to create a high concept science fiction told on a small scale," Sigal said "In this case, it was about reincarnation and death It was kind of my one subject that is always I've always been kind of obsessed with was the various[...]
Bull Star Neil Maskell on Embracing Leading Action Revenge Thriller
Image courtesy of Saban Films "I think it was always just about how far someone would go to protect their family or their son and that relationship," Williams said "Also, the sort of the group of men involved in the film, they were very similar to people who used to come into a bar I used[...]
Bull Star Neil Maskell on Embracing Leading Action Revenge Thriller
Image courtesy of Saban Films Bleeding Cool: What interested you in Bull? Neil Maskell: Paul Andrew Williams, the director, was someone I wanted to work with for years We did a little bit of a pop video years ago, and I hope that we would one day get the chance to do something a bit more substantial[...]
The Exorcism of God Star Joseph Marcell on Redefining Perceptions
His latest is the supernatural thriller The Exorcism of God for Saban Films, which provides its own unique challenges on screen The film follows Peter Williams (Will Beinbrink), an American priest working in Mexico, is considered a saint by many local parishioners However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a dark secret that's eating[...]
The Exorcism of God: Will Beinbrink on Film’s Supernatural Horror
Image courtesy of Saban Films "I thought the script was absolutely terrifying and nuanced with great characters and an exciting story that I'd never seen told this way in the exorcism genre," Beinbrink said The Exorcism of God follows an American priest working in Mexico, who carries a dark secret that's eating him alive due to[...]
Giveaway: Win A Digital Code Of The Film Gasoline Alley
Paramount Home Entertainment and Saban Films have provided us a few copies of the film to give away, which will be released on February 25th, 2022 What do you need to do to win this? In order for a chance to win, it just requires you to do two things on Twitter All you have[...]
The Requin Star James Tupper on Survival Film & Adopting Veganism
Image courtesy of Saban Films "I watched a lot of [Le-Van's] work before I worked with him, and it was I just thought it was tremendous," Tupper said "I discovered during filming that he the train he used in 'Fury' that there's a giant fight scene on that goes through the night they're jumping off that[...]
Warhunt Star Jackson Rathbone Talks Adapting to Pandemic & Gun Safety
Image courtesy of Saban Films "I say the first thing that interested me was they already attached Mickey Rourke and Robert Knepper," Rathbone said "I'm a fan of both those actors Once I read the script, the idea of World War II soldiers fighting Nazis and the supernatural was such an exciting aspect for me[...]
The Commando Director Asif Akbar on Inspiration Behind Film & Casting
Image courtesy of Saban Films I know a lot of friends and family that are veterans and I made a couple of other projects that dealt with veterans and their PTSD I made a film called Smoke Filled Lungs back in 2015 that dealt heavily with soldiers, PTSD, drug use, prescription drug use, and how that[...]
The Commando: Jeff Fahey Talks Action Film, Veterans & Lawnmower Man
With nearly 40 years and over 175 credits, the actor isn't showing signs of slowing down any time soon with his latest project in Saban Films' The Commando I spoke to the actor about working with writer/director Asif Akbar, his efficiency on set filming his scenes in two days, his co-stars, and reflecting on the[...]
The Commando: Michael Jai White Talks Action Film, PTSD & Co-Stars
Image courtesy of Saban Films "Asif is a real balanced director," White said "I really thought the material was quite responsible for the fact that it brought light to the PTSD issue that a lot of our veterans are dealing with, and to make that the lead character, I thought was a good thing I mean,[...]
EXCLUSIVE: See A Clip From New Thriller Hide And Seek
Image courtesy of Saban Films "I worked on a TV show for about five years called Chuck and the director Joel David Moore is a good friend of Zachary Levi, who was the lead in the show," Jones said "I crossed paths with Joel I think it may have been a party I couldn't remember[...]
Multiverse: Paloma Kwiatkowski & Munro Chambers Talk Film’s Duality
Image courtesy of Saban Films "'Multiverse' was such a crazy script," Kwiatkowski said "I was mostly interested for the challenge of not only having to play two different versions of a character but also like to bring understanding multiverse and quantum entanglement to audiences I was scared of the challenge, but knowing that, I knew it[...]
Multiverse: Sandra Mae Frank on Film and Hollywood Deaf Community
Sandra Mae Frank is getting a wide range of opportunities within various genres in Hollywood as a deaf actress playing Amy in the sci-fi psychological thriller Multiverse for Saban Films Not only is she playing a featured role, but she also gets to play the character's alternative version in the Gaurav Seth film I spoke with[...]
Ida Red Star Frank Grillo Talks Dir John Swab, Josh Hartnett & More
Image courtesy of Saban Films "John Swab and I have done two movies together in the last few years, the last being Body Brokers (2021), and I just love this guy's style of writing and directing It's very Sidney Lumet and Michael Mann I don't feel like I'm blowing smoke saying that I just think he's[...]
Apache Junction Director Justin Lee Growing Up on Westerns
Image courtesy of Saban Films "My grandpa got me into [Westerns], and my first movie coming into the business was a Western," Lee said "That was what I chose to kind of make my mark with, and I have been asked to do them ever since I think 'Apache Junction' I think is my fourth-fifth Western[...]
Long Story Short Director Josh Lawson Breaks Down Time Travel Rom-Com
I spoke with the actor and director about how he conceived the film, how Spall and Zahra Newman were perfect as Teddy and Leanne, and the film's inspirations. Image courtesy of Saban Films Inspiration Behind Long Story Short "I felt like I woke up one morning and looked back on the last few years and really had a[...]
Head of the Class Star Isabella Gomez Talks Leading HBO Max Reboot
Ironically one such opportunity emerged when one of her former co-stars on Netflix/Pop TV reboot of One Day at a Time in Froy Gutierrez talked about a horror film he's involved with that ended up being Saban Films' Initiation I spoke with the actress about the change of scenery, its challenges, and her love for[...]
Head of the Class Star Isabella Gomez Talks Leading HBO Max Reboot
While promoting her horror film Initiation for Saban Films, I spoke with the actress about her upcoming starring role on the HBO Max reboot of the ABC 80s sitcom Head of the Class, which was recently ordered to series following the pilot from Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence. Image courtesy of DFree / Shutterstock.com Despite only shooting the pilot,[...]
EXCLUSIVE: Hear Two Tracks From Horror Film Initiation
Horror film Initiation is out this Friday from Saban Films It stars Lochlyn Munro ("The Predator," "Riverdale"), Isabella Gomez ("One Day at a Time"), Jon Huertas ("This Is Us"), Froy Gutierrez ("Teen Wolf"), Bart Johnson ("High School Musical"), and Yancy Butler ("Kick-Ass," "Drop Zone") This is a social media horror film with a score from[...]
Initiation Writer, Star Lindsay LaVanchy Talks Horror Film Influences
Inspired in part by Wes Craven's 1996 slasher classic Scream, the actress co-wrote the film with director John Berardo and Brian Frager for Saban Films I spoke to the star, who plays Ellery Scott, about how the project came together, how social media's influence on the film, and her horror fandom The story follows a[...]
Wildcat star Georgina Campbell Talks Film, Character Inspiration
Wildcat provides a unique opportunity for star Georgina Campbell to flex her talents on the action thriller film stage in the Saban Films war drama The TV veteran is known for her memorable roles in Netflix's Black Mirror, HBO's His Dark Materials, and SyFy's Krypton stars as Khadjja Young, a journalist stationed in the Middle[...]
Wildcat Star Luke Benward Talks Film, Georgina Campbell, and Training
Now the former child star returned to familiar roots as a soldier who shares his first name in the thriller Wildcat for Saban Films Luke White finds himself captive at the hands of terrorists with journalist Kadija Young, played by Georgina Campbell I spoke with Benwald about what drew him to the film, working with[...]
Redemption Day: Ernie Hudson Talks Gary Dourdan and Ghostbusters
As the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," and Saban Films' Redemption Day proves the cliché still works when it comes to war action films Gary Dourdan stars as Brad Paxton, a war hero who's seen more than his fair share of combat and suffers from its residual effects in the form[...]
Redemption Day: Ernie Hudson Talks Gary Dourdan and Ghostbusters
When Gary Dourdan took on the role of American war hero Brad Paxton in Saban Films' Redemption Day, he wanted to capture the experience of the military from the combat, the trauma of PTSD, and capture the Moroccan experience "I thought it would be a great opportunity to play an Army hero, a marine with[...]
Redemption Day: Ernie Hudson Talks Gary Dourdan and Ghostbusters
He stars in his latest film opposite his The Family Business costar Gary Dourdan in Saban Films' Redemption Day The story follows war hero Brad Paxton (Dourdan), who must find a way to save his wife (Serinda Swan), who was kidnapped by terrorists While battling his PTSD and with little help, Brad must find his[...]