Actor Charles Dance

mercredi 8 août 2012

Charles will be in the remake of australian movie Patrick

Rachel Griffiths, Sharni Vinson and Charles Dance will star in Mark Hartley's reimagining of the Aussie cult classic, Patrick.

The remake of the 1978 film will begin filming in November in Melbourne. Griffiths will play the Matron role first played by Julia Blake. Hartley tells Reel Time he and screenwriter Justin King had written roles for two of the film's original stars, Blake and Rod Mullinar, although they haven't confirmed. Dance will take the Doctor role originally played by Robert Helpmann.

The producer of the original and the remake, Tony Ginnane, says: "We wanted someone patrician or Shakespearean (to follow) Bobby Helpmann and the good news is I didn't have any objections from (the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance) this time!" Ginnane's most recent film, Last Dance, which premieres at the Melbourne International Film Festival, originally cast American Gena Rowlands but MEAA said no. Vinson's casting is a coup. The former Home and Away star is hitting it big in the US, starring in the Aussie shark-in-a-supermarket thriller Bait and a much-noticed lead in the US indie, You're Next. Patrick is expected to have its world premiere at next year's MIFF -- it is co-funded by the MIFF Premiere Film Fund, Screen Australia, Film Victoria and Screen Queensland (venue for post-production) -- ahead of an October release. Ginnane notes the original opened in 1978 "almost neck and neck" with Carrie, another "telekinetic movie". The US remake of Carrie will be released next year too.

The remake of 1978 Australian horror film Patrick, starring Rachel Griffiths, Sharni Vinson and Charles Dance, will begin filming at Melbourne's Docklands Studios on November 12.

Patrick is being overseen by the film's original producer Antony I. Ginnane and will be directed by Mark Hartley, who also directed the Ozploitation-focused documentary Not Quite Hollywood (the original Patrick was directed by Richard Franklin).

In a statement announcing the filming, Hartley said: “Growing up, the original Patrick and its director, Richard Franklin, were hugely inspirational to me as a young film fan and aspiring filmmaker – so, it’s an absolute honour to be part of the team delivering this classic love-story-with-a-body-count to the big screen in 2013. We’ve strived to intensify and surpass the jolts and atmosphere of the original – so, I can’t wait to thrill and unsettle a new generation of chiller fans.”

Patrick, which has been reimagined by screenwriter Justin King, begins with the disappearance of a nurse at a remote private clinic. Kathy (Sharni Vinson) takes up the vacant position under the watch of Matron Cassidy (Rachel Griffiths) and Dr Sebastian Roget (Charles Dance). Kathy is soon put to work caring for a mysterious coma patient simply known as Patrick, who develops a deadly and bloody obsession.

“It doesn’t seem 30 years plus since the original Patrick first terrified the world," Ginnane said in a statement, "probably because via video, DVD and TV Patrick has been a cult horror classic across those years. It’s exciting to begin the journey anew."

The film, which will have its world premiere at MIFF in 2013, will be distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Umbrella Entertainment.

http://if.com.au/2012/09/17/article/Remake-of-classic-Aus-film-Patrick-starring-Rachel-Griffiths

SynopsisAfter killing his mother and her lover some years before, Patrick is the comatose patient in Room 15 of a remote, private psychiatric clinic run by the secretive Dr. Roget, who treats him as a guinea pig in his bizarre studies of life and death. When Kathy, a nurse who has recently separated from her boyfriend, begins working at the clinic, she is instructed to care for him. She is disturbed by Roget’s treatment of him and somehow feels that Patrick is trying to make a connection with her. When Kathy realizes that the lifeless murderer can communicate, she is shocked but compelled to prove her theory. Patrick has psychokinetic powers that he uses to talk to Kathy by transferring his thoughts to a computer. As Patrick’s communication becomes stronger, strange and terrifying events begin to occur. Patrick has feelings for Kathy, and his affection is about to manifest itself as a deadly, bloody obsession.

AFI | AACTA: Finally, can you tell us how things are progressing with the Patrick remake? There is certainly a lot of interest in this project from the horror fans!

Antony I. Ginnane: Patrick starts shooting in Melbourne on November 12, 2012, with Rachel Griffiths, Sharni Vinson and Charles Dance starring and Mark Hartley directing from a screenplay by Justin King. It world premieres at MIFF 2013 and opens in Australia October 20, 2013 – just in time for Halloween.

http://blogafi.org/2012/08/09/last-dance-an-interview-with-producer-antony-i-ginnane/

mercredi 1 août 2012

Charles is Robert Flaherty in Kabloonak in 1994

In 1919 and 1920, a courageous young filmmaker named Robert Flaherty set out for the frozen north of Canada, Inuit (Eskimo) country, and filmed the first successfull documentary feature Nanook of the North. In doing so, he enormously increased awareness of the frozen wastes in the north of Canada, and produced a film of haunting beauty. This drama recreates his journey, and shows how Flaherty (Charles Dance) persuaded a young Inuit named Nanook (Adamie Quasiak Inupuk) to hunt for him in the old ways, foregoing the advantages of a rifle. The two men faced many amazing dangers along the way, and saw many extraordinary sights. One of the more striking images captured in this film is an encounter with a herd of walrus. This film, like the one which inspired it, casts Inuit people in all Inuit roles -

Gijon Film Festival: Best Film, Director & Special Prize of the Young Jury
Genie Awards: Nominated for Best Achievement in Cinematography
Montréal World Film Festival: Best Artistic Contribution (photography)
Paris Film Festival: Best Actor :Charles Dance : Special Jury Prize