Stars: Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Sky Ferreira, Valter Skarsgard, Anthony De La Torre, Jonathan Barnwell, Sam Coleman, Wilson Gonzalez, Lucian Charles Collier | Written by Jonas Akerlund, Dennis Magnusson | Directed by Jonas Akerlund
Rory Culkin, starring in one of the most interesting and weird true stories of all time should be a slam dunk, and it almost is, except when I think about it, it is miles away. Mayhem was an extraordinary component of the Norwegian Black Metal scene of the 80s and early 90s. Suicide, murder, church burnings and huffing from a bag of dead stuff was the order of the day. Whenever I meet goths in real life, they are unfailingly the nicest people you would ever be lucky enough to meet. Here they are not quite so cuddly.
The early (black) humour and shock value sadly quickly fall away, and what is left is a very...
Rory Culkin, starring in one of the most interesting and weird true stories of all time should be a slam dunk, and it almost is, except when I think about it, it is miles away. Mayhem was an extraordinary component of the Norwegian Black Metal scene of the 80s and early 90s. Suicide, murder, church burnings and huffing from a bag of dead stuff was the order of the day. Whenever I meet goths in real life, they are unfailingly the nicest people you would ever be lucky enough to meet. Here they are not quite so cuddly.
The early (black) humour and shock value sadly quickly fall away, and what is left is a very...
- 9/13/2023
- by Chris Thomas
- Nerdly
Cannes – REinvent International Sales has sold the refugee drama ‘Lost’ to AMC Networks for Spain and Portugal.
The Scandi production-distribtion shingle is presenting the title to buyers at this week’s Mipcom TV market in Cannes.
Created by Ulf Ryberg, the drama thriller tells the story of a truck driver smuggling a group of Syrian refugees into Sweden in his truck. An upsetting phone call from his soon to be ex-wife, leaves the refugees struggling for air, when his mind wanders off them.
The series is directed by Tova Magnusson (“The Most Prohibited”) and produced by Patrick Ryborn (“Backstabbing for Beginners”).
This Swedish-language film is produced by Unlimited Stories where Ryborn is a co-founder and producer. Peter Viitanen, Ville Virtanen, Sandra Stojiljkovic, Vilhelm Blomgren, Shaniaz Hama Ali star.
The six one-hour series will be released on Nov. 7. on the Swedish pubcaster Svt.
Helene Aurø, REinvent’s sales and marketing director,...
The Scandi production-distribtion shingle is presenting the title to buyers at this week’s Mipcom TV market in Cannes.
Created by Ulf Ryberg, the drama thriller tells the story of a truck driver smuggling a group of Syrian refugees into Sweden in his truck. An upsetting phone call from his soon to be ex-wife, leaves the refugees struggling for air, when his mind wanders off them.
The series is directed by Tova Magnusson (“The Most Prohibited”) and produced by Patrick Ryborn (“Backstabbing for Beginners”).
This Swedish-language film is produced by Unlimited Stories where Ryborn is a co-founder and producer. Peter Viitanen, Ville Virtanen, Sandra Stojiljkovic, Vilhelm Blomgren, Shaniaz Hama Ali star.
The six one-hour series will be released on Nov. 7. on the Swedish pubcaster Svt.
Helene Aurø, REinvent’s sales and marketing director,...
- 10/17/2022
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
Crime novel Cell 8 by Swedish authors Roslund & Hellström is being be adapted as a Viaplay Original by Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group).
The gritty crime drama, centered on the subject of the death penalty, is the second Roslund & Hellström novel to become a Viaplay Original after the drama Box 21. The series will feature a Nordic cast and will premiere exclusively on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in 2022.
In Cell 8, a man presumed dead is arrested on a ferry between Sweden and Finland, throwing detectives Mariana Hermansson (Mimosa Willamo) and Ewert Grens (Leonard Terfelt) into a mysterious and increasingly dark series of events. The case soon reveals a personal connection not only to Hermansson herself, but to a Death Row prisoner in the U.S. and a grieving parent consumed by the quest for revenge.
Willamo (Aurora) and Leonard Terfelt (Young Royals) both reprise their lead roles from Box 21, which...
The gritty crime drama, centered on the subject of the death penalty, is the second Roslund & Hellström novel to become a Viaplay Original after the drama Box 21. The series will feature a Nordic cast and will premiere exclusively on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in 2022.
In Cell 8, a man presumed dead is arrested on a ferry between Sweden and Finland, throwing detectives Mariana Hermansson (Mimosa Willamo) and Ewert Grens (Leonard Terfelt) into a mysterious and increasingly dark series of events. The case soon reveals a personal connection not only to Hermansson herself, but to a Death Row prisoner in the U.S. and a grieving parent consumed by the quest for revenge.
Willamo (Aurora) and Leonard Terfelt (Young Royals) both reprise their lead roles from Box 21, which...
- 10/21/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Swedish series was among 10 series competing in the third edition of the festival.
Swedish drama Partisan has clinched the top best series prize at the third edition of TV festival Canneseries, which ran Oct 9 to 14 as a hybrid event online and physically in its host city of Cannes.
Produced by Warner Brothers for Nordic Entertainment Group’s streaming service Viaplay, the show unfolds against the backdrop of an idyllic gated community in Sweden. Outwardly, it seems to live off its successful organic farming operation but a newcomer to the community discovers all is not as it seems.
In a rare...
Swedish drama Partisan has clinched the top best series prize at the third edition of TV festival Canneseries, which ran Oct 9 to 14 as a hybrid event online and physically in its host city of Cannes.
Produced by Warner Brothers for Nordic Entertainment Group’s streaming service Viaplay, the show unfolds against the backdrop of an idyllic gated community in Sweden. Outwardly, it seems to live off its successful organic farming operation but a newcomer to the community discovers all is not as it seems.
In a rare...
- 10/15/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Sky Ferreira, Valter Skarsgard, Anthony De La Torre, Jonathan Barnwell, Sam Coleman, Wilson Gonzalez, Lucian Charles Collier | Written by Jonas Akerlund, Dennis Magnusson | Directed by Jonas Akerlund
I’d been eagerly awaiting Lords of Chaos after first hearing about the adaptation a good while ago. I was a big fan of the book when it was released and spent many years in my late teens and early twenties listening to the deepest and darkest of black metal. I was a fan, and to this day I still enjoy some of the black metal bands I listened to back in the day but lean towards those without the messages of racism and other isms and ignorant views for obvious reasons. I have never limited myself with the music I listen to. I listen to folk, rock, death and thrash, blues and even some country music.
I’d been eagerly awaiting Lords of Chaos after first hearing about the adaptation a good while ago. I was a big fan of the book when it was released and spent many years in my late teens and early twenties listening to the deepest and darkest of black metal. I was a fan, and to this day I still enjoy some of the black metal bands I listened to back in the day but lean towards those without the messages of racism and other isms and ignorant views for obvious reasons. I have never limited myself with the music I listen to. I listen to folk, rock, death and thrash, blues and even some country music.
- 7/25/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Stars: Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Sky Ferreira, Valter Skarsgard, Anthony De La Torre, Jonathan Barnwell, Sam Coleman, Wilson Gonzalez, Lucian Charles Collier | Written by Jonas Akerlund, Dennis Magnusson | Directed by Jonas Akerlund
I’d been eagerly awaiting Lords of Chaos after first hearing about the adaptation a good while ago. I was a big fan of the book when it was released and spent many years in my late teens and early twenties listening to the deepest and darkest of black metal. I was a fan, and to this day I still enjoy some of the black metal bands I listened to back in the day but lean towards those without the messages of racism and other isms and ignorant views for obvious reasons. I have never limited myself with the music I listen to. I listen to folk, rock, death and thrash, blues and even some country music.
I’d been eagerly awaiting Lords of Chaos after first hearing about the adaptation a good while ago. I was a big fan of the book when it was released and spent many years in my late teens and early twenties listening to the deepest and darkest of black metal. I was a fan, and to this day I still enjoy some of the black metal bands I listened to back in the day but lean towards those without the messages of racism and other isms and ignorant views for obvious reasons. I have never limited myself with the music I listen to. I listen to folk, rock, death and thrash, blues and even some country music.
- 6/4/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Based on “truth, lies and what actually happened”, Polar director Jonas Akerlund’s frenetic and frequently gruelling (but fun) foray into the birth of Norwegian Black Metal is surprisingly side-splitting as well as dark and disturbing. Akerlund shines a light on the scene and some of its key characters in a manner to make it resound as a tale that should be sought out and (maybe) enjoyed by audiences beyond the genre’s reach, but it is definitely not for the faint hearted or those with weak stomachs.
In Oslo 1987, metal band Mayhem are hell-bent on breaking boundaries by upping the ante in the name of their “art” and hope to find a record company/ fan base to embrace them. After their original drummer leaves and lead singer commits suicide, guitarist “Euronymous” (Rory Culkin) adopts avid fan Varg (Emory Cohen) as Mayhem’s new front-man, but Varg’s passion and...
In Oslo 1987, metal band Mayhem are hell-bent on breaking boundaries by upping the ante in the name of their “art” and hope to find a record company/ fan base to embrace them. After their original drummer leaves and lead singer commits suicide, guitarist “Euronymous” (Rory Culkin) adopts avid fan Varg (Emory Cohen) as Mayhem’s new front-man, but Varg’s passion and...
- 3/27/2019
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Writer/director (and former Bathory drummer) Jonas Åkerlund’s new black metal murder dramedy Lords of Chaos has really stuck with this critic since I first saw it two weeks ago. The controversial true crime tale has plenty to say about the lives of fringe musicians, the dangers of toxic masculinity and groupthink, and the tenuous nature of friendships amidst creative partnerships — all wrapped up in an irresistible tragicomic package. Chaos is currently available on demand and in limited theatrical release stateside.
Lords of Chaos, adapted from the 1998 nonfiction book Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground from authors Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind, unpacks an insane true story that has become legend in extreme metal lore: the church-burning, murder- and suicide-filled misadventures of a group of angry young Norwegian men that nicknamed themselves “The Black Circle.”
Three of the central musical figures in this grisly...
Lords of Chaos, adapted from the 1998 nonfiction book Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground from authors Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind, unpacks an insane true story that has become legend in extreme metal lore: the church-burning, murder- and suicide-filled misadventures of a group of angry young Norwegian men that nicknamed themselves “The Black Circle.”
Three of the central musical figures in this grisly...
- 3/7/2019
- by Alex Kirschenbaum
- Trailers from Hell
Wes Craven's Swamp Thing oozes its way onto Blu-ray and DVD in the UK! If you live in the UK, you can see the swamp-dwelling creature for yourself on March 25th from 88 Films. Also: Lords of Chaos shirt details and Indiegogo campaign details for the Survival of the Film Freaks documentary on Blu-ray and DVD.
Swamp Thing Blu-ray Release Details: "Long before superhero movies were packing out multiplex cinemas, Freddy Krueger creator Wes Craven followed-up the success of Richard Donner's Superman with this fondly remembered DC adaptation that brings a comic book favourite to life!
Following the success of The Hills Have Eyes, Swamp Thing shows Craven adapting his style from less rough 'n' ready thrills and spills - and the result is an adventure thriller featuring a mutant-monster with good intentions, and a supporting cast of fan-favourites including Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise and David Hess (The Last House On The Left...
Swamp Thing Blu-ray Release Details: "Long before superhero movies were packing out multiplex cinemas, Freddy Krueger creator Wes Craven followed-up the success of Richard Donner's Superman with this fondly remembered DC adaptation that brings a comic book favourite to life!
Following the success of The Hills Have Eyes, Swamp Thing shows Craven adapting his style from less rough 'n' ready thrills and spills - and the result is an adventure thriller featuring a mutant-monster with good intentions, and a supporting cast of fan-favourites including Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise and David Hess (The Last House On The Left...
- 2/18/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Nearly every travel guide of Norway bears at least a passing reference to the wave of church burnings that swept the country in the early Nineties. Frommer’s even names one of the arsonists, Varg Vikernes, adding that he was a Satanist who went to jail for murder. To many Norwegians, Vikernes is the country’s Charles Manson, the ultimate boogieman.
That’s because he was at the center of the nation’s most terrifying wave of homegrown terrorism, which filmmaker Jonas Åkerlund (Spun) has dramatized in his new movie,...
That’s because he was at the center of the nation’s most terrifying wave of homegrown terrorism, which filmmaker Jonas Åkerlund (Spun) has dramatized in his new movie,...
- 2/7/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Black metal has never been a purely musical phenomenon, nor was it meant to be. Even the most ardent of Mayhem, Darkthrone, or Gorgoroth fans would concede that its practitioners aren’t virtuosos so much as vessels for an anti-establishment worldview that demonizes Christianity the way punk rock savaged Reagan and Thatcher. If you know anything at all about the genre, it probably isn’t that “Transilvanian Hunger” is a pretty solid album — it’s that, back in the early ‘90s, a group of disaffected Norwegians earned notoriety by burning down centuries-old churches and committing grisly murders.
So don’t be surprised that “Lords of Chaos” offers less insight into Mayhem’s songwriting process than it does into the relationship between Øystein Aarseth and Varg Vikernes (Emory Cohen). The friends-turned-rivals, who performed in the foundational band Mayhem together, have emerged as the most infamous figures from that era — especially because...
So don’t be surprised that “Lords of Chaos” offers less insight into Mayhem’s songwriting process than it does into the relationship between Øystein Aarseth and Varg Vikernes (Emory Cohen). The friends-turned-rivals, who performed in the foundational band Mayhem together, have emerged as the most infamous figures from that era — especially because...
- 2/7/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Talk to “true” Norwegian black metal fans and they’ll tell you Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind’s book about the scene’s origins and criminality is a bunch of baloney (but in much harsher words). It’s interesting because the facts behind a series of church burnings, the suicide of a lead singer, and two subsequently high profile murders are indisputable. Those who were tried and found guilty before serving their time in prison don’t dispute the acts themselves, but merely the way in which they are presented. And who are we to defy them? These are convicted monsters that continue making music today for a rabid fan-base reveling in their no-holds-barred demonic creed. They’ve got their reputations to uphold and this story works to question their mettle let alone sanity.
So they of course hate the idea of director Jonas Åkerlund’s adaptation of said book alongside co-writer Dennis Magnusson.
So they of course hate the idea of director Jonas Åkerlund’s adaptation of said book alongside co-writer Dennis Magnusson.
- 2/6/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to see Lords of Chaos since Heather Wixson called the film "an unapologetically ferocious coming-of-age story" in her 4-star Sundance review, and ahead of the movie's release this February, Gunpowder & Sky revealed the full-length trailer that dives into the rise of the Norwegian Black Metal movement.
Gunpowder & Sky will release Lords of Chaos in theaters on February 8th and On Demand beginning February 22nd.
Written by Dennis Magnusson and Jonas Åkerlund, and based on the book of the same name by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind, Lords of Chaos was directed by Åkerlund and stars Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Jack Kilmer, and Valter Skarsgård. Lords of Chaos was produced by Vice, 20th Century Fox, Scott Free Productions, and Insurgent Media.
Synopsis: "A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome.
Gunpowder & Sky will release Lords of Chaos in theaters on February 8th and On Demand beginning February 22nd.
Written by Dennis Magnusson and Jonas Åkerlund, and based on the book of the same name by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind, Lords of Chaos was directed by Åkerlund and stars Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Jack Kilmer, and Valter Skarsgård. Lords of Chaos was produced by Vice, 20th Century Fox, Scott Free Productions, and Insurgent Media.
Synopsis: "A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome.
- 1/18/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Rory Culkin and Sky Ferreira star in the disturbing, darkly comic new trailer for Lords of Chaos, director Jonas Åkerlund’s upcoming horror-dramedy film about the ill-fated Norwegian black-metal band Mayhem – and the series of crimes in the 1990s that define the band’s legacy. The movie, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, hits theaters on February 8th.
The clip, soundtracked by Sigur Rós, opens with young guitarist Euronymous (Culkin) narrating his innocent early days. “Here I am: an average teenager, may think,” he says. “But you couldn’t be more wrong.
The clip, soundtracked by Sigur Rós, opens with young guitarist Euronymous (Culkin) narrating his innocent early days. “Here I am: an average teenager, may think,” he says. “But you couldn’t be more wrong.
- 1/18/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
A quick glance at Jonas Åkerlund’s music video credits and one might be surprised that the guy who directed “Telephone” for Lady Gaga would make a murder thriller about angsty teenagers in a black metal band. But in the latest narrative feature from the Norwegian filmmaker, “Lords of Chaos,” which just released its first official trailer, Åkerlund stays true to his metal roots. Cutting a striking figure with his signature long black hair and leather jacket, Åkerlund’s latest film is a love letter to his youth — death metal style.
The official synopsis reads: “A teenager’s quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Lords of Chaos tells the true story of True Norwegian Black Metal and its most notorious practitioners — a group of young men with a flair for publicity, church-burning and murder: Mayhem.”
“Life was easy back then.
The official synopsis reads: “A teenager’s quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Lords of Chaos tells the true story of True Norwegian Black Metal and its most notorious practitioners — a group of young men with a flair for publicity, church-burning and murder: Mayhem.”
“Life was easy back then.
- 1/18/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to see Lords of Chaos since Heather Wixson called the film "an unapologetically ferocious coming-of-age story" in her 4-star Sundance review, and ahead of the movie's release this February, Gunpowder & Sky provided us with a new teaser trailer to share with Daily Dead readers.
Gunpowder & Sky will release Lords of Chaos in theaters on February 8th and On Demand beginning February 22nd.
Written by Dennis Magnusson and Jonas Åkerlund, and based on the book of the same name by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind, Lords of Chaos was directed by Åkerlund and stars Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Jack Kilmer, and Valter Skarsgård. Lords of Chaos was produced by Vice, 20th Century Fox, Scott Free Productions, and Insurgent Media.
Synopsis: "A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Lords of Chaos...
Gunpowder & Sky will release Lords of Chaos in theaters on February 8th and On Demand beginning February 22nd.
Written by Dennis Magnusson and Jonas Åkerlund, and based on the book of the same name by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind, Lords of Chaos was directed by Åkerlund and stars Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Jack Kilmer, and Valter Skarsgård. Lords of Chaos was produced by Vice, 20th Century Fox, Scott Free Productions, and Insurgent Media.
Synopsis: "A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Lords of Chaos...
- 1/3/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to see Lords of Chaos since Heather Wixson called the film "an unapologetically ferocious coming-of-age story" in her 4-star Sundance review, and you can now mark your calendars for the release of the black metal movie, which also has a new poster.
Gunpowder & Sky will release Lords of Chaos in theaters on February 8th and On Demand beginning February 22nd.
Written by Dennis Magnusson and Jonas Åkerlund, and based on the book of the same name by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind, Lords of Chaos was directed by Åkerlund and stars Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Jack Kilmer, and Valter Skarsgård. Lords of Chaos was produced by Vice, 20th Century Fox, Scott Free Productions, and Insurgent Media.
Synopsis: "A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Lords of Chaos tells the...
Gunpowder & Sky will release Lords of Chaos in theaters on February 8th and On Demand beginning February 22nd.
Written by Dennis Magnusson and Jonas Åkerlund, and based on the book of the same name by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind, Lords of Chaos was directed by Åkerlund and stars Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Jack Kilmer, and Valter Skarsgård. Lords of Chaos was produced by Vice, 20th Century Fox, Scott Free Productions, and Insurgent Media.
Synopsis: "A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Lords of Chaos tells the...
- 12/20/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Jonas Akerlund is used to the life of pop superstardom — the music video director from Stockholm has a client list that includes Madonna, U2, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Taylor Swift — but for his new film, Lords of Chaos, the 52-year-old helmer drew on his rock roots as a drummer in Bathory, a seminal 1980s Swedish band that pioneered black metal, an extreme heavy metal subgenre featuring shrieking vocals, lightning fast guitars and stage shows dripping in satanic imagery.
Chaos, which Akerlund also co-wrote with Dennis Magnusson, is based on the real-life story of Mayhem, a Norwegian black metal band whose ...
Chaos, which Akerlund also co-wrote with Dennis Magnusson, is based on the real-life story of Mayhem, a Norwegian black metal band whose ...
- 11/3/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Jonas Akerlund is used to the life of pop superstardom — the music video director from Stockholm has a client list that includes Madonna, U2, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Taylor Swift — but for his new film, Lords of Chaos, the 52-year-old helmer drew on his rock roots as a drummer in Bathory, a seminal 1980s Swedish band that pioneered black metal, an extreme heavy metal subgenre featuring shrieking vocals, lightning fast guitars and stage shows dripping in satanic imagery.
Chaos, which Akerlund also co-wrote with Dennis Magnusson, is based on the real-life story of Mayhem, a Norwegian black metal band whose ...
Chaos, which Akerlund also co-wrote with Dennis Magnusson, is based on the real-life story of Mayhem, a Norwegian black metal band whose ...
- 11/3/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Let me start off this review by saying that in no way do I consider myself any kind of expert on black metal. In fact, most of my knowledge of metal music begins and ends with the artists who made a name for themselves here in the states. So, while I can’t really judge Lords of Chaos on its accuracy and authenticity in terms of the black metal movement of the 1980s and ’90s, what I can say is that in terms of creating an explosively unforgettable narrative brimming with a sense of bedlam and anarchy, director Jonas Åkerlund has done a helluva job with Lords of Chaos, which feels a bit more like a horror movie about the destructive patterns of youth than it does a straight-up biopic (and that works for me—for others, results may vary).
Lords of Chaos begins by letting audiences know that its...
Lords of Chaos begins by letting audiences know that its...
- 1/31/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Indie actor Rory Culkin (Electrick Children, Gabriel) and Caleb Landry Jones (who’ll see Heaven Knows What receive its theatrical release at the end of the month and Gerardo Naranjo’s upcoming Viena and the Fantomes) are set to star in accomplished music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s fourth outing as a feature filmmaker. Variety reports that Lords Of Chaos is set to shoot in Norway during the fall with an impressive collection of producers onboard in Scott Free London, Rsa London and the ever expanding Vice universe. Producing are Jack Arbuthnott, Kai-Lu Hsiung, Ko Mori, Fredrik Zander and Malte Forsell, and executive produced by Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, Danny Gabai and Vince Landay for Vice, and Carlo Dusi for Scott Free London.
Gist: Co-written with Dennis Magnusson, based on real events, this charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control. 17-year-old Euronymous is...
Gist: Co-written with Dennis Magnusson, based on real events, this charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control. 17-year-old Euronymous is...
- 5/4/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Filmmaker Jonas Åkerlund – whose credits include Spun, Horseman and music videos for Madonna, Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera and Metallica – has signed on to direct Lords of Chaos, a film that will chronicle the wave of violence and church burnings that swept Norway in the early Nineties as the country's black-metal bands got their footing. The film will star Rory Culkin (Scream 4, Signs) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class), according to Variety.
Based on the 1998 book Lords of Chaos, the film tells the story of Euronymous, who co-founded the satanic-themed...
Based on the 1998 book Lords of Chaos, the film tells the story of Euronymous, who co-founded the satanic-themed...
- 5/4/2015
- Rollingstone.com
In development since at least 2009, alleged real-life story Lords Of Chaos is now back on a faster track thanks to Ridley Scott’s Scott Free company. He has Small Apartments' Jonas Akerlund preparing to direct Caleb Landry Jones and Rory Culkin in a tale of black metal, madness and death.Described this time as based on real events, the new script, which Akerlund co-wrote with Dennis Magnusson, is once again drawing from Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind’s eponymous book which charts the wildly changing fortunes of 17-year-old Øystein Aarseth, who was determined to escape his traditional upbringing in 1980s Oslo. He began playing Norwegian black metal under the name Euronymous with his band Mayhem and drummed up publicity by putting on shocking stunts. But things quickly spiral out of control and his contact with Varg Vikernes, Aka 'The Count', of one-man-band Burzum led to a tragic turn of events.
- 5/4/2015
- EmpireOnline
Exclusive: Protagonist to launch sales in Cannes ahead of Norway shoot; Rory Culkin and X-Men’s Caleb Landry Jones to star.
Scott Free London, Rsa London and Vice are teaming to produce Swedish film and music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s feature Lords Of Chaos.
The English-language film, based on real events, charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control.
Rory Culkin (Scream 4, Signs) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) are confirmed for leading roles in the film with further cast to be announced shortly.
Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales, which will begin at the Cannes Marche this month.
Lords Of Chaos follows 17-year-old Euronymous who is determined to escape his traditional upbringing in 1980s Oslo.
He becomes fixated on creating true ‘Norwegian Black Metal’ music with his band Mayhem and creates a phenomenon by using shocking stunts to put the band’s name on the map.
But...
Scott Free London, Rsa London and Vice are teaming to produce Swedish film and music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s feature Lords Of Chaos.
The English-language film, based on real events, charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control.
Rory Culkin (Scream 4, Signs) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) are confirmed for leading roles in the film with further cast to be announced shortly.
Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales, which will begin at the Cannes Marche this month.
Lords Of Chaos follows 17-year-old Euronymous who is determined to escape his traditional upbringing in 1980s Oslo.
He becomes fixated on creating true ‘Norwegian Black Metal’ music with his band Mayhem and creates a phenomenon by using shocking stunts to put the band’s name on the map.
But...
- 5/4/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Protagonist to launch sales in Cannes ahead of Norway shoot; Rory Culkin and X-Men’s Caleb Landry Jones to star.
Scott Free London, Rsa London and Vice are teaming to produce Swedish film and music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s feature Lords of Chaos.
The English-language film, based on real events, charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control.
Rory Culkin (Scream 4, Signs) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) are confirmed for leading roles in the film with further cast to be announced shortly.
Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales, which will begin at the Cannes Marche this month.
Lords of Chaos follows 17-year-old Euronymous who is determined to escape his traditional upbringing in 1980s Oslo.
He becomes fixated on creating true ‘Norwegian Black Metal’ music with his band Mayhem and creates a phenomenon by using shocking stunts to put the band’s name on the map.
But...
Scott Free London, Rsa London and Vice are teaming to produce Swedish film and music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s feature Lords of Chaos.
The English-language film, based on real events, charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control.
Rory Culkin (Scream 4, Signs) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) are confirmed for leading roles in the film with further cast to be announced shortly.
Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales, which will begin at the Cannes Marche this month.
Lords of Chaos follows 17-year-old Euronymous who is determined to escape his traditional upbringing in 1980s Oslo.
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- 5/4/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
King Of Devil’S Island
Review by LondonFilmFan
Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Nilssen, Morten Løvstad, Daniel Berg | Written by Dennis Magnusson, Eric Schmid | Directed by Marius Holst
Norwegian thriller King of Devil’s Island tells the true story of the country’s Bastøy Island, once utilised as a “home” for maladjusted young men. Directed by Marius Holst, the correctional institution’s harsh conditions are the focus of the film that depicts the level of brutality and oppression that pushed many to their breaking points. Perpetually bleak, but buoyed by stirring and strong performances from its predominately youthful cast, King of Devil’s Island is yet another solid Scandinavian import to hit the UK over the past few years.
Carrying the film is Benjamin Helstad as the rebellious Erling, or C-19 as he is branded by the institution. Little is revealed about Erling’s past as King...
Review by LondonFilmFan
Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Nilssen, Morten Løvstad, Daniel Berg | Written by Dennis Magnusson, Eric Schmid | Directed by Marius Holst
Norwegian thriller King of Devil’s Island tells the true story of the country’s Bastøy Island, once utilised as a “home” for maladjusted young men. Directed by Marius Holst, the correctional institution’s harsh conditions are the focus of the film that depicts the level of brutality and oppression that pushed many to their breaking points. Perpetually bleak, but buoyed by stirring and strong performances from its predominately youthful cast, King of Devil’s Island is yet another solid Scandinavian import to hit the UK over the past few years.
Carrying the film is Benjamin Helstad as the rebellious Erling, or C-19 as he is branded by the institution. Little is revealed about Erling’s past as King...
- 6/26/2012
- by Guest
- Nerdly
King Of Devil’s Island
Directed by Marius Holst
Screenplay by Dennis Magnusson
2010, Norway / France / Sweden / Poland
Working on a big budget and starring Stellan Skarsgard, King Of Devil’s Island set box-office records in its homeland when released in 2011. Now the film hits stateside in hopes of taking advantage of the slow winter season.
Set in 1915, the movie is based on the true story of the infamous Bastøy Boys Home correctional facility, a minimum-security prison for young boys, located on Bastøy Island, Norway. The film opens with the arrival of seventeen-year-old Erling (Benjamin Helstad), a rumoured murderer who’s determined to break out and who eventually leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. In between are many of the conventions of movies about sadistic prisons — There are attempted escapes, cruel punishments, sexual abuse, suicides and any and possibly all the reform school movie tropes you’ve come to know.
Directed by Marius Holst
Screenplay by Dennis Magnusson
2010, Norway / France / Sweden / Poland
Working on a big budget and starring Stellan Skarsgard, King Of Devil’s Island set box-office records in its homeland when released in 2011. Now the film hits stateside in hopes of taking advantage of the slow winter season.
Set in 1915, the movie is based on the true story of the infamous Bastøy Boys Home correctional facility, a minimum-security prison for young boys, located on Bastøy Island, Norway. The film opens with the arrival of seventeen-year-old Erling (Benjamin Helstad), a rumoured murderer who’s determined to break out and who eventually leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. In between are many of the conventions of movies about sadistic prisons — There are attempted escapes, cruel punishments, sexual abuse, suicides and any and possibly all the reform school movie tropes you’ve come to know.
- 2/13/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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