Action adventure The Dead Lands is in UK cinemas this weekend. Director Toa Fraser talks about its making and how James Cameron’s a fan...
A taut and intense action adventure, The Dead Lands is a superb showcase for director Toa Fraser. It provides an insight into a culture not often explored on screen - set in pre-colonial New Zealand, the film’s dialogue is entirely in the Maori language - while delivering the kind of pared-back revenge story you might expect from a western or a samurai film.
In other words, The Dead Lands is both unique to its country and universal; its historical setting and subtitles might suggest something for the arthouse crowd, but its bruising fight scenes will please the action crowd, too. What’s more, James Cameron is officially a fan.
As The Dead Lands makes its debut in UK cinemas, we caught up with Toa Fraser...
A taut and intense action adventure, The Dead Lands is a superb showcase for director Toa Fraser. It provides an insight into a culture not often explored on screen - set in pre-colonial New Zealand, the film’s dialogue is entirely in the Maori language - while delivering the kind of pared-back revenge story you might expect from a western or a samurai film.
In other words, The Dead Lands is both unique to its country and universal; its historical setting and subtitles might suggest something for the arthouse crowd, but its bruising fight scenes will please the action crowd, too. What’s more, James Cameron is officially a fan.
As The Dead Lands makes its debut in UK cinemas, we caught up with Toa Fraser...
- 5/28/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
While Batman and Superman will probably spar at some point during the Man of Steel sequel, Batman vs. Superman, there will of course be a villain to bring them together and pave the way for the Justice League film in 2017. So who will this be? A lot of people are assuming that this will be none other than Lex Luthor, and this has led to wild speculation and rumours about who will play the Man of Steel’s arch enemy. Almost every bald actor in Hollywood has been sounded out for the role, but one has piqued my interest.
Last week, there was a rumour about Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston potentially being on the shortlist to play Lex Luthor in the next Superman movie. Over the weekend, Cranston responded to these rumours. It sounds good, and it sounds like he is interested. The actor told the Metro:
“Give me a call…...
Last week, there was a rumour about Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston potentially being on the shortlist to play Lex Luthor in the next Superman movie. Over the weekend, Cranston responded to these rumours. It sounds good, and it sounds like he is interested. The actor told the Metro:
“Give me a call…...
- 8/14/2013
- by Darragh O'Connor
- Obsessed with Film
Check out a new movie clip from Griff the Invisible, starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody. Catch Griff (Kwanten) thwarting a back-alley attack on a terrified lady. Intriguing gear and not a shabby fight scene for an indie flick, right? Almost Watchmen-like. Indomina Releasing sends out action dramedy Griff the Invisible to theaters on August 19th this year and looks worthy of a visit. Leon Ford writes and helms, making his feature-length directorial debut on Griff. Also in the cast are Marshall Napier, Toby Schmitz, Anthony Phelan, Patrick Brammall and David Webb. Kwanten of TV’s “True Blood” stars in this charming, quirky and totally unpredictable romantic comedy about the superhero in all of us. Griff (Kwanten), a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape...
- 8/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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