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Director Zack Snyder is once again making headlines, and we all know what that means: gorgeous visuals, provocative world-building, and another divisive movie. "Rebel Moon: Part Two - The Scargiver" is now streaming on Netflix and serves as the latest installment in the filmmaker's new, original franchise. (You can check out my review for the sequel here.) Initially conceived as a "Star Wars" pitch before Snyder took his talents elsewhere, his operatic space saga still bursts with colorful imagery and reams of nerdy details and lore that would've filled any "The Art of Star Wars" book from cover to cover -- and, in fact, that's pretty much exactly what a new art and making-of book has done.
Titled "Rebel Moon: Wolf: Ex Nihilo: Cosmology & Technology" from author Peter Aperlo, this official book is described as:
"Rebel Moon: Wolf: Ex Nihilo:...
Director Zack Snyder is once again making headlines, and we all know what that means: gorgeous visuals, provocative world-building, and another divisive movie. "Rebel Moon: Part Two - The Scargiver" is now streaming on Netflix and serves as the latest installment in the filmmaker's new, original franchise. (You can check out my review for the sequel here.) Initially conceived as a "Star Wars" pitch before Snyder took his talents elsewhere, his operatic space saga still bursts with colorful imagery and reams of nerdy details and lore that would've filled any "The Art of Star Wars" book from cover to cover -- and, in fact, that's pretty much exactly what a new art and making-of book has done.
Titled "Rebel Moon: Wolf: Ex Nihilo: Cosmology & Technology" from author Peter Aperlo, this official book is described as:
"Rebel Moon: Wolf: Ex Nihilo:...
- 4/19/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Devil’s Gate, a little-known horror movie from 2017, currently ranks as the eighth most-watched film on Netflix. Compared to older and staler entries on the list, such as the controversial erotic drama and psychological thriller 365 Days as well as the widely popular albeit somewhat predictable action blockbuster The Old Guard, it may provide viewers with some fresh entertainment as theaters remain empty.
Ever since Netflix began updating its top ten lists on a daily rather than a weekly basis, subscribers have become more and more interested in what their neighbors are watching. Usually, the lists are filled with predictable entries. Now that the coronavirus pandemic has put a stop to the release of most new films, however, wild cards from the recent (or distant) past resurface rather frequently.
Just one of these is Devil’s Gate. Initially produced in 2017, this horror film follows an FBI agent teaming up with a local...
Ever since Netflix began updating its top ten lists on a daily rather than a weekly basis, subscribers have become more and more interested in what their neighbors are watching. Usually, the lists are filled with predictable entries. Now that the coronavirus pandemic has put a stop to the release of most new films, however, wild cards from the recent (or distant) past resurface rather frequently.
Just one of these is Devil’s Gate. Initially produced in 2017, this horror film follows an FBI agent teaming up with a local...
- 7/21/2020
- by Tim Brinkhof
- We Got This Covered
A farmer's fringe-y religious beliefs prove oddly rooted in reality in Devil's Gate, the first feature by director Clay Staub and his co-screenwriter Peter Aperlo. The fact that the pic is titled Abduction in other territories more than hints at the fact that what this troubled man sees as angels or demons may in fact be old-fashioned extra-terrestrials. But his confusion and zeal add little texture to this unmoving genre exercise. A cast with plenty of exposure on TV series may help with the film's commercial prospects, but only the least critical genre auds are likely to enjoy it much.
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- 1/6/2018
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I confess to a high level of appreciation for low-budget films that defy easy categorization, such as Devil's Gate. The opening sequence resembles that of a backwoods horror experience that will be grungy and nasty, leaving behind a trail of dead bodies and queasy stomachs. Yet even in such familiar territory, director Clay Staub deviates from the norm. Working from an original screenplay credited to himself and Peter Aperlo, Staub tamps down the explicit bloodshed in that scene and then moves quickly to establish an atmosphere of mystery and possible suspense. This appears to be Staub's feature debut, but he has experience as a second unit director for Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead and 300, as well as the latest remake of The Thing....
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- 1/4/2018
- Screen Anarchy
*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by the film's sales agent, Premiere Entertainment Group. **there are minor spoilers here. Director: Clay Staub. Writers: Peter Aperlo and Clay Staub. Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Bridget Regan, Amanda Schull, Shawn Ashmore and Jonathan Frakes. Devil's Gate aka Abduction is a science fiction thriller from director Clay Staub and writing partner Peter Aperlo. Staub has experience behind the camera as a second unit director, on films like 300 (2006). In Devil's Gate, Staub is more forefront, with a family waylayed by an alien invasion. This title recently had its World Premiere in Tribeca. And, IFC Midnight will show Devil's Gate, later this year, through their platforms. Devil's Gate is a very slowly paced film outing. Certain scenes are drawn out too long and events are sometimes over-explained. Still, this film is reminiscent of a few others, in the sci-fi and horror genres. A...
- 9/28/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival kicks off this April in New York, and horror fans attending the cinematic gathering have plenty of titles to look forward to, including the world premiere of Mickey Keating's Psychopaths.
From the Press Release: "Tribeca’s Midnight section is the destination for late night audiences to discover the best in psychological thriller, horror, sci-fi, and cult cinema. This year’s six selections offer new genre experiences for even the most extreme viewer.
Devil's Gate, directed by Clay Staub, written by Peter Aperlo, Clay Staub. (Canada, USA) - World Premiere, Narrative. Struggling to overcome a recent professional tragedy, a tough-as-nails FBI agent (Amanda Schull) relocates to a small North Dakota town to investigate the disappearance of a local woman and her young son. The search leads to the missing woman’s husband’s (Milo Ventimiglia) secluded farm, on which answers, new mysteries, and God-fearing terrors await.
From the Press Release: "Tribeca’s Midnight section is the destination for late night audiences to discover the best in psychological thriller, horror, sci-fi, and cult cinema. This year’s six selections offer new genre experiences for even the most extreme viewer.
Devil's Gate, directed by Clay Staub, written by Peter Aperlo, Clay Staub. (Canada, USA) - World Premiere, Narrative. Struggling to overcome a recent professional tragedy, a tough-as-nails FBI agent (Amanda Schull) relocates to a small North Dakota town to investigate the disappearance of a local woman and her young son. The search leads to the missing woman’s husband’s (Milo Ventimiglia) secluded farm, on which answers, new mysteries, and God-fearing terrors await.
- 3/3/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Right around the time that the defunct video game publisher began to slide toward bankruptcy, it’s been revealed that Thq had mapped out early plans for a live-action Saints Row movie that almost featured Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in a starring role.
Word comes by way of a Fandom post by Nick Nunziata and Peter Aperlo – producer and screenwriter, respectively – who shed new light on the canned project that was officially shelved circa 2012. Boasting all of the irreverent sensibilities that the series is celebrated for, Thq’s doomed Saints Row film was billed as “a modern-day Escape from New York, only bigger and with that Saints Row attitude.” That’s quite the elevator pitch, and Johnson was likely high on the calling card following his appearance in Andrzej Bartkowiak’s middling Doom movie.
Indeed, out of the franchise’s zany legacy, Nunziata and Aperlo pointed to Saints Row 2 as...
Word comes by way of a Fandom post by Nick Nunziata and Peter Aperlo – producer and screenwriter, respectively – who shed new light on the canned project that was officially shelved circa 2012. Boasting all of the irreverent sensibilities that the series is celebrated for, Thq’s doomed Saints Row film was billed as “a modern-day Escape from New York, only bigger and with that Saints Row attitude.” That’s quite the elevator pitch, and Johnson was likely high on the calling card following his appearance in Andrzej Bartkowiak’s middling Doom movie.
Indeed, out of the franchise’s zany legacy, Nunziata and Aperlo pointed to Saints Row 2 as...
- 9/6/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Simon Brew Sep 5, 2016
Dwayne Johnson was interested in the movie version of the Saint's Row videogames - and that it all went wrong...
The Saint’s Row series of videogames wear their movie love on their proverbial sleeves, to the point where an inevitable film version went into development. Nick Nunziata became a producer on the project, and in a new post over at Fandom, he’s explained why the Saint’s Row movie never made it to the screen.
He revealed that a screenplay had been panned by Peter Aperlo, and that Lloyd Levin and Andrew Cosby were on board to produce (between them they’d helped bring the likes of Watchmen and 2 Guns to the movies). “We had interest from huge directors. A-list stars were on the menu. The script was a perfect video game adaptation, faithful to the source material but with a swagger and big screen...
Dwayne Johnson was interested in the movie version of the Saint's Row videogames - and that it all went wrong...
The Saint’s Row series of videogames wear their movie love on their proverbial sleeves, to the point where an inevitable film version went into development. Nick Nunziata became a producer on the project, and in a new post over at Fandom, he’s explained why the Saint’s Row movie never made it to the screen.
He revealed that a screenplay had been panned by Peter Aperlo, and that Lloyd Levin and Andrew Cosby were on board to produce (between them they’d helped bring the likes of Watchmen and 2 Guns to the movies). “We had interest from huge directors. A-list stars were on the menu. The script was a perfect video game adaptation, faithful to the source material but with a swagger and big screen...
- 9/5/2016
- Den of Geek
Dwayne Johnson Almost Starred in a Hard R Adaptation of Saints Row with Dan Trachtenberg at the Helm
With Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell, and several more video game movies currently in development, it's proof that Hollywood has shifted their attention to video game adaptations in hopes that they finally figure out how to make great films out of them. Only time will tell if they succeed.
Turns out there was a feature film adaptation of Saints Row that was in development from video game developer Thq. They had a "strong script" written by Peter Aperlo (Watchman: The End is Nigh, 300: March to Glory) with producers Lloyd Levin (Boogie Nights, Watchmen, United 93), and Andrew Cosby (Haunted, Eureka, 2 Guns) leading the charge.
This was being developed as a hard R adaptation, which is what you'd expect from Saints Row, and Dwayne Johnson was interested in starring in it. They were also looking to bring on 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg to helm the film. According to Fandom,...
Turns out there was a feature film adaptation of Saints Row that was in development from video game developer Thq. They had a "strong script" written by Peter Aperlo (Watchman: The End is Nigh, 300: March to Glory) with producers Lloyd Levin (Boogie Nights, Watchmen, United 93), and Andrew Cosby (Haunted, Eureka, 2 Guns) leading the charge.
This was being developed as a hard R adaptation, which is what you'd expect from Saints Row, and Dwayne Johnson was interested in starring in it. They were also looking to bring on 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg to helm the film. According to Fandom,...
- 9/2/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Amanda Schull, Milo Ventimiglia, Shawn Ashmore, Bridget Regan and Jonathan Frakes are set to star in Mednick Productions’ suspense thriller “Devil’s Gate,” the company announced today. Clay Staub will direct from a script he co-wrote with Peter Aperlo (“The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole”). Set in the small town of Devil’s Gate, North Dakota, the film examines the disappearance of a local woman (Regan) and her young son. Schull plays an FBI agent who helps the local sheriff (Frakes) search for answers. Partnering with a deputy (Ashmore), they track down the missing woman’s husband (Ventimiglia) and find that.
- 4/15/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia and Amanda Schull of SyFy’s 12 Monkeys are set to star in the suspense thriller Devil’s Gate, which will begin filming later this April. The indie will mark the directorial debut of commercial director and Dawn of the Dead's second unit director Clay Staub. Staub also wrote the story and screenplay for the film along with Peter Aperlo. The film is set in a small town where an FBI Agent, played by Schull, comes to investigate the missing wife and son of a local rancher, played by Ventimiglia. The film will also feature X-Men actor Shawn Ashmore as the local
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- 4/15/2015
- by Shelby Wax
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Neill Blomkamp‘s Chappie will likely come out of 2015 as one of the year’s most interesting movies. It’s no surprise it either divided audiences or didn’t find any. Like Blomkamp’s last film, Elysium, we are once again dealing with an attention to detail, effort and craft that gives more life into the project. It’s all been captured in the latest coffee table book from Titan Books, Chappie: The Art of the Movie.
You may have seen author Peter E. Aperlo’s previous work with books for 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, and Watchmen. This companion books is very well put together with a Foreword by Concept Artists Greg Broadmore, Doug Williams and Christian Pearce and an Introduction by the author, followed by sections on the production called The Meat, The Metal, Locations, and Vehicles & Gear.
The Meat focuses on the characters in the film,...
You may have seen author Peter E. Aperlo’s previous work with books for 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, and Watchmen. This companion books is very well put together with a Foreword by Concept Artists Greg Broadmore, Doug Williams and Christian Pearce and an Introduction by the author, followed by sections on the production called The Meat, The Metal, Locations, and Vehicles & Gear.
The Meat focuses on the characters in the film,...
- 4/4/2015
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Author: Peter Aperlo
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Titan Books
Isbn-10: 1781167826
Isbn-13: 978-1781167823
Synopsis:
The action adventure 300: Rise of an Empire is the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2007 international blockbuster 300.
Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes, 300: Rise of an Empire is produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder and Bernie Goldmann, and directed by Noam Murro from a screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad. Told in the breathtaking visual style of 300 this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield–on the sea–as Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. 300: Rise of an Empire pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemisia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
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Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Titan Books
Isbn-10: 1781167826
Isbn-13: 978-1781167823
Synopsis:
The action adventure 300: Rise of an Empire is the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2007 international blockbuster 300.
Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes, 300: Rise of an Empire is produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder and Bernie Goldmann, and directed by Noam Murro from a screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad. Told in the breathtaking visual style of 300 this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield–on the sea–as Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. 300: Rise of an Empire pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemisia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
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- 3/17/2014
- by Jess Orso
- ScifiMafia
Thanks to StarkIndustries.Ru, we have the official cover art for the tie-in book 300: Rise Of An Empire - The Art Of The Film, which was written by Peter Aperlo. The book, which features concept art from Warner Bros.' sequel to 2007's Frank Miller adaptation 300, also showcases a foreword by director Noam Murro and afterword by producer Zack Snyder. The book's official description reads as follows. "Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes, 300: Rise of an Empire is produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder and Bernie Goldmann, and directed by Noam Murro from a screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad. Told in the breathtaking visual style of 300 this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield--on the sea--as Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change...
- 5/7/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
This weekend I will be picking the winners so this is your last call to win Watchmen: The Film Companion Book. The book is fantastic and just as cool as the new film which blew my mind on Bluray. Its visually spell binding. This official companion book takes viewers right inside the colossal movie. Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, including the lead actors and director Zack Snyder, author Peter Aperlo takes readers behind the scenes and beyond the screen to learn the secrets of the movie¹s production. Illustrated throughout with scores of color photogra...
- 7/31/2009
- MoviesOnline.ca
The Watchmen Directors Cut has just arrived on DVD and Bluray and tied to it we have copies of Watchmen: The Film Companion Book to give away. The book is fantastic and just as cool as the new film which blew my mind on Bluray. Its visually spell binding. This official companion book takes viewers right inside the colossal movie. Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, including the lead actors and director Zack Snyder, author Peter Aperlo takes readers behind the scenes and beyond the screen to learn the secrets of the movie¹s production. Illustrated througho...
- 7/22/2009
- MoviesOnline.ca
In order to celebrate the upcoming "Watchmen" DVD release, The Screening Log and Titan Books have teamed up for an awesome contest that will give you the opportunity to win a copy of "Watchmen: The Film Compantion."
What You Can Win: We have 5 copies of the "Watchmen: The Film Companion" to distribute among winners of the contest. Description of the product follows:
This official companion book takes viewers right inside the colossal movie. Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, including the lead actors and director Zack Snyder, author Peter Aperlo takes readers behind the scenes and beyond the screen to learn the secrets of the movie’s production.
What You Can Win: We have 5 copies of the "Watchmen: The Film Companion" to distribute among winners of the contest. Description of the product follows:
This official companion book takes viewers right inside the colossal movie. Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, including the lead actors and director Zack Snyder, author Peter Aperlo takes readers behind the scenes and beyond the screen to learn the secrets of the movie’s production.
- 7/15/2009
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
So are you waiting with breathless anticipation to watch Watchmen when it lands in theaters March 6? Then you're gonna love our new sweepstakes, which could be the biggest prize givaway we've ever done here at FEARnet.com. This time, we're giving away a ton of cool prizes. Here's how it breaks down… Three lucky users will get a copy of Watchmen: the Film Companion (by Peter Aperlo, from Titan Books). Two of you crazy kids will get Watchmen: The Film Companion, the Watchmen soundtrack CD, a men's tee, a women's tee, a baseball cap, a button, tattoos, and a bright blue condom with which they can pretend to be their hero Dr. Manhattan! The Soundtrack from the...
- 2/27/2009
- FEARnet
On the eve of today's Berlin premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel 300, Gianni Nunnari, one of the film's producers, began putting together the next Miller adaptation.
Sylvain White, hot off the hit Stomp the Yard, has come aboard to develop with an eye to direct Ronin, a big-screen, live-action adaptation of the Miller miniseries.
Nunnari and his Hollywood Gang shingle have a script by Peter Aperlo, which White will polish before shopping the project around town.
Miller, the comic book auteur, has developed a Hollywood following, with such titles as Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Sin City, which Robert Rodriguez adapted into a 2005 film. Miller created Ronin, published by DC Comics, after his acclaimed run on the Marvel Comics series Daredevil in the early '80s.
The story centers on a ronin who is reincarnated in a dystopic near-future New York populated by squatters, factions and mutants. The ronin must try to destroy a demon with a mystic sword, which also is to be found in New York.
Sylvain White, hot off the hit Stomp the Yard, has come aboard to develop with an eye to direct Ronin, a big-screen, live-action adaptation of the Miller miniseries.
Nunnari and his Hollywood Gang shingle have a script by Peter Aperlo, which White will polish before shopping the project around town.
Miller, the comic book auteur, has developed a Hollywood following, with such titles as Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Sin City, which Robert Rodriguez adapted into a 2005 film. Miller created Ronin, published by DC Comics, after his acclaimed run on the Marvel Comics series Daredevil in the early '80s.
The story centers on a ronin who is reincarnated in a dystopic near-future New York populated by squatters, factions and mutants. The ronin must try to destroy a demon with a mystic sword, which also is to be found in New York.
- 2/14/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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