Like any filmmaker, New Zealand-based Australian David Gould wants his action-thriller The Cure to reach a wide audience- but he.s concluded that releasing the film in cinemas in either country is not cost-effective.
The film will premiere on February 6 at The Embassy Cinema in Wellington and will then be available on DVD, VOD platforms Vimeo and IndieReign and pay-tv.s Rialto Channel.
.We are self-distributing in New Zealand as I think that theatrical releases don.t really work for indie films,. says Gould, who worked for Weta Digital on the visual effects of numerous films including two editions of The Lord of the Rings, King Kong, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Adventures of Tintin.
.We aren.t doing a theatrical release because we don.t feel that the expense really brings the corresponding returns. The general public want to see the film in a way that is convenient for them,...
The film will premiere on February 6 at The Embassy Cinema in Wellington and will then be available on DVD, VOD platforms Vimeo and IndieReign and pay-tv.s Rialto Channel.
.We are self-distributing in New Zealand as I think that theatrical releases don.t really work for indie films,. says Gould, who worked for Weta Digital on the visual effects of numerous films including two editions of The Lord of the Rings, King Kong, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Adventures of Tintin.
.We aren.t doing a theatrical release because we don.t feel that the expense really brings the corresponding returns. The general public want to see the film in a way that is convenient for them,...
- 1/21/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Last Resort
Aussie musician/actor Daniel Lissing ("Crownies," "The Cure") has been cast as a lethal Seal officer with no loyalties in ABC's drama "Last Resort".
The story follows the crew of a nuclear submarine who become fugitives. They land on an island, take over the Nato Listening Station and declare themselves an independent nuclear nation. [Source: Deadline]
Showtime
Showtime has officially picked up "Shameless" for a third season, "House of Lies" for a second and "Californication" for a sixth. All three shows are currently airing on Sunday nights and each have steadily grown.
The second season of "Shameless" is scoring 4.75 million weekly viewers across platforms (up 30% on last year) and is the network's second highest rated show behind "Dexter".
In its debut season "House of Lies" is pulling in 3.98 million weekly viewers and is on track to be the network's highest-rated comedy. "Californication" is scoring 2.96 million viewers across platforms, up 10% on last year.
Aussie musician/actor Daniel Lissing ("Crownies," "The Cure") has been cast as a lethal Seal officer with no loyalties in ABC's drama "Last Resort".
The story follows the crew of a nuclear submarine who become fugitives. They land on an island, take over the Nato Listening Station and declare themselves an independent nuclear nation. [Source: Deadline]
Showtime
Showtime has officially picked up "Shameless" for a third season, "House of Lies" for a second and "Californication" for a sixth. All three shows are currently airing on Sunday nights and each have steadily grown.
The second season of "Shameless" is scoring 4.75 million weekly viewers across platforms (up 30% on last year) and is the network's second highest rated show behind "Dexter".
In its debut season "House of Lies" is pulling in 3.98 million weekly viewers and is on track to be the network's highest-rated comedy. "Californication" is scoring 2.96 million viewers across platforms, up 10% on last year.
- 2/2/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Daniel Lissing has won a role in ABC drama pilot Last Resort. The pilot - from The Shield creator Shawn Ryan and Dead Like Me's Karl Gajdusek - will focus on the crew of a Us nuclear submarine, who become fugitives when they refuse to fire the craft's missiles. Australian star Lissing is the first actor cast on the project and will play James King, a lethal Navy Seal with no ties back in the Us, according to Deadline. He is best known for his role on Australian comedy-drama Crownies and has also filmed roles in forthcoming movies The Cure and John Doe. Green Lantern and Casino Royale director (more)...
- 2/2/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
The Ghost Whisperer alum David Conrad and Tovah Feldshuh round out the cast of NBC’s drama pilot Beautiful People. The project, written by Michael McDonald, is set in the near future in a society where humans co-exist with mechanical androids that look like people but are treated like second-class citizens. Gersh-repped Conrad will play Jerry, the head of Universal Kinematics, a Steve Jobs-type of entrepreneurial genius, expert at both high-level design and higher-level marketing of sophisticated Mechanical servants. Feldshuh will play the head of the Mechanical Control Division of the police department who is determined to keep them a cowed, servile underclass. Daniel Lissing (The Cure) is the first actor cast in ABC’s drama pilot Last Resort, from Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek. The Sony TV-produced project centers on the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada, a nuclear submarine, who, after disobaying a suspicous order, become fugitives.
- 2/1/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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