Black Death

  Tags: Andy Nyman, Carice van Houten, Christopher Smith, Dario Poloni, Eddie Redmayne, FANTASY, John Lynch, Johnny Harris, Kimberley Nixon, medieval, necromancer, plague, Sean Bean, SUPERNATURAL, Tim McInnerny, uk


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Set in an apocalyptic medieval world during the first outbreak of the bubonic plague in England, the film follows a band of brothers whose quest is to hunt down a necromancer, who's rumored to have made a pact with the forces of darkness and have brought the dead to life in a small village.


RELEASE DATE
May 28, 2010 (UK)
CURRENT STATUS
Awaiting Release
LANGUAGE
English
PRODUCED BY
Egoli Tossell Film
MPAA RATING
N/A
OFFICIAL SITES
Official Site
DIRECTED BY
Christopher Smith
WRITTEN BY
Dario Poloni 
STARRING
Sean Bean
Kimberley Nixon
Carice van Houten
Eddie Redmayne
John Lynch
Tim McInnerny
Andy Nyman
Johnny Harris 

PROJECT DETAILS
  • Filmed on location in both the UK and Germany.
  • Sean Bean plays a mercenary priest who is hot on the trail of the Necromancer.
  • Rupert Friend plays a young monk sent to investigate the rumors of the dead coming to life.
  • Famke Janssen has been replaced by Carice van Houten.
  • Lena Headey (300, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) was originally going to play the evil village ruler before getting replaced by Famke Janssen (100 Feet).
  • Produced by Ecosse Films and of Egoli Tossell.
  • Geoffrey Sax (White Noise) was originally supposed to direct before being replaced by Christopher Smith (Creep, Severance).
  • Described as a "supernatural gothic chiller."
  • Written by Dario Poloni (Wilderness).
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This is another good-looking one. Horror set in the medieval era/gothic age used to be a staple (a lot of Hammer Studios's movies, Vincent Price movies, etc.) but have been rare in modern times, although Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans was awesome. I have high hopes for this one. Plus, Sean Bean is in the lead, and he's great in everything he does (Silent Hill, The Hitcher, The Dark, Lord Of The Rings, etc.)
Hope this comes to North America before too long!


     





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