bruce greenwood
#FIRSTLOOK: “THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER”
Mike Flanagan returns with THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER on Netflix October 12, 2023.
About The Fall of the House of Usher:
From Mike Flanagan, the creator of The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, a wicked horror series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.
Series Credits:
Series Launch Date: Thursday, October 12
Format: Limited series; 8 episodes
Creator: Mike Flanagan
Directors: Mike Flanagan and Michael Fimognari will each direct four episodes
Executive Producers: Trevor Macy and Flanagan of Intrepid Pictures; Emmy Grinwis and Michael Fimognari
Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker, Malcolm Goodwin, Crystal Balint, Aya Furukawa, Daniel Jun, Matt Biedel, Ruth Codd, Annabeth Gish, Igby Rigney and Robert Longstree
(Photo credit: Netflix)
#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN “OCTOBER GALE” ON DVD!
Pacific Northwest Pictures + Mr. Will want you to win a copy of OCTOBER GALE on DVD!
Official Synopsis:
A killer stalks a remote island in this edge-of-your-seat thriller starring Patricia Clarkson, Scott Speedman, and Tim Roth. Helen (Clarkson), a recently widowed doctor, returns home to her isolated cottage off the Canadian coast to find a stranger with a gunshot wound (Speedman) hiding out from two men intent on killing him. As an ominous storm brews outside, trapping the pair on the island, they must join forces to survive a harrowing night of terror, while navigating the mounting attraction growing between them. Full of hairpin plot twists and unrelenting tension, October Gale is a grippingly suspenseful spine-chiller.
Watch the Trailer:
Patricia Clarkson + Mr. Will:
#ScottSpeedman at #TIFF14 for #OctoberGale. #NikonD3300 A photo posted by Will Wong (@mrwillwong) on
To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will on Facebook!
Pacific Northwest Pictures release OCTOBER GALE on DVD, now in stores!
Order a copy here.
(Photo/video credit: Pacific Northwest Pictures)
#FIRSTLOOK: “ENDLESS LOVE” STARRING ALEX PETTYFER & GABRIELLA WILDE
If you attended the Movies this Holiday, you might have been intrigued by the Trailer for a sizzling Romantic-Thriller called Endless Love. The Remake of the 1981 Film of the same name is helmed by Shana Feste (Country Strong) and stars Burberry Model Gabriella Wilde and Magic Mike Hearththrob Alex Pettyfer. If Wilde looks familiar, you might’ve seen her in the Toronto-filmed Remake of Carrie in theatres earlier this year.
Official Synopsis:
Endless Love stars Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) and Gabriella Wilde (The Three Musketeers) in the story of a privileged Girl and a charismatic Boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
Watch the Trailer below:
Universal Pictures release Endless Love on Friday, February 14, 2014.
(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures)
#FIRSTLOOK: WATCH THE TRAILER FOR “THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES”
The Movie which brought Ryan & Eva together. After premiering at TIFF last September to positive Reviews, finally The Place Beyond the Pines sees a release later this month. Reuniting Director/Writer Derek Cianfrance together with Ryan Gosling after their fantastic Collaboration, Blue Valentine, the Drama is about a Stunt Driver (Gosling) who provides for his unborn Child and Lover (Eva Mendes) by robbing banks. A Rookie Cop (Bradley Cooper) however is onto him, he himself dealing with internal issues in reporting to a corrupt Detective (Ray Liotta). Think Drive, but with a Motorbike, a Baby and Corruption! LOL
Regardless, the Film looks amazing and despite it being early still, the Critics of Rotten Tomatoes have pegged it at 92% on their Tomatometer.
Watch the Trailer in full below:
Of course, I’ve met some of the amazing Cast of The Place Beyond the Pines over the years and it’s always seeing a Film blossom after it premieres at TIFF!
Rolling Stone Magazine got the exclusive Behind-the-Scenes with some amazing Photos during filming in Schenectady. Click here for more!
eOne Films releases The Place Beyond the Pines on April 12, 2013.
(Photo/video credit: eOne Films)
#SPOTTED: BRUCE GREENWOOD IN TORONTO FOR “FLIGHT”
Canadian-born Actor/Musician Bruce Greenwood has solidified his standing as a certified Screen Veteran, having built a long and lasting career with work in some of Hollywood’s biggest Blockbusters all the way to the smaller Canadian Indies. You’ve seen him in National Treasure: Book of Secrets, I, Robot, Double Jeopardy, Super 8 and Star Trek, but he’s long been at it, making his screen debut back in 1982’s First Blood starring Sylvester Stallone. You’ve also seen him in Atom Egoyan‘s The Sweet Hereafter.
Greenwood who was born in Noranda, Quebec and is based out of Los Angeles, returned to Toronto today once again for a round of Press in support of the DVD/Blu-ray release of Flight. The Drama which has him starring alongside Denzel Washington, is up for two Oscars including Writing and Best Actor, seeing a release tomorrow. Amazon‘s got it available for only $14.99!
The Actor was up and at ’em early today, appearing on multiple editions of City‘s Breakfast Television from Toronto to Vancouver, before heading-off for more appearances, including a visit to CBC for George Stromboulopoulos Tonight.
Thrilled to get a Snap with the still-lookin’-great Greenwood who has a busy 2013 ahead with the release of The Place Beyond the Pines (March), Star Trek Into Darkness (May) and another re-teaming with Egoyan in Devil’s Knot (TIFF 2013?!!?). Another Thriller Wildlike does not yet have a scheduled date.
Watch Greenwood‘s Interview on Breakfast Television Toronto right here.
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
For advertising opportunites please contact mrwill@mrwillwong.com