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Buried
Release Date: October 8, 2010 (North America)
Genres: Thriller MPAA Rating: R
Production Phase: Completed
Studio: Lionsgate
Who's In It: Ryan Reynolds (Paul Conroy),
Who's Making It: Rodrigo Cortes (Director), Chris Sparling (Screenwriter), Peter Safran (Producer), Adrian Guerra (Producer),
Premise: Civilian contractor Paul Conroy was working in Iraq when he was knocked out and kidnapped. Paul wakens to find himself buried alive in a coffin and his only possessions are a cell phone, a candle and... More »
Official Website: www.experienceburied.com
Saturday, June 5, 2010
This new poster for Buried has turned up that's got a Saul Bass vibe to it.
(For those of you unfamiliar with Saul Bass' marketing work, check out the opening credit sequence to Psycho. Bass credited many opening credit sequences for Alfred Hitchcock films.)
Comment on this Scoop (0)Monday, January 25, 2010
The first major sale from this year's Sundance Film Festival has happened: Lionsgate has bought the domestic distribution rights for Buried for $3.2 million dollars. Bear in mind that the film cost $3 million to make, so the filmmakers are happy even before their movie gets released.
The movie was screened late Saturday night to an enthusiastic crowd and when Sunday morning arrived, the agency representing the movie, United Talent Agency, was fielding offers from studios. However, Lionsgate got an early start to the process by having its president, Joe Drake, watch the movie via a screener in his Los Angeles digs while the Park City crowd was watching it on the big screen.
- The Los Angeles Times. Comment on this Scoop (0)Wednesday, June 24, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine cast member Ryan Reynolds will star in Buried, an independent film slated to begin filming before the end of the month in Barcelona. Rodrigo Cortes will direct from a script by Chris Sparling and the producers are Peter Safran and Adrian Guerra.
Reynolds will play a contractor working in Iraq who awakens inside a coffin, buried alive under the desert sands. Trapped within the confined space and with his air supply swiftly running out, Reynolds' character must figure out a way to escape using his wits and the only items he has with him: a cell phone, a candle and a knife. [Full story]
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