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Hopscotch sets Aus release date for Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
[Wed 23/02/2011 10:53:44]
By Brendan Swift
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark will be released in Australia in August following a long delay caused by the sale of Disney's Miramax Films.
Hopscotch Films has acquired the local distribution rights for the Melbourne-shot horror film, originally held by Disney before it sold its Miramax Films division to private investors last year. In the US, the R-rated film will be released by FilmDistrict on August 12.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, produced by Guillermo del Toro and starring Guy Pearce and Katie Holmes, is a remake of a 1970s TV horror film.
Hopscotch managed the local distribution of del Toro's Pan’s Labyrinth, which grossed more than $2.13 million across 52 screens at its widest release in early-2007.
“It’s great to be continuing our relationship with Del Toro after the remarkable success we had together with Pan’s Labyrinth," Hopscotch managing director Troy Lum said in a statement.
"It’s also great to be involved with such a high-class film that has such significant local involvement. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a brilliantly realised dark fantasy and we are proud to be releasing it.”
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark follows Sally Hurst (Bailee Madison), a lonely, withdrawn child who moves in with her father Alex (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Katie Holmes) in a 19th century mansion. Sally discovers a hidden basement and unwittingly lets loose a race of ancient, dark-dwelling creatures who conspire to drag her down in the mysterious house’s bottomless depths.
Big MISTAKE Inside Film, Guillermo Del Toro is not the Director of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. A young Canadian man Troy Nixey is the Director. Guillermo is the Writer/Producer and although he gave Troy alot of input and assistance he was not the Director.
I was the Producers Assistant and also the Post Production Supervisor.
Thank you
Posted by Melanie Chryssochoides.23/02/2011 04:05:41 PM
Apologies - the story is now corrected.
Posted by Brendan Swift, IF Editor.23/02/2011 04:08:40 PM
hi I was wondering if this film has been released in Australia yet because I really wanna see this movie yet I can't seem to be able to find it anywhere. Would be greatly appreciated if anyone had any information about the release dates because a few websites have said it was released in august but as this may be true in the US I cannot seem to find this movie anywhere in australia.
