US critics went gunning for the Spierig brothers' supernatural thriller 'Winchester.'
Jason Clarke is set to join the cast of the Michael and Peter Spierig’s supernatural thriller Winchester, acting opposite Helen Mirren.
Australia ranks second in the world for the production of thrillers and eighth for horror movies.
The Spierig brothers’ supernatural thriller Winchester has raked in more than $US50 million at cinemas worldwide, dwarfing the Australian gross of $870,000.
Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason has a blunt message for producers: recognise that most independent films, Australian or otherwise, will now earn roughly half as much at Australian cinemas as they did only a few years ago.
IF speaks to Docklands Studios CEO Rod Allan about strengthening connections in LA, working with HBO on Season 3 of 'The Leftovers' and gearing up for 'Winchester'.
Inspired by a true story, WINCHESTER follows firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (portrayed by Academy Award® winner Helen Mirren) who was convinced that she was haunted by the souls killed at the hands of the Winchester repeating rifle. After the sudden deaths of her husband and child, she threw herself into the 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week construction of an enormous mansion designed to keep the evil spirits at bay. But when skeptical San Francisco psychiatrist Eric Price (Jason Clarke) is dispatched to the estate to evaluate her state of mind, he discovers that her obsession may not be so insane after all. WINCHESTER will take audiences inside the labyrinth like house that is believed to be one of the most haunted places in the world.
Eighteen feature films and documentaries were released in Australian cinemas in the first quarter, including a handful that had limited exposure via Q&A screenings.