From Stephen Kay, director of Boogeyman and Stallone’s flat Get Carter remake who went on to directing a plethora of good television, comes Cell 213, a supernatural film about a young, ambitious lawyer who finds himself on the other side of the law when he is incarcerated in the film’s titular cell. Hounded by the brute guard and the otherworldly forces of Good and Evil, a claustrophobic battle for his soul rages.
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- 9/23/2014
- by Kyle North
- JustPressPlay.net
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Like much of the media, horror is a slave to trends. All of the torture treatises, zombie epics and palsied found-footage flicks that have dominated the last few years look to be tapering off, and the upcoming release slate is dotted with only a meager handful of remakes and sequels, so what themes will 2011 eventually be known for? Possibly, the return of the terror-behind-bars film, with John Carpenter’s asylum-based The Ward finally poised for release and today’s arrival of Stephen Kay’s Cell 213.
- 6/10/2011
- by [email protected] (Trevor Parker)
- Fangoria
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Burly, beloved character actor Michael Rooker is no stranger to horror, from his grim star turn in Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer to his literal slimeball of a villain in James Gunn’s Slither. Most recently, it was Rooker’s acclaimed involvement in AMC’s toweringly successful The Walking Dead series that gave a fresh boost to his many genre credits. While sitting down with Rooker and other cast members from the upcoming thriller Cell 213, Fangoria got a chance to try and wring any information about the possible return of Rooker’s Dead character, wounded redneck Merle Dixon.
- 6/3/2011
- by [email protected] (Trevor Parker)
- Fangoria
The poster for the upcoming Canadian horror flick “Cell 213″ states that it’s from “acclaimed” horror director Stephen Kay, a filmmaker whose only real genre effort is the 2005 yawner “Boogeyman”. Strange, that. Have we reached that point in the genre where anyone who crafts a mediocre horror movie can consider themselves acclaimed? It would seem so. And while I am quite curious to see how the filmmaker’s latest effort “Cell 213″ plays out, I think a person should have at least a few snazzy films under their belt before they can profess to being an “acclaimed” director. I’m just saying. Enough about that. Here’s the plot: Cell 213 becomes home to Michael Gray a cocky young attorney, after a gruesome twist of circumstance lands him in the South River State Penitentiary, framed for the murder of an incarcerated client. Unnatural forces are causing prisoners to ‘off...
- 5/31/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Today we have a brand new trailer for the Canadian horror film "Cell 213," starring Eric Balfour (Skyline), Michael Rooker (Cliffhanger, Days of Thunder), Deborah Valente (Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek). Check it out below. Plot: Cell 213 becomes home to Michael Gray a cocky young attorney, after being framed for the murder of an incarcerated client. Unnatural forces are causing prisoners to kill themselves at abnormal rates and Michael soon discovers that matters of guilt and innocence are not as cut and dry as he would like to believe trapped in this nightmarish cell. The new movie is directed by Stephen Kay (The Craigslist Killer) and is set to hit Canadian theaters on June 10th before coming to the Us in July. Trailer: If you cannot see the player, click here.
- 5/31/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
Our neighbors up north have a new movie about to open in Canadian theaters on June 10th, entitled Cell 213. This movie, based on the trailer as well as it's cast members, looks pretty promising. And I'll probably be checking it out as soon as it becomes available in the states. Bruce Greenwood (Disturbing Behavior), Eric Balfour (Texas Chainsaw Massacre the remake, Skyline), Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead), and Deborah Valente (Resident Ev…...
- 5/31/2011
- Horrorbid
The trailer for the Canadian shot horror film Cell 213 is here by director Stephen Kay and stars Eric Balfour, Michael Rooker and Bruce Greenwood.Cell 213 becomes home to Michael Gray a cocky young attorney, after a gruesome twist of circumstance lands him in the South River State Penitentiary, framed for the murder of an incarcerated client. Unnatural forces are causing prisoners to 'off' themselves at abnormal rates and Michael soon discovers that matters of guilt and innocence are not as cut and dry as he would like to believe trapped in this nightmarish cell....
- 5/31/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Several days ago we brought you a quick look at the Canadian horror flick Cell 213. Now through the magic of the interwebs we've gotten our claws into the official trailer and more! Yay technology!
The film stars Bruce Greenwood (Disturbing Behavior), Eric Balfour (Texas Chainsaw Massacre the remake, Skyline), Michael Rooker (Henry), and Deborah Valente (Resident Evil: Apocalypse).
Check out a couple of stills courtesy of the official Cell 213 Facebook page as well as the aforementioned trailer below. More soon!
Cell 213 will open in Canadian theaters on June 10th, with a U.S. release slated for July via Freestyle Releasing.
Synopsis
Cell 213 becomes home to Michael Gray a cocky young attorney after a gruesome twist of circumstance lands him in the South River State Penitentiary, framed for the murder of an incarcerated client. Unnatural forces are causing prisoners to 'off' themselves at abnormal rates and Michael...
The film stars Bruce Greenwood (Disturbing Behavior), Eric Balfour (Texas Chainsaw Massacre the remake, Skyline), Michael Rooker (Henry), and Deborah Valente (Resident Evil: Apocalypse).
Check out a couple of stills courtesy of the official Cell 213 Facebook page as well as the aforementioned trailer below. More soon!
Cell 213 will open in Canadian theaters on June 10th, with a U.S. release slated for July via Freestyle Releasing.
Synopsis
Cell 213 becomes home to Michael Gray a cocky young attorney after a gruesome twist of circumstance lands him in the South River State Penitentiary, framed for the murder of an incarcerated client. Unnatural forces are causing prisoners to 'off' themselves at abnormal rates and Michael...
- 5/31/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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God and the Devil have been fighting for souls since mankind first laid foot on earth. Their battle continues in Cell 213 over cocky young attorney Michael Gray. Last week we brought you some bloody first stills and a TV Spot for Stephen Kay's (Boogeyman) supernatural thriller Cell 213, which will open in Canadian theaters June 10, with a U.S. release slated for July (via Freestyle Releasing). Inside you'll now find the official trailer, with new imagery hiding on the Facebook. The film features an all star cast including Eric Balfour ("Six Feet Under," Stephen Kings "Haven," Skyline, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) Michael Rooker ( AMCs "The Walking Dead," Slither, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) and Bruce Greenwood.
- 5/31/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
It was over a year ago when we first reported that Freestyle Releasing had nabbed U.S. theatrical distribution rights for upcoming horror flick Cell 213, but we've yet to see it. There is a Canadian TV spot floating around, however, and we've got it for you while we await our Stateside opportunity to dig this one.
The film stars Bruce Greenwood (Disturbing Behavior), Eric Balfour (that lousy Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake), Michael Rooker (Henry), and Deborah Valente (Resident Evil: Apocalypse). The TV spot certainly has some promise, and Canadians can check this one out beginning on June 10.
For those of us in the Us, keep watching this space. We'll give it when we get it. And enjoy this quick look at a promising genre film in the meantime.
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The film stars Bruce Greenwood (Disturbing Behavior), Eric Balfour (that lousy Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake), Michael Rooker (Henry), and Deborah Valente (Resident Evil: Apocalypse). The TV spot certainly has some promise, and Canadians can check this one out beginning on June 10.
For those of us in the Us, keep watching this space. We'll give it when we get it. And enjoy this quick look at a promising genre film in the meantime.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Lock yourself in the comments section below.
- 5/26/2011
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
Your soul is in jeopardy June 10th, when Cell 213 releases in Canadian theatres. This is a prison thriller, which places actor Eric Balfour, as Michael Grey in a haunted prison cell. Will he be able to escape? Not if the devil can help it and now, the first television spot for Cell 213 is available for horror fans here, on 28Dla.
In the clip, Grey sees all types of horrific visions in a 6' x 8' concrete cage. Get set to see armageddon below and head to your local theatres this summer, to see actor Michael Rooker treating inmates very poorly.
The plot outline for Cell 213 is here:
"Cell 213 becomes home to Michael Gray a cocky young attorney, after a gruesome twist of circumstance lands him in the South River State Penitentiary, framed for the murder of an incarcerated client. Unnatural forces are causing prisoners to ‘off...
In the clip, Grey sees all types of horrific visions in a 6' x 8' concrete cage. Get set to see armageddon below and head to your local theatres this summer, to see actor Michael Rooker treating inmates very poorly.
The plot outline for Cell 213 is here:
"Cell 213 becomes home to Michael Gray a cocky young attorney, after a gruesome twist of circumstance lands him in the South River State Penitentiary, framed for the murder of an incarcerated client. Unnatural forces are causing prisoners to ‘off...
- 5/26/2011
- by [email protected] (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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Stephen Kay, who directed the godawful Boogeyman, is back with new horror with his supernatural thriller Cell 213, which will open in Canadian theaters June 10, with a U.S. release slated for July (via Freestyle Releasing). The film features an all star cast including Eric Balfour ("Six Feet Under," Stephen Kings "Haven," Skyline, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) Michael Rooker ( AMCs "The Walking Dead," Slither, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) and Bruce Greenwood. "Cell 213 becomes home to Michael Gray a cocky young attorney after a gruesome twist of circumstance lands him in the South River State Penitentiary, framed for the murder of an incarcerated client. Unnatural forces are causing prisoners to 'off' themselves at abnormal rates and Michael soon discovers that matters of guilt and innocence are not as cut and dry as he would like to believe trapped in this nightmarish cell."...
- 5/26/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Cinesavvy Inc. and Vagrant Films have released the first television spot for Stephen Kay's upcoming film Cell 213 , starring Eric Balfour, Michael Rooker, Deborah Valente and Bruce Greenwood. Besides directing episodes of Sons of Anarchy over the last few years, Kay previously helmed Boogeyman for Ghost House Pictures and Get Carter with Sylvester Stallone. His latest opens in Canada on June 10. No word yet on a U.S. release. Synopsis: God and the Devil have been fighting for souls since mankind first laid foot on earth. Their battle continues in Cell 213 over cocky young attorney Michael Gray (Balfour), in this shocking supernatural prison thriller.
- 5/26/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Cinesavvy Inc. and Vagrant Films Releasing and Publicity have released the first look at the television spot for Acclaimed Horror director Stephen Kay’s upcoming horror film Cell 213, starring Eric Balfour (In Her Shoes, Spread, Skyline), Michael Rooker, Deborah Valente and Bruce Greenwood (I, Robot, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Star Trek). God and the [...] Cell 213 TV Spot is a post from: FilmoFilia...
- 5/26/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Director Stephen Kay has been laboring in TV land for some time now; long since his last theatrical horror film Boogeyman. Last year he shot the supernatural thriller Cell 213 outside of the Toronto area and it will see the light of day here in Canada on June 10th and in the States in July. God and the Devil have been fighting for souls since mankind first laid foot on earth. Their battle continues in Cell 213 over cocky young attorney Michael Gray (Eric Balfour), in this shocking supernatural prison thriller.Images of three of the actors - Eric Balfour, Michael Rooker and Canadian actor Bruce Greenwood - can be found below......
- 5/23/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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It was announced last year that Matty Beckerman's finance and production shingle Natural Selection (The Experiment) had set helmer Stephen T. Kay to direct horror pic Isolation, which is now in post-production for festival screenings this year. Putting a new spin on the zombie genre, the pic stars Eva Amurri (Californication) and David Harbour (Revolutionary Road). Amurri plays a medical student who awakens in a hospital isolation room having been exposed to an unknown disease, desperately ill and with no recollection of how she got there. Chris Billett has penned the screenplay. Kay directed Cell 213, Boogeyman and is on to direct the 3D thriller The Ushers.
- 1/17/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
I don’t know about other interviewers and whether they have a favorite interviewee, but mine, hands down, is Michael Rooker. The guy is the total package: hilarious, serious about his craft, a goofball at times, but always willing to talk about his latest or upcoming projects. And he’s just Such a nice guy!
So, when "The Walking Dead" started, I knew I had to interview him for that as his character quickly became a fan favorite. Then, I got the bonus of discussing Rooker’s directorial debut, also in the horror genre, Pennhurst. The interview that follows took over two hours to conduct and a few extra days of back and forth to clean things up, but it was one of the most hilarious interviews I’ve done in quite a while.
Read on for Part One, focusing on "The Walking Dead", and look for Part Two, all about Pennhurst,...
So, when "The Walking Dead" started, I knew I had to interview him for that as his character quickly became a fan favorite. Then, I got the bonus of discussing Rooker’s directorial debut, also in the horror genre, Pennhurst. The interview that follows took over two hours to conduct and a few extra days of back and forth to clean things up, but it was one of the most hilarious interviews I’ve done in quite a while.
Read on for Part One, focusing on "The Walking Dead", and look for Part Two, all about Pennhurst,...
- 12/10/2010
- by thebellefromhell
- DreadCentral.com
Folks, I am not ashamed to admit that I Love Michael Rooker! And I'm sure many horror fans feel the same way. From his film debut as Henry in the horrifying Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer to being covered with goo as Grant Grant in James Gunn's hilarious Slither to his current role in three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont's adaptation of Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" for AMC, Rooker (as he is known to his fans) never fails to deliver. Dread Central recently had an opportunity to speak with the hilarious and laid-back actor while he was at home, just chillin'.
Elaine Lamkin: So, what has your bad self been up to lately?
Michael Rooker: Girl, I've finished a couple of horror films: Hypothermia and Cell 213, where I play a badass mo-fo prison guard. Cell 213 is a horror film set in a prison where,...
Elaine Lamkin: So, what has your bad self been up to lately?
Michael Rooker: Girl, I've finished a couple of horror films: Hypothermia and Cell 213, where I play a badass mo-fo prison guard. Cell 213 is a horror film set in a prison where,...
- 7/17/2010
- by thebellefromhell
- DreadCentral.com
Freestyle Releasing has nabbed U.S. theatrical distribution rights for upcoming horror flick Cell 213, the supernatural morality play directed by Boogeyman’s Stephen T. Kay.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Freestyle is looking to give the film, in which God and the Devil battle for the soul of a successful young lawyer, a North American theatrical release sometime this fall.
The film stars Bruce Greenwood (Disturbing Behavior), Eric Balfour (that lousy Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake), Michael Rooker (Henry), and Deborah Valente (Resident Evil: Apocalypse).
Watch this space for more once we have it. In the interim dig on some stills from the flick below!
- MattFini
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Save your soul in the Dread Central forums!
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Freestyle is looking to give the film, in which God and the Devil battle for the soul of a successful young lawyer, a North American theatrical release sometime this fall.
The film stars Bruce Greenwood (Disturbing Behavior), Eric Balfour (that lousy Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake), Michael Rooker (Henry), and Deborah Valente (Resident Evil: Apocalypse).
Watch this space for more once we have it. In the interim dig on some stills from the flick below!
- MattFini
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Save your soul in the Dread Central forums!
- 5/12/2010
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
New photos from Sex and the City 2, Fair Game, Shrek Forever After, Tamara Drewe, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, and a proper one-sheet version of that Kane & Lynch poster.
"The official budget of the new "Robin Hood" comes in at $155 million, but a leaked copy of the early budget to green light the project came in at $237 million which went down to $200 million after tax rebates. Universal has since called the leaked budget "outdated and inaccurate"..." (full details)
"Jake Gyllenhaal says he's up for a sequel to "Prince of Persia" and expects tough criticism from fans of the video game on which the movie is based..." (full details)
"Lionsgate's Grindstone Entertainment has picked up U.S. distribution rights to the kidnap thriller "Open House" starring Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Rachel Blanchard and Tricia Helfer..." (full details)
"Producers of "The Hurt Locker" are preparing a massive lawsuit against...
"The official budget of the new "Robin Hood" comes in at $155 million, but a leaked copy of the early budget to green light the project came in at $237 million which went down to $200 million after tax rebates. Universal has since called the leaked budget "outdated and inaccurate"..." (full details)
"Jake Gyllenhaal says he's up for a sequel to "Prince of Persia" and expects tough criticism from fans of the video game on which the movie is based..." (full details)
"Lionsgate's Grindstone Entertainment has picked up U.S. distribution rights to the kidnap thriller "Open House" starring Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Rachel Blanchard and Tricia Helfer..." (full details)
"Producers of "The Hurt Locker" are preparing a massive lawsuit against...
- 5/12/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Casino Jack, George Hickenlooper's upcoming thriller starring Kevin Spacey and Hayden Christensen, gets an original score by Jonathan Goldsmith, a composer who is best known for his intimate score to Sarah Polley's Oscar-nominated Away from Her. Casino Jack, also known as Bagman, tells the true story of American lobbyist, Jack Abramoff, who was sentenced to prison after his fraudulent dealings with Indian casinos. Film will premiere some time next year. According to Evolution Music Partners, Goldsmith also recently finished the score for Stephen Kay's thriller Cell 213, starring Bruce Greenwood.
- 5/14/2009
- by [email protected] (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
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