Report: Miramax’s ‘The Debt’ and ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ Will Not Be Released by Disney
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At the 2009 D23 Expo, it was announced that Hollywood neo-legend Guillermo del Toro would be teaming up with Walt Disney Studios to form a new shingle, Disney’s Double Dare You with the first project to be Trollhunters. Despite the announcement at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con that del Toro would be charging a remake of the studio blemish The Haunted Mansion, staying truer to the original attraction (which doesn’t use the definite article), it was also recently announced that Trollhunters would be going to Disney arch-nemesis DreamWorks Animation.
What to become of del Toro-produced remake of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark after it too received its own panel at San Diego Comic-Con? Initially slated to be released January 21, 2011, it was initially reported by Deadline Hollywood and then the LA Times that it will no longer be distributed by Disney and thus will be held in limbo until Miramax future owner Filmyard Holdings finds a new distributor for it. According to the Times, del Toro ‘was devastated by the news.’ In addition to DBAOTD, the also-remake The Debt will receive the same fate.
Disney will be releasing Julie Taymor’s take on Shakespeare’s The Tempest on December 17. According to that film’s title credits, it’s a joint production between Miramax and Disney’s Touchstone Pictures. Gnomeo and Juliet which will be released in February was also initially going to be released under the Miramax banner and was said to be included in the sale of the film production and distribution company but recently debuted its trailer featuring only the Touchstone moniker.
Categories: Movies Tags: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Guillermo del Toro, Miramax, The Debt, Touchstone Pictures
Photo Gallery: ‘The Debt’ Premiere at 2010 Toronto International Film Festival (Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington)
Helen Mirren (Rachel Singer), Sam Worthington (Young David), Romi Aboulafia (Sarah), director John Madden and producer Kris Thykier of Miramax’s The Debt were on hand for the premiere of the film yesterday at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival held at Roy Thompson Hall. Walt Disney Studios and Miramax Films have generously provided us with photos from the red carpet event.
![Helen Mirren and Romi Aboulafia at Miramax Premiere of "The Debt" at The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)](http://www.stitchkingdom.com/wp-content/gallery/the_debt_tiff_premiere/103933405ec005_miramax_prem.jpg "Helen Mirren and Romi Aboulafia at Miramax Premiere of "The Debt" at The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)")
![Helen Mirren at Miramax Premiere of "The Debt" at The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)](http://www.stitchkingdom.com/wp-content/gallery/the_debt_tiff_premiere/103933405ec008_miramax_prem.jpg "Helen Mirren at Miramax Premiere of "The Debt" at The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)")
![Maeve Dermody and Sam Worthington at Miramax Premiere of "The Debt" at The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)](http://www.stitchkingdom.com/wp-content/gallery/the_debt_tiff_premiere/103933405ec011_miramax_prem.jpg "Maeve Dermody and Sam Worthington at Miramax Premiere of "The Debt" at The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)")
![Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington at Miramax Premiere of "The Debt" at The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)](http://www.stitchkingdom.com/wp-content/gallery/the_debt_tiff_premiere/103933405ec013_miramax_prem.jpg "Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington at Miramax Premiere of "The Debt" at The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)")
![Producer Kris Thykier, Director John Madden, Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington and Romi Aboulafia at Miramax Premiere of "The Debt" at The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)](http://www.stitchkingdom.com/wp-content/gallery/the_debt_tiff_premiere/103933405ec039_miramax_prem.jpg "Producer Kris Thykier, Director John Madden, Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington and Romi Aboulafia at Miramax Premiere of "The Debt" at The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)")
In The Debt (rated R by the MPAA for some violence and language), Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) is one of three Israeli Mossad agents who were sent on a secret mission to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal in 1960’s East Berlin. Now, decades later, she must go back undercover and risk everything once again. The film was directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love and Proof) and also stars Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain and Sam Worthington.
The Debt opens nationwide on December 29, 2010.
Categories: Movies Tags: Helen Mirren, Miramax, Sam Worthington, The Debt
First Look: Helen Mirren, Russell Brand and Alfred Molina in Taymor’s ‘The Tempest’; New Stills from ‘Secretariat,’ ‘The Debt’
Walt Disney Studios and Miramax Films have just sent us some amazing new stills from some of their upcoming holiday releases which we have added to our existing galleries.
First up is The Tempest from famed director and Broadway wizard Julie Taymor. In her big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s mystical thriller The Tempest, Academy Award®–nominated Julie Taymor (“Across the Universe,” “Frida,” “Titus”) brings an original dynamic to the story by changing the gender of the sorcerer Prospero into the sorceress Prospera, portrayed by Oscar® winner Helen Mirren (“The Queen”). Prospera’s journey spirals through vengeance to forgiveness as she reigns over a magical island, cares for her young daughter, Miranda, and unleashes her powers against shipwrecked enemies in this exciting, masterly mix of romance, tragicomedy and the supernatural. The Tempest opens in limited release on December 10 and wide release one week later on December 17.
Featured below are stills of Russell Brand, Alfred Molina and Helen Mirren.
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Also from Miramax Films is the spy thriller remake The Debt also starring Helen Mirren. In The Debt (rated R by the MPAA for some violence and language), Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) is one of three Israeli Mossad agents who were sent on a secret mission to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal in 1960’s East Berlin. Now, decades later, she must go back undercover and risk everything once again. Our new stills feature the younger version of the agents, Jessica Chastain, Sam Worthington and Marton Csokas. The Debt opens nationwide on December 29.
To keep up to date on all of our information on The Debt, follow this bookmark.
Last, but certainly not least, is a new still of Diane Lane in Walt Disney’s Oscar-worthy Secretariat which also stars John Malkovich. Based on the remarkable true story, Secretariat chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner. Housewife and mother Penny Chenery (Lane) agrees to take over her ailing father’s Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery—with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (Malkovich)—manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and what may be the greatest racehorse of all time.
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Categories: Movies Tags: Alfred Molina, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Miramax, Russell Brand, Sam Worthington, Secretariat, The Debt, The Tempest
First Look: ‘The Debt’ Trailer from Miramax (Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington)
Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Australia, here is our first look at The Debt, a remake of the Israeli thriller, HaHov.
In The Debt (rated R by the MPAA for some violence and language), Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) is one of three Israeli Mossad agents who were sent on a secret mission to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal in 1960’s East Berlin. Now, decades later, she must go back undercover and risk everything once again. The film was directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love and Proof) and also stars Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain and Sam Worthington.
The Debt opens nationwide on December 29, 2010
Categories: Movies Tags: Helen Mirren, Miramax, Sam Worthington, The Debt
Miramax’s ‘The Debt’ Release Date Moved to December 29, 2010
We have received confirmation from Walt Disney Studios that The Debt‘s release date has been moved from its original slated release date of October 1 to Wednesday, December 29, 2010.
In The Debt (rated R by the MPAA for some violence and language), Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) is one of three Israeli Mossad agents who were sent on a secret mission to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal in 1960’s East Berlin. Now, decades later, she must go back undercover and risk everything once again. The film was directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love and Proof) and also stars Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain and Sam Worthington.
Categories: Movies Tags: Helen Mirren, Miramax, Sam Worthington, The Debt
Miramax’s ‘The Debt’ Slated for October 1, 2010 Release
We have learned from Walt Disney Studios that Miramax’s remake of the Israeli thriller The Debt has been slated for an October 1, 2010 release.
In The Debt (rated R by the MPAA for some violence and language), Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) is one of three Israeli Mossad agents who were sent on a secret mission to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal in 1960′s East Berlin. Now, decades later, she must go back undercover and risk everything once again. The film was directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love and Proof) and also stars Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain and Sam Worthington.
The studio, which is still seeking a buyer after recent negotiations with founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein fell apart, will next release The Switch starring Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston on August 20.
Categories: Movies Tags: Helen Mirren, Miramax, The Debt
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