13 EERIE A film by LOWELL DEAN Written by CHRISTIAN PIERS BETLEY Starring BRENDAN FEHR, BRENDAN FLETCHER, KATHERNE ISABELLE Executive Producer ROGER CHRISTIAN Producers DON CARMODY KEVIN DEWALT Runtime: 87 minutes Publicity Contact Charlene Coy 416-646-4980 (Office) 416-277-0081 (Cell) [email protected] Media Site www.eonefilmsmedia.ca Log In: eonemedia Password: Publicity1 13 Eerie Logline: We Prey for You. Short Synopsis: Six forensic undergraduate students are marooned on a remote island during an overnight field testing project for a university forensic class when they come face-to-face with creature surely resurrected from the dead and raging through the forest in hot pursuit, a drama reminiscent of The Crazies, Predator and 28 Days Later. ABOUT 13 EERIE An abandoned wild animal park in the central Canadian prairie province of Saskatchewan was the unlikely host to a motley crew of criminally-minded zombies when Kevin DeWalt, Roger Christian and Don Carmody selected the site to film their epic zombie thriller 13 Eerie late in October 2011. The last day of shooting marked a memorable Halloween for the cast and crew, when the final scenes concluded production in a veritable ghost town in the cover of night. The zombie genre has enjoyed unprecedented popularity with mainstream audiences thanks to the success of films like Dawn of the Dead and Frank Darabont’s runaway hit television series The Walking Dead. But 13 Eerie is a fresh take on a genre that’s literally decomposing. This epic battle of the undead follows the story of six ambitious forensic undergraduate students who find themselves marooned on a remote island during a university field project. Not surprisingly, the troop finds themselves ill-prepared for a night in the wilds of the former site of the Eerie Straight Penitentiary. Unbeknownst to the group, the site was formerly used as an illegal biological testing ground for life-term criminals left for dead. But they aren’t. They’re undead. What ensues is as captivating as it is terrifying. This fast-paced, action-filled zombie flick defies audience expectations. And, while you may have seen a zombie movie before, you haven’t seen zombies quite like this. These zombies are mean. And they’re ruthless. The living cast features Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps) in the role of Megan and Michael Shanks (Stargate, Burn Notice, Smallville) in the role of Professor Tomkins. Brendan Fletcher (The Pacific, Freddy vs Jason) is cast as Josh and Nick Moran (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) plays the ne’er do well Larry. Brendan Fehr (Bones, CSI: Miami) puts his CSI forensic skills to use as Daniel – an undergraduate criminal sciences student. The zombies themselves are a virtually unrecognizable version of their former selves and were played with frightening accuracy by a trio of locally-sourced talent that include Jason Truong, Shannon Jardine and Ryland Alexander. These aren’t your typical reanimated corpses. Under the direction of self-taught special effects make-up expert Emersen Ziffle, the trio of zombies affectionately known to the shooting crew as Tattoo Zombie (Ryland Alexander), Thug Zombie (Jason Truong) and Skinhead Zombie (Shannon Jardine) come to life in an unforgettable fashion. The film is the feature length debut for director Lowell Dean, a self-professed zombie aficionado and was written by Christian Piers Betley, whose thriller Dark Hearts is currently in post-production. The film is an Ontario/Saskatchewan interprovincial co-production produced by Don Carmody Productions and Minds Eye Entertainment. Kevin Dewalt (The Tall Man, Faces in the Crowd), Don Carmody (Chicago, Silent Hill, Resident Evil) and Mark Montague (The Tall Man, Faces in the Crowd) produced. Roger Christian (Bandido, Underworld) is an executive producer. The film was produced with the financial assistance of Telefilm Canada, the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit, Ontario Productions Services Tax Credit, and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. The Canadian and International distribution rights are held by Entertainment One Films Canada. Now, let us tell you a bit about the real people behind the story. THE PURSUED Katharine Isabelle – MEGAN A native of Vancouver, Katharine Isabelle began acting at an early age. Her big screen debut came in Joel Schumacher’s critical success, Cousins, starring Ted Danson and Isabella Rossellini, as Rossellini’s on-screen daughter. Memorable guest appearances in such television series as The X-Files, DaVinci’s Inquest, Smallville and Supernatural followed. American audiences began to take notice of Isabelle after her performance in the teen thriller, Disturbing Behavior, and a memorable turn opposite Al Pacino in Christopher Nolan’s suspense hit, Insomnia. However, it would be her starring role as “Ginger” in Ginger Snaps and its lucrative indie hit sequels that would give her cult status among genre fans. Isabelle is also a hot commodity on the independent film scene as well, with starring roles in such films as Falling Angels, On The Corner and Turning Paige. In 2008, Isabelle was the recipient of the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for her role in The Englishman’s Boy. Most recently, she was a series regular on the Showtime series Endgame; which earned her a 2011 Gemini Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series. Shanks’ other television credits include roles on CSI: Miami, Stargate: Atlantis, The Outer Limits, A Family Divided and a lead role in the UPN telefilm Escape to Mars. He also co-starred in the Emmy Award-winning William H. Macy telefilm Door to Door and the film adaptation of the Jack London’s Call of the Wild. Michael Shanks – PROFESSOR TOMKINS After a decade-long stint as fan favorite Dr. Daniel Jackson in the Sci-Fi Channel’s number one hit show Stargate SG-1, Michael Shanks wasted no time in taking on new challenges. Stargate SG-1 the series was based on the 1994 box office hit Stargate starring Kurt Russell and James Spader, who originated the Daniel Jackson role to which Shanks bears an uncanny resemblance. For his portrayal of Jackson, Shanks was nominated several times for both LEO and Saturn Awards for Best Actor. He won the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male and made his directorial debut with the episode titled Double Jeopardy. He has appeared in the recurring role of Victor on USA’s Burn Notice and appeared in a three-episode arc on the Emmy Award-winning television drama 24. He also appeared in a Lifetime MOW Judicial Indiscretion and guest starred on the SyFy Channel show Eureka. He returned as Dr. Jackson in the Stargate SG-1 DVD feature films The Ark of Truth and Continuum. Brendan Fehr - DANIEL Discovered on the streets of Vancouver, Brendan Fehr quickly emerged as one of Hollywood’s most versatile talents. With his standout performance in the cult favorite television series Roswell, in which he portrayed the quiet and complicated alien Micheal Guerin, who was committed to finding out ‘the truth,’ Fehr gained a loyal fan base. Following the series, he was seen as the co-lead in ABC Family’s 3 part miniseries, Samurai Girl. Fehr played Jake Stanton, a martial-arts expert who teaches the daughter of a rich Japanese businessman how to protect herself when she sets out to avenge her brother’s death. He continued his work with ABC Family starring in the movie, Cutting Edge 4: Fire and Ice. His other television credits include Millenium, CSI: Miami, Nikita and the recurring role of David Boreanaz’s younger brother on the Fox hit show Bones. Fehr’s past feature credits include the Golden Circle film The Long Weekend opposite Chris Klein, the New Line horror film Final Destination, Child Star with Jennifer Jason Leigh, the Dreamworks film Biker Boyz alongside Laurence Fishburne and The Fifth Patient opposite Peter Bogdanovich and Marley Shelton; and, X-Men: First Class. Brendan Fletcher – JOSH One of Canada’s hottest stars; Brendan Fletcher burst into the scene in 1996 at the young age of 13 and hasn’t looked back since. His acting debut was the lead in the CBC movie-of-the-week Little Criminals, a performance that earned him a Leo Award as well as a Gemini Award Nomination for best lead actor in a dramatic role. Since 1996, Fletcher has been the lead in several award-winning films, including Jimmy Zip, Rollercoaster and The Five Senses. In 2002 Fletcher was awarded a Genie for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work in the feature film The Law of Enclosures and more recently, he was nominated for a Gemini Award for the MOW, 100 Days in the Jungle. Recent feature films include the Terry Gilliam flick, Tideland, 88 Minutes, with Al Pacino, and the upcoming comedy, The Onion Movie, based on material from the satirical website. He has recently been seen on television as a guest star on Globals’ Shattered, The CW’s Supernatural, and was featured in a recurring role on the hit, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2008, Fletcher spent time in Australia filming Steven Spielberg’s, Emmy Award winning miniseries, The Pacific. Most recently, Brendan filmed Edwin Boyd alongside Scott Speedman. Nicholas Moran – LARRY JEFFERSON Nicholas Moran is an accomplished actor, writer and director who appeared as Scabior in the box office sensation Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Moran won the LAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Comedy for his role in Guy Ritchie’s cult classic Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrells. His other feature film credits include St. Georges Day, Prisoners of the Sun, The Amazing Grace, Puritan, The Last Drop, The Silent Partner, American Daylight, Soccer Dog: The Cup, SPIVS, Chaos & Cadavers and Ashes & Sand. Moran wrote and directed the telefilm Game of Life for BBC3; and, he appeared in a number of critically acclaimed stage plays in London’s west end. Moran is an accredited stunt driver, and holds an ARDS International Racing License. THE PRODUCTION TEAM Lowell Dean, Director Lowell Dean is the rookie director with the eye of a wily veteran. An up-andcoming Canadian filmmaker with a talent for the twisted, Dean is a name to watch in the world of genre filmmaking. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies, he began working as an editor, writer and director for production companies across Canada. All the while, Dean has been busy writing and directing his short film projects that have screened at festivals around the world including New York, Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia. 13 Eerie is his feature length directorial debut. Lowell Dean dedicates his time to his passions – filmmaking and preparing for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Roger Christian, Executive Producer Academy Award-winner Roger Christian won an Oscar for set decoration on director George Lucas’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, which began a long collaboration between the filmmakers. Christian directed second unit on Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi and more recently on Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Through Lucas, Christian directed the short film Black Angel which accompanied the release of the blockbuster Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. His next short, The Dollar Bottom, won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He followed that success with the thriller The Sender which received critical acclaim and a nomination for Best Film by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Other directing credits include the Orion Pictures release Nostradamus starring Julia Ormond and F. Murray Abraham, The Final Cut featuring Sam Elliot, Underworld starring Denis Leary and Joe Montagna, Masterminds with Patrick Stewart, Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 with John Travolta and Forest Whitaker, Bandido starring Carlos Guillardo and Kim Coates; and, Prisoners of the Sun with John Rhys Davies and Joss Ackland. Christian has also directed numerous high profile commercials, including worldwide campaigns for SEGA, Taco Bell, Jeep, Lancia, Fiat and Chrysler/Dodge among others. Christian was also nominated for an Academy Award for art direction on Ridley Scott’s epic Alien. Don Carmody, Producer A producer with more than 35 years of credits, Don Carmody started his own production company in 1980 and went on to produce the smash hits Porky’s and Porky’s II, perennially popular family films like A Christmas Story and The Mighty, several Chuck Norris films, including The Hitman and Sidekicks, and cult favourites like The Boondock Saints, Wrong Turn and Lucky Number Slevin. Over the years, he continued returning to comedy with films like the Weekend at Bernie’s series, The Whole Nine Yards and The Late Shift for HBO, which was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, three Cable Ace awards and the Producers’ Guild of America Golden Laurel. The Late Shift also won a Golden Globe for actor Kathy Bates and a Directors’ Guild Award for Betty Thomas. Carmody’s credits include some 90 films thus far, including many produced for the major Hollywood studios as well as the mini-majors like Lions Gate Films, Miramax and Summit Films. He has worked with many of the major stars of the industry including Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Hilary Swank, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Robert Downey Jr., Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Danny Devito and Robert De Niro. In 2002, he co-produced the hit film musical Chicago starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere, which won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, three Golden Globe Awards including Best Musical or Comedy and the Producers’ Guild of American Golden Laurel Award for Best Picture as well as many other awards and honours around the world. Kevin Dewalt, Producer Kevin Dewalt is the CEO and Chairman of Minds Eye Entertainment and has produced over 50 film and television projects. Dewalt spearheaded the development of a regional production company into an internationally-recognized, vertically-integrated media organization which includes subsidiaries in distribution, production and post-production. With Dewalt at the helm, Minds Eye Entertainment received more than 60 national and international awards. His exceptional, exportable projects have been sold to more than 200 territories around the world. His portfolio of projects includes two four-hour mini-series The Englishman’s Boy based on the Governor General Award-winning novel by Guy Vanderhaeghe and Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story. Dewalt produced the one-hour legal drama series Just Cause starring Richard Thomas, the television movie Betrayed for CBC, the television movie Stranger in Town, the action adventure teen series 2030CE; and, My Global Adventure, MythQuest and Incredible Story Studio which sold to more 170 countries and multiple networks including The Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and YTV to name a few. Dewalt has produced several feature length films including Decoy starring Patrick Swayze, The Unsaid starring Andy Garcia and Teri Polo, Falling Angels starring Miranda Richardson, Viva Los Nowhere starring James Caan and Daniel Stern, Held Up starring Jamie Foxx and Nia Long, Walled In with Mischa Barton, the action/thriller Super Hybrid, the adaptation of Stephen King’s short story Dolan’s Cadillac starring Christian Slater, Emmanuelle Vaugier and Wes Bentley; and, Lullaby for Pi starring Rupert Friend, Clemence Poesy and Forest Whitaker. His genre film credits include Grace starring Jordan Ladd, which opened to rave reviews at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and The Shortcut, co-produced with Leomax Entertainment and Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions. Most recently, Dewalt produced Faces in the Crowd starring Milla Jovovich and The Tall Man with Jessica Biel. 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