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‘Evil Dead’-esque ‘Damned By Dawn’ Acquired by Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment, one of the largest independent home entertainment distributors in North America, has picked up the exclusive distribution rights to Damned by Dawn from Australian-based Sales & Production company Odin’s Eye Entertainment. The first feature film from Australian director, Brett Anstey pays homage to classic Hammer Horror and is sure to be a hit with fans of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise.
“DAMNED BY DAWN is full of fright and fun,” commented Mark Ward, Vice President of Acquisitions for Image Entertainment. “The film is sure to become a cult classic and we’re proud to be adding it to the Image Entertainment line-up for 2010.”
The DAMNED BY DAWN acquisition was negotiated by Jason Beck, Mark Ward and Craig Gates from Image Entertainment and Wendy Howell and Michael Favelle from OEE.
DAMNED BY DAWN has been a hot title for OEE who have sold UK/Canada to Alliance Films, Middle East to ECS, Indonesia to Ram Indo and Hong Kong to Edko. A new and improved version of the film will make its premiere at Sitges’ MIDNIGHT X-TREME Competition section. The film is an official selection at Fright Fest, A Night of Horror International Film Festival and was also shown at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
Made outside of the traditional Australian funding system, the success of the film is a triumph for Writer/Director/Producer Brett Anstey and well worth the 18 months work it took him to personally to complete the 411 VFX shots in the film.
After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire takes her new boyfriend home to meet her family who live on an isolated property in the country. The family reunion begins well but Claire becomes increasingly uneasy with her grandmother’s medicated mumblings about the banshee coming for her during the night. Later that night, the family is awoken by piercing shrieks and Claire’s worst fears become a waking nightmare as the Screaming Banshee and her army of undead return to unleash blood soaked fury on them all.
After releasing in theaters last month, NEON announced today that horror romance Leviticus will arrive on digital platforms to rent or own beginning July 28, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on September 8, 2026.
Leviticus marks the feature debut by writer/director Adrian Chiarella.
Joe Bird (Talk to Me) and Stacy Clausen play star-crossed teenage boys who must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other.
Mia Wasikowska (Crimson Peak), Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie (The Nightingale), and Davida McKenzie (Silent Night) round out the cast of horror movie Leviticus.
“Leviticus is a strong debut with an incisive voice at the helm,” I wrote in my review out of Sundance. “We care deeply about Naim and Ryan’s survival, making Leviticus a tense, atmospheric, and claustrophobic vision of young love in a hateful world.”
“Leviticus is the perfect title for writer-director Adrian Chiarella‘s powerful feature debut,” Meagan’s review explains, “a searing anthem against the corrosive nature of fear and bigotry.”
The physical media release comes packed with exclusive bonus features, the home entertainment release includes a feature commentary with Adrian Chiarella, interviews with Chiarella, Stacy Clausen, and Joe Bird, an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette, and the official trailer.
Look for Leviticus on Digital next week, and check out the box art for September’s Blu-ray release this September.
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