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JamesG
07-19-2010, 11:28 AM
Harry Potter Takes a Stab at Horror With The Woman in Black
Monday, July 19, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


Daniel Radcliffe - best known to the world as Harry Potter - will take his leap into horror as he's scored the lead in The Woman in Black, Hammer Films and Alliance Films hotly anticipated 3-D adaptation of Susan Hill's best-selling novel being directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake).

Sounding quite similar to Nosferatu and Dracula, Radcliffe plays a lawyer sent to a foreign land where horror is discovered.






The Woman in Black follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), who is ordered to travel to a remote corner of the UK and sort out a recently deceased client's papers.

As he works alone in an old and isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover its tragic secrets, and his unease grows when he discovers that the local village is held hostage by the ghost of a scorned woman set on vengeance.


Production is expected to begin in the Fall of 2010.







Daniel Radcliffe said:

"I am incredibly excited to be part of 'The Woman In Black'. Jane Goldman's script is beautifully written - both tender and terrifying in equal measure.

It is thrilling to be working with James Watkins. From his brilliant work on 'Eden Lake' and also having met him and heard his vision for the film, I know he will make a fantastic film."

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20937

comedyfreak
07-20-2010, 08:33 AM
It sounds like it will be good.

Torgo
07-20-2010, 06:18 PM
Personally, I doubt it will be as good(or even remotely close) to the 1989 version, which is one of the best ghost movies out there. But maybe with the new version the 80's one will get a DVD re release.

JamesG
09-08-2010, 06:00 PM
Hammer's Woman in Black Casting Update
Source: Deadline,Total Film
September 8, 2010


Hammer Films' The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe, has added Janet McTeer and Ciaran Hinds to the cast. The latter will be seen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. McTeer just starred in the thriller Roadkill for John Stockwell.





Radcliffe's character will have a son. The actor tells Total Film:

"We were doing auditions for my son yesterday which was bizarre. But it's very exciting and James Watkins is fantastic. He might kill me for telling you this, but he's actually started working with an acting coach to give him a better idea of how to approach stuff with actors. Which is a brilliant thing – I don't know of any other directors doing that.

He's inspired and we're uncannily on the same page about the film. We met and we agreed that this film is not a scary movie but a film about loss and family and grief."




Shooting begins on the film on September 23.
Hammer has opted not to shoot the film in 3D as originally planned.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=16469

JamesG
11-09-2010, 07:28 PM
Two Official Photos of Radcliffe from The Woman in Black
Source: Hammer Films
November 9, 2010


Hammer Films has issued two official photos of Daniel Radcliffe in the upcoming The Woman in Black, now filming in England.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=17144

JamesG
02-22-2011, 08:42 PM
New Look at Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
By: MrDisgusting


From director James Watkins comes a brand new image from Hammer Films' The Woman in Black that features Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe getting ready to attack.


http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab358/JamesGrec1/womaninblack022211.jpg

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/23565

sh3k
03-09-2011, 07:18 PM
oh daniel is looking quiet mature in his upcoming movie,and i heard that he did really hard work for his upcoming movie

JamesG
04-11-2011, 01:09 PM
Daniel Radcliffe Gets Spooked in The Woman in Black Teaser
By Sharon Knolle
Posted Apr 11th 2011


It's just a teaser, but the first trailer for The Woman in Black promises to deliver a few jumps, if the reaction of lead Daniel Radcliffe is any indication.

http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/04/11/woman-in-black-trailer/

JamesG
07-28-2011, 11:13 PM
The Woman in Black Appears Later
Thursday, July 28, 2011
By: MrDisgusting

CBS Films has announced a February 3, 2012 release date for Hammer Films' The Woman in Black.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/25601

UMFaninMD
08-02-2011, 08:26 PM
I've seen the 1989 version and despite it being a really good ghost story, things were changed from the book. This version looks like it may follow the book more closely.

JamesG
08-17-2011, 01:14 PM
Daniel Radcliffe Picked the Wrong Place to House Sit in Latest Teaser for The Woman in Black (VIDEO)
By Aiden Redmond
Posted Aug 17th 2011


We still don't know much about The Woman in Black, but after viewing the latest teaser trailer from Yahoo! Movies, the chills it sent up our back were more than enough to get us excited.

http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/08/17/the-woman-in-black-teaser/

JamesG
08-24-2011, 11:33 AM
U.K. Quad for The Woman in Black
Source: Empire
August 24, 2011


Empire has revealed the U.K. Quad for The Woman in Black.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=20631

JamesG
10-19-2011, 03:55 PM
Check out the creepy animated poster for Daniel Radcliffe's The Woman in Black -- EXCLUSIVE
Oct 19, 2011
by Anthony Breznican


At first glance, this poster image seems to have suffered not only the scratches over the eyes, but a bit of water damage as well.

Move your cursor over it, however, and something else emerges…

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/19/woman-in-black-animated-poster/

JamesG
11-08-2011, 05:24 PM
Daniel Radcliffe's The Woman in Black New Photo: Foggy Terror and Broken Fences [Moviefone Exclusive]
By Christopher Rosen
Posted Nov 8th 2011


Out Feb. 3, The Woman in Black focuses on a young lawyer (Radcliffe) sent to a remote town to deal with the affairs of a deceased client -- which is fine, until he encounters a terrifying ghost.

http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/11/08/daniel-radcliffes-the-woman-in-black-new-photo-foggy-terror/

JamesG
12-15-2011, 06:51 PM
New Image, TV Spot from The Woman In Black
by Ryan Turek
12/15/11


CBS Films released a new image and television spot from The Woman in Black, opening February 3 and starring Daniel Radcliffe.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/164359-new-image-tv-spot-from-the-woman-in-black

JamesG
01-11-2012, 01:32 PM
Alternate Poster Art for The Woman in Black Starring Daniel Radcliffe
January 10, 2012


CBS Films' upcoming horror movie The Woman in Black arrives in theaters on February 3 and a new poster has arrived sans any appearance by star Daniel Radcliffe.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/164801-alternate-poster-art-for-the-woman-in-black-starring-daniel-radcliffe

comedyfreak
01-12-2012, 09:15 AM
The movie looks like it will be pretty good.

JamesG
01-25-2012, 03:00 PM
Another Artful Take on The Woman in Black Poster
by Ryan Turek
January 25, 2012


We have a new poster to share with you for The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe, which is opening in theaters on February 3.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/165179-another-artful-take-on-the-woman-in-black-poster

JamesG
02-28-2012, 04:30 PM
The Woman in Black is the Most Successful British Horror Film in 20 Years
2/28/2012
by Stuart Kemp


Daniel Radcliffe’s first post-Harry Potter role in British horror flick The Woman in Black has helped scare up record breaking figures for a British fright flick.

The Hammer-produced film, directed by James Watkins and adapted by Jane Goldman from the classic novel by Susan Hill, has spent three weeks at number one in the U.K. box office ringing up a total of £14.6 million ($23.2 million) from 457 screens.





The makers claim those figures make it the U.K.’s highest grossing British horror film since records began 20 years ago.

Hammer CEO and president Simon Oakes described the box office bonanza for the film as “an important achievement that affirms the re-birth of Hammer.”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-woman-in-black-box-office-295641