Walrus Films

Man on a Ledge

The Walrus — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:54:38 +0000

Man on a Ledge is a 2012 thriller film directed by Asger Leth, starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell and Ed Harris where a fugitive claiming his innocence feigns an attempt to commit suicide by jumping off a ledge, to prove that he was set up.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

The Walrus — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:59:05 +0000

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (also known as Journey to the Mysterious Island) is an upcoming American 3D action-adventure film directed by Brad Peyton and the sequel to the 2008 film Journey to the Center of the Earth.

The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzmán and Kristin Davis. The story is by Richard Outten, Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn, and the screenplay is by Brian and Mark Gunn.

Carnage

The Walrus — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:58:04 +0000

Carnage is a 2011 black comedy film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on the play God of Carnage by French playwright Yasmina Reza. The film is an international co-production of France, Germany, and Poland.

A Monster in Paris

The Walrus — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:11:47 +0000

A Monster in Paris is a French CGI and 3D animated feature directed by Bibo Bergeron starring Vanessa Paradis, set in Paris in 1910, an experiment gone bad turns a flea into an anthropomorphic monster, who eventually meets and is hidden by a singer.

Intruders

The Walrus — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:31:29 +0000

Intruders is a Spanish film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and written by the Spanish duo Nicolás Casariego and Jaime Marques starring Clive Owen, a twelve year old girl who is confronted with a monster and throws the life of the whole family off track.

The Change-Up

The Walrus — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:32:19 +0000

The Change-Up is a 2011 American body-swap comedy film produced and directed by David Dobkin, written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, and starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman about a married man with two kids, and Mitch a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life.

Melancholia

The Walrus — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:49:32 +0000

Melancholia is a 2011 film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland. The narrative revolves around two sisters during and shortly after the wedding party of one of them, while Earth is about to collide with an approaching rogue planet. The film prominently features music from Richard Wagner’s prelude to his opera Tristan und Isolde.

Trier’s initial inspiration for the film came from a depressive episode he suffered and the insight that depressed people remain calm in stressful situations. The film is a Danish production by Zentropa, with international co-producers in Sweden, France, Germany and Italy. Filming took place in Sweden.

The film premiered in May 2011 at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Dunst received the festival’s Best Actress Award for her performance.

The Grey

The Walrus — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:13:29 +0000

The Grey is an upcoming 2012 action thriller film directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson. It follows a number of men stranded in Alaska after a plane crash, and forced to survive using little more than their wits as a pack of wolves comes after them. The film will be released on January 27, 2012.

The Descendants

The Walrus — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:04:05 +0000

The Descendants is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne. The screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash is based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard and Beau Bridges, and was released in the United States on November 18, 2011 after being screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.

The Sitter

The Walrus — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:53:53 +0000

The Sitter is a comedy film directed by David Gordon Green and produced by Michael De Luca. The film tells the story about a male student who, after being suspended from college, is lured into a babysitting gig for which he is woefully unprepared.

The film is a Michael De Luca Productions and 20th Century Fox joint venture. It is being distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film was scheduled to be released in theaters on August 5, 2011, but was pushed back to December 9, 2011.