The Heaven Project
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The Heaven Project | |
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Directed by | John Glenn |
Produced by | David Hoberman |
Written by | John Glenn |
Starring | Paul Walker Linda Cardellini |
Music by | Brian Tyler |
Cinematography | Jerzy Zielinski |
Editing by | Fred Raskin |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures (US) |
Release date(s) | TBA |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The Heaven Project is an upcoming drama/thriller film about a former criminal who mysteriously ends up working at a psychiatric hospital. The film was written and directed by John Glenn and stars Paul Walker and Linda Cardellini.
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[edit] Premise
An ex-con (Walker) is sentenced to death, but he wakes up from his lethal injection in a small Oregon town. He is told that he has received a second chance from God, but he questions the circumstances of his survival. He works as a groundskeeper for a mental hospital and falls in love with the hospital's administrator (Cardellini).[1]
[edit] Cast
- Paul Walker - as Ben Newman
- Linda Cardellini - as Julie (Hospital’s carer)
- Piper Perabo - Ben’s wife
- Shawn Hatosy - as Rick Garvey
- Lambert Wilson - as Avery
- Bob Gunton
- Tony Curran
[edit] Production
The film is written and directed by John Glenn in his directorial debut. Production was originally slated for September 2005, with Mandeville Films attached to produce the film.[2] After a prolonged delay, actor Paul Walker was cast into The Heaven Project. Production began on April 15, 2007,[3] taking place in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Actress Linda Cardellini joined the film the following May.[1]
The film has been noted to be similar to the 1890 short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Borys Kit. "Cardellini in 'Heaven' with Walker", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-05-11. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
- ^ Dana Harris. "Mandeville's in 'Heaven'", Variety, 2005-05-04. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
- ^ Michael Fleming. "Walker enters 'Heaven'", Variety, 2007-02-28. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
- ^ Chuck Yarborough. "PEOPLE WATCH", The Plain Dealer, 2007-05-12.