Green Room (film)

Green Room
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Produced by Anish Savjani
Neil Kopp
Victor Moyers
Written by Jeremy Saulnier
Starring Anton Yelchin
Imogen Poots
Patrick Stewart
Alia Shawkat
Callum Turner
Cinematography Sean Porter
Edited by Julia Bloch
Production
company
Broad Green Pictures
Film Science
Release dates
  • May 2015 (Cannes)
Country United States
Language English

Green Room is an upcoming American crime thriller film directed and written by Jeremy Saulnier. The film stars Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner and Joe Cole. Filming began in October 2014 in Portland, Oregon. It has been selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

A murder occurs during a punk band's concert, leaving the band stuck in the venue.

Cast

Production

On May 22, 2014, it was announced that Broad Green Pictures would finance and produce the crime thriller film directed and written by Jeremy Saulnier, with Film Science.[2] Anish Savjani, Neil Kopp and Victor Moyers would produce the film.[2] On October 16, Anton Yelchin and Imogen Poots joined the lead cast of the film along with some others include Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Joe Cole, Macon Blair and Mark Webber.[3] On October 21, Patrick Stewart was added to the cast to play Darcy Banker, the industrial leader of a ferocious white supremacist fiefdom.[4] While other cast includes Kai Lennox, Eric Edelstein and Taylor Tunes.[4] On October 29, WestEnd Films acquired the international rights to the film.[5]

Filming

The principal photography on the film began in October 2014 in Portland, Oregon.[6][7]

References

  1. "The Directors' Fortnight 2015 selection!". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 McNary, Dave (May 22, 2014). "‘Blue Ruin’ Director Gets Financing for Thriller ‘Green Room’". variety.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  3. Kit, Borys (October 16, 2014). "Anton Yelchin and Imogen Poots to Star in Thriller 'Green Room'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Sneider, Jeff (October 21, 2014). "Patrick Stewart to Play White Supremacist in Crime Thriller ‘Green Room’". thewrap.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  5. Barraclough, Leo (October 29, 2014). "AFM: WestEnd Films Adds ‘Green Room’ to Slate". variety.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  6. Baker, Jeff (October 29, 2014). "Patrick Stewart is in Portland filming a movie with Anton Yelchin". oregonlive.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  7. "Patrick Stewart begins filming the crime thriller “Green Room” in Portland, OR". onlocationvacations.com. October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.

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