Whistle (upcoming film) explained
Director: | Corin Hardy |
Cinematography: | Björn Charpentier[1] |
Distributors: | --> |
Language: | English |
Whistle is an upcoming teen horror film directed by Corin Hardy and written by Owen Egerton. It stars Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Nick Frost, Sky Yang and Percy Hynes White.
Premise
A group of high school misfits inadvertently come across an ancient Aztec death whistle. When blowing it, the whistle summons their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count increase, they investigate the artifact's history in hopes to halt the sequence of events they have set into motion.
Cast
Production
Whistle was written by Owen Egerton from an adaptation of his short story and directed by Corin Hardy. It is a Canadian and Irish co-production and produced by David Gross for No Trace Camping and Macdara Kelleher for Wild Atlantic Pictures.[2] In October 2023, Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Percy Hynes White and Nick Frost were added to the cast.[2]
Principal photography took place in Toronto, Ontario from 15 November 2023 to 19 January 2024.[3] Scenes were shot at the Delta Secondary School, a house off of Aberdeen Avenue, and at the Rockton Fairgrounds.[4]
Release
In October 2023, Black Bear Pictures handled sales at the American Film Market.[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: November 2023 . Björn Charpentier, SBC - Resume . November 13, 2023 . Worldwide Production Agency . 13 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231113181041/https://admin.wp-a.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CHARPENTIER-Bjorn-DP.pdf . live .
- Web site: Wiseman . Andreas . Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Percy Hynes White & Nick Frost Set For High School Horror Whistle From The Nun Director Corin Hardy & Black Bear – AFM . . 19 October 2023 . 19 October 2023 . 19 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231019175856/https://deadline.com/2023/10/dafne-keen-sophie-nelisse-percy-hynes-white-nick-frost-horror-movie-whistle-corin-hardy-1235578350/ . live .
- Web site: January 12, 2024 . DGC Ontario Production List . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240113005525/https://www.dgc.ca/assets/Uploads/Hotlist1556.pdf. January 13, 2024 . January 13, 2024 . Directors Guild of Canada.
- News: Nolan . Daniel . 2023-12-08 . High school horror picture Whistle finds a home in the hallways of Delta . . 2023-12-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20231208205148/https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/movies/high-school-horror-picture-whistle-finds-a-home-in-the-hallways-of-delta/article_9d0d6d41-ec5e-5543-80c3-505b0209e5bd.html. December 8, 2023. live.
- Web site: 31 October 2023. Staff. Major market projects at AFM 2023: latest updates . 2023-10-31 . Screen Daily. https://web.archive.org/web/20231208205351/https://www.screendaily.com/news/major-market-projects-at-afm-2023-latest-updates/5187074.article. December 8, 2023. live.