Unwelcome (film)
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| Directed by | Jon Wright |
| Written by | Mark Stay |
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| Cinematography | Hamish Doyne-Ditmas |
| Edited by | Zsófia Tálas |
| Music by | Christian Henson |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Language | English |
Unwelcome is an upcoming folk horror film directed by Jon Wright, co-written by Wright and Mark Stay. The film stars Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Colm Meaney, and Kristian Nairn.
Unwelcome is scheduled to be released in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 27 January 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Premise
A young English couple move to an inherited idyllic new home in rural Ireland but are soon beset by problems with the locals and a cabal of murderous goblins lurking in their garden.[1]
Cast
- Hannah John-Kamen as Maya
- Douglas Booth as Jamie
- Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
- Colm Meaney as Daddy Whelan
- Kristian Nairn
- Niamh Cusack as Maeve
- Chris Walley
- Paul Warren as Redcap Mr. Sniff
- Rick Warden as Redcap Chief
- Ania Marson as Mother Redcap
Production
Wright was inspired by the Grimm Fairytales and stories from his own Irish grandfather. Wright described it as a “home invasion movie” and pitched it as “Gremlins meets Straw Dogs”.[2] John-Kamen and Booth were announced on the production in October 2020 when it was originally called “Little People”. Meaney, O'Donnell, Walley and Nairn were also an announced then.[3] The film is produced by Cornerstone films and Peter Touche and Piers Tempest and Jo Bamford's Tempo Productions.[4] The film comes from Warner Bros UK and was based on an original screenplay by Mark Stay. It has prosthetics by Shaune Harrison with Paul Catling on creature design and the visual effects supervisor Paddy Eason who all worked together on Wright's previous film Grabbers.[5]
Release
Unwelcome is scheduled to be released in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 27 January 2023, in the United States on 10 March 2023, and digital 14 March 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was previously scheduled for 4 February 2022, before being moved up to 28 October 2022, then to its current release date.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
References
- ^ "Unwelcome Trailer Sees Hannah John-Kamen And Douglas Booth Battle Murderous Goblins". Empireonline.com.
- ^ "Unwelcome Director Jon Wright Talks Irish Horror, Goblins, And Hannah John-Kamen". Empireonline.com.
- ^ "Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth Join Creature Feature 'The Little People,' as Warner Bros Takes U.K. Rights". cornerstonefilm.com.
- ^ "Unwelcome". Tempoproductions.net.
- ^ "UNWELCOME". Warnerbros.co.uk.
- ^ "Unwelcome: official trailer for the new horror movie starring Derry Girls' Jamie Lee O'Donnell is here". stylist.co.uk. 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Unwelcome: The new horror movie starring Derry Girls's Jamie Lee O'Donnell is coming, and it sounds bone-chilling". Glamourmagazine.co.uk. 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Unwelcome Movie Release Date and Time 2022, Countdown, Cast, Trailer, and More!". fresherslive.com. 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Unwelcome: release date, cast, plot and everything we know about the horror film". Whattowatch.com. September 2022.
- ^ "Unwelcome". filmdates.co.uk.
- ^ "Well Go USA Entertainment". twitter.com.