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Back in April we shared a first look at Oscar winning actress Helen Mirren as Sarah Winchester in the upcoming true-life inspired supernatural thriller Winchester. Today, CBS Films announced that we will enter the Winchester House next February. Sarah Snook, Jason Clarke, Angus Sampson and Emm Wiseman co-star alongside Mirren. Winchester, written and directed by Micheal and Peter Spierig, follows the story of firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren), who was convinced that she was haunted by the souls killed at the hands of the Winchester Repeating Rifle. After the sudden deaths of her husband and child, Sarah Winchester threw herself into the 24-hour a day, 7-day a week construction of an enormous mansion designed to keep the evil spirits at bay. But when skeptical San Francisco psychiatrist Eric Price (Jason Clarke) is dispatched to the estate to evaluate her state of mind, he discovers that her obsession may not be so insane after all. In real-life, after Sarah consulted
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CBS has snatched up the rights to Winchester, starring Dame Helen Mirren. The film, directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig and co-written with Tom Vaughan, follows Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester fortune. After her husband and daughter died suddenly, she became convinced that she is cursed and haunted by spirits killed by “the gun that won the west”., the Winchester Repeating Rifle. We were immediately obsessed with the Spierig brothers’ intelligent and twisted take on a great American legend and could not be more excited to be working with the Spierig brothers and Dame Helen Mirren to bring this film to audiences.” said Scott Shooman, EVP Acquisition and Co-Productions at CBS Films. Michael and Peter Spierig added, “We were impressed by CBS Films’ experience with the genre and their passion for and understanding of the material and know that they are the perfect U.S. Distribution partner for this film. The real Sarah Winchester consulted a medium after her
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News came earlier this week that a film based on The Winchester Mystery House was in the works. Now Deadline has reported that Oscar Award-winner Helen Mirren (The Queen) has joined the film and will star as Sarah Winchester. Winchester is set to begin filming early next year. Daybreakers’ Michael and Peter Spierig will be directing the paranormal thriller, based on their own script. The film follows Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester fortune. After her husband and daughter die suddenly, she becomes convinced that she is cursed and haunted by spirits killed by “the gun that won the west”. She consulted a medium and began construction on The Winchester Mystery House in 1884. After 38 years of construction, the 7-story, 24,000-square-foot home had a staggering 160-rooms, which will actually be featured in the film.
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Back in April we shared a first look at Oscar winning actress Helen Mirren as Sarah Winchester in the upcoming true-life inspired supernatural thriller Winchester. Today, CBS Films announced that we will enter the Winchester House next February. Sarah Snook, Jason Clarke, Angus Sampson and Emm Wiseman co-star alongside Mirren. Winchester, written and directed by Micheal and Peter Spierig, follows the story of firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren), who was convinced that she was haunted by the souls killed at the hands of the Winchester Repeating Rifle. After the sudden deaths of her husband and child, Sarah Winchester threw herself into the 24-hour a day, 7-day a week construction of an enormous mansion designed to keep the evil spirits at bay. But when skeptical San Francisco psychiatrist Eric Price (Jason Clarke) is dispatched to the estate to evaluate her state of mind, he discovers that her obsession may not be so insane after all. In real-life, after Sarah consulted
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CBS has snatched up the rights to Winchester, starring Dame Helen Mirren. The film, directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig and co-written with Tom Vaughan, follows Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester fortune. After her husband and daughter died suddenly, she became convinced that she is cursed and haunted by spirits killed by “the gun that won the west”., the Winchester Repeating Rifle. We were immediately obsessed with the Spierig brothers’ intelligent and twisted take on a great American legend and could not be more excited to be working with the Spierig brothers and Dame Helen Mirren to bring this film to audiences.” said Scott Shooman, EVP Acquisition and Co-Productions at CBS Films. Michael and Peter Spierig added, “We were impressed by CBS Films’ experience with the genre and their passion for and understanding of the material and know that they are the perfect U.S. Distribution partner for this film. The real Sarah Winchester consulted a medium after her
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News came earlier this week that a film based on The Winchester Mystery House was in the works. Now Deadline has reported that Oscar Award-winner Helen Mirren (The Queen) has joined the film and will star as Sarah Winchester. Winchester is set to begin filming early next year. Daybreakers’ Michael and Peter Spierig will be directing the paranormal thriller, based on their own script. The film follows Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester fortune. After her husband and daughter die suddenly, she becomes convinced that she is cursed and haunted by spirits killed by “the gun that won the west”. She consulted a medium and began construction on The Winchester Mystery House in 1884. After 38 years of construction, the 7-story, 24,000-square-foot home had a staggering 160-rooms, which will actually be featured in the film.
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