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Torchwood stars Eve Myles and Naoko Mori have joined a new radio adaptation of the classic Japanese horror film Ring.

Myles stars as Toni and Mori as the Narrator and Sadako in the drama adapted from Koji Suzuki's film, which has a unique binaural 3D sound.

Broadchurch's Matthew Gravelle stars as Mitchell, with Akira Koieyama as Ryugi, Masashi Fujimoto as Doctor Nagao, Yuriri Naka as Tomoko/Mai and Heather Emmanuel as Yuni.

The BBC Cymru Wales Production is directed by James Robinson.

The radio play is part of a Fright Night two-parter on BBC Radio 4, which suitably enough airs on Saturday, October 31.

The other drama is The Stone Tape, which is directed by modern horror maestro Peter Strickland, who gave us the remarkable Berberian Sound Studio.

It stars Romola Garai, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Julian Barratt with a special cameo by the star of the original version, Jane Asher.

Stars: Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Laura Cepeda, Togo Igawa, Akie Kotabe, Gabriella Wright, Caroline Chikezie, Jennifer Blanc, Jelena Gavrilovic, Aisha Ayamah, Masashi Fujimoto | Written by Yale Hannon | Directed by Joe Lynch

When Everly (Hayek) betrays her sadistic mob boss Taiko (Watanabe), he sends a group of his most brutal men to torture and kill her. When she manages to get the upper hand and survives, she finds herself trapped in the apartment awaiting the next attempt on her life.

It’s a brave move to set a movie in an apartment which is basically one room, and not allow the main actor to leave it. There are a few cheats to make the world of Everly feel that bit more bigger, though claustrophobic but for the most part, this is about a strategic war in an apartment. While the action is thick and fast though, Everly is also about being a mother,...

From RedBand.Ca,  Sneak Peek a restricted trailer from director Joe Lynch's action thriller "Everly", written by Yale Hannon, based on a story by Lynch and Hannon, starring Salma Hayek, Akie Kotabe, Jennifer Blanc, Masashi Fujimoto, Togo Igawa, Gabriella Wright, Caroline Chikezie, Laura Cepeda, and Hiroyuki Watanabe, opening February 27, 2015:

"...'Everly' (Salma Hayek), a prostitute working for criminal overlord 'Taiko' (Watanabe), is attacked in her apartment by Taiko's enforcers after he discovers she has been working with the police to bring down his organization..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Everly"...

We’re back with another trio of trailers. This time we have a new synthesizer-heavy look at It Follows, a preview of Joe Lynch’s Salma Hayek-starring action extravaganza Everly, and a tease of the upcoming Game of Thrones IMAX experience, as well as a snippet of Season 5.

“For 19-year-old Jay (Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys and weekends at the lake. Yet, after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter she suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions; she can’t shake the sensation that someone, or something, is following her. As the threat closes in, Jay and her friends must somehow escape the horrors that are only a few steps behind.”

RADiUS-twc have slated It Follows to hit U.S. theaters on March 27th, 2015. Penned and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover), It Follows stars Maika Monroe (Labor Day), Keir Gilchrist (It...

Everly has released a new green band trailer.

Salma Hayek stars in the high-concept action movie, written and directed by Joe Lynch.

The actress plays a former yakuza prostitute who has become a police informant.

After her old boss tracks her down, he puts a price on her head which sees an army of contract killers besieging her in her apartment in one blood-soaked night.

Everly must survive in order to be reunited with her mother and son.

Togo Igawa and Masashi Fujimoto also star in the film.

Everly will be released on January 23 in the Us and April 10 in the UK.

The domestic trailer is now online for the upcoming action thriller Everly, starring Salma Hayek, Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Caroline Chikezie, and Jennifer Blanc.

Joe Lynch directs the film from a screenplay Lynch wrote along with Yale Hannon.

It's Christmastime, but all is not well in the world of Everly (Salma Hayek). A call girl by trade, Everly has turned against her gangster boss Taiko (Hiroyuki Watanabe) and become a police informant. In response, Taiko has put out a hit on Everly and her family. Soon, every criminal in town wants to cash in. Everly’s survival instincts quickly kick in as she matches wits and firepower with Taiko and a seemingly endless stream of killers.

Have a look at the trailer by using the player below and let us know what you think.

Everly is set to hit on iTunes January 23rd and in theaters February 27th.

The Salma Hayek-starring Everly has released a red band trailer.

The Frida actress stars in director Joe Lynch's high-concept action/revenge movie.

Warning - Trailer contains explicit content:

Hayek plays a former prostitute that informs on her employers.

Marked for death, she is confined to her apartment while an army of hired killers come for her. But she won't go down without a fight.

Togo Igawa and Masashi Fujimoto also star in the film.

Hayek is known for her roles in action films including Robert Rodriguez's Desperado and From Dusk Till Dawn.

Everly will be released on January 23 in the Us and April 10 in the UK.

Over a year since the first still was released, an international trailer has finally been revealed for Joe Lynch's action thriller "Everly". Salma Hayek plays a woman trying to save her estranged mother and daughter when her dangerous mob boss ex-partner sends assassins to take her out.

Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Jennifer Blanc, Caroline Chikezie and Gabriella Wright star in the film which is based on a Black List script by Yale Hannon. RADiUS-twc is planning an unspecified 2015 release at present.

Over a year since the first still was released, an international trailer has finally been revealed for Joe Lynch's action thriller "Everly". Salma Hayek plays a woman trying to save her estranged mother and daughter when her dangerous mob boss ex-partner sends assassins to take her out.

Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Jennifer Blanc, Caroline Chikezie and Gabriella Wright star in the film which is based on a Black List script by Yale Hannon. RADiUS-twc is planning an unspecified 2015 release at present.

We told you that Joe Lynch's next film, Everly, scored distro via Dimension Films and RADiUS a couple of months back, and today we caught up with Lynch and his star Salma Hayek at Comic-Con and came back with the goods for you! Read on!

Everyone familiar with Lynch knows that he has a habit of putting his actors through the proverbial wringer so we wondered if his approach would be different with Hayek. He laughed, "Believe me, it was all on the page already. I didn’t have to coax Salma into anything!"

"Honestly, the amount of heart that got installed into the movie because of her was monumental, and every day - and this is to Salma’s credit - she would ask, ‘Where’s the truth in this?’ That really made me evaluate every single beat in the film."

He continued, "I had lived with the...

More awesome news is coming out of the 2014 European Film Market as Joe Lynch's next film, Everly, has scored itself some distribution here in America. Read on for the details straight from Berlin!

Screen Daily reports that Dimension and RADiUS-twc have picked up Us rights to the action thriller Everly, starring Salma Hayek, which is currently in post.

Wrong Turn 2 and Knights of Badassdom‘s Joe Lynch directs the tale, which Dimension and RADiUS have slated a fourth quarter release.

Synopsis:

Everly, directed by Joe Lynch and starring Salma Hayak, co-stars Togo Igawa (Last Samurai; Memoirs Of A Geisha), Masashi Fujimoto (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance), Jennifer Blanc-Biehn, and Hiroyuki Watanabe. The Black List script by Yale Hannon is an intense action thriller centered on a down-on-her-luck woman (Hayek) who is forced to fend off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss, while trying to save her estranged mother and daughter.

Dimension and RADiUS have acquired domestic distribution rights to “Everly,” an action thriller starring Salma Hayek, The Weinstein Company subsidiaries said Saturday. Joe Lynch (“Knights of Badassdo”) directed the film from a script by Yale Hannon that landed on the Black List in 2010. Hayek stars as a woman forced to fend of assassins and save her mother and daughter. Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto and Hiroyuki Watanabe star a well. Also read: Harvey Weinstein Says He’s Done Making Violent Movies – Or at Least, Not as Violent “We’ve been on the hunt for a female driven action franchise and we’ve finally found it in.

Dimension and RADiUS-twc have picked up Us rights to the action thriller starring Salma Hayek, which is currently in post. Sierra/Affinity handles international sales.

Joe Lynch directs the tale of a woman forced to take arms against a sea of assassins dispatched by her mob boss ex-husband.

Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto and Hiroyuki Watanabe round out the key cast.

Dimension and RADiUS have slated a fourth quarter release.

Recently launch Singapore venture Vega, Baby! financed and produced Everly and Adam Ripp and Rob Paris’ Crime Scene Pictures produced. Luke Rivett of Anonymous Content and Andrew Pfeffer also produced.

Rizal Risjad, Ricky Budhrani and Paul Green are the executive producers.

RADiUS negotiated the deal with CAA, Paris and David Boyle.

Academy Award Nominated Salma Hayek stars in director Joe Lynch's action thriller Everly, which co-stars Togo Igawa (Last Samurai; Memoirs Of A Geisha), Masashi Fujimoto (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance) and Hiroyuki Watanabe. The Black List script by Yale Hannon is an intense action thriller centered on a down-on-her-luck woman (Hayek) who is forced to fend off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss, while trying to save her estranged mother and daughter. The film is set entirely in one apartment, and is based on a concept created by Lynch. Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales and will be presenting footage to distributors at the American Film Market this week. CAA is representing the Us rights. The film recently wrapped principal photography in Belgrade, Serbia.

'Knights of Badassdom' director Joe Lynch's new thriller 'Everly' has moved into post-production and has lead to the unveiling of the very first official still of its star Salma Hayek ('From Dusk Till Dawn') in action. The script for the movie, which is set entirely in one apartment, was taken from the Black List and was penned by script coordinator Yale Hannon ('Parenthood'). Jennifer Blanc ('Bad Ass'), Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Caroline Chikezie and Gabriella Wright also star. Footage from the production will be touted to potential distributors at this weeks American Film Market. Head below to check out the new image....

"You've never seen me like this before," Salma Hayek told USA Today about her role in the action thriller "Everly," which has just wrapped up filming. "And I love it. Because you really see a transformation in this character that's noticeable and shocking. I become a badass.'' Directed by Joe Lynch ("Knights Of Badassdom") and co-starring Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto and Hiroyuki Watanabe, the Black List script by Yale Hannon centers on a down-on-her-luck woman (Hayek) who is forced to fend off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss, while trying to save her estranged mother and daughter. The film is set entirely in one apartment and is based on a concept created by Lynch. Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales and will be presenting footage to distributors at the American Film Market this week. CAA is representing the U.S. rights.

Here’s a first look at Salma Hayek in director Joe Lynch’s action thriller Everly.

Everly co-stars Togo Igawa (Last Samurai; Memoirs Of A Geisha), Masashi Fujimoto (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance) and Hiroyuki Watanabe. The Black List script by Yale Hannon is an intense action thriller centered on a down-on-her-luck woman (Hayek) who is forced to fend off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss, while trying to save her estranged mother and daughter. The film is set entirely in one apartment, and is based on a concept created by Lynch.

The film just wrapped principal photography in Belgrade, Serbia and is financed by Vega, Baby! and produced via Everly Productions in conjunction with Adam Ripp, Rob Paris and Luke Rivett and Andrew Pfeffer. Rizal Risjad and Ricky Budhrani are the executive producers. Brett Hedblom is the co-producer.

Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales and...

With the American Film Market bearing down on us, expect to hear a lot about the horror projects heading to the event. Right now we have the first look at Academy Award-nominated Salma Hayek in director Joe Lynch's action thriller Everly.

Everly is financed by Vega, Baby! and produced via Everly Productions in conjunction with Adam Ripp, Rob Paris, and Luke Rivett and Andrew Pfeffer. Rizal Risjad and Ricky Budhrani are the executive producers. Brett Hedblom is the co-producer. The film just wrapped principal photography in Belgrade, Serbia.

Synopsis:

Everly, directed by Joe Lynch and starring Salma Hayak, co-stars Togo Igawa (Last Samurai; Memoirs Of A Geisha), Masashi Fujimoto (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance), and Hiroyuki Watanabe. The Black List script by Yale Hannon is an intense action thriller centered on a down-on-her-luck woman (Hayek) who is forced to fend off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss,...