Blood Father
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| Directed by | Jean-François Richet |
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Blood Father by Peter Craig |
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| Music by | Sven Faulconer |
| Cinematography | Robert Gantz |
| Edited by | Steven Rosenblum |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate Premiere |
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Running time | 88 minutes[1] |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
Blood Father is an upcoming French action thriller film directed by Jean-François Richet, written by Peter Craig based on his novel of the same name, and starring Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Elisabeth Röhm, and William H. Macy.
Plot
An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 16-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.
Cast
- Mel Gibson[2] as John Link, an American ex-con
- Erin Moriarty[3] as Link's daughter
- William H. Macy[4] as Link's sponsor
- Elisabeth Röhm[5] as Link's wife, Ursula
- Diego Luna as Jonah
- Thomas Mann as Jayson
- Dale Dickey as Cherise
- Michael Parks as Preacher
- Daniel Moncada as Choop, the leader of the drug dealers
- Raoul Trujillo as a cleaner
- Richard Cabral[6] as Joker
Production
On March 28, 2014, Mel Gibson was in final talks to join the action thriller film Blood Father with Jean-François Richet as director and Peter Craig wrote the script based on his own novel of the same name, while Why Not Productions and Chris Briggs would be producing the film.[2] On April 24, Erin Moriarty was set to star in the film, she'll play Gibson's character's daughter.[3] On May 5, it was announced that Wild Bunch had come aboard to distribute the film worldwide.[7] On June 6, Richard Cabral joined the film to play Joker, a tough enforcer for the Mexican Mafia.[6] On June 14, William H. Macy tweeted that he would be starring along Gibson in the film.[4] On June 17, Elisabeth Röhm signed on to star in the film as Gibson's estranged wife.[5]
Filming
Principal photography began on June 5, 2014, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[8] On June 23, Gibson was spotted filming some arresting scenes at Albuquerque jail.[9] After a month of shooting, the production wrapped-up on July 3, 2014.[10]
Release
In December 2014, Lionsgate acquired the US rights to the film.[11] Blood Father will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2016.[12] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on 26 August 2016.[13]
References
- ↑ "BLOOD FATHER (15)". British Board of Film Classification. April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (28 March 2014). "Mel Gibson In Talks To Team With ‘Mesrine’ Helmer In Thriller ‘Blood Father’". deadline.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- 1 2 Kroll, Justin (24 April 2014). "Erin Moriarty to Co-Star With Mel Gibson in ‘Blood Father’". variety.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- 1 2 "William H. Macy Joins Mel Gibson in ‘Blood Father’". deadline.com. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (17 June 2014). "‘American Hustle's’ Elisabeth Rohm Joins Mel Gibson in ‘Blood Father’". thewrap.com. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Richard Cabral Books ‘Blood Father’". deadline.com. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ Keslassy, Elsa; Hopewell, John (5 May 2014). "Cannes: Wild Bunch Boards Mel Gibson Starrer ‘Blood Father’". variety.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ Christine (5 June 2014). "Mel Gibson begins filming ‘Blood Father’ in Albuquerque, NM". onlocationvacations.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Mel Gibson is arrested in New Mexico... but it's just for his latest movie role". dailymail.co.uk. June 23, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ↑ "ON THE SET FOR 7/07/14: OWEN WILSON & KRISTEN WIIG START RELATIVITY ARMORED CAR PROJECT, MEL GIBSON WRAPS ON BLOOD FATHER". studiosystemnews.com. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (December 9, 2014). "Mel Gibson’s ‘Blood Father’ Being Acquired For U.S. By Lionsgate". deadline.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ↑ Jaugernauth, Kevin (April 22, 2016). "Cannes Film Festival Adds Asghar Farhadi's 'The Salesman' To Competition Lineup, Mel Gibson's 'Blood Father' And More". Indiewire.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ↑ Staff, TFS (April 26, 2016). "40 Films to See This Summer". The Film Stage. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
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