silent night

A Case For Better Action Movies: SILENT NIGHT, A Bold, Stylish Experiment On The Revenge Thriller Genre, Without A Word

Silent Night is now available from Lionsgate wherever movies are sold. Moviegoers went nuts when celebrated filmmaker John Woo was getting back in the director’s chair. With a remake of The Killer still up in the air, the casting of actor Joel Kinnaman in the action thriller, Silent Night, was intended to hail a major welcome back for the Hard Boiled and A Better Tomorrow director by audiences long after leaving off his U.S. slate with Ben Affleck sci-fi, Paycheck. I was also keen on how the responses were before deciding if I would go see it. Nevermind that I’d been stuck at home with a family member hospitalized so going anywhere for fun wasn’t much of an option, but I was swayed a bit by a few of my mutuals who showed up to the theater only to leave their seats feeling disappointed. The film is now available on […]

SILENT NIGHT Trailer Makes Joel Kinnaman’s Mission Of Vengeance Loud And Clear

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been almost a decade since actor Joel Kinnaman upscaled his career into the mainstream from the Easy Money and Johan Falk films to titles like Safe House, 2014’s Robocop and with DC’s Suicide Squad movies to name a few. He’s really excelled as an actor with a keenness for action roles, something that comes at a crucial time according to one German distributor in a recent Variety article where the time for new action stars couldn’t be more better or advantageous than now. It certainly takes someone of Kinnaman’s caliber to pull a feat like this off, as he’s proven time and again, and on December 1 he’s back to make the point loud and clear with none other than John Woo at the helm for holiday revenge thriller, Silent Night, from Lionsgate. The studio announced its distribution rights for the flick in the last few weeks and now […]

SILENT NIGHT: First Look At Joel Kinnaman In John Woo’s New Revenge Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Legendary action auteur John Woo (Hard Boiled, Face/Off, Manhunt) is bring back the action with new revenge thriller, Silent Night. Handling worldwide sales on the new film at the Cannes market this week is Capstone Global who are now providing a first look still featuring lead actor Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad) which you can view above. Written by Robert Lynn (Adrenaline), Silent Night centers on Godlock, a father on a mission to avenge his young son who was tragically caught in the crossfire of gang violence on Christmas Eve. Shot and nearly killed while in pursuit of the murderers, Godlock vows to avenge his son by any means necessary. Silent Night also stars Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Harold Torres, and Catalina Sandino Moreno. The film has since wrapped principal photography in Mexico City and is currently in post-production with a release date pending. Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee […]

SILENT NIGHT: Mute Joel Kinnaman Action Thriller Signals John Woo’s Return To Hollywood

Lee B. Golden III

How’s this for ambitious? Legendary filmmaker John Woo is readying a Hollywood comeback with Silent Night, a literally dialogue-free action thriller starring Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad). Deadline‘s AFM-attentive Mike Fleming Jr. broke the news and revealed the following: Sources tell Deadline the story is basic, as a normal father heads into the underworld to avenge his young son’s death. Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christian Mercuri and Lori Tilkin are reportedly producing with Capstone’s Ruzanna Kegeyan overseeing the project with Joe Gatta. As Fleming Jr. reports, Capstone is in negotiations to finance. This is a big move for Woo in the years since he transitioned from directing hits like Hard Boiled, The Killer And Once A Thief, to riding out his prolific successes on films like Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Antoine Fuqua’s The Replacement Killers, among other titles that fizzled out during his reign stateside ’til 2003. At […]