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  • Director: Vincenzo Natali
  • Genre: Science Fiction
  • Themes: Experiments Gone Awry
  • Main Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley
  • Release Year: 2008
  • Country: US

Plot

Two scientists (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) embark on a dangerous journey when they splice human DNA into preexisting genetic-engineered experiments in this sci-fi thriller from director Vincenzo Natali and executive producer Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth). ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Cast

Credit

Vincenzo Natali - Director, Don Murphy - Executive Producer, Guillermo del Toro - Executive Producer, Franck Chorot - Executive Producer, Susan Montford - Executive Producer, Steven Hoban - Producer, Vincenzo Natali - Screen Story, Antoinette Terry Bryant - Screen Story, Doug Taylor - Screenwriter, Vincenzo Natali - Screenwriter, Antoinette Terry Bryant - Screenwriter
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Splice

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Vincenzo Natali
Produced by Guillermo Del Toro
Written by Vincenzo Natali
Doug Taylor
Antoinette Terry Bryant
Starring Adrien Brody
Sarah Polley
David Hewlett
Cinematography Tetsuo Nagata
Editing by Michele Conroy
Studio Gaumont
Senator Entertainment
Distributed by Seville Pictures (2009) (Canada)
Release date(s) 06 October 2009 (Sitges Film Festival)
Country Canada Canada
 France
 United States
Language English
Budget US$26 million

Splice is a science fiction film directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley, who portray two young scientists who begin involving human DNA in their splicing of animal genes. [1]

Contents

Premise

Two young scientists (Brody and Polley) achieve fame by splicing human DNA with the DNA of different animals to create a new creature[2]. In the process they ignore their society's ethical and legal boundaries. The scientists name their creature "Dren", which is initially a deformed female infant, however it rapidly develops into a beautiful but deadly winged human-chimera.[3]

Cast

Production

Splice was written by director Vincenzo Natali and screenwriters Doug Taylor and Antoinette Terry Bryant.[3] The script was originally meant to follow up Natali's Cube (1997), but the budget and restricted technology hindered the project. In 2007, the project entered active development as a 75% Canadian and 25% French co-production, receiving a budget of $26 million.[6] The director described the film: "Splice is very much about our genetic future and the way science is catching up with much of the fiction out there. "[This] is a serious film and an emotional one. And there's sex... Very unconventional sex. The centerpiece of the movie is a creature which goes through a dramatic evolutionary process. The goal is to create something shocking but also very subtle and completely believable."[7]

In October 2007, actors Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley were cast into the lead roles. Production began the following November in the city of Toronto.[3] It was aided by Telefilm Canada's funding of US$2.5 million.[8] Filming took place in a studio for 10 weeks and concluded in February 2008.[6] Production began in November 2007 in Toronto with filming also taking place in Hamilton, Ontario[9] and has since concluded.

Release

The film premiered on 06 October 2009 at Sitges Film Festival[10] and is part of the Sundance Film Festival 2010 in Park City, Salt Lake City.[11]

References

  1. ^ New Hi-Res Images From 'Splice'
  2. ^ Creature Introduced in First Ever Clip from 'Splice'!
  3. ^ a b c d e Borys Kit (2007-10-04). "A creature feature for Polley, Brody". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i45d15bffe64a1be87201ecc8469723cd. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 
  4. ^ Splice Director Vincenzo Natali Sets up Film Blog
  5. ^ New Splice Stills Show Off More Monster
  6. ^ a b Marise Strauss (2007-10-05). "Natali taps Polley, Brody for Splice". Playback. http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/daily/20071005/splice.html. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 
  7. ^ Ryan Rotten (2007-04-25). "EXCL: Natali Talks Splice!". ShockTillYouDrop.com. http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=132. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 
  8. ^ "Telefilm Canada announces funding for 11 English-language projects". Canadian Press. 2007-12-20. http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=e122076A. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 
  9. ^ "Internet Movie Database - List of Films shot in Hamilton, Ontario". http://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Hamilton,+Ontario,+Canada. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  10. ^ Sundance '10: Impressive Park City at Midnight Full Line-Up!
  11. ^ Sundance '10: 'Splice' Director Vincenzo Natali Blogs

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