With razane jammal, khalid laith, aiysha hart, abdullah al junaibi. London tobe hooper is tasked with directorial duties on arabian horror movie djinn, penned by u. The film, produced by image nation, is in both arabic and english languages. Oct 28, 20 indeed, its not so much djinn as it is the tobe hooper massacre. David tully wrote the script, and uae short film director nayla al khaja will be on hand as a local consultant and sort of feature director in training. The british film institute cited hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time.
Texas chain saw massacreregisseur tobe hooper overleden nos. Djinn was announced as part of image nations production slate at the 2010 cannes film festival thus the three year wait. Tobe hooper, the director behind the texas chain saw massacre will helm imagenation abu dhabis arabian horror. The british film institute cited hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time born in austin, texas, hoopers feature film debut was the independent eggshells 1969, which he cowrote with kim. Tobe hooper, the director behind the texas chain saw massacre will helm imagenation abu dhabis arabian horror film djinn. Djinn is a film that could have offered so much more. The texas chain saw massacre 1974 aside, the directors work has been frequently ignored, laughed aside, and. Full cast for tobe hoopers djinn bloody disgusting. The disappearance of djinn, the united arab emirates. He first became interested in filmmaking when he used his fathers 8 mm camera at the age of nine.
Tobe hooper to direct djinn posted on tuesday, march 1st, 2011 by russ fischer tobe hooper will forever be linked to two of the most memorable. An emirati couple return home from a trip and discover that their new apartment has been built on a site that is home to some malevolent beings. Djinn was tobe hoopers final film and features a beautiful and hauntingly eerie score, elegantly packaged for the cd release with insightful liner notes by composer bc smith. Oct 06, 2016 tobe hoopers most recent feature film, djinn 20, has struggled to obtain wide release, and the limited reactions it has received have been largely dismissive. The disappearance of djinn, the united arab emirates first horror film. Tobe hoopers most recent feature film, djinn 20, has struggled to obtain wide release, and the limited reactions it has received have been largely dismissive. Djinn is a 20 emirati supernatural thriller film directed by tobe hooper and written by david tully. The middle eastern setting coupled with the largely unexplored mythos of djinns would present the audience with an experience with which they. Geraldine viswanathan, star of new hbo movie bad education. Tobe hooper obviously had the difficult task of making a ghost storythrillerhorror film by being respectful of arab cultural mores within the movie as well having the actors move between using arabic and english which was done quite well and i actually liked. Bloodydisgusting reports tobe hoopers djinn is set for vod september 29 by scream media films. Willard tobe hooper january 25, 1943 august 26, 2017 was an american director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in the horror genre. Tobe hooper, who passed away on august 27, seemed to spend the rest of his career pondering just that question.
Directed by tobe hooper, djinn stars razane jammal, aiysha hart, and khalid laith. Although tobe hooper s the texas chain saw massacre undoubtedly ranks as one of the most indelible and flatout shocking horror flicks of all time, there is unfortunately no denying that certain aspects of the film just dont hold up all that well today. Tobe hooper s djinn 20 trailer we honor horror baja horror film club. While tobe hooper has directed two of the most iconic.
The films theatrical release has been delayed since 2011. Tobe hooper 1974s the texas chainsaw massacre is set to direct the arabian horror film djinn david tully penned the script which young emirati couple who. The films texas chainsaw massacre explores hicksploitation themes related to his childhood. Few would guess tobe hoopers been making pics since the 1970s, given how outright bad djinn looks. Tobe hooper to direct arabian horror flick djinn collider. Thats the thinking, in slightly more thoughtful form, behind employing genre legend tobe hooper the texas chainsaw massacre to. Feb 28, 2011 tobe hooper to direct djinn while tobe hooper has directed two of the most iconic horror films of all time the texas chainsaw massacre and poltergeist lets be honest, it. Malik mccall, khalid laith, paul luebke, aiysha hart, rajeev daswani anul.
The film will have its dvd release on november 17th. A young emirati couple decide to return home for a while after the untimely death of their firstborn, but after settling into a spacious new hotel building, are soon menaced by malevolent djinni. Tobe hooper 1974s the texas chainsaw massacre is set to direct the arabian horror film djinn david tully penned the script which young emirati couple who return home from the u. Poltergeist is a brilliant, but atypical tobe hooper film about. Rumors are afloat that screen media films will be releasing tobe hooper. Sep 16, 2017 tobe hooper, who passed away on august 27, seemed to spend the rest of his career pondering just that question. Last march, it was announced that poltergeist director tobe hooper would be returning to the haunted house genre, albeit with a distinctly different tone for djinn. Djinn will premiere at this years adff abu dhabi film festival as part of the festivals showcase portion. From horror legend tobe hooper desperate to put the traumatic loss of their infant child behind them, a couple return home but their home is not the comforting place they remember.
Why is tobe hoopers djinn, the first uaeproduced horror film, such a terrible movie. This is tobe hoopers latest that sure isnt one of his better ones and its not about. Eli roth producing scifi film covenant from 10 cloverfield lane writing duo. Djinn is a 2012 emirati horror movie directed by tobe hooper. A while back we mentioned that a big name horror director would be lending his talents to the upcoming flick djinn. Aug 27, 2017 the tobe hooper films which really did cause the evacuation of my living daylights were the funhouse 1981 and poltergeist 1982. Soon they are tormented by unexplainable events and begin to question if their neighbors are human, or the sinister, shapeshifting demon the djinn. The disappearance of djinn, the united arab emirates first. The event takes place from october 21st november 2nd. From horror legend tobe hooper desperate to put the traumatic loss of their infant child behind them, an emirati couple return home but home doesnt provide. Djinn the movie intentionally adapts tropes derived from earlier films the poltergeist trilogy, rosemarys baby, the grudge and clearly summoned tobe hooper. Tobe hooper obviously had the difficult task of making a ghost storythriller horror film by being respectful of arab cultural mores within the movie as well having the actors move between using arabic and english which was done quite well and i actually liked. Tobe hoopers muchanticipated and long in post production united arab emirates set supernatural thriller djinn finally had its world premiere at the abu dhabi film festival, delivering some.
After 1974s the texas chainsaw massacrehoopers first narrative feature filmchanged the horror genre forever onscreen, it seemed the rest of his career was a long letdown with just a few highlights along the way. Sep 19, 2019 tobe hooper to direct arabian horror flick djinn updated by matt goldberg february 28, 2011 tobe hooper 1974s the texas chainsaw massacre is set to direct the arabian horror film djinn. Among his most recognized films are the texas chain saw massacre 1974, which the guardian described as one of the most influential films ever made, and poltergeist 1982, which received three. The much anticipated djinn, which premiered in the 7th edition of the abu dhabi film festival in october 20, broke the one million dirham barrier box office collection during its opening weekend.
With hoopers imprimatur and an intriguing collision of modern genre thrills and traditional arabic culture, djinn had the potential finally to. American director tobe hooper began his film career like many people in the field, working on industrial films and tv advertisements. Tobe hooper will forever be linked to two of the most memorable horror films ever made. The film s theatrical release has been delayed since 2011. Tobe hooper hasnt been the same director that he was in decades. Middle east magazine featuring an interview with hooper, published in october 20, though id suspect the interview was held at least a year before the publication.
But then throughout the course of watching the film, i remembered something. David tully penned the script which young emirati couple who return home from the u. Tobe was born in austin, texas, the son of lois nee crosby and norman hooper. Unfortunately, this is a common response to the works of hooper. Djinn film djinn is a 20 emirati supernatural thriller film directed by tobe hooper and written by david tully. Tobe hoopers djinn to haunt theatres dread central. If only the film was given the respect to have been seen in france and japan, and, ahem, the united states.
Oct 29, 20 few would guess tobe hoopers been making pics since the 1970s, given how outright bad djinn looks. The lead male character in the film is named khalid which means eternal. Mar 28, 2011 full cast for tobe hoopers djinn movies. All 16 tobe hooper movies ranked from worst to best. The movie does a good job of showing how deeply superstitious arab culture is. The film is set in 2015 and follows the story of khaled and salama, a couple who return home from america to discover their apartment in a luxury highrise, built on the site of the deserted.
Produced by highpower emirati shingle image nation and dubaibased filmworks, this limp. Best movie and tv horror genre director bad education star geraldine viswanathans 70s binge. Horror thriller film geregisseerd door tobe hooper. Although tobe hoopers the texas chain saw massacre undoubtedly ranks as one of the most indelible and flatout shocking horror flicks of all time, there is unfortunately no denying that certain aspects of the film just dont hold up all that well today. Tobe hooper was announced as the director of the film in february 2011 and the film only went into production in march 2011.
From horror legend tobe hooper desperate to put the traumatic loss of their infant child behind them, an emirati couple return home but home doesnt provide the comfort they seek. Dec 12, 2012 with hooper s imprimatur and an intriguing collision of modern genre thrills and traditional arabic culture, djinn had the potential finally to bring global attention to the fledgling uae film. Aug 26, 2017 willard tobe hooper january 25, 1943 august 26, 2017 was an american director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in the horror genre. Tobe hoopers muchanticipated and long in post production united arab emirates set supernatural thriller djinn finally had its world premiere at. A screening of eggshells and the texas chain saw massacre will be held on august 28, 2010, with hooper in attendance his first. Tobe hooper, the man who brought the world the texas chain saw massacre, poltergeist and more, just cant stop dabbling in dark forces. This is despite the effectiveness of the movies opening fortyfive minutes, in which. The texas chain saw massacre director tobe hooper works on djinn, his latest horror film. His supernatural thriller film djinn premiered at the 20 abu dhabi film festival.
From horror legend tobe hooper desperate to put the traumatic loss of their infant child behind. Tobe hoopers films include the texas chainsaw massacre, poltergeist, the texas chainsaw massacre 2, lifeforce. There were so few cds pressed, so it will be a rare find after tomorrow 12172019. Images courtesy random house filmmaker tobe hooper is best known for helming classic horror flicks like. Abu dhabibased imagenation has announced that hell. All 16 tobe hooper movies ranked from worst to best taste. Djinn premiered at the abu dhabi film festival on october 25, 20. Among his most recognized films are the texas chain saw massacre 1974, which the guardian described as one of the most influential films ever made, and poltergeist 1982, which received three academy award nominations. Tobe hoopers earlier credits include the texas chainsaw massacreand poltergeist. Willard tobe hooper january 25, 1943 austin, texas, usa. Tobe hooper 1974s the texas chainsaw massacre is set to direct the arabian horror film djinn. Here is the home of the djinn which inhabits this movie. Pages in category films directed by tobe hooper the following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. Jun 05, 2014 11912 a leaked official sales trailer for hoopers upcoming film djinn, set to be released sometime this year, pops up online.
We can exclusively report that djinn will hit vod on september 29th before an eventual dvd release on november 17th. The middle eastern setting coupled with the largely unexplored mythos of djinns would present the. The horror genre speaks an international language and i am so pleased to be involved in a project with imagenation abu dhabi that. It is set in the united arab emirates and features the djinn. Mar 01, 2011 tobe hooper, the man who brought the world the texas chain saw massacre, poltergeist and more, just cant stop dabbling in dark forces.
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