DarkGame

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DarkGame
Directed byHoward J Ford
Screenplay byGary Grant
Niall Johnson
Produced by
  • Tom George
Starring
Production
company
  • Happy Hour Productions
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

DarkGame is a 2024 British crime thriller film directed by Howard J Ford and starring Ed Westwick.

Contents

Premise

A killer live streams his murders on the Dark Web in the form of a twisted game show. [1]

Cast

Production

The film is written by Gary Grant and Niall Johnson and directed by Howard J Ford. Tom George is producer for Happy Hour Productions. [2] Ford was shown the script by George and chose to direct the film because he described it as "cool thriller with a character that has the potential to give it a bit of heart, and it was also kind of noirish. I thought I could make something totally different to the other films I've done”. [3]

It is starring Ed Westwick alongside Rose Reynolds, Andrew P Stephen, Natalya Tsvetkova, Lola Wayne, and Rory Alexander as well as Joe Urquhart, Anthony Ofoegbu and Marc Danbury. [4]

Although set in Portland, Oregon, principal photography largely took place in Bristol, England. [5] The film entered post-production in 2022. [2]

Release

The film had a limited theatrical release on 20 February 2024, [6] and had a digital media release on 21 October 2024. [7]

References

  1. Gray, Peter (February 22, 2024). "Interview: Ed Westwick on his sadistic new thriller DarkGame, committing to an unnerving tone, and the new generational reaction to Gossip Girl". theaureview. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Dalton, Ben (September 9, 2022). "First look, world sales deal unveiled for Ed Westwick thriller 'Darkgame' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  3. Risker, Paul (September 29, 2024). "A cinematic vacation". Eye For Film. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  4. Devore, Britta (January 23, 2024). "Ed Westwick Investigates a Murderous Game Show in 'DarkGame' Trailer [Exclusive]". Collider.
  5. Harris, Peter (December 27, 2024). "Netflix viewers can't stop watching 'gripping thriller' they 'thought was a parody'". Daily Record. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  6. Sayre, Will (February 21, 2024). "Exclusive: Ed Westwick on His Gritty New 'Dark Web' Film DarkGame". Movieweb. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  7. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (September 28, 2024). "'DarkGame': Ed Westwick stars in new crime thriller". Entertainment-focus.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.