Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows

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Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows
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Theatrical film poster
Directed by David Caesar
Screenplay by
Based on Nowhere Boys
by Tony Ayres
Produced byBeth Frey
Starring
Narrated bySean Rees-Wemyss
CinematographyJaems Grant
Edited byMark Atkin
Music byCornel Wilczek
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 January 2016 (2016-01-01)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows is a 2016 Australian dark fantasy teen drama film directed by David Caesar. It is based on the teen-oriented television series Nowhere Boys created by Tony Ayres, who also co-wrote the film.

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Plot synopsis

Picking up one year after the boys crossed dimensions, discovered magic and battled restoring demons. Having grown apart, they are all brought back together again when Felix discovers the magically sealed Book of Shadows that unwittingly unleashes a very powerful force of chaos. The boys are then reluctantly drawn into a battle that threatens both their world and their loved ones.

Cast

Production

On 23 December 2014, it was announced that Screen Australia would be funding a movie based on the television series titled, Nowhere Boys: The Rise of the Bear. [1] [2] [3] However, in July 2015, it was revealed that the movie's name was changed to Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows. [4] The 80-minute feature-length movie was directed by David Caesar and written by Tony Ayres, Rhys Graham and Craig Irvin. [5] [6] It was produced by Beth Frey and executive produced by Ayres and Michael McMahon. [5] Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows picks up a year after the boys crossed dimensions, discovered magic and battled the restoring demon. Having grown apart, they are drawn together again when Felix discovers a magically sealed Book of Shadows, which unwittingly releases a powerful force of chaos. The boys are reluctantly drawn into a showdown that threatens their world and loved ones. [7] [8]

Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok, Rahart Adams, Matt Testro, and Sean Rees-Wemyss reprised their roles as Felix, Andy, Sam, Jake, and Oscar. Others who also returned for the movie included series regulars Darci McDonald (Ellen), Michala Banas (Phoebe), Victoria Thaine (Alice), Ben Keller (Bear), Tamala Shelton (Mia) and Michelle Gerster (Viv). Angourie Rice joined the cast. [9] Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows began filming in Melbourne in July 2015. [4] [7] It screened in selected Australian movie theatres on 1 January 2016 and had its television premiere on ABC3 on 6 March 2016. [10] [11]

Home media

Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows was released on DVD 6 March 2016. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Victorian Film Funding To Boost Industry And Jobs" (PDF). Film Victoria. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Media Release 2015: Simon Baker back in Australia to make Tim Winton's Breath". Screen Australia. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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