Queen of Carthage

Last updated

Queen of Carthage
Queen of Carthage poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byMardana M. Mayginnes
Written byMardana M. Mayginnes
Shiloh Fernandez
Produced byColin Michael Day
Shiloh Fernandez
StarringShiloh Fernandez
CinematographyJacob Bryant
Edited byScott Roon
Music by Brian Byrne
Distributed byARC Entertainment
Release date
  • 22 August 2014 (2014-08-22)(Montreal)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Queen of Carthage is a 2014 New Zealand thriller drama film starring Shiloh Fernandez. [1] In addition to acting in the film, Fernandez served as screenwriter and producer. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Plot

A young American man flees from a traumatic relationship with his sister, and travels to New Zealand to find a better life. He falls in love when he watches a singer perform at a cafe.

Cast

Release

The film made its world premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival on 22 August 2014. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marton Csokas</span> New Zealand actor (born 1966)

Marton Paul Csokas is a New Zealand actor of film, stage, and television. A graduate of the Toi Whakaari drama school, he has worked extensively in Australia and Hollywood, along with his native country, and often portrays villainous roles.

X-Men is an American superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. 20th Century Fox obtained the film rights to the team and other related characters in 1994 for $2.6 million. After numerous drafts, Bryan Singer was hired to direct the first film, released in 2000, and its sequel, X2 (2003), while the third installment of the original trilogy, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), was directed by Brett Ratner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shiloh Fernandez</span> American actor

Shiloh Fernandez is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the television series Jericho and United States of Tara, and the films Deadgirl and Red Riding Hood, as well as for playing David Allen in the 2013 film Evil Dead and the 2022 video game Evil Dead: The Game.

<i>Evil Dead</i> (2013 film) 2013 American film by Fede Álvarez

Evil Dead is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by Fede Álvarez, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. Dubbed a "re-imagining" of The Evil Dead (1981), the film is the fourth installment in the Evil Dead film series. It stars Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, and Elizabeth Blackmore. The story follows a group of five people under attack by deadites in a remote cabin in the woods.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Griffo</span> American actor

Jack Davis Griffo is an American actor. He starred as Max Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans (2013–2018). Griffo also had starring roles in the network's original movies The Thundermans Return, Jinxed, and Splitting Adam, and the Netflix original series Alexa & Katie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maika Monroe</span> American actress (born 1993)

Maika Monroe is an American actress. She made her film debut in the drama At Any Price (2012). Her breakthrough came with the horror film It Follows (2014), which established her as a scream queen. Monroe has since starred in the thriller films The Guest (2014), Tau (2018), Greta (2018) and Watcher (2022), and the horror films Significant Other (2022) and Longlegs (2024).

<i>Pixels</i> (2015 film) 2015 film by Chris Columbus

Pixels is a 2015 science fiction comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling, based on a story by Herlihy. Loosely adapted from the 2010 short film of the same name by Patrick Jean, the film stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad and Brian Cox. Combining animated video game characters and visual effects, the film involves an alien race misinterpreting video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, to which they respond by attacking Earth with technological replicas of characters from the games. The President of the United States assembles a team of former arcade champions to lead the planet's defense.

<i>Maleficent: Mistress of Evil</i> 2019 film by Joachim Rønning

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a 2019 American fantasy film directed by Joachim Rønning from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and Noah Harpster. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, it is a sequel to Maleficent (2014), itself a live-action retelling of Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, and the second installment in the Maleficent film series. The film stars Angelina Jolie as the title character, with Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sam Riley, Harris Dickinson, Ed Skrein, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, and Michelle Pfeiffer in supporting roles. Set five years after Maleficent, the film sees the eponymous character face the neighboring kingdom's manipulated perception of herself as a villain, in addition to a subplot of the rise of an endangered, powerful fairy race of the Dark Fey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elena Kampouris</span> American actress (born 1997)

Elena Kampouris is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Allison Doss in the drama film Men, Women & Children (2014), Maya Decker in the NBC drama series American Odyssey (2015), Paris Miller in the romantic comedy films My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023), Juliet Sykes in the drama film Before I Fall (2017), and Chloe Sampson in the Netflix superhero series Jupiter's Legacy (2021). She made her Broadway debut as Cécile Volanges in Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2016).

<i>Collateral Beauty</i> 2016 American drama film by David Frankel

Collateral Beauty is a 2016 American fantasy drama film directed by David Frankel and written by Allan Loeb. The film stars an ensemble cast of Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Jacob Latimore, Kate Winslet and Helen Mirren. It follows Howard Inlet, a successful New York advertising executive who suffers a great tragedy, and retreats from life where he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time, and Death. Receiving unexpected personal responses, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chernin Entertainment</span> American film and television production company

Chernin Entertainment is an American film and television production company founded and owned by producer and former media executive Peter Chernin, who is chairman and CEO of the company. Jenno Topping is the president of film and television, with David Ready as EVP of film and TV. Kristen Campo is EVP of television. Twenty-seven films have been produced by the company, most of them with 20th Century Fox.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antonio Campos (director)</span> American film producer, screenwriter and film director

Antonio Campos is an American filmmaker and producer best known for directing films such as Afterschool (2008), Simon Killer (2012), Christine (2016), and The Devil All the Time (2020). Campos is also known for creating the Max biographical crime series The Staircase (2022).

<i>Cruise</i> (film) 2018 American film

Cruise is an American romantic comedy film, written and directed by Robert D. Siegel. It stars Spencer Boldman, Emily Ratajkowski, Lucas Salvagno, Noah Robbins, Gino Cafarelli, Kathrine Narducci and Sebastian Maniscalco. Filmed in 2015, it was eventually released direct-to-video in September 2018, by Vertical Entertainment.

<i>Kraven the Hunter</i> (film) Upcoming superhero film by J. C. Chandor

Kraven the Hunter is an upcoming American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions, and Matt Tolmach Productions, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the sixth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). The film was directed by J. C. Chandor from a screenplay by Richard Wenk and the writing team of Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the title role alongside Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott, and Russell Crowe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gravitas Ventures</span> Film distribution company

Gravitas Ventures is a film distribution company owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The company was founded by Nolan Gallagher in Los Angeles, California in 2006 and moved its headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio in 2019. It focuses on the distribution of Independent feature films and documentaries.

Maleficent is a Disney media franchise that began in 2014 with the theatrical release of Maleficent.

<i>Fear Street</i> (film series) Horror film franchise

Fear Street is a series of American horror films based on R. L. Stine's book series of the same name. Involving slasher and supernatural elements, the films' overall story revolves around teenagers who work to break the curse that has been over their town for hundreds of years. The first three installments were directed by Leigh Janiak from scripts and stories she co-wrote with other contributors, while the upcoming fourth film will be directed by Matt Palmer from a script he co-wrote with Donald McLeary. Produced and developed by 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment, the film's distribution rights were eventually acquired by Netflix following The Walt Disney Company's purchase of 21st Century Fox.

Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski are an American film screenwriting and executive producing team best known for their work in horror films, and for their collaborations with director David Bruckner, including Siren (2016), The Night House (2020), and Hellraiser (2022).

References

  1. Rubin, Sam (27 August 2015). "Shiloh Fernandez on his Fist Pump and the DJ Scene in Hollywood". KTLA . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. Sneider, Jeff (6 August 2015). "Shiloh Fernandez Goes Skinny-Dipping in New Trailer for 'Queen of Carthage' (Exclusive Video)". Yahoo! Entertainment . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. Sneider, Jeff (6 August 2015). "Shiloh Fernandez Goes Skinny-Dipping in New Trailer for 'Queen of Carthage' (Exclusive Video)". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (22 November 2013). "'Blanco' Gets Cinemax Pilot Order With Shiloh Fernandez Starring, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Directing". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. Sneider, Jeff (6 August 2015). "Shiloh Fernandez Goes Skinny-Dipping in New Trailer for 'Queen of Carthage' (Exclusive Video)". TheWrap . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. Jagernauth, Kevin (22 August 2014). "Exclusive: Trailer For 'Queen Of Carthage' Starring Shiloh Fernandez, Premiering At Montreal International Film Festival". IndieWire . Retrieved 29 December 2017.