Hammer Films To Make THE DAYLIGHT GATE Which is Inspired By The Pendle Witch Trial

THR reports that the iconic horror studio is going to make a witch trail film based on the fictional novel The Daylight Gate. The book was inspired by the Pendle Witch Triail, which was the most notorious witch trials in England. That took place during 1612 which could make for an interesting period piece horror film.

Hammer recently gathered new life after the success of The Woman In Black which ended up grossing $130 million, becoming the most profitable English horror film ever made. They're currently on post-production on The Quiet Ones which is a paranormal tale. Another one in development is titled Gaslight which sees an imprisoned Jack The Ripper helping Scotland Yard solve a string of grizzly murders that could be committed by a vampire.

Daniel Radcliffe Wants To Play The Flash

Collider spoke to Daniel Radcliffe during press for the BluRay release of The Woman In Black which was adapted by Jane Goldman (X-Men First Class 1-2, Kick-Ass). Daniel says that he'd be open to making a comic book film but a lot of the big names have been taken. Stating that he'd love a shot at The Flash, which shows an extremely loyalty to Warner Bros. The studio stated they'd be pursuing DC heroes to replace the void left by Potter. It makes sense to see WB try to wrangle Daniel into playing one of their heroes.

"Yeah, absolutely. I dunno who’s left, I mean a lot of comic books have . . . they’ve all been done. I don’t think anyone’s done The Flash yet, and that’s one I’d probably have a go at. Other then that, I’m not sure which comic book heroes are left."


Currently there is a script in place for The Flash but with Green Lantern bombing last summer the studio will be cautious with their next move. Lobo looks like the next movie to get made along with the Batman reboot, Sgt. Rock, Man of Steel 2, Wonder Woman and Suicide Squad.

Sam Clafin Joins Hammer Films' 'THE QUIET ONES'

Deadline reports that a second actor has joined the cast of The Quiet Ones which is another period set ghost-tale from Hammer Films. Sam Clafin best known for his role in Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and the upcoming Snow White And The Huntsman will play a student of Jared Harris' (Sherlock Holmes 2, Ben Button, Mad Men) character. The studio ended up with rave reviews for last year's The Woman In Black which starred Daniel Radcliffe becoming one of the most successful British films. Hopefully this brings revives the legacy of one of the greatest horror studios of all-time back to it's former glory.


"Set in the 1970s, this horrific tale pulls its inspiration from a real case of paranormal studies. It was 1974 when Professor Joseph Coupland (Harris), an unconventional but charismatic figure on campus, lured a batch of students to a remote location to implement a peculiar experiment to discover if it is possible to manifest negative human energy and channel it into creating a poltergeist."

Hammer Films Taps Jared Harris For 'THE QUIET ONES'

CinemaBlend reports that Hammer Films is ready set to start production on their next film titled The Quiet Ones this summer. Their last film The Woman In Black has become the most successful British horror film in twenty years earning over $120 million. It's success has developed into a sequel which will be set years after the original film with Daniel Radcliffe. They've cast Jared Harris in the lead role for The Quiet Ones. Harris is best known for roles in Ben Button, Sherlock Holmes 2, Fringe and Mad Men. Jared is no stranger to the genre as he worked with John Carpenter on horror thriller The Ward.

"Set in the 1970s, this horrific tale pulls its inspiration from a real case of paranormal studies. It was 1974 when Professor Joseph Coupland (Harris), an unconventional but charismatic figure on campus, lured a batch of students to a remote location to implement a peculiar experiment to discover if it is possible to manifest negative human energy and channel it into creating a poltergeist."