The film opened with a group of seamlessly normal teenagers. But what seems like a normal day is suddenly turned when out of nowhere a chain letter is received.
Let's be honest we have all gotten them. They are the most annoying things out there. When you open them your instinct is to delete them.
The scene opens and a student playing world of warcraft. A new game that is currently popular with teenagers. He soon deletes the letter and it is followed by a open msg from the sender. A warning that if he deletes it he will die.
What begins as a thoughtlesss act begins a string of sad events. As the teenagers try to avoid the killer and save eachother.
The film is filled with gory moments and sad scenes. The performances given by the actors are really good. The performance given by the actor playing the killer was incredible. Nikki Reed's performance in this movie was both chilling and amazing.
Overall a gore fest. If you love gory movies this is certainly for you. Filled with blood, gore and amazing performance this is a good movie that will give you nightmares for days to come
Breaking the chain isn't merely risky, it's downright deadly in this horror tale. Several high-school friends get the message in question, and anyone who doesn't pass it on faces a gruesome fate.read the rest of their reviewHERE
The story of a deadly communiqué carrying a message of murder if the recipient dares to break the chain is now fully detailed.
As previously reported, Image Entertainment has revealed 'Chain Letter' is coming to Blu-ray on February 1.
Featuring Nikki Reed ('The Twilight Saga'), Betsy Russell (the 'Saw' series), and Michael J. Pagan ('CSI: Miami'), this terrifying thriller in the tradition of 'The Grudge' and 'Final Destination' proves death is always watching and waiting and anyone could be next!
The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and the only supplement appears to be a trailer.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.97.
You can find the latest specs for 'Chain Letter' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under February 1. See what people are saying about this story in our forums area, or check out other recent discussions.
Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
Image Entertainment is bringing the 2010 horror film “Chain Letter” to Blu-ray Disc on February 1st, 2011. The film was directed by Deon Taylor and stars Nikki Reed, Keith David, Brad Dourif, and Betsy Russell. Tech specs for the release include Hi-Def video in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio with DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound. No word yet on bonus materials, if they will be included but stay tuned and we’ll keep you updated. The title is already available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $21.99 price tag.highdefdiscnews
~Robstenfan
LOS ANGELES -- It's not that Deon Taylor, the director of "Chain Letter," intended to end up in Hollywood.
Quite the contrary, really. If you flash back to 20 years ago, Taylor was a 6-foot-2 teenager who had potential to become a great shooting guard. Originally from the west side of Gary, Ind., his family ultimately moved to Sacramento, Calif., and eventually he landed a spot on San Diego State University's squad.
"I thought it. I dreamt it. I prayed it. I could do it all. But what a lot of kids don't know is, it's not about your talent all the time," he says, then pauses before finishing up. "It's about the stars lining up for you to get to that level. It's about the stars lining up ..."
The groundwork for his life was laid. The stars were lined up for young Taylor and his was a story that was going to be filled with basketball -- and lots of it.
So it seemed. Alas, there was a plot twist. After college, Taylor wasn't able to find a position on a team in the NBA; he had to settle for playing two pro seasons in Chemnitz, Germany.
"There's only 300 people in the NBA. It doesn't work for everybody. It took me a long time to learn that. I was mad at basketball; I was mad at the game. You get it, you do all that stuff. I was over in Germany playing, it was great -- you're getting the fame, you're getting a check, but it ain't the NBA," Taylor says.
A second act was conceived. It was when Taylor was off the court that he figured out what his true passion was. The irony? That passion would have never been developed had he not missed out on a career playing basketball professionally stateside.
"While over there, I just didn't speak the language," Taylor, 35, says. "I was an inner-city kid. I remember the first time I took, like, probably 50 movies over with me, and I remember the first two weeks, I had watched all 50 movies."
He eventually watched about 300 movies while playing overseas, he said. His mind wandered, so he wanted to know the process behind making the films, and he started researching how movies were made, reading shooting scripts and learning the business.
And thus, a new passion was born -- filmmaking -- and on Friday, the world will finally get to check out what Taylor and his new team have been up to for the past six years.
Taylor sized up Hollywood the way he may have sized up an opponent on the court, and was strategic. He learned that you could make a horror picture for very little money but get huge returns.To make his dream happen, Taylor opened up a film production company with former athletes, including ex-NBA stars Mitch Richmond, Bryon Russell and Sam Cassell, ex-NFL star Willie McGinest and current Texans offensive lineman Ephraim Salaam. Their first collaboration, "Chain Letter," hits theaters Friday. The film is about six friends who are sent a chain letter via e-mail and text message, and if they don't pass it on, a killer will come after them. It stars Nikki Reed, from the "Twilight" series, and was written and directed by Taylor with the other athletes serving as producers. This is the first of several films and television shows the company has planned.
Salaam, along with the former athletes, has really gotten into their new business venture. They're not just the financiers of the business; they have content input and love to try their hand at something foreign to them.
Salaam is in his 13th NFL season. "It's a dream job, it's a dream come true," he says, "and Deon ... about six years ago ... came up to me and was like, 'Hey, I've got an idea for a scary movie.' I pretty much said, 'OK,' helped him with the script, wrote him a check, and here we are six years later on the cusp of doing something phenomenal."
"If I'm not in season, I'll do producer duties, make sure everything's flowing well and whatnot," Salaam says. "But he is definitely the creative mind behind this. I don't know where he comes up with some of this stuff. It's amazing. He played professional basketball overseas for some years, and I used to always joke with him ... that, 'Hey, you wasted all that time trying to be a basketball player and you had a gift for making films.'"
Richmond says that navigating Hollywood has been tough, but a welcome challenge.
"I think the one thing that you really want to do when you retire is get into something that you really like, something that you can enjoy," he said. "There's something that I really enjoy about looking at movies and making movies and seeing the behind-the-scenes and getting involved in a project like that. We're looking forward to seeing it on the big screen."
Still, it wasn't all that easy. It was difficult for Taylor to be taken seriously initially. He said studio executives thought he wanted to make quick-witted urban comedies like the Ice Cube and Chris Tucker cult hit "Friday" and didn't quite know what to make of his interest in horror films.
"I'm an African-American director, and normally we don't jump into that lane," he said. "I would sit down with the executive and they'd say, 'OK, so tell us about your "Friday" movie that you got,' and I said, 'Man, I don't have "Friday," man.' They're like, 'OK, so what do you got, a "Car Wash"?' And I said, 'no, no, no,' and I then would pull out a film like 'Chain Letter' or a horror movie, which stars Nikki Reed and these huge -- at the time -- white actors, and they would go, 'Wait a minute, this is a little bit different,'" Taylor says.
The film will get a wide theatrical release.
The same pitch landed him a business deal with Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx, with whom Taylor recently inked a TV production deal, called "No-Brainer." The two met on the basketball court -- they both play in the NBA Entertainment League -- and they chatted a bit after one game.
Taylor said he told Foxx his theory about horror movies getting the most bang for the buck.
"I said, 'Everyone in the world might not understand a Jamie Foxx joke, they might not understand 'Miami Vice.' But I'll tell you this ... Russia, China, Japan, Egypt, Africa, you could name them all, they all understand, 'Door gets kicked open, man swings axe.'"
Today, Taylor says he'll take a deep breath, sigh and rejoice that his longtime dream finally will get an audience.
And then he'll get to work on the team's next project.
"I love the fact that we can compete at that level, and we've been very, very blessed and it's taken a while for us to get here, but we're winning now," Taylor says. "I mean, the film is coming out, so it feels good now to drive down the street and there are 1,000 billboards for the film, and you watch TV and the commercial runs. That's a blessing in itself, but I think we won."
Watch the latest movie trailer for the upcoming film “Chain Letter” to be released on May 21, 2010. “Chain Letter” by director Deon Taylor (Terminated) stars Nikki Reed (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1), Noah Segan, Keith David, Brad Dourif (Deadwood), and Michael B. Smith.
Synopsis: Six friends receive a mysterious chain letter via text messaging and in their email accounts from a maniac who’s hunting down teenagers who fail to forward his online chain letter. Who knew they should take the threats in the chain letter seriously? Or that chain letters using the teens’ favorite technologies to track them can kill? This maniacal game pits friend against friend as they race to beat rules that seem impossible to escape. Break the chain, lose a life. Do you pass it on? Does friendship mean anything?
Chain Letter features a great ensemble cast led by stunning Tinsel Town ingénue Nikki Reed (Twilight). Created by Deon Taylor Enterprises and produced in association with the resoundingly successful Saw franchise.
Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest from “Chain Letter”.
What is it? A maniac systematically murders teens when they refuse to send along his e-mail chain letter.
Why didn’t New Films International screen it for critics? A spokesman said that because the film is aimed at younger audiences the company had scheduled few advance showings. Plus, the decision to open this week in Kansas City was made too late to schedule screenings.
Why we’d see it: We’re big fans of leading lady Nikki Reed (“Thirteen,” “Lords of Dogtown,” the “Twilight” movies; also of co-stars Keith David and Brad Dourif.
Why we wouldn’t: Director Deon Taylor’s track record (“Nite Tales,” “Dead Tone”) doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.
Before her fame skyrocketed thanks to her role as Rosalie in the Twilightsaga, Nikki Reed was already working on chilling material for the horror film Chain Letter.Deon Taylor, the director of the film, raved about the actress and revealed what she was like off screen and what happened when she learned she landed her vampire role. RadarOnline.com also has exclusive photos of Nikki on the Chain Letter set. EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Nikki Reed On Set Of Chain Letter
“Nikki does incredible in this film and she’s very witty in person,” Taylor said. In the film, Reed plays Jessie, a high school student hunted by a maniac. Jessie’s friends are brutally murdered after not passing on a chain letter. Taylor describedChain Letter as “a very smart horror movie. It has the most incredible kills of this generation.” PHOTOS: Nikki Reed, Red Carpet Beauty
During the shoot, Reed found out that she got the role in Twilight. “One day she came in and told me she was up for a really cool role,” Taylor remembered. “And the next day she said they’re going to have me in a really cool new movie and I’m going to have blonde hair!!” He said the news thrilled his leading lady. “It’s great to see her on the upswing,” he added. PHOTOS: Best And Worst: Nikki Reed And Other Twilight Stars At the Hollywood Premiere of Eclipse PHOTOS: Vampire Vixens
“She’s gorgeous, sexy, beautiful, really smart,” Taylor said of his leading lady. “She’s always one step ahead of you.”
He said fans of the actress will be surprised by her acting chops in the flick. “Here is someone that everyone thinks is one way and I wanted her to be another way.” PHOTOS: Nikki Reed Shines At The Twilight Eclipse London Premiere
Despite rumors that Nikki was shunning the movie and refused to help do any promotions, Taylor said she was very supportive. “When you’re in a machine like Twilight it’s hard. This isn’t a silly movie where Nikki is running around in a bikini, it’s a smart horror film.” VIDEO AND PHOTOS: Sexy Ashley Greene In Body Paint For Sobe Water Shoot
Taylor’s good friend Jamie Foxx attended the premiere, where the Oscar winner exclusively told RadarOnline.com: “I loved the movie, it was a cool horror film and I jumped at the scary parts!” Chain Letter hits theaters on October 1.
Doesn't it seem like we've been talking about Deon Taylor's slasher flick CHAIN LETTER forever? Well that's because we have! This project has been rattling around our halls for longer than I can remember and it's finally getting ready to hit theaters next month! It's about time!
Thanks to it's upcoming release date we've been seeing more and more updates on CHAIN LETTER come our way recently. Just last week we got a look at a trailer for the film and here I am today to not only show you guys yet another new trailer for CHAIN LETTER, but a clip as well!
If you scroll below you'll be able to find both the new teaser trailer for the film as well as the short clip. Both videos offer up a good look at CHAIN LETTER and should give you a decent idea of what to expect from the film. In case you don't feel like scrolling below you can also find the videos over in our videos section. Six friends who receive a mysterious chain letter via text messaging and in their email accounts from a maniac who's hunting down teenagers who fail to forward his online chain letter. Who knew they should take the threats in the chain letter seriously? Or that chain letters using the teens' favorite technologies to track them can kill? This maniacal game pits friend against friend as they race to beat rules that seem impossible to escape. Break the chain, lose a life. Do you pass it on? Does friendship mean anything?
This thing is actually sporting a pretty impressive cast that includes Nikki Reed, Brad Dourif, Betsey Russell, Noah Segan, Bai Ling, Clifton Powell, Cherilyn Wilson, Matt Cohen, Michael Bailey Smith and Keith David. It's set to finally hit theaters everywhere on October 1st! source
~Robstenfan
Hi guys! Thanks to Camila for the tip, I have for you two brand new music videos from the "Chain Letter" soundtrack. The song is called "Don't by Afraid" and it's by Eddie The Gun and it features a a lot of Nikki as Jessie in some unseen scenes! Be sure to watch it! The second video is features the band only recording the music video and all.
Hi all! Finally! The official site for Nikki's upcoming movie "Chain Letter" has been updated with a brand new style, new photos, informations! :D You can also add Chain Letter on Facebook, Twitter does not work for me yet. Anyway, the sites features lots of new promotional stills of Nikki as Jessie and she looks so pretty it all of them! I also screened for you the whole website, so check it out HERE! The website also confirmes (once again) that the film is going to hit the theaters this summer!
Twilight Ninjas is not in any way, shape or form affiliated with Summit Entertainment, Stephanie Meyer, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner or any other cast or crew member involved with the Twilight Saga. We do not own any images, video, text or material that is posted on this blog-unless stated otherwise.
Twilight Ninjas tries it's hardest to stay paparazzi free. We do not condone the invasion of privacy any of the current, future or past cast members have/have had to deal with. If our gut tells us to post something, we will. Otherwise, let the cast enjoy their down time, they are not our puppets.
If you have any questions/issues/concerns about the content posted on this site please contact us at twilightninjas@gmail.com
*No Copy Right infringement is ever intended so please let us know if you have an issue with a post and it will be fixed right away. **But please note that this blog is managed on our free time at night so please be understanding and allow us some response time, we will respond within the day of you contacting us.
Thank you. Rachel,Carrie,&Robstenfan
Twilight Ninjas
Welcome to Twilight Ninjas!! Your source for all things Twilight and Twilight Cast related!
