- Title: USA: AMERICAN FILM PREMIERE OF MEL GIBSON THRILLER MOVIE "SIGNS"
- Date: 19th July 2002
- Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK UNITED STATES (JULY 19, 2002) (REUTERS) SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) OF M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN SAYING: "My movies are all mystical and spiritual, but it's in my own version of growing up, which was in the suburbs of philadelphia, so it came out that way - suburban American version of this Indian influence. It's an interesting mixture, so it doesn't have to be literally about India, but that influence can come up through this American voice."
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- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES AND VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
- Country: USA
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- Story Text: "Signs", the latest supernatural thriller to hit theatres, explores the mysterious real life phenomena of crop circles and their possible alien connections. Directed by M.
Night Shyamalan, who first brought us "The Sixth Sense," the film stars Mel Gibson as a farmer who discovers the circles.
Director M. Night Shyamalan, who first scared up fans with the movie "The Sixth Sense," is ready to instil fear again with his latest supernatural thriller, "Signs." The film follows farmer Graham Hess, played by Hollywood all-star Mel Gibson, as he investigates the unfolding mystery behind a series of crop circles that have appeared in his fields.
Gibson admitted that "Signs" is more than your average sci-fi feature; it's a thriller full of twists and turns. He said, "Well, at the heart of it, it's the story of a guy that loses his faith and gets it back again. Of course it's a good deal more than that - the machinations of telling that very simple story are ingeniously crafted by the director and I think he takes you on a big old ride around the barn before he delivers something very true."
Shyamalan, who many critics label as the next Alfred Hitchcock, grew up outside of Philadelphia. He said the mystical theme of his films is influenced both by suburban America and his Indian culture. "It's an interesting mixture, so it doesn't have to be literally about India, but that influence can come up through this American voice."
"Signs" also stars Joaquin Phoenix, who many recall as the evil emperor in "Gladiator." He stressed the need to have comic relief on such a serious set. "I think you need to kind of break the tension every once and a while, it can become overwhelming, you spend 10 hours straight on one set with the smoke kind of billowing in, it can become very tiring. So to work with Mel, who has a great sense of humour, that certainly helped to release that tension."
For now the tension continues to build as audiences wait for the release of "Signs," scheduled for North American theatres on August 2. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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