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NEWS - 2009

last update 19 June 2009

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WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE WAKE WOOD?
Production News 19.06.09

In a peculiar development, Hammer's return to production, The Wake Wood, seems to have vanished without trace...

 

CHRISTOPHER LEE STARTS SHOOTING ON THE RESIDENT
Production News 19.06.09

Its official, Christopher Lee returns to Hammer for new film The Resident...

 

UNOFFICIALHAMMERFILMS.COM IS TEN!
Site News 12.05.09

The Unofficial Hammer Films site celebrates ten years on the web today...

 

CHRISTOPHER LEE CAST IN NEW HAMMER FILM
Production News 06.05.09

In a hugely significant move, it appears that veteran Hammer actor Christopher Lee has been cast in Hammer's newest film -Invasion of Privacy...

 

HAMMER ANNOUNCES THE FORMATION OF EXCLUSIVE FILM DISTRIBUTION
Corporate News 21.10.08

Hammer has announced the formation of a new sales and distribution company called Exclusive Film Distribution, playing homage to the original Exclusive Films which operated from the 1930s through 1960s...

 

UNOFFICIALHAMMERFILMS LAUNCHES NEW EXCLUSIVE SITE
Site News 21.10.08

A new specialist website devoted to Hammer's sister company Exclusive Films is launched on the web from the editor of unofficialhammerfilms.com...

 

KINSEY'S NEW BOOK HAMMER FILMS A LIFE IN PICTURES ANNOUNCED
Book News 20.10.08

Hot on the heels of two successful Hammer books, Wayne Kinsey (editor of The House That Hammer Built) has confirmed that a third book will be released by Tomahawk before Christmas.

 

The Wake Wood advance key artHAMMER RELEASE THE WAKE WOOD ADVANCE KEY ART
Production News 22.09.08

Hammer promotional artworks have proven highly collectable over the years, with the marketing of a Hammer film regarded by many as key to the company's success. Hammer have today revealed the advance key art for new film The Wake Wood...

 

PRESS RELEASE: HAMMER IN PRODUCTION WITH NEW FILM - THE WAKE WOOD
Production News 22.09.08

Read the official press release announcing the commencement of shooting on The Wake Wood..

 

HAMMER ANNOUNCES NEW FILM - THE WAKE WOOD
Production News 22.09.08

After some months of speculation, Hammer confirms production is underway on their first horror film since To the Devil A Daughter in 1976. The Wake Wood is a supernatural thriller, being shot in rural Ireland...

 

 

 
 
 

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