8/19/2019 The Boy (2016 Film)

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-boy-2016-film 1/5

The Boy (2016 film)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Boy

Theatrical release poster 

Directed by William Brent Bell

Produced byMatt Berenson

Roy Lee

Gary Lucchesi

Tom Rosenberg

Jim Wedaa

Written by Stacey Menear 

Starring

Lauren Cohan

Rupert Evans

Music by Bear McCreary

Cinematography aniel !earl

8/19/2019 The Boy (2016 Film)

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-boy-2016-film 2/5

Edited by Brian Berdan

Production

companies La"eshore Entertainment

#ertigo Entertainment

Distributed by ST$ Entertainment

Release dates

January %%& %'()*+nited States,

Running time -. minutes/(0

Country +nited States

Language English

Budget 1(' million/%0

The Boy , previously known as The Inhabitant , is a 2016 American supernatural horrorfilm directed by William Brent Bell and written by tacey !enear" #he film stars $auren%ohan and &upert 'vans" Filmin( be(an on !arch 10, 201), in *ictoria, British %olumbia" #hefilm was released by #+ 'ntertainment on anuary 22, 2016"

Contents

  -hide.

• 1ynopsis

• 2/lot

• %ast

• /roduction

o "1evelopment

o "2Filmin(

• )&elease

• 6&eception

o 6"1Bo3 office

o 6"2%ritical reception

• 4&eferences

• 5'3ternal links

Synopsis-edit.

8/19/2019 The Boy (2016 Film)

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-boy-2016-film 3/5

8/19/2019 The Boy (2016 Film)

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-boy-2016-film 4/5

• &upert 'vans-. as !alcolm

• im ?orton -. as !r" =eelshire

• iana =ardcastle -. as !rs" =eelshire

• Ben &obson-. as %ole

• ames &ussell-. as ames

• ett Dlyne as Eoun( Brahms

Production-edit.

Development-edit.

Cn uly 1, 201, it was announced that The Devil Inside8s director William Brent Bell was set to

direct a supernatural thriller, The Inhabitant , which #om &osenber( and ary $ucchesi wouldproduce throu(h $akeshore 'ntertainment, alon( with &oy $ee, !att Berenson, im Wedaa,throu(h *erti(o 'ntertainment"-). #he script was written by tacey !enear"-). Cn anuary 2,201), $auren %ohan si(ned on to star for the lead role in the film, which by then had beenretitled The Boy "-. Cn !arch 11, 201), more cast was announced, which included im?orton, iana =ardcastle, Ben &obson, &upert 'vans, and ames &ussell"-.

Filming-edit.

Cn !arch 10, 201), filmin( on The Boy  officially be(un in *ictoria, British %olumbia, at%rai(darroch %astle, announced by the studios"-6.

Release-edit.

Cn February 2), 201), #+ 'ntertainment acuired the > ri(hts to the film and set the film for aFebruary ), 2016 release, but in !arch 201) the film was moved up to anuary 22, 2016" -4.-5. #heofficial trailer was released on Cctober 1, 201)" -.

Reception-edit.

Box office-edit.

The Boy  was released in ?orth America on anuary 22, 2016, alon(side Dirty Grandpa and The5th Wave" #he film is pro7ected to (ross G10H1 million from 2,641 theaters in its openin(weekend"-10.

Critical reception-edit.Cn &otten #omatoes, the film has a ratin( of 20I, based on 10 reviews, with an avera(e ratin(of "5J10"-11. !etacritic (ives the film a score of 6 out of 100, based on ) reviews, indicatin(@mi3ed or avera(e reviews@"-12. Cn %inemacore, audiences (ave the film an avera(e (rade of@BH@ on an AK to F scale" -1.

References-edit.

1" Jump up ̂  "AMC Theatres:  The Boy" .  AMC Theatres. Retrieved Janary !# $%!&.

2" Jump up ̂  "Can 'The Revenant( Beat Ba)* + ,e-)oers to /inally Top Bo0

122i)e3" . TheWrap.)o.

8/19/2019 The Boy (2016 Film)

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-boy-2016-film 5/5

" L ump up toM a b 4it# Borys Janary $+# $%!56. "7Wal*in8 Dead7 9tar to eadline orror/il 7The Boy7 ;0)lsive6" . holly-oodreporter.)o. Retrieved Mar)h !!# $%!5.

" L ump up toM a b c  d  e f  /ord# Rebe))a Mar)h !!# $%!56. "<a*eshore# 9T= ;ntertainent7sorror /il 7The Boy7 9ets Cast ;0)lsive6" . holly-oodreporter.)o. Retrieved Jly $5# $%!5.

)" L ump up toM a b Bs)h# Anita Jly !# $%!6. "'Devil Inside( eler Willia Brent Bell 9etTo Dire)t 'The Inhabitant(" . deadline.)o. Retrieved Mar)h !!# $%!5.

6" Jump up ̂  <esni)*# 9ilas Mar)h !%# $%!56. ">rod)tion Be8ins on The Boy# 9tarrin8<aren Cohan" . )oin8soon.net. Retrieved Mar)h !!# $%!5.

4" Jump up ̂  <an8# Brent /ebrary $5# $%!56. "9T= ;ntertainent Dates /ils WithMatthe- M)Cona8hey# Jlia Roberts# Jason Bl" . variety.)o. Retrieved Mar)h !!# $%!5.

5" Jump up ̂  "9T= ;ntertainent -ill no- release T; B1? on Janary $$# $%!&" .t-itter.)o. Retrieved Mar)h !!# $%!5.

" Jump up ̂  Anita Busch, @N#he BoyO =orror #railer From #+ P $akeshore ?ears ) !illion*iews,@ eadline"com, Cctober 22, 201)"

10" Jump up ̂  "7Revenant7 nts @! Aid ,e-)oers# 75th Wave7# 7The Boy7 and 7DirtyGrandpa7" . bo0o22i)eoo.)o.

11" Jump up ̂  "The Boy $%!&6" . Rotten Toatoes. Retrieved Janary $$# $%!&.

12" Jump up ̂  "The Boy revie-s" . Meta)riti). Retrieved Janary $$# $%!&.

1" Jump up ̂  "'The Revenant( ,o. !# 'Ride Alon8( 9*ids 1n I)e" . deadline.)o.

External links-edit.

• Cfficial website

• The Boy  at the nternet !ovie atabase

• The Boy  at Bo3 Cffice !o7o

• The Boy  at &otten #omatoes

• The Boy  at !etacritic