Silent Night (2023 film)

Silent Night is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by John Woo and written by Robert Archer Lynn. The film stars Joel Kinnaman, Scott Mescudi, Harold Torres and Catalina Sandino Moreno, and features no dialogue. Principal photography began in April 2022, in Mexico City. It is Woo's first American feature film since Paycheck (2003).[2]

Silent Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Woo
Written byRobert Archer Lynn
Produced by
  • Christian Mercuri
  • Lori Tilkin deFelice
  • Basil Iwanyk
  • Erica Lee
  • John Woo
Starring
CinematographySharone Meir
Edited byZach Staenberg
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States

Silent Night is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 1, 2023, by Lionsgate.

Premise

A man goes into the underworld to avenge his young son's death on Christmas Eve.

Cast

Production

Development

In October 2021, Silent Night was first announced as an action film without spoken dialogue, with John Woo as director and Joel Kinnaman as lead star.[3] In March 2022, a special effects assistant was injured during pre-production in a stunt trial run in Mexico City. The crew member was hit by a car, breaking his femur and dislocating his shoulder.[4] In April 2022, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres, and Catalina Sandino Moreno were added to the cast.[5]

Filming

Principal photography began in April 2022 in Mexico City.[5] Filming wrapped on May 17, 2022.[6][7]

Post-production

Marco Beltrami composed the film's score.[8] In March 2023, producer Erica Lee confirmed the movie features no dialogue:

"It really has no dialogue. It was another spec script that I was given and read, and I was like, "This is either going to be a genius move or a disaster, there's no in between." It's execution dependent for sure. I mean, John Woo kills it. Joel Kinnaman is the star and really delivers. I mean, there's some ambient noise and background and chatter like radio and stuff like that. But, yeah, it's awesome. I can't wait for you to see it."[9]

In an interview with Vulture, Woo said:

"Very interesting movie. The whole movie is without dialogue. It allowed me to use visuals to tell the story, to tell how the character feels. We are using music instead of language. And the movie is all about sight and sound. The budget was a little tight, and the schedule was tight, but it made me change my working style. Usually, for a big movie, a studio movie, we shoot a lot of coverage, then leave it to the cutting room. But in this movie, I tried to combine things without doing any coverage shots. I had to force myself to use a new kind of technique. Some scenes were about two or three pages, but I did it all in one shot."[10]

Release

In September 2023, it was announced that Lionsgate had acquired the distribution rights for the film, and scheduled the film for a theatrical release on December 1, 2023.[11]

References
  1. "One Paper". Lionsgate Publicity. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. Lutz, John (March 9, 2022). "John Woo's New Action Movie, 'Silent Night,' Has Begun Filming". Collider. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  3. Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 29, 2021). "John Woo Returns To Direct Joel Kinnaman In No-Dialogue Action Film Silent Night – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. Cordero, Rosy; D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 21, 2022). "Special Effects Assistant Injured During Pre-Production Stunt Trial On John Woo's Silent Night". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  5. Galuppo, Mia (April 4, 2022). "Kid Cudi Joins John Woo Action Thriller Silent Night". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  6. Luchies, Adam (May 17, 2022). "'Silent Night' Wraps Filming on Joel Kinnaman-Led Action Thriller from John Woo". Collider. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  7. Horst, Carole (May 17, 2022). "Joel Kinnaman Stars in John Woo Action Film 'Silent Night'". Variety. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  8. "Marco Beltrami Scoring John Woo's 'Silent Night'". Film Music Reporter. January 2, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  9. Massoto, Erick (March 27, 2023). "'John Wick 4' Producer Erica Lee on John Woo's 'Silent Night's Lack of Dialogue & When We Might Get the First Trailer". Collider. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  10. Ebiri, Bilge (July 3, 2023). "'My Films Had So Much Anger'". Vulture. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  11. D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 22, 2023). "John Woo's First American Pic In 20 Years, 'Silent Night', Sets December Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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