2011
08.25

Up-and-Comer Katia Winter Lands ‘The Banshee Chapter’

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Swedish stunner Katia Winter is joining Ted Levine (Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs) and Michael McMillian (“True Blood”) in The Banshee Chapter, a trippy psych-thriller from actor Zachary Quinto’s new production shingle Before the Door. Winter will play a journalist in search of a missing friend who had been researching mind-altering chemicals for the CIA.

From the press release:

The Banshee Chapter centers on a young, female journalist (Winter) who follows the mysterious trail of a missing friend (McMillian) that had been experimenting with mind-altering chemicals developed in secret government drug tests.

Levine plays the role of a rogue counter-culture novelist with a penchant for substance abuse and firearms who leads the journalist into the mystery of dangerous chemical research.

A fast-paced blend of fact and fiction, the film is based on real documents, actual test subject testimony, and uncovered secrets about programs run by the CIA.

Winter will next be seen opposite Sam Jackson and Nina Dobrev in the upcoming sci-fi cheese-fest Arena. Her previous creds include indie-frighteners The Seer and the little seen—but very fun—Malice in Wonderland, starring Maggie Grace (“LOST”).

The Banshee Chapter is set to roll cameras this week in New Mexico.

Photo: Michael Powell Photography

2011
08.25

Marisa Miller Makes Feature Film Debut in ‘R.I.P.D’

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Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated model Marisa Miller is set to make her feature film debut in Universal Pictures’ supernatural buddy-cop actioner R.I.P.D. Directed by Robert Schwentke, the film stars Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges as ghosts working paranormal crime for a police unit known as the Rest in Peace Department.

Miller, who broke Sports Illustrated sales records with her 2008 Swimsuit cover, will play Bridges’ avatar—his human form among the living. Additional costars include Kevin Bacon (X-Men: First Class), Mary Louise Parker (“Weeds”), Stephanie Szostak (Devil Wears Prada), James Hong (Blade Runner), Mike O’Malley (Deep Impact) and Bill Cosby as Ryan Reynold’s ghost dad.

R.I.P.D. is slated for a June 28, 2013 release.