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| - Deadly Blessing is a 2009 American Horror film written by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck and Scott Kosar and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck starring Cobie Smulders, Abbie Cornish, Lizzy Caplan, Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan, Treat Williams, Ruth Wilson, Frances Fisher, Christopher Lee, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Brühl, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Shane West and Liam Neeson. The film serves as a remake of the original 1981 Wes Craven horror film of the same, Deadly Blessing. The Stohler family names are maintained though several other originally featured Hittites cult members are added.
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| - Deadly Blessing is a 2009 American Horror film written by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck and Scott Kosar and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck starring Cobie Smulders, Abbie Cornish, Lizzy Caplan, Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan, Treat Williams, Ruth Wilson, Frances Fisher, Christopher Lee, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Brühl, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Shane West and Liam Neeson. The film serves as a remake of the original 1981 Wes Craven horror film of the same, Deadly Blessing. The film is produced by Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Michael Bay as well as the original's writer/director Wes Craven and his longtime collaborator Marianne Maddalena. The film differs heavily in certain plot points to Craven's original, changing the names of the three girls and the storyline which includes how the girls come to their demises. The Stohler family names are maintained though several other originally featured Hittites cult members are added. The film went on to garner Chainsaw, Empire, People's Choice and Saturn Award Nominations for Best Horror/Thriller film 2009. The film was shot on a budget of $24 million on constructed sets on a bought hillside in Hells Canyon, Idaho. The film began shooting on February 22nd, 2008 and concluded production on March 12th, 2009 before being released theatrically on March 24th, 2009 to generally positive reviews from critics and praise from audiences. The movie is rated R for Strong bloody horror violence and gore, sexual content, grisly images and pervasive language. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in correspondence with Universal Pictures and Platinum Dunes who both helped finance the creation of the Hittites village.
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