Lionsgate wakes up The Quiet Ones with a release date

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Good ol' Lionsgate has just picked up North American rights for Hammer's upcoming horror chiller THE QUIET ONES and not only that but they've also announced a release date. Not bad! The supernatural thriller is directed by John Pogue and stars Mad Men's Jared Harris and Sam Claflin. The film is inspired by a professor who uses controversial methods and engages his students in an attempt to raise a poltergeist from negative human energy — sounds like a great idea!

THE QUIET ONES tells the story of an unorthodox professor who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist. Based on the theory that paranormal activity is caused by human negative energy, the rogue scientists perform a series of tests on a young patient, pushing her to the edge of sanity. As frightening occurrences begin to take place with shocking and gruesome consequences, the group quickly realizes they have triggered a force more terrifying than they ever could have imagined.

This comes hot on the heels of Warner Bros' deal for Ryan Gosling's upcoming directorial debut HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER. Tobin Armbrust and Simon Oakes will produce with James Gay-Rees, Steven Chester Prince and Ben Holden of The Travelling Picture Show Company.

The film is set for an April 25, 2014 release.