Guillermo del Toro's 'Splice' LA Premiere | Delphine Chaneac's 'Dren' Interview | New Trailer

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"Splice" LA Premiere
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Guillermo del Toro's Splice premiered on Wednesday, June 2nd at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. The black carpet event welcomed cast and crew as well as celebrities Robert Downey Jr., Kenny G, Mehcad Brooks and Hollywood producer mogul Joel Silver.

Robert Downey Jr. and Adrien Brody
"Splice" LA Premiere
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Along with the Los Angeles premiere, one new sneak peek for Splice has also been released in form of an internet trailer (after the photo jump).

Vincenzo Natali and Guillermo del Toro
"Splice" LA Premiere
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Delphine Chaneac (Dren), "Splice" LA Premiere
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Delphine Chaneac plays the grown-up creature Dren, the moral heart of the sci-film film about the gene splice creation of new forms of life.

Delphine Chaneac, "Splice" LA Premiere
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The stunning French actress and model has been compared to a French version of Angelina Jolie. She has only appeared in one English-speaking film, The Pink Panther.

This demanding role required her to convincingly portray a creature made in a lab by an ambitious geneticist couple. 'Dren' is part lizard, part bird, a dash of what-the-heck-is-that and a big dollop of human DNA.

Joel Silver and guest, "Splice" LA Premiere
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Producer Joel Silver was blown away by Splice at the Sundance Film Festival screening and convinced Warner Bros. to pick up the film. A Splice sequel may be in the works! Splice opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, June 4.

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Silver Dark Castle 'Splice' Sundance Deal Going Down

Splice premiered in North America at Sundance earlier this year and garnered rave reviews from industry sci-fi and horror fans. The film is executive produced by Guillermo del Toro (The Hobbit, Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy I & II, Blade II) and directed by Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Paris, je t'aime). Natali's Cube is one of the greatest thrillers ever made, it is the Godfather of scifi thriller movies.

According to /Film there's a big Splice deal on the verge of happening. There’s just not much cash in indies these days, so the glory days of massive buys at the fest seem to be gone for the time being. Producer Joel Silver and his Dark Castle label distributed by Warner Bros is in the last stages of closing a distribution deal for the genetic mutation thriller Splice. It will give the film a wide summer release on 3,000 screens, and a P&A commitment north of $25 million, and more likely in the vicinity of $35 million to $40 million.

Compared to the modest $5 million and lower sums paid for films at this year's Sundance, this is a huge bet by Dark Castle that it's found the next Paranormal Activity

Splice is a modern Frankenstein story, starring Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody as genetic scientists who create humanoid life with nightmarish consequences.

A massive summer release is planned for the genre-warping creature feature. Fingers crossed the deal goes through!

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'SPLICE' F--KS With Sundance Midnight Screening Audience In A Good Way

Vincenzo Natali & Guillermo del Toro's 'Splice' Premieres at Sitges Today | Watch Clip

Guillermo del Toro 'Spliced': Vincenzo Natali's SPLICE To Premiere In Sitges

Vincenzo Natale's sci-Fi horror film 'SPLICE' opens this fall

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Source: SlashFilm.com