Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Possession movie preview




Possession is an upcoming psychological thriller starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lee Pace.The film is based on the 2002 South Korean film Addicted.
It was originally known as Addicted and while news of the name change emerged in early August 2007, it was mid December before it was confirmed by the producers with Sarah Michelle Gellar not being sure of its name in the intervening period.
Plot
Jess (Gellar), a woman whose life turns surreal after an automobile accident leaves both her husband Ryan and her brother-in-law Roman (Pace) in a coma. Things take an even darker turn when Roman wakes believing that he is Ryan. As Jess tries to deal with these increasingly disturbing events, she also struggles with the possibility that either the spirit of her husband has returned to her or that something very sinister is at work.
Release
It had had a number of release dates, ranging from January 29, 2008 (according to the Yari Group website) to October 3, 2008, according to a number of film websites. According to a report on one website, its release has been further pushed back to January 23, 2009.However, according to Whitney Rosenthal, director of interactive marketing: "Possession will not be released in January 2009, like previously stated. Due to financial difficulty, the film will be released later this year, sometime possibly in late February or March 2009".