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| Directed by | Vincenzo Natali |
| Produced by | Guillermo del Toro Joel Silver |
| Written by | Vincenzo Natali Doug Taylor Antoinette Terry Bryant |
| Starring | Adrien Brody Sarah Polley David Hewlett |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Nagata |
| Editing by | Michele Conroy |
| Studio | Dark Castle Entertainment Senator Entertainment Gaumount |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (US) Seville Pictures (Canada) |
| Release date(s) | 4 June 2010 |
| Country | Canada France United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
Splice is a science fiction film directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley, who portray two young scientists who begin involving human DNA in their splicing of animal genes.[1]
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Two young scientists (Brody and Polley) achieve fame by splicing human DNA with the DNA of different animals to create a new creature.[2] In the process they ignore their society's ethical and legal boundaries. The scientists name their creature "Dren", which is initially a deformed female infant. However, it rapidly develops into a beautiful, but deadly winged human-chimera.[3]
Splice was written by director Vincenzo Natali and screenwriters Doug Taylor and Antoinette Terry Bryant.[3] The script was originally meant to follow up Natali's Cube (1997), but the budget and restricted technology hindered the project. In 2007, the project entered active development as a 75% Canadian and 25% French co-production, receiving a budget of $26 million.[9] The director described the film: "Splice is very much about our genetic future and the way science is catching up with much of the fiction out there. "[This] is a serious film and an emotional one. And there's sex... Very unconventional sex. The centerpiece of the movie is a creature which goes through a dramatic evolutionary process. The goal is to create something shocking but also very subtle and completely believable."[10]
In October 2007, actors Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley were cast into the lead roles. Production began the following November in the city of Toronto.[3] It was aided by Telefilm Canada's funding of US$2.5 million.[11] Filming took place in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario and concluded in February 2008.[9]
The creatures in the film were created by New York based artist Dan Ouellette of Neurotica Divine.[12]
The film premiered on 6 October 2009 at Sitges Film Festival[13] and was part of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.[14] After a bidding war with Apparition,[15] The Weinstein Company,[16] Newmarket Films, First Look Studios, and Samuel Goldwyn Films,[17] Dark Castle Entertainment purchased the film in February 2010.[18] The film will receive a wide release in the United States on June 4, 2010, with Warner Bros. as distributor.[19][20]
Natali talked on 18 January 2010 with Bloody Disgusting over possible sequels of the film.[21]
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| | A creature feature for Polley, Brody - The Hollywood Reporter |
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| | Telefilm Canada announces funding for 11 English-language projects - French open manslaughter investigation after 2nd person dies from stage collapse | Macleans.ca - Canada - Features |
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