Renowned Director Vincent Ward ( Map of the Human Heart, What Dreams May Come') has finished post-production on his latest feature 'River Queen' starring Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland, Steven Rea, Cliff Curtis and Temuera Morrisson.
Ward was dismissed from the film towards the end of the shoot and then in an unusual reversal, was rehired just weeks later for six months of editing and additional shooting in both New Zealand and England. Ward had been working on scripting and pre- production for the last five years.
Ward said his hair turned grey within those weeks off, but was determined to make the film into something worth all the effort. "We have been able to create a very strong film. Initial preview screenings of the film in New Zealand and Australia have gone exceptionally well." Ward stated.
Ward filmed some of the later material himself, doing his pick up shots alone, mid winter waist-deep in the middle of the River Thames. So intent on his work was he that he didn't notice the tide rising and his possessions being swept away behind him. In most territories, 'River Queen' will be released early 2006.
Thanks to 'Sharp'.
