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{{short description|2010 film by Mark McQueen}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Devil's Playground
| name = Devil's Playground
| image = Devil's Playground.jpg
| image = Devil's Playground (2010 film) poster.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| director = Mark McQueen
| director = Mark McQueen
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| writer = [[Bart Ruspoli]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Freddie Hutton-Mills
* Freddie Hutton-Mills
* [[Bart Ruspoli]]
* Bart Ruspoli
* Jonathan Sothcott
* Jonathan Sothcott
}}
}}
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| writer = [[Bart Ruspoli]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Danny Dyer]]
* [[Danny Dyer]]
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* [[Jaime Murray]]
* [[Jaime Murray]]
}}
}}
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| music = [[James Edward Barker]]
| cinematography = Jason Shepherd
| cinematography = Jason Shepherd
| editing = Rob Hall
| editing = Rob Hall
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| music = [[James Edward Barker]]
| studio = {{plainlist|
| studio = {{plainlist|
* Black & Blue Films
* Black & Blue Films
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| distributor = [[E1 Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[E1 Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|10|03|Gorezone|ref1=<ref name=premiere>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/39429/teaser-one-sheet-debut-and-premiere-news-devils-playground|title=Teaser One-Sheet Debut and Premiere News: Devil's Playground|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=[[Dread Central]]|date=30 August 2010|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref>}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|10|03|Gorezone|ref1=<ref name=premiere>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/39429/teaser-one-sheet-debut-and-premiere-news-devils-playground|title=Teaser One-Sheet Debut and Premiere News: Devil's Playground|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=[[Dread Central]]|date=30 August 2010|accessdate=21 February 2014|archive-date=22 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522062336/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/39429/teaser-one-sheet-debut-and-premiere-news-devils-playground|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
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'''''Devil's Playground''''' is a British [[horror film]] directed by Mark McQueen and starring [[Craig Fairbrass]]. Intandem Films has the worldwide rights to the film, which was produced by Freddie Hutton-Mills, [[Bart Ruspoli]] and Jonathan Sothcott.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19242|title=First Look at 'Devil's Playground'|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=23 February 2010|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref>
'''''Devil's Playground''''' is a British [[horror film]] directed by Mark McQueen and starring [[Craig Fairbrass]]. Intandem Films has the worldwide rights to the film, which was produced by Freddie Hutton-Mills, [[Bart Ruspoli]] and Jonathan Sothcott.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19242|title=First Look at 'Devil's Playground'|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=23 February 2010|accessdate=21 February 2014|archive-date=10 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010050543/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/19242/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
After the final stage of human testing goes horribly awry, the test subjects of the fictional pharmaceutical company N-Gen become violently ill. As the side effects worsen, the test subjects become increasingly violent until they are little but marauding beasts. Worse yet, their bites are infectious and in short order London is overrun with hordes of bloodthirsty monsters. Cole, a mercenary for N-Gen and a hardened killer, is searching for Angela Mills, the only hope of a cure for this plague which threatens the globe. As the only test subject who did not suffer side effects, her immunity holds the key to preventing a worldwide apocalypse. Cole's mission is complicated by chaos, continual attacks by the infected, and the virus slowly overtaking his own body.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37680/exclusive-first-stills-the-devils-playground|title=Exclusive First Stills: The Devil's Playground}}</ref>
After the final stage of human testing goes horribly awry, the test subjects of the fictional pharmaceutical company N-Gen become violently ill. As the side effects worsen, the test subjects become increasingly violent until they are little but marauding beasts. Worse yet, their bites are infectious and in short order London is overrun with hordes of bloodthirsty monsters. Cole, a mercenary for N-Gen and a hardened killer, is searching for Angela Mills, the only hope of a cure for this plague which threatens the globe. As the only test subject who did not suffer side effects, her immunity holds the key to preventing a worldwide apocalypse. Cole's mission is complicated by chaos, continual attacks by the infected, and the virus slowly overtaking his own body.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37680/exclusive-first-stills-the-devils-playground|title=Exclusive First Stills: The Devil's Playground|date=24 May 2010|access-date=4 August 2010|archive-date=17 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017014945/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37680/exclusive-first-stills-the-devils-playground|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Danny Dyer]] as Joe
* [[Danny Dyer]] as Joe
* [[Craig Fairbrass]] as Cole
* [[Craig Fairbrass]] as Cole
* [[MyAnna Buring]] as Angela
* [[MyAnna Buring]] as Angela Mills
* [[Jaime Murray]] as Lavinia
* [[Jaime Murray]] as Lavinia
* [[Shane Taylor]] as Geoffrey
* [[Shane Taylor (actor)|Shane Taylor]] as Geoffrey
* [[Bart Ruspoli]] as Matt Mills
* [[Bart Ruspoli]] as Matt Mills
* [[Craig Conway (actor)|Craig Conway]] as Steve
* Craig Conway as Steve
* [[Lisa McAllister]] as Kate
* [[Lisa McAllister]] as Kate
* [[Alistair Petrie]] as Andy Billing
* [[Alistair Petrie]] as Andy Billing
* [[Colin Salmon]] as Peter White
* [[Colin Salmon]] as Peter White
* [[Sean Pertwee]] as Rob
* [[Sean Pertwee]] as Rob
* [[Del Henney]] as Dr. Brooke
* [[Del Henney]] as Dr. Michael Brooke
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
Shooting began on 30 November 2009 at [[Elstree Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/hmr-film-and-reach-up-high-board-zombie-flick-devils-playground/5007704.article|title=HMR Film and Reach Up High board zombie flick Devil's Playground|work=[[Screen Daily]]|date=4 November 2009|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref>
Shooting began on 30 November 2009 at [[Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)|Elstree Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/hmr-film-and-reach-up-high-board-zombie-flick-devils-playground/5007704.article|title=HMR Film and Reach Up High board zombie flick Devil's Playground|work=[[Screen Daily]]|date=4 November 2009|accessdate=21 February 2014|archive-date=3 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003032724/http://www.screendaily.com/hmr-film-and-reach-up-high-board-zombie-flick-devils-playground/5007704.article|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Release ==
== Release ==
''Devil's Playground'' premiered at the Gorezone Film Festival on 3 October 2010.<ref name=premiere/> Vivendi released it on DVD and video on demand on 11 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/47847/romp-through-devils-playground-two-new-clips|title=Romp Through the Devil's Playground with Two New Clips!|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=[[Dread Central]]|date=10 October 2011|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref>
''Devil's Playground'' premiered at the Gorezone Film Festival on 3 October 2010.<ref name=premiere/> Vivendi released it on DVD and video on demand on 11 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/47847/romp-through-devils-playground-two-new-clips|title=Romp Through the Devil's Playground with Two New Clips!|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=[[Dread Central]]|date=10 October 2011|accessdate=21 February 2014|archive-date=5 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505034240/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/47847/romp-through-devils-playground-two-new-clips|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
Leslie Felperin of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it "unoriginal but watchable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/devil-s-playground-1117942766/|title=Review: 'Devil's Playground'|last=Felperin|first=Leslie|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=15 May 2010|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> Mark L. Miller of [[AICN]] wrote that it is "heavy on action and surprisingly textured when it comes to story."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51601#4|title=DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND (2010)|last=Miller|first=Mark L.|work=[[AICN]]|date=14 October 2011|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> William Bibbiani of [[Crave Online]] called it a forgettable and "completely nondescript" knock-off of ''[[28 Days Later]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/reviews/175844-dvd-revi-devils-playground|title=DVD Review: ‘Devil’s Playground’|last=Bibbiani|first=William|work=[[Crave Online]]|date=10 October 2011|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> Kayley Viteo criticized the rapid shifts in tone and called it a caricature of ''28 Days Later''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brutalashell.com/2011/03/dvd-review-devils-playground/|title=DVD Review: Devil’s Playground|last=Viteo|first=Kayley|work=BrutalAsHell.com|date=28 March 2011|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> [[Peter Dendle]] wrote that the film is "largely familiar, but the execution is competent and convincing".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000-2010|last=Dendle|first=Peter|authorlink=Peter Dendle|pages=77–78|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DG6rK0PE2vIC&pg=PA77|publisher=[[McFarland Publishing]]|year=2000|isbn=9780786492886}}</ref>
Leslie Felperin of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it "unoriginal but watchable".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/devil-s-playground-1117942766/|title=Review: 'Devil's Playground'|last=Felperin|first=Leslie|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=15 May 2010|accessdate=21 February 2014|archive-date=20 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520020000/http://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/devil-s-playground-1117942766/|url-status=live}}</ref> Mark L. Miller of [[AICN]] wrote that it is "heavy on action and surprisingly textured when it comes to story."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51601#4|title=DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (2010)|last=Miller|first=Mark L.|work=[[AICN]]|date=14 October 2011|accessdate=21 February 2014|archive-date=20 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520020735/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51601#4|url-status=live}}</ref> William Bibbiani of [[CraveOnline]] called it a forgettable and "completely nondescript" knock-off of ''[[28 Days Later]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/reviews/175844-dvd-revi-devils-playground|title=DVD Review: 'Devil's Playground'|last=Bibbiani|first=William|work=[[CraveOnline]]|date=10 October 2011|accessdate=21 February 2014|archive-date=20 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520020550/http://www.craveonline.com/film/reviews/175844-dvd-revi-devils-playground|url-status=live}}</ref> Kayley Viteo criticised the rapid shifts in tone and called it a caricature of ''28 Days Later''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brutalashell.com/2011/03/dvd-review-devils-playground/|title=DVD Review: Devil's Playground|last=Viteo|first=Kayley|work=BrutalAsHell.com|date=28 March 2011|accessdate=21 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520021107/http://www.brutalashell.com/2011/03/dvd-review-devils-playground/|archive-date=20 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Peter Dendle]] wrote that the film is "largely familiar, but the execution is competent and convincing".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000–2010|last=Dendle|first=Peter|authorlink=Peter Dendle|pages=77–78|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DG6rK0PE2vIC&pg=PA77|publisher=[[McFarland Publishing]]|year=2000|isbn=9780786492886}}</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 05:05, 9 September 2024

Devil's Playground
Directed byMark McQueen
Written byBart Ruspoli
Produced by
  • Freddie Hutton-Mills
  • Bart Ruspoli
  • Jonathan Sothcott
Starring
CinematographyJason Shepherd
Edited byRob Hall
Music byJames Edward Barker
Production
companies
  • Black & Blue Films
  • HMR Films
  • Widescreen
  • Intandem
Distributed byE1 Entertainment
Release date
  • 3 October 2010 (2010-10-03) (Gorezone)[1]
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Devil's Playground is a British horror film directed by Mark McQueen and starring Craig Fairbrass. Intandem Films has the worldwide rights to the film, which was produced by Freddie Hutton-Mills, Bart Ruspoli and Jonathan Sothcott.[2]

Plot

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After the final stage of human testing goes horribly awry, the test subjects of the fictional pharmaceutical company N-Gen become violently ill. As the side effects worsen, the test subjects become increasingly violent until they are little but marauding beasts. Worse yet, their bites are infectious and in short order London is overrun with hordes of bloodthirsty monsters. Cole, a mercenary for N-Gen and a hardened killer, is searching for Angela Mills, the only hope of a cure for this plague which threatens the globe. As the only test subject who did not suffer side effects, her immunity holds the key to preventing a worldwide apocalypse. Cole's mission is complicated by chaos, continual attacks by the infected, and the virus slowly overtaking his own body.[3]

Cast

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Production

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Shooting began on 30 November 2009 at Elstree Studios.[4]

Release

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Devil's Playground premiered at the Gorezone Film Festival on 3 October 2010.[1] Vivendi released it on DVD and video on demand on 11 October 2011.[5]

Reception

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Leslie Felperin of Variety called it "unoriginal but watchable".[6] Mark L. Miller of AICN wrote that it is "heavy on action and surprisingly textured when it comes to story."[7] William Bibbiani of CraveOnline called it a forgettable and "completely nondescript" knock-off of 28 Days Later.[8] Kayley Viteo criticised the rapid shifts in tone and called it a caricature of 28 Days Later.[9] Peter Dendle wrote that the film is "largely familiar, but the execution is competent and convincing".[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Barton, Steve (30 August 2010). "Teaser One-Sheet Debut and Premiere News: Devil's Playground". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ Miska, Brad (23 February 2010). "First Look at 'Devil's Playground'". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Exclusive First Stills: The Devil's Playground". 24 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  4. ^ "HMR Film and Reach Up High board zombie flick Devil's Playground". Screen Daily. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  5. ^ Barton, Steve (10 October 2011). "Romp Through the Devil's Playground with Two New Clips!". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  6. ^ Felperin, Leslie (15 May 2010). "Review: 'Devil's Playground'". Variety. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. ^ Miller, Mark L. (14 October 2011). "DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (2010)". AICN. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  8. ^ Bibbiani, William (10 October 2011). "DVD Review: 'Devil's Playground'". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  9. ^ Viteo, Kayley (28 March 2011). "DVD Review: Devil's Playground". BrutalAsHell.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  10. ^ Dendle, Peter (2000). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000–2010. McFarland Publishing. pp. 77–78. ISBN 9780786492886.
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