Deviation Premiere

Last week was Deviation's premiere and aftershow party in London - and we had a fab time! Here's some of our fave pics from the event

Danny - of course!

Anna looking smouldering

Ben Wigzell who plays Bob scrubs up well! 

Director JK Amalou with producer Lara Greenway

JK Amalou with "Danna"!

Deviation Premiere

It's finally here! Deviation premieres in the West End TONIGHT (Feb 23rd, 2012) at Odeon Covent Garden, 18:00pm onwards. All the cast will be there, especially our stars Danny and Anna - we know from Twitter some lovely Danny fanz are planning to be there in the crowd to cheer on Deviation, see you there!

We've also got a shiny new website to celebrate this momentous occasion: check it out here. Don't forget Deviation hits DVD on Monday (Feb 27th) and we've got all the retailers listed for you.

Oh and one more thing - here's a contest to win a DVD of Deviation from iCandy. Good luck!

Deviation Out At The Cinema Feb 24th & On DVD Feb 27th, 2012

Watch this space for a list of the cinemas showing Deviation - as soon as we have it, it will be here! Don't forget you can pre-order Deviation on DVD right now!

Deviation Poster

For all you Deviants out there, here is the poster for this new Brit Thriller, starring Danny Dyer and Anna Walton. I think if you were at all skeptical about Danny being "as you've never seen him before", this piccy of him blows those thoughts out the water - he looks "proper psycho"! and of course Anna is amazing as usual... but don't just take our WORD for it, you'll be watching it VERY SOON!

Amber, The Character - Q & A with actress Anna Walton

You may still know her best as Princess Nuria in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, but this year we'll see Anna Walton explode on to our screens as Amber in Deviation.

Conceived as an "antidote" to all those sappy female characters who *deserve* to die in thrillers and horrors by writer/director JK Amalou, Amber is a real woman with real problems (not just the fact she's been kidnapped, either!). Anna dropped by for a quick chat with Team Devmov about what drew her to the character of Amber...

If you had to describe Amber in just three words, what would they be and why?

Able, Dogged and Resilient: because she is surprisingly resourceful even in the worst possible situation, has an animalistic determination to get back to her family and refuses to be beaten.

Do you have a favourite moment for Amber in the movie?

I have lots! I feel very proud to represent Amber as a character. I hope I would behave in the same way in the same situation, but you just never know until it happens to you. I like the physical moments, the fights... She's not a fighter, but she does a damn good job when she needs to. I think you can surprise yourself in a life and death situation. She finds a strength she never knew she possessed.

In real life you're a young mum like Amber. How did this help inform Amber's plight for you?

I believe parenthood is not something you can ever truly know until you are in it. The strength of love and the need to exist for somebody else, this is what makes Amber do whatever it takes to get away from Frankie.

Thanks Anna!

Get a flavour of Amber as a character and her plight in the movie via some of our "script snippets" we posted during Deviation's main shoot at the end of last year - read them all here.

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Reactions and Dye-Hard Fanz

So the fabulous Live For Films posted these first-look photos of Danny Dyer and Anna Walton in Deviation this week. Just in case you've been living under a rock or visiting space, here they are again:

We told you this was a departure for Danny... If you didn't believe us, perhaps this photo clinches it! There's no "cheeky chappie" in the character of Frankie - he's a desperate and drawn tortured soul and we think Danny looks just fab here, he's got the "look" down to a tee. Reactions so far have been: "Wouldn't want to meet him down a dark alley", "well freaky", "intriguing", "not his usual!" and even, "Phhwaaaor!" (thanks Barry). 

We love Anna Walton's versatility - and she just *is* Amber. A real woman with real problems (ie. not just being kidnapped!), Amber is resolute - she has guts of steel and we think Anna's expression here reflects that brilliantly. Reactions so far have included,"No victim - nice", "prettypretty!!!", "She looks a bit different to Princess Nuala! LOL" and "So good to see a real actress/woman instead of the sexxed up bimbos you get so much in genre films".

In other news, shooting came to a standstill the other night (okay, I'm exaggerating, it was a brief interlude). 'Cos of the snow, you ask? NO - because the Deviation crew - not to mention Danny and Anna - were spotted on the roadside by some uber-fans!

Two chaps in a car were passing and spotted the low-loader near a petrol station we were shooting at. They did a massive U-turn, arriving on the forecourt full of smiles, wanting pictures with Danny Dyer - and anyone else they could get in the shot too! Danny was a great sport and happy to oblige and the two fellas raced off into the night...

... Practically minutes later, five or six more cars appeared - the two original guys had told all their friends! Teenagers, men and women - some of them in their pyjamas! - arrived to get a look at the action. It was a surreal moment: 3am in a deserted petrol station in East London, shooting a scene which is one of Amber's darkest moments in the whole film - which in turn is watched by a small crowd in their PJs!

Gotta love Filmmaking.

The Main Characters

Danny Dyer plays Frankie

We're delighted Danny Dyer is joining us as the antagonist, FRANKIE. As one of the UK's most popular actors, Danny needs very little introduction, with credits as long as your arm - and then some! Recently we've seen a new side to Danny - he's been taking to the stage on the likes of Kurt & Sid and Harold Pinter's The Homecoming, as well more varied roles in features like The Devil's Playground and Malice In Wonderland. 

Anna Walton plays Amber

Danny has played "bad boys" before - but none quite like Frankie in Deviation. A complex role, Frankie is not just your average "psycho", but a real tortured soul who has seen his world go to hell around him. The little boy who never grew up, Frankie is full of petulant rage - and he doesn't care who he destroys in the process, including Amber. 

We're also VERY pleased to announce Anna Walton plays our lead, AMBER, in Deviation.

Anna is an incredibly versatile actress with many credits across theatre, film and television. Just a small sample: she played Susannah in the NBC Crusoe series, plus she was in 2007's Vampire Diary and the epic Hellboy 2: The Golden Army as Princess Nuala.

Though Amber is overcome and snatched by Frankie in Deviation, it's important to know she is no victim - and nor does she resort to Stockholm Syndrome like so many movie heroines! Frankie takes control of her destiny that night - but she's going to take it right back, whatever the cost.