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27-463: The fourth project developed by production company Dark Castle Entertainment , following 2002's Ghost Ship , Gothika was the second film by the company to be co-distributed by Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures , the first being Thirteen Ghosts . It was also the first feature by Dark Castle to boast a number of high-profile stars in its lead roles. Gothika was shot in Montreal , Quebec in

54-610: A BAFTA Award for Best Editing for The Usual Suspects , as well as two Saturn Awards for Best Music for The Usual Suspects and Superman Returns . In 2019, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Editing and won the ACE Eddie Award and the Academy Award his work on Bohemian Rhapsody , a film Ottman saw through on his own after both directors' departure (Bryan Singer being fired and Dexter Fletcher beginning pre-production on "Rocketman" shortly after finishing

81-426: A remake of the 1972 film Super Fly . Dark Castle continued to produce horror films, including Seance , starring Suki Waterhouse , and the prequel to Orphan , Orphan: First Kill , starring Isabelle Fuhrman from the original movie. In 2020, the company began producing television with the sci-fi horror series The Expecting . In 2023, the company filmed Old Guy starring Christoph Waltz , and financed

108-443: A young boy on the road who is about to be struck by a fire truck. However, the fire truck passes right through him and she realizes he is only a ghost, failing to notice the "Missing" flyer of the boy. The fourth feature film produced by Dark Castle Entertainment , Gothika was the first to boast a high-profile leading cast, and was the company's largest-scale production at the time, with a budget of approximately $ 40 million. Berry

135-494: Is self-harming . Miranda bonds with fellow inmate Chloe Sava, whom she treated before her incarceration. One night, she witnesses Chloe being raped and glimpses a tattoo of an Anima Sola on the perpetrator's chest, though the guards do not believe her. As time passes, she regains memories of the car accident. She identifies the mysterious woman as Rachel, the daughter of her superior, Dr. Phil Parsons, who had died in an apparent suicide several years prior. Late one night, Miranda

162-419: Is a film, TV, and digital projects production label. It is owned by North American sports and entertainment company, OEG Inc. The firm is led by co-CEOs Hal Sadoff and Norman Golightly. The majority of Dark Castle films from the late 1990s to mid 2010s were distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . The company’s later films have also been distributed by Paramount Pictures and Shudder/AMC . Dark Castle

189-548: Is an American film composer , director , and editor . He is best known for collaborating with director Bryan Singer , composing and/or editing many of his films, including Public Access (1993), The Usual Suspects (1995), Superman Returns (2006), Valkyrie (2008) and Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), as well as the X-Men film series . For his work on Singer's 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody , Ottman won

216-462: Is attacked by Rachel's ghost and escapes the hospital. She returns to her home and observes the crime scene. This triggers vivid memories of Miranda committing Douglas's murder. Miranda visits Douglas' rural farmhouse in Rhode Island , hoping it will contain clues. In a cellar in the barn, she finds a blood-stained mattress, along with sedatives, restraints, and video recording equipment. One of

243-630: The Academy Award for Best Film Editing . Ottman was born in San Diego, California. Growing up in San Jose, Ottman made many amateur films garnering local attention in the community. He attended De Anza College and then transferred to the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California , where he graduated in 1988. One of his first assignments was to provide original music for

270-461: The DC Vertigo comic of the same name, and Unknown starring Liam Neeson , which grossed $ 136 million against its $ 30 million budget. After a long relationship with Warner Bros. Pictures as their main distributor, Dark Castle began working with other distributors including Paramount Pictures and Shudder/AMC . Dark Castle was acquired by Daryl Katz of OEG Inc. in 2015. Hal Sadoff

297-517: The Giant Slayer , X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse . Other notable films he worked on as composer are Snow White: A Tale of Terror , the 2005 remake of House of Wax , Kiss Kiss Bang Bang , Fantastic Four and its sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer , The Invasion , and Astro Boy . He also directed (in addition to editing and scoring) the 2000 horror film Urban Legends: Final Cut . He won

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324-559: The US and $ 81.9 million from foreign markets for a worldwide total of $ 141.6 million. The review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes gave Gothika a 14% approval rating based on 167 reviews and an average rating of 4.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Berry's acting talents can't save Gothika from its preposterous plot and bad dialogue." On Metacritic , the film has a score of 38 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave

351-447: The computer game I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream . In 2007, Ottman appeared in the documentary Finding Kraftland for his agent Richard Kraft. He is best known for his multi-tasking as editor and composer for Bryan Singer's films, and on a few occasions, producer roles to boot. The Usual Suspects , Apt Pupil , X2 , Superman Returns (including adapting themes originally composed by John Williams ), Valkyrie , Jack

378-572: The film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. A more positive review came from Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times , who gave the film 3 out of 4 stars. He wrote that "the plot is preposterous" but nonetheless felt that stylish direction and Berry's performance made Gothika enjoyable on its own "lurid" terms: "The casting of Halle Berry is useful to the movie because she evokes a vulnerable quality that triggers our concern. Hitchcock might have wanted to work with her. He didn't cast so much for acting ability as for an innate quality." Gothika

405-410: The films Shell , starring Elisabeth Moss and Kate Hudson , and directed by Max Minghella , and Last Breath , which is based on the documentary Last Breath and stars Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu . Warner Bros. Pictures / Sony Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures (A) Indicates minimum, as that is only two countries totals merged. John Ottman John Ottman (born July 6, 1964)

432-402: The shoot.) Ottman navigated the film's development in post and the tricky waters between film-maker and studio, working with producer Graham King and Dennis O'Sullivan. Upon Bohemian Rhapsody getting nominated for, and winning its Best Editing awards, a scene of the band outside a pub went viral online after a post by Youtuber Thomas Flight, who was critical of the editing style. Ottman, aware of

459-567: The spring of 2003. It was released theatrically in the United States on November 21, 2003, the Friday before Thanksgiving . The film grossed $ 141.6 million internationally, though it received generally negative reviews from critics. Dr. Miranda Grey, a psychiatrist at Woodward Penitentiary in rural western Connecticut , crashes her car one night on a country road to avoid hitting a young woman. When she awakens, she finds herself an inmate of

486-475: The tapes is revealed to be a snuff film shot by Douglas, which shows him raping, torturing, and murdering a young woman. Police arrive, arresting Miranda and finding one of Douglas's victims, Tracey Seaver, still alive in the barn. Miranda realizes that Rachel possessed her to carry out the act and avenge Rachel's own murder by Douglas. Incarcerated in the county jail, Miranda speaks to Sheriff Bob Ryan, Douglas' best friend, about her belief that Rachel's suicide

513-473: The women's ward in which she works, receiving treatment from her colleague, Dr. Pete Graham. Pete reveals that her husband, Douglas, has been the victim of a brutal axe murder , and she is the sole suspect. As Miranda attempts to adjust to life as an inmate, she is haunted by visions of the young woman she saw the night of the car accident, and is attacked by her apparition; the woman carves the phrase "Not Alone" into Miranda's arm, though hospital staff presume she

540-531: Was Dark Castle's first original film in 2003. They followed it up with House of Wax , the company's first remake of a non-Castle film. In 2008, the company moved beyond the horror genre to produce the action film RocknRolla . In 2009, Dark Castle released the psychological horror film Orphan . The film grossed $ 80 million on a $ 20 million budget. Later that year, the company produced its first martial arts film, Ninja Assassin . In 2010, they produced action film adaptions of The Losers based on

567-540: Was composed by John Ottman . " Behind Blue Eyes " by Limp Bizkit (originally by The Who ) was featured in the film but was not available on the soundtrack. The record was released on November 18, 2003, via Varèse Sarabande . Gothika was released on November 21, 2003, in North America, grossing $ 19.3 million in the opening weekend and ranking at #2, behind The Cat in the Hat . It went on to gross $ 59.7 million in

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594-484: Was founded in 1998 by Joel Silver , Robert Zemeckis , and Gilbert Adler . The Dark Castle name pays homage to William Castle , a horror filmmaker from the 1950s and 1960s. When first formed, the goal of the company was to remake Castle's horror films . After two remakes, House on Haunted Hill and Thirteen Ghosts , they moved on to producing original material, along with remakes of non-Castle films. Gothika , starring Halle Berry and Robert Downey Jr. ,

621-469: Was named CEO. The company released its first film under OEG the following year, neo noir comedy crime movie The Nice Guys , starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling . Next, Dark Castle produced black comedy crime film Suburbicon directed by George Clooney , written by the Coen Brothers , and starring Matt Damon and Julianne Moore . In 2018, Dark Castle produced Superfly ,

648-467: Was partly inspired to take the role because her mother, a nurse, worked in a psychiatric hospital for decades. Filming took place in Montreal , Quebec, Canada in the spring of 2003. Shooting of Berry's sequences was temporarily halted for several weeks in May 2003, after Robert Downey Jr., while filming a tense scene with Berry, grabbed and twisted her arm, accidentally breaking it. The score's original music

675-480: Was released on VHS and DVD by Warner Home Video on March 2, 2004. The initial DVD release was available in both widescreen and fullscreen editions. A two-disc special edition DVD, featuring additional documentaries and bonus features, was subsequently released in October 2004. The film was released on Blu-ray by Warner Bros. on September 25, 2007. Dark Castle Entertainment Dark Castle Entertainment

702-479: Was staged and a second perpetrator was involved. Using her expertise as a psychiatrist, she constructs a psychological profile of the second perpetrator and realizes it is Ryan, who then attempts to inject her with a sedative. In the struggle, she tears at his shirt, revealing the Anima Sola tattoo on his chest. She turns the syringe on Ryan before fleeing. In a drugged state, he pursues her, telling her that Rachel

729-424: Was their first victim, and he and Douglas worked together to abduct, rape, and murder local women. Rachel's apparition appears and Ryan shoots at it, causing an explosion that sets him ablaze. Miranda shoots the burned Ryan to death. Moments later, Pete arrives to save her, having realized the truth. A year later, Miranda, now freed, walks with Chloe, also released, on a city sidewalk. After Chloe leaves, Miranda sees

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