Question 1

Which major film festivals screened 'Asylum' in 2005?

Accepted Answer

The film was an official selection at both the Tribeca Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival in 2005.

Question 2

What was the original plan when Paramount Pictures secured rights to the book in 1997?

Accepted Answer

Paramount Pictures planned to bring Stephen King on board as screenwriter and Jonathan Demme as director.

Question 3

Why wasn't Liam Neeson cast as Natasha Richardson's leading man?

Accepted Answer

Liam Neeson couldn't take the role due to his contractual ties with the film 'Kinsey' (2004).

Question 4

What unusual task did some supporting crew members perform during filming at the former mental hospital?

Accepted Answer

Some supporting crew members sprayed garden foliage green to create a Summer setting, as filming wrapped in early Autumn.

Question 5

What central curiosity drives the plot of 'Asylum'?

Accepted Answer

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man convicted of murdering and disfiguring his former wife.

Question 6

What was the original plan for Stephen King and Jonathan Demme's involvement in Asylum?

Accepted Answer

When Paramount Pictures secured movie rights in 1997, the original plan was to bring Stephen King as screenwriter and Jonathan Demme as director.

Question 7

Which major film festivals featured Asylum in 2005?

Accepted Answer

Asylum was featured at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival in 2005.

Question 8

What unusual task did some supporting crew members perform during filming at the former mental hospital?

Accepted Answer

Some supporting crew members sprayed garden foliage green to create a Summer setting, as filming wrapped in early Autumn.

Question 9

Who was originally intended to play Natasha Richardson's leading man, and why didn't it happen?

Accepted Answer

Liam Neeson was originally intended to be Richardson's leading man, but couldn't due to his contractual ties with Kinsey (2004).

Question 10

What is the central conflict in Asylum?

Accepted Answer

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man convicted of murdering and disfiguring his former wife.

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