The Loft (film)

The Loft
Theatrical release poster
Directed byErik Van Looy
Screenplay by
Story byBart De Pauw
Based on
Loft
by
  • Erik Van Looy
  • Bart De Pauw
Produced by
  • Hilde De Laere
  • Matt DeRoss
  • Paul Green
  • Adam Shulman
Starring
CinematographyNicolas Karakatsanis
Edited byEddie Hamilton
Music byJohn Frizzell
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14) (Ghent)
  • October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15) (Belgium)
  • January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Belgium
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million[1]
Box office$11 million[2]

The Loft is a 2014 erotic thriller film directed by Erik Van Looy. It is a remake of the 2008 Dutch-language Belgian film Loft, which Van Looy also directed. The screenplay was written by Bart De Pauw and adapted by Wesley Strick. Starring Karl Urban, James Marsden, and Wentworth Miller, it also features Matthias Schoenaerts who reprises his role from the original film.

The film was shot in mid-2011, but its theatrical release was delayed by a change of the film distributor. Dark Castle Entertainment originally acquired the US distribution rights, as they did for Splice, with the intention of releasing the film through Warner Bros. When Joel Silver moved his office to Universal Studios, he took Dark Castle, and the film with him. Universal planned to release the film on August 29, 2014, but the studio pulled it from the schedule in favor of Legendary Pictures' As Above, So Below. Universal and Dark Castle dropped the film, which was then picked up by Open Road Films, who released it on January 30, 2015.[3][4][5][6] Universal retained the US home entertainment rights through its ancillaries deal with Open Road. Dark Castle did not release another film until 2017's Suburbicon with Paramount Pictures.

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  3. ^ "'The loft' is gekocht door producent van 'Die hard'-films" ['The Loft' bought by same producer as 'Die Hard' films]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). June 9, 2012.
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  6. ^ "Universal Pulls 'The Loft' From Sked, Moves Legendary Pic 'As Above/So Below' Into Slot". Deadline. June 26, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.