The Messengers (film)

The Messengers
The Messengers
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pang Brothers
Screenplay by	Mark Wheaton
Story by	Todd Farmer
Produced by	Sam Raimi; Robert Tapert; William Sherak; Jason Shuman;
Starring	Kristen Stewart; Dylan McDermott; Penelope Ann Miller; John Corbett;
Cinematography	David Geddes
Edited by	John Axelrad; Armen Minasian;
Music by	Joseph LoDuca
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Screen Gems; Mandate Pictures; Ghost House Pictures;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	February 2, 2007;
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Canada; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$16 million
Box office	$55 million

The Messengers is a 2007 supernatural horror film directed by the Pang Brothers, and produced by Sam Raimi. It stars Kristen Stewart, John Corbett, William B. Davis, Dylan McDermott, Carter Kolbeck and Penelope Ann Miller. The film is about an ominous darkness that invades a seemingly serene sunflower farm in North Dakota, and the Solomon family—the owners of the farm—who are torn apart by suspicion, mayhem, and murder.

The film was released on February 2, 2007,^[2]^[5]^[6] and the DVD was released on June 5, 2007. Filming took place in the Qu'Appelle Valley near the small community of Abernethy, Saskatchewan, Canada. The graphic novel adaptation was published in January 2007 by Dark Horse Comics, written by Jason Hall, and illustrated by Kelley Jones. The prequel, Messengers 2: The Scarecrow, was released in 2009.

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^ "Sneaks 2007 – The Messengers". Los Angeles Times. January 14, 2007. p. E24. Retrieved December 14, 2019. Screen Gems / Columbia Pictures, Feb. 2.
^ "filmcue – The Messengers". The Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Santa Clarita, CA. p. TV Signal - 19. Retrieved December 14, 2019. ... released by Columbia on February 2.