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  • Brittany Murphy: Film to Release Years After Her Death

    Brittany Murphy died more than four years ago and now word has come that her final film will soon be released. Something Wicked will premiere first in theaters in Eugene, Oregon on April 4th. The film was actually shot in that location. From there it will head to Seattle and Portland, and then on to theaters in other parts of the country.

    The indie film is described as a “hauntingly seductive thriller about obsession and young love gone wrong.” In addition to Brittany Murphy, One Tree Hill’s Shantel VanSanten and Pretty Little Liars star Julian Morris also star in Something Wicked.

    Back in 2010 Shantel VanSanten sang the praises of her late costar.

    “She had the most infectious personality and it was really great to work with her,” the actress said of Murphy, who died back in December 2009. “I was completely shocked when I found out that she passed away.”

    Brittany Murphy is said to have died of pneumonia combined with anemia and multiple drug intoxication. In a very bizarre turn of events it was just five months later that her husband Simon Monjack also died of pneumonia and anemia. Just a few months ago Murphy’s father Angelo Bertolotti issued a claim saying his daughter had been poisoned. He accused investigators of “failure to conduct toxicology tests on the specimens” of his daughter’s hair. The county coroner later dismissed those charges however.

    In addition to Something Wicked, Brittany Murphy starred in films including Clueless, Girl, Interrupted, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Don’t Say a Word, 8 Mile, Just Married, Uptown Girls, Little Black Book, and Sin City. It will be interesting to see if the late actress has the kind of pull in death that she had in life. Will her fans flock to see her film now that she has been gone for more than four years?

    It is always a strange thing when a film is released after an actor in it has passed on. It will likely be very painful for those who were closest to Brittany Murphy.

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  • Brittany Murphy’s Last Film Finally Released

    “She had the most infectious personality…”

    Four years after her death, Brittany Murphy’s last film will be released.

    The indie film, Something Wicked, will hit theaters on April 4 at the Regal Valley River Center 15 in Eugene, Oregon, the area where it was filmed back in 2009, and will expand from there.

    The story focuses around two high school graduates: Christine, played by Shantel VanSanten (One Tree Hill), and her boyfriend who realize that she is being stalked by a psychologically tormented young man.

    Murphy, 32 years old at the time, died in December 2009 in her Hollywood Hills home after collapsing on her bathroom floor. She was pronounced dead on arrival to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest. Two months later the L.A. County coroner said that the cause of her death was pneumonia, made worse by anemia and multiple drug intoxication.

    Her husband, Simon Monjack, died five months later, also of pneumonia and anemia.

    VanSanten, who stars in Something Wicked with Murphy told USA Today, “She had the most infectious personality and it was really great to work with her. I was completely shocked when I found out that she passed away.”

    Producer and screenwriter Joe Colleran said, “Brittany pulled off one of the spookiest scenes in the movie. There’s an important scene where her character is unraveling and she spent a long time getting ready and focused and went for it. Personally, I think it’s one of the best scenes of her career.”

    Last December, speculation about her death resurfaced when her biological father, Angelo Joseph Bertolotti, commissioned a lab report that indicated that she had rat poison in her hair at the time of her death. Bertolotti had been estranged from the family and was not even listed on her death certificate. The L.A. County Coroner dismissed the claim.

    Murphy’s fame began to rise when she appeared in films such as Clueless, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Girl Interrupted, 8 Mile, and Sin City.

    Producers of Something Wicked hope to spread the word about the psychological thriller. They are using Facebook as part of their promotion.

    Post by Something Wicked.


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  • Brittany Murphy’s Last Film To Be Released Soon

    Brittany Murphy had a long and successful career even by the age of 32, when she collapsed in the shower and reportedly died of complications from pneumonia. Her death in 2009 shocked millions, and her fans seemed at a loss. Now, good news has come out of Oregon, where her last movie was filmed right before she died: the film, “Something Wicked”, will be released very soon.

    The indie is described as a “hauntingly seductive thriller about obsession and young love gone wrong” and also stars Julian Morris of “Pretty Little Liars”. Due to a small budget, the movie will only be released in limited theaters at first, starting with Eugene, Oregon before moving on to Portland and Seattle. Producers are counting on word of mouth to help spread the word and encourage success.

    “Something Wicked will hit theaters beginning April 4 in Eugene, Oregon (to honor where we were shot) at the Regal Valley River Center 15! We’ll roll out to several Regal Cinemas in Portland and Seattle the following weeks, with more theaters to come. The better we do in theaters, the more cities will be added so we need your help getting the word out. Full press release to be posted shortly. Stay Wicked!” reads the film’s Facebook page.

    Bizarre stories about Murphy’s death began to make their way around the web last year, including one from her father that suggested she may have been poisoned. Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack, died just five months after she did after showing some of the same symptoms, which led to Murphy’s father requesting tests from samples of her hair and other materials. The tests reportedly showed high levels of heavy metals, which are commonly found in rat poison. However, his claims have not been confirmed.

    “Vicious rumors, spread by tabloids, unfairly smeared Brittany’s reputation,” said Angelo Bertolotti. “My daughter was neither anorexic nor a drug junkie, as they repeatedly implied. Brittany and Simon were ridiculed by The Hollywood Reporter, when they complained of being under surveillance and in fear for their lives. I will not rest until the truth about these tragic events is told. There will be justice for Brittany.”

    Murphy had many roles in her all-too short career, but those close to this film are saying it’s one of her best. One scene, in particular, will get the audience’s attention.

    “Brittany pulled off one of the spookiest scenes in the movie,” producer and screenwriter Joe Colleran said. “There’s an important scene where her character is unraveling and she spent a long time getting ready and focused and went for it. Personally, I think it’s one of the best scenes of her career.”

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