Case 39

Case 39 (2009)

Timing: 1:49 (109 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2009-08-13

Country

Canada, United States

Production

Paramount, Misher Films, Anonymous Content, Paramount Vantage, Case 39 Productions

Genre

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Budget

$27 000 000

Revenue

$28 189 979

Website

http://www.case39movie.com/mainsite/

Director

Christian Alvart

Actors

Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, Adrian Lester, Kerry O'Malley, Callum Keith Rennie, Cynthia Stevenson, Alexander Conti, Philip Cabrita
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Scenario

Ray Wright

Producer

Steve Golin, Kevin Misher, Lisa Bruce, Scott Thaler, Alix Madigan

Operator

Hagen Bogdanski

Composer

Michl Britsch

Artist

John Burke

Audition

Sarah Halley Finn, Heike Brandstatter, Coreen Mayrs

Editing

Mark Goldblatt
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• “Case 39” marked Alvart’s Hollywood debut.
• The most challenging task for the filmmakers during pre-production was finding an actress to play the antagonist Zellweger – a little girl named Lilith. After a lengthy casting process in Canada, Jodelle Ferland was chosen.
• Filming began in Vancouver on September 8, 2006, and continued until early November.
• In August 2007, some scenes, including the film's finale, were reshot in Los Angeles. Zellweger, Ferland, and McShane participated.
• The role of Lilith could have gone to Chloë Grace Moretz and Isabelle Fuhrman.
• In modern Satanism, the name 'Lilith' means 'Black Goddess, destroyer of the seeds of Light.' According to some accounts, Lilith was Adam's first wife.
• The most challenging task for the creators at the pre-production stage was finding an actress for the role of Lilith. After a lengthy casting process in Canada, the choice fell on Jodelle Ferland.