Photos From Buried, New Ryan Reynolds Indie Which Takes Place Entirely Inside A Coffin

Way back in July I posted some news in a Quick Tidbit article on Ryan Reynold’s upcoming indie-thriller, Buried.  The story is about a U.S. contractor working in Iraq who awakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone, it’s a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap. Reynolds of course stars in this one-man show, which is shot completely inside the coffin. The premise certainly raises eye brows because it could either turn out to be brilliant or utterly stupid. Either way, it’s a very intriguing concept.

It goes without saying and has been said many times on The Movie Mash before, but in an era of countless remakes and sequels, it’s always a breath of fresh air to see filmmakers and actors doing projects that are outside the box (pun intended). Reynolds is a fine actor, capable of displaying convincing emotions and it’s very impressive to see his filmography expand in versatility. He’s got his superhero action blockbusters going on right now (Green Lantern/Deadpool), and was recently featured  in the wide-reaching romantic comedy The Proposal with Sandra Bullock. Those films come with hefty paychecks and will open further doors for Reynolds’ career, but you always have to respect a guy who takes a break from the star-studded, big-budget studio films to do a low-budget, indie passion project, which Buried definitely is.

Buried is set to premiere at the annual Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah beginning on January 21. The Sundance website describes the 94-minute film as follows:

Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) is a U.S. citizen working as a contract driver in Iraq. After a swift and sudden attack on his convoy, he awakens to find himself buried alive inside a coffin with nothing more than a lighter, a cell phone, and little memory of how he ended up there. Faced with limited oxygen and unlimited panic, Paul finds himself in a tension-filled race against time to escape this claustrophobic deathtrap before it’s too late.

If the sheer logistics of this premise are enough to make your head hurt, rest assured that director Rodrigo Cortés tackles these issues with relative ease, aided a great deal by a superbly convincing performance by Reynolds, the lone on-screen actor in the film. The result is a gripping and suspenseful thriller that will leave you gasping for air until the very end.

BloodyDisgusting.com has a few photos of the film featuring Reynolds in his coffin, as well as the actor with the film’s director Rodrigo Cortes, which you can see below:

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