Acquisitions and Release
THE WHISTLEBLOWER: Catch The Trailer For Cine Asia’s New Suspenseful Action Thriller
Screenwriter Xu Xiaolu’s latest directorial effort will be making the rounds next month with The Whistleblower, opening in the UK and ROI cinemas from December 6 alongside its China release. Cine Asia is proudly taking the wheel for the new thriller from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Lust, Caution producer William Kong.
Saban Films Acquires Rights to BREACH
Breach follows a young stowaway (Kearsley) aboard an interstellar ark to New Earth. With the help of a seasoned crewmate (Willis), he must outwit a malevolent cosmic terror intent on using the spaceship as a weapon.
BLOOD ON HER NAME: Vertical Nabs New Matthew Pope Thriller
According to Deadline, Vertical Entertainment has acquired English-speaking world rights to the film Blood on Her Name. The film is described as a neo-noir thriller that “follows a single mother (Lind) whose panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spirals out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man’s body to his family.”
A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND, To Be Found At Film Movement For 2020 Release
A new report at Variety has confirmed that Sarah Bolger’s new contained crime drama, A Good Woman Is Hard To Find, has been snagged by Film Movement for day-and-date releasing next year in North America.
Aswang Action Horror BLOOD HUNTERS: RISE OF THE HYBRIDS Hunts Down A March 2020 U.S. Release From TriCoast
A March 2020 release has been set for actor and director Vincent Soberano’s latest action horror, Blood Hunters: Rise Of The Hybrids. TriCoast Entertainment officially announced its acquisition this week and is launching world sales at AFM.
RE:BORN: Shudder To Premiere Tak Sakaguchi Action Thriller In North America November 7
Yuji Shimomura-directed thriller, Re:Born, has been the talk of many a fan for the longest time now, but the word is now that the film will stream on horror platform, Shudder, beginning November 7. Shimomura’s sophomore debut reunites the stunt performer, action director and coordinator with cult action star Tak Sakaguchi as both paved the way with many notable directors in the last twenty years for Japanese cult action cinema.
THE DIVINE MOVE 2: THE WRATHFUL Makes Its Move With An Official U.S. Trailer And Poster
Never has a table-top game been more brutal than with what Lee Gun has in store following Jo Beom-gu’s 2014 thriller, The Divine Move. Casting the phenomenal talents of Kwon Sang-woo this time around, The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful just took aim at South Korean cinemas and will now head to North American theaters as signaled by CJ Entertainment USA on Friday.
WEATHERING WITH YOU: Makoto Shinkai’s Latest Scores A U.S. Release From GKids And Fathom Events
Makoto Shinkai’s newest anime, Weathering With You, previously opened in Japan cinemas on July 19 from Toho. The film scored well over $125 million dollars upon its local release and now stands as Japan’s official submission for the Academy Award for Best International Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
DEAD KIDS: Netflix Partners With Globe Studios To Stream Coming-Of-Age Teen Thriller Later This Year
Filipino film auteur Mikhail Red announced several projects late last year in Singapore. Dead Kids was one of them, hailing from Globe Studios and is now the subject of a new venture partnership with Netflix committing to streaming the film globally later this year.
SPY INTERVENTION: Romantic Spy Comedy Lands At Cinedigm For 2020
CinedigmCinedigm has officially acquired director Drew Mylrea’s new film, Spy Intervention. Drew Van Acker (TV’s Pretty Little Liars) stars in the upcoming spy comedy penned by Mark Famiglietti and Lane Garrison for its select big screen release in February 2020.
ONE PIECE: STAMPEDE Lands A Fall U.S. Release From Funimation
I’d like to think that one day I’ll muster the bravery required to commence finally digesting the epic phenomenon that is One Piece. It’s the animated series that never died after showing up on American shores back in 2004 from 4Kids Entertainment having crossed the pond from Japan’s own 1999 rollout from Toei Animation.
Patryk Vega’s Ultraviolent BOTOXX, WOMEN OF MAFIA And WOMEN OF MAFIA 2 To Make Way To Ireland, The UK, U.S. And Canada On VOD Starting In October
Filmmaker Patryk Vega is currently stirring about in the UK with his latest thriller, Polityka. The film is reportedly looking to set another box-office milestone for the controversial filmmaker behind other recent releases like Botoxx and mob thrillers Women Of Mafia and Women Of Mafia 2.
BARE KNUCKLE BRAWLER Throws Down On VOD And DVD In November
Breaking Glass Pictures will release director Joe Gawalis’s Bare Knuckle Brawler on VOD and DVD on November 5. The cast is led by Martial Arts Hall Of Famer Pete Passaro with actors Martin Kove, Jesse Kove, William DeMeo and Danny Trejo for good measure, and features stunt and fight scene action by New York City locals Hector Soria and Orlando Cruz.
BATTLE OF JANGSARI: Well Go USA Takes The Korean War Front To The U.S. October 4
This announcement’s been waiting for a while now but reports are now confirming Well Go USA’s acquisition of director Lee Man-Hee’s Operation Chromite follow-up, Battle Of Jangsari. SHINee member Choi Min-ho stars along with Kim Myung-min, Kim Sung-cheol and Kim In-kwon with Megan Fox and George Eads also starring.
CODE 8: Jeff Chan’s Crowdfunded Feature Sci-Fi Goes To Vertical
Three years in the making since the online release of the winning sci-fi short, Code 8 is now a feature film reality with a late 2019 day-and-date release in tow from Vertical Entertainment. The project is a culmination of efforts by director Jeff Chan who helmed the short that launched the successful Indiegogo campaign in 2016 fronted by cousins, lead actor Robbie Amell and co-star Stephen Amell.
LINE OF DUTY: Aaron Eckhart Cop Thriller Pulls Up To November For Select U.S. Theatrical Release
It’s been a few years since news of this film stirred about but word out of Toronto has it that Escape Plan 2: Hades helmer Steven C. Miller’s Line Of Duty is setting up a November release from Saban Films.
TAZZA: ONE EYED JACK Sets Its Sights In Select U.S. Theaters On September 20
Nearly 20 years since becoming a popular brand after landing on radar as a manhwa favorite, the Tazza franchise earns its movie trilogy badge with sophomore director Kwon Oh-Kwang for gambling crime threequel, Tazza: One Eyed Jack.
THE KILLER’S GAME: Sales Launch In Toronto With Late 2019 Production Start
Dave Jeremy Kay reports at Screen Daily that D.J. Caruso’s new novel adaptation, The Killer’s Game, will commence principal photography in December. Actress Morena Baccarin (Deadpool, Deadpool 2) and actor Kris Wu (xXx: Return Of Xander Cage, Valerian) are both up for roles joining Ice Cube (Ride Along, Ride Along 2) and lead actor Dave Bautista (Blade Runner 2049).
DEVIL INSIDE: WaZabi Takes Sales Rights To Aussie Zombie Horror Shooting In 2020
As Venice kicks off with Toronto still on deck, the sales scene can now add WaZabi Films into the field of play with co-founders Anick Poirier and Lorne Price snagging sales rights to zombie thriller, Devil Inside.
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