THE LEGEND OF BARON T’OA: Kiel McNaughton’s New Pasifika/Māori Action Drama Starts Filming
Filming is officially underway in the territory of Tāmaki Makaurau for action drama, The Legend Of Baron T’oa. Director Kiel McNaughton marks his feature directing debut, pairing off with Brown Sugar Apple Grunt’s own Kerry Warkia following shared credits that partly include 2017 child abuse drama, Waru, and TV shows like Auckland Daze and Find Me A Maori Bride. As the logline reads, The Legend Of Baron T’oa centers on “a Tongan entrepreneur who returns to his old neighbourhood and inadvertently causes the theft of his late father’s valued pro-wrestling title belt by some ruthless gangsters. When negotiation and diplomacy fail to get it back, he is forced to embrace his father’s legacy to reclaim the title.” McNaughton’s all-star Pasifika and Māori cast includes Uli Latukefu (Alien: Covenant, Marco Polo), Nathaniel Lees (The Matrix Reloaded), Jay Laga’aia (Star Wars), John Tui (Battleship, Hobbs & Shaw), Shortland Street alumni Shavaughn Ruakere […]