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THE HIT LIST: November 26, 2018

It’s been a hell of a year. There are definitely a few things I want to share in that regard and will do in another post going into December. In the meantime, we have another installment of the Hit List with plenty of online gems to count and we begin with an inspirational jewel from actress, martial artist and filmmaker Maria Tran who is currently in tow with a female-fronted doc about stuntwomen in Asia. The playlist continues with entries from Andy Whitmarsh, Klem Kaan, Chris Schmidt Jr., A.J. Gagliardi, Chelsea Goldsmith, Josh Madison, Kevin R. James, Timothy Flood, Geneviève Doang, Shane D.R. Alson, Michael Laricchia, Jacob Pattison and Marian Sing, with direction and coordination reels by Kefi Abrikh, Marques Zaror and Czech Action Crew. Just a little more on the aforementioned Kevin R. James who appears to have a shortfilm project in the works called The Prodigies Production – […]

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ESPIONAGE TONIGHT Trailer: Love Your Country Or Die In The Official Trailer!

Rob Gordon Bralver is tapping into a world of crazy for his directorial debut and indeed, there is an air of eeriness to the reality show nature of the narrative we’re being offered. Bravler is tackling it all for his new film, Espionage Tonight, one that invites moviegoers to a grimey, off-road, fully-loaded adventure ripe and exploding heads and jingoism covered in more red than white or blue. IN A TIME OF WIDESPREAD DISILLUSIONMENT AND DISTRUST OF OUR GOVERNMENT, A REALITY TV SHOW ABOUT SPIES IS CREATED TO WIN BACK THE FAITH OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.  Audiences go undercover on missions around the globe and see real world effects from the narrative the showrunners create. As the first season unfolds, we wonder – how much is real and how much is propaganda? Our charismatic host leads us down the rabbit hole and it becomes impossible to distinguish fact from fiction […]

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Blow Your Nintendo Cartridges And Watch The New CASTLEVANIA Series Teaser!

While it wasn’t too clear what we would be in for when Adi Shankar announced there would be a Castlevania series airing on Netflix this year, we learned what we could – that it was based on the classic 1986 Konami game, that it was animated and that it was coming this year. We also knew it was a Season 1 endeavor as it was initially stated – otherwise hopefully hinting at a second season should season one bode well enough for viewers and depending on where the studio goes in its application. Well, the first official teaser arrived on Wednesday announcing a July 7 premiere date on Netflix, and in ceremonial, nostalgic fashion. Check it out!

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Adi Shankar’s Dark Superhero Drama GODS AND SECRETS Adds Five To Its Cast!

Bootleg Universe made quite a bit of noise earlier this year with filmmaker Joseph Kahn’s Power/Ranger one-shot shortfilm. The short continued to gain virility with its release amid its controversy with producer Adi Shankar handling all PR on the matter and for what it’s worth, it was a worthwhile attention getter, so it bring to mind the question as to what lies ahead for Shankar in the process. Well, leave it to a new report from Deadline that The Grey and Dredd 3D producer, along with Stewart Yost, will be making his directorial debut for another darly-lit venture, and this time into superhero territory with the new fantasy drama, Gods And Secrets. From creators Shankar, Jenni Powell and Shawn Deloache, Discourse Productions is producing the project with Twilight Saga co-star Jackson Rathbone who is starring. The report states the new drama will be likened to The Watchmen in exploring the […]

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Producer Adi Shankar Gives DREDD 2 Hopefuls A Crash Course In Sequel-Making

It’s been more than two years since the release of director Pete Travis‘s Dredd 3D scored as a major hit among critics while failing commercially at the box office at large. Accordingly, fans who loved the film compared to its 1998 predecessor have been pouring in droves online to celebrate the film’s achievement in delivering a quality feature film adaptation while pressing hard for a sequel in some capacity, and as it stands, that goal has been slow to take, at best. For those not in the know, the 2012 film was written by Alex Garland and produced by Adi Shankar and starred Karl Urban and actresses Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey in the gritty story of a seasoned government lawman assigned to assess a rookie with psychic powers on the streets of Mega City One, only to find themselves trapped in one of the city’s most dangerous Mega City […]

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POWER/RANGERS, Ceased By Saban, Now Back Online Following Settlement

It’s funny how the smallest of details can mean the biggest of changes in the course of events. The latest online craze over Bootleg Universe’s deboot short, Power/Rangers has been the biggest example of this as of four days ago, unleashing the biggest, darkest, most visually stunning and violent take on the 90’s childrens’ Ameritoku series, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, just four days ago, followed by litigatory threats from billonaire media magnet and franchise owner Haim Saban and Saban Brands which ultimately led to its disabling on Vimeo and YouTube over a day later. Of course, the initial Vimeo upload on the channel shortfilm’s director, Detention and Torque helmer Joseph Kahn was already downloadable with a disclaimer stating that the project, produced by Dredd producer, Bootleg Universe’s own Adi Shankar was merely a freebie one-shot for the fans. Despite this, the near-immediate popularity and virility of the short became the […]

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[UPDATE] Joseph Kahn's POWER/RANGERS One-Shot Is A Deboot Of R-Rated War-Torn Epicness

Look anywhere on YouTube and you’ll find any number of independently conceived concepts attributed to the Ameritoku crossover series, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. There are a few in the works on smaller scales as well as a feature film from Lionsgate and Saban, and while many of these could likely hit all the similar tones of a kid-friendly show, there’s at least one vision that’s taken a life of its own which completely undoes it all. That said, Detention helmer Joseph Kahn and Dirty Laundry one-shot producer, Bootleg Universe’s own Adi Shankar have a hell of a way of interpreting Ameritoku, and their latest contribution to the fandom with their own one-shot, Power/Rangers, is a distinct example of this. Written by Kahn, Dutch Southern and lead actor James Van Der Beek, Kahn‘s is a version which removes the kid-friendly appeal and replaces it with all the trimmings of a big-scale […]

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Indian Crime Epic, GANGS OF WASSEYPUR Gets A Two-Part U.S. Theatrical And VOD Release

It’s been a couple of years since acclaimed writer, producer and director Anurag Kashyap‘s controversial, sprawling crime epic, Gangs Of Wasseypur, began leaving a hell of an impression among critics following its India release and festival screenings thereafter. Needless to say, there is tons of buzz driving this film, with Kashyap whose reputation is now being bolstered with comparisons the stylistically violent and brutal look of similar crime classics by Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, which isn’t to say this is not a good thing. Quite the opposite. The film in its entirety clocks in at about five and a half hours, prompting a split theatrical release. As such, for two weeks in select cities, AMC Theaters will screen Gangs Of Wasseypur: Part 1 and Gangs Of Wasseypur: Part 2 on January 16 and January 23, respectively, in select cities next year courtesy of Cinelicious Pictures following their acquisition in […]

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'Dredd' Exec Producer Adi Shankar Announces Unofficial Webseries Based On The Film!

With the chances of an ever-hopeful sequel or a prequel to the 2012 cult hit, Dredd, still awaiting results, one of the film’s executive producers, Adi Shankar, particularly remained the most tight-lipped regarding that topic. So back when he administered a Reddit AMA session last year, at least one mention of a Dredd-related project gave way to the potential for a new shortfilm in the same vein of his two Bootleg Universe projects, Dirty Laundry and Venom: Truth In Journalism. On Monday, The Wrap has since expanded on those updates with word that Shankar himself has been busy for the last two years, working on an unofficial off-the-grid Dredd series that will mainly focus on the Dark Judges. It will air online, possibly on YouTube in the form of a seven-part miniseries, as a thank you to fans everywhere who have spent the last two years keeping hopes for a […]

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DREDD 2 Is "Dead", But The Shortfilms Live On

And now, hammering the last nail in the coffin is news we can pretty much file in the “No s#!+” category is the word from Charles Webb at MTV Geek according to producer Adi Shankar that the sequel to the 2012 cult fan favorite smash, Dredd 3D is invariably dead. The news comes as several independent filmmakers are making efforts to perform their own take on the vision from Alex Garland and Pete Travis shared in their film released last year from independent company, DNA, and distributed by Lionsgate, starring actor Karl Urban in the title role of the futuristic law enforcer alongside actress Olivia Thirby and the film’s villainous femme fatale played by Lena Heady. Adi Shankar explains: It’s because the movie totally bombed & R-rated movies are a tough sell to begin with. But I am working on a Dredd short in the vein of #DirtyLaundry … you’re […]

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