afm 2024

ZEUS: Highland Ramps Up Creature Feature With David Blue Garcia To Direct

David Blue Garcia (Netflix and Legendary’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tejano) is directing Mucho Mas Media’s upcoming horror-thriller, Zeus. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide rights to the horror-thriller and launching sales at the American Film Market. Zeus follows a group of friends in their early 20s being terrorized by a Cane Corso during a lakeside holiday celebration. Blue Garcia is directing from a script written by Tate Hanyok (The Pet-Nup) and Shane McKenzie (Prime Video’s Bingo Hell), which promises to “introduce a new killer monster into the canon of terrifying predators including “Jaws,” “Cujo,” and even Michael Myers!,” according to the announcement. Javier Chapa (The Black Demon, The Long Game, Rosario) is producing for Mucho Mas Media, with Phillip Braun (Rosario, The Long Game) also exec producing, as are Robert Muñoz, Morgan Cano-Long, Simon Wise, Vincent Cordero, Bruce Barshop, and Highland CEO Arianne Fraser, and COO Delphine Perrier. Production is […]

PROTECTOR: Milla Jovovich To Star In Action Thriller From ‘Rambo 5’ Director

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Resident Evil franchise star Milla Jovovich is set to star in Protector, a new action thriller Rambo: Last Blood helmer from Adrian Grünberg. Production begins this winter in New Mexico and hails Highland Film Group which is co-financing and repping world sales at the AFM. Grünberg directs from a script by Bong-Seeb Mun, which stars Jovovich as Nikki, a former war hero, thought she’d left her violent past behind for a peaceful life with her daughter, Chloe. That peace is shattered when Nikki awakens bound in an abandoned factory, only to discover that Chloe has been kidnapped. Quickly escaping, Nikki plunges into the city’s criminal underworld and in her quest to find Chloe, she draws the attention of both the police and the military, shooting her to the top of the most wanted list. But the deeper she goes, the more she uncovers a shocking truth that threatens everything she’s […]

DEDICATION: Daisy Ridley Headlines New Martin Campbell Action Thriller For Q2 2025 Shoot

Lee B. Golden III

Daisy Ridley (the Star Wars franchise, Young Woman and the Sea, Magpie) will star in Dedication, a new action thriller from director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye). Highland Film Group is co-financing the pic and handling international sales at the AFM in Las Vegas this week, as production readies for a Spring 2025 shoot in the Philippines and Europe. Campbell will direct from a screenplay by Dan Gordon (Wyatt Earp, The Hurricane) which centers on Major Billie Jean Parker (Ridley), a decorated Marine Corps commander relieved of duty after a high-stakes mission in the Philippines results in civilian casualties, despite capturing anarchist leader Omar Romatas. Facing the loss of her career, she visits her dying father, Clyde, a former Marine, who asks her to attend a dedication ceremony for a school building named in his honor. The event takes a deadly turn when Omar Romatas’s vengeful son, Bento, launches an assault, taking hostages. Forced back into combat, Billie Jean sets traps and executes precise strikes […]

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SIERRA MADRE: First Look Still Reveals Kiefer Sutherland In New Action Thriller, Additional Casting Announced

Lee B. Golden III

Emmy winner Kiefer Sutherland’s new action thriller, Sierra Madre, is making the rounds in Las Vegas this week with casting addition as of Tuesday. Production is underway in Colombia as well, with world sales firm Highland Film Group repping the film on the ground at AFM this week, showcasing a first look still from the film which you can view above. When Captain Jordan Wright (Kiefer Sutherland) and his squadron are granted leave from their mission to attend a crewmate’s wedding in Mexico, festivities are interrupted by a cartel’s murderous descent on the small village. As Jordan attempts to lead his remaining men to safety, war breaks out between his squad and the cartel. Now under siege in the enemy’s deadly stronghold, Jordan has no other option but to engage in a full-scale battle to save the only family he has. Also starring are renowned Mexican actor Omar Chaparro (Warner […]

Michael Jai White at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024

DRIVE THROUGH FIRE: Michael Jai White Actioner Underway, Red Sea To Shop At AFM In November

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Jimmy Carlson and Lauren Bond are directing Drive Through Fire which has Red Sea Media launching world sales at the upcoming American Film Market in November. The 3CB production is already underway in Oklahoma with the banner announcing Michael Jai White for the cast along with Carlson, and co-stars Dan Bakkedahl, Jennifer Bond, and Kate Duffy. The story follows an addict war veteran turned rideshare driver who helps a terrified passenger escape a human trafficking ring serving wealthy clients. White will play a veteran detective who gets involved in the case while violent mobsters pursue the woman. Carlson and Bond are directing from Carlson’s screenplay. Melodie Garneau, Matt Moulton, and Roman Kopelevich and Crystal Hill of Red Sea Media are exec producers. Red Sea Media founder Kopelevich brokered the rights with Lauren Bond on behalf of 3CB and said, “I’ve known Lauren a long time and I’m excited to partner […]