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MASON STONE: THE PROPOSAL Engages Feature Film Development

Director Ben Whimpey’s twelve-minute action short, The Proposal, is officially off to the races in feature film development. Key core crew members are all expected to return with more on hand, joining newcome actor and martial artist Marc Natoli to reprise his role forthwith for the movie newly titled Mason Stone: The Proposal. Natoli, who is producing the feature film through his Natoli Productions banner, carried The Proposal as Stone, a “gun for hire and all around tough customer” who finds himself battling assassins on the intended evening he’s planned to pop the big question to his girlfriend, Emma. A premiere in Sitges followed with screenings in Australia and Germany, as well as in North America in Chicago, and in Philadelphia where it won Best Action Film. Whimpey will direct with Antonio Raiola producing for ARR Productions next to Bruise Productions’ own John Fallon who also serves as co-writer. Mason […]

Ben Whimpey’s THE PROPOSAL Pilots A Worthwhile Action Hero Profile

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From ARR Productions, Natoli Productions and Bruise Productions, THE PROPOSAL is directed by Ben Whimpey and stars Marc Natoli and Kahli Williams.

SITGES 2018: Marc Natoli Readies THE PROPOSAL World Premiere Next Month

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The search for the next most representing action star is never without a running engine. Director Ben Whimpey and screenwriter and producer John Fallon (The Shelter) have assuredly put the pedal to the metal this year and are staking their claim in actor and martial artist Marc Natoli for 80’s/90’s action nostalgia nod, The Proposal. Whimpey and Fallon have already taken the necessary steps to pony up their latest project to the masses on a festival platform, with October 4 kicking off the 51st Sitges Film Festival in Catalonia, Spain. Tickets are currently available for its World Premiere therein at the Tramuntana Meliá Sitges Theatre on October 10, 2018 at 4:00PM. When gun for hire and all around tough customer Mason Stone (Marc Natoli) takes his long time girlfriend Emma (Kahli Williams) out on the town with the intent of popping the big question, he finds his proposal plans rudely […]

THE PROPOSAL: Actor And Martial Artist Marc Natoli Headlines New Shortfilm Production Next Month

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Here’s a little something to bare in mind for a potemtial future Hit List entry: Enter John Fallon of The Shelter, American Muscle and upcoming Heretic helmer, and newcomer, actor and martial artist Marc Natoli who’ve since completed their work on Paul Allica’s new feature venture, The Siege Of Robin Hood on which Fallon served as co-star and producer. Going forward, they now turn their attention to the forthcoming July shortfilm production, The Proposal. The two are joined by Neighbors actress Kahli Williams with a script from Fallon, and Ben Whimper, best known for producing projects like shortfilms Quanta and Arrowhead, and now staking his claim at the helm to direct. When gun for hire and all around tough customer Mason Stone (Marc Natoli) takes his long time girlfriend Emma (Kahli Williams) out on the town with the intent of popping the big question, he finds his proposal plans rudely […]