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FIELD COMMAND RESPONDS: A Word With Actor And Producer Joe Barbagallo

In the course of the past month, I found myself prospective in covering Mark Cheng’s directorial debut, Ghost Source Zero. If you haven’t seen the trailer for it, well…here it is: Cheng partnered with longtime friend and film cohort Joe Barbagallo, and amazingly with legendary creator and fan-beloved Larry Hama on this film and you’re more than welcome to learn about the process from Cheng by clicking here. In the meantime, an opportunity also fell in my lap to interview the film’s star and producer who himself not only shares Cheng’s vision and plans, but those of his own for other projects forthcoming. Greetings Joe and thank you for spending sometime with our readers. How has the year been for you? Hi Lee, thank you so much for having me. It’s an honor to be interviewed by Film Combat Syndicate. A lot of my friends and colleagues have been featured […]

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Mark Cheng’s GHOST SOURCE ZERO Gets U.S. Distribution At Archstone

Director Mark Cheng’s new cyberpunk indie sci-fi, Ghost Source Zero took to his film’s fanpage on Wednesday to announce the film’s new home at Archstone Distribution. The news comes more than a year after the release of the first trailer following an extensive effort from Cheng to expand his creative endeavors following the success of his 2011 G.I. Joe fan film short, Operation: Red Retrieval. From Planet Nerd Rage productions and produced by Christophed Delao, Ghost Source Zero stars Joe Barbagallo and Jean Goto in the story of an elite anti-cyber crimes unit as they chronicle their mission to stave off a brewing android revolution that could threaten mankind’s existence. Also starring are actor Kage Yami, Natalie Jean, Graham Powell and Jae Greene who coordinated the action and stunt work. G.I. Joe creator and famed comic book auteur Larry Hama, who joined the project in 2014, wrote the script with […]

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GHOST SOURCE ZERO: Cyberwarfare And Artillery Go Big In The Slick New First Look Trailer!

2011 saw ample opportunity for independent director and Planet Nerd Rage Productions founder Mark Cheng to leave an impression for the Hasbro fanbase, and so he did upon the release of G.I. Joe fan film, Operation: Red Retreival. Fast forward to 2016 and with the blessing of G.I. Joe creator and comic book auteur Larry Hama, Cheng is back once again with his latest in-house original testament to futuristic action and cyberpunk sci-fi, Ghost Source Zero. Hama co-wrote the script with Cheng for a story that focuses on Division 9, an elite anti-cyber crimes unit as they chronicle their mission to stave off a brewing android revolution that could threaten mankind’s existence. The film has been three years active in the making with Cheng filming an earlier proof-of-concept sequence to showcase the look he was going for before successfully crowdfunding in 2014 with Hama’s attachment to the project. Thus, small budgets […]

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GHOST SOURCE ZERO: Cyberwarfare And Artillery Go Big In The Slick New First Look Trailer!

2011 saw ample opportunity for independent director and Planet Nerd Rage Productions founder Mark Cheng to leave an impression for the Hasbro fanbase, and so he did upon the release of G.I. Joe fan film, Operation: Red Retreival. Fast forward to 2016 and with the blessing of G.I. Joe creator and comic book auteur Larry Hama, Cheng is back once again with his latest in-house original testament to futuristic action and cyberpunk sci-fi, Ghost Source Zero. Hama co-wrote the script with Cheng for a story that focuses on Division 9, an elite anti-cyber crimes unit as they chronicle their mission to stave off a brewing android revolution that could threaten mankind’s existence. The film has been three years active in the making with Cheng filming an earlier proof-of-concept sequence to showcase the look he was going for before successfully crowdfunding in 2014 with Hama’s attachment to the project. Thus, small budgets […]

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COUNTDOWN TO ZERO: A Word With Stuntman/Coordinator Jae Greene!

COUNTDOWN TO ZERO: A Word With Stuntman/Coordinator Jae Greene!

Actor, stuntman and stunt coordinator Jae Greene has been on my radar for a little over a year now, having initially covered his work with indie filmmaker Jason Heffner for the 2013 short, Maximum Impact. Greene is based in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania where he currently trains and works with his own stunt team, Fearless Hyenas Stunts (clearly indicating he’s a fan of THIS GUY), and is now in the middle of working on numerous projects at the moment, including one with independent filmmaker Mark Cheng on the upcoming sci-fi action thriller, Ghost Source Zero, with fellow scribe Larry Hama (yes, THAT Larry Hama). Greene sat down for an e-mail chat over the course of the weekend, offering a number of details about what he’s up to: Film Combat Syndicate: Thanks for taking the time to chat Jae! First off, tell us about who you are and your background in stunts and […]

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Watch Anthony Hoang Twirl Firey Nunchucks And More In A New Stunt Video!

Independent filmmaker Nathan Quattrini‘s newest video presents a stunning display of music and melody with art-in-motion, and not one you should try and mimic at home either. Nope, this one falls in the steaming hands of highly trained martial artist and stuntman Anthony Hoang, who got his start in the industry back in 2010 following a brief stint on the circus stage. “I originally worked as a clown in Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus.” he said. “When I lived in California, I met a former clown named Jimmy Graham who told me how he became a stuntman after leaving the show, and how it helped prepare him with all the falls and acrobatics he did under the big top. I thought about all the falls and ‘stunts’ I performed during a typical two hour show and it clicked that I needed to become a stunt performer. And clowns […]

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Filmmaker And Comic Book Legend Join Forces In The New Kickstarter For GHOST SOURCE ZERO!

Comic book artist and icon Larry Hama and independent filmmaker Mark Cheng are arming up for something big! Acclaimed visual effects artist, multifaceted independent filmmaker and Planet Nerd Rage Productions founder Mark Cheng is hitting the ground running this month with a brand new kickstarter launched to help conceive his latest labor of love, an epic science fiction cyberpunk found-footage-stylized film titled Ghost Source Zero. Designed as an original feature length episodic movie, the story is centered on an elite anti-cyber crimes unit as they chronicle their mission to stave off a brewing android revolution that could threaten mankind’s existence. Sounds fun right? Well, just ask famed comic book creator Larry Hama, best known for all the things fanboys have grown to know and love about comic books and pop culture, with such titles as G.I. Joe, X-Men and much more. As it stands, he is fully backing the project, […]

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