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Poppy Delevingne and Chad Michael Collins

ASSAILANT: ‘400 Bullets’ Director On Hand For Suspense Thriller Shoot Now Underway In The Caribbean

400 Bullets, Pandorica and Black Site director Tom Paton is back in production with suspense thriller, Assailant, featuring British actress and model Poppy Delevingne (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), Chad Michael Collins (Sony Pictures’ Sniper film franchise), Casper Van Dien (Alita: Battle Angel, Paramount Pictures’ Sleepy Hollow), and Jeff Fahey (ABC’s “Lost,” Twentieth Century Fox’s Alita: Battle Angel). Paton is directing the film from his own script with cameras now rolling at Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean, marking the latest feature in the region under a far-reaching six-picture production deal between MSR Media and the local authorities of the Caribbean island. The film also marks a reunion for Paton who previously directed Van Dien in Lionsgate’s 2020 sci-fi thriller, G-Loc, as well as for MSR whose prior comedy, Philippe Martinez’s One Year Off, just wrapped with Collins among the cast. Delevingne’s own credits also roles include King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and […]

400 BULLETS And Nowhere To Run In The Official Trailer For Tom Paton’s Newest Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Leave it to the gang at Shout! Studios to bring what looks to be a formidable early 2021 star for U.K. film star Jean-Paul Ly (Jailbreak, Nightshooters) in Black Ops helmer Tom Paton’s latest, 400 Bullets. Shout just released the official trailer which you can view above, and with pre-orders now up for grabs at Shoutfactory.com ahead of its March 2 VOD, Digital, Blu-ray and DVD release. Read on! Get ready to jump into action this spring. Highly anticipated action feature 400 BULLETS, written and directed by Tom Paton (Black Ops, Redwood, Black Site), hits VOD, digital and national home entertainment shelves for watch-at-home on March 2, 2021 from Shout! Studios. An edge-of-your-seat, military actioner about what it means to fight for honor instead of profit, 400 BULLETS combines gun battles, epic hand-to-hand fight sequences and the banter of hardened soldiers into a lean, two-fisted film that packed with a […]

400 BULLETS: Take Aim At The Official Sales Art For The New Jean-Paul Ly Action Thriller Coming In 2021

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been a grand minute since we’ve given some lip service here to actor and martial artist Jean-Paul Ly. He’s worked both sides of the lens from shortfilms like Dead End and Law Plancel’s The Division, to stunt work in TV and film including Marvel’s Doctor Strange and Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, his biggest breaks thusfar have been the successes he’s had on the feature front with Jimmy Henderson’s Jailbreak, and Marc Price’s Nightshooters to name a few. That list now grows a little more with National Film Award Winning and Frightfest favorite, director Tom Paton (Pandorica, Redwood, Black Site) whose sixth film now draws near in the form of military action thriller, 400 Bullets, now aiming for an early 2021 release. Production really played this one close to the chest as very little info was allowed to spill out when we first posted last November, but now we’ve been […]

G-LOC: Don’t Miss The Official Trailer For The New Tom Paton Sci-Fi

Christina Ortega

When Earth is no longer inhabitable, humans will look to outer space for other planets. This may sound like a common trope in science fiction, but trust me, G-LOC is not just another sci-fi tale. What is G-LOC? Linguistically speaking, it’s the loss of consciousness from exposure to excessive amounts of g-force. Theatrically speaking, it’s Lionsgate’s upcoming sci-fi adventure. Here’s the official synopsis: With Earth virtually destroyed, Bran Marshall flees to the Rhea, a planet hostile to Earthlings. Escaping onto a Rhean supply ship, he finds the crew slaughtered, with the only survivor a female warrior named Ohsha. As the two try to kill one another, the ship is damaged by meteorites. Bran (Moyer) and Ohsha must join forces to salvage the craft before it impacts the planet below — and the humans that live there. If that storyline does not peak your interest, maybe the participants will hook you: […]

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Tom Paton’s BLACK OPS Climbs The Stairway To Terror In The Official U.S. Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Black Site director Tom Paton has seen his share of festival runs in the past year following the Arrow Video FrightFest premiere of his new thriller, Stairs. Fast forward to 2020 with all respective deals signed thusfar, such is the case for Samuel Goldwyn Films who’ve stamped a VOD release sometime in June along with an official U.S. trailer for its U.S. release title, Black Ops. Updates to follow. Follow a black ops team who find themselves trapped in a terrifying, never-ending stairwell. Forced to climb or die, the group soon come face to face with their past sins in a desperate fight for survival. Paton directs from his own script. He rejoins with Black Site cohorts Bentley Kalu, Samantha Schnitzler and Toby Osmond, with Shayne Ward, Rachel Warren and Simon Meacock also starring.

400 BULLETS: ‘Black Site’ Director Shoots Jean-Paul Ly Thriller Next Month

Lee B. Golden III

Actor Jean-Paul Ly is revving up to star in 400 Bullets for Black Site director Tom Paton. The film adds to the already adds to Ly’s growing slate since breaking out in 2017 with Jailbreak and the rousing action comedy, Nightshooters, and having kept the habit up with behind-the-scenes fight choreography for The Prey and introducing proof-of-concept actioners like The Division with Law Plancel, and Haz Dullul’s sci-fi, Rift. Paton just wrapped up black ops action horror, Stairs, which screened back in August for this year’s events at FrightFest. He’ll be on 400 Bullets rolling cameras next month upon which we should have some more details about the film and its production by then. Ly is also poised for other projects as well, including 14 Fists which also added John Hannah and Bai Ling, Kenneth Branagh’s Artemis Fowl in May 2020, and Ross Boyask’s I Am Vengeance: Retaliation, in addition […]

STAIRS: Watch The Official Trailer For Tom Paton’s New Undead Action Horror Debuting At FrightFest In August

Lee B. Golden III

Black Site helmer Tom Paton is officially August-bound with this year’s 20th Arrow FrightFest London setting the stage for the UK premiere of his new war-ripped action horror, Stairs. The official website for the annual festival is up and running as is Paton’s own unveiling of a hearty, official red-band trailer and poster. A group of mercenaries are sent into Eastern Europe in the middle of a civil war to retrieve intel, but shortly after the mission the unit finds themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell; forced to climb or die. To survive, they must revisit their past sins if they ever want to get off. The film blurs the lines of action and horror, creating a visually unique movie that deals with time travel, the repercussions of violence and consequence. Rife with practical effects, bone-crunching fight sequences and existential dread; its underpinned by a villain with a real purpose. […]

BLACK SITE: Tom Paton’s H.P. Lovecraftian Sci-Fi Actioner Gets A U.S. Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Well on his way with a fourth outing in Stairs, writer/director Tom Paton’s latest sci-fi thriller, Black Site, finally has an official trailer after earning its street cred among festival goers in the past year. It’s a victory lap for actress and martial artist Samantha Schnitzler (Duchess) who makes her feature debut, and with Epic Pictures Group delivering an April 9 U.S. release on Blu-Ray and VOD. An elite military unit encounters a supernatural entity, known as The Elder Gods, that forces them into battle against an army from another dimension. They must fight together to defend the Black Site and save the world from ultimate destruction. Also starring are Mike Beckingham, Bently Kalu, Angela Dixon, Phoebe Robinson-Galvin and Kris Johnson.

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Tom Paton’s BLACK SITE Opens Its Doors To Hampered Epic Sci-Fi Poetry

Lee B. Golden III

Redwood and Pandorica director Tom Paton combines action, science fiction thrills and drama with a darkly-lit, slow burn tinge to the pacing in Black Site, his third feature film now hailing from Airpick Pictures and Tom Paton Film. Relatively modest in budget with an apt creative approach that makes an effort toward a bigger scope and scale at times, the performances are largely solid with a strong lead in actress and martial artist Samantha Schnitzler who carries her feature debut lead role with impressiveness and wit, and the necessary screenfighting chops to boot. From the start of opening credits, the score alone gives you the feeling of a paranormal sci-fi that pays homage to shows and films of the 1980s. Bits of nostalgia continue just a little more as the film progresses toward its modern day-set narrative, centering Paton’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired tale on a remote facility in the woods that […]

BLACK SITE: Tom Paton’s Lovecraftian Kick-Ass Sci-Fi Thriller Gets An Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

London’s Arrow Video FrightFest kicks off on August 23 at the Prince Charles Cinema with several program announcements to follow. One such update came on Thursday courtesy of Jonathan Barkan at Dread Central with an exclusive first trailer for Tom Paton’s martial arts-induced John Carpenter/H.P. Lovecraft hybrid, Black Site. A young woman is forced to push past her worst fears and battle to deport an ancient entity back to where it came from. Set inside an underground military base known as The Artemis Black Site, the movie mixes an Escape From New York style survival story with Lovecraftian elements and large scale mythology building. Paton directs from his own script debuting martial artist and actress Samantha Schnitzler in her first feature film role. She’s joined by Simon Pegg sib, actor Mike Beckingham and Bentley Kalu, with Kris Johnson getting in on the action as the villainous “Elder God”, Erebus; there’s […]

BLACK SITE Broods With Menacing Villains And Brutal Fight Action In The First Teaser

Lee B. Golden III

Pandorica helmer Tom Paton’s latest sci-fi thriller, Black Site, recently wrapped filming following production start in June. Actress and martial artist Samantha Schnitzler makes her lead debut in this, Paton’s own inspired genre push honing in on The Raid and HP Lovecraft – a combo now available to sample from in the first official teaser ahead of its 2018 release. BLACK SITE is the story of REN REID, orphaned as a child when a member of an ancient race known as THE ELDER GODS killed her parents. Twenty years have passed and a fractured Ren now works for the covert group ARTEMIS, an organization set up to capture, contain and deport these ELDER GODS back to the dimension that they came from. When the ELDER GOD responsible for Ren’s childhood tragedy, Erobos, is caught and brought to the BLACK SITE for deportation, Ren must partner with an unlikely ally, Sam, […]

BLACK SITE: Meet Samantha Schnitzler As Ren Reid In A First Look Photo

Lee B. Golden III

Production continues with upcoming action horror sci-fi, Black Site with actress and martial artist Samantha Schnitzler cast as the lead. Filming started in May and the UK actress just started filming her scenes several days ago, including over the weekend wherein the production unveiled a first look at Schnitzler from the set. Take a look: Tom Paton directs his third outing, hailing from AirPick Pictures and Tom Paton Film and is described as a mix of elements from The Raid and the vision of H.P. Lovecraft. Schnitzler, who shares stunt credits on Scott Derrickson’s Marvel adaptation, Doctor Strange, makes her feature film debut as Ren Reid, a member of an organization known as Artemis which detains and deports rogue members of a species known as Elder Gods. The film sets itself twenty years after the murder of Reid’s parents, wherein Artemis finally captures Erebus, the Elder God responsible, only to […]

Tom Paton’s BLACK SITE Casts Its Heroine And Supervillain

Lee B. Golden III

Production is already underway for Pandorica helmer Tom Paton’s third feature film, Black Site. For this, news of actor Mike Beckingham’s casting now precedes this week’s breaking news of its official casting of actress Samantha Schnitzler (TV series 50 Ways To Kill Your Lover!, upcoming feature film Darkness Wakes) Black Site hails from AirPick Pictures and Tom Paton Film and is described as a mix of elements from The Raid and the vision of H.P. Lovecraft. Schnitzler, who shares stunt credits on Scott Derrickson’s Marvel adaptation, Doctor Strange, will play the film’s central protaginist, Ren Reid, a member of an organization known as Artemis which detains and deports rogue members of a species known as Elder Gods. The film sets itself twenty years after the murder of Reid’s parents, wherein Artemis finally captures Erebus, the Elder God responsible only to face a new threat when its worshippers attempt to free their deity from […]

Tom Paton’s Supernatural Thriller, BLACK SITE Begins Filming

Lee B. Golden III

A press announcement this week unveiled the production of the new supernational action horror, Black Site. Pandorica helmer Tom Paton makes his third outing here and reunites with Simon Pegg sib, Redwood co-star, actor Mike Beckingham. Hailing from AirPick Pictures and Tom Paton Film, Black Site is being described as a mix of elements from The Raid and the vision of author H.P. Lovecraft, centered on Ren Reid, a member of an organization known as Artemis which detains and deports rogue members of a species known as Elder Gods. Twenty years after the murder of her parents, Artemis finally captures the Elder God responsible only to face a new threat when worshippers attempt to free their deity from captivity. With the facility on lockdown, Ren finds an unlikely ally on her quest with just hours left to avenge her parents. The film is currently being hoisted as a potential franchise starter […]