ITN Distribution has acquired North American rights Taken From Rio Bravo, the sequel to Joe Cornet’s Gunfight At Rio Bravo starring Alexander Nevsky (Showdown In Manila, Black Rose). Nevsky, a three-time Mr. Universe bodybuilding champion, is again joined by Cornet who co-stars, as well as directs from a script by Craig Hamann.
Based on a real life brigadier general who led the Union army during the Civil War, Nevsky reprises his role as Ivan Turchin, a mysterious gunslinger who, in the first film, joins Sheriff Vernon Kelly (Cornet) in taking down a vicious gang. In Taken From Rio Bravo, Turchin and Kelly set out to pursue a gang of sadistic human traffickers – known as The Posse – who have kidnapped five women.
Taken From Rio Bravo also Cynthia Rothrock, Tatiana Neva, and Don “The Dragon” Wilson, with Matthias Hues and John Fallon reprising their roles from the first film. Nevsky also produced the film for Hollywood Storm, with ETA Films’ Eric Brenner, San Rafael Productions’ Cornet, and with Douglas “Fini” Finical exec producing.
“I’m really happy Taken From Rio Bravo will be released in the U.S. by my friend Stuart Alson’ ITN Distribution. Our western sequel may have a lot of action, but it’s also a great story about friendship and the endless fight between good and evil,” said Nevsky. “I can’t wait for American audiences to watch it thanks to ITN and PEG!”
Taken From Rio Bravo also marks another reunion for Rothrock and Wilson, martial arts cinema stalwarts whose respective careers are garnished by longstanding hit action movies underscoring the bustling VHS market. In addition to Nevsky’s Mark Dacascos-directed Showdown In Manila, the two also appear together in films like Sci-Fighter, The Martial Arts Kid, and Death Fighter, and will also reunite in the current production of Rothrock’s upcoming crowdfunded indie western, Black Creek, directed by Shannon Lanier.
Premiere Entertainment Group represented international sales on Taken From Rio Bravo at the American Film Market over the weekend.
