Exclusive: China’s Thunder Communications and UK’s Poisson Rouge to collaborate on up to five titles; first drama centres on a real investigation into mysterious biological weapons that were used against the Chinese.
Beijing-based Thunder Communications International and London-based Poisson Rouge Pictures are joining forces to develop a slate of three-to-five Anglo-Chinese films aimed at the international market.
The first title to emerge from the partnership is The Proving Ground, an action-adventure movie set in Cambridge and northern China in 1948 that is inspired by the true life exploits of the renowned biochemist and Sinologist Joseph Needham who undertook a dangerous mission during turbulent times to investigate mysterious biological weapons that were used against the Chinese.
Jonathan Finnigan is attached to direct a script written by Andy Briggs (The Philadelphia Experiment).
Other projects already selected for development are a Cold War thriller and a Mando-pop (Mandarin popular music) road movie.
Charles Lei, founder...
Beijing-based Thunder Communications International and London-based Poisson Rouge Pictures are joining forces to develop a slate of three-to-five Anglo-Chinese films aimed at the international market.
The first title to emerge from the partnership is The Proving Ground, an action-adventure movie set in Cambridge and northern China in 1948 that is inspired by the true life exploits of the renowned biochemist and Sinologist Joseph Needham who undertook a dangerous mission during turbulent times to investigate mysterious biological weapons that were used against the Chinese.
Jonathan Finnigan is attached to direct a script written by Andy Briggs (The Philadelphia Experiment).
Other projects already selected for development are a Cold War thriller and a Mando-pop (Mandarin popular music) road movie.
Charles Lei, founder...
- 3/15/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Lionsgate's dropping the Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins starring monster-bash Legendary on DVD and VOD tomorrow and right now we have an exclusive clip from the DVD to get you all fired up.
Huge bonus points awarded if either Adkins or Lundgren actually either kick or punch the creature.
Synopsis:
Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn’t supposed to exist... their mission is to capture a cryptid that is wreaking havoc in a remote village where a water pipeline is being built. They need to do this before Harker, the legendary bounty hunter, finds and kills it — and before anyone else falls victim to its rage.
Midsummer Films and China Film Group are behind this filmed-in-Beijing production from director Eric Styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 Heather Graham romantic comedy Miss Conception, and screenwriter Andy Briggs, the author of the recent Syfy Original Movie The Philadelphia Experiment.
Huge bonus points awarded if either Adkins or Lundgren actually either kick or punch the creature.
Synopsis:
Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn’t supposed to exist... their mission is to capture a cryptid that is wreaking havoc in a remote village where a water pipeline is being built. They need to do this before Harker, the legendary bounty hunter, finds and kills it — and before anyone else falls victim to its rage.
Midsummer Films and China Film Group are behind this filmed-in-Beijing production from director Eric Styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 Heather Graham romantic comedy Miss Conception, and screenwriter Andy Briggs, the author of the recent Syfy Original Movie The Philadelphia Experiment.
- 7/28/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Dolph Lundgren + Scott Adkins + Giant Beastie + Generic Artwork = Lionsgate's upcoming DVD release of Legendary. Look for it on DVD and VOD beginning on July 29th.
Huge bonus points awarded if either Adkins or Lundgren actually either kick or punch the creature.
Synopsis:
Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn’t supposed to exist... their mission is to capture a cryptid that is wreaking havoc in a remote village where a water pipeline is being built. They need to do this before Harker, the legendary bounty hunter, finds and kills it — and before anyone else falls victim to its rage.
Midsummer Films and China Film Group are behind this filmed-in-Beijing production from director Eric Styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 Heather Graham romantic comedy Miss Conception, and screenwriter Andy Briggs, the author of the recent Syfy Original Movie The Philadelphia Experiment.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Huge bonus points awarded if either Adkins or Lundgren actually either kick or punch the creature.
Synopsis:
Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn’t supposed to exist... their mission is to capture a cryptid that is wreaking havoc in a remote village where a water pipeline is being built. They need to do this before Harker, the legendary bounty hunter, finds and kills it — and before anyone else falls victim to its rage.
Midsummer Films and China Film Group are behind this filmed-in-Beijing production from director Eric Styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 Heather Graham romantic comedy Miss Conception, and screenwriter Andy Briggs, the author of the recent Syfy Original Movie The Philadelphia Experiment.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 6/18/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Wreckin Hill Entertainment and Lionsgate are fixing to release the 3D Dolph Lundgren film Legendary on VOD soon, and to mark the occasion, a new trailer has been released. Check it out, and look for an exact release date soon!
Scott Adkins co-stars.
Synopsis:
Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn’t supposed to exist... their mission is to capture a cryptid that is wreaking havoc in a remote village where a water pipeline is being built. They need to do this before Harker, the legendary bounty hunter, finds and kills it — and before anyone else falls victim to its rage.
Midsummer Films and China Film Group are behind this filmed-in-Beijing production from director Eric Styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 Heather Graham romantic comedy Miss Conception, and screenwriter Andy Briggs, the author of the recent Syfy Original premiere The Philadelphia Experiment.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Scott Adkins co-stars.
Synopsis:
Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn’t supposed to exist... their mission is to capture a cryptid that is wreaking havoc in a remote village where a water pipeline is being built. They need to do this before Harker, the legendary bounty hunter, finds and kills it — and before anyone else falls victim to its rage.
Midsummer Films and China Film Group are behind this filmed-in-Beijing production from director Eric Styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 Heather Graham romantic comedy Miss Conception, and screenwriter Andy Briggs, the author of the recent Syfy Original premiere The Philadelphia Experiment.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 5/8/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
The official trailer for Legendary has dropped online, and unlike the one that came before it, this time we're getting a look at the final product, finished visual effects and all. Check it out!
Below you'll find a much better look at Legendary, formerly Tomb of the Dragon. Look for more soon!
Synopsis:
Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn’t supposed to exist... their mission is to capture a cryptid that is wreaking havoc in a remote village where a water pipeline is being built. They need to do this before Harker, the legendary bounty hunter, finds and kills it — and before anyone else falls victim to its rage.
Midsummer Films and China Film Group are behind this filmed-in-Beijing production from director Eric Styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 Heather Graham romantic comedy Miss Conception, and screenwriter Andy Briggs, the author of the...
Below you'll find a much better look at Legendary, formerly Tomb of the Dragon. Look for more soon!
Synopsis:
Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn’t supposed to exist... their mission is to capture a cryptid that is wreaking havoc in a remote village where a water pipeline is being built. They need to do this before Harker, the legendary bounty hunter, finds and kills it — and before anyone else falls victim to its rage.
Midsummer Films and China Film Group are behind this filmed-in-Beijing production from director Eric Styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 Heather Graham romantic comedy Miss Conception, and screenwriter Andy Briggs, the author of the...
- 6/1/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
It was almost a year ago when we first heard that Dolph Lundgren and his Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning co-star Scott Adkins were heading to China for a new 3D creature feature that would see them hunting a ferocious dragon.
Now we have our first look at Legendary, formerly Tomb of the Dragon.
Synopsis:
Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn’t supposed to exist... their mission is to capture a cryptid that is wreaking havoc in a remote village where a water pipeline is being built. They need to do this before Harker, the legendary bounty hunter, finds and kills it — and before anyone else falls victim to its rage.
Midsummer Films and China Film Group are behind this filmed-in-Beijing production from director Eric Styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 Heather Graham romantic comedy Miss Conception, and screenwriter Andy Briggs, the author...
Now we have our first look at Legendary, formerly Tomb of the Dragon.
Synopsis:
Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn’t supposed to exist... their mission is to capture a cryptid that is wreaking havoc in a remote village where a water pipeline is being built. They need to do this before Harker, the legendary bounty hunter, finds and kills it — and before anyone else falls victim to its rage.
Midsummer Films and China Film Group are behind this filmed-in-Beijing production from director Eric Styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 Heather Graham romantic comedy Miss Conception, and screenwriter Andy Briggs, the author...
- 5/7/2013
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Any movie that casts Dolph Lundgren and rising action hero Scott Adkins as rival cryptozoologists fighting over the discovery of a living, breathing killer Chinese dragon has my immediate attention.
Scott Adkins (Undisputed III: Redemption, Ninja) does battle with his The Expendables 2 and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning co-star Dolph Lundgren in the monstrous action thriller Tomb of the Dragon.
Synopsis:
Travis, our heroic cryptozoologist, wants to prove that a prehistoric beast killing construction workers is more than just a myth. But at the same time his ruthless competitor, Harker, wants to prove he is the best in the business and outdo Travis in any way he can.\
Travis finds himself in a race against time to preserve the rare but deadly creature because Harker thrives on trophy killings and shoots to kill…including humans if they come between him and his prey.
Travis is funded by a mysterious...
Scott Adkins (Undisputed III: Redemption, Ninja) does battle with his The Expendables 2 and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning co-star Dolph Lundgren in the monstrous action thriller Tomb of the Dragon.
Synopsis:
Travis, our heroic cryptozoologist, wants to prove that a prehistoric beast killing construction workers is more than just a myth. But at the same time his ruthless competitor, Harker, wants to prove he is the best in the business and outdo Travis in any way he can.\
Travis finds himself in a race against time to preserve the rare but deadly creature because Harker thrives on trophy killings and shoots to kill…including humans if they come between him and his prey.
Travis is funded by a mysterious...
- 7/27/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
One weekend monster update coming up.
Galactica Geek, a new BSG site run by the folks behind Battlestar Wiki, that will cover everything from the shows and the cast & crew to the fans, has launched today. Hit the link to check it out. You can also follow them on Twitter @galacticageek and Facebook.com/GalacticaGeek.
And in news of the regular variety:
The Hunger Games with Paula Malcomson has finally wrapped production in North Carolina. The film is still scheduled for release in March.
Gun Hill Road has opened in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and San Diego this weekend. More details on Facebook. The Miami Herald has a new interview with Esai Morales.
Fort McCoy with Eric Stoltz will be shown at the Boston Film Festival on Wednesday, September 21. Details and tickets here. Eric's new episode of Glee airs this Tuesday at 8 pm. Spoiler TV has the teaser.
Galactica Geek, a new BSG site run by the folks behind Battlestar Wiki, that will cover everything from the shows and the cast & crew to the fans, has launched today. Hit the link to check it out. You can also follow them on Twitter @galacticageek and Facebook.com/GalacticaGeek.
And in news of the regular variety:
The Hunger Games with Paula Malcomson has finally wrapped production in North Carolina. The film is still scheduled for release in March.
Gun Hill Road has opened in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and San Diego this weekend. More details on Facebook. The Miami Herald has a new interview with Esai Morales.
Fort McCoy with Eric Stoltz will be shown at the Boston Film Festival on Wednesday, September 21. Details and tickets here. Eric's new episode of Glee airs this Tuesday at 8 pm. Spoiler TV has the teaser.
- 9/18/2011
- by fanshawe
- CapricaTV
Just a heads-up before I start: now you can get updates from Caprica TV on Facebook, too, at Facebook.com/CapricaTV.
First off, big congrats to at Esai Morales on winning an award for Best Actor in a Feature Film at FilmOut San Diego's Lgbt Film Festival, where Gun Hill Road also picked up the award for Best First Narrative Feature, and Judas Kiss won for Best Screenwriting.
Also congrats to Callum Keith Rennie on nabbing a Gemini for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Shattered, and to the Blackstone team on winning two awards this year. Carmen Moore posted a few photos from the event on Facebook.
And congratulations to David Weddle, Bradley Thompson and everyone else working on Alphas on getting picked up for a second season! No word yet if John Pyper-Ferguson will be recurring in season two, but he will...
First off, big congrats to at Esai Morales on winning an award for Best Actor in a Feature Film at FilmOut San Diego's Lgbt Film Festival, where Gun Hill Road also picked up the award for Best First Narrative Feature, and Judas Kiss won for Best Screenwriting.
Also congrats to Callum Keith Rennie on nabbing a Gemini for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Shattered, and to the Blackstone team on winning two awards this year. Carmen Moore posted a few photos from the event on Facebook.
And congratulations to David Weddle, Bradley Thompson and everyone else working on Alphas on getting picked up for a second season! No word yet if John Pyper-Ferguson will be recurring in season two, but he will...
- 9/12/2011
- by fanshawe
- CapricaTV
One long and chaotic round of updates coming up.
Alessandra Torresani will make an apperance in the next episode of Warehouse 13, called "Shadows." It airs on Monday, September 12 at 9 pm. (Husbands premieres a day later, on Sept. 13.) Spoiler TV has the promotional photos. Teaser and clip embedded at the end of the post.
Ron Moore and Matt Roberts have a new project in the works. From Deadline:
ABC has bought drama pitch Hangtown, from Battlestar Galactica developer/executive producer Ron Moore and Caprica writer Matt Roberts. Sony Pictures TV, where Moore is under an overall deal, is producing. Described as a Western with a procedural overlay, Hangtown is set in the early 1900s in a frontier town that’s begun rapidly expanding with the coming of the railroad. It centers on three characters: the Marshal, a Matt Dillon/Clint Eastwood type who prefers to solve crimes by his...
Alessandra Torresani will make an apperance in the next episode of Warehouse 13, called "Shadows." It airs on Monday, September 12 at 9 pm. (Husbands premieres a day later, on Sept. 13.) Spoiler TV has the promotional photos. Teaser and clip embedded at the end of the post.
Ron Moore and Matt Roberts have a new project in the works. From Deadline:
ABC has bought drama pitch Hangtown, from Battlestar Galactica developer/executive producer Ron Moore and Caprica writer Matt Roberts. Sony Pictures TV, where Moore is under an overall deal, is producing. Described as a Western with a procedural overlay, Hangtown is set in the early 1900s in a frontier town that’s begun rapidly expanding with the coming of the railroad. It centers on three characters: the Marshal, a Matt Dillon/Clint Eastwood type who prefers to solve crimes by his...
- 9/4/2011
- by fanshawe
- CapricaTV
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