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Monday, November 4, 2013

Acquisition News For VIKINGDOM and WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL

As the film festival season continues, fans and filmgoers are bound to hear more news of pickups for distribution for North America and other parts of the globe. As such, there are at least two titles worth mentioning right now so far.

The Hollywood Reporter has announced an multi-territorial acquisition by Universal Photos for Epic Pictures' period fantasy action adventure thriller, Vikingdom. The report states the KRU Studios production from director Yusry Halim will get an limited theatrical regular and 3D release on October four, 2013.

Vikingdom is created by Shireen Hashim and is based on a script by A Certain Justice co-director James Coyne. The story is centered on Viking mythology about a fallen king who teams up with 4 exclusive warriors to battle the odds against evil God Of Thunder, Thor.

Vikingdom stars Dominic PurcellConan StevensCraig Fairbrass, Extraction stsr Jon Foo and Natassia Malthe.

Purcell at the moment stars in director Uwe Boll's most current assassin thriller, All of a sudden, co-starring Ray Liotta and Michael Paré. Click right here to view the trailer.

Next in line for a North American debut is director Sono Sion's latest bloody action comedy, Why Don't You Play In Hell. The film is far more than a month away from its Japan premiere on September 28, 2013, even though it appears that Drafthouse Films has currently produced its mind up, selecting the film up for a limited theatrical and digital release subsequent year.

Why Do not You Play In Hell stars Gen Hoshino as an amateur film crew member who gets mistaken for a director and is forced to impress two rival Yakuza bosses in a wacky situation that goes out of control by the third act. The film also stars Jun Kunimura, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Fumi Nikaido, Tomochika and Hiroki Hasegawa.

Sono is also presently involved in the production of his most recent graphic novel adaptation, Tokyo Tribes. The film is set for a 2014 release with actor Ryohei Suzuki and hip hop artist YOUNG DAIS announced for lead roles. Shooting for the film began this month.

Keep tuned for far more info.
Acquisition News For VIKINGDOM and WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL
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