Exclusive: Xyz Films has licensed French rights to Wild Side on its upcoming Maori combat project heading into the Efm.
Toa Fraser (pictured) is currently in production in New Zealand on The Dead Lands.
Xyz holds world rights excluding Australia and New Zealand and will show early footage to buyers in Berlin as part of a dynamic genre slate that includes Kevin Smith’s Tusk.
The Xyz Films principals told ScreenDaily they expect The Dead Lands to raise the profile of Maori hand-to-hand combat in the way their action franchise The Raid has done for the southeast Asian Silat martial art.
Glenn Standring wrote the screenplay about the vengeful son of a Maori chieftain who must enter the forbidden Dead Lands and forge a pact with the mysterious “Warrior” to avenge his slain tribe.
James Rolleston of Boy fame stars alongside Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan and Once Were Warriors cast members George Henare and Rena Owen...
Toa Fraser (pictured) is currently in production in New Zealand on The Dead Lands.
Xyz holds world rights excluding Australia and New Zealand and will show early footage to buyers in Berlin as part of a dynamic genre slate that includes Kevin Smith’s Tusk.
The Xyz Films principals told ScreenDaily they expect The Dead Lands to raise the profile of Maori hand-to-hand combat in the way their action franchise The Raid has done for the southeast Asian Silat martial art.
Glenn Standring wrote the screenplay about the vengeful son of a Maori chieftain who must enter the forbidden Dead Lands and forge a pact with the mysterious “Warrior” to avenge his slain tribe.
James Rolleston of Boy fame stars alongside Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan and Once Were Warriors cast members George Henare and Rena Owen...
- 1/27/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Xyz Films has picked up world rights excluding Australia and New Zealand to the upcoming New Zealand-set action thriller featuring traditional Maori hand-to-hand combat.
Toa Fraser (pictured) will direct from a screenplay by Glenn Standring about a chieftain’s teenage son who must enter a feared region in order to avenge his father’s death.
James Rolleston from Boy, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, George Henare and Rena Owen will star.
Production is scheduled for later this month in Auckland and the central North Island of New Zealand. Matthew Metcalfe is the producer. Lord Of The Rings stunt co-ordinator Steve McQuillan will handle the action sequences.
General Film Corporation in association with the New Zealand Film Commission will finance with New Zealand Film Production Fund Trust, Te Mangai Paho, Images and Sound, Lip Sync and UK-based Day Tripper Films, backed by Ingenious Media.
“This is precisely the kind of elevated, culturally relevant...
Toa Fraser (pictured) will direct from a screenplay by Glenn Standring about a chieftain’s teenage son who must enter a feared region in order to avenge his father’s death.
James Rolleston from Boy, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, George Henare and Rena Owen will star.
Production is scheduled for later this month in Auckland and the central North Island of New Zealand. Matthew Metcalfe is the producer. Lord Of The Rings stunt co-ordinator Steve McQuillan will handle the action sequences.
General Film Corporation in association with the New Zealand Film Commission will finance with New Zealand Film Production Fund Trust, Te Mangai Paho, Images and Sound, Lip Sync and UK-based Day Tripper Films, backed by Ingenious Media.
“This is precisely the kind of elevated, culturally relevant...
- 12/9/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.