Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Sony Champions Canadian "Defendor"...

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The superhero comedy feature "Defendor", debuting @ TIFF 2009, starring actor Woody "Cheers" Harrelson has picked up a seven-figure distribution deal from Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group for all US rights, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

The film was written/directed by Vancouver-based, Canadian actor Peter "G-Spot" Stebbings and produced by Toronto/LA-based Nicholas Tabarrok of Darius Films.

According to reports, Tabarrok pre-sold Canadian rights for "Defendor" to Alliance Films as part of the movie's financing package.

"...When night falls and danger emerges from the shadows of the 'Hammer Town' alleyways, 'Defendor' is the only man who stands between us and the drug-ravaged streets. He is the last bastion of decency, the last honourable man: he is Defendor! But he is also 'Arthur Poppington' (Woody Harrelson), a simple man who lives in the workshop of the construction company that employs him to hold traffic signs.

Arthur is a self-made superhero who runs afoul of the law when he lays a beating on an undercover cop, 'Chuck Dooney' (Elias Koteas), who was abusing a young prostitute named 'Kat' (Kat Dennings).

Always the hero, Arthur takes Kat to his secret hideout hoping she can help him find his arch-nemesis, the diabolical 'Captain Industry'. Mistakenly convinced that Captain Industry killed his mother, Arthur has made it his mission to track down this enemy at all costs. But in order to do so, he must first overcome his most difficult challenge ever: convincing the court-appointed psychiatrist 'Dr. Park' (Sandra Oh) that he's sane enough to be on the streets..."

Sneak Peek the trailer for "Defendor"...


Sound Off For "Silent Hill": The Sequel...

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Screenwriter Roger "Pulp Fiction" Avary and producer Samuel Hadida of Davis Films will reunite for a Toronto-lensed sequel to their 2006 video game, feature adaptation "Silent Hill".

The first film, lensed in Ontario, based on the Konami video game, starred actors Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Canadian actresses Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger and Tanya Allen, directed by Christophe "Brotherhood Of The Wolf" Gans for TriStar Pictures.

Davis Films plans to shoot the new film in 2010, after they wrap "Resident Evil: Afterlife", now prepping in Toronto with star Milla Jovovich.

Avary is also writing the game adaptation "Return To Castle Wolfenstein" for Davis Films.

Sneak Peek the original trailer for "Silent Hill"...

TIFF 2009: "London River" by Rachid Bouchard...

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"London River" is the newest feature from award-winning French-Algerian director Rachid "Days Of Glory" Bouchareb, starring actress Brenda Blethyn, screening @ TIFF 2009 September 17.

The film also won a 'Silver Bear' @ Berlinale 2009, awarded to Sotigui Kouyaté for best acting.

"...Cities push strangers together, at times tragically, as in the London bombings of July 7, 2005. As hundreds went missing in the confusion of the aftermath, family and friends posted flyers all over the city with pictures of the loved ones they sought.

Brenda Blethyn plays 'Mrs. Sommers', a farming woman with a simple rural routine. When her regular calls to her city-dwelling daughter go unanswered, she crosses the English Channel into the throng of north London. At first, news of the terror attacks are mere background noise to her, but as she continues to search for her daughter, fear sets in.

At the same time, 'Ousmane' (Sotigui Kouyaté) an African farm worker has travelled from rural France to London to search for his son, also missing since the attacks..."

Sneak Peek the trailer to "London River"...

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