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Fox Aboard Spielberg’s ‘Robopocalypse’, Get Ready For A ‘Terminator’ With Four Acts!
Man, it looks like Robopocalypse is gonna happen. Per Variety, “Twentieth Century Fox is coming on to co-finance Steven Spielberg’s robot uprising sci-fier ‘Robopocalypse’ with DreamWorks. Disney’s Touchstone Pictures will unspool the film domestically, while Fox will handle international distribution.”
We’ve known that this is probably going to happen for a while, but the fact that two studios are now teaming up to split the massive cost makes it all the more real.
I actually really, really like Steven Spielberg. But I like him when he’s jazzed up. Granted, there’s no way this thing will be as bad as The Terminal, but I don’t think he’ll be inspired to reach the latter day heights of something like Munich either. The book is, by many accounts, not particularly good. Here’s hoping writer Drew Goddard can wring some gold out of Daniel Wilson’s text and we get something at least as good as the first 45 minutes of War Of The Worlds.
Robopocalypse is scheduled for release on July 13, 2013.
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‘Demon Hunters’ Trailer Unleashes Action Horror Team-Up in Taiwan-India’s First Co-Production
A Taiwanese paranormal YouTuber and an Indian tech engineer are forced to join forces against evil in the trailer for Demon Hunters, the first Taiwan-India co-produced feature.
Light House Productions and Kleos Entertainment Group will release the action horror comedy on Digital and VOD on August 7.
Directed by Mei-Juin Chen (Taiwan) and produced by Gayathiri Guliani (India – Kleos Entertainment Group ) and Cindy Shyu (Taiwan – Light House Productions), Demon Hunters follows “Tommy (played by Taiwan’s heartthrob JC Lin), a YouTuber who fakes exorcisms for views, as he teams up with Sanjay (played by India’s current hot superstar Arjan Bajwa), an Indian tech expert and grandson of a legendary exorcist, to battle a zombie demon possession.”
Jack Kao, Harry Chang, and Regina Lei also star.
“This is a great step toward building globally resonant IP from Asia,” said Guliani, producer at Kleos Entertainment Group. “It demonstrates how culturally rooted stories can transcend borders and unlock new film audience ecosystems. Our hope is to do even more cross-cultural and cross-country collaborations.”
Director Chen stated: “I am proud and excited that three women filmmakers from different cultures and countries came together to create and make Demon Hunters. I am looking forward to working together again and ensuring our voices are heard through stories that have been told traditionally from a male perspective. This film gives us so much insight to do more.”
Shyu, producer at Light House Productions, added: “Bringing together Taiwan and India on this scale has been creatively enriching. The film reflects a seamless blend of storytelling traditions and technical excellence that audiences worldwide can connect with. We are looking forward to the US reception for this wild and fun film.”
The cross-cultural action-horror hybrid features more than 700 VFX shots and a combined Taiwanese-Hindi soundtrack, including the Bollywood-style track “Dadaji Ka Jadoo,” distributed by Sony Music Taiwan.
Demon Hunters will be available in America in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Mandarin, and English.
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