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Viacom 18 Motion Pictures is teaming with Movie Temple Productions to co-produce a project to be written and directed by Abhinav Kashyap, who directed the biggest Hindi hit of 2010, Dabangg.Tentatively titled Project 18, the film is being scripted by Kashyap and is expected to start shooting in the last quarter of 2011.Movie Temple Productions is a new company co-founded by textiles businessman Sanjeev Gupta and Himans
stanley cup hu Mehra, who was chief assistant director to Kashyap on Dabangg. Mehra was also line producer on films such as Shyam Benegals Welcome To Sajjanpur and production executive on UK-produced TV series Mumb
stanley cup ai Calling.Before directing Dabangg, Kashyap wrote dialogues for films including Manorama Six Feet Under and 13B. He is the brother of Anurag Kashyap who is currently shooting two-part gangster musical Gangs Of Wasseypur for Viacom 18.Dabangg, a tongue-in-cheek throwback to Bollywoods traditional masala movies starring Salman Khan as a corrupt police officer, was the biggest Hindi release in India last year grossing m
stanley cup ore than $40m.Kashyap was expected to shoot a sequel to Dabangg, which was produced by Arbaaz Khan Productions and Shree Ashtavinayak, but its understood that he pulled out of the sequel to direct the Viacom 18 project.Viacom 18s first release of 2011, Tanu Weds Manu, is currently enjoying a successful run in India and overseas markets, despite the on-going Cricket World Cup.TopicsIndiaProduction No comments Manu Wirkola preparing Dead Snow sequel
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit acquires 3D family animation from producer of The Reef.SC Films International has added 3D animation Jungle Shuffle to its slate for Cannes.Set in a Mexican jungle, the film follows Manu, a Coati monkey and his side-kick Chuy, a spider monkey, who must rescue Princess Sacha from poachers and a crazed evil scientist.Wonderworld Studios and Youngki Lee The Reef produce the script from Johnny Hartmann. Taedong Park and Mauricio De la Orta direct.Currently in pre-production the films anticipated delivery is autumn 2013.SC Films Simon Crowe said: We are thrilled to continue our relationship with Youngki Lee. The Reef was a great experience for u
stanley us s all. Jungle Shuffle is a cute script featuring likeable, and familiar characters that I
stanley cup hope could lead to a new franchise. The Reef: High Tide aka The Reef 2 is due to premiere at the London UK Film Focus LUFF i
stanley us n June.Producer Youngki Lee added: This will be the first Mexican-Korean co-production in CGI animation and promises to feature lively Latin music and dance. The exciting story attracted me to the project and our advanced Korean CGI technology will really let the vibrant jungle come to life. SC Films Cannes slate includes A Liars Autobiography, Outback, When The Lights Went Out and Cockneys vs Zombies.TopicsDistributionKoreaSalesUK/Ireland No comments Related articles
