Richard Halsey, who won an Academy Award for his editing on Sylvester Stallone's 1976 classic Rocky, has begun work on action-drama The City of Gardens.
Among the film's cast are two werewolves: Alex Meraz from the Twilight films and Grant Bowler from True Blood. Meraz is pictured above (on right) alongside lead actor John Robinson (Lords of Dogtown, Seraphim Falls, Transformers, Elephant).
Produced by Four Fish Films/Dragon Tree Media, the film is now entering into post-production. It tells the story of a free-spirited American surfer who attempts to rid himself of his father's wealth by fleeing to Peru, where he is accused of trafficking cocaine and sent to prison.
Editor Richard Halsey has also worked on such films as Sister Act, Edward Scissorhands, Beaches and American Gigolo.
Halsey, who began his career at 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros in sound and film editing, said: "I knew immediately that...
Among the film's cast are two werewolves: Alex Meraz from the Twilight films and Grant Bowler from True Blood. Meraz is pictured above (on right) alongside lead actor John Robinson (Lords of Dogtown, Seraphim Falls, Transformers, Elephant).
Produced by Four Fish Films/Dragon Tree Media, the film is now entering into post-production. It tells the story of a free-spirited American surfer who attempts to rid himself of his father's wealth by fleeing to Peru, where he is accused of trafficking cocaine and sent to prison.
Editor Richard Halsey has also worked on such films as Sister Act, Edward Scissorhands, Beaches and American Gigolo.
Halsey, who began his career at 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros in sound and film editing, said: "I knew immediately that...
- 7/29/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
The true story of a young American surfer, wrongfully accused of cocaine trafficking and sent to prison in the 1980s, is the inspiration for new action drama movie The City of Gardens.
Produced by Four Fish Films/DragonTree Media, the project has now wrapped filming in Lima, Peru and is moving to Los Angeles to continue production.
The intense action drama and coming-of-age story stars John Robinson (Lords of Dogtown, Transformers, Elephant), Alex Meraz (who plays one of the native American werewolves in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and New Moon), Johnny Lewis (Sons of Anarchy, The Runaways, Avpr: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem), Michael DeLorenzo (A Few Good Men, Not Forgotten, Resurrection Blvd), Deborah Unger (White Noise, The Hurricane, Angel and the Bad Man, The Game), James Remar (Red, Gun, Pineapple Express, 2 Fast 2 Furious) and Grant Bowler (Killer Elite, True Blood, Ugly Betty).
The City of Gardens is directed by Camilo Vila (18 Wheels of Justice,...
Produced by Four Fish Films/DragonTree Media, the project has now wrapped filming in Lima, Peru and is moving to Los Angeles to continue production.
The intense action drama and coming-of-age story stars John Robinson (Lords of Dogtown, Transformers, Elephant), Alex Meraz (who plays one of the native American werewolves in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and New Moon), Johnny Lewis (Sons of Anarchy, The Runaways, Avpr: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem), Michael DeLorenzo (A Few Good Men, Not Forgotten, Resurrection Blvd), Deborah Unger (White Noise, The Hurricane, Angel and the Bad Man, The Game), James Remar (Red, Gun, Pineapple Express, 2 Fast 2 Furious) and Grant Bowler (Killer Elite, True Blood, Ugly Betty).
The City of Gardens is directed by Camilo Vila (18 Wheels of Justice,...
- 6/12/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Alicia Frankl, Dragon Tree Media, and Monty Fisher Four Fish Films are the production companies and personnel behind The City of Gardens a prison drama that puts "a young American surfer" in a Peruvian jail on bogus drug charges (Studio Matrix). Primary production for this feature has wrapped in Peru with further filming to take place in Los Angeles. Starring are John Robinson (Transformers), Alex Meraz (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse), Johnny Lewis (The Runaways), and Michael DeLorenzo (Nice Guys). An official website has launched for the film recently and those with an interest in a true story involving '80s intrigue and prison corruption can become a fan at the link below.
A partial synopsis for The City of Gardens here:
"The action drama, The City of Gardens, follows a blond Californian surfer, Wayne Montgomery (John Robinson), who is a fun loving beach bum escaping the influence of his wealthy...
A partial synopsis for The City of Gardens here:
"The action drama, The City of Gardens, follows a blond Californian surfer, Wayne Montgomery (John Robinson), who is a fun loving beach bum escaping the influence of his wealthy...
- 6/10/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Grant Bowler. You’re probably more familiar with him than you think. He played Captain Gault in three episodes of Lost, and had a recurring role on Ugly Betty as Connor Owens. He will also make an appearance in the upcoming season of True Blood as Cooter, the leader of a pack of werewolf bikers. It seems American television can’t get enough of New Zealand born Mr. Bowler and now he is trying to translate some of that popularity to the big screen.
Read more on Grant Bowler becomes part of The Killer Elite and heads to The City Of Gardens…...
Read more on Grant Bowler becomes part of The Killer Elite and heads to The City Of Gardens…...
- 5/25/2010
- by Ronnita Miller
- GordonandtheWhale
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