Arclight Films has announced some new information on two of their films, “Tracey’s Slumba Party” and “Dark Vengeance”.
Darclight, Arclight’s horror/sci-fi unit, has picked up the foreign rights to the Australian movie “Tracey’s Slumba Party”, a horror spoof directed by Louise Alston (“Jucy: All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane”).
Gary Hamilton, managing director of Darclight, announced that “Tracey’s Slumba Party” would be produced by Michael Robertson (“Road Kill”; “Black Water”; “The Reef”) and Kent Smith (“Martyrs”; “2:37”, “The Tree”) under their new genre banner Croweater Entertainment. Croweater Entertainment is a production alliance between Robertson’s Prodigy Movies and Smith’s producer/distributor Kojo Pictures. Darclight will produce with Croweater.
“Darclight are pleased to support this exciting new production team,” said Hamilton. “Both Michael and Kent are experienced producers in the world of low budget, genre-driven films, and their talents in Croweater present a potent combination. We’re looking forward to ‘Tracey’s Slumba Party’ helping keep Darclight at the forefront of horror films aimed at young audiences worldwide.”
Here’s the official synopsis:
The film centers on a teen girls’ sleepover gone-wrong that quickly evolves from “manicures and boy talk to murder and mayhem,” says Smith. Alston expects to start filming later this year in South Australia with stars Kate Geck and Mel Sano from the cult punk girl group “Toxic Lipstick” (www.toxiclipstick.com).
Also, Arclight Films is introducing writer/director Daniel Lee’s period action/adventure film “White Vengeance” to Cannes buyers under Arclight’s Easternlight banner.
“White Vengeance” is currently being filmed in in Hangzhou and Dunhuang, China, and is produced by Wang Zhe, Song Guang Cheng and Susanna Tsang (“Dragon Squad”; “14 Blades”).
The film stars Leon Lai (“Bodyguards and Assassins”, “Forever Enthralled”, “Infernal Affairs”, “End Inferno 3”); Zhang Hanyu (“Bodyguards and Assassins”, “The Message”, “Assembly”); Yifei (Crystal) Liu (“The Forbidden Kingdom”); William Feng; Anthony Wong (“The Mummy:Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, “Infernal Affairs”); Jordan Chang and Andy On.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“White Vengeance” tells the story of two brothers of war cast against each other during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang (Leon Lai) and Xiang Yu (Shaofeng Feng), serving under King Huai, became leaders of the rebellious army, and also became sworn brothers in battle. They conquered the heartland of the Qin Dynasty and caused its destruction. Threatened by Liu and Xiang’s power, King Huai formed a plot to turn the brothers against each other.
The once sworn brothers now held resentment toward each other. Xiang planned to kill Liu at a banquet held in Hong Men, but who will emerge as the winner from this epic battle and survive to claim their path to the crown?
Sales in the first few days at Cannes have been brisk, with Ying Ye having closed deals on Korea (Cineline Korea); Malaysia (Ram Entertainement); Singapore (Passion); and Turkey (Aqua Pinema), as well as an airline deal with Entertainment In Motion.