25 March, 2010
Los Angeles – ContentFilm International has acquired worldwide rights (excluding the UK and Scandinavia) to the WW2 action film, AGE OF HEROES which stars Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Flight Plan, Hitcher), Danny Dyer (The Football Factory, The Business, Dead Man Running) and Rosie Fellner (Boogie Woogie, The Crew). The film is co-written by Ed Scates and Adrian Vitoria and directed by Adrian Vitoria (Hit Girls). More cast will be announced soon. AGE OF HEROES has been described as ‘The Dirty Dozen meets Tigerland’, an all-action, adrenalin shot, based on the true story of the formation of Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando, the influence for the SAS. The film will be shot in Norway and the UK with principal photography starting on April 6, 2010. AGE OF HEROES is the first in a trilogy of War Films (AGE OF HONOR and AGE OF GLORY make up the trio) that are first out the gate from Lex Lutzus’ NEON PARK, in collaboration with Nick O’Hagan’s GIANT FILMS and CINEDOME. Metrodome are set to distribute in the UK as well as being co-producers on the film which will be posted at PRIME FOCUS. UK based MATADOR Pictures lead the financing along side private equity investors. Norway’s National Film Institute and local fund FILM KRAFT are also supporting the project through the film’s Norwegian producing partners, Moskus Films. Producer Lex Lutzus said: ‘War seems to be growing as a genre in film with the rising popularity of computer games such as Call of Duty widening the demography of the audience.” Metrodome’s CEO Peter Urie said “I am delighted to announce this new co production venture, the second film that we are now actively involved with. I will be acting as an Executive Producer on behalf of Metrodome and am looking forward to working with the talented cast and crew” ContentFilm President Carmichael said: “We’re extremely excited to be working with Adrian, Lex and Nick on this action franchise. There is tremendous international interest in Special Forces and to be able to combine that with a fabulous script, production team and cast, makes for a very potent mix.”
