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Zach Cherry found worldwide fame and critical acclaim when he portrayed the role of Dylan in the iconic show Severance. The show which has been running since 2022 has shot Cherry’s status to stardom.

Zach Cherry in a still from Severance | Credits: Red Hour Productions

However, before fame found its way to Zach Cherry’s doorstep, the improv comedian had been trying for quite a long time. Cherry has also been a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which many fans might have missed.

Zach Cherry is a Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Finding fame is a tough thing. It might take a random interview on a street or it may take years to build, fame is a tricky thing. Zach Cherry, who has 53 credits as an actor found fame back in 2022.

Cherry had a cameo in Spider-Man: Homecoming | Credits: Marvel Studios

Starring in the role of Dylan in the Apple TV+ series Severance,...

Exclusive: Tyler Labine, star of NBC’s New Amsterdam, is joining All Night Wrong, the comedy from director Jason James and starring Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova and Zach Cherry. Deadline’s Rosy Cordero first reported on the project.

In the Jason Filiatrault written movie, Bakalova and Cherry lead the cast as Gary, a cowardly husband, and Ell, a heartbroken widow, who meet through a Tinder hookup only to end up with a killer’s car, a dead body and $40,000 in cash. In a whirlwind of bad decisions and dangerous encounters, Gary and Ell’s night spirals into a chaotic journey filled with fights, mystery and life-changing consequences.

James is producing via his Resonance Films banner, alongside Amber Ripley for Goodbye Productions.

Labine can next be seen recurring in season 5 of Apple TV+’s For All Mankind. He most recently played Dr. Iggy Frome on NBC’s popular medical drama New...

Exclusive: Academy Award nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) and Zach Cherry (Severance) swipe right on the Jason James comedy feature All Night Wrong.

From screenwriter Jason Filiatrault (Entanglement), Bakalova and Cherry lead the cast as Gary, a cowardly husband, and Ell, a heartbroken widow, who meet through a Tinder hookup only to end up with a killer’s car, a dead body and $40,000 in cash. In a whirlwind of bad decisions and dangerous encounters, Gary and Ell’s night spirals into a chaotic journey filled with fights, mystery and life-changing consequences.

Pre-production is set to begin this fall in the Columbia Valley region of British Columbia.

“All Night Wrong is about two heartbroken individuals who meet online for all the wrong reasons but end up discovering something about each other—and themselves—over the course of one chaotic night. Maria and Zach are the dynamic duo we didn’t know we needed.

2023 edition of international finance forum adds episodic content to line-up.

Canadian 2Slgbtq+ film festival Inside Out has unveiled 11 projects to participate in this weekend’s seventh annual international finance forum, which is moving ahead after the end of the Hollywood strikes.

The two-day forum had been scheduled to run during Inside Out’s flagship festival in Toronto in May and now takes place from November 17-18.

The agenda includes in-person conversations and interactive panel discussions with queer filmmakers and producers, as well as one-on-one meetings with executives, and roundtable sessions on co-producing with Canada, and entertainment law and music rights.

Adam Beach must leave his family in a desperate attempt to protect them in an exclusive first look at “Exile,” which you can watch above.

The trailer lays out the high concept. Ted Evans is being menaced by a man connected to a prior sin. He previously was in a fatal auto accident while driving under the influence. The man whose family he killed is about to be released from prison. The deal: “You leave your family, or I kill your family.” However, his wife isn’t so willing to give up on him. Of course, that’s because she thinks that the threat is not tangible but rather a manifestation of his guilt.

Written by Michael Beaton and directed by Jason James, “Exile” will be distributed by Electric Entertainment and released Oct. 10 on VOD. Amber Ripley and Sammie Astaneh are producers. Ellie Fox, Mark Williams, Tai Duncan and Jhod Cardinal...

Stars: Don Johnson, Lucas Till, Paul Ben-Victor, Ruby Rose, Mercedes Varnado, Tyrese Gibson | Written by Jason James, Matthew Rogers | Directed by Tom DeNucci

In The Collective, the new film by director Tom DeNucci and writers Jason James and Matthew Rogers those men and women belong to the titular agency, a group of ethical assassins under the direction of Liam. Their mission is to take down those who are above the reach of justice.

A man, we’ll find out shortly that his name is Sam, lets himself into a house through a window and begins gunning down masked guards until he reaches his target whom he promptly shoots in the head and snaps a photo as proof of his success. Turns out he was firing paintballs, it was a test to see if he had what it takes to join The Collective. Having proven his skills, he’s promptly given...

The Collective is an action film about a group of assassins fighting a human trafficking ring, and rookie Sam Alexander must infiltrate the operation. Director Tom DeNucci was drawn to the script's fast pacing and lack of cliché storylines, focusing on delivering a simple story with unique action. The film showcases an unlikely pairing between Sam and Hugo, providing comedic moments while addressing the serious issue of human trafficking, striking a balance between dark and light elements.

Available in theaters, On Demand, and digital on August 4th, The Collective follows a righteous group of assassins who are forced to put their most crucial mission in the hands of a rookie. It's up to Sam Alexander (Lucas Till) to infiltrate a highly complex and elusive human trafficking ring by bypassing the group of billionaires in charge of the operation. Although not everyone is happy to have him on board, Sam is...

X-Men: First Class and MacGyver star Lucas Till and Fast and Furious family member Tyrese Gibson discuss their latest mission as part of a group of assassins in this exclusive clip from the upcoming action flick, The Collective. Coming courtesy of Quiver Distribution, The Collective is due to land in theaters and on demand August 4, and finds Till leading the way as a rookie assassin tasked with taking down a criminal empire of billionaires. Check out our exclusive clip from The Collective below.

“A group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires,” reads the official synopsis for The Collective. “With their backs against the wall, The Collective has no choice but to put their most important mission in the hands of rookie assassin Sam Alexander.”

Directed by Tom DeNucci — who recently helmed the documentary My Father Muhammad Ali...

The MacGyver reboot that starred Lucas Till came to an end in 2021 after a five season, 94 episode run – and now Till is moving on from his MacGyver with the action thriller The Collective, which will be receiving a theatrical, digital, and VOD release (courtesy of Quiver Distribution) on August 4th. With that release date just over a month away, a trailer for The Collective has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Tom DeNucci (Johnny & Clyde) directed The Collective from a screenplay by Jason James and Matthew Rogers. This film marks the first writing credit for James, but Rogers has previously written the action thrillers The Survivalist and Code Name Banshee. The Collective has the following synopsis: A group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall,...

Cast includes Don Johnson, Lucas Till, Ruby Rose.

Great Escape, Yale Entertainment’s sales arm headed by Nick Donnermeyer, has reported key deals led by a North American sale on action title The Collective starring Tyrese Gibson, Don Johnson and Lucas Till.

The film about a mysterious agency tracking down international criminals (led by Ruby Rose) who have kidnapped a tech mastermind with dangerous secrets has sold to Quiver for the US and Canada, CDC for Latin America, and Defiant for Australia and New Zealand.

Donnermeyer and his team have also closed deals for German-speaking Europe (Palatin), Italy (Eagle), Spain...

Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to Yale Entertainment’s action-thriller The Collective starring Lucas Till (MacGyver), Ruby Rose (The Meg), Tyrese Gibson (Fast And Furious), and Don Johnson (Django).

The Collective charts the story of a group of righteous assassins who take aim at a human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. Below are two first look images from the movie.

The film is directed by Tom DeNucci (Johnny & Clyde) and penned by Matt Rogers (The Survivalist) and Jason James. Producers are Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman and Richard Switzer. Quiver plans to release the film on August 4, 2023.

International sales are being handled by Yale Entertainment’s sales banner, Great Escape, led by Nick Donnermeyer.

“This is an incredible cast that will take the audience on an absolutely action-packed ride,” said Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman. “We are thrilled to be...

Canadian thriller “Exile” has been acquired by Electric Entertainment in the U.S., Vortex Media in Canada and Nicely Entertainment for international.

The film, shot in Powell River, British Columbia, stars Adam Beach as Ted Evans, a father struggling with his past who receives a threat from the man whose family he killed in a DUI. In order to protect his family when he is released from prison, Evans exiles himself and commits to a reclusive life; separating himself from the people he loves. His wife, Sara, believes the threat is a manifestation of her husband’s profound guilt. Determined to rebuild their family, Sara tracks down Ted to confront him, but she has no idea who he’s become or how real the threat may be.

The cast also includes Garry Chalk (“The Killing”) and Marshall Williams (“The Ice Road”). The film had its world premiere in December 2022 to...

Exclusive: Paul Ben-Victor (Plane) and Mercedes Varnado (The Mandalorian) are the newest additions to the cast of the action-thriller The Collective from Yale Entertainment. They join a cast that also includes Lucas Till, Ruby Rose, Tyrese Gibson, and Don Johnson, as previously announced.

In the recently-wrapped film from director Tom DeNucci, a group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall, The Collective has no choice but to put their most important mission in the hands of rookie assassin, Sam Alexander (Till). What he lacks in experience he makes up for in savvy, grit, and a keen ability to improvise in the most dangerous situations. He is aided on his journey by Hugo (Gibson) and Liam (Johnson), former CIA operatives turned rogue vigilantes. They face off against Daisy (Rose), the...

Exclusive: Lucas Till (MacGyver), Ruby Rose (Taurus), Tyrese Gibson (Morbius) and Don Johnson (Knives Out) will topline the action-thriller The Collective from Yale Entertainment, which has recently wrapped production.

In the film directed by Tom DeNucci, a group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall, The Collective has no choice but to put their most important mission in the hands of rookie assassin, Sam Alexander (Till). What he lacks in experience he makes up for in savvy, grit, and a keen ability to improvise in the most dangerous situations. He is aided on his journey by Hugo (Gibson) and Liam (Johnson), former CIA operatives turned rogue vigilantes. They face off against Daisy (Rose), the cunning general manager of this evil, clandestine organization. Sam must prove to himself, Liam and...

The Vancouver Film Festival on Thursday unveiled its Canadian film lineup, including Scooter Corkle's Hollow in the Land, starring Glee's Dianna Agron, and the Thomas Middleditch-starring comedy Entanglement.

Corkle's indie thriller, which also stars Jared Abrahamson, Rachelle Lefevre and Shawn Ashmore, will be released in the U.S. by Vertical Entertainment. Also headed to Vancouver is Jason James' Entanglement, a comedy starring Silicon Valley's Middleditch and Jess Weixler (The Son) as his adoptive sister.

Other world bows in Vancouver include Ana Valine's Once There Was a Winter, Melanie Wood's Shut Up and Say Something, Boris Ivanov's On Putin's...

With Fox renewing The Exorcist for a second season, fans have more spiritual showdowns to look forward to when the series returns on September 29th. Previous reports have revealed that the Rance family will not be the focus in the second season, and new plot details reveal that Father Tomas and Marcus are indeed going to set their sights on a new location, with John Cho (Star Trek Beyond) joining the cast to play a character the duo will encounter on the West Coast.

Press Release: John Cho (the “Star Trek” franchise) has been cast on Season Two of The Exorcist, premiering Friday, Sept. 29 (9:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox.

Opening an entirely new chapter in the iconic franchise, Season Two of The Exorcist finds Father Tomas Ortega (Alfonso Herrera) and a newly collarless Marcus Keane (Ben Daniels) out of Chicago and on the road, searching out evil.

Celebrating its milestone 20th anniversary, the Brooklyn Film Festival closed June 11 after screening 122 features and shorts from 32 countries. The festival, celebrating the borough’s importance as a cinematic center, opened June 2 with the East Coast premiere of Jason James’ “Entanglement” at WIlliamsburg’s Wythe Hotel. With other screenings and events at iconic Brooklyn film community staples, such as Windmill Studios NYC and Kickstarter Headquarters in Greenpoint, Made in New York Media Center by Ifp in Dumbo, and UnionDocs in Williamsburg, the fest included 24 world premieres, 33 East Coast debuts and 41 first-time screenings in NYC. In its 20th year, the nonprofit event also provided a public forum for all Brooklyn residents to access independent filmmaking. Director Marco Ursino, speaking on the significance of the milestone, said, “The 20th anniversary is for us a spectacular opportunity to celebrate our experience and make plans for the future. In the past 20 years, we have been...

Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.

Lineup Announcements

– The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the full slate of films for AFI Docs 2017, a five-day documentary celebration in the nation’s capital. Each year, the festival is committed to providing artists with the opportunity to present powerfully told, artfully constructed stories — and to connect audiences and filmmakers with policy leaders. AFI Docs 2017 runs June 14 – 18 in Washington, DC, and Silver Spring, MD.

“The 2017 slate of films reflects AFI Docs’ mission to celebrate powerfully told stories and the people at the heart of them,” said Michael Lumpkin, Director, AFI Docs. “Documentaries continue to play an important role in our country regardless of partisan lines. No matter your background, these human stories have the power to inform and inspire. We look forward to another year of dynamic nonfiction cinema.

Plus: Telefilm Canada announces 12 Cfff productions; and Arielle Boisvert on the rise at Brightlight Entertainment

Zag has joined forces with Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures and Ocean Blue Entertainment on the live-action-animation hybrid 12/24.

Matt Lieberman wrote the screenplay from an original idea by David Guggenheim, who will produce with Madhouse Entertainment. Columbus, Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe will produce for 1492 Pictures.

12/24 (pictured) follows two brothers who try to prove the existence of Father Christmas and set an elaborate trap on Christmas Eve.

Telefilm Canada has raised more than C$8m (Usd 5.9m) to produce 12 english-language films through its Canada Feature Film Fund (Cfff), writes Angela Lee. The films are: Martine Blue’s Hunting Pignut; Aising Walsh’s Maudie; Bruce McDonald’s nineteenseventysomething; Jay Baruchel’s Goon: Last Of The Enforcers; Nathan Morlando’s Mean Dreams; Barnet Bain’s Milton’s Secret; Erik Canuel’s Operation Insanity; Joey Klein’s The Other Half; Jeremy Torrie’s Juliana And The Medicine Fish; [link...

Exclusive: Vancouver-based Thunderbird Films continues its push into sales and announced at Afm it has acquired worldwide rights to the comedy Entanglement starring Thomas Middleditch and Jess Weixler.

The production, distribution and rights management company will begin talks here on the story about a man searching for meaning who gets more than he bargains for when he uncovers a family secret that leads him to a special woman.

Resonance Films’ Jason James directed the film, which wrapped production last week and is produced by James and Amber Ripley of Goodbye Productions. Jason Filiatrault wrote the screenplay.

The producers describe the project as being in the vein of 500 Days Of Summer and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind.

Tim Gamble, Jhod Cardinal and Kirsten ‘Kiwi’ Smith serve as executive producers.

Exclusive: Anick Poirier and her team will commence world sales in Toronto on Quadrant Motion Pictures’ film about a dysfunctional family reunion.

Andrew Currie, whose Fido premiered in Toronto in 2006, directed from a screenplay by Robyn Harding about a family reunion at a lake house in northern Ontario that goes wrong.

James Brolin, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Christine Lahti and Jason Ritter star in the Contemporary World Cinema selection.

Mary Anne Waterhouse, Daniel Iron, Currie and Jason James produced The Steps and Anne-Claire Villeneuve, Mark Slone, Neil Tabatznik and Harding serve as executive producers.

eOne will distribute in Canada.

Exclusive: Myriad Pictures announced (April 2) that production on the comedy-drama starring Chace Crawford and Tyler Labine will take begin on April 5 in Revelstoke, British Columbia.

Cameron Labine wrote and will direct Mountain Men, about two brothers stranded at their family’s mountain cabin during a search for their missing father.

Myriad Pictures will commence talks with buyers immediately and handles worldwide sales excluding Canada, where Pacific Northwest Pictures will release the film.

“We are very excited to be working with the Labine brothers in partnership with the very talented Chace Crawford,” said Pacific Northwest Pictures vice-president Emily Alden. “Cam is a very exciting new and innovative voice. As a whole package we expect the team to achieve something remarkable and we are thrilled to be part of it.”

“I’m thrilled to be working with Tyler and Chace, who have compelling odd-couple chemistry,” said Cameron Labine. “Set against the rugged Rockies, Mountain Men will be...

Fresh posters are in from the comedy That Burning Feeling, starring Paulo Costanzo, Ingrid Haas, Tyler Labine and John Cho. These 8 additions join the previous 3 posters from the film directed by Jason James. Adam Murphy had it all: a great job, an endless parade of gorgeous women, and the charm to make it all look well-earned. One night, he went to bed with everything he ever wanted and woke up with something no-one ever wants... That Burning Feeling. Nick Citton, Jason James and Kristen Smith wrote the script. Check out the new posters...

Check out 3 new posters from That Burning Feeling, starring Paul Costanzo, Ingrid Haas, Tyler Labine and John Cho. The film directed and written by Jason James follows Adam Murphy (Costanzo) who had it all: a great job, an endless parade of gorgeous women, and the charm to make it all look well-earned. One night, he went to bed with everything he ever wanted and woke up with something no-one ever wants... That Burning Feeling. The cast also features Julia Benson, Ingrid Haas, Carrie Fleming, Jay Brazeau, Dalila Bela and Chris Britton. Kristen Smith, Nick Citton and James produce.

Wikileaks Film

Laura Linney is in talks to re-team with her "Kinsey" director Bill Condon on the Wikileaks project in development at DreamWorks Pictures. Shooting kicks off in Berlin and Iceland early next year.

Benedict Cumberbatch will play Assange, and James McAvoy is circling the role of Assange's former right-hand man Daniel Domscheit-Berg. [Source: The Wrap]

School For Santas

Working Title is developing the Richard Bean-penned holiday film "School For Santas" as a vehicle for actor James Corden.

The story follows a down-on-his-luck dad who needs to find his inner Father Christmas to win back his kids. Shooting will take place next year in New York and London. [Source: Deadline]

The 34th Battalion

Emilie De Ravin has joined the cast of Ian Sparke's "The 34th Battalion," the saga of an Australian Army unit that fought heroic battles with the Germans during World War I.

De Ravin will play the wife of Nick Farnell’s character,...

Toronto – Tyler Labine, John Cho and Royal Pains’ star Paulo Costanzo are jumping aboard the Canadian romantic comedy That Burning Feeling from director Jason James. Costanzo is to play a real estate hotshot and confirmed bachelor who feels the burn of failed love. The indie pic is set to shoot in Vancouver from Nov. 25. The script was written by Nicolas Citton, based on a story by James and Citton. James and Marc Stephenson are producing, with Mary Anne Waterhouse executive producing.

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• Kelsey Grammer, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Connolly (Entourage), Thomas Jane (Hung), Tom Berenger, and Cary Elwes have signed onto the ensemble drama Reach Me, about a group of disparate people whose lives intersect thanks to a self-improvement book penned by a former football coach. Sylvester Stallone, Danny Aiello, Terry Crews, rapper Nelly, and Omari Hardwick (Sparkle) all costar. Director John Herzfeld (2 Days in the Valley) also penned the script. [Deadline]

• Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fraser, Stephen Lang (Avatar), Sarah Gadon (A Dangerous Method), and ventriloquist comedian Jeff Dunham will all lend their voices to the indie animated feature The Nut Job,...

Exclusive: Paulo Costanzo has signed up for That Burning Feeling. The Royal Pains star will play the lead role of Adam Murphy in the independent romantic comedy. The film has Murphy as a guy who has it all, success, women, charm. One day he loses it and, in his fall, starts going through his book of exes to find out who he really is. Star Trek’s John Cho and former Animal Practice actor Tyler Labine co-star. Jason James directs That Burning Feeling from a script by Nick Citton. Marc Stephenson is producing and Mary Anne Waterhouse is executive producing. Costanzo will also be appearing in Pirates Of The Caribbean and The Lone Ranger scribe Terry Rossio’s untitled directorial short. Marisa Tomei co-stars in the science-based drama, which is shooting in La later this year. Costanzo is repped by Gersh, Principato-Young and attorney Rick Genow. Related: USA’s ‘Royal Pains...

Paramore has added one trophy to their awards collection with a single win at 2010 Kerrang! Awards. Nominated for four categories at the U.K.'s annual music awards, the rock band fronted by singer Hayley Williams only managed to walk home with a kudo for Best Album, thanks to their third studio album, "Brand New Eyes".

Despite securing the win for Best Album, the five-man band have to see the other three kudos slipping away from their hands. The Best Video nod went to Biffy Clyro for their music video of "The Captain", the Best Live Band prize was awarded to Bullet For My Valentine, and the Best International Band trophy was handed to 30 Seconds to Mars.

Winning the most counts at the awards was Bullet For My Valentine. In addition to their Best Live Band honor, the heavy metal band composed of Matthew Tuck, Michael Paget, Jason James and...

Toronto -- As athletes prepare to compete for gold at the Vancouver Winter Olympics next month, film and TV producers have begun to run a gauntlet of road closures and security restrictions in and around the host city.

Los Angeles and local producers have been told by Mayor Gregor Robertson that the downtown core and areas with Olympic venues will be off-limits to location filming during the Feb. 12-28 Games and the Paralympic Games in March.

Vancouver will continue to issue film permits for shooting in suburban locales that might stand in for the city. Local soundstages, post and visual effects facilities outside the downtown core will remain open.

And L.A. producers still will be able to secure script breakdowns, digital location packages, scouts and ongoing production support from the B.C. Film Commission through the Games.

But disruption in Hollywood North during the Olympics will be inevitable for...

Toronto -- Dustin Milligan, Amanda Crew and Richard de Clerk are to star in "Repeaters," a thriller from Rampart Films about three young people struggling against personal demons and addictions in mandatory rehab.

The indie Canadian drama from director Carl Bessai, to shoot in Mission, British Columbia, through January, was penned by Arnie Olsen.

Jason James and Irene Nelson are producing, with Melanie de Klerk and Andy Herwitz as executive producers. The Film Sales Company is handling world sales.

For this week, Telefilm Canada had announced the 27 films that it will support for 2010. Among these films, 17 will be in English. Of course, rest assured: some of the films will have a commercial nature and some will be low-budget independent films. The following is the list of films.

Beat the World (Ontario & Nunavut Region; Btw Productions Inc.; Executive Producers: Alfons Adetuyi, Amos Adetuyi and Robert Adetuyi; Writer/Director: Robert Adetuyi; Distributor: E1 Films Canada Inc.; Telefilm investment: $3.2 million) takes a look at three dance crews - one Latin American, one European and one from Windsor, Ontario – as they prepare to do battle at the international Beat the World competition in Detroit. Along the way, they struggle with personal issues ranging from gambling debt, bad break-ups and their own egos. In the final showdown to become world champions lifelong hopes, dreams and even lives, are at stake.

Fubar II (Western Region; FU2 Productions Ltd.

The Canadian Film Centre (Cfc) has confirmed several filmmaking teams and mentors/guests for the 'Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab', a creative/business catalyst for new comedy projects destined for theatrical release, pairing experienced Canadian feature film producers, their writer/or director teams and their scripts, to further develop/package English-language theatrical feature comedies for 2010. Chaired by actor/writer Eugene "Bobby Bittman" Levy, the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab, a Cfc Film program presented in collaboration with "Just For Laughs", is noted as Canada.s first advanced professional program designed to develop/package theatrical feature-length comedies. Chosen projects and teams include: Victory Man Productions. "Servitude" from writer/producer Michael Sparaga, director Warren P. Sonoda, Resonance Films. romantic comedy "That Burning Feeling" from writer Nicolas Citton, producer/director Jason James, "Ramington's: Men Of Steel" from writer Sacha Pavlovic, producer Mark Montefiore and the comedy western "Saddlebags" by writer Christine Lippa and...