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"In the world of Latin dance competitions, Miami has seen it all. But it's never seen this much fat," begins the preview for one very wacky film called "Tony Tango."

It premiered at Miami International Film Festival earlier this month and has screenings at Chicago Comedy Film Festival, San Diego Film Festival, San Diego Latino Film Festival and New York International Latino Film Festival.

Think of "Tony Tango" as a much more light-hearted "Bernie," in which Jack Black played a chubby undertaker. Like Bernie, Tony is affable, rotund, and a hit with the over-50 ladies.

Tony and his dance partner must train to win a Latin dance competition and use the winnings to save a family business.

The "Nacho Libre"-esque Tony is played by Maxx Maulion, a comedian from Fort Lauderdale who wrote the film with Coral Springs native Andres De Oliveira, who also acts in the film as Tony's sidekick.

Mermaids, monsters & demons. Pretty cool company, you’ll agree. Here’s the first trailer for the upcoming Empires Of The Deep movie, or if you prefer – the teaser for the whole thing, ’cause you wont find some spectacular action in this one. Just the usual stuff – the war between good and evil, only under the sea. Or something like that…

This fantasy adventure comes from diretor Michael French, it is set in ancient Greece and will tell us the story of a young man’s adventure in the undersea mermaid kingdom. In order to save his father, he will have to fight some ferocious sea monsters.

Then, there’s also a part of the story which goes like this: he gets involved in large-scale battles in the seabed between mermaids, monsters and demons. Poor man!

Anyway, the movie stars Olga Kurylenko as the Queen of the Mermaid Empire, Steve Polites plays that brave young man,...

A couple of years ago we shared some photos from the set of a crazy looking fantasy film called Empires of the Deep. We've had nothing to report on the movie between then and now, with the first trailer for it popping up online. It looked like it had potential early on, but unfortunately, it looks absolutes terrible in every way you can imagine.

The 3D movie had a budget of around $130 million, and apparently it had a lot of issues during production. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. It was "the dream project of Chinese real estate tycoon Jon Jiang, who wrote the script himself and partially financed with his own money, the film was originally announced with Monica Bellucci as the star, Catwoman director Pitof helming and Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner on board as a producer. All three left the project every bit as quickly as they signed up.

"When Myth and Legend collide, the War of the Abyss begins." After the success of Avatar in China, the country when nuts for 3D cinema, creating the buzzed-about 3D Sex And Zen. Following in the footsteps of those two, another crazy creation was this, a $100 $130 million 3D underwater epic called Empires of the Deep. The project was apparently a huge disaster, kept running over its budget, losing stars, and in the end was made, but not to great results. The Playlist has found the first trailer and it's rather trippy and epic and crazy, to say the least. Olga Kurylenko stars as a mermaid, joined by Steve Polites and Maxx Maulion. Here's the official trailer for Michael French's Empires of the Deep, found on Twitch via The Playlist: For thousand of years, legends of beautiful mermaids have enchanted people from all over the globe. Their fascinating and mysterious world...

Back in June 2010, we showed you the first set photos from Empires of the Deep. Today, the first trailer has surfaced from director Michael French's 3D adventure starring Olga Kurylenko. The story centers on a man who enters a mysterious underwater kingdom to rescue his father, and ends up falling for a mermaid. Take a look at the first footage from this ambitious tale, which doesn't have a release date in place yet.

Empires Of The Deep - Trailer

Empires of the Deep comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Olga Kurylenko, Jennifer Choe, Sam Voutas, Alec Su, Jean-Michel Casanova, William Shriver, Maxx Maulion.

Here's a collection of behind the scenes set photos from a new fantasy film being made called Empires of the Deep which stars Olga Kurylenko from Quanum of Solace and the upcoming film Centurion. The movie looks like it could be a pretty big epic film.

The movie is being directed by Michael French (Heart of a Dragon), and also star stars Jea Choe, Sam Voutas, Alec Su, Jean-Michel Casanova, William Shriver and Maxx Maulion. The movie is set to come out sometime in 2011.

The synopsis boasts that this is a fantacy movie about magic and demons, with spectacular battles and an epic story transcending a thousand years. It will will introduce audiences to an entirely brand-new style of huge action set-pieces, a host of fantastical creatures and amazing underwater fight scenes. It will combine mystery and intrigue with incredible sea battles.

Sounds good to me! Thanks to isaacada1 for the tip!

We have added the first set photos from the upcoming epic 3D underwater adventure/fantasy film Empires of the Deep previously entitled Mermaid Island.

Plot Details: Mermaid legends have existed all over the world for thousands of years, attracting people from all over the world. Many questions remain unanswered regarding this bewitching and enigmatic race. Why do mermaids tempt humans with their seductive songs? What secrets lie hidden deep within their legends? Empires of the Deep will provide the answers in spectacular style.

Empires of the Deep is a unique undersea fantasy adventure, which uses the latest in CGI to shape a new and exciting underwater world. This world is inhabited by mermaids, giants, an evil mage and dozens of different undersea kingdoms and races: each with their own cultural traits. The giants are more powerful than the mysterious mermaids but both must ally together to battle an ancient evil...

We reported at the end of April that Olga Kurylenko will be starring in a new 3D film project and now the first images have arrived. The Empires of the Deep group on Facebook has posted over 100 brand new images from this unique film production. You can click on any of these pictures below to access our huge photo gallery from this new film.

Empires of the Deep comes to theaters in 2011 and stars Olga Kurylenko, Jennifer Choe, Sam Voutas, Alec Su, Jean-Michel Casanova, William Shriver, Maxx Maulion.

Kurylenko will become a Mermaid Queen in Empires of the Deep It seems that an international production has just signed on a new actress. Screen Daily is reporting that actress Olga Kurylenko has joined the cast of Empires of the Deep.

The 3D production has already begun shooting in China, with the $100 million film making history as the largest 3D production in China film history. The fantasy film is being co-directed by Michael French and Jonathan Lawrence, from a script by Randall Frakes and Jiang Hongyu.

The story revolves around a young man's journey through a mythical underwater mermaid kingdom, where he is trying to rescue his father, while encountering some of the most ferocious creatures the sea kingdom has to offer.

Kurylenko will portray the Queen of the Mermaid Empire and stars alongside male lead Steve Polites and Liang Yanfei. It was also said that Avatar's virtual camera...