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| Jean-Paul Ly in NIGHTSHOOTERS from Ascendant Releasing |
The word is out! It IS official and one I've been waiting for for weeks with UK rising action star talent, actor and martial artist Jean-Paul Ly hailing late 2018 production, 14 Fists. Ly initially signaled the project at MCM London Comic Con two months ago during an exclusive showcase of PR for his latest British gangster action romp, Nightshooters, which opens on July 27 in the U.K. from exec producers Bart Ruspoli and Freddie Hutton-Mills' Ascendant Releasing banner.
Ruspoli, whose shared directing credits with Hutton-Mills includes Cryptic (2014), Clash Of The Dead (2016) and the forthcoming July release of Lionsgate UK's new sci-fi actioner, Genesis, which also took to the MCM crowd in May, will make his solo directorial debut on 14 Fists. Plot details are being kept close to the chest while the announcement on Friday is signaling the film will be a “full-blown” martial arts action film on which Ruspoli will also put pen to paper before rolling cameras sometime this Winter.
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| NIGHTSHOOTERS panel at MCM London Comic-Con hosted by "Life Of Action" author Mike Fury. |
Ly, who is of Chinese and Cambodian descent and operates in the U.K., proliferated his craft from smaller roles on projects like comedy series Cuckoo, Luc Besson's Lucy, slight-of-hand heist thriller Now You See Me 2 and Marvel's Doctor Strange, shook the world of action fandom with the early 2017 Cambodian release of Jimmy Henderson's local martial arts hit, Jailbreak, which is now available on Netflix. The film earned the coveted GURU prize for Best Action Feature Film at the 2017 installment of Fantasia International Film Festival and was widely received at festivals and markets around the world. Ly also completed action directing duties this past Spring for Henderson's latest follow-up, The Prey which opens later in the year.
Bart Ruspoli said: “We’re extremely excited to continue our collaboration with Jean-Paul Ly, whose star is on a meteoric rise. We are planning on creating some truly epic action sequences in 14 Fists and have the likes of the John Wick franchise squarely in our sights.”
Jean-Paul Ly said: “14 Fists is the opportunity I was always looking for, as I’m finally able to bring in my main international team to create a unique action design. I am very glad to work with Bart as we share the same vision and goal, by building something exceptional.”
Nightshooters is the current launchpad for Ascendant Releasing who current slate of multi-platform and theatrical releases includes award-winning Australian comedy Pawno, New Zealand western The Stolen.
14 Fists has more news in store. Until then, click here for the official trailer for Nightshooters and tap here to check out my recent interview with Jean-Paul Ly where he also discusses plentily about his shared passion project with fellow rising action talent Law Plancel, The Division.
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