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2012 Hong Kong Filmart Line up Booth: 1C-A16 We look forward to meeting with you, to schedule a meeting please contact [email protected] . to view trailers or find out additional information from our catalogue please visit www.arclightfilms.com attending Filmart: gary hamilton l Cell: 1 310 528 5888 l [email protected] Ying Ye l Cell: 1 310 779 7366 l [email protected] Chris Perry l Cell: 1 323 864 3134 l [email protected] EastErnlight arclight Darclight as war looms in shanghai, glamorous libertine mo JieYu (cecilia cheung) runs into playboy Xie YiFan (Jang Don-kun) an ex boyfriend who's never stopped loving her and persuades him to play a treacherous game. Xie must seduce the innocent and naïve Du FenYu (Zhang Ziyi) and then dump her. But the game becomes increasingly dangerous as Xie falls in love with Du, a game that will lead them all towards tragic and shocking consequences. set in 1930s shanghai – the glamorous, tumultuous “Paris of the east” – this is an adaptation of the French novel ‘les liaisons dangereuses’ by choderlos de laclos, upon which Dangerous liasons (1988), which starred glenn close and John malkovich, was also based. Cast: Zhang Ziyi (crouching tiger, hiDDen Dragon, memoirs oF a geisha), Jang Dong-kun (the Promise, the BrotherhooD oF War), cecilia cheung (shaolin soccer, the Promise), shawn Dou (the FloWers oF War), lisa lu (2012, the JoY lucK cluB) DangErous liasons Adapted from: ‘les liaisons dangereuses’ (Dangerous liasons) by choderlos de laclos Writer: geling Yan (the FloWers oF War, ForeVer enthralleD) romance thriller // Post ProDuction Director: hur Jin-ho (christmas in august) Producer: chen Weiming (DeVils on the DoorsteP, crYing Fist, chengDu, i loVe You) in the year 198 Bc, cao cao (choW Yun Fat), the Prime minister of han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated china’s greatest warrior lv Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. several years later, after taking the han emperor under his wing cao crowned himself King of Wei. he built a magnificent Bronze sparrow island to symbolize his power and rumors spread that he would replace the emperor. meanwhile, young lovers mu shun (tamaKi hiroshi) and ling Jv (crYstal liu Yi Fei) were taken from a prison camp to a hidden tomb where they spent five cruel years together being trained as assassins for a secret mission. in the year 220 Bc astronomical signs predict dramatic change. as a result, cao’s son cao Pi (Qiu Xin Zhi) and cao’s followers urge cao to become the new emperor. however opposing forces plot against him. Cast: chow Yun Fat (crouching tiger, hiDDen Dragon, Pirates oF the carriBean: at WorlD’s enD), crystal liu Yi Fei (the ForBiDDen KingDom, White Vengeance), tamaki hiroshi (KiDs, miDnight eagle), alec su You Pen (the message, a tiBetan loVe song), annie Yi neng Jing (gooDBYe south, thE assassins gooDBYe, immortal storY), Qiu Xin Zhi (crosseD lines) ePic action // Post ProDuction Director: Zhao lin shan Writer: Wang Bin (curse oF the golDen FloWer, house oF FlYing Daggers, hero) undercover cop colDBlooD is assigned by his corrupt chief to infiltrate a rival department and sabotage their investigation of counterfeit currency. What he discovers is the counterfeiter’s real plan. to overthrow the capital. not by flooding it with funny money. But with an army of undead. Cast: crystal liu (ForBiDDen KingDom, White Vengeance), Deng chao Director: gordan chan (the King oF Fighters, the meDallion, Fist oF legenD) thE Four martial arts/action // Post ProDuction in the late Qin dynasty, rebels rise and the nation falls into chaos. liu Bang (leon lai ming) and Xiang Yu (William Feng), serving under King huai, are the leaders of the rebel army and while conquering the heartland of the Qin dynasty become sworn brothers. however, King huai, threatened by the combined power of his two generals, forms a plot to turn liu and Xiang against each other. overcome with resentment the sworn brothers become sworn enemies. Xiang Yu strikes a plan to kill liu Bang at a banquet held in hong men. But who will emerge as the winner? Cast: leon lai ming (Fallen angels, comraDes), William Feng, crystal liu (ForBiDDen KingDom), Zhang hanyu, anthony Wong (inFernal aFFairs 1 and 2), Jordan chan (the Dragon Pearl), andy on (three KingDoms, neW Police storY) Director / Writer: Daniel lee (14 BlaDes, three KingDoms, Dragon sQuaD) Producers: Wang Zhe, song guang cheng, susanna tsang (14 BlaDes, three WhitE VEngEanCE KingDoms, Dragon sQuaD) martial arts / action // comPleteD easternlight arClight Darclight ArCLigHt FiLms From one of the greatest novels of all time, a knuckle whitening awe inspiring adventure into the outer limits. aPocalYPse 2388. earth is on the brink of extinction. legendary explorer KurtZ has been sent on a desperate last bid mission to scout an unknown planet on the far side of the universe. a planet that may sustain human life. But communication with Kurtz mysteriously ceases and rookie flight officer marloW is assigned the perilous task of completing the objective. tracking Kurtz into the unknown he reaches it. a new earth. and a race of beings at the dawn of time. But Kurtz has his own plans for the new world and man's last hope for survival. and to achieve it he will take man to the only place that will protect paradise. into darkness. Director: roger Donaldson (the BanK JoB, the recruit, sPecies) Producers: gary hamilton, ted Field (the last samurai, Pitch BlacK, JumanJi) hEart oF DarknEss sci Fi aDVenture // Pre ProDuction When small time crook and lila Belle clyde’s squeeze, Jimmy, is shot to death after robbing a local pawn shop, lila (Dakota Fanning), who is also the town's local beauty queen, finds herself alone and on the run with a cache of stolen diamonds. Falsely fingered by a sleazy reporter bent on relaunching his career to national stardom by fabricating stories about the town’s sweetheart, Buck twitty has everyone convinced lila aka liberty, not only robbed the pawn shop but embarked on a killing spree that includes her very own parents. With odel (nicolas cage), a ruthless, yet perversely charming killer hell bent on retrieving the diamonds hot on her heels, lila begins a journey across the land of the Delta Blues that witnesses her transformation from small town beauty queen to america's most wanted femme fatale. Will lila succumb to her pursuers or will she become the cold-blooded murderer the media has created? Cast: nicolas cage (national treasure, Face oFF, aDaPtation), Cross thE Dog Dakota Fanning (the tWilight saga, War oF the WorlDs, man on Fire) crime thriller // Pre ProDuction Director / Writer: Jesse Baget Based on lord andrew lloyd Webber’s worldwide musical stage sensation. in the slums of Bombay, aKaash dreams of becoming a Bollywood star. it’s an impossible dream, but fate steps in when a wealthy lawyer and his fiancée PriYa appear to protest the demolition of the slum. akaash immediately falls head over heels for aspiring filmmaker Priya who also happens to be the daughter of a renowned Bollywood director, and his pipe dreams of stardom suddenly seem to be within his grasp. however it’s a long road to the top and on the way akaash must face the harsh realities of show business, the jealousy of Priya’s powerful boyfriend, and the imminent destruction of his home. Writer / Director: Peter howitt (sliding Doors) Composer: a. r. rahman (slumdog millionare) Writer: andrew lloyd Webber (concept) BoMBaY DrEaMs musical // Pre ProDuction When a philandering father's wife is committed following a nervous breakdown, he impulsively hires free spirited hitchhiker shaZ (toni collette) to take care of his five misfit daughters. the wild, charismatic shaz transforms the girls from town jokes into forces to be reckoned with, particularly making a mark on sixteen year old coral who has never encountered anyone as fearless, cool and reckless before. But shaz has a secret, and when coral discovers the real reason shaz has come to town she must make a decision. Betray her hero, the person who's changed her life, or follow her and become just as crazy. Cast: toni collette (oscar nominee for siXth sense, muriel’s WeDDing), liev schreiber (Xmen origins, salt) Director / Writer: P. J. hogan (mY Best FrienD’s WeDDing, muriel’s WeDDing) Producers: Jerry Zucker (director of ghost, ruthless PeoPle, airPlane!) and Janet Zucker (with Jerry, producers of Fair game, rat race), todd Fellman MEntal (DaYBreaKers) and Jocelyn moorhouse (muriel’s WeDDing) comeDY // Post ProDuction aleXa (Q'orianka Kilcher) is a courier who dreams of escaping her run down town and heading West to start a new life. those plans will take a dramatic turn when she agrees to transport a package that has the attention of powerful competing forces. alexa's fate will be forever altered as she is catapulted into the midst of a globe spanning plot that has the power to change everything. her life, the lives of all who come into contact with the package, and the fate of the entire world will be decided by the PoWer oF FeW. Cast: christopher Walken (catch me iF You can, the Deer hunter), christian slater (true romance, heathers), Q’orianka Kilcher (the neW WorlD, Princess Kai’lani), nicky Whelan (hall Pass, hollYWooD anD Wine), anthony anderson (the DeParteD, transFormers), Jesse Bradford (Flags oF our Fathers, sWimFan), moon Bloodgood (terminator salVation), Juvenile, Devon gearheart (FunnY games u.s), navid negahban (Brothers) Writer / Director: leone marucci (meDDle anD steal) thE PoWEr oF FEW Dramatic thriller // comPleteD if your twenties are the party decade, then Jonah ( ryan Kwaten ) is one very high achiever.