China Film Group and Taihang Pictures have teamed up to produce the Action Thriller “Strike Back,” a patriotic action film in Hainan. Arclight Films is attached as co-financier and worldwide sales agent.
The action film Strike Back is a fact-based story focuses on two Chinese soldiers who decide to avenge the killing of their colleague by a terrorist. One, a young reservist, feels the need to prove that he has what it takes to join the special operations forces known as Skyhawks.
The film is expected to shoot from September this year and feature an ensemble Chinese and U.S. cast. Shooting is set for the deserts of Xinjiang, in northwest China, and the lush tropical locales of Hainan island in the south.
China Film Co., part of state-owned giant China Film Group, is financing the project. Producers are China Film’s Xu Jian Hai; Taihang’s Wang Cheng Zhe, who is also writing the project with fellow producer Li Qian; and Johnny Liu. From Arclight, the producers are Gary Hamilton and Ying Ye.
The deal was concluded by the two firms Saturday on the margins of the Cannes Film Festival.
Source: variety.com
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