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Exclusive: Film Bridge International has wrapped filming in New Jersey and New York on action-thriller The Florist, starring Dennis Quaid (The Substance), Jean Reno (Léon: The Professional), and Sky Katz (Raven’s Home).

Babak Najafi (London Has Fallen) directs from a script written by Eran Creevy (Welcome To The Punch) and Scott Windhauser (Mafia Wars). The film also features Anna Schafer (The Trials of Cate McCall) and Leonidas Gulaptis (A Nice Girl Like You).

Pic follows Carl Rikker (Dennis Quaid), an introverted, quiet horticulturist who loves his day job. However, he holds a dark secret – at night, he moonlights as a ruthless assassin. His identity is threatened when he forms an unlikely friendship with a teenage girl.

Film Bridge has secured international distribution partners including Square One (Germany), Mediaset (Italy and Spain), Monolith Films (Poland), Rialto Films (Australia/Nz), Cinesky (Airlines/Ships), Falcon Films (Middle East), Spenztos (Greece), and Pt Prima...

Smallville‘s Tom Welling has been back in the public eye a few times last year with his new film Mafia Wars, in which he stars with Cam Gidget. The new action film release from Saban Films featured Welling as a man recruited for a dangerous undercover mission to stop a crime syndicate that has been plaguing the streets of Italy with Fentanyl and the head of this mafia wants to control all corners of the drug trade. Mafia Wars was written and directed by Scott Windhauser and hit VOD last October.

Deadline is now reporting that the former Clark Kent actor was arrested early Sunday in Yreka, CA. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office had confirmed the news. The tabloid news site, TMZ, broke the news. The only details known about the incident are that “Welling was taken into custody by Yreka police in an Arby’s parking lot just after midnight Jan.

Mafia Wars writer-director Scott Windhauser takes viewers behind the scenes of the exciting new action-thriller which stars Smallville's Tom Welling.

In a new video from Screen Rant, fans of Welling get an in-depth look at the actor on location in Rome, Italy, where he takes on his first leading role in an action movie, Mafia Wars. The clip shows glimpses of Welling's character running through historic streets of Rome wielding a rifle while chasing down dangerous criminals. We also see Twilight and Without Remorse actor Cam Gigandet in action alongside Tom Welling, with scenes of Gigandet's character driving vehicles through buildings and exchanging gunfire with other characters.

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Kristin Kreuk and Erica Durance will be sharing the screen again after previously appearing on the DC series Smallville.

In the clip, Windhauser draws comparisons to iconic...

“Mafia Wars” tells the story of a man seeking redemption amid criminal intrigue. Released in 2024 and directed by Scott Windhauser, the film stars Tom Welling as Terry Jacobs, a recently paroled felon who finds himself drawn into an undercover operation to infiltrate one of Italy’s most notorious crime syndicates.

Led by the ruthless Griff, played by Cam Gigandet, this mafia controls much of the country through intimidation and violence. But Terry possesses street smarts and determination that may prove valuable to law enforcement aiming to bring the whole operation down.

The movie wastes little time thrusting viewers into its dark world, starting with Terry’s release from prison after a violent altercation with another inmate. We learn he’s trying to leave his criminal past behind, yet family obligations may force him back into dangerous territory. Soon enough, Terry is reluctantly working with the police as their mole inside Griff’s organization.

Warning: This interview includes Spoilers from Mafia Wars.Mafia Wars star Tom Welling shares the new experiences of playing Terry Jacobs and what it would take to get Smallville to come back. From playing Clark Kent for a whole decade on Smallville to portraying Cain on Lucifer, Welling's latest role is a very different gig in the new movie Mafia Wars.

In Mafia Wars, the story follows Terry Jacobs, who has just been released early from prison, as his newly found freedom comes to a fast end. Forced to now go undercover in a team of six, things go very south for Terry quickly while trying to get back to his family. Mafia Wars was directed and written by Scott Windhauser, and also stars Cher Cosenza and Cam Gigandet as Griff and Spinx, respectively.

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Cher Cosenza is an award-winning actress who has worked with a diverse mix of Hollywood, racking up credits in movies like Death in Texas, The Wilde Wedding, What Happens in Vegas, and Zoolander.

On the small screen, she's starred in The Sopranos, iCarly, and The Carrie Diaries. Cosenza has also been seen on billboards in Times Square and walking fashion week for top designers, appearing in GQ, Maxim, Psychology Today, and Cosmo Magazine.

Earlier this month, we got to sit down with the actor and model to discuss her role alongside Tom Welling and Cam Gigandet in Scott Windhauser's Mafia Wars.

"Tom obviously comes from such a large background on screen already," Cosenza tells us in the video below of her experiences working with the former Superman. "Even though I’ve been working since I was 10, maybe 8, it gets to a point where, as you do these movies, you...

Tom Welling achieved icon status for his role as Superman in Smallville and is now taking on a very different role as Terry in Mafia Wars. Written and directed by Scott Windhauser, the movie also stars Cam Gigandet and Cher Cosenza.

The former Clark Kent plays a recently paroled felon forced to go undercover to bring down the head of the most infamous mob syndicate in Italy. Along the way, Welling goes toe-to-toe with Gigandet and takes centre stage in a shootout filmed in the heart of Rome.

We recently spoke to the actor about Mafia Wars, learning how he approached this project, what it was like shooting in Italy, and some of his action movie influences (it turns out he's a big James Bond fan).

Welling also opens up on a fun scene featuring a few tongue-in-cheek references to his past as Superman and reveals whether he'd like to...

Terry Jacobs (Tom Welling) is a recently paroled felon forced to go undercover to bring down Griff (Cam Gigandet), the head of the most infamous mob syndicate in Italy.   Scott Windhauser's indie crime thriller, Mafia Wars, is coming to VOD & Digital on October 11th, from Saban Films. We have an exclusive clip to share with you today.    In the clip Griff, played by Cam Gigandet, and Terry, played by Tom Welling, are speaking with Rinaldo, some low level gang underling who's done something to offend Terry and Griff wants to be sure that he apologizes to Terry for the trouble. And, also remind him who's the boss around these parts.    You can also check out the official trailer below, as well. ...

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Mafia Wars is a new action/thriller from Saban Films, and Screen Rant has a first look at an exciting clip. The movie tells the story of a recently paroled felon who is given no choice but to go undercover in an attempt to take down the leader of the most infamous mob syndicate in Italy. Mafia Wars was written and directed by Scott Windhauser, whose past work as a director includes the 2017 thriller Cops and Robbers starring Michael Jai White and the 2020 Western Death in Texas.

Screen Rant is happy to present a clip from Mafia Wars that showcases a tense confrontation between its two primary characters. In the clip, Terry is undercover and staring death in the face as the unhinged mob boss Griff decides whether or not to take his life. The gangster movie is coming to Video On...

Smallville‘s Tom Welling stars in the new action thriller Mafia Wars from Saban Films. In the new trailer from the film, Welling is recruited for a dangerous undercover mission to stop a crime syndicate that has been plaguing the streets of Italy with Fentanyl and the head of this mafia wants to control all corners of the drug trade. Cam Gigandet also stars as the main villain in the film. Gigandet usually fills the shoes of antagonists in films like Never Back Down, 2016’s The Magnificent Seven remake and Silent Night.

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“Terry Jacobs (Tom Welling) is a recently paroled felon forced to go undercover to bring down Griff (Cam Gigandet), the head of the most infamous mob syndicate in Italy.” The film is rated R for strong violence, drug content, language throughout, and some sexual material/nudity. The cast list includes an ensemble that features Tom Welling,...

Smallville alum Tom Welling has joined the cast of the CW’s drama series The Winchesters, from the Supernatural trio of Robbie Thompson, Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios. The news was announced today by The Winchesters producers and cast at New York Comic Con, with Welling making a surprise appearance. The Winchesters premieres Tuesday, October 11 on the CW.

Written and executive produced by Thompson, The Winchesters is a prequel to the CW’s long-running Supernatural, centered on Dean and Sam Winchester’s parents – John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester (voiced by Jensen Ackles), The Winchesters is the epic, untold love story of how John met Mary and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love but the entire world.

Welling will recur as Samuel Campbell, originally played by Mitch Pileggi in Supernatural, Mary...

‘Smallville’ alum Tom Welling has been cast in the upcoming action thriller ‘Deep Six,’ which is set to begin shooting in Rome in April. The actor is set to play main character Terry in the new movie, Deadline is reporting. The drama was written, and will be directed, by Scott Windhauser. The filmmaker is known […]

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Exclusive: Tom Welling has signed on to star in Deep Six, an action-thriller from writer-director Scott Windhauser (Death in Texas).

In the film, which will begin shooting in Rome in April, Terry (Welling) is released early from prison only to be forced to go undercover to take down the Cosa Nostra in Italy. On his first day, his fellow six-man undercover unit is taken out. Terry must then ride shotgun all day with a psychopath killer who may know he is working for the police.

Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Sidhartha Mallya (Brahman Naman), Cher Cosenza (Death in Texas), Al Linea (The Irishman) and Alessia Alciati will also star, with Emanuele Moretti producing for The Motus Studios.

“I really lucked out to get to work with such a great actor like Tom. I think he is really going to open a lot of eyes with his role,” said Windhauser.

Stars: Michael Jai White, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Tom Berenger, Patrick Kilpatrick, Victoria Pratt, Chuck Zito, Gillian White, Randy Wayne | Written and Directed by Scott Windhauser

Cops and Robbers stars Michael Jai White as a hostage negotiator who plays a high stakes game of cat and mouse with a cornered bank robber. As the two men learn each other’s identity, they realise they have a shared past, as estranged brothers do, with scores and grudges to be settled…

Can Micheal Jai White ever get a break? The man had obvious skills, both in acting and martial arts, which we’ve seen in a myriad of his previous films. However lately he seems to have become stuck in a rut of appearing own small cameo roles in films or playing cop roles that don’t show off his skillset. Even when he does get to kick some ass his performance seems stifled.

Scott Windhauser's thriller Death in Texas is in cinemas and on VOD starting today. We have an exclusive clip, courtesy of distributor Vertical Entertainment, to share with you.   In the clip our central character Billy Walker appears to have followed another man, Tex Meyers it looks like, to his home. Violence ensues. Check it out below.    Billy Walker is finally let out of prison after serving a seven-year sentence for manslaughter, only to find out that the only person who stuck by him during the entire ordeal, his mother, is now dying of liver failure. After visiting her doctor, Billy learns that he must break a few more laws in order to get his mother to the top of the transplant list in...

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Billy (Ronnie Gene Blevins) isn't really ready for parole, the panel agrees. Remorseful though he is, he doesn't seem to have fully understood the impact of the crime he committed; he's still at risk of responding to stressful situations with violence. He's allowed out of prison purely on compassionate grounds, because his mother (Lara Flynn Boyle) is dying of liver failure. She hasn't told him, hasn't wanted to worry him. She has only a few months left. It's highly unlikely that a compatible liver will turn up in that time, her doctor says. But if Billy were not concerned about ethics, and had a lot of money, he does know a doctor across the border in Ciudad Juárez...

There are a host of good performances in Scott Windhauser's earnest thriller, but the story and dialogue are so ridiculous that the stars really have their work cut out for them.

Tagline: "When Your Best Option is a Bad Choice." Death in Texas is an upcoming action thriller. From director Scott Windhauser (The Hurricane Heist), this feature focuses on an ex-con, who hopes to save his mother's life. However, as Grace (Lara Flynn Boyle) deteriorates, Billy (Ronnie Gene Blevins) must go to stranger and stranger places - to find her a viable liver. Death in Texas also stars: Bruce Dern and Stephen Lang. The film's first trailer and poster are here. The trailer shows Billy interacting with cartels and shady dealers. To save his mother, he will have to travel into Mexico as his mother's doctor struggles to keep her alive. Vertical Entertainment will release Death in Texas this June. To show in theatres and on VOD, this feature will entertain fans of the unexpected. The film's official trailer is below. Release Date: June 4, 2021. Director/writer: Scott Windhauser. Cast: Ronnie Gene Blevins,...

"Where is my money? You're not gonna get far... 'cause I will hunt you down." Vertical Entertainment has debuted an official trailer for Death in Texas, a new crime thriller from filmmaker Scott Windhauser. This hasn't premiered at any fests, and will drop on VOD this June. Recently released from prison, Billy Walker will do whatever it takes to save the only person who has stuck by him, his mother Grace, who desperately needs a liver transplant and she is all out of options. Ronnie Gene Blevins stars as Billy, who realizes "he must break a few more laws in order to get his mother to the top of the transplant list in order to save her life." Ha! That's true love. The excellent cast includes Lara Flynn Boyle, Bruce Dern (who seems to be having a blast playing the kingpin), Stephen Lang, John Ashton, and William Shockley. This looks a bit better than average,...

This morning we are pleased to have your first look at the trailer for the crime thriller Death in Texas.    Billy Walker is finally let out of prison after serving a seven-year sentence for manslaughter, only to find out that the only person who stuck by him during the entire ordeal, his mother, is now dying of liver failure. After visiting her doctor, Billy learns that he must break a few more laws in order to get his mother to the top of the transplant list in order to save her life.   The third film from director and writer Scott Windhauser stars a couple of bonafide hard cases, Bruce Dern and Stephen Lang. The trailer plays up Dern's...

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Exclusive: Captain America and The Purge star Frank Grillo is set to star in action-thriller M.I.A., we can reveal.

Kevin Carraway (Chain Of Command) is set to direct the script penned by Scott Windhauser (Hurricane Heist). Aleksander Vayshelboym (Red Hour) will co-star with Grillo.

Grillo will play Jax, a man who wakes up in a precarious situation with no memory, no time to spare and everyone in the criminal world out to kill him. With nowhere to turn, he is forced to team up with a streetwise criminal to find out who he is and realizes he might not like the answers he uncovers.

Production is slated for second quarter of 2021.

Richard Rionda Del Castro of Hannibal Media will finance, produce and act as world sales agent, kicking off business at this week’s virtual EFM. Grillo will executive-produce with Frederico Lapenda.

Rounding out the production team will...

Exclusive:Italian producer Emanuele Moretti (Bite) is launching LA and Rome-based production and sales firm Motus Studios.

Out of the gate, Moretti has set up a strategic partnership with Ellen S. Wander’s Film Bridge International to produce and sell movies together. On Motus’s sales slate will be Trevor Donovan movie Hot Water and Engelbert Grech’s Caravaggio Heist.

Motus will co-produce and help finance Peter Greenaway’s upcoming movie Lucca Mortis with Morgan Freeman and producer Kees Kasander, the new Johnny Martin action movie written by Chad Law, Ring Of Fire, and Deep Six by Scott Windhauser.

Moretti, who was previously head of acquisitions at Phoenix Entertainment and CEO of Alberini Films, has produced genre movies including Bite and Deprivation, and served as an executive producer on Lindsay Lohan pic Among The Shadows. He is also a producer on Peter Greenaway’s feature Walking To Paris, about the early...

In the midst of TV productions coming to a halt due to the spreading coronavirus outbreak, USA TV Productions announced on Wednesday that “Nova Vita,” a new crime drama, is ready to hit the small screen.

The ten-episode series, which has already been filmed, is created by Bagrat and Vaagn Sargsyan and tells the story of two best friends — Mark Davis (Jared Farid Ward) and Carter Hayes (Micah Hauptman) — embroiled in legal trouble. The two cryptocurrency billionaires turn to revolutionary company Nova Vita who gives them new identities, appearances, and lives after staging their deaths. Soon, the FBI catches onto the conspiracy, and families are destroyed in the midst of catastrophe.

“Nova Vita” is seeking a network or streaming platform for distribution. “We decided to announce the completed project now as we believe Nova Vita will be a much welcomed escape for TV audiences around the world facing these difficult times,...

Avatar actor Stephen Lang is set to co-star in indie drama Death in Texas opposite Bruce Dern, Ronnie Blevins, and Lara Flynn Boyle. Shooting in El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico, the pic follows Billy (Blevins) who, recently released from jail, will do everything he can to save the only person who stuck by him – his mother, who desperately needs a liver transplant. Scott Windhauser is directing the film from his own script. Brandon Menchen and Tony Adler are producing. Lang will reprise his role as Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron’s forthcoming Avatar sequels. He’s repped by Innovative Artists.

Actress Kj Smith is joining Nia Long, Omar Epps, and Stephen Bishop in the Long-produced Netflix film, Fatal Affair. Peter Sullivan is directing the pic, which follows a woman who tries to mend her marriage after a brief encounter with an old friend, only to find...

Vanessa Kirby and Shia Labeoufhave been tapped to star in Pieces Of A Woman, an indie drama from Sam Levinson’s Little Lamb Productions, a division of Bron Studios. Kornél Mundruczó will direct from a script by his frequent collaborator Kata Wéber. The story is about a grieving woman who, when a home birth goes tragically awry, is thrust into an emotional inner journey by trying to come to terms with her loss while also dealing with the ramifications in her interpersonal relationships with her husband and estranged mother. Little Lamb co-founders Kevin Turen and Ashley Levinson will produce along with Aaron Ryder. Executive producers are Viktória Petrányi, Sam Levinson, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth and Stuart Manashil. Creative Wealth Media is co-financing production which will take place in Montreal starting in December.

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Saban Films has just unleashed the trailer and the poster for Dolph Lundgren shoots thousands of zombies in the undead face flick Dead Trigger. The zombie-action motion picture will be receiving a theatrical and VOD release this May and begins when a mysterious virus kills billions and turns many others into bloodthirsty zombies. From there it's up to once upon a time Frank Castle himself, Captain Walker (Lundgren) to lead an elite team to destroy these undead freaks and save the world.

For those of you out there that might not know, Dead Trigger is based on a zombie-themed first-person survival horror mobile game of the same name developed and first published by Madfinger Games in June 2012 for iOS and Android mobile devices. The game is single-player only. Dead Trigger has over 23 million downloads, on all platforms, and a sequel, fittingly called Dead Trigger 2, was released in 2013. The first-person shooter...

We’ve got another zombie movie coming out called Dead Trigger, but what makes this one different from all the others is the fact that it stars Dolph Lundgren!

It’s been great seeing Lundgren appear in some recent mainstream movies, but it’s still always fun to see stars in these smaller, lower budget projects. In this one we get to see him blow away zombies. Here’s the synopsis for Dead Trigger:

A mysterious virus has killed billions and turned many others into bloodthirsty zombies. Unable to stop the virus, the government develops a video game, "Dead Trigger," that mirrors the terrifying events that curse the world.

Dead Trigger was co-directed by Mike Cuff and Scott Windhauser (Cops and Robbers). While this doesn’t look like it’s going to be a good movie, it still will probably be fun to watch.

The movie will be released on May 3rd.

When a mysterious virus kills billions and turns many others into bloodthirsty zombies, Captain Walker (Dolph Lundgren) leads an elite team to destroy them and save the world.

Dead Trigger is directed by Mike Cuff and Scott Windhauser and Written by Heinz Treschnitzer.

It stars Dolph Lundgren, Autumn Reeser, Romeo Miller and Isaiah Washington

Saban Films will release Dead Trigger in theaters and On Demand on May 3rd.

Recommended Release: Battle of the Damned...

Stars: Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, Ralph Ineson, Melissa Bolona, Christian Contreras, James Cutler, Ben Cross, Ed Birch | Written by Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon | Directed by Rob Cohen

A heist takes place during a hurricane… It’s difficult to imagine a sillier plot outside of Snakes on a Plane, but, like that film, The Hurricane Heist takes its ridiculous premise and runs with it, delivering about as much fun as it’s possible to have with a film this stupid.

Every action hero needs a tragic backstory, so here we get two for the price of one, as young brothers Will and Breeze witness their father getting crushed by a water tower during Hurricane Andrew in 1992. And as if that wasn’t traumatic enough, the CGI clouds morph into a shrieking skull face, just to ram the point home.

Cut to the present day and the brothers’ lives have...

Stars: Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, Ralph Ineson, Melissa Bolona, Christian Contreras, James Cutler, Ben Cross, Ed Birch | Written by Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon | Directed by Rob Cohen

It appears to be the season for ridiculously dumb, yet surprisingly entertaining popcorn movies. Hot on the heels of Pacific Rim: Uprising comes The Hurricane Heist, in which, yes, a heist takes place during a hurricane. It’s difficult to imagine a sillier plot outside of Snakes on a Plane, but, like that film, The Hurricane Heist takes its ridiculous premise and runs with it, delivering about as much fun as it’s possible to have with a film this stupid.

Every action hero needs a tragic backstory, so here we get two for the price of one, as young brothers Will and Breeze (yep, there’s a character called Breeze in a hurricane movie) witness their father getting crushed by...

Rob Cohen directed the first “Fast and the Furious” and “xXx” films, and hopes his perilous-weather thriller “The Hurricane Heist” leaves action fans clamoring for sequels. Distributed by Entertainment Studios and set in Alabama, the story follows a meteorologist (Toby Kebbell) intent on rescuing his brother (Ryan Kwanten) from a incoming superstorm, similar to the one that killed their father when they were kids. Yet a band of thieves eagerly awaits the squall, a diversion so they can lift $600 million from a U.S. mint and a treasury agent (Maggie Grace).

Critics genuinely complimented the “gleefully stupid” premise and building “idiocy,” along with the self-awareness screenwriters Jeff Dixon and Scott Windhauser supplied their characters. Also cited were editing gaffes, the actors’ wretched accents, and the too-low camp factor.

Read on for their best dispatches.

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“The Hurricane Heist” delivers what it promises on some basic level...

Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has released the first trailer, poster and photo for The Hurricane Heist (previously known as Category 5), which combines extreme weather with grand larceny. This story is set on the Gulf Coast of Alabama, at a U.S. Mint facility, where a crew of thieves find their plans to rob this facility upended by a storm that becomes much bigger than anticipated. This action-thriller could end up being one of the surprise hits at the box office this spring.

Under the threat of a hurricane, opportunistic criminals infiltrate a Us Mint facility to steal $600 million for the ultimate heist. When the hurricane blows up into a lethal Category 5 storm and their well-made plans go awry, they find themselves needing a vault code known only by one Treasury Agent (Maggie Grace), a need that turns murderous. But the Treasury agent has picked up an unlikely ally, a...

Madfinger Games’ zombie-themed first person survival horror video game Dead Trigger has racked up over 30 million downloads worldwide since its release in June 2012, spawning sequel Dead Trigger 2 just one year later. Now, the game becomes a movie. Dolph Lundgren stars as Kyle Walker in Mike Cuff and Scott Windhauser’s adaptation. “Unable to stop the virus, the government develops a […]...

Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Corbin Bernsen, Louis Mandylor, Jocelyn Osorio, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Eddie J. Fernandez, David Fernandez Jr., Luis Gatica, Steven Dell, Mauricio Mendoza, Geoffrey Ross | Written by Benjamin Budd, Scott Windhauser | Directed by R. Ellis Frazier

Jack (Lundgren) is a former CIA contractor who now oversees a team of elite thieves. One night in a small Mexican town, they flawlessly execute an intricate heist. On the way to a lucrative payout the Mexican authorities suddenly apprehend them. When the authorities bring them in, Jack finds himself face-to-face with Agent Price (Bernsen), his former CIA handler. Agent Price informs Jack that he s being sent to La Muerte, a high-tech, impenetrable fortress. La Muerte operates as a black site for high profile detainees from Mexico’s war against the Cartels. No one knows where it is…or that it even exists, and those who enter do not leave the facility alive.

Foresight Unlimited has teamed Hannibal Classics to co-rep the Simon West-helmed Tsunami La, which will be presented to buyers at the Toronto Film Festival. The natural disaster pic, written by Scott Windhauser, centers on original the worst tsunami in history hitting present-day Los Angeles. Filming is slated to begin in January, with Richard Rionda Del Castro of Hannibal and Signature Pictures' Moshe Diamant producing alongside Michael Tadross. Tsunami La reunites…...

Exclusive: Simon West has signed on to direct Tsunami La, an action indie film written by Scott Windhauser. It takes place in Los Angeles where the largest tsunami ever recorded hits the city and causes mass destruction. "In this movie I will show the audience a totally transformed vision of Los Angeles," said West. “I’m going to transform the iconic city into a bizarre submerged version of itself. Imagine a deadly, watery and deserted version of Disneyland.” Richard…...

Foresight Unlimited handles international sales on thriller formerly known as Category 5.

Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures (Esmp), the theatrical distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired North American rights to The Hurricane Heist.

Rob Cohen directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton, and Carlos Davis.

Esmp plans a theatrical launch in the first quarter of 2018 for the story about a team of hackers who target a $600m coastal Us Mint robbery at the same time a Category 5 hurricane is due to make landfall.

Tony Kebbel, Maggie Grace and Ryan Kwanten play a meteorologist, a Treasury agent and the scientist’s ex-Marine brother who try to thwart the heist.

Moshe Diamant produces with Foresight founder Mark Damon, Chris Milburn, Cohen, Karen Baldwin, Michael Tadross, Jr., Damiano Tucci, Danny Roth, and Bill Immerman.

Esmp is riding high following the success of 47 Meters Down, which continues...

The Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen has settled on his latest pair of storm-chasers, with news emerging today that Ryan Kwanten and Taken star Maggie Grace have landed roles in upcoming disaster pic, Category 5.

Kwanten and Grace now join a cast that already features Ben-Hur and Fantastic Four‘s Toby Kebbell, who closed a deal to headline the drama late last month. He’ll play the part of a meteorologist who, alongside his ex-Marine brother (Kwanten) and a Us Treasury agent (Grace), must pull together to thwart a devastating hack on the U.S. Mint Facility during one of the greatest storms on record.

Blending genres in the hope of creating a pulse-pounding thriller, Category 5 is based on an original script penned by Cohen himself, with help from Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton, and Carlos Davis.

Here’s the official pitch for the feature film:...

Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, Ralph Ineson, Randy Couture, Melissa Bolona and Jamie Andrew Cutler are set to join Toby Kebbell in Rob Cohen's action/thriller "Category 5".

The story follows a team of tech hackers embarking on a $600 million robbery from a coastal U.S. Mint facility the same time a disastrous Category 5 storm is set to strike.

Kebbel plays a meteorologist left in the deserted beach town along with a treasury agent (Grace) and his brother, an ex-Marine (Kwanten). Ineson heads the team of thieves trying to accomplish the heist.

Cohen helms from a script he co-wrote with Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton, and Carlos Davis. Damiano Tucci, Danny Roth, Karen Baldwin, Howard Baldwin, Michael Tadross Jr. and Rob Cohen will produce.

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Foresight Unlimited’s action thriller has taken a big step forward as the company announced that the trio have joined previously cast lead Toby Kebbell.

Rob Cohen is set to direct the film on August 1 and the announcement is timely, coming 15 years to the day of the Us release of Cohen’s auspicious global hit The Fast And The Furious.

Randy Couture, Melissa Bolona and Jamie Andrew Cutler also round out the key cast on the story about a meteorologist, his ex-Marine brother and a Treasury agent who must thwart a hack on a coastal Us Mint facility during a huge storm.

Kebbell will play the meteorologist, Kwanten his brother and Grace the Us official, while Ineson will play the criminal mastermind attempting to pull of the $600m heist.

Cohen, Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton and Carlos Davis wrote the screenplay.

Foresight Unlimited introduced international buyers to Category 5 at the Efm in Berlin and reported...

Maggie Grace, who starred opposite Liam Neeson in the Taken trilogy, Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Ralph Ineson (The Witch, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) have been set to star alongside Toby Kebbell (Ben-Hur) in Rob Cohen’ new action/thriller Category 5. Scripted by Cohen, Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton, and Carlos Davis, Category 5 follows a team of tech hackers embarking on a $600 million robbery from a coastal U.S. Mint facility the same time a…...

It's been twenty years since that unfortunate cow was caught up in that tornado in Twister, and now Rob Cohen — the guy who brought you Dragonheart, The Fast and The Furious, and xXx — is combining the disaster genre with a heist film for a new film called Category 5.

Toby Kebbell has come on board as one of the film's stars, and you can read the official synopsis below:

A team of young tech hackers infiltrate a U.S. Mint facility to steal $200M in cash, just as a disastrous Category 5 hurricane – the worst storm ever recorded in the U.S. – is about to strike and level the town to the ground. The only other two people left, Will, a meteorologist, and Casey, a treasury agent, must survive the horrific storm, save Will’s brother Breeze and stop the thieves from getting away with the heist of the century.

Toby Kebbell is set to join Rob Cohen's disaster heist movie "Category 5" at Foresight Unlimited.

Scott Windhauser and Rob Cohen penned the script which follows a team of tech hackers who infiltrate a U.S. Mint facility on a small coastal town just as a disastrous storm of the century is about to strike and level it to the ground.

The only other people left in the town - a meteorologist, a hurricane chaser, and a woman treasury agent - must survive the horrific storm while stopping the thieves from getting away with the heist of the century.

Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin, Michael Tadross Jr., Danny Roth, and Rob Cohen will produce. Additional casting is currently underway with shooting to kick off in August.

Source: Foresight Unlimited...