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Nearly three years have gone by since we heard that Ben McKenzie (Gotham) and Bojana Novakovic (Beyond Skyline) were the stars of the Japanese horror film Bloat, which had already started filming at that time. Now, Bloat is finally ready to make its way out into the world, as it’s set to receive a theatrical, on demand, and digital release on March 7th. Although with the release date announcement comes the unveiling of a trailer, which can be seen in the embed above.

Written and directed by Tokyo-based filmmaker Pablo Absento, Bloat is a co-production between Timur Bekmambetov‘s company Bazelevs, the Russian streaming service Okko, French production and sales company Pulsar Content, and Japanese production company flag Co., Ltd. Filming took place in New York and Japan. Bloat does indeed use Bekmambetov’s Screenlife filmmaking technique, “in which the story unfolds on the screens of the devices used by the movie’s characters.

Nearly three years have gone by since we heard that Ben McKenzie (Gotham) and Bojana Novakovic (Beyond Skyline) were the stars of the Japanese horror film Bloat, which had already started filming at that time. Now, it looks like Bloat might finally be almost ready to make its way out into the world, as the Motion Picture Association ratings board has announced that they’ve given the film an R rating for language and some violent content. The film will be released by Lionsgate, but they haven’t set a release date for it yet.

Written and directed by Tokyo-based filmmaker Pablo Absento, Bloat is a co-production between Timur Bekmambetov‘s company Bazelevs, the Russian streaming service Okko, French production and sales company Pulsar Content, and Japanese production company flag Co., Ltd. Filming took place in New York and Japan. Bloat does indeed use Bekmambetov’s Screenlife filmmaking technique, “in...

“Gotham” star Ben McKenzie and “Instinct” actress Bojana Novakovic are attached to star in the new J-horror film “Bloat,” Variety can reveal.

Produced by Bazelevs, the production banner of Screenlife pioneer Timur Bekmambetov, “Bloat” is a co-production with Russian streaming platform Okko, French production and sales house Pulsar Content (“The Deep House”), and Japanese production company flag Co., Ltd.

Filming has already started in New York and will continue in Japan. Pic marks the first time Okko has co-financed an international production. Pulsar Content will handle international sales and is launching pre-sales at the European Film Market.

“Bloat” stars McKenzie as a military officer stationed in Turkey while his wife (Novakovic) is vacationing in Japan with their kids. During the stay, their younger son almost drowns in a lake. Soon after the accident, the parents realize that something is wrong with their boy.

McKenzie’s critically acclaimed roles include the...

Well Go USA has nabbed North American rights to “Row 19,” a thriller from director Alexander Babaev, which is being sold by Central Partnership.

The film centers on a young female doctor and her 6-year-old daughter, who board an overnight flight in a violent storm. When passengers on the half-empty plane inexplicably begin to die, the woman’s grip on reality weakens and she is forced to relive her worst childhood nightmare. The film, which is slated for release in Russian cinemas on Nov. 11, has also sold to Latin America (Bf Distribution), South Korea (Cinema Black), Italy (Minerva Pictures), and the Middle East (Phars Filmco Motion Pictures).

“‘Row 19’ is a spine-tingling new entry to the genre that will prove quite capable of keeping audiences around the world at the edge of their seats, and we’re thrilled to team up with Central Partnership to bring the film to horror fans throughout North America,...

Life on earth is desolate after a brutal intergalactic war, brightened only by a dangerous, high-flying sport … but no one knows that at each match, four gifted humans are fighting furiously to ensure the survival of humankind in the action-packed, sci-fi thriller Cosmoball, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD March 23 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Top-notch visual effects result in a breathtaking, family-friendly sci-fi film from Director Dzhanik Fayziev. Check Out this amazing trailer:

Cosmoball stars Evgeniy Mironov, Evgeniy Romantsov, Viktoriya Agalakova, Maria Lisovaya (Guests) and newcomer Ivan Ivanovich in the post-apocalyptic superhero “space opera.”

Cosmoball, directed by Dzhanik Fayziev, takes place after an intergalactic battle that destroys Earth’s moon and causes worldwide devastation, leaving the human race desolate and clinging to survival. The film follows four athletes with the rare ability to teleport, which makes them the only humans capable of playing “cosmoball,” a dangerous sport requiring unimaginable speed,...

Offers in for UK, South Korea.

Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Russian action sci-fi action Cosmoball, one of a raft of worldwide deals by Budapest-based Luminescence heading into the Cannes virtual market.

Luminescence has licensed rights to: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux (Splendid); France (Fip); Spain (YouPlanet); Portugal (Cinemundo); Latin America (Sato); Middle East (Front Row); Cis (Nashe Kino), and Poland (Puls TV). Offers are in from the UK and South Korea.

Rights have also gone in: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia (HBO Europe); Estonia, Latvia and...

Titles are animation ’Nutcracker And The Magic Flute’ and sci-fi ’Spaceball’.

International sales outfit Luminescence has acquired two titles produced by Sergey Selyanov’s Russian production house Ctb – Nutcracker And The Magic Flute and Spaceball.

The company will launch sales on the titles at next week’s Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25).

Nutcracker And The Magic Flute is an animated adventure comedy based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s classic 1816 story The Nutcracker And The Mouse King and Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa’s 1892 ballet The Nutcracker.

The narrative centres around ballerina Marie, whose toys come alive...

Titles are animation ’Nutcracker And The Magic Flute’ and sci-fi ’Spaceball’.

International sales outfit Luminescence has acquired two titles produced by Sergey Selyanov’s Russian production house Ctb – Nutcracker And The Magic Flute and Spaceball.

The company will launch sales on the titles at next week’s Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25).

Nutcracker And The Magic Flute is an animated adventure comedy based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s classic 1816 story The Nutcracker And The Mouse King and Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa’s 1892 ballet The Nutcracker.

The narrative centres around ballerina Marie, whose toys come alive...

It looks like Russia went out and made a badass historical epic called Furious. An awesome trailer for the film has dropped and it shows off some impressive and stunning visuals. This is a movie that I would love to see on the big screen! As you’ll see, it’s a very vibrant looking movie filled with beautiful landscapes and epic battles!

The movie is based on the incredible true story surrounding the Mongol capture of the Russian city of Ryazan in the 13th century. It follows an amnesiac soldier by the name of Evpatii Kolovrat, who vows to get his revenge on the Mongol army that plundered his village. Here’s the synopsis:

As the Mongol hordes begin ransacking Russia, the invaders pillage and burn down the cities, flooding Russian soil with blood, until a Ryazan takes up arms to defend his people. Kolovrat leads a detachment of...

As the Mongol hordes begin ransacking Russia, the invaders pillage and burn down the cities, flooding Russian soil with blood, until a Ryazan takes up arms to defend his people. Kolovrat leads a detachment of several hundred brave souls to avenge his love, his people, and his homeland.

A breath-taking story of courage, endurance and self-sacrifice for the sake of one's country. The legendary story of Kolvorat the Furious.

Furious, originally titled Legend of Kolovrat (or ??????? ? ?????????), is co-directed by Russian filmmakers Dzhanik Fayziev & Ivan Shurkhovetskiy (second unit director on Stalingrad).

The screenplay is written by Dmitriy Raevskiy, Evgeniy Raevskiy, and Sergei Udakov. This originally opened in Russia in late 20...

Sneak Peek the Russian-produced science fiction feature "Goalkeeper of the Galaxy", directed by Dzhanik Fayziev, starring Yevgeny Romantsov, Victoria Agalakova, Yevgeny Mironov, Mikhail Yefremov, Elena Yakovleva, Dmitry Nazarov and Svetlana Ivanova, opening in 2019:

"...in the aftermath of a galactic war, which took place in proximity to Earth, the Moon was destroyed and the planet's poles shifted. Now an enormous spaceship hovers over Earth. This is a stadium, which hosts sports events that resemble soccer but at mind-boggling speeds. The name of the game is 'cosmoball', with the fate of the planet depending on the result of the match between earthmen and aliens..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Goalkeeper of the Galaxy"...

Sneak Peek "Goalkeeper of the Galaxy", a Russian-produced science fiction feature directed by Dzhanik Fayziev, starring Yevgeny Romantsov, Victoria Agalakova, Yevgeny Mironov, Mikhail Yefremov, Elena Yakovleva, Dmitry Nazarov and Svetlana Ivanova, opening in 2019:

"...in the aftermath of a galactic war, which took place in proximity to Earth, the Moon was destroyed and the planet's poles shifted. Now an enormous spaceship hovers over Earth. This is a stadium, which hosts sports events that resemble soccer but at mind-boggling speeds. The name of the game is 'cosmoball', with the fate of the planet depending on the result of the match between earthmen and aliens..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Goalkeeper of the Galaxy"...

August Eighth Trailer 2, Avgust. Vosmogo Trailer 2. Dzhanik Fayziev‘s August Eighth / Avgust. Vosmogo (2012) movie trailer 2 stars Svetlana Ivanova, Maksim Matveev, Artyom Fadeev, Aleksey Guskov, and Estelle Raskin. Avgust. Vosmogo‘s plot synopsis: “August Eighth – story of an ordinary young woman. Ksenia’s life is not too happy. Problem at work, problem in personal life, problem with mother, a baby requiring constant cares… Ksenia want to spend a few days in Sochi with new boyfriend, and mom sends her son Artem to the boy’s father on Caucasus. But Georgia started war and she must overcome fear, overcome circumstances, she must save her child…”

We previously posted the August Eighth / Avgust. Vosmogo (2012) Movie Trailer.

Avgust. Vosmogo also stars Anna Legchilova and Egor Beroev.

Watch the August Eighth / Avgust. Vosmogo movie trailer 2 and leave your thoughts on it in the comments section below. August Eighth has no Us theater release date yet...

August Eighth Trailer, Avgust. Vosmogo Trailer. Dzhanik Fayziev‘s August Eighth / Avgust. Vosmogo (2012) movie trailer stars Svetlana Ivanova, Maksim Matveev, Artyom Fadeev, Aleksey Guskov, and Estelle Raskin. Avgust. Vosmogo‘s plot synopsis: “August Eighth – story of an ordinary young woman. Ksenia’s life is not too happy. Problem at work, problem in personal life, problem with mother, a baby requiring constant cares… Ksenia want to spend a few days in Sochi with new boyfriend, and mom sends her son Artem to the boy’s father on Caucasus. But Georgia started war and she must overcome fear, overcome circumstances, she must save her child…”

This film looks very entertaining to say the least, a mixture of war and fantasy.

Avgust. Vosmogo also stars Anna Legchilova and Egor Beroev.

Watch the August Eighth / Avgust. Vosmogo movie trailer and leave your thoughts on it in the comments section below. For more August Eighth / Avgust. Vosmogo photos,...