New Delhi -- Jennifer Lynch is going Bollywood, signing on to direct horror-thriller "Nagin -- The Snake Woman," which will be shot simultaneously in Hindi and English, producers said Thursday.
"Nagin," toplined by Indian star Mallika Sherawat, tackles the ancient Eastern myth of the snake woman who can take on various forms.
The film is being produced by Mumbai-based music label and film production banner Venus Records and Tapes along with Bollywood director-producer Govind Menon's banner Split Image and producer Vikram Singh. Venus will handle India and worldwide distribution.
Lynch's most recent film was "Surveillance," starring Bill Pullman and Julia Ormond, which premiered at Cannes in May.
Visual effects for "Nagin" -- Hindi for female cobra -- will be handled by Precinct 13's Robert Kurtzman, director of "Wishmaster" and "The Rage," among others.
Sherawat's international credits include 2003 Jackie Chan starrer "The Myth" and the upcoming "The Aquarian Gospel" by director Drew Heriot.
"Nagin" also will star actor Irrfan Khan, who was recently seen in Mira Nair's "The Namesake" and "A Mighty Heart" with Angelina Jolie.
The film begins shooting in India in August. No budget was announced.
"Nagin," toplined by Indian star Mallika Sherawat, tackles the ancient Eastern myth of the snake woman who can take on various forms.
The film is being produced by Mumbai-based music label and film production banner Venus Records and Tapes along with Bollywood director-producer Govind Menon's banner Split Image and producer Vikram Singh. Venus will handle India and worldwide distribution.
Lynch's most recent film was "Surveillance," starring Bill Pullman and Julia Ormond, which premiered at Cannes in May.
Visual effects for "Nagin" -- Hindi for female cobra -- will be handled by Precinct 13's Robert Kurtzman, director of "Wishmaster" and "The Rage," among others.
Sherawat's international credits include 2003 Jackie Chan starrer "The Myth" and the upcoming "The Aquarian Gospel" by director Drew Heriot.
"Nagin" also will star actor Irrfan Khan, who was recently seen in Mira Nair's "The Namesake" and "A Mighty Heart" with Angelina Jolie.
The film begins shooting in India in August. No budget was announced.
- 7/10/2008
- by By Nyay Bhushan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'Gospel' is according to Heriot
Drew Heriot, whose documentary-style DVD The Secret has garnered a cult following and sold more than 2 million copies, will make his feature film directorial debut with the spiritual fantasy/adventure The Aquarian Gospel.
The story, based on Jesus Christ's missing years as a young man in the Bible, revolves around his journeys from Israel to India, Tibet, Persia, Greece and Egypt and the encounters he has with people of various backgrounds along the way.
John F. Sullivan and William Sees Keenan (Poor Things) penned the script, which was inspired by Levi Dowling's "The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ," Nicholas Notovitch's "The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ" and from what Sullivan and Keenan describe as "the lost gospels that shed light on Jesus' secret teachings predating the four canonized Gospels."
Keenan is set to produce the $15 million film, which he said will be shot in the U.S. in a stylized high-definition format. Thaddeus Carlson is co-executive producing.
"I literally felt goose bumps when Will told me this story, and knew immediately it was my next project," Heriot said.
The story, based on Jesus Christ's missing years as a young man in the Bible, revolves around his journeys from Israel to India, Tibet, Persia, Greece and Egypt and the encounters he has with people of various backgrounds along the way.
John F. Sullivan and William Sees Keenan (Poor Things) penned the script, which was inspired by Levi Dowling's "The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ," Nicholas Notovitch's "The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ" and from what Sullivan and Keenan describe as "the lost gospels that shed light on Jesus' secret teachings predating the four canonized Gospels."
Keenan is set to produce the $15 million film, which he said will be shot in the U.S. in a stylized high-definition format. Thaddeus Carlson is co-executive producing.
"I literally felt goose bumps when Will told me this story, and knew immediately it was my next project," Heriot said.
- 9/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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