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exclusive: Ketchup Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the action film taipei weekendproduced by Europacorp's Luc Besson and Virginie Besson-Silla and starring Luke Evans (murder mystery), Gwei Lunmei (black charcoal, thin ice) and Song Kang (fast and furious franchise).
A film directed by George Huang (swim with sharks) is scheduled for wide theatrical release this year, with further details regarding the worldwide release planned by EuropaCorp still to be determined.
Co-authored by Hwang and Besson, taipei weekend It follows John Lawler, a Pitbull Drug Enforcement Administration agent married to his job. There's no villain he can't stop, nothing he won't sacrifice to end the case. Joey Kwan is a top “transporter” in Taipei. Her driving and her thinking are fast, it's hard to pinpoint her and it's impossible to catch her. The two were not supposed to fall in love, but fate brought them together before the forces of crime and corruption tore them apart. Fifteen years later, fate brings Joey and John into conflict over a weekend in Taipei. And they will both discover that the only thing harder than falling in love is… falling in love again.
“Weekend in Taipei” is an exciting film, brilliantly directed by George Huang and featuring a great cast including Luke Evans, Gwei Lung-mei and Sung Kang,” said Gareth West, CEO of Ketchup Entertainment. “We look forward to working with Luc, Virginie and Europacorp to bring this film to North American audiences this summer.”
EuropaCorp CEO Jean-Marc Lacarrère added: weekend in taipei It perfectly captures EuropaCorp's DNA by bringing together action, romance, and comedy. We are also excited to partner with Gareth and the Ketchup team to share this thrilling film with audiences across North America. ”
Founded in 2008, Ketchup Entertainment was born with the release of Michel Franco's film. memoryStarring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, Sarsgaard won the Venice Film Festival's Volpi Trophy for Best Actor, and Chastain was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor. Recently, the company also produced Michael Mann's Neon titles. ferrari And released a piece by Robert Rodriguez. Hypnosisstarring Ben Affleck.
Upcoming theatrical releases include the Harry Meyers Scheyer comedy goodrichstarring Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis, and Brian Taylor's Hellboy: The Twisted Manstarring Jacques Kesey.
sale negotiation taipei weekend They were led by David Spiegelman, Gregoire Melin, Kinology, and Brieuc Jonnet of EuropaCorp.