'THE SADHU' INDIAN EPIC FROM
'300' PRODUCER MARK CANTON
And while Greek epic 300 RISE OF AN EMPIRE is scoring millions around the globe, its producer Mark Canton (who also brought us IMMORTALS blockbuster epic) already has another
epic adventure in his sleeve! He will develop a movie out of Indian comic book THE SADHU! The story follows James Jenson, a British soldier whose family is brutally murdered by a corrupt superior officer in the Indian colony of Bengal in 1858. Jenson escapes in the remote forests of India, where he seeks refuge with the mysterious Indian mystics known as sadhus. After years of being trained in their supernatural arts, Jenson must decide whether to use his newfound powers for inner peace and enlightenment, or vengeance. Using the ancient mythology of India the producers are hoping to launch a new movie franchise.
epic adventure in his sleeve! He will develop a movie out of Indian comic book THE SADHU! The story follows James Jenson, a British soldier whose family is brutally murdered by a corrupt superior officer in the Indian colony of Bengal in 1858. Jenson escapes in the remote forests of India, where he seeks refuge with the mysterious Indian mystics known as sadhus. After years of being trained in their supernatural arts, Jenson must decide whether to use his newfound powers for inner peace and enlightenment, or vengeance. Using the ancient mythology of India the producers are hoping to launch a new movie franchise.
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Meanwhile, Melissa George has joined the untitled ABC's drama pilot in the vein of 'Dangerous Liaisons' which, set in New York, revolves around the love and rivalry between two equally matched, powerful socialites, Philip Fitzgerald Julien (Rufus Sewell) and Margot Worth Cole (Melissa George), who play out their obsessive attraction and seduction of each other through their manipulation of others. THE MUMMY star Oded Fehr will play Anderson Cole, Margot’s ex-husband and one of the Forbes 500 whose power has resulted in expanding a multimillion-dollar company into a multibillion-dollar corporation. Anderson has fooled three beautiful women into marrying him and is working on Trophy No. 4.
In television news this Monday, CBS is preparing new series titled SCORPION in which the story will revolve around Walter (to be played by Elyes Gabel), an eccentric genius and his international network of super geniuses who form the last line of defense against the complex threats of the modern age. According to 'Deadline' the cast will also have AMERICAN PIE's Eddie Kaye Thomas who will portray Toby, a genius behaviourist and a member of the super geniuses team. Jadyn Wong from BEING ERICA will play Happy, the mechanical genius who can fabricate anything and has hands with a surgeon’s precision and a magician’s inhuman speed.
MELISSA GEORGE, ODED FEHR JOIN RUFUS SEWELL IN ABC DRAMA
Meanwhile, Melissa George has joined the untitled ABC's drama pilot in the vein of 'Dangerous Liaisons' which, set in New York, revolves around the love and rivalry between two equally matched, powerful socialites, Philip Fitzgerald Julien (Rufus Sewell) and Margot Worth Cole (Melissa George), who play out their obsessive attraction and seduction of each other through their manipulation of others. THE MUMMY star Oded Fehr will play Anderson Cole, Margot’s ex-husband and one of the Forbes 500 whose power has resulted in expanding a multimillion-dollar company into a multibillion-dollar corporation. Anderson has fooled three beautiful women into marrying him and is working on Trophy No. 4.
The Sadhu sound intriguing.
ReplyDeleteAs for Melissa, she's so much more than her body but who can see it? *shrugs*
we could use a mighty Indian epic filled with exotic myths on the big screen :)
DeleteYou do mean exotic men don't you darling :)
Deleteyou wouldn't see me complain :)
DeleteLike the sound of The Sadhu. Hmm enlightenment vs vengeance. Which would I choose??? :P
ReplyDeletewe do like it, hope they do it rich and vivid and luxurious :)
DeleteThat's what I was thinking. It should be visually stunning with a setting like that.
DeleteIndia is always fun, I remember translating an Indian book once, it was really fun with all the exotic words, smells, settings...
DeleteGood to see Oded Fehr coming to TV. He was fun to watch in NCIS. This should be different.
ReplyDeleteI do like him a lot, all the actors from THE MUMMY were absolutely amazing!
DeleteLove the Sadhu picture...well, in fact, I am not insensitive either to Melissa George!
ReplyDeleteI knew you wouldn't be, Phil :PP
DeleteI might like The Sadhu! The poster certainly is intriguing!
ReplyDeletejust imagine hunky stars in exotic India setting :)
DeleteHey Dezzy. Just stopped in to say Happy Monday. I'm on my way out the door to collect gifts from the puppies. So much fun ...
ReplyDeletegood thing they leave them outside :)
DeleteHahahahaahahahaha. So true.
Deletehave they ever been naughty inside?
DeleteWhen they were puppies. During training.
Deletecan they be taught to poop in a box like kittens?
DeleteBut where's my piccie of Oded? He's cute :)
ReplyDeleteOoh I actually wanted to post it but didn't have enough space with Melissa having such long legs :)
DeleteThe Sadhu looks intriguing. You know, I don't know enough about their cultural and religious believes to anticipate how this plays out. I do know how much they hated the bloody British for occupying their land and raping it's resources. So the idea of a Brit in that period being a hero is interesting.
ReplyDeleteI do love the way they use colour and they've some sexy men and women. Hope to see lots of those and scantily clad.
I don't know much about it, either, but I think their mythology is complex. And we know they've had their share of suffering throughout history :(
DeleteHappy St. Pat's, Dez.
ReplyDeleteyou too, Sandra!
DeleteTHE SADHU sounds intriguing. Hopefully it's a little different to what we've seen before.
ReplyDeletefingers crossed!
DeleteI don't watch TV so I think 90% of what I know about it comes from here. ;)
ReplyDeleteit's Dezzipedia :)
DeleteHaha! I love that!
Delete:)
DeleteI have enjoyed watching Melissa George as Angel in Home and Away, an Aussie drama, for years. See she is now in The Good Wife, an indulgence of mine. Her overseas career seems to be taking off.
ReplyDeleteAustralian actors are usually the best ones :) I adore almost all of them
DeleteI like the sound of Sadhu too.
ReplyDeleteme too!
DeleteWhy is she wearing a jacket?
ReplyDeleteshe was feeling a bit cold.... and there was draught coming from all the open mouths of the surrounding boys....
DeleteActually, I would have preferred for her to have worn a bit more.
DeleteI'm shocked, I swear I am!
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