Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Deathgames

6/2/10 - Katia Winter has landed the female lead in Deathgames, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The story centers on a young man who is kidnapped and forced into the savage world of modern gladiator fighting, in which men battle to the death for entertainment of the online masses in games orchestrated by Samuel L. Jackson.  Winter will play a character described as "a duplicitous succubus" who is employed by Jackson to lure potential gladiators. She eventually falls for Lutz, helping him outwit the bad guy's plans for his death in the ring.  Nina Dobrev and Daniel Dae Kim also are in the movie, which is shooting in Louisiana.  Brad Krevoy and Mike Callaghan are producing with Mark Williams.

5/25/10 - Nina Dobrev has joined the cast of Deathgames, MPCA’s indie action movie starring Kellan Lutz and Samuel L. Jackson, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  James Remar and Derek Mears also have been cast in the movie, which is shooting in Louisiana.  The story centers on a young man (Lutz) who is kidnapped and forced into the savage world of a modern gladiator arena, where men fight to the death for entertainment of the online masses in games orchestrated by Jackson.  Dobrev is playing Lutz’s wife.  Remar is playing a mysterious character named Tall Man, while Mears is a fighter named Brutus Jackson.

4/21/10 - Daniel Dae Kim is joining Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz in the action thriller Deathgames, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The story centers on a young man (Lutz) who is kidnapped by a sadistic mastermind (Jackson) and forced into a modern gladiator arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.  Kim is playing a fellow prisoner, an artist who happens to be a master of kendo (samurai-style sword fighting), a skill that comes in handy when he competes for his life and his wife's.  Shooting begins next month in Louisiana. Visual effects veteran Jonah Loop is making his directorial debut with the indie film.

4/16/10 - Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz are in talks to star in Deathgames, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Lutz plays a young man who is kidnapped and forced into the savage world of a modern gladiator arena, where men fight to the death for entertainment of the online masses. Jackson orchestrates the games, overseeing them from his computer lair with the help of twin ladies who see to his every desire.  Jonah Loop is making his directorial debut with the film, which is being produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America.

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