Renegades, the popular indie action revenge thriller won praise for it’s “ear-worm” retro rap theme song performed by Shug Jackson and we have an exclusive look at the track’s new music video. Renegades director Daniel Zirilli explains: “I came up through the ranks in film by directing hundreds of music videos – mostly rap/hip hop, […]
Movie Review – Acceleration (2019)
Acceleration, 2019. Directed by Michael Merino and Daniel Zirilli. Starring Natalie Burn, Dolph Lundgren, Sean Patrick Flanery, Danny Trejo and Chuck Liddell. SYNOPSIS: A mom has one night to do some tasks in LA requiring a gun, if she wants to see her son alive. He’s held by a mob boss. I’m a sucker for […]
Renegades assemble in trailer for ensemble action-thriller
Saban Films has released a trailer, poster and images for Renegades, the upcoming action thriller which is directed by Daniel Zirilli (The Asian Connection, Invincible) and written by FM’s own Tom Jolliffe. The film follows a group of old Special Forces comrades as they reunite to seek revenge against the drug gang that murdered one […]
Shogun Films action thriller Renegades secures distribution at Cannes
Regular readers here at FM may be aware that our writer Tom Jolliffe also moonlights as a wildly prolific screenwriter, and his latest project – the star-studded action-thriller Renegades – has just secured a raft of distribution sales at Cannes, including Saban Films which has secured North American rights. Helmed by veteran action director Daniel […]
Exclusive trailer for action thriller Invincible starring Johnny Strong and Marko Zaror
Thanks to Lionsgate, we have got our hands on the exclusive trailer reveal for Invincible, the new action thriller from director Daniel Zirilli (Hollow Point, Acceleration) and starring Johnny Strong (Black Hawk Down, The Fast and the Furious, Get Carter), Marko Zaror (Undisputed 3: Redemption, Machete Kills), Michael Paré (Eddie and the Cruisers, Streets of […]
Exclusive Interview – Producer Jonathan Sothcott talks Nemesis, Renegades, Shogun Films and more
Part two of our interview with producer Jonathan Sothcott who joins us to discuss Nemesis, Shogun Films and more (read part one here)… Shogun Films, your latest venture is making waves. How did this come about and what are your goals for the company? Well going back to the end of 2019 I was at […]
