09/06/2024
DEATH MARCH
Release date coming soon!
Leading indie distributor Well Go USA has picked up North American rights to “Death March an upcoming WWII action film starring and conceived by action star Scott Adkins (“Undisputed” franchise, “John Wick: Chapter 4”).
In Adkins’ story, scripted by Marc Clebanoff, a British airman washes ashore after being ejected from his plane and becomes a prisoner in a Japanese-run POW camp.
While waiting to join the infamous Bataan death march, the airman is tortured by the camp commander and is forced to fight for his life against an array of skilled Japanese warriors. Adkins portrays the airman.
Veteran actor || 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗼𝗱𝗮 || (“I, Robot” “Daredevil”) plays the camp commander.
Under the direction of Louis Mandylor, the film has recently wrapped production in the Subic Bay and Bataan region of the Philippines
Release plans have not yet been finalized.
The film was inspired by real events that have become some of the most notorious in WWII history, a forced march of some 60,000 Filipino and 15,000 U.S. prisoners of war following the Japanese victory at the Battle of Bataan. It has been reported that 20,000 men died during the 65-mile trek to Camp O’Donnell and thousands more died on arrival at their destination. Philippines director Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr. described the events in his 2013 black and white drama film with the same title.
“’Death March’ is a truly international collaboration, complemented by partners and talents hailing from the United States, the Philippines, Japan, Thailand, Canada, the U.K. and Australia,” said writer and producer Clebanoff. “The story we are telling raises the bar for fans of Scott Adkins and the action genre, and it has a unique storyline, strong cultural throughlines and a grand scope that elevates it to appeal to mains
tream audiences.”
Resource:
Scott Adkins’ Philippines-Set ‘Death March’ Picked for North America (https://variety.com/2024/film/news/scott-adkins-philippines-death-march-1236132644/)
