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Action star Alexander Nevsky is helping kick 2018 off with a rumble, as ITN Distribution has acquired the North American distribution rights to his action thriller, ‘Showdown in Manila.’ The independent film distributor will release the drama in theaters on January 19, and then on Digital and On Demand on January 23.
ITN Distribution President Stuart Alson negotiated the deal along with Nevsky, on behalf of the filmmakers. CineTel Films, which has ‘Showdown in Manila’s foreign sales rights, has already sold the movie to 28 countries. The negotiation comes after the distribution company acquired the North American rights for Nevsky’s action thriller, ‘Black Rose,’ this past spring.
Craig Hamann wrote ‘Showdown in Manila,’ which marks the feature film directorial debut of Mark Dacascos. In addition to Nevsky, the drama also stars Casper Van Dien, Tia Carrere and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.
‘Showdown in Manila’ follows private detectives Nick (Nevsky) and Charlie (Van Dien), who live and work in Manila. A murder investigation leads them to the jungle camp of an international terrorist called The Wrath. Not trusting the police, Nick and Charlie assembly a team of daredevils to walk straight into the Wrath’s lair and fight an army of his goons.
Nevsky produced ‘Showdown in Manila’ through his production company, Hollywood Storm. It was executive produced by Andrzej Bartkowiak and Alexander Izotov.