LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mike The Pike Productions (OTC: MIKP) subsidiary, Saint James Films [SJF], is pleased to announce that it has entered principle photography for its feature film, Captain Battle: Legacy War, a timely, action-packed reboot , based on the acclaimed Golden Age Comic, Captain Battle.
The superhero actioner is one of at least five full-length feature films by Saint James Films, which is dedicated to producing entertaining genre films for the global marketplace. Captain Battle: Legacy War , produced by Dave Sterling and directed by David Palmieri (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658571/) , features a cast of rising stars including Cuyle Carvin (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2255441/), as Captain Battle, along with Marlene Mc’Cohen (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2556054/), Andrew J. McGuinness (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3917690/ and Jenny Allford (www.jenny-allford.com).
Saint James Films COO & President, Ted Chalmers, states, “Captain Battle: Legacy War is one of those great projects that has appeal for fans and buyers alike. It’s a superhero movie with a sexy villain, a powerful defender of justice and lots of action. The genre is timeless; and in the recent wake of movies like The Dark Knight, Iron Man and The Avengers, it falls well in line with current trends.”
“The film, budgeted under $1,000,000, holds promise for significant ROI marking a new era for MIKP in terms of a steady revenue stream with unlimited upside and significantly mitigated risk,” states Mike The Pike Productions CEO and Saint James Films Chairman, Mark B. Newbauer.
He adds, “We have much to announce in terms of Captain Battle and our 5-picture slate under the new subsidiary as well as MTP’s progress on sci-fi thriller White Space, discussions toward another high-concept feature for Fall 2012, and George R.R. Martin’s The Skin Trade, based on the World Fantasy Award Winning Novella from the Author of HBO’s Game of Thrones”
CAPTAIN BATTLE: LEGACY WAR
When soldier Sam Battle is injured during his tour of duty in the Gulf, his best friend, scientist Brandon Storm, injects him with an untested serum in a desperate attempt to save his life. Upon his return home, Sam finds that his town has been overrun by a group of Neo-Nazi soldiers. The men will stop at nothing to please their leader, an evil seductive necromancer looking to raise the dead corpse of Adolf Hitler.
Sam soon learns that the serum has re-mapped him genetically, giving him superhuman strength and agility as he discovers a secret from his family’s past, which may be the only thing that can save us all. With his newfound powers and Identity, Captain Battle, Brandon and Jane, his journalist sister, must work together, fighting through an army of undead soldiers from The Third Reich, to stop the evil sorceress before it’s too late.
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- Visit our website at www.mtpprods.com
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- White Space official website: www.enterwhitespace.com
- White Space Facebook: www.facebook.com/enterwhitespace.com
- George R.R. Martin’s The Skin Trade: www.theskintrademovie.com
- GRRM The Skin Trade Facebook: www.facebook.com/BlackstoneManor
- Subsidiary- Saint James Films, LLC: www.saintjamesfilms.com