The Warlords (2010)

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• Project Phase: Completed
• Release Date: 2010-04-02 - NY and/or LA
• Distributor(s): Magnet Releasing
• Film Genre(s): Drama, War, Action, Historical Epic
• Country: Hong Kong
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Depicting the same historical events that were the basis for the Shaw Brothers classic Blood Brothers, WARLORDS is set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s. Jet Li stars as General Pang, who after a surviving a massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu (Andy Lau) and Wu Yang (Takeshi Kaneshiro). After fighting back attackers from an helpless village, the three men take an oath to become “blood brothers,” pledging loyalty to one another until death, but things quickly turn sour and the three men become embroiled in a web of political deceit, and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a beautiful courtesan (Wu Jing-Lei). “I was very impressed by WARLORDS,” said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. “It’s very well made and has a Hong Kong action film dream cast. We’re excited to be bringing it to North American audiences.” "I am delighted to find a home for WARLORDS with Magnolia", said Andre Morgan from Talentaid. The deal was negotiated by Magnolia’s Senior Vice President Tom Quinn and Head of Business Affairs Chris Matson, with Andre Morgan and Ricky Tse from Media Asia. Magnolia plans to release the film late this summer.

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 Magnet Releasing announced that it has acquired North American rights to the pic. : 2009-05-18