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BloodRayne Movie Updates
   

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Terminator 3 star Kristanna Loken signs on as lead in film adaptation of BloodRayne Video Game

For Immediate Release
August 3rd, 2004

Boll KG and Brightlight Pictures to begin shooting in August 2004

(Vancouver, BC) – Kristanna Loken, best known for her role opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in T3: Rise of the Machines, has signed on as the title character in the film adaptation of the popular Majesco action-horror video game BloodRayne.

Loken will begin work on BloodRayne in August 2004 shooting in locations throughout Romania. As the film’s lead, Loken will play the title character who is half human and half vampire, driven by vengeance to overthrow her father, Kagan, king of all vampires.

A former model, Kristanna Loken first caught worldwide attention with her role as the villainous T-X in the highly anticipated T3 sequel. Loken has also appeared in the feature films Academy Boyz (2001) and Panic (2001) and just completed Uli Edel’s feature film Kingdom in Twilight.

Of Loken’s casting, Producer Shawn Williamson said, “I loved Kristanna in T3 and am excited to see how she brings the character of Rayne to life.”

BloodRayne marks the sixth collaboration between Shawn Williamson, principal and producer of Vancouver-based film production company Brightlight Pictures and German Director/Producer Uwe Boll. Boll directs the picture that is written by Guinevere Turner (American Psycho).

BloodRayne Director, Uwe Boll, said, “Kristanna Loken is perfect for BloodRayne. She is strong, tall, athletic, sexy – everything that BloodRayne is.”

Loken is represented by Eddy Yablans at International Creative Management and managed by Miles Levy.

About BloodRayne
Majesco’s popular action-horror video game series features the sexy, super-natural BloodRayne, the most deliciously wicked action heroine ever to grace a console game. This October, Rayne is challenged with her most personal battle yet in BloodRayne 2, for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, Sony PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, and PC. More information can be found at http://www.bloodrayne2.com.

About Majesco
Established in 1986 and headquartered in Edison, NJ, with offices in the United Kingdom, Majesco Holdings Inc., operating through its wholly owned subsidiary, Majesco Sales Inc., is a leading developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, Sony PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, and Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance systems, as well as the personal computer. The Company’s 2004 lineup includes BloodRayne 2, the sequel to its popular action/horror series, and the launch of its Game Boy® Advance Video product line, which utilizes the Company’s proprietary video compression technology to enable consumers to view commercial-grade video on a standard Nintendo Game Boy Advance system. Advent Rising, the first in a trilogy of action/adventure games, will ship to stores in 2005. More information about our Company can be found online at www.majescogames.com.

About Boll KG:
With 78 million dollars in production funds raised in the past two years, Boll KG is a fast-growing film production entity based in Frankfurt, Germany under the aegis of Dr. Uwe Boll. With this most recent acquisition, Boll has emerged as a pre-eminent director and producer of films based on video games. Artisan Entertainment released House of the Dead, based on the Sega franchise, in Fall 2003; Boll is in post-production on a film adaptation of Atari’s Alone in the Dark (Christian Slater, Tara Reid and Stephen Dorff) in Vancouver.

About Brightlight Pictures:
A feature film and television production company based in Vancouver and Victoria, BC, Brightlight Pictures develops, finances and produces independent feature films and television projects for the domestic and international marketplace. Company principals and producers, Stephen Hegyes and Shawn Williamson, have produced over 50 productions in the last 10 years, including Bruce Sweeney’s Last Wedding which opened the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival and starred Molly Parker and The Long Weekend a Canada / UK co-production between Brightlight Pictures and Gold Circle Films UK starring Chris Klein and Brendan Fehr. Brightlight Pictures recently Line Produced Edison for Millennium Films and Emmett Furla Films starring Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, LL Cool J and Justin Timberlake. Brightlight is currently producing Bloodrayne, set to shoot in Romania. More information on Brightlight Pictures can be found at www.brightlightpictures.com.


Source: http://www.bloodrayne2.com/news/16/

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Oscar-winner Sir Ben Kingsley to play Kagan, King of the Vampires in film adaptation of BloodRayne Video Game

Thesp joins T3 star Kristanna Loken

Boll KG and Brightlight Pictures to begin shooting late August


(Vancouver, BC) – Sir Ben Kingsley, best known for his Academy Award winning role in Gandhi, and most recently for his Oscar nominated performance in House of Sand and Fog, has signed on to play the villain in the film adaptation of one of the most popular action-horror video games in years, BloodRayne. Kingsley joins “Terminator 3” star Kristanna Loken, who will play the film’s heroine, BloodRayne.

The film is set in 18th century Romania, where the film will actually begin principal photography later this month. The beautiful Rayne has a human mother and a vampire father, giving her superhuman strength, yet at the same time, allowing a softer, more vulnerable side to her personality. Still, she is driven by vengeance to overthrow her vampire father, who turns out to be the powerful and evil Kagan, King of the Vampires, who will be played by Kingsley. Kagan wants nothing to do with his daughter and is intent on bringing her to doom. On her journey, Rayne is befriended by two vampire hunters. Together, the three must combat the great Kagan before he manipulates the earth into darkness, with vampires ruling forever.

BloodRayne is written by Guinevere Turner (“American Psycho”) and will be directed by Uwe Boll. Boll has recently raised $47 million through German film fund Boll KG 4, and this financing will be used for BloodRayne as well as other forthcoming videogame screen adaptations. The filmmaker most recently directed “House of the Dead,” based on the Sega videogame, and “Alone in the Dark,” starring Christian Slater, Tara Reid and Stephen Dorff, based on the Atari game. The first film was acquired by Artisan Entertainment; the latter has no domestic distributor as of yet.

The producers of BloodRayne are Shawn Williamson and Dan Clarke. Williamson is a principal at the Vancouver-based Brightlight Pictures which recently co-produced with Gold Circle Films “White Noise,” starring Michael Keaton, which Universal Pictures will release in 2005, and line produced “Edison” for Millennium Films and Emmett/Furla Films, starring Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, LL Cool J and Justin Timberlake.

Of Kingsley’s casting, Williamson said, “It is an incredible honor to have an actor of Sir Kingsley’s caliber involved in our film. His talent and strength as an actor will help us create an outstanding cinematic experience.” Kingsley’s more than 75 film and television credits include “Schindler’s List,” “Sexy Beast” and “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

About BloodRayne:
Majesco’s popular action-horror video game series features the sexy, supernatural BloodRayne, the most deliciously wicked action heroine ever to grace a console game. This October, Rayne is challenged with her most personal battle yet in BloodRayne 2, for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, Sony PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, and PC. More information can be found at http://www.bloodrayne2.com.

About Boll KG:
With 78 million dollars in production funds raised in the past two years, Boll KG is a fast-growing film production entity based in Frankfurt, Germany under the aegis of Dr. Uwe Boll. With this most recent acquisition, Boll has emerged as a pre-eminent director and producer of films based on video games. Artisan Entertainment released “House of the Dead,” based on the Sega franchise, in fall 2003; and he has completed a film adaptation of Atari’s “Alone in the Dark”.

About Majesco:
Established in 1986 and headquartered in Edison, NJ, with offices in the United Kingdom, Majesco Holdings Inc., operating through its wholly owned subsidiary, Majesco Sales Inc., is a leading developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, Sony PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, and Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance systems, as well as the personal computer. The Company’s 2004 lineup includes BloodRayne 2, the sequel to its popular action/horror series, and its Game Boy® Advance Video product line which utilizes the Company’s proprietary video compression technology to enable consumers to view commercial-grade video on a standard Nintendo Game Boy Advance system. Advent Rising, the first in a trilogy of action/adventure games, will ship to stores in 2005. More information about the Company can be found online at www.majescogames.com.

About Brightlight Pictures:
A feature film and television production company based in Vancouver and Victoria, BC, Brightlight Pictures develops, finances and produces independent feature films and television projects for the domestic and international marketplace. Company principals and producers, Stephen Hegyes and Shawn Williamson, have produced over 50 productions in the last 10 years, including Bruce Sweeney’s “Last Wedding” which opened the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival. Recent Brightlight Pictures credits include “The Long Weekend” starring Chris Klein and Brendan Fehr and “White Noise” starring Michael Keaton. Brightlight Pictures also recently Line Produced “Edison” for Millennium Films and Emmett/Furla Films starring Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, LL Cool J and Justin Timberlake. More information on Brightlight Pictures can be found at www.brightlightpictures.com.


Source: http://www.bloodrayne2.com/news/17/
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quote:
Let the blood sucking begin!


But before that:

"Rayne is 100% topless and smokin' hot in the October issue of Playboy magazine."--BloodRayne Web site.

"What we heard: In a move that will inspire many moments of forehead-slapping disbelief, Terminal Reality and Majesco have decided to hype the October release of BloodRayne with a spread in American's favorite skin mag. "This is a first in videogame history and trust us when we say that Rayne does not disappoint," boasts the mag. And you thought the nude mod of Max Payne 2's Mona Sax was bad..." Gamespot Rumor control page.
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Yeah, silliness abounds.

More updates:

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BloodRayne Movie Cast Finalized
All major roles in the BloodRayne movie cast have now been announced. If you haven't already heard, Terminator 3 star Kristanna Loken will appear as Rayne on the big screen squaring off against Oscar winning actor Ben Kingsley who will play her nefarious father Kagan. In addition, Michael Madsen of Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill fame, Michelle Rodriguez (Blue Crush, SWAT, The Fast and the Furious) and Matt Davis (Pearl Harbor, Sweet Home Alabama) will all play as members of the Brimstone Society. The movie will start filming in Romania within two weeks and is slated for a late 2005 launch. Stay tuned for more movie news in upcoming newsletters....

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Only thing I can hope for this movie is that either Mr. Boll suddenly dies, or actually turn out to be a decent director. As for Ms. Loken, I can only hope she has as much acting skills as good looks, and is not competing with Kate Beckinsdale for the "I-can-wave-my-good-looking-ass-in-tight-latex-costume-but-have-less-acting-skills-than-Madonna" award.
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She did fine in Terminator 3...

Bearing in mind that she had about 10 lines...
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Hmmm, I can only hope that she has 10 lines in Bloodrayne ... But even that can't compete with Uwe Bolls reputation around ...
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Maybe it'll be so bad, it's good.... Nah...
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