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World Domination For Devil Begins Today
World Domination For Devil Begins Today
AUCKLAND, New Zealand. -- Feb 7th, 2007 -- Headstrong today announces that the feature film 'The Devil Dared Me To' will have its World Premiere at the scorching hot South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas, March 9-17, 2007. The film was selected out of thousands of submissions from around the globe.
"SXSW is the perfect launch pad for Devil's world domination" said Headstrong Exec Producer Ant Timpson, "we showed the film to a legendary US distributor who said congratulations, you've made the first Red-State movie from New Zealand - so we're very happy to be present the world premiere in Austin, an oasis of intelligence hidden in Mr Bush's backyard".
Based on characters developed by Chris Stapp and Matt Heath over a decade of funny short films and network television shows , 'The Devil Dared Me To' tells the explosive life story of Randy Cambell, New Zealand's most dangerous stuntman. The film features a soundtrack crammed with songs from Deja Voodoo, the hugely successful Kiwi rock band fronted by Stapp and Heath.
Click here for an exclusive sneak peek of the film.
Recently the film was screened to a preview audience who responded enthusiastically to its perverse humour and bizarre characters. "Hell yeah, it's the best New Zealand movie I've ever seen! " exclaimed an obviously excited Mark Harris (18) after the sneak peek. "I got more laughs than Borat - seriously!" added Jeremy Chase (19) who attended the screening with Harris after being recruited off the street.
The film, the first of several films being developed by Headstrong has already attracted strong Australasian distributor interest and has key support from domestic promotional partnerships.
The film is directed by Chris Stapp, produced by Karl Zohrab and Matt Heath and is a Video Nasties and Eleven Media production in association with Headstrong and the New Zealand Film Commission. A New Zealand release is expected later in the year.
For further details about the The Devil Dared Me To and upcoming Headstrong releases please contact,
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