FOR the first time, Anne Curtis will shed her pretty image to tackle a role that requires her to deliver intense and gripping action scenes in Viva Films and Reality Entertainment’s latest joint venture, “BuyBust.” Joining Anne in the stellar cast of this Erik Matti action-thriller masterpiece earmarked for international release is Fil-Am, ONE Championship heavyweight champion Brandon Vera.
Two international companies have joined forces to ensure “BuyBust’s” international success: XYZ Films, the movie’s sales agent, and Well Go USA, the movie’s official distributor in North America, which will start playing the film in US cinemas starting on Aug. 10.
Well Go USA, an international film distributor, is the same company responsible for the distribution of the international hit “Train to Busan,” which features Korean superstar Gong Yoo. They will formally launch the movie to the public on July 19 during the 21st Annual Superhero Kung Fu Extravaganza at the San Diego Comic Con.
“BuyBust” will have its world premiere on July 15 as it has been chosen as closing film in the New York Asian Film Festival, which Anne, Brandon, Erik and Dondon Monteverde are scheduled to attend.
On July 18, “BuyBust” will have its Canadian premiere in the Fantasia Festival as well as Asian premiere in the Buncheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
Aside from the film’s screening in the US and Korea, the movie will also be seen and enjoyed in the Middle East, Hong Kong and Singapore soon.
In an interview, Dylan Marchetti, Well Go USA senior vice president for acquisitions and theatrical distribution, said, “If you lose your mind for an amazing action film, the last hour of ‘BuyBust’ is going to blow your head clean off.” The movie will revolve around a special forces team sent to snuff out a drug den only to find themselves trapped inside it after being set up and betrayed.
The project is a 360-degree turn as well as a very challenging one for the “It’s Showtime” mainstay as Anne spent hours and hours of rigorous training to give justice to the character of drug enforcement agent Nina Manigan in the film. But Anne gets ample support and pointers from Brandon, who, needless to say, is an expert in the mixed martial arts arena. “BuyBust” is Brandon’s big screen debut. (PR)