Toronto: “A Little Bit Zombie” romcom sold to Germany, JapanSeptember 15, 2012 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Canadian zombie rom-com A Little Bit Zombie has been acquired by Ascot-Elite Entertainment Group for Germany and New Select for Japan, The Hollywood Reporter said. Casey Walker’s comedy about a likable HR manager who catches a virus and must elude a zombie hunter to wed his bridezilla-to-be will be released theatrically by Ascot-Elite in 2013. Japan’s New Select picked up the home entertainment rights to A Little Bit Zombie, which stars Shawn Roberts, Kristopher Turner, Crystal Lowe, Kristen Hager, Emilie Ullerup and Stephen McHattie (Watchmen). The Canadian indie was co-written by Christopher Bond and Trevor Martin, and produced by Walker, John Griffith, Tyman Stewart and Dave Watson. “A Little Bit Zombie is a fantastic discovery. It’s funny, dark, and is a new twist on the zombie genre, and we’re looking forward to releasing it next year,” Stephan Geiger, COO of Ascot-Elite Entertainment, said after adding the Canadian pic to other Toronto titles on its slate like Looper, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Cloud Atlas. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |