MIRAGE MAN Team Preparing To Take Over The World.

Whew.  Things are hopping in Chile right now and it seems like nobody is busier than the team behind hit action flicks Kiltro and Mirage Man.  What are they working on?  Oh, you know ... just three films and two television shows.  Here’s what’s coming:

Santiago Violenta.  The new buddy oriented action-heist film from writer-director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza will be his first feature project apart from star Marko Zaror and takes an obvious cue from the Italian action films of the seventies.  Espinoza has also said he wants to mess around with some Seijun Suzuki style visuals on this one.  Filming is scheduled to begin in September.

Mandrill.  The new feature re-teaming Diaz Espinoza with Zaror will cast the martial arts expert as Mandrill, a high end hit man with a weakness for the ladies.  I’ve actually read an early script of this and it’s good but the story has changed a lot from the version I’ve seen so all I can really share is the tag line from the pitch book:  ”Name: unknown.  Age: unknown.  Nationality: unknown. Hotter than BOND, faster than LEE, cooler than SHAFT, people know him as ... MANDRILL” If all goes as planned this will shoot shortly after Santiago Violenta.

Untitled.  A feature designed to be a showcase for the stunt team Zaror has assembled for his films, this one will likely be passed to another local director to shoot.  Think a South American spin on The A Team and you’re in the right neighborhood.

Mirage Man.  Wait a second!  They already made this!  Yes, but that was the feature, this is the TV series.  Details are still being hashed out but it’s definitely going to happen.

Stunt Team Ninja Wrestlers.  Quite possibly the best title ever, this one is another TV project and also designed for Zaror’s stunt team.  A luchador spin on the Power Rangers thing with stunt men roaming the country and putting on public performances while also pursuing a secret life fighting crime.  Bring it!