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  • Make this august action-packed with Star Movies, movie of the month

    Make this august action-packed with Star Movies, movie of the month

    MUMBAI: India's highly acclaimed and multi-award winning English movie channel, Star Movies, brings the action-packed fare with their movie of the month, Kill Zone 2. Released in 2016, the incredible thriller grossed over 94 million worldwide.

    Directed by Soi Cheang, it is a pulsating and gripping action-thriller movie. It stars legendary actors, including Tony Jaa, Jing Wu, Simon Yam and Zin Zhang.

    The movie is about an undercover cop who gets very close to revealing a drug syndicate when his cover gets blown by one of the syndicate members. Being a super star in South East Asia and 

    A part of franchises like Furious 7, Ong Bak – The Thai Warrior, Triple Threat, XXX: Return Of Xander Cage, Paradox and many more, Tony JAA’s characterization and performance gives tough competition to the Super Hero films. In this lightheadedly frantic follow-up to modern martial arts epic Kill Zone (Sha Po Lang), action icons Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak, The Protector) and Zhang Jin (Ip Man 3) team up with Hong Kong megastars Simon Yam, Wu Jing, and Louis Koo for a swift story of dirty cops, prison riots, and black-market organ transplants, all brought together by a non-stop series of imaginative, bone-crunching set pieces.

    Star Movies never fails to bring quality entertainment to our television screens. Explore the journey with Kit as he enters the world of dark crime and unveils the organ trafficking racket.

  • HBO snags rights for XXX: Return of Xander Cage in South Asia

    HBO snags rights for XXX: Return of Xander Cage in South Asia

    MUMBAI: Two targets with one arrow – that’s how HBO views its new acquisition. The channel and its HD counterpart will be premiering XXX: The Return of Xander Cage on 15 October 2017 at 1 pm and 9 pm to engage existing audiences and acquire new ones.

    Xander Cage is just one of the several premieres as part of HBO’s multi-year output deal with Paramount Pictures. Brands associating with the movie include TUV300 as the powered-by partner while Oppo is the presenting partner and Suzuki Gixxer, Canon and LG OLED TV are associate partners.

    The American action film, directed by D. J. Caruso and written by F. Scott Frazier, also marks the debut of the talented actress, Deepika Padukone in Hollywood, as the svelte and tough Serena. Special promos shot with Padukone will be aired till the television premiere.

    The movie being the blockbuster of the year for HBO, the channel is using both traditional and digital media for marketing. Turner India senior director and network head – English entertainment Rohit Bhandari says, “For traditional media, we use mediums like outdoor hoardings, print and radio to promote the film, while in digital we use the HBO India Facebook page to engage with our audiences along with some paid ads especially for the digital medium, with mobile being a key medium.”

    HBO has the satellite rights for South Asian markets including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives for the movie telecast.

    Fans of the espionage and high-octane combat are in for a treat, as Vin Diesel reprises his role of the daredevil, Xander Cage. Agency chief, Jane Marke, enlists Xander to help retrieve the mysterious Pandora’s Box that is destined to spell doom for mankind when in the hands of the ruthless antagonist, Xiang. Cage sets off on a deadly trajectory with his team of accomplices and renegades, replete with motorbikes, guns, jet skis and submarines.

    The cast also features Donnie Yen, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, and Academy Award nominees Toni Collette and Samuel L. Jackson in pivotal roles.

    For those who love spy games, brilliant gadgetry and spectacular feats, the much-anticipated return of Cage makes for a heady cocktail!

  • Viacom18 starts NY with ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ premiere

    Viacom18 starts NY with ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ premiere

    MUMBAI: Starting the year on a promising note Viacom18 is proud to present xXx: Return of Xander Cage to the audience in India. After wowing viewers in Mexico and London as part of the global domination tour, megastar Vin Diesel visited India for the premiere along with his co-star, Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone and director DJ Caruso. With gravity defying action sequences, a star-studded cast and a gripping storyline, this third explosive chapter of the franchise promises to please fans across the nation.

    Giving audiences a firsthand experience of the film acclaimed for its extreme sports action – a grand fan event was organized in Mumbai, with a spectacular lineup of entertainment ranging from BMX stunt-bikers to skateboarders and B- Boying troupes. Nucleya further took the stage and kept the fans in a trance up until Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone made their entrance to greet the fans. Following the incredible fan experience, Vin Diesel, Deepika Padukone and DJ Caruso walked down the red carpet, signing autographs and interacting with their fans at the premiere.

    Present at the premiere Viacom18 group CEO Sudhanshu Vats mentioned, “Viacom18 Motion Pictures, has long been associated with producing content driven movies, often with female leads. Today, we are at an event that captures the spirit of universal stories – bringing global stories to India and taking Indian stories global. The India Hollywood connection has evolved through three stages. We started the journey by taking India’s pain and evolution through movies like Gandhi and A Passage to India. That stage followed with our stars who went on to essay character roles. In the last 3-4 years we have seen the emergence of stories from here like The Life of Pi and Jungle Book. Today’s a landmark moment when a leading lady from our country is playing a lead role in a mainstream Hollywood movie. It is our privilege to start this with bringing Deepika’s first Hollywood film to India.It is inspirational to see how far we have come in influencing Hollywood productions-through actors, storylines, locations, philosophies through the years. It gives us immense pride that our studio has brought this movie to India and will soon bring Baywatch with Priyanka Chopra as well.”

    Viacom18 Motion Pictures COO Ajit Andhare said: “Moving beyond conventional cinema, we are constantly persevering to bring only the best of Hollywood to India with our partnership with Paramount. India has emerged as one of the priority markets globally and VMP is proud to have been a pioneer in bringing about this change; the release of xXx in India before its worldwide release is one such step in this direction. We hope Indian audiences enjoy watching the film before the world does.”

    A Paramount Pictures and Revolution Studios movie, xXx: Return of Xander Cage will be exclusively distributed in India by Viacom18 Motion Pictures. Watch it before the world in 3D and IMAX 3D on 14 January.

  • Viacom18 starts NY with ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ premiere

    Viacom18 starts NY with ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ premiere

    MUMBAI: Starting the year on a promising note Viacom18 is proud to present xXx: Return of Xander Cage to the audience in India. After wowing viewers in Mexico and London as part of the global domination tour, megastar Vin Diesel visited India for the premiere along with his co-star, Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone and director DJ Caruso. With gravity defying action sequences, a star-studded cast and a gripping storyline, this third explosive chapter of the franchise promises to please fans across the nation.

    Giving audiences a firsthand experience of the film acclaimed for its extreme sports action – a grand fan event was organized in Mumbai, with a spectacular lineup of entertainment ranging from BMX stunt-bikers to skateboarders and B- Boying troupes. Nucleya further took the stage and kept the fans in a trance up until Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone made their entrance to greet the fans. Following the incredible fan experience, Vin Diesel, Deepika Padukone and DJ Caruso walked down the red carpet, signing autographs and interacting with their fans at the premiere.

    Present at the premiere Viacom18 group CEO Sudhanshu Vats mentioned, “Viacom18 Motion Pictures, has long been associated with producing content driven movies, often with female leads. Today, we are at an event that captures the spirit of universal stories – bringing global stories to India and taking Indian stories global. The India Hollywood connection has evolved through three stages. We started the journey by taking India’s pain and evolution through movies like Gandhi and A Passage to India. That stage followed with our stars who went on to essay character roles. In the last 3-4 years we have seen the emergence of stories from here like The Life of Pi and Jungle Book. Today’s a landmark moment when a leading lady from our country is playing a lead role in a mainstream Hollywood movie. It is our privilege to start this with bringing Deepika’s first Hollywood film to India.It is inspirational to see how far we have come in influencing Hollywood productions-through actors, storylines, locations, philosophies through the years. It gives us immense pride that our studio has brought this movie to India and will soon bring Baywatch with Priyanka Chopra as well.”

    Viacom18 Motion Pictures COO Ajit Andhare said: “Moving beyond conventional cinema, we are constantly persevering to bring only the best of Hollywood to India with our partnership with Paramount. India has emerged as one of the priority markets globally and VMP is proud to have been a pioneer in bringing about this change; the release of xXx in India before its worldwide release is one such step in this direction. We hope Indian audiences enjoy watching the film before the world does.”

    A Paramount Pictures and Revolution Studios movie, xXx: Return of Xander Cage will be exclusively distributed in India by Viacom18 Motion Pictures. Watch it before the world in 3D and IMAX 3D on 14 January.