EXCLUSIVE: Now that the Twilight Saga series is over, the fittest vampire in the pack, Kellan Lutz, has found a new potential franchise to sink his teeth into. Lutz has signed to star in the indie genre film Tatua. Based on an original concept by comic book creators Paul Jenkins and Rob Prior, Tatua is about a man with a rare blood type that allows him to be tattooed with a powerful ink. He is able to pull those weapons straight off his skin, giving him an enviable leg up as a covert assassin. Aaron Sims, the vfx wiz who helmed the viral sensation short Archetype, is set to make his directing debut on the film, says Rick Schwartz, whose Overnight Productions has lined up the financing for a March production start in Toronto.
Paul Layden wrote the script, and Schwartz will produce with Todd Breau and Kari Hollend. Schwartz’s producing credits include the upcoming Machete Kills, Black Swan, The Departed and The Others.
Schwartz tells me he wanted to find a genre film that was less expensive than a superhero film, and in the vein of contained budget films like Resident Evil and Underworld. The concept certainly is unusual, as the tattooed weapons are culled from the combination of the ink, the character’s blood and adrenaline. They must be used quickly or they begin to dissolve, and the whole process takes a toll on the body of the assassin. All this becomes an afterthought when the assassin’s son is kidnapped by one of his most notoriously violent targets. The film will bear a budget around $15 million and all distribution rights are available.
“Kellan was in the foreground and the background of the Twilight Saga films, but he is a formidable physical presence and this is an opportunity for him to step up,” Schwartz said. Also helpful is that Lutz looks good without a shirt, which will be part of the bargain as he strips tattoos off his body to create mayhem. Tatua at its heart is a cool, visually arresting origin story.” Lutz is repped by Innovative and Zero Gravity Management. Sims, who has done character design and concept art for films including Twilight Saga, is repped by Paradigm and Artists and Directors Cooperative. Here is a look at Sims’ short film Archetype, which he’s developing into a feature for producer John Davis:
"The Twilight Saga" star Kellan Lutz has signed to star in the indie genre film Tatua, reports Deadline.
Created by Paul Jenkins and Rob Prior, the film "is about a man with a rare blood type that allows him to be tattooed with a powerful ink. He is able to pull those weapons straight off his skin, giving him an enviable leg up as a covert assassin... The concept certainly is unusual, as the tattooed weapons are culled from the combination of the ink, the character’s blood and adrenaline. They must be used quickly or they begin to dissolve, and the whole process takes a toll on the body of the assassin. All this becomes an afterthought when the assassin’s son is kidnapped by one of his most notoriously violent targets."
The site adds that Aaron Sims, who created the short Archetype and is developing it into a feature film, will make his directorial debut on Tatua.
Rick Schwartz's Overnight Productions has lined up the financing for a March production start in Toronto. Paul Layden wrote the script, and Schwartz will produce with Todd Breau and Kari Hollend. Tatua is expected to cost around $15 million to make.
Kellan Lutz (27) konnte eine neue Filmrolle an Land ziehen! Der „Twilight“-Star soll den Vertrag für „Tatua“ bereits unterschrieben haben.
In dem Film der Comicbuchautoren Paul Jenkins und Rob Prior geht es um einen Mann, mit einer seltenen Blutgruppe, die es ihm erlaubt, mit einer beeindruckenden Tinte tätowiert zu werden.
Die Waffen, die auf seinen Körper gemalt werden, kann er von seiner Haut abziehen, damit ist er in seinem Job als geheimer Attentäter bestens ausgerüstet.
Doch er muss sich beeilen, denn nach einer bestimmten Zeit lösen sich die Waffen wieder auf. Aber das wird zur Nebensache, als sein Sohn von einem seiner gefährlichsten Ziele entführt wird.
Die Produktion soll im März in Toronto beginnen, Aaron Sims wird wahrscheinlich Regie führen. Produzent ist Rick Schwartz, der schon für „Machete Kills“, „Black Swan“, „The Departed“ und „The Others“ verantwortlich war.
Schwartz sagte über Kellan Lutz: „Kellan stand in den Filmen der Twilight Saga im Vordergrund und im Hintergrund, doch er hat eine beeindruckende physikalische Ausstrahlung und das ist seine Chance, um hervorzutreten.“
Ein weiterer Vorteil ist, dass Kellan auch ohne Shirt gut aussieht, erklärte der Produzent. Denn in dem Film wird er sich ziemlich oft oben ohne zeigen müssen, wenn er tätowiert wird.
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