November 25, 2004: HNR Production Update Foreign productions planning to shoot across Canada November 25th 2004 03:43am | Posted by: Robert Falconer HNR Senior Editor The relative dearth of productions set to shoot in Canada is likely a result of the recent increase in the Canadian dollar. This week’s short list is characterized by productions centering on plagues, sci-fi and human courage in the face of disease. PROJECT: HOLLOW MAN 2 (Feature) PRODUCTION COMPANY(S): Frontera Productions Bc, Ltd. PRODUCER(S): David Lancaster, Greg Malcolm DIRECTOR: Claudio Faeh CAST: TBA LOCATION(S): Vancouver TENTATIVE START: January 2005 DESCRIPTION: TBA PROJECT: PAINKILLER JANE (SCI-FI/MOW-Pilot) PRODUCTION COMPANY(S): Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Worldwide Television PRODUCER(S): Greg Gold, Matt Loze DIRECTOR: Sanford Bookstaver CAST: TBA LOCATION(S): Vancouver TENTATIVE START: December 6, 2004 DESCRIPTION: When, Jane, a young Marine officer, is exposed to a biochemical weapon that endows her with self-healing powers, she is forced to work covertly, fighting crime while running from military and medical officials who would exploit her gifts. Along the way she will meet up with a disparate group of outsiders who become her surrogate family. PROJECT: SAVING MILLY (CBS/MOW) PRODUCTION COMPANY(S): MILLY PRODUCTIONS INC. PRODUCER(S): David Kennedy, Dan Blatt, Daniel M. Curtif, Tracey Jeffrey, Barbara Steele DIRECTOR: Dan Curtis CAST: TBA LOCATION(S): Toronto, Montreal TENTATIVE START: November 29, 2004 DESCRIPTION: Morton Kondracke never intended to wed Millicent Martinez, but the fiery daughter of a radical labor organizer eventually captured his heart. They married, raised two daughters, and loved and fought passionately for twenty years. Then, in 1987, Milly noticed a glitch in her handwriting, a small tremor that would lead to the shattering diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. PROJECT: PLAGUE CITY (Lifetime/MOW) PRODUCTION COMPANY(S): N/A PRODUCER(S): Wendy Grean DIRECTOR: David Wu CAST: TBA LOCATION(S): Toronto TENTATIVE START: November 25, 2004 DESCRIPTION: N/A PROJECT: PLAGUE (Feature) PRODUCTION COMPANY(S): Midnight Picture Show / Seraphim Films PRODUCER(S): Clive Barker, Joe Daley, Jorge Saralegui, Tim O'Hair, Chris Sievernich, Matt Milich, Anthony Diblasi, Michael Almog, Morton Davis DIRECTOR: Hal Masonberg CAST: TBA LOCATION(S): CANADA TENTATIVE START: February 2005 DESCRIPTION: After a mysterious apocalypse leaves the world's children comatose and unresponsive, they lash out against their parents upon waking. Source: HNR In: National Production Update |Visit the HNR Forums

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