The Blood Bond
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Shadowguard: The Blood Bond Saga (formerly known as The Blood Bond) is a 2010 action film
directed by Michael Biehn
and Bey Logan
. Written by Bey Logan. Starring Michael Biehn
. The Blood Bond premiered at 2010 Cannes Film Market.
After the original film received a very mixed reaction at Cannes, additional footage was added to the film from a promo trailer originally announced as part of a planned sequel, these bookend scenes feature Phoenix Chou's character demonstrating her fighting skills.
, shoe-horned into the movie to try to make the film appear more marketable.
As a result of this altered direction in post-production, Michael Biehn has since distanced himself from the movie and no longer considers this movie as his first directorial debut.
http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/05/-beach-spike-trailer-chrissie-chau.php#comment-69137
To call the movie referenced above my directorial debut is a farce. The role of Director includes several aspects of movie making which I had no part in. I was not involved in the casting, (nor did I write the script), I was not involved with editing, sound mixing, colorization, music, ADR, or any other aspect of post production. Also, all of my dialogue in the movie was voice over from another person. .
The crew was the least experienced and the most unorganized that I've experienced in my 35 years of being involved with movies and I had very little say in both day to day production or the final product.
In fact, I had so little to do with the movie that I haven't even seen it, to this day.
'Basically, I went over to China to direct and write a movie. Well, I wrote it along with some other people. So, we made the movie over there, but we weren't shooting in Shanghai, we were shooting at a little studio and the crew there was not very experienced at all. They didn't have any experience and I wasn't ready for that. As a result, I had to take on multiple roles and it was very, very hard shooting it.
The actors didn't speak English. They were having to work phonetically at times. They didn't seem to have any money for cast, so we were pulling people off of the crew for roles and stuff like that. So, it was a very, very difficult shoot, but I thought I'd put something in the can that was decent and something I could be proud of.
What happened was... when I left China, the producer (Bey Logan) decided that he was going to cut the movie and he was going to do all of the Post Production and never give me a chance to cut my own movie. I was so busy when I was working on the movie putting in like twelve and fifteen hour days and doing everybody's job for them. I had a couple of people who knew what they were doing, but not very many. So, he took over the movie and he cut it and put the music on and went and did all of the sound... and that's that, really.
He sent me his rough cut which I thought left a lot to be desired. I thought there was a lot better film there than what he cut and what he made, so... I sort of washed my hands of it at that point and said, "Whatever..." He paid me, so I just kind of walked away from it. It was a tough experience because I'd put so much energy, so much time, and so much effort into getting it into Post and... After doing THE VICTIM, I realized that the Post is so important: the cutting and the music and the sound, just the whole deal. That's really where the music is made, really. That's where the movie comes together.
It's like being a quarterback on a football team and playing the first half of the game and you play another good team and you're really struggling, but you have it tied at half-time. Then, you get pulled and some other quarterback comes in and you end up getting beat by forty points. That's kind of how I felt in this situation.'
Michael Biehn
The film eventually received a limited theatrical release in Hong Kong at "The Blood Bond: Shadowguard', receiving one of the lowest box office returns for any theatrical release.
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
directed by Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn
Michael Connell Biehn is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in James Cameron's science fiction action films The Terminator as Kyle Reese, Aliens as Cpl. Dwayne Hicks, and The Abyss as Lt. Coffey. He has also acted in such films as Tombstone, The Rock, and Planet Terror...
and Bey Logan
Bey Logan
Bey Logan is a respected expert on East Asian cinema, particularly Hong Kong action cinema. He is also notable as a screenwriter, film producer and as a martial artist who has had roles in a number of films, including the 2003 Dante Lam film The Twins Effect.He has written two books - Hong Kong...
. Written by Bey Logan. Starring Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn
Michael Connell Biehn is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in James Cameron's science fiction action films The Terminator as Kyle Reese, Aliens as Cpl. Dwayne Hicks, and The Abyss as Lt. Coffey. He has also acted in such films as Tombstone, The Rock, and Planet Terror...
. The Blood Bond premiered at 2010 Cannes Film Market.
Plot
The story follows a quest to save an Asian spiritual leader whose rare blood type only has one donor left alive in the fictional war-torn nation of Bandanesia.Cast
- Michael BiehnMichael BiehnMichael Connell Biehn is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in James Cameron's science fiction action films The Terminator as Kyle Reese, Aliens as Cpl. Dwayne Hicks, and The Abyss as Lt. Coffey. He has also acted in such films as Tombstone, The Rock, and Planet Terror...
as Mike Tremayne - Simon YamSimon YamSimon Yam Tat-Wah , born March 19, 1955, is a Hong Kong actor and film producer.-Background:The son of a former police officer of Shangdong heritage, his father was a Hong Kong Royal Police ship captain who was murdered by his colleague....
as Lompoc - Phoenix Chou as Deva
- Emma Pei as Guang Di
- Jennifer BlancJennifer BlancJennifer Blanc is an American actress.She was born Jennifer Tara in New York City, New York.-Selected filmography:* Jerseyboy Hero * The Blood Bond...
as Jesse - Thomas Siu Hung HoThomas Siu Hung HoThomas Ho Siu-hung , born August 19, 1973, Kowloon, Hong Kong, is a British actor, of Chinese descent.-Early life:Born Ho Siu Hung in 1973, in the poorer part of Kowloon, Hong Kong. His father Yiu Chung Ho, a roasting chef, left his young family in search for work in England. Siu Hung and his mum...
as Chang - Kenny Lo as Nico
- Ridwan Amir as Brando
Marketing
The teaser trailer was released on March 15, 2010.After the original film received a very mixed reaction at Cannes, additional footage was added to the film from a promo trailer originally announced as part of a planned sequel, these bookend scenes feature Phoenix Chou's character demonstrating her fighting skills.
Controversy
Shortly after principal photography was completed by Michael Biehn, Bey Logan took over post-production of the movie. Several elements of the movie in post-production, including additional scenes and the re-dubbing of Michael Biehn's voice by another actor, were added or altered from the original direction of the film. The original version of the movie debuted to very poor response at the 2010 Cannes Film Market, and further changes were made to the movie including further changes in story structure and the addition of scenes originally announced as part of a proposed sequel directed by Antony SzetoAntony Szeto
-Background:Szeto was born in Sydney, Australia, but moved to Hong Kong when he was very young. He grew up in Hong Kong and returned to Australia to complete his high school. Soon after finishing school he went to China where he studied at the Beijing Sport University majoring in Chinese martial arts...
, shoe-horned into the movie to try to make the film appear more marketable.
As a result of this altered direction in post-production, Michael Biehn has since distanced himself from the movie and no longer considers this movie as his first directorial debut.
http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/05/-beach-spike-trailer-chrissie-chau.php#comment-69137
To call the movie referenced above my directorial debut is a farce. The role of Director includes several aspects of movie making which I had no part in. I was not involved in the casting, (nor did I write the script), I was not involved with editing, sound mixing, colorization, music, ADR, or any other aspect of post production. Also, all of my dialogue in the movie was voice over from another person. .
The crew was the least experienced and the most unorganized that I've experienced in my 35 years of being involved with movies and I had very little say in both day to day production or the final product.
In fact, I had so little to do with the movie that I haven't even seen it, to this day.
'Basically, I went over to China to direct and write a movie. Well, I wrote it along with some other people. So, we made the movie over there, but we weren't shooting in Shanghai, we were shooting at a little studio and the crew there was not very experienced at all. They didn't have any experience and I wasn't ready for that. As a result, I had to take on multiple roles and it was very, very hard shooting it.
The actors didn't speak English. They were having to work phonetically at times. They didn't seem to have any money for cast, so we were pulling people off of the crew for roles and stuff like that. So, it was a very, very difficult shoot, but I thought I'd put something in the can that was decent and something I could be proud of.
What happened was... when I left China, the producer (Bey Logan) decided that he was going to cut the movie and he was going to do all of the Post Production and never give me a chance to cut my own movie. I was so busy when I was working on the movie putting in like twelve and fifteen hour days and doing everybody's job for them. I had a couple of people who knew what they were doing, but not very many. So, he took over the movie and he cut it and put the music on and went and did all of the sound... and that's that, really.
He sent me his rough cut which I thought left a lot to be desired. I thought there was a lot better film there than what he cut and what he made, so... I sort of washed my hands of it at that point and said, "Whatever..." He paid me, so I just kind of walked away from it. It was a tough experience because I'd put so much energy, so much time, and so much effort into getting it into Post and... After doing THE VICTIM, I realized that the Post is so important: the cutting and the music and the sound, just the whole deal. That's really where the music is made, really. That's where the movie comes together.
It's like being a quarterback on a football team and playing the first half of the game and you play another good team and you're really struggling, but you have it tied at half-time. Then, you get pulled and some other quarterback comes in and you end up getting beat by forty points. That's kind of how I felt in this situation.'
Michael Biehn
The film eventually received a limited theatrical release in Hong Kong at "The Blood Bond: Shadowguard', receiving one of the lowest box office returns for any theatrical release.
External links
- http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/the-blood-bond-saga-shadowguard-review.php
- http://www.marshattacks.com/the-blood-bond-saga-shadowguard-quite-possibl
- http://www.alivenotdead.com/beylogan/Shooting-Red-Dawn-Rising-1-profile-1032680.html
- http://twitchfilm.com/interviews/2011/07/michael-biehn-talks-losing-control-of-the-blood-bond.php