Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Ambush, the Vietnam War action thriller toplined by Aaron Echkart.
Cody Christian, Dermot Mulroney and Jason Genao have also joined the cast of the pic, which is co-written and to be directed by Mark Earl Burman (Dog Eat Dog).
Principal photography is now set to begin in the fall in Colombia amid compliance with COVID-19 health guidelines.Highland Film Group negotiated the sale and is handling worldwide rights at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
Saban’s release plan is in the works.The pic, which Burman co-wrote with Michael McClung, is based on a true story and follows a group of elite commandos, led by Captain Drummond (Eckhart), tasked.
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