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The Controller (2004)

Big brother is no longer just watching... he's killing

 


plot summary
 

Logline: - A cop with nothing to lose is pushed to the limit while chasing a brilliant scientist bent on controlling the world.

Plot outline: The setting is Los Angeles, a battlefield of crime and violence. Rogue police officer MacLeary helps protect the city from "crazies", a police nickname for outlaws on mind enhancers. While tending to his comatose wife Helen, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the mind enhancing drugs and a federal plan to use these drugs in an effort to activate a reign of terror. (read complete synopsis)

director/cast
 
Sidney J. Furie Director
Dolph Lundgren McLeary
Hannes Jaenicke Dr. Stelling
Robert Miano Captain Devlin
Paul Sampson Jake

genre Action / Drama
budget $5M
production co(s) Nu Image / Two Sticks Productions / Rough Diamond Productions / Metropolitan Media Production / Camelot Castle Productions / Fresh Media Ltd.
writers Ric Filon, Julia Verdin, John Mappin
producers Richard Salvatore, Julia Verdin, David E. Ornston, John Mappin

news & updates

September 2006

Paul Sampson who was cast in the film says in an email:

" "The Controller", that was originally suppose to happen a couple of years ago. Yep, I was set to do it. I grew my hair out for it and everything, then it got post-poned one time to many times for me (I passed on a couple of other projects because I kept getting a start date to shoot the Controller). Well, eventually I got tired of waiting and something else came up for me so I cut my hair and did a different movie. To be honest, it was kind of a disappointing situation for me (and I'm sure more so for Dolph). Even though I wasn't the lead (Dolph was), I wanted to work with him, I liked the script, I liked the character (it was different from what I had been playing), and I lost money because I wouldn't take another job because of it. But there must be a "cosmic" reason why it didn't happen (hah :) Anyway, Dolph was set to play the lead in that one, not me. He would know better what happened."

May 2005

Dolph Lundgren is now listed as the director of The Controller on IMDB as well as a new production company Fresh Media. Is it actually gonna go into production soon or is it just another confusion with The Mechanik? Need confirmation.

September 2004

This title seems to have been replaced by The Mechanik. Contradictory information indicate that The Controller starts filming this september; but Dolph talks about finishing post-production on The Defender, taking time in Spain with his family and then beginning work on The Mechanik.

May 2004

Currently in pre-production and presented at the Cannes Film Market 2004 by Nu Image for worldwide pre-sales.

NU IMAGE presents a TWO STICKS / ROUGH DIAMOND / METROPOLITAN MEDIA PRODUCTION a film by SIDNEY J. FURIE DOLPH LUNDGREN "THE CONTROLLER" HANNES JAENICKE ROBERT MIANO PAUL SAMPSON co-producers RIC FILON BILL KRAVITZ executive producers AVI LERNER DANNY DIMBORT TREVOR SHORT BOAZ DAVIDSON produced by RICHARD SALVATORE JULIA VERDIN DAVID ORNSTORN JOHN MAPPIN story by JOHN MAPPIN JULIA VERDIN written by RICK FILON, JULIA VERDIN, JOHN MAPPIN, directed by SIDNEY J. FURIE

projects links
Action In The Red Sea / Alien Agent / The Amber Room / Beowulf / Captured / Code Blue / The Controller / Cover Up 2 / Dark Angel 2 / Duke Nukem / Frogs For Snakes / Gentle Giant / Inside Man Out / Interstate 10 / It Waits / Ivory City / Le Tigre / Legion / Masters Of The Universe 2 / Meltdown / Nightclubbing / The Peacekeeper 2 / Pit Bulls / The Punisher 2 / R.P.M. / Red Dawn / Red Scorpion 2 / Revenge / Rewind / Rocky VI / Running Man / Starlight Murders / Still The Drums / Straight Blast / The Threat / Trooper / Unknown Project / Vampires / Venom / Warrant / The Watchmen / Swedish Projects /

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