Ultimate Dolph

Director Shimon Dotan (an Israeli-Canadian) is a friend of Dolph's (Shimon produced Dolph's "Hidden Agenda") and they'd always talked about doing another film or two together. Dolph loves travel, loves different cultures (& is VERY respectful of them) -- and he also speaks 5 or 6 languages -- so they'd discussed doing something in some exotic corners of the world. A Chinese partner also really liked Dolph's work (and his reputation for being a nice guy who's easy to work with) -- so China and Mongolia came up as possibilities.

Shimon and his producing partner Danny Rossner approached me (I've done several projects with Danny over the years) to pitch action-adventure story ideas set in China/Mongolia for Dolph and the US distributor (Moonstone, who've also worked with Dolph a lot in the past & know the kind of sales his work can generate). I pitched them 7 ideas (5 pages each) -- Dolph and the distributors liked 2 (DIAMOND DOGS and another one, TUMBLING DICE, which Dolph is also contracted to star in next) -- & they gave me the "go-ahead" to write the scripts.

I went to Mongolia & Shanghai (where part of the filming is to take place) -- and have delivered 3 drafts of DIAMOND DOGS (we call it DD). Final polish is just being put on the 3rd draft of TUMBLING DICE as well. In response to your other questions:

a) Dolph gets VERY involved in the script phase (I received about 16 pages of VERY thought-out, very smart notes & suggestions on DD directly from him.
(He really knows his character and what his fans want -- & is willing to fight for it. His fans are his #1 priority, I can assure you.

b) I'm not at all involved on the producing side -- but I've been told the budget is around $6 million -- and that, despite the extra "challenges" of filming is more out of the way places like Mongolia (where it's hard to get crews and equipment, etc) they can really provide great "bang for your buck"! I know it'll be a great Dolph Lundgren film!

As I mentioned in my last note, Dolph is a real gentleman -- humble, friendly, professional, smart as hell, helpful & no "big shot" airs like a lot of stars I've worked with -- and everyone working with him has nothing but good things to say. Apart from his looks & talent, one of the reasons for his long and successful career is he leaves a trail of friends (not enemies) behind every project.

Hope you like the film -- & keep on supporting Dolph and his projects. Thanks

A handful of travelers, led by ex-American soldier Xander Ronson, find themselves transporting a priceless Buddhist Tangka through dangerous, remote Mongolia. One by one, they mysteriously die, each in a totally different yet strangely appropriate way. Who — or what — is behind the murders? The Tangka has great spiritual value to the locals — yet, being covered in diamonds and woven with gold and silver thread — just as great material value, particularly to ex-Russian Colonel Zhukov and his gang of ruthless mercenaries. And where does Lassiter, dealer in priceless stolen objets d'art, fit into the mix...?


Six are left... then 5, 4 — each dying despite mounting precautions. Escalating mistrust and paranoia run rampant. Facades and lies are peeled away, leaving, in the end, only the last twist, the key to the riddle of it all.


The action climaxes in an explosive final showdown between Ronson and Zhukov, with the fate of the priceless artifact — and both men's lives — hanging in the balance...
© L. St-Pierre

Tom wrote:My definition B sleaze is about the kind of characters Roberts, and Hauer mostly play in their films, the bad guys.

Tom wrote:If he can deliver a few cheesy 80's style action man films, as well as his own projects of more depth and integrity, then it'll be a good mix. If he only did his own projects, while they'd be better films, I'd kind of miss the cheesier b-movie spec films.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING
After getting out of prison, slacker CHARLEY discovers that the lawyer who hired him and then set him up to be arrested by his FBI brother in a drugs-from-Mexico operation has married his ex-wife and molested his teenage daughter and gotten her into internet porn. He sets out to redeem his life, bring the lawyer to justice, save his daughter and salvage his relationship with his brother.