A second trailer for Empires of the Deep has arrived, and let's just say it's just as... well... special as the first one was. Sea monsters and Olga Kurylenko? We can't go wrong with that formula, can we?
Empires of the Deep’s deeply troubled production began several years ago. The gist of it is that a very wealthy Chinese real estate tycoon wrote a script for an epic underwater sci-fi fantasy adventure flick and set about to co-finance the film. Monica Bellucci was announced to star in it. Catwoman director Pitof was hired to direct it. The late Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner was brought aboard to produce it. All three very quickly bailed on the project. That was in 2009. Jonathan Laurence was then brought in to direct, and when he abruptly departed the project, he wasn’t quiet about his disdain for how bad the production was...
Empires of the Deep’s deeply troubled production began several years ago. The gist of it is that a very wealthy Chinese real estate tycoon wrote a script for an epic underwater sci-fi fantasy adventure flick and set about to co-finance the film. Monica Bellucci was announced to star in it. Catwoman director Pitof was hired to direct it. The late Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner was brought aboard to produce it. All three very quickly bailed on the project. That was in 2009. Jonathan Laurence was then brought in to direct, and when he abruptly departed the project, he wasn’t quiet about his disdain for how bad the production was...
- 5/20/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Feature Ryan Lambie Jan 7, 2013
After its trailer appeared last year, the $130 million fantasy film Empires Of The Deep went all quiet. Ryan wonders what happened...
Almost three years ago, a strange press conference took place in Beijing. On a stage bathed in flashing lights, women with low-body fat danced around on a stage, their dresses billowing. They wore strange, striped rubber appliances on their heads which looked a bit like shower caps. The guest of honour at the press conference was Olga Kurylenko, the actress who'd appeared in the Bond film Quantum Of Solace not long earlier.
The press conference was to promote the impending release of Empires Of The Deep - a $130 million special effects extravaganza which would mark China's triumphant entry into blockbuster filmmaking. Bankrolled by one Jon Jiang, a real estate magnate with very deep pockets, the film was billed as a Grecian fantasy movie under the sea,...
After its trailer appeared last year, the $130 million fantasy film Empires Of The Deep went all quiet. Ryan wonders what happened...
Almost three years ago, a strange press conference took place in Beijing. On a stage bathed in flashing lights, women with low-body fat danced around on a stage, their dresses billowing. They wore strange, striped rubber appliances on their heads which looked a bit like shower caps. The guest of honour at the press conference was Olga Kurylenko, the actress who'd appeared in the Bond film Quantum Of Solace not long earlier.
The press conference was to promote the impending release of Empires Of The Deep - a $130 million special effects extravaganza which would mark China's triumphant entry into blockbuster filmmaking. Bankrolled by one Jon Jiang, a real estate magnate with very deep pockets, the film was billed as a Grecian fantasy movie under the sea,...
- 1/4/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
With Cloud Atlas hitting theatres this weekend, it seems like an appropriate time to take a look at a trailer for another ambitious sci-fi / fantasy epic... in this case, however, it seems to be an example of how such a project can go horribly wrong. Empires of the Deep started off in 2010 as the pet project of Chinese real estate tycoon Jon Jiang with Monica Belucci attached to star and Pitof on board to direct. Eventually they both left and were replaced by Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) and director Michael French. It goes without saying that if the director of Catwoman leaves your project, you've probably got serious problems. The movie supposedly has a budget of over $100 million but it certainly doesn't look like it. Under normal circumstances I'd give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that this was just a promo trailer with unfinished effects, but...
- 10/26/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Move over, Dragon Wars! Step aside, Skyline! Take a hike, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale! Empires of the Deep is coming to put the "epic" back in epic fail.
Bear witness to the trailer to see the hilarity three years of production and over $130 million have given life to.
I’ve been hearing off and on about this extremely troubled Chinese-American fantasy production Empires of the Deep for years, but it wasn’t until today that I really paid any attention to the hubbub. That’s because the trailer has found its way online, and my immediate thought after viewing it was that it was as if someone actually decided to spend a fortune producing an aquatic version of the fake science fiction epic Ben Affleck uses as a front to save Iranian hostages in Argo. Empires of the Deep exists. This is a real...
Bear witness to the trailer to see the hilarity three years of production and over $130 million have given life to.
I’ve been hearing off and on about this extremely troubled Chinese-American fantasy production Empires of the Deep for years, but it wasn’t until today that I really paid any attention to the hubbub. That’s because the trailer has found its way online, and my immediate thought after viewing it was that it was as if someone actually decided to spend a fortune producing an aquatic version of the fake science fiction epic Ben Affleck uses as a front to save Iranian hostages in Argo. Empires of the Deep exists. This is a real...
- 10/24/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Who’s been waiting all their lives to see a mash up of The Little Mermaid and Flash Gordon? All of us right? Or at least that’s what the makers of Empires of the Deep seem to be banking on with their undersea epic three years in the making. Per Twitch, this story of waterlogged lovers caught between feuding factions in an underwater kingdom has been in various stages of production since 2009 when Chinese real estate mogul and multi-millionaire Jon Jiang wrote the script and went looking for talent. He found it in star Monica Bellucci, but she quickly bailed. He found it in producer Irvin Kershner, but he came to his senses. He dropped the talent requirement and found director Pitof, but even he passed. It’s really time to sit down and rethink things when the director of Catwoman says “no thanks” to your script. But Jiang persevered and somehow nabbed a single recognizable...
- 10/24/2012
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Sneak Peek a new trailer supporting the 3D 'mermaid' fantasy feature, "Empires of the Deep", starring Olga Kurylenko ("Quantum Of Solace").
The $100 million plus action adventure is directed by Michael French.
"...the film is an unlikely romantic love story between a young man and a beautiful 'mermaid' and the underwater mermaid world which she inhabits..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Empires Of The Deep"....
The $100 million plus action adventure is directed by Michael French.
"...the film is an unlikely romantic love story between a young man and a beautiful 'mermaid' and the underwater mermaid world which she inhabits..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Empires Of The Deep"....
- 10/24/2012
- by M. Stevens
- SneakPeek
Mermaids, monsters & demons. Pretty cool company, you’ll agree. Here’s the first trailer for the upcoming Empires Of The Deep movie, or if you prefer – the teaser for the whole thing, ’cause you wont find some spectacular action in this one. Just the usual stuff – the war between good and evil, only under the sea. Or something like that…
This fantasy adventure comes from diretor Michael French, it is set in ancient Greece and will tell us the story of a young man’s adventure in the undersea mermaid kingdom. In order to save his father, he will have to fight some ferocious sea monsters.
Then, there’s also a part of the story which goes like this: he gets involved in large-scale battles in the seabed between mermaids, monsters and demons. Poor man!
Anyway, the movie stars Olga Kurylenko as the Queen of the Mermaid Empire, Steve Polites plays that brave young man,...
This fantasy adventure comes from diretor Michael French, it is set in ancient Greece and will tell us the story of a young man’s adventure in the undersea mermaid kingdom. In order to save his father, he will have to fight some ferocious sea monsters.
Then, there’s also a part of the story which goes like this: he gets involved in large-scale battles in the seabed between mermaids, monsters and demons. Poor man!
Anyway, the movie stars Olga Kurylenko as the Queen of the Mermaid Empire, Steve Polites plays that brave young man,...
- 10/24/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
A couple of years ago we shared some photos from the set of a crazy looking fantasy film called Empires of the Deep. We've had nothing to report on the movie between then and now, with the first trailer for it popping up online. It looked like it had potential early on, but unfortunately, it looks absolutes terrible in every way you can imagine.
The 3D movie had a budget of around $130 million, and apparently it had a lot of issues during production. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. It was "the dream project of Chinese real estate tycoon Jon Jiang, who wrote the script himself and partially financed with his own money, the film was originally announced with Monica Bellucci as the star, Catwoman director Pitof helming and Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner on board as a producer. All three left the project every bit as quickly as they signed up.
The 3D movie had a budget of around $130 million, and apparently it had a lot of issues during production. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. It was "the dream project of Chinese real estate tycoon Jon Jiang, who wrote the script himself and partially financed with his own money, the film was originally announced with Monica Bellucci as the star, Catwoman director Pitof helming and Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner on board as a producer. All three left the project every bit as quickly as they signed up.
- 10/23/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"When Myth and Legend collide, the War of the Abyss begins." After the success of Avatar in China, the country when nuts for 3D cinema, creating the buzzed-about 3D Sex And Zen. Following in the footsteps of those two, another crazy creation was this, a $100 $130 million 3D underwater epic called Empires of the Deep. The project was apparently a huge disaster, kept running over its budget, losing stars, and in the end was made, but not to great results. The Playlist has found the first trailer and it's rather trippy and epic and crazy, to say the least. Olga Kurylenko stars as a mermaid, joined by Steve Polites and Maxx Maulion. Here's the official trailer for Michael French's Empires of the Deep, found on Twitch via The Playlist: For thousand of years, legends of beautiful mermaids have enchanted people from all over the globe. Their fascinating and mysterious world...
- 10/23/2012
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
With a reported budget of upwards of $100-130m., Empires of the Deep is a 3D co-production between the Us and China, with the brilliant Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, To the Wonder) in the lead.
Unfortunately, regardless of the mammoth budget and the talents of Kurylenko, the first trailer has landed, and things aren’t quite looking brilliant.
Spending years in various stages of development, with a handful of directors previously attached, including Catwoman’s Pitof, the film finally found its director in Michael French.
Though we don’t see much of Kurylenko in the trailer, if the story is as strong as the effects (which is to say, not very), then it looks like her many talents might sadly have gone to waste.
But no matter: Kurylenko will soon be seen in Terrence Malick’s rather beautiful (if slightly perplexing) To the Wonder, and will be starring alongside...
Unfortunately, regardless of the mammoth budget and the talents of Kurylenko, the first trailer has landed, and things aren’t quite looking brilliant.
Spending years in various stages of development, with a handful of directors previously attached, including Catwoman’s Pitof, the film finally found its director in Michael French.
Though we don’t see much of Kurylenko in the trailer, if the story is as strong as the effects (which is to say, not very), then it looks like her many talents might sadly have gone to waste.
But no matter: Kurylenko will soon be seen in Terrence Malick’s rather beautiful (if slightly perplexing) To the Wonder, and will be starring alongside...
- 10/23/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Two trailers have launched in the past twelve hours and the difference in quality couldn't be more stark.
On the one hand there's the stellar teaser trailer for "Iron Man 3", showcasing a darker tone but still the big-scale spectacle we've come to expect from a Marvel film. It's an excellent preview and shows this franchise still has a ton of life left to it.
On the other is "Empires of the Deep 3D", a $100+ million debacle of an underwater fantasy epic funded by a Chinese real estate mogul, starring former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko and helmed by Michael French.
On the one hand there's the stellar teaser trailer for "Iron Man 3", showcasing a darker tone but still the big-scale spectacle we've come to expect from a Marvel film. It's an excellent preview and shows this franchise still has a ton of life left to it.
On the other is "Empires of the Deep 3D", a $100+ million debacle of an underwater fantasy epic funded by a Chinese real estate mogul, starring former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko and helmed by Michael French.
- 10/23/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It's been more than two years since more than 100 set photos arrived online from China's epically-scaled production Empires of the Deep . Today, Twitch has revealed the first trailer for upcoming film and you can check it out in the player below. The fantasy adventure, set in ancient Greece, tells about a young man's adventure in the undersea mermaid kingdom in order to save his father, while encountering ferocious sea monsters and gets involved in large-scale battles in the seabed between mermaids, monsters and demons. Olga Kurylenko plays the Queen of the Mermaid Empire and stars opposite lead actor Steve Polites and Chinese actress Yanfei Shi. The fantasy adventure is directed by Michael French ( Heart of a Dragon ) from a script by Randall Frakes.
- 10/23/2012
- Comingsoon.net
The first photo of former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko in Michael French's $100 million 3D undersea epic Empires of the Deep, several new shots from The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a shot of Dwayne Johnson on the set of Fast Six, and photos of Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford on the set of Paranoia.
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Posters for Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall, Seven Psychopaths, Resident Evil: Retribution, On the Road, The Sessions and The Last Stand.
Sony Pictures has posted an interactive website for Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper" which allows fans to sign on and create digital Loopers.
"Vin Diesel recently changed his Facebook profile pic to Marvel comics character ‘Vision’, prompting talk that he'll be starring in 'The Avengers' sequel. Diesel quickly changed it back…" (full details)
"He starred as He-Man in the 80's, now Dolph Lundgren says if the casting were up...
- 8/19/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Wow, I am really surprised Empires of the Deep started production, let alone got finished. The epic underwater fantasy film was originally supposed to be directed by Pitof, French special FX guy and infamous director of the much reviled Catwoman. It was ultimately handed over to relative newcomer Michael French, whose Heart of a Dragon won some praise back in 2007 and who seems to have actually made it happen - giant underwater whale dragon fights, mermen warriors, Olga Kurylenko all.
Synopsis:
For thousand of years, legends of beautiful mermaids have enchanted people from all over the globe. Their fascinating and mysterious world has always captured the imagination of humans. In film history, there hasn't been a single movie that has uncovered and explored this mystical world. What secrets lurk beneath the depths? And why do beautiful mermaids seduce human men? "Mermaid Island" is the first underwater fantasy film to unveil and answer these questions.
Synopsis:
For thousand of years, legends of beautiful mermaids have enchanted people from all over the globe. Their fascinating and mysterious world has always captured the imagination of humans. In film history, there hasn't been a single movie that has uncovered and explored this mystical world. What secrets lurk beneath the depths? And why do beautiful mermaids seduce human men? "Mermaid Island" is the first underwater fantasy film to unveil and answer these questions.
- 12/15/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Check out new film clips, TV spots, broll and interviews from Thunder Bay Films and China Film Group's "Heart of a Dragon." The drama helmed and written by Michael French, opens on October 29th and stars Victor Webster, Sarah-Jane Potts, James T. Byrnes, Yu Na, Andrew Lee Potts and Ethan Embry. Over twenty years ago, something quite extraordinary happened in China. A young man in a wheelchair named Rick Hansen, accompanied by a few of his closest friends, entered Beijing half-way through their around the world Man in Motion World Tour with over 1 million Chinese heralding his arrival as a hero. Why this man and why in China? “Heart of a Dragon,” filmed on location in Beijing and on the Great Wall of China, is a story of a man, Everyman...
- 9/9/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
This week's Indie Film Focus touches on Associated Film Producers' "Heart of a Dragon;" a drama which opens on June 29th. Michael French directs and writes the film which was shot in China and Vancouver, B.C. and opens on October 29th. Heading the cast is Victor Webster, an actor experienced more in TV than film whose credits include "Mutant X," "Must Love Dogs," "Life Happens," "Sunset Beach" and "Days of Our Lives" among others. The remaining cast includes Sarah-Jane Potts, James T. Byrnes, Yu Na, Andrew Lee Potts and Ethan Embry. Over twenty years ago, something quite extraordinary happened in China. A young man in a wheelchair named Rick Hansen, accompanied by a few of his closest friends, entered Beijing half-way through their around the world Man in Motion World Tour with over 1 million Chinese heralding his arrival as a hero. Why this man and why in China?...
- 9/8/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Here's a collection of behind the scenes set photos from a new fantasy film being made called Empires of the Deep which stars Olga Kurylenko from Quanum of Solace and the upcoming film Centurion. The movie looks like it could be a pretty big epic film.
The movie is being directed by Michael French (Heart of a Dragon), and also star stars Jea Choe, Sam Voutas, Alec Su, Jean-Michel Casanova, William Shriver and Maxx Maulion. The movie is set to come out sometime in 2011.
The synopsis boasts that this is a fantacy movie about magic and demons, with spectacular battles and an epic story transcending a thousand years. It will will introduce audiences to an entirely brand-new style of huge action set-pieces, a host of fantastical creatures and amazing underwater fight scenes. It will combine mystery and intrigue with incredible sea battles.
Sounds good to me! Thanks to isaacada1 for the tip!
The movie is being directed by Michael French (Heart of a Dragon), and also star stars Jea Choe, Sam Voutas, Alec Su, Jean-Michel Casanova, William Shriver and Maxx Maulion. The movie is set to come out sometime in 2011.
The synopsis boasts that this is a fantacy movie about magic and demons, with spectacular battles and an epic story transcending a thousand years. It will will introduce audiences to an entirely brand-new style of huge action set-pieces, a host of fantastical creatures and amazing underwater fight scenes. It will combine mystery and intrigue with incredible sea battles.
Sounds good to me! Thanks to isaacada1 for the tip!
- 7/15/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
We have added the first set photos from the upcoming epic 3D underwater adventure/fantasy film Empires of the Deep previously entitled Mermaid Island.
Plot Details: Mermaid legends have existed all over the world for thousands of years, attracting people from all over the world. Many questions remain unanswered regarding this bewitching and enigmatic race. Why do mermaids tempt humans with their seductive songs? What secrets lie hidden deep within their legends? Empires of the Deep will provide the answers in spectacular style.
Empires of the Deep is a unique undersea fantasy adventure, which uses the latest in CGI to shape a new and exciting underwater world. This world is inhabited by mermaids, giants, an evil mage and dozens of different undersea kingdoms and races: each with their own cultural traits. The giants are more powerful than the mysterious mermaids but both must ally together to battle an ancient evil...
Plot Details: Mermaid legends have existed all over the world for thousands of years, attracting people from all over the world. Many questions remain unanswered regarding this bewitching and enigmatic race. Why do mermaids tempt humans with their seductive songs? What secrets lie hidden deep within their legends? Empires of the Deep will provide the answers in spectacular style.
Empires of the Deep is a unique undersea fantasy adventure, which uses the latest in CGI to shape a new and exciting underwater world. This world is inhabited by mermaids, giants, an evil mage and dozens of different undersea kingdoms and races: each with their own cultural traits. The giants are more powerful than the mysterious mermaids but both must ally together to battle an ancient evil...
- 6/9/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Monica Bellucci has become a mother for the second time. The "Tears of the Sun" actress welcomed her second daughter with actor husband Vincent Cassel on Friday evening, May 21 in Rome, Italy, People confirmed.
According to a member of Bellucci's entourage, both the 45-year-old actress and the newborn baby girl are doing "marvelously." The baby daughter, who is named Leonie, will be a little sister for Bellucci and Cassel's first daughter, 5-year-old Deva Cassel.
Bellucci and Cassel wed in 1999. Bellucci was previously married to fashion photographer Claudio Carlos Basso but they divorced in January 1990.
Professionally, Monica Bellucci will be seen starring opposite Olga Kurylenko, Steve Polites and Sam Voutas in Michael French-directed movie "Empires of the Deep", which is slated for 2011 release. Bellucci's other film which will hit U.S. theaters is "Get It at Goode's", in which she plays Magda.
According to a member of Bellucci's entourage, both the 45-year-old actress and the newborn baby girl are doing "marvelously." The baby daughter, who is named Leonie, will be a little sister for Bellucci and Cassel's first daughter, 5-year-old Deva Cassel.
Bellucci and Cassel wed in 1999. Bellucci was previously married to fashion photographer Claudio Carlos Basso but they divorced in January 1990.
Professionally, Monica Bellucci will be seen starring opposite Olga Kurylenko, Steve Polites and Sam Voutas in Michael French-directed movie "Empires of the Deep", which is slated for 2011 release. Bellucci's other film which will hit U.S. theaters is "Get It at Goode's", in which she plays Magda.
- 5/25/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
To bring the rich imaginative world and its inhabit in the big budgeted fantasy epic Empires of the Deep to living and breathing reality on screen, it will required more than 1000 CGI shots with the heavy workload being done by Fontelysee Technology Co., Ltd among 10 more other companies. More than 20 different CGI generated character types are been created for the various underwater creatures of the sea including gigantic jellyfish, lobsters and crabs, massive fish killing machines, and others. For a little taste on what to expect visually, E-Magine Studio of Hollywood Inc, the Beijing-based production company involved in the conceptual design, has graciously provided us with two concept art. Here's the official synopsis:
In ancient Greece, a miracle child is born with mysterious powers that grow as the boy becomes a man. Tormented by his strength, Atlas must summon his courage to enter the mystical Mer Kingdom deep under the ocean to save his father.
In ancient Greece, a miracle child is born with mysterious powers that grow as the boy becomes a man. Tormented by his strength, Atlas must summon his courage to enter the mystical Mer Kingdom deep under the ocean to save his father.
- 5/4/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Alot more details have emerged since we last heard from Empires of the Deep (人鱼帝国), the tent pole underwater fantasy Us/China co-production previously entitled Mermaid Island. In a press conference held last Tuesday, the Chinese media were introduced to the cast & crew and they discussed on what is instored for the $130 million budgeted film.
- The film is the brainchild of Real estate mogul Jon Jiang, one of the richest men in China and CEO of Fontelysee Pictures who co-wrote the script, self-financed part of the funds himself and served as the producer since the very beginning of development in 2006. He seeks to fulfilled his dream of wowing an international audience with the first ever major English language Hollywood-style production made in China.
- Canadian director Michael French (Heart of a Dragon) will helm the project and he has already been shooting around China for six months with seven...
- The film is the brainchild of Real estate mogul Jon Jiang, one of the richest men in China and CEO of Fontelysee Pictures who co-wrote the script, self-financed part of the funds himself and served as the producer since the very beginning of development in 2006. He seeks to fulfilled his dream of wowing an international audience with the first ever major English language Hollywood-style production made in China.
- Canadian director Michael French (Heart of a Dragon) will helm the project and he has already been shooting around China for six months with seven...
- 5/1/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Empires of the Deep – maybe this doesn’t sound like something familiar to you, but, trust us, this is huge, actually, this is the biggest 3D film in production in China!
If you wonder how huge, than let us tell you it’s budgeted at $100 million. How about that?
And, today, we have a news that Olga Kurylenko and Avatar virtual camera operator Anthony Arendt have joined the production team of China-us co-production of above mentioned project.
The story goes like this. Set in ancient Greece, Empires of the Deep: “tells about a young man’s adventure in the undersea mermaid kingdom in order to save his father, while encountering ferocious sea monsters and gets involved in large-scale battles in the seabed between mermaids, monsters and demons.”
You already guess, after Quantum of Solace and Centurion, we’ll have a chance to watch Kurylenko in this big project, as the Queen of the Mermaid Empire,...
If you wonder how huge, than let us tell you it’s budgeted at $100 million. How about that?
And, today, we have a news that Olga Kurylenko and Avatar virtual camera operator Anthony Arendt have joined the production team of China-us co-production of above mentioned project.
The story goes like this. Set in ancient Greece, Empires of the Deep: “tells about a young man’s adventure in the undersea mermaid kingdom in order to save his father, while encountering ferocious sea monsters and gets involved in large-scale battles in the seabed between mermaids, monsters and demons.”
You already guess, after Quantum of Solace and Centurion, we’ll have a chance to watch Kurylenko in this big project, as the Queen of the Mermaid Empire,...
- 4/29/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Screen Daily reports that Olga Kurylenko ( Quantum of Solace , Centurion ) and Avatar virtual camera operator Anthony Arendt have joined the production team of China-us co-production Empires of the Deep . The project, currently filming in Beijing, is the biggest 3D film in production in China. Budgeted at $100 million, the fantasy adventure is co-directed by Michael French ( Heart of a Dragon ) and Jonathan Lawrence ( The Family Mancuso , Dream Parlor ) from a script by Frank Randall and Jon Jiang. Set in ancient Greece, Empires of the Deep "tells about a young man's adventure in the undersea mermaid kingdom in order to save his father, while encountering ferocious sea monsters and gets involved in large-scale battles in the seabed between mermaids, monsters and...
- 4/27/2010
- Comingsoon.net
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