Tuesday, July 01, 2008

"Silver Cord" Goes Into Pre-Production     For Immediate Release Contact: Silver Cord Productions LLC Email: publicity@cherokeemusicgroup. com Los Angeles, CA, June 27, 2008 SILVER CORD A script written from the dead........a glimpse into the other side. James Ordonez` brother, Ricardo, was a diabetic. In 1984, he fell into a coma and was rushed to the hospital. Soon, this became a regular occurrence and James began to document his situation. Ricardo went to the hospital three times a year on average and in at least ten of these episodes he was clinically declared a flat line. Deceased. Doctors delivered the difficult news to the family on every occasion. However, after the declaration and ten-fifteen minutes elapsing, Ricardo would mysteriously and unbelievably "wake up". Doctors began traveling from Europe to Ricardo`s home country of Colombia to research the case and follow his story. At the same time, James monitored his brother`s situation by interviewing him, inquiring about his "death" or "out of body" experiences. Ricardo visualized a beautiful girl named "Claudia" and he would always find himself in pursuit of her. He would follow her in a car, "fly" into her house… He told James that he preferred to be with her "out of body" than to suffer here in the real world. James began to incorporate Ricardo`s story into a script with his brother`s blessing and cooperation. The two made a pact that his amazing story needed to be shared with the world. In 2003, after yet another coma, doctors told James and his family that Ricardo had expired and that this time it was final. After several hours had gone by, the family grimly accepted the news as truth and decided to proceed with the planned organ donation. In order to protect the organs from possible complications due to the gangrene which had set in, both his legs were amputated. Two days later, while being prepped for the organ donation, his brother suddenly awoke! James, the family and medical staff were in extreme shock and again Ricardo`s situation was documented until finally, a year later, Ricardo passed on and was laid to rest. He left behind his close-knit family and a daughter to whom James promised her father`s story of life, death and "the other side" would be told. To this day, his daughter says that Ricardo still visits her in her dreams. Handpicked Films and Tayrona Entertainment Group, the production companies behind SILVER CORD are currently in negotiations with Shane West, Cam Gigandet, Val Kilmer, Arielle Kebbel and Eric Balfour for a September shoot on the $25 million independent feature. The producers - Michel Shane, James Ordonez, Shani Rigsbee and Ken Gord are also in the process of attaching additional supporting names to round out the final cast. Executive Producers are Jai Khanna of Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Rob Folk who is also the composer for the film`s score. The film will be directed by James Ordonez, who is also the co-writer of the script along with Ken Gord. The project has assembled a high profile crew that includes Academy Award nominees in the areas of Visual Effects (Habib Zargarpour - THE PERFECT STORM, STAR WARS Episode 1) and Supervising Sound Editors (Kami Asgar, Sean McCormack - APOCOLYPTO, PASSION OF THE CHRIST) and Director of Photography - Alex Witt (AMERICAN GANGSTER, GLADIATOR). Melissa Stubbs (INDIANA JONES 4, THE LAST SAMURAI) will be at the helm for stunt coordination. SILVER CORD has been described as "an action-packed love story in the same spiritual genre of GHOST and FLATLINERS. CAST Shane West (Lead for upcoming Sony Pic`s "The Lodger", "The Gift" – lead actor opposite Edward Burns, "A Walk to Remember") Arielle Kebbel (Lead in upcoming DreamWorks "The Univited", "The Grudge 2", "Aquamarine") Cam Gigandet (Lead in upcoming Oliver Stone film "Pinkville" produced by Cruise / Wagner, Lead in upcoming "Twilight", "Unborn" and star of "Never Back Down") Eric Balfour (Lead for upcoming "The Horsemen" Produced by Michael Bay with Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang – Memoirs of a Geisha, Lead for upcoming "Hell Ride" – Dimension Films with Dennis Hopper, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre") Val Kilmer (upcoming "Columbus Day", "Conspiracy" and currently filming "Streets of Blood" with Sharon Stone") Shani Rigsbee (Crash, One night with the King, House of Sand and Fog) Lorena Rincon (Second female lead for "Stuck" opening May 30th nationwide with Academy Award Nominee Stephen Rea and Mena Suvari) Sonny Surowiec (Currently shooting "Legion" with Dennis Quaid and Lucas Black, where he is playing archangel Michael) PRODUCTION TEAM James Ordonez. Producer/director. Michel Shane (Catch Me If You Can, I Robot). Producer Ken Gord (Highlander). Producer Shani Rigsbee (Crash, One Night with the King). Producer Jai Khanna (Brillstein Entertainment Partners). Executive Producer. Alex Witt (Gladiator, American Gangster). DP Habib Zargarpour (Star Wars episode 1, The Perfect Storm). Visual Effects supervisor. Melissa Stubbs (Indiana Jones 4, X-Men, Last Samurai). Stunt coordinator. Rob Folk (Maximum Risk, Police Academy, Neverending Story). Composer. Score to be performed by London Symphony orchestra. Kami Asgar (Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto). Supervising Sound editor. Sean Mccormack (Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto). Supervising Sound editor. Karola Dirnberger (Jumper, Cinderella Man). Key hairstylist. Rachel Sutherland (Kiefer Sutherland`s sister). Post Production supervisor. Production company Tayrona Entertainment Group and producer/director James Ordonez are currently also producing the films "Havana Heat" starring Carmen Electra, Don Johnson, Pamela Anderson and Estella Warren, "Unshakable" from the same creative team behind "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, "Hero" and "Curse of Golden Flower", "Vivaldi" starring Joseph Fiennes and Neve Campbell, "Last Battle Dreamer" starring Ryan Philippe and Sean Bean, "The other side" starring Katie Holmes and Woody Harrelson, and "The Disposables" starring Rachel Leigh Cook and Daniel Gillies and produced by Academy Award Nominee Ryan Gosling.

 

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

 

Shani Currently in Preparation on 3 Feature Films!     Shani is currently in preparation on three feature films. She will co-star and co-produce A Matter of Honor, an Italian crime drama filming in Pennsylvania. In Silver Chord (Val Kilmer), a thriller in the vein of Flatliners, Shani will share producing duties and will contribute music. She is also actively in development on The Quest of Sheherzade, a large-scale Eastern epic. The international project depicts the legendary storyteller and nomad of the 1001 Arabian Nights, and is set for 2009.