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EINDHOVEN, Netherlands -- MMA promoters-turned-movie-producers Frederico Lapenda and Bas Boon have scored big and gone theatrical with a rumored seven-figure deal for their award winning crime drama "Bad Guys."
Pioneering founders of the wildly popular sport of ultimate fighting, Lapenda and Boon shifted gears and won three awards (Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Producer) at the Beverly Hills Film Festival for "Bad Guys" and were rewarded with a U.S. theatrical deal. Media reviewers such as Gladiator Magazine's Todd Hester have already pronounced the movie "...an instant cult classic."
The producers actually shot the film in 2005 and finished it in 2006, but waited three years to release the film in 2009. During this time, several key events happened which were instrumental in bringing "Bad Guys" to the big screen.
In 2008 the lead female star, Kate Del Castillo, hit it big with the Weinstein Company's "La Misma Luna," the highest grossing Latin movie ever which set a three-day opening weekend record for a Spanish-language film. Made for under two million US dollars, the film has earned over US$22 million worldwide.
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, an unknown cagefighter when the move was made, won the UFC championship and became known around the world for his colorful personality and savage fighting style. This fits perfectly with his role of chief bad guy in the film.
A Latin focus distribution company was created in conjunction with Blockbuster, called Maya Entertainment. Starting next week on July 17 and running throughout the summer to Sept. 10, eight Latino-themed films will have limited theatrical showings in Chicago; Washington, D.C.; Miami, San Francisco; San Diego; Dallas; and New York, where the screenings will run in conjunction with the New York Latino Film Festival.
In addition to their movie production activities Lapenda and Boon are also currently developing the Combat Channel, a 24 hour fight network (http://www.combatchannel.net).
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