UNIVERSAL AND ENIGMA ANNOUNCE “SINS OF THE MARTYR” SEQUEL
- Universal Pictures, a division of NBC Universal, and Enigma Entertainment announced today that pre-production on OSIRIS UNBOUND, the eagerly anticipated follow up to last years “Sins of the Martyr”, is officially underway in Surrey, England. Shooting will take place in the United Kingdom in addition to France and Australia. The film will be released to cinemas in summer 2014. Universal Pictures will distribute internationally, while StudioCanal will distribute domestically. Directed and written by Nicholas Ashurst and Philip Smith (“Sins of the Martyr”) the production will travel the world and utilize digital photography to bring to the screen a script based on an original idea and characters created by Ashurst and Smith.
In Enigma Entertainment's OSIRIS UNBOUND, Agent Davidson (LEE DAVIDSON), recovering from the events of “Sins of the Martyr”, finds himself at the centre of a global conspiracy involving an ancient cult, a corrupt government agency and a journey across multiple continents to uncover the truth behind this latest threat to himself and those he serves to protect. He teams up with disgraced O.S.I.R.I.S. agent Lucas Thorne (NICHOLAS ASHURST) and a pair of unlikely allies (RICHARD YOUNG and PHILIP SMITH) in order to battle an old adversary (JAMES RICHARDSON), who has re-emerged from the shadows, and his ruthless hit-man (ZUBIN PAREKH), who is torn between the will of his employer and the will of God. Together, Davidson and Thorne face their limits as they endeavour to overcome this formidable foe.
"We're so delighted to re-collaborate on the follow up to our smash hit “Sins of the Martyr” and be working once again with Lee Davidson. We've got a great script, an extraordinary cast and an incredibly talented creative team for this latest Agent Davidson adventure," said Ashurst and Smith.
OSIRIS UNBOUND features an impressive multi-ethnic cast that includes Lee Davidson (“Sins of the Martyr”), Nicholas Ashurst (“France 24”), James Richardson (“The Piano”)with Philip Smith, Zubin Parekh and Richard Young. The film is being co-produced by Nicholas Ashurst and Philip Smith, with Lee Davidson and Zubin Parekh as associate producers. James Richardson and Richard Young serve as executive producers of the film. The behind-the-scenes creative and technical team includes director of photography Philip Smith, production designer Nicholas Ashurst, costume designer Philip Smith, editor Philip Smith, composer James Richardson, visual effects supervisor Nicholas Ashurst, and stunt coordinator Zubin Parekh.