Mumbai, 9th March 2015: When someone says sky is the limit, Vistaar Film Fund’s Managing Director, Sheetal Talwar takes it quite literally. They are all set to create history with the completion of their production of the major sci-fi film 'Genesis', being directed by Bart Ruspoli and Freddie Hutton-Mills.
Genesis, stars John Hannah of The Mummy trilogy, Four Weddings and a Funeral fame, Olivia Grant who starred in Stardust and Mr.Nice, Ben Shafik of Cryptic and Devil’s double fame and Amrita Acharia who featured in Games Of Thrones and Ed Stoppard of The Pianist and Joy Division fame, adding to an additional stellar cast.
Genesis marks the second feature of the directors, after the hit 2014 comedy-horror film Cryptic.
“This is a dream project for both Bart and Myself, we are very excited to be working with Vistaar, Sheetal and Bhavna. We are positive of that the film is going to set a new benchmark in the manner in which Sci-fi as a genre is treated” said director Freddie Hutton-Mill.
“It’s great to have people who believe in the film as much as we do. Extremely excited about the final film and having Sheetal, Bhavna, Martin and Kirsty together on the journey of Genesis” added director Bart Ruspoli.
Speaking about the film, Producer and Managing Director, Vistaar Film Fund, Sheetal Talwar said, “Genesis is a film like none other. It feels great to have the best talent in the industry on board and knowing the film is in the perfect hands of director-duo Bart and Freddie.”
Already making waves for its stellar cast and among the keenly awaited films internationally; acclaimed film director Bhavna Talwar, Executive Producer, Genesis said, “This is a full blown Sci-fi film. When Sheetal discussed the script with me, we knew this was something we had to do. It pushes the boundaries of the way we have viewed Sci-fi as a Genre and is exciting.”
The film is being produced by Sheetal Talwars’ Vistaar Film Fund along with Next Level Films co-owned by Ruspoli and Hutton-Mill. Filmmaker-Producer Bhavna Talwar (WSG Pictures) and Kirsty Bell (Goldfinch) are Executive producing this magnum opus film. Kirsty Bell, Goldfinch, UK orchestrated this highly anticipated sci-fi feature.
‘Genesis’ marks the second major international project this year being produced by Sheetal Talwar (Vistaar Film Fund) and Bhavna Talwar (WSG Pictures), following the success of ‘The Eichmann Show’ starring Martin Freeman, which was recently acquired by the Weinstein Company.
"Our agenda is to back good cinema, irrespective of its language or where it may be from." concludes Director-Producer, Bhavna Talwar, WSG Pictures.
