Dreamfly Productions Announces Production is Set to Begin on Sci-Fi Thriller 'Minuteman'

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Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:54pm EDT

Dreamfly Productions Announces Production is Set to Begin on Sci-Fi Thriller
'Minuteman'





DALLAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Dreamfly Productions
(www.dreamflyproductions.com) announced today that on October 26th production
will begin on its upcoming sci-fi psycho thriller Minuteman.  


The film stars Riley Smith (Gallowwalker ), Willa Ford  (Friday the 13th),
Barry Corbin (No Country for Old Men ), Christian Kane ( Leverage/TV),
Marshall Teague and Keith Stone. Minuteman was written and is being directed
by Oscar winning director Mark Millhone, and produced by Lisa Jenkins,
Dreamfly Productions, Inc.


"Minuteman has it all, it's an entertaining and action packed sci-fi thriller
combining intrigue, a fabulous cast and a state-of-the-art video game," says
Dreamfly Productions' CEO & Executive Director Lisa Jenkins.  "And best of
all, it's all happening right here in Texas where the story is set and filming
is scheduled to take place on a fabulous 5,000 acre ranch in Frisco, Texas, as
well as right here in Dallas." 


Minuteman is a sci-fi thriller in the tradition of Bourne Identity and
Manchurian Candidate.  The film  revolves around Captain Lance Deakin who,
after returning to civilian life as a Texas rancher, is attacked by members of
his former Special Forces unit. Brainwashed by the military and turned into
killing machines, Lance remembers their top secret missions in Iraq only as
Minuteman, the hyper-violent video game they used to play while on tour. 


With Lance desperately trying to piece together what actually happened, his
former comrades are closing in on him and his fiancee to take them out. Lance
is quickly running out of time to uncover the truth and save the woman he
loves.


"What I think will surprise people, in addition to the genre elements, is that
this is a compelling human story, at the heart of it.  I think the talent that
exists here in Texas, to make films like this happen, is incredible," says
director, Mark Millhone.  Millhone is an award winning writer, filmmaker,
columnist and teacher. After graduating from Columbia University with an MFA
in Film Direction, he won the Academy Award for Best Student Film.  In
addition to directing Minuteman, he also has a book out now, The Patron Saint
of Used Cars and Second Chances.


Minuteman, the Video Game has been designed by Southern Methodist University's
Guild Hall graduate students and Longhorn Skull Productions, Inc.


It is an interactive war game that shows the film's Minuteman characters in
combat action.  Cutting between the video game and the movie enhances the
mystery, power and adrenaline rush of the film. Highly talented director Mark
Millhone has come up with a fresh and innovative way of captivating his
audience.


"With Minuteman, Mark and Lisa have put together a really exciting production:
the script is super smart and action packed - it blows your socks off. These
young actors are as gifted and exciting as any. And what a great concept!
Integrating the live action with the videogame reads fantastic and powerful on
the page. I can't wait to see the finished film," says Goetz Grossmann of
e'topia, Minuteman's domestic sales agent and international sales rep.


About Dreamfly Productions, Inc.
Dreamfly Productions, Inc. produces visionary, quality, intelligent,
commercial films of diverse genres. Dreamfly is a fully integrated media
company that produces and acquires feature films, television, and home
entertainment for distribution to worldwide markets.


About Lisa Jenkins, CEO & Executive Director
Lisa Jenkins, an Emmy winning producer/journalist, founded Dreamfly
Productions three years ago in response to the growing number of film and
television professionals living and working in North Texas.


For more information on Dreamfly Productions, please visit our website:
www.dreamflyproductions.com


Our press kit is available here: 
http://www.dreamflyproductions.com/media-center






SOURCE  Dreamfly Productions

Lisa Jenkins of Dreamfly Productions, cell, +1-214-642-6716, office,
+1-214-999-0222
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