News for Apr. 21, 2005

Osborne to shoot romantic feature in Thailand

4/21/05, 8:25 pm EST - Xoanon

Barrie Osborne The producer of the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy _ who showed off New Zealand's natural panoramas to the world _ is planning to shoot a US$15 million (€11.5 million) movie about a romance between a local taxi driver and a beautiful Westerner blossoming on the bustling streets of the Thai capital. Barrie Osborne will produce the film titled "Round Five," which is scheduled to be shot in Bangkok from October to December and will be screened worldwide, said Daniel Ross, associate director of Mullis Capital, a Bangkok-based company that sought project funding. [More]