'Guillotines' sells to major areas

Hong Kong's We Distribution features a raft of deals for "The Guillotines," the $15-milllion actioner helmed by "Infernal Matters" director Andrew Lau and produced by Peter Ho-sun Chan.Pic started lensing in September making its sales bow at AFM. "The Guillotines" agreed to Well Go USA within the U . s . States, Splendid Films in Germany as well as the Benelux, and Icon Film Distribution around australiaOrNew Zealand. Pic can be a co-production between Chan's We Pictures and Media Asia. Other partners include Stellar Mega Films Limited, Dingsheng Cultural Industry Investment and Polyface Films.Media Asia can do sales in Asia (excluding China), while Chan's sales outfit We Distribution will handle worldwide sales. Movie is slated for just about any 2012 release. Occur the Ming Empire, pic follows several street urchins taught to participate an undercover quantity of assassins employing a guillotine. Chan changed the title to "The Guillotines" to avoid parallels while using 1974 Shaw Brothers and sisters movie "The Flying Guillotine."Pic features Huang Xiaoming from "Ip Guy 2" and "This Content,In . Ethan Juan, which argument won best actor within the Taiwanese Golden Equine Honours for "Monga," and Shawn Yue from "Reign of Assassins" and "Infernal Matters II," additionally to Boran Jing ("Hot Summer season Days"). Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com