The Blue Mauritius is set to start filming in SA early 2018

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The Blue Mauritius is set to start filming in SA early 2018 --

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:50

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The much-anticipated heist film The Blue Mauritius is back on track with its new producing partner Benaroya Pictures.

The Blue Mauritius is the first film that will test D Street s mandate to create a star system in South Africa. The producers cast South African actors Deon Lotz, Pearl Thusi and Nicola Breytenbach in principal roles alongside other international stars such as John Rhys-Davies, Gerard Depardieu, Thomas Kretschmann and now of course Anthony Mackie.

D Street s president Ernest Napoleon comments: What we re proposing is not rocket science, one of the key elements to creating a star system is exposure. The more we create content like The Blue Mauritius with South African actors in prominent roles, the better our chances are to produce South African films that can be sold worldwide.

D Street isn t stopping with The Blue Mauritius, the company is teaming up with South African producer Grieg Buckle and his Enigma Pictures to produce the faith-based basketball film Ballin: On the Other Side of the World.

The story is about a young South African boy whose talent in basketball is discovered by an American priest during missionary work in Cape Town.

The film is yet another example of how D Street is developing content with South African storylines, while utilising American and African talent in leading roles. The company s relationship to Hollywood is imperative to the success of the model.

D Street Releasing, the distribution arm of D Street Media Group has made clear of its intentions to be the go to distributor to handle South African and African films that can compete with other English and foreign language films in America, and is actively looking for a content partner in South Africa to help grow that business.

The way we see growth happening in the South African film industry is from the outside in. Indeed, creating a star system will be a huge part of that, but more importantly we think utilising America s more than 40 000 screens as a home for South African films is strategic and central to the plan. If France can generate an almost $100MM annual box-office take in America, there s no reason why South African films can t do at least half that business, said executive producer and CEO of D Street Media Group Dexter Davis.

South Africa has to think bigger about being a global player in film and cannot depend on its own screens to build its industry. The country has the talent and the know how. Hopefully it has the will to be bold as it has in other industries. Obviously, D Street wants to be a big part of that.

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