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Live-Action Kite Film Acquired by The Weinstein Co.
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The Weinstein Co. acquired the worldwide rights to the live-action film Callan McAuliffe (I Am Number Four, New Director).
South African director was in pre-production in Johannesburg when Ellis ed away.
According to Deadline, the Kite remake is "a character-driven action film that charts the story of Sawa (Eisley), a young woman living in a failed state after the financial collapse, where a corrupt security force profits on the trafficking of young women. When Sawa's policeman father is killed, she vows to track the murderer down with the help of his ex-partner, Karl Aker (Jackson)."
Source: Deadline