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(Created page with "{{InfoboxLost |title=<center>Black Water Transit</center> |image=Black_water_transit.jpg |imagecaption=movie's cover|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> }} Black Water Transit is a 2009 crime drama film based on the novel of the same name by Carsten Stroud. It is directed by Tony Kaye and stars an ensemble cast including Laurence Fishburne and Karl Urban with no date for official release. <ref>[https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/transit-begins...") |
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Black Water Transit is a 2009 crime drama film based on the novel of the same name by Carsten Stroud. It is directed by Tony Kaye and stars an ensemble cast including Laurence Fishburne and Karl Urban with no date for official release | Black Water Transit is a 2009 crime drama film based on the novel of the same name by Carsten Stroud. It is directed by Tony Kaye and stars an ensemble cast including Laurence Fishburne and Karl Urban with no date for official release<ref>[https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/transit-begins-filming-this-week-1117967262/ "‘Transit’ begins filming this week".] Retrieved 11 Aug '23</ref>. | ||
<ref>[https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/transit-begins-filming-this-week-1117967262/ "‘Transit’ begins filming this week".] Retrieved 11 | |||
==Premise== | ==Premise== | ||
In post-Katrina New Orleans, shipping executive Jack Vermillion (Fishburne) finds himself getting more than he bargained for after agreeing to help feds expose smuggler and all-around bad seed Earl Pike (Urban) | In post-Katrina New Orleans, shipping executive Jack Vermillion (Fishburne) finds himself getting more than he bargained for after agreeing to help feds expose smuggler and all-around bad seed Earl Pike (Urban)<ref>[https://archive.is/4O8x "Filming finally begins on 'Black Water Transit".] Retrieved 11 Aug '23</ref>. | ||
<ref>[https://archive.is/4O8x "Filming finally begins on 'Black Water Transit".] Retrieved 11 | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
The movie has been thru development hell for more than a decade by now. Starting | The movie has been thru development hell for more than a decade by now. Starting its signals when the movie had its exhibition cut from the Cannes Film Market back in 2009<ref>[https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/tony-kaye-says-hes-still-editing-long-lost-black-water-transit-film-still-plugging-away-on-experimental-project-lobby-lobster-112260/ "Tony Kaye Says He’s Still Editing Long-Lost ‘Black Water Transit’ Film; Still Plugging Away On Experimental Project ‘Lobby Lobster’".] Retrieved 11 Aug '23</ref>, going all the way until the penalty of 8 years of imprisonment for Bergstein, the movie producer, for defrauding investors for over $26 million in 2018<ref>[https://www.apnews.com/c4280dc28b50431c89ecebb51d957d4b "California movie producer gets 8 years in prison in fraud".] Retrieved 11 Aug '23</ref>. As of 2023, the film hasn't been given a public release and is entirely unlikely to be seen as it is publicly unavailable. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 17:42, 13 August 2023
Film poster.
Status: Lost
Black Water Transit is a 2009 crime drama film based on the novel of the same name by Carsten Stroud. It is directed by Tony Kaye and stars an ensemble cast including Laurence Fishburne and Karl Urban with no date for official release[1].
Premise
In post-Katrina New Orleans, shipping executive Jack Vermillion (Fishburne) finds himself getting more than he bargained for after agreeing to help feds expose smuggler and all-around bad seed Earl Pike (Urban)[2].
Availability
The movie has been thru development hell for more than a decade by now. Starting its signals when the movie had its exhibition cut from the Cannes Film Market back in 2009[3], going all the way until the penalty of 8 years of imprisonment for Bergstein, the movie producer, for defrauding investors for over $26 million in 2018[4]. As of 2023, the film hasn't been given a public release and is entirely unlikely to be seen as it is publicly unavailable.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ "‘Transit’ begins filming this week". Retrieved 11 Aug '23
- ↑ "Filming finally begins on 'Black Water Transit". Retrieved 11 Aug '23
- ↑ "Tony Kaye Says He’s Still Editing Long-Lost ‘Black Water Transit’ Film; Still Plugging Away On Experimental Project ‘Lobby Lobster’". Retrieved 11 Aug '23
- ↑ "California movie producer gets 8 years in prison in fraud". Retrieved 11 Aug '23