'Guillotines' sells to major areas

Hong Kong's We Distribution has introduced a raft of deals for "The Guillotines," the $15-milllion actioner helmed by "Infernal Matters" director Andrew Lau and created by Peter Ho-sun Chan.Pic began lensing in September making its sales bow at AFM. "The Guillotines" offered to Well Go USA in The United States, Splendid Films in Germany and also the Benelux, and Icon Film Distribution around australiaOrNew Zealand. Pic is really 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 is going to do sales in Asia (excluding China), while Chan's sales outfit We Distribution will handle worldwide sales. Movie is slated for any 2012 release. Occur the Ming Empire, pic follows several street urchins educated to participate an undercover number of assassins utilizing a guillotine. Chan transformed the title to "The Guillotines" to prevent commonalities using the 1974 Shaw Siblings movie "The Flying Guillotine."Pic features Huang Xiaoming from "Ip Guy 2" and "The Content,Inch Ethan Juan, which side won best actor in the Taiwanese Golden Equine Honours for "Monga," and Shawn Yue from "Reign of Assassins" and "Infernal Matters II," in addition to Boran Jing ("Hot Summer time Days"). Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com