Richwater Films was a British film production and financing company and distributor, launched in 2013 by
Jonathan Sothcott
Jonathan Sothcott (born 26 April 1980) is a British film producer and author.
Biography
Before making his name in feature films, Sothcott produced documentaries and moderated DVD commentaries for numerous cult films, including ''The Wild Gees ...
, which specialised in crime, thriller and action films.
History
The company was launched in 2013 and the first film that it produced was ''
Vendetta
Vendetta may refer to:
* Feud or vendetta, a long-running argument or fight
Film
* ''Vendetta'' (1919 film), a film featuring Harry Liedtke
* ''Vendetta'' (1950 film), an American drama produced by Howard Hughes
* ''Vendetta'' (1986 film), a ...
'' starring
Danny Dyer
Danial John Dyer (born 24 July 1977) is an English actor and presenter. Dyer's breakthrough role was as Moff in ''Human Traffic'', with other notable roles as Mick Carter in EastEnders, Billy the Limpet in '' Mean Machine'' and as Tommy Johns ...
,
Vincent Regan
Vincent Regan (born 16 May 1965) is a British film and television actor, best known for his roles in ''300'', ''Troy'', ''Unleashed'', '' Clash of the Titans'' and ''Lockout''.
Early life
Regan was born on 16 May 1965 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wal ...
and
Bruce Payne
Bruce Martyn Payne (born 22 November 1958) is an English actor, producer, screenwriter, film director and theatre director. Payne is best known for portraying villains, such as Charles Rane in ''Passenger 57'', Jacob Kell in '' Highlander: End ...
. It later produced ''
Top Dog'' (2014) directed by
Martin Kemp
Martin John Kemp (born 10 October 1961) is an English musician and actor, best known as the bassist in the new wave band Spandau Ballet and for his role as Steve Owen in ''EastEnders''.
He is the younger brother of Gary Kemp, who is also a ...
and starring
Leo Gregory
Leo Gregory (born 22 November 1978) is a London born English film, television, voice-over artist and pantomime actor. Best known for starring as Bovver in '' Green Street'' (2005).
Acting career
Gregory has appeared in films such as the BAFTA w ...
, ''
We Still Kill the Old Way
''We Still Kill the Old Way'' ( it, A ciascuno il suo; ) is a 1967 Italian crime film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay. It is based on the novel '' To Each Hi ...
'' (2014), ''
Age of Kill
''Age of Kill'' is a 2015 action film directed by Neil Jones and starring Martin Kemp, Patrick Bergin, April Pearson, Philip Davis and Bruce Payne. It was written by Simon Cluett.
Premise
A black ops sniper, Sam Blake (Martin Kemp) is blackmail ...
'' (2014) and ''Renegades'' (2014).
In April 2015, Richwater Films announced that it had teamed up with
WWE Studios
WWE Studios Inc. (formerly known as WWE Films) is an American film studio owned by the professional wrestling promotion WWE. WWE Studios movies frequently mix well-known actors and actresses in lead roles with WWE wrestlers, and teams with existi ...
to co-produce and co-finance two action-thrillers, ''Eliminators'' and ''Rampage''.
Filmography
References
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Film production companies of the United Kingdom
Defunct companies based in London
Mass media companies of England
Mass media companies established in 2013
Mass media companies disestablished in 2016