''The Blood Bond'' (also known as ''Shadowguard'') is a 2010

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directed by

Michael Biehn Michael Connell Biehn ( ; born July 31, 1956) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in '' The Terminator'' (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in ''Aliens'' (1986), and ...

, with additional material by Antony Szeto. It was produced by Bey Logan and stars

Simon Yam Simon Yam Tat-wah (; born 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival and box office hits such as ''Naked Killer'', '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', ''Election' ...

and Phoenix Chou. ''The Blood Bond'' premiered at 2010 Cannes Film Market.

Premise

The story follows a quest to save an Asian spiritual leader whose rare blood type only has one donor left alive in the fictional war-torn nation of Bandanesia.

Cast

as Mike Tremayne *

as Lompoc * Phoenix Chou as Deva * Emma Pei as Guang Di *

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as Jesse * Thomas Siu Hung Ho as Chang * Kenny Lo as Nico * Ridwan Amir as Brando

Marketing

The teaser trailer was released on March 15, 2010. After the original film received a very mixed reaction at Cannes, additional footage was added to the film from a promo trailer originally announced as part of a planned sequel, these bookend scenes feature Phoenix Chou's character demonstrating her fighting skills.

Controversy

Shortly after principal photography was completed by director

, producer Bey Logan took over post-production. Several elements of the movie in post-production, including additional scenes and the re-dubbing of Michael Biehn's voice by another actor, were added or altered from the original direction of the film. The original version of the movie debuted to very poor response at the 2010 Cannes Film Market, and further changes were made to the movie including further changes in story structure and the addition of scenes originally shot as part of a proposed sequel directed by Antony Szeto, shoe-horned into the movie to try to make the film appear more marketable. As a result of this altered direction in post-production, Michael Biehn has since distanced himself from the movie and no longer considers this movie as his directorial debut.Stop playing with your balls and watch the BEACH SPIKE trailer!
The film eventually received a limited theatrical release in Hong Kong as ''Shadowguard: The Blood Bond Saga'', receiving one of the lowest box office returns for any theatrical release.

References

External links

* * http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/the-blood-bond-saga-shadowguard-review.php * https://web.archive.org/web/20110505073238/http://www.marshattacks.com/the-blood-bond-saga-shadowguard-quite-possibl * http://www.alivenotdead.com/beylogan/Shooting-Red-Dawn-Rising-1-profile-1032680.html * http://twitchfilm.com/interviews/2011/07/michael-biehn-talks-losing-control-of-the-blood-bond.php {{DEFAULTSORT:Blood Bond, The 2010 action thriller films 2010 films Chinese action thriller films English-language Chinese films Films directed by Michael Biehn Films shot in Connecticut Films shot in Hong Kong American action thriller films 2010 directorial debut films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films