Mike The Pike Productions, Inc. Announces Pre-Production for Low-Budget Feature
Market Wire, November, 2009
Mike The Pike Productions, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MIKP) has finalized conversations with newcomer Cam Clark to produce his
screenplay, ‘Horse,’ a Crime-Thriller to be shot in Fort Wayne, Indiana,
about a handful of the city’s seediest underground players vying for a
misplaced bag of heroin, all for their own reasons; all at a deadly cost.
“The screenplay has a well-crafted plot structure and interesting
characters, each with their own story. It’s very unique, but if we had to
compare it to anything, it would fit well within the Guy Ritchie/Quentin
Tarantino sector of the genre,” says MTP CEO Mark B. Newbauer, who will
make his directorial debut on the film, slated for principal photography in
Jan/Feb 2010. “We get several screenplay submissions and this one was a
diamond in the rough, for certain. ‘Horse’ is a winner, and so is its
Screenwriter, Cam Clark, who has truly impressed me with his ability to
craft an overall entertaining script that I feel we’ll bring to the screen
together with solid potential for critical and financial success.”
Clark, a Junior at Southside High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is
certainly an “old soul in a high school kid’s body,” comments Newbauer. “He
has a genuine passion with a strong background in theater and extensive
experience in Shakespeare, Twain, Mamet and everything between. I’m truly
amazed that this story nature photography came from a Junior in High School as, in my previous
career with a reputable, bi-coastal talent agency, I provided coverage on
literally dozens of scripts, month after month for their literary division;
you get a feel for what works, what doesn’t and, ultimately, what gets
picked up as a marketable product. A script like ‘Horse’ is one in
hundreds by far and I’m pleased to have been introduced to Cam by a mutual
friend.”
Newbauer and Clark will be producing the project together under the Mike
The Pike Productions banner, which will serve as the project’s Executive
Producer. MTP will receive the majority of net proceeds generated from the
film, with the remainder going to Clark and, in line with MTP’s ‘pay it
forward’ concept, a portion going to a charitable entity.
The film’s initial budget, which has already been secured, will remain
closely held at this point in time to allow the company to maintain
leverage when it comes time to sell or distribute the film, however
Newbauer ensures that “it will carry an impressive production value as
we’ll be using (already secured) locations and scenes featuring a baseball
stadium, a private jet, hangar, pyrotechnics, upscale nightclubs, retail
stores and city police officers serving as consultants on the film, along
with a name or two to support the cast.
Newbauer continues, “We’re optimistic to say the least
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