{"id":18667,"date":"2015-07-09T15:37:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T19:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/actor-stuntman-and-filmmaker-zak-lee-guarnaccia-lunches-kickstarter-campaign-for-martial-arts-action-feature-kalm-at-comic-con-2015-0709-03\/"},"modified":"2015-07-09T15:37:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T19:37:46","slug":"actor-stuntman-and-filmmaker-zak-lee-guarnaccia-lunches-kickstarter-campaign-for-martial-arts-action-feature-kalm-at-comic-con-2015-0709-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/actor-stuntman-and-filmmaker-zak-lee-guarnaccia-lunches-kickstarter-campaign-for-martial-arts-action-feature-kalm-at-comic-con-2015-0709-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor, Stuntman and Filmmaker Zak Lee Guarnaccia Launches Kickstarter for Martial Arts Action Feature KALM at Comic-Con"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 9, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Zak Lee Guarnaccia, Actor\/Stuntman, Executive Producer at LightRow Pictures (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightrow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.lightrow.com<\/a>), and Paul Lupi, Producer of Lupi Pictures, enter production of the feature film in the martial-arts, action-thriller genre entitled &#8220;KALM.&#8221; Principal photography partially funding being raised on Kickstarter. The project will debut at the SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2015 (SDCC). <\/p>\n<p> In addition, Guarnaccia will play an undisclosed role and produce a TV Pilot of Lupi Pictures &#8220;CENTRAL PARK WEST&#8221; to start in New York July 2015 written and produced by Paul Lupi with brother Daniel Lupi (&#8220;Lincoln,&#8221; &#8220;The Master,&#8221; &#8220;There Will Be Blood,&#8221; &#8220;Catch Me If You Can,&#8221; &#8220;Boogie Nights&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p> A story with extreme martial arts choreography, &#8220;KALM&#8221; is a bodyguard assigned to chauffeur a headlining exotic dancer to a desert town, when they get caught in the crossfire between warring drug lords. <\/p>\n<p> LightRow Pictures developed the new action hero &#8220;KALM&#8221; and will exhibit at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 at Bella Fe Films and LightRow Pictures booth #1532. Bella Fe Films (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellafefilms.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.bellafefilms.com<\/a>) will produce &#8220;KALM,&#8221; the comic book, and the graphic illustrations and postcards for collectors fans to promote the &#8220;KALM Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;KALM&#8221; launched its new adventure in the crowd funding field on July 7, 2015 and invites action genre fans to help fund this highly-anticipated comic book and martial arts feature-length film at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/lightrowpictures\/kalm\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/lightrowpictures\/kalm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;KALM&#8221; has fantastic dangerous stunts, chases and explosions &#8211; it&#8217;s a new, slick, martial arts action film with an &#8220;Italian spice&#8221; and crowd-funding supporters will help make it happen.<\/p>\n<p> Guarnaccia says: &#8220;We pulled together a roster of great actors, stunt fighters, crew, and have a distributor of this genre attached working with us and making this project successful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Guarnaccia&#8217;s gritty film style and performance grabbed the attention of Paul Lupi whose company Lupi Pictures is now in talks to co-produce properties in the Lightrow roster.<\/p>\n<p> Award-winning actor Zak Lee Guarnaccia&#8217;s rugged looks, relentless style of martial arts, and experience in stunt-work and action choreography has lead to his reputation as &#8220;The Italian Jackie Chan.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;KALM&#8221; the comic book is written by Ken Mora, writer\/producer of the spoof of Clint Eastwood&#8217;s &#8220;Dirty Harry&#8221; films entitled &#8220;Magnum Farce.&#8221; The screenplay is written by a talented young writer Marc Guzman and boasts DGA director John Rogers on board to call the action. The production will create a distinct vision for &#8220;KALM&#8221; to be shot, principally, on a desolate stretch of road in the USA. <\/p>\n<p> Guarnaccia&#8217;s recent appearances include Pablo the henchman on the upcoming MARVEL TV Series &#8220;AGENT X&#8221; produced by Sharon Stone and FOX TV, &#8220;The LAST SHIP&#8221; on TNT and &#8220;NCIS Los Angeles&#8221; season 4 episode &#8220;Lokhay,&#8221; and a coming nationally-aired Mercury Insurance Commercial.<\/p>\n<p> LightRow Pictures concurrent projects &#8220;The Next Big Hit&#8221; ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheNextBigHit\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheNextBigHit<\/a> ) features the unique genre mash-up of martial-arts and musical comedy, and the movie &#8220;Tinker and Snatch&#8221; another comic book and live martial arts action feature film is on the first row. <\/p>\n<p> More information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightrow.com\/\">http:\/\/www.lightrow.com\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p> KALM Facebook fans: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KALMfilm\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KALMfilm<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p> Facebook fans &#8220;I like ZLG Zak Lee Guarnaccia&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LikeZLG\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LikeZLG<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p> Zak Lee Guarnaccia official website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zaklee.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.zaklee.com\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p> * IMAGE for media: Send2Press.com\/wire\/images\/15-0709-KALM-posterXVII-300dpi.jpg<\/p>\n<p>News issued by: LightRow Pictures<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/15-0709-Kalm-posterXVII-500x375.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"LightRow Pictures\"\/><\/p>\n<p><small>Original Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/15-0709-Kalm-posterXVII-500x375.jpg\" class=\"autohyperlink\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/15-0709-Kalm-posterXVII-500&#215;375.jpg<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p> # # # <\/p>\n<p><small>Original Story ID: 2015-0709-03 (10348) :: actor-stuntman-and-filmmaker-zak-lee-guarnaccia-lunches-kickstarter-campaign-for-martial-arts-action-feature-kalm-at-comic-con-2015-0709-03<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Original Keywords: Paul Lupi, Producer of Lupi Pictures, san diego comic-con 2015, extreme martial arts choreography, Kickstarter campaign, movies, filmmaking, Italian Jackie Chan LightRow Pictures Hollywood California HOLLYWOOD, Calif.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Alternate Headline: Actor, Stuntman, Filmmaker Zak Lee Guarnaccia Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Martial Arts Action Film<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>NEWS ARCHIVE NOTE:<\/strong> this archival news content, issued by the news source via Send2Press Newswire, was originally located in the Send2Press&reg; 2004-2015 2.0 news platform and has been permanently converted\/moved (and redirected) into our 3.0 platform. 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