It's now time to...Step Off March 15th!

I'm going to do something unheard of on this blog. What is it?

Well, I'll stop talking about "Battle" now.

Why? Well, the distributor (Lion's Gate) has changed the title of the movie to STEP OFF ...so please remember it!

Now you may OFFICIALLY look for it March 15th! Hopefully, it'll be EVERYWHERE like they say

Okay, here is the new trailer from Lion's Gate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDPZS-dBbB4




You say "Battle" is called WHAT now?



"Step Off" man!

We'll keep you in the loop as usual.

Thanks,

Martin Kelley
Producer, 'Step Off'

The Score and Music is Set!!

Okay, we've set the music for the film. It was a task and a half.

I just want to thank all the following artists who contribute music to the film.


SAMUEL ABRAHAMSEN (Composer)
MIDICHLORIAN
MIGHTY NETWORK
DJ GRUMBLE
CONRAD "HEADROC" CLIFTON
GSHARP
GREEN TEA
CHAPTER 13
MADDMANN
SHIN B
LORD KAYOS
MR. BOZ AKA DADDY FAT CRATES
L.I.V.E.
DIRTY DOLLAR$
REIGN OF TERROR
KING KATALOGAS
DAN PEDERSEN
WES P
MARVIN “CYLENTSOUNDS” LABRANCHE
SADIYQ BOOKER
MR. MORRIS
and
DJ DAINJA
with vocal contributions from
STEVE "B-RIGHT" GUZMAN

We're proud to have had these artist collaborate with us on the film.

I can't wait to let everyone else hear their talents when the movie unspools.

More announcements will be forthcoming sooner than you think, trust me :)

Thanks for continuing to follow "Battle",

Martin Kelley
Producer, "Battle"



Sarah Cooper and Muta'Ali Muhammad approved this list (presumably).

Battle crew member's own movie set for release 11/3

We've got lots of updates coming soon...


...but I wanted to take a moment to congratulate our excellent Assistant Director, Dave Watkins, on the upcoming release of his movie Stragglers which he directed, produced, and even stars in.


It's a horror flick with lots of gore...so if it's not your cup of tea you can just add it to your Netflix queue and push it back just before it ships but the add will help our man Dave.


So please put it in your queue and tell your friends too.


Two other Battle cast members also star in the film, Chris Burns and Michael D Friedman.


Do it sooner rather than later as it will be better if it's in demand before the actual release date which is Nov. 3rd.



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Stragglers on Netflix

You can now queue up Stragglers on Netflix! Its releasing on DVD November 3rd.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419167/



http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Stragglers/70127014?trkid=222336&strkid=1409635333_0_0&strackid=696cb113c004660d_0_srl
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thanks

Martin Kelley
Producer, Battle



AD Dave Watkins wonders "how a big time feature film director gets roped into working with 'these guys'?"



Sarah Anne Cooper and Muta'Ali Muhammad show some "Papparazzi Love" in Battle



HeadRoc Makes a beat versus Miracole Burns (had to sneak in a Battle pic)

Never Enough Thyme

If ever there was a phrase apropriately describing life on an indie film shoot, this is it. Never enough it seems.



I have to say we've been pretty lucky and blessed thus far on the shoot.


And one of the blessings is coming up this weekend as we partner with the wonderful Diner Never Enough Thyme to shoot some scenes for the film.


You can find their wonderful menu and hours of operation here:
http://www.neverenoughthyme.net/


Atlanta consistently ranks high among film-friendly towns in America and great folks Like Michele Doyle are the reason why. She is helping us tremendously by allowing us to film in her establishment. It's not just a nice place to eat, it looks like it will be a great place to shoot.

We've got a heavy load to get through this weekend but having access to a great location is really a terrific jump start to getting it done well.

So, come visit Michele's place and then you can say "hey, I've been there!" when you see Battle in 2010!

Stay tuned....

Group Hug!! L- R: Muta'Ali Muhammad, E. Roger Mitchell, Sarah Cooper, that guy, Conrad "HeadRoc" Clifton, and Onira Tares on the Eyedrum Set of Battle.

Muta'Ali Muhammad and Sarah Cooper on the set of Battle

Martin Kelley

Producer, Battle

Taurean Blacque joins the "Battle"

Taurean Blacque joins ‘BATTLE’


Atlanta, August 26-- ReelOne Entertainment announced today that Emmy Nominated Actor Taurean Blacque joined the cast of “Battle,” the Laron Austin (“BeatMakers”) directed film stars Chris Burns (“The Lena Baker Story”, “Somebodies”) Onira Tares (“Jack Squad”) and Conrad “Headroc” Clifton. Scripted by Martin Kelley and Eddie Singleton. Executive Produce by Cassius Weathersby (You Got Served) Produce by Kelley and Singleton along with Kenno Rixson and Bennie Swint.

Taurean Blacque is best known for his role as “Detective Neal Washington” on the cop drama Hill Street Blues.

“Battle” is a coming of age drama about an unknown producer RIPPA (Clifton) who pursues his passion for composing music. He wants to produce music for the top rappers in the industry and be respected as a producer worldwide.

“Battle” blends the mood, vigor, and themes of “8 MILE” with the perseverance and edge of HUSTLE & FLOW” with the old school vibe of “JUICE”

About Reel One Entertainment

Atlanta based multi-platform content provider and Production Company, specializing in entertainment content, online Marketing, and Sales/Licensing. Reel One Entertainment creates and produces low budget, high quality, genre content that entertain, inspire and inform.

Getting WREK tommorrow

What a week we've had.

We shot a lot of performance scenes at the Eyedrum this week and I want to take a moment to praise all the extras who came out...you all seriously SHUT IT DOWN!

Amazing work by all of you. It really created the atmosphere we envisioned when we wrote the script. Thank you so much.

Also, special thanks to Dres Tha BeatNIK as well in the role of Mighty Mouth...it was a demanding week for him as he was in almost all the performance footage. Excellent work DRES! Hope he blogs well of the experience.

The best part is that I got to peek at some of the footage thus far...AWESOME stuff!

Eddie and I are very excited. Hope to get pictures up soon for y'all.

However, tommorrow we resume and at my alma mater, Georgia Tech at the famous WREK radio station.

Plus we get to work with up-and-coming Rapper TRIMM from the might Battery 5 camp.

If you're into an eclectic mix of music...check out the station.
http://www.wrek.org/

and as always, stay tuned...there's a lot more news to come.

Martin Kelley
Producer, Battle