Films beginning production this week :BLOODSPORT...

Films beginning production this week :

BLOODSPORT (Cannon Films). Shooting in California. The true story of the first American ever to win “Kumite,” the prestigious international martial-arts competition. Executive producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. Producer Mark DiSalle. Director Newt Arnold. Screenwriters Sheldon Lettich, Christopher Cosby and Mel Friedman. Stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Leah Ayres and Norman Burton. Release date undetermined.

DARKNESS DARKNESS (Open Road Productions). Shooting in the Mojave Desert. Suspense develops when a man’s wife indulges in an affair with his best friend. Executive producer Victor Markowicz. Producers Robert Tinnall and Joanna Stainton. Director/screenwriter Mark Rezyka. Stars Jeffrey Osterhage, Lisa Blount and Lewis VanBergen. Distributor and release date undetermined.

HAMBURGER HILL (RKO) Shooting in the Philippines. Vietnam War saga focusing on a group of young soldiers and their relationships as they are plunged into the most ferocious battle of the war. Produced by Marcia Nasatir, James Carabatsos and Larry De Waay. Director John Irvin. Screenwriter Carabatsos. Stars Don James, Michael P. Boatman and Kiew Chinh. Distributor Tri-Star. Fall release.

HANOI HILTON (Cannon Films). Shooting in L.A. A crack Air Force pilot must endure 10 years at a Vietnamese POW camp, nicknamed the Hanoi Hilton. Producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. Director/screenwriter Lionel Chetwynd. Stars Michael Moriarty, Paul LeMat and Aki Aleong. Release date undetermined.