 Koch
makes it in Hollywood
Frederick James Koch born to Sri Lankan parents has been signed on
for the Hollywood film 'Nightwalk':
The son of Sri Lanka's and Australia's legendary International Pop
Star Alston Koch has been embraced by the film industry in Hollywood. He
has been signed on to start in Nightwalk, a film starring Eric Roberts
(Julie Roberts' brother) and Patrick Kilpatrick amongst a star cast of
other known Hollywood actors and actresses. The movie is being filmed
both in the USA and Morocco.
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With Franco Masada & the President of The Bikies (Los
Angeles) |
Executive producer Keith Barrows and director Aziz Tazi flew to
Morocco to complete filming after special scenes in Beverley Hills and
Bel Air were completed, where Frederick James Koch was filmed driving
over a cliff to his death in a terrifying scene where he is forced over
a canyon on Mullholland Drive, a well known mountainous road.
"Frederick James Koch has that 'extra-ordinary' look about himself
with that charismatic delivery which makes him a much sought after actor
in Hollywood," said Keith Barrows.
"I predict a great future for this young man who incidentally wrote &
sings the title track of the film as well," he said, explaining that
they were held spellbound when he just picked up a guitar and got down
to the business of singing' on a set one balmy evening in Morocco.
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On the set of NIGHTWALK in Hollywood |
The song was co-written and produced by the legendary Morris Hayes, a
'Black Hall Of Fame' inductee and music director to music icon PRINCE
over the last 20 years.
"I have ear marked him for a slate of my films, which we hope to
start in the next months and especially a film now in the pre-production
stage to be shot in Ghana," Barrows said, adding that Koch is also
shortlisted to star in a jungle adventure film 'The Leopard Tree' based
on a true story, which they hope to film in Sri Lanka towards the end of
the year.
Making his debut in the award winning Chandran Rutnam film 'A Common
Man' with Sir Ben Kingsley filmed entirely in Sri Lanka had Koch playing
a detective.
He plays the part of an investigative journalist in 'Nightwalk'
falling prey to a 'Bikie gang'
He gets murdered due to his interference in an intriguing murder
trial while trying to help his best friend who is on death row awaiting
execution.
Frederick James Koch has also been shortlisted for a movie called
'Fore-closure' a thrilling horror film to be made by Alta Vista
Entertainment Group in the coming months.
With Executive producer Keith Barrows and director Aziz Tazi |
With Jacqui Fernandez in Hollywood |
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