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The Director

BUZZ FEITSHANS

Buzz Feitshans has worked on many high profile movies as Director of Photography and Camera Operator. His credits include: Ready to Rumble, Blue Streak, Daylight, Dragonheart, Die Hard With A Vengeance, Tombstone, The Indian Runner, Black Dog and Shadow Conspiracy.

Never Say... Never Mind is Buzz's directorial debut.

BRUCE PAYNE AS MR. BLUE

Bruce Payne has worked extensively in film, theatre and television, in both the UK and the US and on location in many parts of the world. Most recently, Bruce starred in the live action feature film, Riders, with Natasha Henstridge and Stephen Dorff for Mandarin/Miramax working with Director Gerard Pires.

Bruce has also starred in Doug Aarniokski's Highlander: Endgame for Miramax, Dungeons and Dragons alongside Jeremy Irons, with Thora Birch and Marlon Wayans and also Hellborn for Mobius/Miramax. Other film credits include: Kevin Hooks' Passenger 57; Apocalypse, with the Late Sir Richard Harris; Julien Temple's Absolute Beginners; The Brothel, an Indie for Director Amy Waddel; Switch, with Ellen Barkin for Warner Bros and Kounterfeit with Hilary Swank!

Television credits, amongst others, include leading roles in: Simon West's "Keen Eddie" for Paramount, which airs Jan 2003, Oscar Wilde and Smart Money for the BBC and Tales from the Crypt for HBO.

Theatre credits include the lead in the heart of London's "West End" in Steven Berkoff's productions of West and Greek, and the lead in Nicholas Hytner's Alice. As well as playing "Frank'n'furter'' in the Rocky Horror Show.

Mr. Blue Bio

Martin Chatsworth Bluestone is known as the mysterious Mr. Blue. He is the founder and CEO of Blue Sky, Ltd., a think-tank for NATO countries. He is also a logistics expert who coordinates the Swedish Bikini team's activities. He is in his-mid forties, medium height, and medium build. His hair is blue, his finger nails are blue and his lips are blue. He is very intelligent but devoid of any sense of humour and not prone to emotional expression.

He has an annoying habit of only asking questions to which he knows the answer; and he knows a lot of answers.

Little is known about his past. It is rumored that he was exposed to a massive dose of cobalt during treatment for a tumor. Apparently his body subsequently substitutes cobalt for iron as an oxygen carrier. This gives him the appearance of someone suffering from acute and chronic cyanosis. He is, in fact, quite healthy as long as he takes his vitamin B12. He dresses in all blue clothes, from his hat down to his blue leather shoes.

 

The Players

Mr. Blue: Founder and CEO of Blue Ltd, a think tank for NATO countries. A logistics expert who coordinates the SBT's activities. Highly intelligent. Devoid of emotional expression and humour. Blue skin-tone, hair, eyes, nails, and clothes. Suspected this is due to a massive dose of cobalt in youth. Not confirmed.

Double-Oh: Mr. Blue's right hand man. Conceives of and develops the SBT gizmo's. Her staff of electromechanical engineering eggheads make them from her designs. She also handles logistics when Mr. Blue is out in the field. Long-distance water skier, armed and unarmed self-defense expert, dancer and certified rescue diver.

Captain Grim: Former SAS team leader. Recruited by Mr. Blue upon his retirement from active duty. Spends as much time aboard his yacht as possible.

Vendela: Captain of SBT. Highly intelligent with a degree in economics and fluency in 4 languages. Studying SCUBA. Close-quarters combat expert, proficient with handgun and unarmed techniques. Dancer.

Gunnel: Second-in-command. Highly computer literate. Multi-lingual. Studying SCUBA. Close-quarters combat expert, proficient with handgun and unarmed techniques. Dancer.

Erika: team player, street-wise Certified diver. Close-quarters combat expert, proficient with handgun and unarmed techniques. Dancer.

ASA: Team player. Computer literate. Multi-lingual. Studying SCUBA. Close-quarters combat expert, proficient with handgun and unarmed techniques. Dancer.

Helga: Reserve member. Independent streak. Certified diver. Expert in botanical sciences. Dancer.

INTERR (INternational TERRorists, Inc.)

Hakim: Unknown Middle-Eastern origin. Master of improvising weapons; true believer in the power of money. Strong built, mid thirties. VERY DANGEROUS.

Abdul: Born in Bombay. Degree in Computer Science. Major weakness is his admiration for the SBT. He is their Biggest fan.

Gustav: Former Russian Mafia chief. Founder and CEO of INTERR. Very bright, good organizer.

Sean: Former IRS Lieutenant. Athletic build, mid thirties. Bright but not educated.

 

OLD ENEMIES

Joe Datsun: Founder and CEO of RAWIC (Radioactive Recycling and Waste Disposal Co.) Degree in Chemistry and Doctorate in Nuclear Physics, Born to an alien father, he is guided by night time visitations from space aliens. A sarcastic liar.

Peter Bigg: Founder of the Olde Los Angeles Beer Company. Very wealthy but not bright. Tendency to wear women's clothes. History of cheating the SBT and is paranoid about the revenge they will take on him. Receives psycho therapy from the Leather Nun,

Leather Nun: AKA Dr. Laura Blockhead. A dominatrix mistress, dressed from head to toe in leather. Beautiful, busty, angular features. Runs a psycho therapy practice and hosts a relationship guidance radio talk show.


THE HISTORY

The Swedish Bikini Team is the brainchild of Never Say... Never Mind producer, writer and personal manager Ron Bryan. Ron set out to form a dynamic group of girls who would be instantly recognizable as the SBT and who would star in a trilogy of family entertainment movies about their adventures. The SBT stories are live action adventures in the vein of the James Bond and Austin Powers films, in which the SBT undertake their own stunts.

Ron says: "When putting together the team we were obviously looking for beautiful girls, but they had to have a little more than that. They are very athletic and focused in their training."

There Swedish Bikini Team were trained in diving, martial arts and dance. Martial arts are particularly important as they enable the girls to perform their own stunts.

"We structured the team in a pecking order, led by Vendela. It's her job to organize the girls, make sure they are at their various training session, that they practice their dances, and are generally where they are supposed to be at all times."

Vendela says: "Our motto is beauty, brains, and bravery. Not a bad combination! It's quite hard work being in the team - we have a rigorous training schedule - but overall it's great fun."

The first of the Swedish Bikini Team films, Never Say... Never Mind, is set in London. It is produced by Ron Bryan and Emilio Ferrari and the the directorial debut of cinematographer Buzz Feitshans.

Ron and Emilio were introduced to each other by a mutual friend, Dyan Keenan, who plays the Leather Nun, They realized they had both expertise in different areas of film production and would make a strong producing team.

Both producers knew of Buzz's work as Director of Photography and when Buzz read the script he was keen to make Never Say... Never Mind his debut as director. Ron and Emilio agreed that Buzz had the talent, enthusiasm and understanding of the project and ability to work under pressure that was going to make the film a success. They would be shooting on Digibeta over 4 weeks and would be assembling the first edit of the film during production, so it was going to be an intense time.

Buzz says: "The Swedish Bikini Team work very well together. They are great girls, really game for anything. Then there are experienced actors as well on the shoot like Bruce Payne and John Rhys Davies who are good to work with,

The main cast is a mix of British and American talents brought together by Ron, Emilio and Buzz.

Bruce Payne was cast as Swedish Bikini Team coordinator Mr. Blue. An experienced actor who has played a host of bad guys and terrorists, Bruce was attracted to the part as it was something completely different. He was also keen to work with Buzz whose work as DP he had admired on films such as Indian Runner.

Bruce says: "Mr. Blue is a bit of an enigma. He's functional but almost invisible. He makes things happen without showing and aggression or emotion. You really don't know anything about him apart from that he is an incredible fixer of any situation.

"Buzz Feitshans has been very good to work with - he's very hands on and has a great relationship with the cast. He's also, obliviously, very technically minded."

John Rhys Davies, who plays key terrorist Hakim, had just completed a 14 month shoot on Lord of the Rings when he was invited to joint he Swedish Bikini Team cast.

John says: "This is great fun. I got the call asking if I'd like to play an Arab terrorist for 4 weeks with the bikini girls, and I thought fantastic!"

Hakim's terrorist team include Sean and Abdul.

"Well" says John, "Anthony who plays Sean is a marvelous young actor and he makes a first class Irish terrorist. Abdul is a bit of a loose canon though - and a very boring computer nerd who gets everything wrong!"

The Swedish Bikini Team were brought over from the States by Ron along with key characters such as Janet McCabe who plays Double Oh and Dyan Keenan, the Leather Nun. Janet, who takes an Associate producer credit on the film, and Dyan have been involved with the Swedish Bikini Team films from the outset and their characters will appear in each of the trilogy.

Janet says: "I have known Ron several years now and so have seen the SBT ideas in their various different forms. Double-Oh is a great part for me: I spend a lot of time with the SBT anyway when we're at home in the States and I am quite motherly tot hem, so Double-Oh is almost an extension of real life for me."

Double oh is also in charge of the gizmos used by the Swedish Bikini Team. A wizard with electronics, Double Oh has developed a series of nonfatal weapons used by the SBT in their various capers.

Dyan Keenan says her character: "The Leather Nun is such fun to play - She's really sexy and kinky and wicked. I get to dress up in outrageous leather outfits and prance around wielding a whip. The only drawback is the lather trousers - they are so tight I can hardly sit down!"

Other key cast members include Vincent Marcello who plays Joe Datsun and Eric Loren as his sidekick Henry.

Filming began in London in February 2001. The film was shot mainly on location, using London landmarks such as Big Ben, the River Thames and Alexandra Palace, with some studio work. The weather was icy and not ideal for bikinis.

Vendela says: "I can't believe the weather you have in London! We're really looking forward to getting back into sunshine. But London is a great place - so much to see."

The Swedish Bikini Team will appeal to all ages, and not just men.

Ron says: "the film is supposed to target young teens up through college, about 12 to 30 years old I would say. There's no nudity, no gratuitous violence, not even a love interest. It's really a girl power movie - that's where the audience is."

Never Say... Never Mind is a Revenge Films Ltd Production. Evolution Films are executive producers. Emilio Ferrari's A Plus Entertainment Inc. are handling worldwide sales and US distribution.

 
The Mission

During a trip to London to receive their knighthood from the Queen, the SBT receive news that the Los Alamos hard drive is in the possession of INternational TERRorists Inc., INTERR. The Their hands INTERR will be able to develop top-secret nuclear arms to further their quest for international extortion leading to global domination. The SBT will face the wily talents of INTERR's key representative Hakim (John Rhys Davies) who will stop at nothing to exploit the secrets on the hard drive.

The Swedish Bikini Team

Five intelligent, beautiful and daring operatives out to combat the forces of evil where it may be, from the deep blue sea to sky and beyond.

The girls are highly skilled in close quarters combat with improvised weapons abilities. And having been trained by the best, and worked with the best, -CSD- Covert Situations of the Swedish military, SAS - Special Airborne Service along with their qualification as a UDT - Underwater Demolition Team - the girls prove they can handle themselves when the boys aren't around.

Mysterious Mr. Blue (Bruce Payne) is the team's handler.