Patryk Vega is shooting Plagues of Breslau in Wrocław, where the crew will work until the end of June. The film is written, directed and produced by Vega himself through his company Vega Investments. The all-star cast includes Małgorzata Kożuchowska in the lead, accompanied by Ewa Kasprzyk, Iwona Bielska, Katarzyna Bujakiewicz, Tomasz Oświeciński, Maria Dejmek, Karol Bedorf and Jacek Beler. The premiere is planned for December 2018.
The director has also announced to the media that he bought the rights to his Pitbull franchise, a project that brought him the status of a hit maker, with first two parts Pitbull. New Order (at 1,433,466 admissions) and Pitbull. Dangerous Women (2,873,149 admissions) leading the box office in 2016. In 2017 he withdrew from directing the third part of the trilogy due to conflicts with the producer.
"I am happy to announce that I became the sole owner of the rights to the production of the next part of both the film and TV series versions of Pitbull, which I bought from ATM Group. My new Pitbull. The Queen of Hooligans will hit the cinemas after I finish the Women of Mafia series in November 2021," Vega said in a statement.
Vega's films do very well in the UK market, where there is a strong demand for Polish cinema due to the growing Polish community there. His dark medical comedy Botox (produced by Vega Investments) grossed 900,000 EUR on the UK market, while his crime thriller Women of Mafia (Vega Investments) made 675,000 EUR in the UK and 16,000 EUR during its release in Norway. Pitbull. Dangerous Women (produced by Ent One) made 835,000 EUR in the UK followed by 590,000 EUR for the first part of the trilogy Pitbull. New Order (Ent One).
Production information:
Produced by Vega Investments
Directed by Patryk Vega
Cast: Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Ewa Kasprzyk, Iwona Bielska, Katarzyna Bujakiewicz, Tomasz Oświeciński, Maria Dejmek, Karol Bedorf, Jacek Beler
