Action comedy Salty has taken an unusual route to the screen, having reached out for some of its financing to audiences. Now director Simon West is ready to roll the cameras on the film, which already stars Antonio Banderas and has added Olga Kurylenko.
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Mark Haskell Smith, Salty is being pitched as The Hangover meets Spinal Tap, with Banderas playing a veteran rocker Turk Henry who takes his wife Shiela (Kurylenko) on a luxury holiday. When she gets kidnapped by pirates, Turk must then embark on an unlikely rescue mission.
The film got that crowdfunding part of its support from SyndicateRoom, a Kickstarter-style platform that offers equity, rather than rewards. West is kicking off production today in Chile. “I’m delighted Olga has joined Antonio and the rest of the cast. Her talents in both action and comedy make her the perfect Sheila," he said in a statement carried by Screen International. "I’m excited about the prospect of shooting in Chile, I’ve been very impressed by what I’ve found here in terms of talent and wonderful locations – I know we’re going to make a great movie.”
Kurylenko recently joined Adam Driver in Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, and she's also part of the cast of The Death Of Stalin.