- Phil Hobden
Infobox Actor
name = Phil Hobden
birthname = Phillip Leslie Hobden
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|8|14
birthplace =Lewes, England
yearsactive = 1994 - present
occupation = Producer/Director
website = http://www.mod-life.net/Background
Born in
Lewes , a small town just outside ofBrighton , Phil Hobden is the UK producer behind such independent feature films as "Left for Dead (2004 film) " and "Ten dead men " [ [http://www.mod-life.net Phil Hobden Producer] ] . Listed on the IMDB, Hobden also writes for magazines such as Combat (where he edits the monthly film section), Vengeance and IMPACT Magazine (the UK action martial arts film & TV magazine).From studying media at
Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC) inBrighton , Hobden continued his studies with a media production degree at university, the acclaimedCarlisle Insitute Of The Arts where he directed a further 10 short films, including the award winning Blue Eyes.Early Years
Hobden's first film role was on the 1993 Indie British film Project:Assasin (aka New Blood), directed by
Mike Hurst and Andy Hurst.From 1993 - 2001, Hobden with partner Ross Boyask was involved in the production of almost 40 short films.
1993 saw their first film "The Gauntlet" completed. Starring Glenn Salvage and Tom Hay, the film was sent by the filmmakers to
Jackie Chan . Chan wrote back commenting... "Good try. Keep going...".1995 saw short film "Boyz Gone Bad" win Best Short film at the Brighton Short Film Festival. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1438511/bio Phil Hobden Biography] ]
In 1998 short film "Lone Wolf" was screened, in an edited version, On
Channel 4 in the UK. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1438511/bio Phil Hobden Biography] ]In 1998/9 he saw his first feature film in development, the darkly comic 'Brighton Born, Brighton Dead' which sat with
Miramax UK for over 2 years. Eventually the relationship broke down and the screenplay was lost into development hell. It remains unproduced to this day.In 1999 Hobden won awards for Best Editing and Best Writing for his short film "Blue Eyes" at the RedTape festival.
In 2000/2001 Hobden was offered the chance to work on the
Dave Courtney gangster action filmHell To Pay alongside it’s original director Ross Boyask but turned it down, instead focusing on setting up his own business, the media production houseModern Life? In 2001 Short film "Pure Vengeance", starring
Scott Adkins (Bourne Ultimatum , Sheppard"),Brendan Carr "(Love Struck,Ten dead men )" and Gordon Alexander "(Accidental Spy, The Purifiers")was screened on theJonathan Ross BBC2 showStop Kung Fu .Left For Dead
In 2002 Hobden and his long time collaborator/director Ross Boyask teamed up again after almost 4 years working on separate projects to start work on their first feature film, the low-budget now cult, martial arts action feature
Left for Dead (2004 film) . [ [http://www.dragonsdenuk.com/articles/left_for_dead.htm Phil Hobden interview] ]Starring Glenn Salvage & new comer Andy Prior, the film features cameos by
Bourne Ultimatum starJoey Ansah ,Brendan Carr , Cecily faye & "Cage Rage fighter" Jeremy Bailey. Finished in late 2004, the film was shot for under £10k UKP and has been released in over 15 countries to date, including the UK [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1438511/forsale Left for Dead Availability] ] , Canada, USA [ [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000A3XY64/ Left for Dead Availability in the US ] ] , Thailand and others. The film was Released in the US to rave reviews in September 2005 and then eventually in the UK in March 2007."
Left for Dead (2004 film) " was acquired for broadcast on Sky channelMovies4Men in late 2007. HoweverMovies4Men sesequently decided the film was too violent and opted NOT to screen the movie.Ten Dead Men
Phil Hobden’s second film is the action thriller "
Ten dead men " [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0854679/ Ten Dead Men on the IMDB] ] . Again directed by Boyask the film stars a host of the UK's best talent includingBrendan Carr ,Pooja Shah , former Steps singerLee Latchford-Evans ,JC Mac ,Silvio Simac , Terry Stone and more."
Ten dead men " sees Brendan Carr star as Ryan, a former killer gone straight who is dragged violently back into the life he left behind... with brutal and bloody consequences.Ryan has spent years putting his brutal past behind him. A different man now to the stone cold killer he was a lifetime ago. But when an old face from the past arrives on his doorstep, Ryan is called upon to repay a blood debt from years ago. But the price is too high. Betrayed, and with his life falling apart around him, Ryan goes on a murderous, bloody revenge spree against the Ten Men who took his life away from him. Ten men took away his life. Now Ten Men Will Pay. Ten Dead Men is a pulse pounding British action feature, brought to you by the team behind the cult international success 'Left For Dead'.
With action by famed Hong Kong stunt man Jude Poyer ("
28 Weeks Later ", Hitman starringJet Li , and many more), and executive produced by legendary David Hannay (of "Stone" and "The Man From Hong Kong" fame) andAnthony I Ginnane .So far
Ten dead men has been released in France, Indonisia and Japan with a UK release expected in 2008/9.Additional Projects
Modern Life? have numerous additional interests: From highly regarded [ [http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/details.php?id=758 Night Warrior Review] ] martial arts action comic book, Night Warrior (www.nw-comic.co.uk) which is based on a short film made by Modern Life? in 1994 to PulpMovies.co.uk in which Modern Life? has been responsible for releasing UK films "Infestation" and "The Silencer", in partnership with UK studio Blackhorse Entertainment.
In 2008 Modern Life? took over ownership of massively suscesful Brit film focused lovebritishfilm.com. Rebranding the site lovebritishfilm.co.uk, the website aims to be the no1 source of news and reviews for all types of British films from mainstream to arthouse, from studio to independent.
Phil Hobden is also working as a co-producer on the film Kung Fu Flid, being executive produced by
Ten dead men actor & associate producer Terry Stone and featuring formerSTEPS starFaye Toser .The Future
2009 Will see Hobden return to directing for the first time since the 1998 short film "Blue Eyes" with a yet unnamed ultra low budget sci-fi horror film as well as developing an as yet untitled martial arts book project.
As a Writer
Hobden also writes for numerous magazines and websites including Combat Magazine (where he edits the monthly film section as well as providing interviews and reviews), Impact Magazine and (when it was around) Vengeance.
Over the past three years, Hobden has interviewed action stars such as "
Sho Kosugi ", "Loren Avedon ," "Matthias Hues ,Jeff Wincott ,Darren Shahlavi " and Ron Hall as well as up and coming stars such as "Glenn Salavge" and "Brendan Carr . "As well as actors, he has also interviewed behind the scenes talent such as director "Michael Hurst" (New Blood, House Of The Dead 2) stunt & fight coordinators such as the legendary "
Jeff Imada " (They Live ;Heroes ) & "Jude Poyer" (28 Weeks Later ;Ten dead men ) as well as casting director "Mike Leeder " (Rush Hour 3 ) & award winning screenfight/martial arts photographer "Mike Holdsworth".Working on behalf of Warner brothers, he interviewed the cast and crew of the 2009 film
Ninja Assassin including director "James McTeigue " and stars "Rain", "Naomi Harris &Rick Yune . "Finally as well as film interviews, Hobden has recently run pieces on games such as Vivendi’s "
The Bourne Conspiracy " and "Prizefighter".He is also a regular writer for filmmaking website $1000DollarFilm (http://www.1000dollarfilm.com), as well as his own review sites The Ugly Review (http://uglyreview.blogspot.com) and LoveBritishFilm (http://www.lovebritishfilm.co.uk).
Personal life
Phil Hobden has two brothers (Peter & Paul), both older, as well as three nephews (Ben, Luke & Oliver) and two nieces.
In the past he earnt his pilot's licenese in a unpowered aircraft (Glider).
Currently In his spare time he rides horses and is a keen collector of rare
Jack Daniels bottles.He cites his favourite movies as
Top Gun ,Point Break ,Cannonball Run ,Star Wars &Pulp Fiction and his favourite TV shows asThe Unit ,The Shield ,The Sopranos andEntourage .Press
Phil Hobden, his company Modern Life? and his films (including "
Left for Dead (2004 film) " and "Ten Dead Men ") on various news sources from the BBC (Cannes 2005 [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/cannes/cannes_diary_2.shtml Phil Hobden Interview – BBC For Cannes] ] and recently on the BBC Filmmakers Network [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A32381075 Phil Hobden Interview – BBC For FilmNetwork] ] ), Sky TV, Combat & Impact Magazines and numerous local newspapers.Filmography
*Untitled Invasion Film Director (2009)
*Kung Fu Flid Co-Producer (2009)
*Ten dead men Producer (2008)
*Left for Dead (2004 film) Producer (2005)
*The Johnna Man Associate Producer (2005)
*Lone Wolf 2 : Break Time Producer (2004)
*Pure Vengeance Producer (2002)
*Blue Eyes Director & Producer (1998)
*Lone Wolf Producer (1998)
*And Penance More Director (1997)
*Fixing To Blow Director & Producer (1995)
*Butterfly Man Fight Co-Ordinator (1995)
*Boyz Gone Bad Director & Producer (1994)
*Project Assassin Grip & Extra (1993)References
External links
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* [http://www.philhobden.co.uk/ 'Phil Hobden' Official site]
* [http://www.mod-life.net/ 'Modern Life?' Official Company site]
* [http://www.tendeadmen.co.uk/ 'Ten Dead Men' - Official site]
* [http://philhobden.blogspot.com/ 'The Film Making Blog']
* [http://www.lovebritishfilm.co.uk/ 'Love British Film' - Official site]
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