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Luke Evans To Star As Brigadier ‘Mad’ Mike Calvert In Espionage Thriller ‘Emergency’ Set In 1950s Malaya & Being Developed By UK-Malaysian Label Sympatico
Luke Evans to Star as 'Mad' Mike Calvert In Espionage Series Set In 1950s Malaya
Evans will play Brigadier ‘Mad’ Mike Calvert, the closeted homosexual and highly controversial British commander in charge of the elite ‘Malayan Scouts’ leading the military response against the CTs. “Mike Calvert’s actions in Malaya laid the foundations for the politico-military strategy of winning the hearts and minds of the people during war – a counter-insurgency doctrine used the world over ever since,” Evans said. As MIPCOM gets underway, Min Lim said: “As witnessed with the recent ground-breaking Emmy success of Shogun, the world is ready for authentic, beautifully produced dramas out of Asia – and we are having positive conversations with various international broadcasters and platforms that fully endorse this.”
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