{"id":11833,"date":"2021-05-13T15:54:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T13:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=11833"},"modified":"2021-05-13T15:55:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T13:55:01","slug":"azania-productions-commences-principal-photography-on-the-gang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/05\/13\/azania-productions-commences-principal-photography-on-the-gang\/","title":{"rendered":"Azania Productions Commences Principal Photography on &#8220;The Gang&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TheGang.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TheGang.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TheGang.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TheGang.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>binary comment<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Azania Productions (Blessers, Broken Promises 4 Ever) has commenced principal photography on their latest comedy feature, The Gang, in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gang, follows a group of hapless friends who embark on a rescue mission to save another of their friends. Their rescue skills leave much to be desired and the suave six leave utter chaos in their wake. However, despite its many challenges, the mission cements their friendship and has surprising consequences for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe love the comedy genre and have been looking to make a fun buddy movie for some time,\u201d says producer Malebo Manamela. \u201cWhen we came upon a concept that we believed would work, we commissioned Sasa Nqabeni to write the script. We\u2019re thrilled with the end result \u2013 strong characters, a fast-paced storyline and enough action to appeal to a male audience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gang is directed by Kganki \u2018Star\u2019 Mphahlele and stars Kagiso Modupe (Losing Lerato), Carpo, Anton Jeftha (Legacy, Dominion), Armand Aucamp (Komplex, Ballade vir \u2018n Enkeling), Joey Rasdien (Material, Blitzpatrollie) and Xolani Mayekiso (The Queen).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shooting will take place in and around Johannesburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gang is slated for release in 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azania Productions (Blessers, Broken Promises 4 Ever) has commenced principal photography on their latest comedy feature, The Gang, in Johannesburg. The Gang, follows a group of hapless friends who embark on a rescue mission to save another of their friends. Their rescue skills leave much to be desired and the suave six leave utter chaos&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/05\/13\/azania-productions-commences-principal-photography-on-the-gang\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Azania Productions Commences Principal Photography on &#8220;The Gang&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11833\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}