Write stuff: Ian Armer is planning to co-direct and produce a �6m film, having written and published the script
Ian Armer is on the verge of achieving a 20-year dream.
The father-of-one, who grew up in Walton-le-Dale, has secured funding for a £6million film starring Hollywood actors, and he has had his first novel professionally published.
“It’s a little miracle”, said the 37-year-old. “It’s a dream come true because this is what I’ve wanted to do since my teens.”
Ian has written the film, called The Other Side of Love - about star crossed lovers - with his partner, Amanda Webster.
By presenting the scripts to a foreign financier, he has managed to secure 85 per cent of the budget needed, and he’s also landed stars including Stephen Marcus from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Michael Hurst of Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess fame, as well as US singer Vicky Martinez and former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan.
Ian said: “We’ve managed to get some big name stars by approaching their agents, and I’ve also got producers on board who have worked on the likes of Dr Who and the Count of Monte Cristo. It’s the real thing.
“It’s been incredibly difficult to get the money in, but the film is definitely going to happen, we just need to secure the other 15 per cent of the budget and we can get shooting.
“I’m hoping that’s going to be around August time and I want it to be in locations around Preston, Lytham and Manchester.”
He added: “Making films is all about business deals at the beginning, there’s very little creativity until you get to the shoot.”
Ian, who has directed a cult adult film nominated for the BBC Audience Award at the 2006 Manchester Commonwealth Film Festival, began writing at the age of five, when he would make up comic strips for his toys.
As a teenager he progressed to writing for various guide books and music industry periodicals, as well as scripts for corporate videos.
He said: “I’ve done countless awful jobs between working on my writing, but I’m getting there now. It’s something that feels natural, like it’s what I should be doing.”
Ian’s other professional goal was to have a book published, something that was achieved early this year with the release of 128 page novella Mad God’s and Englishmen- a humourous tale about a worn-out detective.
The book has already been a top 10 best-seller on Amazon.com in the science fiction short stories category.
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