Kevin Tancharoen, the filmmaker that created the popular webseries, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, has returned to Machinima with his latest short film entitled The Gable 5 starring one of Joss Whedon's favorite action heroines, Eliza Dushku. The ties to the Whedon-verse are well intact as Tancharoen's brother-in-law is Jed Whedon, who co-produces along with wife Maurissa, the super spy drama Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.LD. on ABC. Dushku once again shows off her killer moves in this dark and action-packed sci-fi short film.
Before the dubious Dr. Gable can convince his military backers that his quest for world peace via human gene manipulation can work he needs some viable test subjects and this is where the "asskicker with no name" (Dushku) comes in. She shoots and kicks her way through some underground testing facility seemingly unaware of her guinea pig status. The thin script is aided by Tancharoen's masterful direction and some quality acting headed by Steve Harris (The Practice, Minority Report, Justified).
The short video has the look and feel of a more expensive production and certainly has the potential of being an intriguing webseries if it continues. Check it out:
In a remote location, a secret facility exists unlike anything the world has ever seen. Run by Dr. Conrad Gable, a renowned neurologist, the facility is years ahead of it's time when it comes to the technology it's using to research the human body. With an unlimited budget backed by a classified department of the government, Dr. Gable's motives appear to be for the greater good of humanity. - The chance to create a drug so powerful it could be used to win every battle, every war, with no casualties.
Now all he needs are, 5 test subjects...
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