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‘Tides’ includes gay
Navy commander
"Tides of War," a $3 million combat-action drama starring Adrian Paul, is halfway through three weeks of production on Oahu. Paul portrays gay naval submarine commander Burt Habley of the USS Santa Maria on a covert mission in North Korean waters. In the script, Habley is described as a "tough veteran of the fleet." He's having an affair with the male executive officer of the sub, Tom Palatonio (Mathew St. Patrick of "Six Feet Under").The film also features Catherine Dent ("The Shield" and "Taken") who plays Lt. Claire Trifoli, a U.S. intelligence agent and Palatonio's sister. Paul starred as Duncan MacLeod in six seasons of "Highlander: The Series," then on the big screen in "Highlander: Endgame."
The story centers around a naval confrontation with North Korea and a potential nuclear war. The Hawaii-based Pacific Films' production is produced and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith ("D.C. 9/11: Time of Crisis"). Most of the scenes are being filmed on a set designed as the sub's interior. Some of the exterior scenes are taking place at the deep draft harbor at Barbers Point.
A premium cable service, to feature movies and series aimed towards gay and lesbian viewers, greenlit "Tides of War." Screenwriter Mark Sanderson ("The Stand-Up," the MTV dating series "Singled Out," and co-writer for Regent Entertainment's pilot "Closed Circuit TV" for Showtime Networks) also appears in "Tides" as the sub's communications officer ...
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