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\n\tA Ukranian producer and entrepreneur pulled out all the stops and seemed to spare no expense in debuting a two-minute trailer for a new sci-fi project directed by and starring Kevin Spacey<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tElvira Paterson-Gavrilova \u2014\u00a0founder of the international marketing firm Elledgy Media Group whose Instagram<\/a> bio for her 2.4 million followers describes herself as \u201cmaking films, building bunkers, owning a farm, dreaming of space\u201d \u2014 took over the courtyard of Venice, Italy\u2019s famed Hotel Cipriani on Friday night for an intimate private gala set against the backdrop of the film festival on the nearby Lido.<\/p>\n \n\tThe dinner hosted approximately 40 guests (a number matched by staff and production crew that studiously photographed and recorded the entire affair) and featured a series of performances from a Venice-based opera singer and a costumed dance troupe of two dozen from the country of Georgia. There were speeches aplenty from project insiders and an enthusiastic host, Anatoly Anatolich, who guided the festivities from start to finish. Bellinis were flowing and Cipriani delivered a menu that featured a beef heart tomato \u201csteak,\u201d saffron risotto with Spanish sauce and gremolada and a pistachio tartlet.<\/p>\n \n\tBut the obvious highlight for Paterson-Gavrilova and friends (a group that included socialite Lady Victoria Hervey, Italian actress Linda Messerklinger and Polish model Magda Swider) proved to be Spacey, who flew in for the occasion with manager and confidante Evan Lowenstein to promote Holiguards Saga \u2014 The Portal of Force.<\/em> (The trailer is seen below.)<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cTonight is a very special night for me,\u201d Paterson-Gavrilova said upon taking the microphone at the head of a table covered in lush red floral arrangements and candelabras. \u201cWhen I think about this movie, I understand one very simple truth about this film: Cinema has always been about people. Without people there would be nothing. No story, no emotions, no chance to touch hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tShe called it her \u201cgreatest honor\u201d to be working with the Oscar winner, who was in good spirits at the event and spent a generous amount of time with Lowenstein speaking with The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> during the cocktail hour. \u201cHis talent is not just about acting, it is a truth in self. Truth that makes us cry, makes us believe. He gave this story its breath. He made it alive. When people watch this film, they don\u2019t just see the screen, they see the soul. That all belongs to Kevin.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSpacey stars in the project, which is intended to launch a trilogy franchise, alongside Dolph Lundgren, Tyrese Gibson, Brianna Hildebrand, Disha Patani, Eric Roberts, Harry Goodwins and Vladimir \u201cLado\u201d Okhotnikov (the subject of a Variety<\/em> expos\u00e9<\/a> regarding his indictment for being part of an alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.).<\/p>\n \n\tPortal of Force<\/em> centers on the conflict between two ancient supernatural factions, the Holiguards and the Statiguards, as they wage a secret war for control of humanity. Amid the conflict, a woman discovers she\u2019s the daughter of two rival leaders, giving her the power to end the conflict. Meanwhile, a Statiguard strategist prepares a catastrophic attack in Paris using a nuclear device and an army of mind-controlled civilians, channeling energy from a cosmic portal to awaken an ancient force known as the Prime.<\/p>\n