Andy Long's Team, George Kirby and Daniele Balconi Run the Action on Emirati Spy Adventure “IJ: The Secret Parchment”
- George Kirby, Daniele Balconi and Alois R. K. Torres run the action on “IJ: The Secret Parchment.”
- They work with the Andy Long Stunt Team on this Emirati production.
- Three children are central to the story, so the work involves doubling and cable-assisted pulls.
Posted: August 28, 2026
The first trailer for IJ: The Secret Parchment landed out of the UAE this week, and the credit worth reading is the action package rather than the cast list. The film brings in Accident Man 2 co-director George Kirby alongside stunt professionals Daniele Balconi and Alois R. K. Torres, working with the Andy Long Stunt Team to build and execute the live-action work.
That is a Western international stunt unit staffing an Emirati production of Pakistani literary IP — the kind of cross-border hire worth tracking for anyone watching where stunt labour is actually being booked. Kirby's grounding is in the Accident Man school of tight, contact-heavy screen fighting, and Andy Long's team runs the European action-unit circuit, so the trailer's espionage grammar of chases, assassins and underworld muscle should read as choreographed fight work rather than cut-around coverage. The premise — a relic passed to three children, then pursued by agents, assassins and a secret society — also puts minors inside the action, which means doubling, cable-assisted pulls and a safety brief that carries a different weight than an adult ensemble picture.
Directed by Fahd Nur from a script by Eric Berg and Atif Siddique, adapting Ishtiaq Ahmed's Inspector Jamshed novels, which began in 1972. Omair Rana plays the title role. No release date is set; the film is expected to reach regional audiences first, in 2027.
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