‘The Revenant’ Exec Producers Form Facing East, Back ‘Inversion’

Markus Barmettler and Philip Lee, exec producers of “The Revenant,” have formed production-financing company Facing East and are backing sci-fi adventure “Inversion.”

The company, which plans three to four major productions every two years, is based in Beijing and Hong Kong.

Facing East also has profit participation in “Assassins Creed” and “Splinter Cell.”