Exclusive: The Avenue has acquired North American rights to The System, a newly announced film starring Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise), Terrence Howard (Crash), Jeremy Piven (Entourage), and Lil Yachty (Long Shot).
The action-thriller picked up by Highland Film Group’s domestic distribution arm centers on a former marine (Gibson) who is recruited by authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison, following a drug bust. After discovering an underground fight ring, he has to fight to stay alive, and to take down the corrupt system.
Dallas Jackson (Netflix’s Thriller) wrote and directed the film, which was shot in Jackson, Mississippi.
Gibson produced it with Bryan Lord (Willy’s Wonderland) and Petr Jakl (Best Sellers). The project’s EPs are Martin J. Barab, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Gardy Craig and Highland Film Group’s Arianne Fraser, Delphine Perrier, JJ Caruth and Caleb Ward.
“Bryan Lord and Dallas Jackson...
The action-thriller picked up by Highland Film Group’s domestic distribution arm centers on a former marine (Gibson) who is recruited by authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison, following a drug bust. After discovering an underground fight ring, he has to fight to stay alive, and to take down the corrupt system.
Dallas Jackson (Netflix’s Thriller) wrote and directed the film, which was shot in Jackson, Mississippi.
Gibson produced it with Bryan Lord (Willy’s Wonderland) and Petr Jakl (Best Sellers). The project’s EPs are Martin J. Barab, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Gardy Craig and Highland Film Group’s Arianne Fraser, Delphine Perrier, JJ Caruth and Caleb Ward.
“Bryan Lord and Dallas Jackson...
- 8/26/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Wandavision star Elizabeth Olsen has voiced her support for Scarlett Johansson amid her lawsuit against Disney, surrounding the release of her Marvel blockbuster, Black Widow.
“I think she’s so tough and literally when I read that I was like, ‘good for you Scarlett,'” the actress said during a conversation with Ted Lasso‘s Jason Sudeikis for Vanity Fair, published on August 20.
Sudeikis, added for his part, that Johansson’s decision to bring a suit against the studio was “appropriately bad-ass and on brand.”
The actors’ comments came in response to a question about their concerns, as far as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on theatrical exhibition, with journalist Rebecca Ford citing the release of Black Widow and the resulting lawsuit as one notable example.
“I’m worried about a bunch of things. Not worried on Scarlett’s behalf,” Olsen said. “But I’m worried about small movies...
“I think she’s so tough and literally when I read that I was like, ‘good for you Scarlett,'” the actress said during a conversation with Ted Lasso‘s Jason Sudeikis for Vanity Fair, published on August 20.
Sudeikis, added for his part, that Johansson’s decision to bring a suit against the studio was “appropriately bad-ass and on brand.”
The actors’ comments came in response to a question about their concerns, as far as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on theatrical exhibition, with journalist Rebecca Ford citing the release of Black Widow and the resulting lawsuit as one notable example.
“I’m worried about a bunch of things. Not worried on Scarlett’s behalf,” Olsen said. “But I’m worried about small movies...
- 8/23/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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