The Hook

Source: Courtesy of Al Bravo Films / Premier Entertainment Group
The Hook

EXCLUSIVE: Premiere Entertainment Group (PEG) is in Toronto and has begun talks with international buyers on noir thriller The Hook starring Michael Jai White and Malin Akerman.

President and CEO Elias Axume just closed a North American deal here with ITN.

Production took place in Las Vegas last month on the story of a former FBI profiler (White) who left the force after a brutal case shattered his faith in justice. Years later he is pulled back into action and teams with his old partner (Akerman) when a familiar pattern pattern emerges.

John J. D’Angelo directs from his screenplay, and Al Bravo and Mike Pizzimenti are producing for Al Bravo Films, alongside Axume from PEG, which handles worldwide sales. Lance Kawas and Fadi Assif serve as executive producers.

The Hook marks the latest collaboration between Bravo and Premiere Entertainment, after titles like The Wrecker and Ruthless.

Akerman is currently starring in Lionsgate Television’s The Hunting Wives on Netflix in the US, and her credits include Watchmen and Rock Of Ages.

White recently appeared in Trouble Man which he produced and directed and is with Samuel Goldwyn Films in the US. Among his acting credits are Blood And Bone, Black Dynamite, and The Dark Knight.

PEG’s previous sales titles include Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 1 and 2 the recently-released Bambi: The Reckoning, and Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare. 

 

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