EXCLUSIVE: Omar Epps (Energy E book III: Elevating Kanan), rappers Wiz Khalifa and Quavo, and Chukwudi Iwuji (The Day Of The Jackal) have been set to star in gangland drama Moses The Black, with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his G-Unit Movie and Tv on board as govt producers.
Pic is a narrative a couple of gangster in modern-day Chicago, impressed by the repentance story of the fifth-century saint of the identical identify. Epps performs Chicago gang chief and lead character Malik, with Khalifa as 2wo-3ree, the assured and unstable chief of Malik’s younger crew. It marks the Grammy nominated rapper’s second film function and his first as one of many leads. Quavo performs Straw, Malik’s arch-nemesis. The title character, St. Moses the Black, is performed by Iwuji. Principal pictures is slated for later this spring in Chicago.
Written and directed by Yelena Popovic (Man of God), producers on the movie embrace Alexandros Potter and Popovic for Simeon Religion. Khalifa is executive-producing via his Taylor Gang Movies, whereas Epps can be serving as an govt producer via his manufacturing firm BrooklynWorks Movies.
Simeon Religion is financing alongside the Nick Mirkopoulos Cinematic Fund, backed by the previous homeowners of Cinespace Movie Studios—the Pissios household of Chicago and the Mirkopoulos household of Toronto—who additionally function govt producers on the movie.
Former IM International govt Potter and writer-director-producer Popovic not too long ago launched Simeon Religion, an fairness movie fund centered on financing and producing. The fund is backed by a community of cinephiles and traders, together with the Pissios and the Mirkopoulos households, via the Nick Mirkopoulos Cinematic Fund. Moses The Black is the primary movie scheduled to enter manufacturing for the fund.
Simeon Religion is managed by Potter and Popovic’s manufacturing firm, Simeon Leisure, which funding banker and entrepreneur John Kynigopoulos has a direct minority stake in and likewise serves as govt producer on the corporate’s tasks. Simeon Leisure is at present casting Misplaced Weekend, a buddy comedy based mostly on a real John Lennon story directed by comedy auteur Frank Coraci (Marriage ceremony Singer). Freeway Leisure Group is offering escrow and income sharing options to the fund and its movie investments.
Florence Larsonneur is President Enterprise Affairs for Simeon Religion and repped the corporate in all offers.
“I’m excited to be part of Moses the Black as an govt producer. Collaborating with nice expertise ensures we’re bringing genuine and compelling tales to the display. Yelena’s imaginative and prescient for this movie is bound to create successful,” stated Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
“Yelena Popovic is an immensely impactful storyteller, and I’m trying ahead to bringing “Moses the Black” to life alongside this extremely proficient group of artists,” added Epps.
“I’m excited to be working with Yelena and alongside Omar, Quavo and Chukwudi on Moses The Black. As an actor and govt producer on the mission, I can’t wait to begin capturing and for all my followers to see the movie!” commented Khalifa.
Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is creator and govt producer behind the Energy Universe, in addition to hit sequence like BMF and Hip-Hop Homicides. He additionally serves as govt producer of the Den of Thieves sequel.
Juice star Epps is well-known for his long-running function as Dr. Eric Foreman on the hit TV sequence Home and his most up-to-date function as Detective Malcolm Howard on Energy E book III: Elevating Kanan.
Grammy nominee Khalifa is well-known for his collaboration with Charlie Puth on See You Once more, a tribute to actor Paul Walker, and his soundtrack titles on Livid 7, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Suicide Squad and Vampire Academy. He made his function debut taking part in George Clinton within the function Spinning Gold.
Rapper Quavo, often known as a member of the hip-hop trio Migos, has made appearances within the film Reward This and the FX sequence Atlanta. He’s additionally featured in Black-ish and voiced a personality in Star: Trek Decrease Decks.
Nigerian-Brit Chukwudi Iwuji, a stage and display actor, is thought for The Excessive Evolutionary in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3., HBO sequence Peacemaker and the thriller John Wick: Chapter 2. Most not too long ago he co-starred alongside Eddie Redmayne within the Peacock/Sky hit sequence Day of the Jackal.
Epps is represented by IAG, Untitled Leisure and Hansen, Jacobson. Khalifa is repped by Taylor Gang Movies and Pryor Cashman. Quavo is repped by UTA and Artist Collective Leisure. Iwuji is repped by WME, Conway van Gelder Grant, Genuine Expertise and Literary and Granderson Des Rochers. Jackson is repped by IAG, AKR Public Relations and Legal professional Stephen J. Savva.
