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
Writer-director-producer Eddie Arya and actor Jamie Vergan are shooting their second feature, The System, and plan to collaborate on a further two films.
In The System, Vergan plays Martin McMillan, a family man who.s suddenly made redundant after 15 years of loyal service to the same company. After losing his home, car and savings, Martin faces yet another challenge, an incident that will change his life.
The cast includes Nikki Waterhouse as Martin.s wife, Yasemine B.Plows as their daughter and Biman Wimalaratne as a call centre operator who is Martin.s only real friend.
.It.s not based on a true story but on what is happening in our economy as companies go broke or make people redundant,. Arya tells If. .Most of us can relate in some way to what happens in the film..
Vergan played the lead in the writer-director.s first film, The Navigator, a...
In The System, Vergan plays Martin McMillan, a family man who.s suddenly made redundant after 15 years of loyal service to the same company. After losing his home, car and savings, Martin faces yet another challenge, an incident that will change his life.
The cast includes Nikki Waterhouse as Martin.s wife, Yasemine B.Plows as their daughter and Biman Wimalaratne as a call centre operator who is Martin.s only real friend.
.It.s not based on a true story but on what is happening in our economy as companies go broke or make people redundant,. Arya tells If. .Most of us can relate in some way to what happens in the film..
Vergan played the lead in the writer-director.s first film, The Navigator, a...
- 3/25/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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If you are an aspiring filmmakers who wants to make your first feature, all you need are a script, a video camera, a tiny crew, actors who are willing to defer their fees and about $6,000.
That.s what it took for Eddie Arya to write, produce, direct and shoot The Navigator, a psychological thriller about a family who are heading off for a vacation when their Gps system diverts them to a scary place.
Filming started in the Blue Mountains in January, shooting at weekends because everyone involved has full-time day jobs. The cast comprising Jamie Vergan, Sarah Bishop, Matthew Grego, Brendan Byrne, Gemma Laurelle and Audrey and Gracie Williams agreed to defer their fees, as did the crew, but had their meals provided.
A mobile technical consultant for Optus, Arya raised enough money to shoot the film by selling his motorcycle and a Jeep Laredo.
He a...
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If you are an aspiring filmmakers who wants to make your first feature, all you need are a script, a video camera, a tiny crew, actors who are willing to defer their fees and about $6,000.
That.s what it took for Eddie Arya to write, produce, direct and shoot The Navigator, a psychological thriller about a family who are heading off for a vacation when their Gps system diverts them to a scary place.
Filming started in the Blue Mountains in January, shooting at weekends because everyone involved has full-time day jobs. The cast comprising Jamie Vergan, Sarah Bishop, Matthew Grego, Brendan Byrne, Gemma Laurelle and Audrey and Gracie Williams agreed to defer their fees, as did the crew, but had their meals provided.
A mobile technical consultant for Optus, Arya raised enough money to shoot the film by selling his motorcycle and a Jeep Laredo.
He a...
- 11/24/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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