Passmore and Fabrizio are repped by CAA, Aperture Entertainment and Eclipse Law. On top of San Andreas, the duo worked on Astro Boy, set up at Warner Bros., and worked on 2012’s Red Dawn remake that starred Chris Hemsworth. Hellfighters marks a decisive move into television by Passmore and Fabrizio, who are known for their movie work.

In THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS, bestselling author Max Brooks and acclaimed illustrator Caanan White bring this history to life. Brooks was attached to pen the script at the time. The Harlem Hellfighters, as the Germans called them, fought courageously onand offthe battlefield to make Europe, and America, safe for democracy. Fabrizio and Passmore will also executive produce.īefore going to the TV route, Hellfighters was set up as a movie at Sony Pictures, which picked up the rights in 2014. Will Smith, James Lassiter and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Overbrook production banner is executive producing with Brooks and Immersive’s Josh Bratman. The unit would eventually be awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Government for their distinction in battle in liberating France from the Germans. ‘Hancock 2’ and ‘ Bad Boys 3‘.What changed for the men of Harlem was being assigned to a French command whereupon the Hellfighters first experienced something unknown to them in America at that time - racial equality. His new work – which will show how the men in the famed infantry regiment returned to the Harlem, New York as heroes but faced racism from their fellow soldiers, citizens and the government – is expected to be released next month and meanwhile Smith is already attached to a number of other projects including ‘Brilliance’, ‘Focus’.

‘Harlem Hellfighters’ writer Max is best known for writing the book ‘ World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War‘ which was later adapted into successful zombie horror ‘World War Z’, which starred Brad Pitt. The ‘After Earth’ star has signed a deal with Sony – who own the rights to the graphic novel – to produce a live-action film, according to Shadow and Act, although there has so far been no indication as to whether he will also appear in the movie. From the enlistment lines in Harlem to the training camp at Spartanburg, South Carolina, to the trenches in France, bestselling author Max Brooks tells the thrilling story of the heroic journey.

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The 45-year-old actor will team up with Sony Pictures to bring Max Brooks’ upcoming novel – which is inspired by the true story of the all African-American 369th Infantry Regiment which fought in the US Army During World War I and II – to the big screen. The Harlem Hellfighters is a fictionalized account of the 369th Infantry Regiment-the first African American regiment mustered to fight in World War I. Harlem Hellfighter honored in graphic novel By Harm Venhuizen Henry Johnsons story is the next in the AUSA graphic series. Will Smith has signed on to produce a film adaptation of the graphic novel ‘Harlem Hellfighters’.

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