Relativity Media picks up the Bandito Brothers' Act of Valor
"The world has always had deep admiration for these men who continually risk their lives to protect our freedom."
The film is directed by ex-stuntmen and documentary filmmakers/commercial directors Mike "Mouse" McCoy (Dust to Glory) and Scott Waugh (Step Into Liquid) and written by Kurt Johnstad (300).
Act of Valor follows a Navy SEAL squad on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent, and in the process takes down a complex web of terrorist cells determined to strike America at all costs. The filmmakers had unprecedented Naval access resulting in high-octane combat sequences and never-before-seen military operation scenes which are composited from actual events in the lives of the men appearing in the film and their comrades.
Mike "Mouse" McCoy and Scott Waugh are producing for Bandito Brothers and the company's COO Max Leitman is executive producer. Legendary Pictures Chairman and CEO Thomas Tull, who is personally an investor in Bandito, executive produced along with Jason Clark (Monster House).
Tucker Tooley, Relativity's President of Worldwide Production, said, "Act of Valor is truly one-of-a-kind-ripped from today's headline-making heroic missions, an incredibly crafted film featuring active duty Navy SEALs, in a remarkable and fast-paced story that will give audiences an authentic inside glimpse and make them proud of America's finest. We're honored to add this unbelievably entertaining and gripping film to Relativity's 2012 slate."
"The world has always had deep admiration for these men who continually risk their lives to protect our freedom," says Scott Waugh.
"To witness their incredible brotherhood and to tell their actual stories was inspirational and such a privilege," adds Mike "Mouse" McCoy.
The deal with Relativity was negotiated by WME Global's Graham Taylor and Liesl Copland.
Bandito Brothers is repped by ICM.
Act of Valor was released February 24th, 2012 and stars Alexander Asefa, Drea Castro, Jason Cottle, Aurelius DiBarsanti, Timothy Gibbs, Carla Jimenez, Marc Margulies, Dimiter Marinov. The film is directed by Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh.
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skywise
you know, as long as it is realistic i am all for it.
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Pjwolsker
im in.. i hope this doesnt get compared to seal team 6 though
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Nautical
Sounds like a thrill. Im in!
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