Entertainment One and Emmy, CLIO and Grammy Award - Winning Producer will.i.am Announce Multi-Year Film and Television Partnership
04/10/2018
LOS ANGELES October 3, 2018 Global studio Entertainment One (eOne) has secured a first-look deal with the prolific performer, producer, author and entrepreneur, will.i.am, covering both feature film and scripted and unscripted television programming.
will.i.am will serve as an Executive Producer on all projects under the multiyear deal and will leverage his industry and creative expertise to develop and produce original programming with eOne. eOne will control worldwide rights to traditional film and television projects. eOne also announced today the first project under the deal, a television adaptation of the popular graphic novel Masters of the Sun The Zombie Chronicles originally published by Marvel Comics.
A featured selection at both the 2018 Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals, as well as Comic Con fan gatherings in San Diego, New York and Los Angeles, "Masters Of the Sun" mixes L.A. gang culture, b-boy-ism and Egyptology to tell the tale of a hip-hop group from East Los Angeles who must battle an ancient alien god which turns drug dealers and gangsters into zombies.
will.i.am has an extensive track record of creating entertainment content that moves masses and shapes cultural moments, stated Peter Micelli, eOne's Chief Strategy Officer of Film, Television and Digital. We have long admired his body of work and can't wait to collaborate on exceptional content together.
Sara Ramaker, COO of will.i.am's I.AM.MEDIA company will also serve as his producing partner. Ramaker executive produced Masters of the Sun The Zombie Chronicles across print, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) with author/creator will.i.am, and is now driving Book 2 in the Masters of the Sun series.
It's a dream come true to be collaborating with eOne, to be surrounded by great partners who can help take ideas from my brain, from books and onward to explode and entertain on multiple screens, commented will.i.am. It's also a true honor to have the opportunity to work with Mark Gordon, one of the most prolific and respected producers in Hollywood and beyond.
will.i.am is a multi-faceted entertainer and creative innovator, who holds seven-time Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award for his iconic music video Yes We Can that helped shape the outcome of the 2018 presidential election, and a CLIO Award. In addition to his 20+ year music career as frontman for the international hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am is very active in front of and behind the camera.
will.i.am's television producing credits include Planet of the Apps an unscripted reality series with Apple; a prime time TV special i.am FIRST: Science is Rock and Roll designed to get young people excited about math and science education that aired on ABC; and a documentary i.am.mars: Reach For The Stars , a behind-the-scene look at the artistic and scientific elements involved in sending his original song, commissioned by NASA, to Mars that aired on Discovery's SCIENCE Channel. In front of the camera, will.i.am will return in January, 2019 to The Voice UK edition for his eighth year in his starring Coach role on ITV Network. Additional acting credits include Wolverine , Rio , Rio 2 and Madagascar.
will.i.am is represented by CAA and Hertz Lichtenstein & Young LLP; both served as advisors regarding the deal.
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Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specialises in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The Company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales; family programming, merchandising and licensing; digital content; and live entertainment. Through its global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world.
Entertainment One's robust network includes international feature film distribution company Sierra/Affinity; Amblin Partners with DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; Makeready with Brad Weston; unscripted television production companies Whizz Kid Entertainment and Renegade 83; live entertainment leaders Round Room Entertainment; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning emerging content and technologystudio Secret Location.
For more information:
Paul Pflug / Sheana Knighton
Principal Communications Group
paul@pcommgroup.com / sheana@pcommgroup.com
(323) 658-1555
Sallie Olmsted
Global Communications will.i.am / I.AM.Media
sallieolmsted@gmail.com
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