Phase 4 Films has acquired all North American rights to the Barry Battles-directed action comedy “The Baytown Outlaws.” Eva Longoria, Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Wesley, Andre Braugher and Thomas Brodie-Sangster star in the LLeju Productions project (once titled "The Baytown Disco"), which Phase 4 plans to release theatrically early in 2013. In “Outlaws,” three Alabama brothers wrestle with crooked cops, Feds, mobsters, bikers, femme fatales and more after making the mistake of trying to do a good deed. Battles wrote the screenplay with Griffin Hood. LLeju’s William O. Perkins financed and produced the film along with Robert Teitel of State Street Pictures. Hood, Ryan Jones, Thomas J. Busch and MaryVernieuare executive producers. “‘The Baytown Outlaws’ is an absolute crowd pleaser as it combines lots of action with sharp humor led by an amazing group of actors,” said Phase 4 president and CEO Berry...
- 6/20/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Berry Meyerowitz, President & CEO of Phase 4 Films, announced today that the company is acquiring all North American rights to director Barry Battles. highly sought-after, action comedy The Baytown Outlaws (formerly titled The Baytown Disco). The screenplay was written by Battles and Griffin Hood and made the 2009 Black List. The film stars Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Billy Bob Thornton (Monster.S Ball), Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries), Andre Braugher (Men Of A Certain Age), and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Love Actually). LLeju Production.s William O. Perkins financed and produced the film alongside Robert Teitel from State Street Pictures. Hood, Ryan Jones, Thomas J. Busch and Mary Vernieu are executive producing. Phase 4 plans to release the film theatrically in early 2013.
Noted Meyerowitz: .The Baytown Outlaws is an absolute crowd pleaser as it combines lots of action with sharp humor led by an amazing group of actors. We are thrilled to join the...
Noted Meyerowitz: .The Baytown Outlaws is an absolute crowd pleaser as it combines lots of action with sharp humor led by an amazing group of actors. We are thrilled to join the...
- 6/19/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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