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DUTCH: Lance Gross Is ‘The Black Al Capone’ In The Official Trailer

True To The Game and This Christmas helmer Preston A. Whitmore II is setting forth in 2020 with his newest crime drama, Dutch. A Manny Halley Production has unveiled a trailer with a Fall release in the works, with a cast headlined by Tyler Perry’s House Of Payne actor Lance Gross. Dutch is based on the first book of an epic trilogy by author Teri Woods, which launched in 2009 and became heralded by critics and fans as an urban literary classic. The film centers on Bernard James, Jr. aka “Dutch” (Gross), a player who gains control of an African drug lord’s heroine business and effectively ascends to the top of the food chain, only to find himself surrounded by enemies, including a vengeful mafia boss who happens to be a district attorney and former friend. “We really got our hands on an all-star cast,” says producer Manny Halley. “DUTCH […]

TRUE TO THE GAME 2: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over In The First Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Preston Whitmore’s climatic 2017 crime drama, True To The Game, gets a sequel now pending a Spring 2020 release from Imani Media Group. From A Manny Halley Production, True To The Game 2 follows suit with a story inspired by Teri Woods’s best-selling novel. Jamal Hill directs from a script by Whitmore which sees a cast of new and returning faces, featuring Erica Peeples alongside actor Andra Fuller and actress Vivica A. Fox. TRUE TO THE GAME 2 picks up a year after the murder of drug dealer Quadir Richards, whose death carries consequences for all who knew him — especially Gena (Peeples), his love interest. Separating herself from Philly’s dangerous scene, Gena has reinvented herself as a journalist, living and working in New York City. Forced to take some time off of work, Gena is sent on assignment to Los Angeles for a career-changing story. Though Gena is far […]