SONY PICTURES WORLDWIDE ACQUISITIONS GROUP ANNOUNCES APPARITION TO RELEASE BLACK DYNAMITE
Culver City, CA – August 25, 2009— Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group today announces Apparition will release BLACK DYNAMITE in the U.S. on October 16. The announcement was made jointly today by SPWAG President Steve Bersch and Apparition’s Bob Berney.
Directed and co-written by Scott Sanders, the film stars Michael Jai White as Black Dynamite, a gun-toting, nunchuck-wielding, ladies man willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. Rounding out the supporting cast are Tommy Davidson (“In Living Color”), Byron Minns (Undisputed), Arsenio Hall (Coming to America) and Salli Richardson – Whitfield (I am Legend).
“We knew we had a clever and intelligent laugh-out-loud film when we bought
BLACK DYNAMITE in Sundance. Since then, the film has enjoyed over-the-top receptions on the film festival circuit, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring the film to the public,†says Bersch.
“Scott Sanders has made a classic: a movie that audiences quote lines from walking out of the theatre,” added Berney. “Michael Jai White gives a kick-ass, hilarious performance that shows true knowledge and love of the genre. This one is really fun to be a part of; I discover new laughs every time I see the film.”
A hit on the festival circuit, BLACK DYNAMITE won the “Golden Space Needle†Audience Award at the Seattle International Film Festival and played to sold out crowds at festivals across the country including Sundance, Tribeca, CineVegas, Toronto After Dark, The Miami Black Film Festival and The Black Harvest Film Festival.
BLACK DYNAMITE is produced by Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener Steingart of Ars Nova. Directed by Scott Sanders, the film is written by Michael Jai White, Byron Minns and Scott Sanders and Executive Produced by Harbor Entertainment and Deanna and James Berkeley.