According to reporting by Variety, Charlamagne Tha God and “John Wick” producer Basil Iwanyk are joining forces to launch Southland Stories, a new production company that will showcase Southern voices.
“True Threat,” a revenge thriller starring Jonathan Majors, will be the roll-out project and begin production this summer.
Charlamagne told Variety, “Films like ‘True Threat’ are exactly why we created Southland Stories,” said Charlamagne Tha God. “It’s vital to show that Black creatives can thrive across all genres. Gerard McMurray and Jonathan Majors are extremely talented individuals.”
“True Threat” tells the story of a special forces operative as he seeks vengeance after gang members kill his teenage son.
The film is scheduled to begin production this summer and is one of several in the company’s queue.
In a March cover story, Charlamagne told Variety that he feels that the life and culture of the American South is overshadowed by urbanity in pop culture.
“I feel like we live in a country that’s focused on a lot of the same stories. Coming from where I come from, I just always felt like we didn’t have people amplifying our voices, amplifying our stories, the way that the New Yorks and the Los Angeleses did.”
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