Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Evan Mirzai, who has made the Blacklist four times and founded the House of M production banner, has signed on to executive produce and write on the pilot Bound For Glory from producing and acting duo Michael Naizu and Derik Young.Mirzai looks to take the original pilot to series.
Bound For Glory is set in present-day LA and follows a young, idealistic, Asian-American actor (Naizu) who refuses to compromise with the industry’s subjugation of him based on existing prejudices and judgemental tropes.
Struggling financially, he is faced with a decision to conform or stay true to his convictions. The pilot is a passion project for Naizu and Young and marks their first project which was funded by.
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