Jarnell Stokes & His Stoked Brothers Media Banner Sign With Evoke Entertainment
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Evoke Entertainment has signed Jarnell Stokes, a writer, producer, entrepreneur and pro basketball player, as well as his company Stoked Brothers Media for management.
A two-time Gold Medalist who has played basketball professionally since 2014, with teams such as the Memphis Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, and most recently, the Chinese Basketball Association, Stokes has just recently made a move into film, producing six films in three years as the founder of Stoked Film Group, Stoked Bros, and The Benford Sports Company, including Helen’s Dead, Slayers, and Dig.
Throughout his career so far, he’s worked with notable talents including Emile Hirsch, Tyrese Gibson, Abigail Breslin, Thomas Jane, Brian Cox, and Malin Akerman, seeing his projects be distributed by the likes of Saban Entertainment, Redbox, Lionsgate/Grindstone, Highland Film Group, Screen Media, and BondIt Media.
The multi-hyphenate’s Stoked Brothers Media recently signed a first-look deal with Germany-based ORWO for the latter to co-produce, co-finance and handle their post-production and international sales.
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