EXCLUSIVE: The Avenue has acquired North American rights to The System, a newly announced film starring Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise), Terrence Howard (Crash), Jeremy Piven (Entourage), and Lil Yachty (Long Shot).The action-thriller picked up by Highland Film Group’s domestic distribution arm centers on a former marine (Gibson) who is recruited by authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison, following a drug bust.
After discovering an underground fight ring, he has to fight to stay alive, and to take down the corrupt system.Dallas Jackson (Netflix’s Thriller) wrote and directed the film, which was shot in Jackson, Mississippi.Gibson produced it with Bryan Lord (Willy’s Wonderland) and Petr Jakl (Best Sellers).
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