Movie rights to debut author Roger Smith’s MIXED BLOOD have gone to GreeneStreet Films (NYC) with Samuel L. Jackson attached to star and Kelly Masterson (Before The Devil knows You’re Dead) to write the screenplay. Active negotiations are underway for Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, The Bone Collector, The Quiet American) to direct. Via Jody Hotchkiss at Hotchkiss & Associates.About the book:
An American, hiding out in Cape Town, South Africa, after being blackmailed into a bank heist back home,is building a new life for his pregnant wife and youngson, when an incident of random violence sets him on a collision course with street gangs and a rogue cop who loves killing almost as much as he loves Jesus Christ.
Praise for MIXED BLOOD:
“A classic wrong-
“A gripping thriller that follows believable (if sometimes grotesque) characters along a desperate rush to ruin. Highly recommended.” Ron Terpening -
“Smith offers a gritty tale of corruption and vengeance set in South Africa in his absorbing debut. His taut prose bodes well for future thrillers from his pen.” - Publishers Weekly
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