Attached to the project are some of the most influential people in Hollywood today…
Eva Longoria
Producer/Actor
Golden Globe-nominated, SAG Award-winning, and ALMA Award-winning producer, director, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist Eva
Longoria is leading the charge of female trailblazers in Hollywood.
Longoria, at the helm of her production company UnbeliEVAble
Entertainment, which has deals with 20th Century Fox Television and Universal Pictures, is producing myriad projects including the upcoming ABC series Grand Hotel, starring Academy Award-nominated
Demián Bichir and Roselyn Sanchez.
Longoria is also set to make her feature film directorial debut for the upcoming Universal feature film 24/7, and will also produce and star in the film alongside Kerry Washington. Longoria and UnbeliEVAble most recently produced the Netflix documentary Reversing Roe, as well as the upcoming HBO film, A Class Apart, about Mexican American
lawyers from Texas who argue a civil rights case all the way to the Supreme Court – and win. Longoria also previously executive produced, directed, and starred in NBC’s Telenovela, and executive produced
Lifetime’s hit series, Devious Maids.
Longoria is constantly honing her craft, seeking new projects, expanding opportunities, and paving the way for future female and minority producers, directors and industry leaders in Hollywood and beyond.
Amaury Nolasco
Producer/Actor
A native of Puerto Rico, Amaury Nolasco had plans to enroll in medical school where he attended the University of Puerto Rico to study biology. His plans changed when he was approached by a director who encouraged him to pursue a career in acting. Soon after, Nolasco was cast in his first television commercial, jump starting his acting career. Eventually Nolasco made the move to New York where he studied at the American British Dramatic Arts School. He went on to guest star on several popular television shows including CSI, ER and George Lopez, before landing his first major supporting role on the big screen hit 2 Fast 2 Furious as Orange Julius. In 2005 Nolasco solidified his Hollywood acting career with his series regular role as Fernando Sucre on the critically acclaimed series Prison Break.
Nolasco co-starred opposite Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary, Michael Bay’s Transformers and in David Ayer’s Street Kings opposite Keanu Reeves and Forrest Whitaker. Additionally, Nolasco has appeared opposite Mark Wahlberg in Max Payne and in Armored alongside
Lawrence Fishburne, Matt Dillon and Jean Reno. In 2018, he became a series regular on the ABC’s Deception. Nolasco is currently co-starring on Jerry Bruckheimer’s new series for STARZ, Hightown.
Ken Locsmandi
Writer/Director/Producer
Ken is an award winning director, VFX artist, producer and writer. A pioneer in the industry, he began doing computer animation in 1989 and published a book on VFX techniques. Ken received a BA in Media Arts, but was self-taught in computer graphics. He continued an MFA education at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. At the Academy, Ken attended training courses by PIXAR staff to refine his
storytelling and animation skills. He has been a VFX artist on many iconic feature films such as The Matrix, Fight Club and Donnie Darko.
Ken opened Filmworks/FX, Inc. in 2001, which has offices in Los Angeles and New York. His company has completed VFX on A-list films and television projects such as: Star Trek Discovery, Blue Bloods, Ballers, House of Cards, West World, Apocalyto, The Tourist, Knight and Day
and many others. Beyond White Space, an independent feature film which he Directed, Produced, Ex. Produced, VFX Supervised as well as Art Directed, won both the Gencon Film festival and the Burbank International Film festival for best Science Fiction Feature. The film was
shot on 35MM film, containing over 1400 VFX shots with a budget under 1M. Playing a producer role in over 15 films thoroughout his career, Ken continues to develop and publish stories along with his partner company, Stranger Comics.
Sebastian Jones
Writer/Producer
Sebastian is President and Owner of Stranger Comics. Originally from England, he came to America at the age of eighteen to pursue a career in entertainment. Sebastian founded the critically acclaimed MVP Records, globally releasing 25 albums including artists such as James Brown, John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye, and Billie Holiday, with a client list boasting EMI-Capitol, Sony, WB, BMG, and
Universal.
Sebastian went on to found Stranger Comics in 2008. Its maiden title, The Untamed, first introduced the franchise-focused character of Niobe Ayutami. In March 2019, HBO announced the development of Asunda, a drama series based on the fantasy epics that take place within the shared universe of his popular graphic novels. Sebastian is co-writer and executive producer on the project.