PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

In 1851, the American Captain Gordon brought the last Negreiro ship to Brazil. Years later he was arrested and convicted in NY, becoming the only slave trafficker to be hanged in the history of the United States. Unfortunately for him, Abraham Lincoln had become president and decided to end slavery, making Gordon the symbol of this change. For the first time, a Hollywood production will tell the true story of the clash between Lincoln and Gordon, and the beautiful slave Anastasia. This production will be filmed in Brazil and in the USA.

This movie or streaming series will tell the true story of Captain Gordon, who brought the last slave ship to Brazil in 1852. Years later he would be hanged by President Abraham Lincoln, becoming the only slave trader to be convicted and executed in US history and perhaps the world. An incredible real history here romanticized with strong and important characters for US and Brazilian history. This production is being developed by Hollywood’s Elixir Entertainment and Giant Ryver LLC.

INTRODUCTION

In 1851, the American Captain Gordon brought the last slave ship to Brazil. Years later he was arrested in Congo and taken to New York. Unfortunately for him, Abraham Lincoln had become president and decided to end slavery, making Gordon the symbol of this change. Gordon became the only slave trader to be convicted and hanged in the history of the United States. Uniting these two historical characters, we follow the life of beautiful Anastasia, a black teenager with blue eyes. For the first time, a Hollywood production will tell the true story of the clash between Lincoln and Gordon, and the slave Anastasia. This production will be filmed in Brazil and in the USA.

To be produced in Hollywood, the film is based on the book Hanging Captain Gordon, by author Ron Soodalter, president of the Abraham Lincoln Institute of Washington DC, who is also a producer in the project. In May 2019, Giant Ryver producers associated with prestigious American producer Elixir Entertainment of Hollywood to develop and package this film for the American and international markets.

SYNOPSIS OF THE FILM

The film Anastácia HCG (working title) begins in Brazil, with the arrival of the last slave ship in Rio de Janeiro in 1852.
After unloading his sad cargo of 500 slaves, Captain Nathaniel Gordon sets fire to the ship Camargo and dressed as a woman he flees to New York, carrying with him a blue-eyed African teenager girl, Anastasia.
In New York, he sells the blue-eyed girl for a high price and pursues his illegal career as a slave dealer, commanding ships from New York to Africa and from there to Cuba and Brazil, a common illegal practice at the time.
At this time the young Abraham Lincoln begins to get involved in American politics, which would lead him to run for president years later.
After a few more trips, Gordon is captured off the coast of Africa commanding the slave ship Erie with 970 Africans aboard and is taken to New York, then the world’s center of slavery. Although banned for decades in the US, no slave traders had ever been punished, as the entire economy of New York and the southern states depended on the slave market. The state was very corrupt.
Meanwhile, Anastasia lives a hard life, like an African Cinderella trapped on an American farm, suffering terribly but without losing her tenderness.
Captain Gordon was certain he would be released soon, but something unheard of happens. Abraham Lincoln becomes president of the United States and declares that he will end human trafficking once and for all. He would become the “fairy godmother” who frees Anastasia.
Gordon became the first and only slave trader ever convicted and hanged in the United States. Maybe in the world. A milestone in the history of the fight against racial injustice.
Through the lives of Lincoln, Gordon, and Anastasia, this true story puts in check the sad period of American history until the tragic Civil War. A powerful movie, aligned with the revisionist tendencies of Hollywood, which will be undisputed commercial success in the US and from there to the world, including Brazil.

SIMILAR PRODUCTIONS AND YOUR PROFIT

Considered one of the favorite topics by American audiences, films about racial segregation, especially with a strong female character, usually receive multiple OSCAR nominations, which translates into bigger box office and higher profits for investors. Anastasia HCG has these features and more.

FILM	YEAR	OSCAR NOMINATIONS	UPDATED PRODUCTION BUDGET ATUALIZADO (dollartimes)	UPDATED GROSS INCOME (dollartimes)
The Color Purple	1985	11	U$35.788.176	U$224.692.139
Driving Miss Daisy	1989	9	U$15.636.908	U$303.967.528
Do the Right Thing	1989	2	U$12.509.526	U$77.758.062
Glory	1989	4	U$37.528.580	U$55.935.025
Malcolm X	1992	2	U$61.942.871	U$87.758.310
Amistad	1997	4	U$57.026.406	U$70.062.390
The Help	2011	4	U$28.656.144	U$248.321.664
Lincoln	2012	12	U$72.362.300	U$306.474.880
Django Unchained	2012	5	U$111.326.615	U$473.548.063
The Butler	2013	0	U$32.826.468	U$193.237.283
12 Years a Slave	2013	9	U$21.884.312	U$205.420.601
Selma	2014	2	U$21.560.530	U$71.999.135
Straight Outta Compton	2015	1	U$29.958.111	U$215.735.838
Hidden Figures	2016	3	U$26.554.592	U$250.629.571
Get Out	2017	4	U$4.682.678	U$265.776.008
Green Book	2018	5	U$23.439.336	U$325.844.852
BlacKkKlansman	2018	6	U$15.286.523	U$95.055.476
Black Panther	2018	7	U$203.820.317	U$1.372.641.341
US	2019	2020	U$20.000.000	U$254.664.460

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INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE (IMDB PRO): PRODUCTION LINK

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The production will be a feature film for theaters, that will also be distributed later by a streaming company. With this strategy, we can have box office revenues and also a streaming fee. The intention of the producers is that the film will launch a franchise, as a pilot of a series of multiple seasons about the history of slavery in the world, from the period of the film to the present day.

Gross income of 12 Years a Slave movie	Producers profit	Profit for 2% of the movie
US$205.000.000	US$37.000.000	US$740.000

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12 YEARS A SLAVE MOVIE IN BOX OFFICE MOJO: LINK

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THE EXUBERANT AMERICAN AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY LIVES POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION MOMENT.

Arguably the American audiovisual industry is one of the most lucrative and well established in the world, culturally dominating the global film market, including distribution in Brazilian cinema.

Maintaining this American hegemony, technology now enables a transformation that is affecting the way productions are developed. In addition to the traditional movie production and distribution for cinemas around the world, streaming companies, which are distributing content over the internet, are surpassing the traditional model established for decades.

Leading content provider, Netflix has been making growing investments far superior to all traditional studios combined. With the debut of other similar services such as Amazon Video Prime, Disney +, HBO NOW, Apple TV, Facebook, Youtube TV, Hulu, and many others, the search for unpublished content has steadily increased. Amazon recently announced a $ 1.5 billion investment in a single TV series, version of Lord of the Rings. Showing interest in Brazilian stories, Amazon will open its fourth studio, the only one outside the US, in Rio de Janeiro.

All of these studios and streaming companies have the potential to invest in HCG Anastasia production, and they will certainly be interested due to the features of the movie’s history.

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The first action happened with the producers technical scout in Brazil to choose the locations, from August 8th to 23rd 2019: REPORT

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AMERICAN COMPANY ELIXIR ENTERTAINMENT

Producer John Kuri

John began his career at Walt Disney Productions, where he worked for thirteen years. He was an art director, managed TV and film productions for DisneyWorld, operated Disneyland and Disney World theme parks. He then worked at major Hollywood studios on various feature films and TV productions. It has received awards and nominations such as the Emmy®, Cable Ace, Christopher Award, Western Heritage Award and Golden Halo. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Writers Union of America, the Directors Guild of America, and the Art Directors Guild. He is co-creator of the Warner Brothers / ABC crime drama “Ohara” starring Pat Morita. He co-wrote, produced and directed the second unit for MGM’s “Captive Hearts”. Wrote the Disney / ABC movie “One More Mountain”. He was nominated for an Emmy® for John Steinbeck’s NBC / GE Theater movie “The Red Pony” starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara. He produced Ron Howard’s “Skyward,” starring Bette Davis, and The Time Crystal. He directed and piloted air sequences for the “Steel Eagle” TV series. He produced the movie “Conagher” with Sam Elliot and Katharine Ross. Produced, wrote, directed, and edited the production of various concerts in cities such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. John has written and is producing the new movie by one of Hollywood’s most eminent African-American actors, Encounter: North for a major streaming company. Website http://elixirentertainment.info