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EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Ventures Group, nan world intermezo institution launched by erstwhile Amazon MGM Studios executive Glenn Gainor and shaper Sandy Climan, has optioned an upcoming memoir from a homeland information expert.
The institution will activity to accommodate Dr. Erroll Southers‘ Inside nan Castle Walls, which publishes soon. The memoor provides a behind-the-scene position connected nan counterterrorism expert’s career, which shaped by decades of experiences astatine nan highest levels of information and governance. Hollywood Ventures plans to create nan book for movie and/or television.
Southers was astir precocious President of nan Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and leads nationalist information astatine nan University of Southern California arsenic Associate Senior Vice President of Safety and Risk Assurance. His erstwhile roles see FBI Special Agent and SWAT Team member; Deputy Director of nan California Office of Homeland Security nether Arnold Schwarzenegger, who provides a foreword successful nan memoir; and Chief of Homeland Security and Intelligence for nan Los Angeles World Airports Police Department. He was besides President Barack Obama’s first nominee for Assistant Secretary of nan Transportation Security Administration, but withdrew.
He is besides nan writer of Homegrown Violent Extremism, and his study has been published successful outlets specified arsenic USA Today and nan LA Times. He has appeared connected History’s America’s Book of Secrets: The FBI, Bravo’s Spy Games and CNN’s The Nineties.
“Few group understand nan intricacies of world information and nan quality constituent of nationalist work arsenic profoundly arsenic Dr. Erroll Southers,” said Gainor. “His life’s activity has been astir protecting communities and breaking down barriers to change. A man who roseate from humble intends and persevered done nan realities of systemic barriers, Erroll displays a dedication to this country’s information that is palpable successful each connection of Inside nan Castle Walls. He is rather virtually a real-life Jack Ryan.”
“I dream my experiences motivate group to conquer challenges to bring alteration for nan greater good,” added Southers. “Partnering pinch Hollywood Ventures Group is an breathtaking opportunity to stock this communicative and connection pinch everyone.”
Further specifications connected accumulation timelines, casting and distribution will beryllium announced astatine a later date.
Southers is represented by Steven Adams of Alta Global Media.
