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Logline:<\/h1>\n

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When legendary club empresario and underground hero Dolemite is mysteriously resurrected in the 21st century, he finds a world of wealth, corruption and corporate thuggery–underscored by the unlikely success of his old nemesis, Willy Green–that requires his unique brand of justice more than ever.<\/p>\n

Dolemite Resurrection is a modern action-comedy\u2014an unapologetic celebration and reinvention of the cult blaxploitation classic, bringing its swagger and energy to a new generation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Short Synopsis:<\/h1>\n

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Betrayed, shot, and left for dead in the 1970s, underground hero Dolemite is secretly preserved by Eternity Medical, a shadowy biotech firm with its own agenda. Fifty years later, they bring him back\u2014not for justice, but to take out their political enemy: Willy Green Jr., the son of Dolemite\u2019s old nemesis.<\/p>\n

But Dolemite doesn\u2019t take orders from The Man. Not then. Not now. After busting loose and reconnecting with his major doma<\/em> Queen Bee and her new-generation All Girl Army of Kung Fu Killers, he uncovers a plot that threatens his community all over again. With retro swagger and old-school grit, Dolemite sets out to settle the score his way.<\/p>\n

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Tone & Style:<\/h1>\n

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An unapologetic throwback to the classic Blaxploitation canon\u2014Dolemite<\/em>, Superfly<\/em>, Foxy Brown<\/em>\u2014infused with sharp modern commentary, outrageous set pieces, and genre-savvy humor. Think Black Dynamite<\/em> meets Demolition Man<\/em>, with real heart and heat beneath the grindhouse veneer.<\/p>\n

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Target Audience:<\/h1>\n

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Fans of cult cinema, Blaxploitation classics, adult animation, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez fans, and nostalgic genre-heads who want their satire served with funk, fury, and finesse.<\/p>\n

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\n Crashing ComicCon: Dolemite style<\/span>
\n (Concept art)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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Old school vs <\/span>
\n(Concept art)<\/span><\/div>\n

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Why now?<\/h1>\n

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In a world of soulless remakes and nostalgia cash grabs, Dolemite Resurrection<\/em> offers something rare: reverence with rebellion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Audiences are craving bold, unapologetic comedy with a fresh twist \u2014 films that feel dangerous, outrageous, and unlike anything else in the market. The original Dolemite<\/em> is a cult legend, and Eddie Murphy\u2019s hit biopic reignited awareness, proving there\u2019s still a hunger for the brand\u2019s swagger and wit.<\/p>\n

Dolemite Resurrection<\/em> delivers a genre mash-up tailor-made for today\u2019s climate: the high-concept fun of a \u201cman out of time\u201d colliding head-on with the raw style of 1970s blaxploitation, and plenty of kung-fu. In a landscape crowded with safe, formulaic franchises, Dolemite\u2019s loud suits, sharper tongue, and refusal to play by modern rules make him a guaranteed standout. It\u2019s nostalgia, reinvention, and a cultural clash all in one \u2014 and the time to strike is now, while audiences are primed for an icon to walk back into the room and steal the whole show.<\/p>\n

It honors the roots while kicking the system in the teeth\u2014with platform shoes.<\/p>\n

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MORE INFO & IP HISTORY<\/p>\n

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About the IP:<\/h1>\n

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Xenon Pictures has been the home of Rudy Ray Moore\u2019s legacy for nearly four decades. Beginning in the mid-1980s, we worked directly with Moore to distribute his original classics Dolemite, The Human Tornado, Petey Wheatsraw and Disco Godfather<\/em>, and to produce both a biographical documentary and a concert film that captured his unique voice and vision. Prior to his passing in 2008, Moore entrusted Xenon with his life\u2019s work, and we secured all rights, title, and interest to his films, characters, dialogue, and related properties. As the exclusive rights holder and longtime creative partner, Xenon is uniquely positioned to both honor and expand the Dolemite legacy for a new generation.<\/p>\n

It honors the roots while kicking the system in the teeth\u2014with platform shoes.<\/p>\n

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More info on the original films and their legacy can be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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characters<\/h1>\n

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Dolemite<\/h5>\n

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’70s Blaxploitation Icon. Rapper and Kung Fu Artist extraordinaire<\/h10><\/p>\n

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Resurrected into 2025 after being brought back from a 50 year coma, with body and spirit unchanged, Dolemite’s going to take back what is rightfully his even though the world has changed. Equal parts kung fu fury and smooth-talking soul with a moral core that carries a jagged edge, Dolemite may have some catching up to do but he’s still ten steps ahead of the man.<\/p>\n

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LaKeith Stanfield<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Daniel Kaluuya<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Winston Duke<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Tramell Tillman<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Khris Davis<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Queen Bee<\/h5>\n

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Dolemite’s Original Partner, Protector and Confidant<\/strong> <\/h10><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”full descr” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Queen Bee has kept Dolemite’s spirit alive through her karate school for women. Tough, resilient and still very sexy in her 60’s, Queen Bee still carries a torch for Dolemite but is smart enough never to let romance get in the way of their bond.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tone:<\/strong> Pam Grier’s warmth with Michelle Yeoh’s command.<\/p>\n

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Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Taraji P. Henson<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Retta<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Uzo Aduba<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Queen Latifah<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Jennie<\/strong><\/h5>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”short descr” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Queen Bee’s adopted daughter <\/strong><\/h10>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”full descr” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]A Black belt in karate with a sexy but somewhat cool demeanor, Jenie can handle herself in any male-dominated situation. In Jennie, Dolemite will encounter a woman whose confidence, power and unabashed views represent a radical change from the old days.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”tone and cast” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Tone:<\/strong> Zoe Saldana in Colombiana<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kiki Layne<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Lauren London<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Jessica Williams<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Xosha Roquemore<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Yara Shahidi<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Willie Green<\/strong><\/h5>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”short descr” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Dolemite’s long time nemesis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h10>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”full descr” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]A small-time drug dealer and local hood who arranged Dolemite’s demise and took his club back in the ’70s, Willy has reinvented himself as a Bougie real estate entrepreneur and has forged relationships with LA’s monied classes. Dolemite’s sudden return will gradually upend Willy’s carefully orchestrated world.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”tone and cast” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Tone:<\/strong> A scumbag-made-good is still a scumbag. Think Biff Tanen.<\/p>\n

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Obba Babatund\u00e9
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Forest Whitaker<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Cedric The Entertainer<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Ving Rhames<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Dennis Haysbert<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Junior (Willie Green, Jr.)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”short descr” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The heir who doesn’t want the throne.<\/h10>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”full descr” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]As Willy’s son, Junior has spent the better part of his life marking territory between himself and the often unscrupulous and villainous pursuits of his father. Educated and conflicted, Junior has found his calling as the editor of a Black newspaper. But Dolemite’s return will signal the end of his quiet estrangement from his father.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”tone and cast” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Tone:<\/strong> The prince who understands the streets but would rather be a professor.<\/p>\n

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Kelvin Harrison Jr.
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Ashton Sanders
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Jharrel Jerome<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Shameik Moore<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Caleb McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Stoller<\/strong><\/h5>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”short descr” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Ex-Military, following orders in the corporate world with similar gusto…regardless of the ethical considerations.<\/h10>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”full descr” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Cool, measured but decidedly amoral ex-Army guy. He believes in the “mission” even if, at the end of the day, it doesn’t make any sense.<\/p>\n

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Tone:<\/strong> G-man just following orders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sterling K. Brown
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Terry Crews
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Daryl Edwards<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Morris Chestnut<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Tyrese Gibson<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Jeffers<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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Sometimes those trust fund nerds make the worst hires. Especially when daddy runs the show.<\/h5>\n

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enterprise. With Jeffers, you’ve got comic relief and moral cowardice in one itchy, nasal-induced package.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tone: Often wrong but never in doubt.<\/p>\n

Cast Suggestions: Michael Cera, John Heder, B.J. Novak, Giovanni Ribisi, Thomas Middleditch<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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B.J. Novak
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Giovanni Ribisi
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John Heder<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Michael Cera<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Thomas Middleditch<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Tibbs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Former alpha prison yard leader now stuck in the past in a drug-addled existence.<\/h5>\n

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As our story opens, we see Tibbs as a young, violent\u00a0macher<\/i>\u00a0in his prison kingdom until Dolemite sets him<\/div>\n
straight. Years later, after the drugs have finally taken him to another place, he’s a mere shell of his former<\/div>\n
self– yet also a useful tool in Dolemite’s quest for justice.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tone: Remember Samuel L. Jackson in Jungle Fever<\/em>?<\/p>\n

Cast Suggestions: Wesley Snipes, JB Smoove, Iamman Rucker, Blair Underwood, Dave Chappelle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dave Chappelle
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Wesley Snipes<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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JB Smoove<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Iamman Rucker<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Blair Underwood<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Scratchy<\/h3>\n

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Some guys join a bad crew knowing they’ll never be the leader.<\/h5>\n

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A mean, twitchy, low-level thug, Scratchy would probably drop like a bowling pin in the face of a real challenge.<\/div>\n
Even so, he’s the keeper of the flame for Willie Green’s new empire after arranging Dolemite’s ambush years before.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tone: The type of person that’s loyal until someone offers a dollar more.<\/p>\n

Cast Suggestions: Ashton Sanders, Eric Andr\u00e9, J.B. Smoove<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kid Cudi
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Eric Andre<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Mo McRae<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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The original Dolemite<\/em> wasn\u2019t just a movie\u2014it was a seismic cultural event. Born from Rudy Ray Moore\u2019s raw creativity and hustle, it inspired generations of artists across film, comedy, and hip-hop. From the over-the-top bravado of Black Dynamite<\/em>, to Quentin Tarantino\u2019s cinematic swagger, to the outrageous energy of The Boondocks<\/em> and They Cloned Tyrone<\/em>, the fingerprints of Dolemite<\/em> are everywhere. But while others borrowed the style, this is the source. They cloned Tyrone. We resurrected the king.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rudy Ray Moore wasn\u2019t just in<\/em> the game\u2014he helped invent<\/em> it. As the self-made mastermind behind Dolemite<\/em>, he became known as the Godfather of Rap<\/strong>, blazing a trail with his raw rhymes, DIY hustle, and streetwise bravado long before hip-hop had a name. His voice and vibe have been sampled, quoted, and canonized<\/strong> by legends like Dr. Dre<\/strong> (on The Chronic<\/em>), 2Pac<\/strong>, Busta Rhymes<\/strong>, Big Daddy Kane<\/strong>, Wu-Tang Clan<\/strong>, and of course, Snoop Dogg<\/strong>, who said it best:<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout Rudy Ray Moore, there wouldn\u2019t be a Snoop Dogg.\u201d
<\/strong>-Snoop Dogg<\/p>\n

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\"DescriptiveHis original film was so legendary, so outrageous, so defiantly unfiltered<\/em>, that decades later Netflix dropped $70 million<\/strong> just to tell the story of how it got made<\/em>\u2014with Eddie Murphy<\/strong> in one of his most acclaimed roles.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s beyond homage. It\u2019s confirmation of Dolemite as cultural canon.<\/p>\n

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Now the king is back\u2014and he’s got unfinished business.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Comparable Titles\u00a0\u00a0<\/h1>\n

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Fans of films like Black Dynamite<\/em> and They Cloned Tyrone<\/em> already know the flavor\u2014but it\u2019s worth stating plainly: those films are derived from Dolemite\u2019s cultural lineage<\/strong>, not the other way around. Black Dynamite<\/em> is a loving parody of the very Blaxploitation era that Dolemite<\/em> helped define. They Cloned Tyrone<\/em> owes much of its DNA to Rudy Ray Moore\u2019s blend of street-level satire, style, and socially-charged absurdity (and possibly one of our earlier pitches<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Dolemite strutted so those films could shuffle\u2014and now he\u2019s back to remind them who wrote the damn playbook<\/p>\n

In spirit, Dolemite Resurrection<\/em> sits alongside the inventive action and stylized irreverence of:<\/p>\n

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The Book of Clarence<\/span>
(heightened allegory with hood-level humor)<\/span>
Machete<\/span>
(Robert Rodriguez\u2019s gonzo grindhouse heroics)<\/span>
Peacemaker<\/span>
(violent satire with heart and swagger)<\/span>
Kingsman: The Secret Service<\/span>
(polished action, subversive tone, nod to a genre of an earlier age)<\/span>
The Boondocks<\/span>
(smart, profane, and culturally sharp)<\/span>
Payback<\/span>
(lean, mean, morally complex revenge storytelling)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why People Will Dig It<\/h3>\n
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Recognizable IP with cult credibility and crossover potential<\/div>\n
Capitalizing on audience awareness from both the original films, decades of pop culture references, and of course the Eddie Murphy biopic Dolemite is My Name<\/em> (which licensed our IP).<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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A fresh genre mash-up<\/div>\n
Blaxploitation swagger meets sci-fi time jump meets modern action-comedy<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Tone<\/div>\n
Bold, campy, self-aware \u2014 a celebration of the outrageous style and charisma that made the character iconic.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

Built-in Audience Appeal<\/h3>\n
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Nostalgia<\/div>\n
Fans of Rudy Ray Moore\u2019s Dolemite.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Comedy-action audiences<\/div>\n
Those who loved Black Dynamite<\/em>, Austin Powers<\/em>, Tulsa King<\/em>, Shaft<\/em>, and Deadpool<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Younger viewers<\/div>\n
Drawn to high-concept \u201cout-of-time\u201d humor and outrageous set-pieces.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

Why It Works<\/h3>\n
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Fish-out-of-water comedy<\/div>\n
A man from an era where \u201csuperfly\u201d was a way of life, colliding with social media, woke culture, and self-driving cars.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Action set-pieces with character flair<\/div>\n
Old-school kung fu moves, Cadillac chases, and verbal smackdowns \u2014 all with a 21st-century twist.<\/div>\n

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