"Down The Stretch"; A Global Universal Entertainment Film Production
"Down The Stretch" brings this new and exciting action crime adventure project which is sure to thrill audiences. It is a story of the fading world of the race track and a young gambler's seduction into a big long shot.
Online, April 23, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GBHL/GBHLE) announced today that its wholly-owned U.S. production subsidiary Global Universal Entertainment, Inc. has agreed to produce "Down The Stretch"! Writer and Director Geoffrey Rush protege, Matthew D. McClure (Award winning short director of "Julio"), brings this new and exciting action crime adventure project which is sure to thrill audiences. It is a story of the fading world of the race track and a young gambler's seduction into a big long shot. It is a true "Calling all Bruce Lee Fans" film, as legendary actor John Saxon and Bolo Yeung team up for the first time in 40 years since their classic duo with Bruce Lee in "Enter The Dragon."
Saxon joins the cast in a quorum of a wild bunch of raw talented American film nominees! Negotiations for the legendary ensemble cast are under way -- from Dreyfuss to Dern, to Railsback to Keitel and Mickey Rooney, are names under consideration. The Film will star two young lead actors as Eric and Ty, in the film noir about betting on horses and on life.
Writer/director, Matthew D. McClure ("Julio") will produce with Lalesha Railsback ("The Mondavi Gang") and Barrett Leigh (Production Coordinator on "The Fast and The Furious" and "Knocked Up"). "There will be no shortage of great production talent on this film. No effects. No CGI. Just a first rate cast of past Film Nominees, plus a stellar screenplay which will reach out to all audiences, worldwide," stated Jackleyn Giroux, who helmed the deal for Global Universal Entertainment.
About Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GBHL) is a publicly-held entertainment company. The Company's goal is to build a worldwide entertainment organization with a multitude of domestic and foreign production affiliates. GBHL, operating through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Global Universal Film Group, Inc., Global Universal Entertainment, Inc., and its partially-owned Canadian subsidiary Global Universal Pictures, is in the process of developing and producing a slate of motion pictures in Canada and the U.S., employing recognizable-named talent, for worldwide release. GBHL is focused on the financing and marketing of these feature-length films. GBHL, through another wholly owned subsidiary, You've Got The Part, Inc. (www.youvegotthepart.com), will attempt to capitalize on the current popularity of Hollywood and reality based programming by casting small roles online that anyone with a digital camera can apply for.
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