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EXCLUSIVE: Vaneast Pictures and CAA Media Finance are launching sales at the American Film Market on comedy Jacob Beats Up Nate. Lamorne Morris (New Girl), Justin Long (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story), and Naturi Naughton (Power) are starring in the movie from filmmaker J. Lee (Atypical Wednesday). Filming has wrapped in St. Louis, where the project tapped into the new local filming incentive. The ensemble also includes Lawrence J. Lee (The Orville), Travis Van Winkle (Road House), Frankie Faison (Till), Penny Johnson Jerald (BLKNews: Terms And Conditions), Seth Carr (The Main Event), and Joylin Bass in her feature debut. The film, inspired by true events, follows mild-mannered and responsible family-man Jacob Mann (Morris), as he returns to his hometown of St. Louis to be inducted into his High School Hall of Fame. Unbeknownst to his family and childhood friends, Jacob is secretly using this trip as a way to confront and finally beat up his High School bully, Nate Tagliabu (Justin Long). The feature is from Run The Point Inc, Lion Forge Entertainment, Lincoln Motion Picture Company, Worldwide Entertainment & Media, Showdown Productions, and in association with M2 Media Post. The film is produced by J. Lee, Leon Price Jr., Lorelle Lynch and Daniel de Boulay under their banner Lincoln Motion Picture Company. Executive producers include Lamorne Morris, Kyle Shevrin, David Steward II, Matt Heath, Michael Laundon, Pierre Romain, Julie Solinger, Lyndon Baldock, Vik Bansal, Bo Youngblood, Jon Ireradi, Dan Sheldon, Chad Oliver, DJ Dodd, Paolo Pilladi and Randy Sinquest. J. Lee is repped at Ramo Law. Lamorne Morris is repped at CAA, Entertainment 360, and Myman Greenspan. Justin Long is repped at IAG and Yorn Levine. Naturi Naughton is repped at IAG and Brecheen Feldman. Frankie Faison is repped at Innovative Artists. Penny Johnson-Jerald is repped at MKS Agency. Joylin Bass is repped at Monroe Talent Management. Seth Carr is repped at Gersh. Travis Van Winkle is repped at IAG.
