Fox Fraternizes With Nuyorican's 'Brethren'

Fox Fraternizes With Nuyorican's 'Brethren'

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox has made a script commitment to a one-hour legal/family drama to be written and executive produced by Alfonso Moreno ("The Practice"). Nuyorican Productions principals Jennifer Lopez and Simon Fields, as well as Ross Fineman through his deal with Fox Television Studios, will also executive produce along with Charles Glen and Barbara Cox. Serving as producer is Nuyorican's Matt Robertson. The script is based on the life of Isaac Guillen, who will also serve as a consultant on the project

Tentatively entitled "Brethren," the project is inspired by a true story. It revolves around a former gangbanger with a multiple-felony record who turns his life around and becomes a defense attorney. With a mandatory 25-to-life term if he's ever convicted of another felony, the challenge for the main character is that both the D.A.'s office and the police believe that he's corrupt while his clients believe that he's corruptible.

Moreno, himself a former practicing attorney, says, "I really love the inherent tension for our main character. He has to work to walk the straight and narrow. In his professional life, law enforcement is trying to trip him up and criminal forces are lurking to suck him in. His home life is equally tricky in that he has to be the ultimate 'Do what I say, not what I did' single parent."

Says Lopez, "What interested me was the fine line the character must constantly walk in terms of both his professional and personal life, and the fact that it comes from a true-life story makes it all the more compelling."

About Nuyorican Productions

Nuyorican Productions was founded by Jennifer Lopez to develop and produce feature films, television projects, and other creative endeavors. The multi- faceted production company exists in conjunction with Jennifer Lopez Enterprises, located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles. Lopez founded the company in 2003 and later that year partnered with veteran producer Simon Fields, who had recently worked with her on SHALL WE DANCE before joining Nuyorican.

On the television side, Nuyorican produced the dramatic series SOUTH BEACH that aired earlier this year on UPN. They are currently in post-production for a reality-based series about dancers, which will air on MTV.

Nuyorican currently has three films in various stages of production and distribution -- BORDERTOWN, a politically charged thriller starring Lopez and directed by Gregory Nava; EL CANTANTE, a dark biopic that premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival and will be distributed in the spring of 2007 by Picturehouse and stars Lopez and Marc Anthony. The company is also working on an UNTITLED REGGAETON PROJECT set in the streets of New York and Puerto Rico.

The company has a strong and active development slate of projects in both film and television. The company strives to produce unique and cutting-edge material that will appeal to both mainstream and Latino audiences.

Source: Nuyorican Productions

CONTACT: Leslie Oren of Fox Television Studios, +1-310-369-0899,
leslie.oren@fox.com; or Lynda Dorf for Nuyorican, +1-310-248-6105,
ldorf@bwr-la.com

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