DENISE RICHARDS AND STACEY DASH SIGN ON FOR
?NIGHT TALES?
Branded Franchise ?Night Tales Presents? Part of No Brainer Films? Horror Collection
Los Angeles, CA ? October 27, 2010 ? It was announced today that Denise Richards (THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, WILD THINGS) and Stacey Dash (CLUELESS, I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN and VH1?s recently announced ?Single Ladies?) are on board to become hosts of ?Night Tales? ? the branded horror film and TV franchise from Jamie Foxx and Deon Taylor?s specialty production label No Brainer Films.
?Night Tales Presents? is a new genre label solely dedicated to producing commercial horror films and television programming with global appeal. Denise and Stacey will serve as the recurring stars and hosts of the all new ?Night Tales? TV series, currently being shot in Los Angeles.
Co-directed and produced by Jamie Foxx and Deon Taylor, ?Night Tales? is an original 26 episode, 30-minute anthology television series that will leave viewers stunned with fear, shock and thirsting for more. Each episode is full of twists and turns and packed with some of today?s hottest stars including popular multi-platinum hip-hop artist and actor Method Man (HOW HIGH, ?CSI?) who breathes life into a new modern-day Wolf Man character, as well as Jason Mewes (CLERKS, JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK) in a leading role.
Following the record-breaking debut success of NIGHT TALES: THE MOVIE on BET in 2008, Deon Taylor is back with ?Night Tales: The Series,? featuring all new episodes of flesh-crawling narratives, poised to unsettle the most devoted horror pundits.
Positioned to set a new standard in extreme fear, ?Night Tales? is jam packed with suspense, irony, twisted humor, murder and mayhem. From the young feverish guts and gore junkies, to the appreciative?story telling Hitchcock-era purists, ?Night Tales? promises to be nothing short of?death defying. Jamie Foxx and Deon Taylor penned the pilot episode and will collaborate with a number of top writers for the series.
Deon Taylor Enterprises? executive Roxanne Avent is producing with Foxx and Taylor. Executive Producers are Robert Smith and NBA champion and basketball legend Mitch Richmond. Ephraim Salaam is Associate Producer.
Commented Taylor, ?We?ve always envisioned ?Night Tales? as a hybridized cross between ?Tales from the Crypt? and ?The Twilight Zone.? We have fresh ideas and amazing talent but the key to success for us is really about channeling a broad mainstream audience and evoking the unique sense of mystery and excitement that these iconic shows did.?
Taylor added, ?We really like where we are with the ?Night Tales? brand right now. The TV series is just the beginning and it will continue to grow.?
ABOUT ?Night Tales Presents?
Originating with NIGHT TALES: THE MOVIE in 2008, ?Night Tales? has amassed a cult following among a young urban audience. With the?creative autonomy and the ability to self-finance, develop, package and produce a wide range of content, No Brainer Films is in a position to leverage the ?Night Tales? name to create a first-of-its-kind horror brand that plays to a worldwide audience. ?Night Tales Presents? pushes the envelope of horror and deliver content with varying degrees of shock value for different age groups and audiences. The label produces feature films and television series as well as a softer edged animated kids? series and a branded interactive online platform.
ABOUT No Brainer Films
In August 2010, Academy Award? winning actor, writer and producer Jamie Foxx and multihyphenate writer, director and producer Deon Taylor (?Chain Letter? ?Night Tales: The Movie? ?Dead Tone?) partnered to form the specialty production company named No Brainer Films.
Through their Los Angeles-based No Brainer Films production banner, Foxx and Taylor develop, finance, write, direct and produce mainstream films and TV series budgeted under $10 million.
Among the initial projects from No Brainer are the NBC TV series ?Tommy?s Little Girl,? a mob drama starring Selma Blair (CRUEL INTENTIONS), Paul Sorvino (GOODFELLAS), Tony Sirico (?The Sopranos?) and James Russo (PUBLIC ENEMIES). The show was created by Foxx who will co-write and co-direct with Taylor.
Both Foxx and Taylor continue to run their individual production companies, Foxx-King Entertainment and Deon Taylor Enterprises (DTE), which produce a diverse array of larger budgeted projects.
