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New Saudi Production Company 3SIX9 Studios Launches From Cannes With Hollywood Film and TV Slate
New Saudi production company 3SIX9 Studios is launching from Cannes with a Hollywood film and TV slate
The Los Angeled-based 3SIX9 Studios – announced at an event on a yacht in the bay of Cannes – is co-founded by actor and producer Daya Fernández, who serves as CEO; Inga V. Smith, who is a former VP of production at Paramount and is the company’s president; “Prison Break” star Amaury Nolasco; and Saudi businessman Sheikh Mohammed Youssef El Khereiji, chairman of Global Group of Companies, who will serve as chairman. Sheikh Mohammed is a billionaire who wears many hats including CEO of media advertising and investment entity Engineer Holding Group (EHG). Projects in the 3SIX9 Studios pipeline include “Bunny Run” an action comedy written by Jayson Rothwell (“Polar”) set to shoot in Saudi Arabia in Fall 2024; “Scotland Yank,” described as “a comedic contemporary reimagining of Sherlock Holmes” written by Mitch Klebanoff (“Dancing Ninja,” “The Journey”) that will be filmed in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia; “Patrol,” an action-horror film in the vein of “Predator”; and “No Night So Long: Double Clutch” A TV series created by director Ilya Naishuller (“Nobody”) and Will Stewart.
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