OSCAR WINNING SCREENWRITER ERIC ROTH pens Lewis Movie
Academy award winning screenwriter Eric Roth joins "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?" producer team to write upcoming biopic on the late Wall Street Mogul Reginald Lewis, the first African-American to own a billion-dollar empire before Bill Gates.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Producers who first brought the late Wall Street Titan Reginald Lewis' inspirational "rags-to-riches" story to Hollywood before COVID, are back with an Oscar winning writer and an NBA legend investor.
"During the pandemic it was impossible for indie films like ours to raise financing when almost no one was going to the movies," said Producer Jesse Wineberry. Wineberry continued, "But the pandemic gave us the time we needed to bring together the perfect team to make the Reginald Lewis movie."
The perfect team includes Academy award winning screenwriter/Producer Eric Roth, repped by CAA ("Forrest Gump", 'ALI", "A Star is Born", "Dune: Part One", Netflix's "House of Cards"); Producer Ray Charles Robinson, Jr., repped by Renaissance Literary & Talent ("Ray" "Hotel California"); actor/Producer Wood Harris, repped by Gersh Agency ("The Wire", "Remember the Titans", "Next Day Air", "Ant-Man", "CREED"); Producer Keyun "Country" Parker ("Bloodline Killers, "Desert Road", "Billy Knight"); and Executive Producer Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman.
"Reginald Lewis was the "Muhammad Ali" of Wall Street!", said Roth who co-wrote the 2001 award winning film "ALI", starring Will Smith. Roth continued, "Ali was the Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T.) in sports because he often outsmarted his toughest opponents in and outside the ring. Lewis was the G.O.A.T. in business because he was able to outthink the most vicious sharks on Wall Street to own a billion-dollar empire feeding the world."
"Reginald Lewis was my hero, second only to my dad," said Ray Charles Robinson, Jr., who produced his global music icon father Ray Charles' Oscar nominated biopic "Ray." Robinson continued, "We welcome Eric onboard the team, which includes writers Jon Dorsey and Stephen Belber. We all look forward to helping his vision unfold on the big screen."
"I've dreamed of producing the Reginald Lewis movie ever since I first read his autobiography, "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?", said actor/producer Wood Harris, whose family was among the estimated 100,000 people recently evacuated from their homes during the LA wildfires.
Harris continued, "I really look forward to working with Eric on the Reginald Lewis movie, which the world needs now more than ever. From Palisades to Palestine, all of us will be inspired by Lewis' powerful 5-word mantra, "Keep Going…No Matter What!"
Lewis' book also attracted investors like Executive Producer Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, owner of Ebony Media Group. Bridgeman said, "That book gave me the confidence to start my own business right after my NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks. Today, I'm an owner of the Milwaukee Bucks. I want our movie to inspire the next generation to achieve their dreams, like the book inspired me to achieve mine."
The Producers anticipate a fall 2025 release in commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the 1995 publication of Lewis' bestselling autobiography, "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?"
Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? – the Movie, is produced by Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun, Limited Partnership aka, "The Partnership". Founded in 2010, the Partnership specializes in producing feature films on entrepreneurs of color who have overcome impossible odds to achieve success. The Partnership owns the screenplay U.S. Copyrights, the exclusive U.S. Trademark for the film's title and the website, WHYSHOULDWHITEGUYSHAVEALLTHEFUNMOVIE.COM.
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