“MOOK” is an active feature film development project with a screenplay that has received extremely high accolades from Hollywood Sr. Executives and Writers Guild of America (WGA) representatives who have made visionary performance comparisons to “Blindside” and “The Ray Charles Story”.  Final Pre-development activities are being completed as we move into Production Team selection.  Key milestones have been achieved and industry support continues to reflect the quality of the project. Highlights include but are not limited to the following:

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• 12th Round Studios, LLC maintains full legal ownership of the “life rights” of Jack Mook.

• This film is a true story containing emotional, political, real world and hero components that most American’s and viewers all over the world will get emotionally attached to. Key world issues featured in the film include but are not limited to:

  • War Hero does good deed

  • Undercover Narcotics Cop goes above and beyond to save “underprivileged kids”

  • Narcotics and the extremely damaging troubles brought to families and communities

  • Boxing as a means of “getting out” and saving lives

  • Child “poverty to champion” as neglected children become boxing heroes on a very large “boxing stage” in the streets and bridges of Pittsburgh

  • Selfless love and adoption actions from a very unassuming “role model” we all can admire, fall in love with and call “Coach”

• WGA writer was hired to review completed screenplay and provide validation and feedback.

• Screenplay has been read by high level industry experts including senior level executives, top literary talent agents, seasoned actors, and key personnel at major Hollywood studios.

• Industry feedback received on the screenplay review has been accolades across the board. The story, character development and overall act structure has been referred to as “an emotional and gripping screenplay…a story of heroic redemption”, “a true story with limitless potential” and “a film that needs to be made” just to share a few.

• Screenplay is complete and ready for Producer, Director, and Actor selections.

• Accolades include “MOOK” as being recognized as the “Next Blindside” and “A true story in the caliber of Ray – The Ray Charles Story”.

• Formal forensic budget has been completed for the film.

• National marketing activity/publicity and accomplishments for Jack Mook’s life story include being featured on:

  • The Today Show

  • CBS News

  • ABC News

  • The El Rey Network (Robert Rodriguez)

  • CBS’s “A Home for the Holidays” Annual Special

  • Gatorade/ESPN post Super Bowl “Win from Within” series

• Jack Mook’s true story has a proven social media reach with the various videos online totaling views in the tens of millions.

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While there has been significant interest by multiple Hollywood entities, we have no current formal or legal obligations to any studio, production company, or third party. 12th Round Studios is seeking a highly experienced and proven team to help make “MOOK” a title feature film that has Oscar opportunities and American Cinema recognition as this story is truly “a diamond in the rough” as it has been described by those who have read the screenplay, learned the background and are experienced at knowing successful potentials in the very competitive Hollywood industry.