FT. LAUDERDALE, FL — (Marketwired) — 01/07/15 — Fonu2, Inc. (OTCQB: FONU) (OTCBB: FONU) (“Fonu2”, “Company”) announced today that it has acquired an eighteen (18) month Option and Purchase Agreement for the screenplay for the film project currently entitled “Effa.”
Written by Jeffrey Miiller (spelling correct) and Byron Motley, based on the book “Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles” written by James Overmyer, “Effa” is the story of a sports and equal rights pioneer who was the first women inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Penny Marshall (“A League of Their Own,” “Awakenings,” “Big”…) is already attached to direct the movie.
The Company is the lead production company of the movie. Wendi Laski (unit publicist “August: Osage County,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” The Fighter” “Anger Management”…) will produce the movie with Fonu2.
Roger Miguel, Chief Executive Officer of Fonu2, stated, “We are pleased to have secured the option to the rights of this prestigious script, as we move forward in a methodical fashion, with a top director already attached. We will be working with our finance team to place equity with institutional investors, along with a combination of state tax credits, domestic and foreign pre sales, and other traditional film finance mechanisms. We believe that this project has tremendous potential to benefit all of our stakeholders.”
Fonu2 is a film production and social commerce company that is developing a precision sales and marketing platform that integrates into the social media networks. Functioning like an order reservations and booking system, the Fonu2 platform offers members list, buy, sell, and trade services locally in any neighborhood and anywhere in the world. For additional information, visit our website, . You can also follow us on our social network, , and .
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