Gangland ATL

Title: "Gangland" IN PRODUCTION
Produced By Balogun

Synopsis
A man from the future returns to his past and must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice
in order to truly save himself.
Akin Harris, a hitman for ruthless gangster “Sweet” Danny Sweet, grows tired of killing. He is
set up and used in an experiment that transports him nearly thirty years into the past. Here,
Akin faces himself as a younger boy, and decides he must save himself from the street life.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

AKIN HARRIS (“Jason Locke”) – Black male; late 30s – early 40s; a hitman who has grown
tired of killing and is given a second chance to make his life right.

“SWEET” DANNY SWEET – Black male; Gang Boss and CEO of Gangland Records; must
play mid-60s in the beginning; late 30s – early 40s throughout most of film.

“NIGERIAN NORM” – Black male; mid-late 30s; must have (or able to impersonate) an West
African accent; a ruthless killer, who is Danny Sweet’s right-hand man.

MIKE HARRIS – Black male; mid-30s to early 40s; Akin’s father; a former U.S. Marine, who
now works for Danny Sweet, a childhood “friend”.

LYDIA HARRIS – Black female; mid-late 30s; Akin’s mother; a school teacher; Dislikes and
distrusts Danny Sweet.

YOUNG AKIN – Black male; 11-14 years old; Akin at 13 years old; intelligent, good-hearted
and kind-natured.

GREG BLAKE – Male; any ethnicity; early 30s – early 40s; a tattoo artist, who is a former CIA
assassin (now also a freelance hitman).

TONY GRILLO – Male; Caucasian; early 30s – early 40s; an undercover ATF agent.

DR. KLEIN (Voice Over only) – Caucasian male; late 50s – early 60s; a quirky, brilliant, yet
unscrupulous bio-physicist.

ISHA – Black female; early-mid 30s; undercover police detective who does "hits" on the side to
support her expensive taste in clothes and cars.

NEWSCASTER (Voice Over only) – Any gender; any ethnicity; early 20s and older; must be
articulate, with an attractive voice.

EXTRAS, TO PLAY ATF AGENTS – Any gender; any ethnicity; mid 20s and older.