THE GOOD DOCTOR Star Hill Harper & Archrok Entertainment Will Produce Hollywood's First Black Egypt Film

Hill Harper has signed on with Archrok Entertainment to Co-Executive Produce the Egyptian film trilogy "Protector of the Gods." This historical project will be directed by the stories' creator, Kameko Tarnez. The story is set in a magical world created by Academy Award-winning VFX Director Pete Polyakov ("Mad Max: Fury Road," "Interstellar," and "Batman v Superman") and Academy Award-winning Production Designer David Bryan ("The Hurt Locker," "47 Meters Down," "The Other Side of the Door"). Vol. 1 of the trilogy follows THE JOURNEY of female Pharaoh Hatshepsut, played by British actress Shingai Shoniwa (lead singer of the multi-platinum selling group Noisettes). This will be followed by Vol. 2 (Nefertiti) and Vol. 3 (Cleopatra). Filming will begin in August 2018.

"'Protector of the Gods' is an epic and magical story that we have yet to see envisioned nor attempted by a Hollywood studio. I am honored and excited to be co-executive producer of this amazing film and help bring it to audiences across the globe. Kameko's storytelling takes you through the larger than life history of ancient Egypt from a distinctly African perspective. I think it is essential that moviegoers understand and watch historically accurate depictions of African history, from more than simply a slave narrative. Now more than ever, audiences are hungry for stories such as these told without bias. I am excited to be a part of bringing it to millions around the world!" - Hill Harper

Hill Harper, an accomplished film, television and stage actor, stars in the hit CBS drama series, CSI: NY. He portrays "Dr. Sheldon Hawkes", a reclusive coroner who walked away from a promising surgical career after the traumatic loss of two patients. This February, he will star in the HBO movie, Lackawanna Blues (2005), which is based on the critically-acclaimed stage play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Recently, "People" magazine selected Harper as one of their "Sexiest Men Alive". Harper's stage credits include appearances in off-Broadway productions of "Your Handsome Captain", "Freeman", and David Mamet's "American Buffalo". He completed a starring run of Jessica Hagedorn's "Dogeaters" at New York's Joseph Papp Public Theatre. Harper's screen credits include: Loving Jezebel, The Nephew (with Pierce Brosnan), The Skulls (with Joshua Jackson), In Too Deep, Beloved, Hav Plenty, He Got Game(1998) (with Denzel Washington), and Get on the Bus. Other films include Zooman , "Full Court Press" and One Red Rose, which he also co-wrote, for Showtime.

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