The first movie created about the founding
days of Amazon.
MIAMI, July 12,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spanglish Media recently
produced the upcoming movie "Bezos", a biopic following
Jeff Bezos's founding days of Amazon
and the first movie made about Amazon's early days. The movie is
executive produced by Marcus
Lemonis, star of the hit CNBC Series, The Profit, and
tech entrepreneur, Alberto de la
Cruz. Lemonis also plays the role of David Shaw, the hedge fund manager and boss of
Jeff Bezos before he quit his job to
launch Amazon. Jeff Bezos is played
by Armando Gutierrez, the well-known
producer and star of the hit movies The Little Mermaid,
Walt Before Mickey, and Anastasia, among other
notable titles. Jeff Bezos'
conflicted first employee, Shel
Kaphan, is played by Nick
Friedman. Friedman is a known entrepreneur and Co-Founder of
the $250M company College HUNKS
Hauling Junk and is best known for various reality TV appearances,
including the first episode of ABC'S Shark Tank and, most
recently, Undercover Boss.
The film is based on the book, "Zero to Hero" the story of
Jeff Bezos by Tashena Banks. The story follows
Jeffrey Bezos, a 31-year-old hedge
fund manager, who quits his job and borrows money from his dad to
move himself and his wife Mackenzie across the country to launch
his dream of creating the world's largest online book store. In a
dilapidated garage and with two hard-working techies, Bezos
struggles to find investors and finds himself challenged by the CEO
of the largest retail bookstore, Barnes and Noble.
"This is the never-been-told story on screen of how Jeff Bezos and Amazon got its start, and its
founder's relentless pursuit of excellence," said Lemonis. "As a
lifelong investor and entrepreneur, I can identify with Bezos'
journey and relentless pursuit of excellence to revolutionize
commerce, and we look forward to sharing this movie with audiences
worldwide."
"When I read the script, I had to make this movie," added
Gutierrez. "After creating the biopic about Walt Disney, I felt compelled to continue
creating movies about entrepreneurial stories that inspire and
inform. Jeff Bezos is the richest
man globally, so naturally, people are drawn to knowing the
nitty-gritty behind his success. The humble beginnings of operating
out of a garage to creating that first step of launching a website
is a story that hasn't been told on-screen."
"This is truly a compelling time for entrepreneurship globally,"
added Friedman. "Our company College HUNKS started from humble
beginnings with one truck, in which I was the first original
employee. I look forward to bringing that raw experience to tell
the story of Shel Kaplan, Amazon's
first employee."
The movie has not yet signed with a streaming platform yet, but
the producers are anticipating strong interest from digital
platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, among others. Other
notable actors appearing in the movie include, Grammy-Award Winner
Emilio Estefan (Husband of Gloria
Estefan) as Bezos' Dad Miguel Bezos, Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary
Adventures) as Leonard Reggio
the Bezos antagonist / CEO of Barnes and Noble, Jevon White (Thunder Force and
Startup) as Nico Lovejoy the
remaining original employee of Amazon, Alex
Mitchell (An American Murder Mystery) as Bezos' wife
Mackenzie, Sasha Andreev (Phasma
Ex Machina) as Amazon's second employee Paul Davis, Eliana
Ghen (7M followers on Tiktok)
and a cameo from UFC Champion Jorge
Masvidal.
About "Bezos"- The Movie: Written by
Allison Burnett & RV
Romero (Autumn in New York and
Underworld Awakening) and Directed by Khoa Le (Walt Before Mickey), Executive
Producers Armando Gutierrez, Alberto de la
Cruz, Nick Friedman, and
Marcus Lemonis, bring to life this
entrepreneurial story of grit, resilience, and startup life.
About Marcus Lemonis
Marcus Lemonis is
the CEO of Camping World, and founder of Marcus Entertainment.
Along with being the host of various reality tv shows.
About Armando Gutierrez
Armando
Gutierrez stars as Jeff
Bezos, and is the producer of various movies including The
Little Mermaid, Walt Before Mickey, and New York Christmas
Wedding.
About Nick Friedman
Nick Friedman stars as Shel Kaphan. Friedman is a known entrepreneur
and Co-Founder of the $250M company
College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving. He has been in various
reality TV appearances, including turning down an offer on the
first episode of ABC'S Shark Tank and, most recently, Undercover
Boss.
Media Contact:
Brianne
Barbakoff
786.605.9250
brianne@inklinkmarketing.com
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