Cory Hardrict, Iyana Halley, Jordan L. Jones, and Jazlyn Martin to star in Jamal Hill’s Starstruck
Manny Halley Production has scored a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement and a California Tax Credit to start production on the indie film, Starstruck. The movie stars Neal McDonough, Cory Hardrict, Iyana Halley, Jordan L. Jones, and Jazlyn Martin. Production on the film will start in Los Angeles in October.
Jamal Hill wrote and directed the film. Manny Halley will executive produce and Yolanda Halley and Rodney Turner from Faith Media Distribution are the producers.
Starstruck follows a record label’s nationwide talent search to find a new star. Instead, the label ends up finding four very talented young men and decides to put together a new boy-band. When their song hits number one and propels them into stardom, the movie follows the trials and tribulations of the four as they navigate Hollywood, their new found fortune, and how they each handle this new found success and major life changes.
Neal McDonough (Captain America: First Avenger)– plays “David Ichant,” a legendary music executive who has his eyes and ears on what it takes to remain at the top of the charts in this ever-changing industry.
Cory Hardrict (American Sniper/ “The Chi”) – plays “Roman Kennedy,” the youngest person to ever become a label executive at the age of 21, this man has worked for what seems like his entire life creating his own private music kingdom. His dictator ways and arrogance are setting him up for a possible takeover and chaos in the kingdom.
Iyana Halley – (“This Is Us”/” Abbott Elementary”/Licorice Pizza) – plays “Giselle,” Ciyani’s best friend since high school and, now, manager, who has one eye for the music business and the other on Leo.
Jordan L. Jones (“Bel-Air”) – plays “Ronny Sykes,” the head of A&R, who is a class act, and very intelligent. Ronny Sykes has one main objective and that is for all of the label's artists to become just as classy as he is and wants the company to be.
Jazlyn Martin (‘Bel-Air” – plays “Ciyani Ray,” the record labels leading pop star who appears to be at the top of her long reign on. She is in need of love, but she’ll settle for attention.