{"id":49646,"date":"2016-12-05T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-production-underway-on-investigation-discoverys-first-movie-dating-game-killer-starring-guillermo-diaz-as-serial-killer-rodney-alcala\/"},"modified":"2016-12-05T11:28:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T15:28:58","slug":"en-marcha-la-produccion-de-la-primera-pelicula-de-investigation-discovery-dating-game-killer-protagonizada-por-guillermo-diaz-como-el-asesino-en-serie-rodney-alcala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/en-marcha-la-produccion-de-la-primera-pelicula-de-investigation-discovery-dating-game-killer-protagonizada-por-guillermo-diaz-como-el-asesino-en-serie-rodney-alcala\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Underway On Investigation Discovery&#8217;s First Movie, Dating Game Killer, Starring Guillermo Diaz As Serial Killer Rodney Alcala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SILVER SPRING, Maryland<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 2, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Today, Investigation Discovery (ID) announced the commission of <b>DATING GAME KILLER <\/b>from Thinkfactory Media. Production is currently underway for ID&#8217;s first ever true-crime movie, set to premiere in early 2017 on America&#8217;s leading mystery and suspense television network.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20161202\/445126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20161202\/445126<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The thriller directed by <span class=\"xn-person\">Peter Medak<\/span> (&#8220;Romeo is Bleeding,&#8221; &#8220;The Krays&#8221;), stars <span class=\"xn-person\">Guillermo Diaz<\/span> (&#8220;Scandal,&#8221; &#8220;Weeds&#8221;) as <span class=\"xn-person\">Rodney Alcala<\/span>, a man with a near-genius IQ, whose charm and smooth talking ability landed him an appearance on the television show &#8220;The Dating Game&#8221; in 1978 \u2013 and, subsequently, a place in history as one of America&#8217;s most prolific serial killers. Alcala preyed on young attractive women, luring them by telling them he was a professional photographer who wanted to enter their photos in a contest. While the precise victim count remains unknown, Alcala is suspected to have killed as many as 130 women and children before he was finally captured in 1980. Through parallel storylines, <b>DATING GAME KILLER<\/b> charts Alcala&#8217;s reign of terror alongside the gut-wrenching journey of <span class=\"xn-person\">Carol Jensen<\/span> (Emmy winner <span class=\"xn-person\">Carrie Preston<\/span>, &#8220;The Good Wife,&#8221; &#8220;True Blood&#8221;) as she seeks justice for her murdered daughter. Chronicling the depth of lives impacted by her murder, audiences also follow Det. <span class=\"xn-person\">Jim Hamill<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Knepper<\/span>, &#8220;Prison Break,&#8221; &#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Twin Peaks<\/span>&#8220;) and his partner <span class=\"xn-person\">Greg Ryan<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-person\">Matt Barr<\/span>, &#8220;Hatfields &amp; McCoys&#8221;) on their restless mission to put Alcala behind bars, and the plight of Alcala&#8217;s mother Anna (<span class=\"xn-person\">Alma Martinez<\/span>, &#8220;The Bridge&#8221;) as she comes to the realization that her own son has done the unthinkable.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ID has become the premier destination for consistent, high-quality, true-crime content, and we&#8217;re excited to extend our storytelling with <b>DATING GAME KILLER<\/b>, our first scripted movie,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Henry Schleiff<\/span>, Group President, Investigation Discovery, American Heroes Channel, and Destination America. &#8220;Thinkfactory&#8217;s creative vision and our stellar cast will bring to life the cat and mouse story of how Alcala evaded the justice system for years and, as such, this is a frightening but true cautionary tale of how we must increasingly be ever vigilant of the evil that lurks, today, in our society.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a real privilege to be working with the team at ID on their first scripted project,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Leslie Greif<\/span>, Founder and CEO of Thinkfactory Media and Executive Producer on the movie. &#8220;They have collaborated with us to gather a top-tier director and cast; allowing us to bring a real depth and sophistication to these characters and this story. Alcala is a harrowing figure and we are confident the ID audience will be fully engaged with Alcala&#8217;s story and those of the investigators and mother of one of the victims who helped finally bring Alcala to justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>DATING GAME KILLER<\/b> is produced for Investigation Discovery by Thinkfactory Media with <span class=\"xn-person\">Peter Medak<\/span> (&#8220;Romeo is Bleeding,&#8221; &#8220;The Krays&#8221;) as director and <span class=\"xn-person\">Martin Hunter<\/span> (&#8220;Full Metal Jacket&#8221;) as editor, from a script by <span class=\"xn-person\">Leslie Greif<\/span> &amp; <span class=\"xn-person\">Darrell Fetty<\/span>. For Investigation Discovery, <span class=\"xn-person\">Angela Bromstad<\/span> is executive producer, <span class=\"xn-person\">Sara Kozak<\/span> is senior vice president of production, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jane Latman<\/span> is executive vice president of development, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Henry Schleiff<\/span> is Group President, Investigation Discovery, American Heroes Channel and Destination America. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Guillermo Diaz<\/span> is represented by Innovative Artists, Meghan Schumacher Management and Door 24 Entertainment. <span class=\"xn-person\">Carrie Preston<\/span> is represented by Innovative Artists and Sanders\/Armstrong\/Caserta Management. <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Knepper<\/span> is represented by Innovative Artists and Link Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><b>About <span class=\"xn-person\">Guillermo Diaz<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Guillermo Diaz<\/span> currently stars as Huck on the ABC hit series &#8220;Scandal.&#8221; Diaz became a household name after starring as &#8220;Scarface&#8221; in the cult classic film &#8220;Half Baked&#8221; opposite <span class=\"xn-person\">Dave Chappelle<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Jim Breuer<\/span>. He also starred in other indie films including &#8220;Party Girl,&#8221; <span class=\"xn-person\">Nigel Finch&#8217;s<\/span> acclaimed film &#8220;Stonewall,&#8221; &#8220;200 Cigarettes,&#8221; &#8220;High School High&#8221; and appeared in studio Features &#8220;The Terminal&#8221; for director <span class=\"xn-person\">Steven Spielberg<\/span> and &#8220;Cop Out&#8221; opposite <span class=\"xn-person\">Bruce Willis<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Tracy Morgan<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his feature film credits, Diaz is well-known for his many seasons on Showtime&#8217;s award-winning series &#8220;Weeds,&#8221; where he played the role of Guillermo, as well as his comedic performances on &#8220;Chappelle&#8217;s Show&#8221; for Comedy Central. More recently, Diaz has been a series regular on the NBC drama, &#8220;Mercy.&#8221; He can be seen with <span class=\"xn-person\">Britney Spears<\/span> in her video &#8220;I Wanna Go&#8221; and in Beyonce and Jay Z&#8217;s video &#8220;Run&#8221; alongside <span class=\"xn-person\">Sean Penn<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Jake Gyllenhaal<\/span>. Guillermo made his directorial debut with the documentary short film &#8220;Valley of the Undocumented&#8221; which was produced by <span class=\"xn-person\">Russell Simmons<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/span> for Immigrant Heritage Month.<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo recently shot a leading role in the feature film &#8220;Warning Shot&#8221; with <span class=\"xn-person\">James Earl Jones<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Bruce Dern<\/span> and recently starred in an episode of the HBO series &#8220;Girls&#8221; opposite <span class=\"xn-person\">Lena Dunham<\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A<b>bout <span class=\"xn-person\">Carrie Preston<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Carrie Preston<\/span> is best known for her Emmy winning and two-time nominated role in CBS&#8217; &#8220;The Good Wife,&#8221; the long-running HBO series, &#8220;True Blood&#8221; and her recurring role in &#8220;Person of Interest.&#8221; Her natural gift of taking on comedic and dramatic roles have led her to recent bookings in the upcoming ABC mini-series about the gay rights movement, &#8220;When We Rise,&#8221; produced by <span class=\"xn-person\">Gus Van Sant<\/span> and directed by <span class=\"xn-person\">Dustin Lance Black<\/span>; starring as a lead in the TNT pilot, Claws, produced by <span class=\"xn-person\">Rashida Jones<\/span> and a lead role in the recently announced Sundance &#8220;To The Bone&#8221; film alongside <span class=\"xn-person\">Keanu Reeves<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Lily Collins<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Knepper<\/span> <br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Knepper<\/span> is best known for his role as Theodore &#8220;T-Bag&#8221; Bagwell in the FOX drama series &#8220;Prison Break&#8221; and will appear in the upcoming &#8220;Prison Break&#8221; sequel, as well as the upcoming &#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Twin Peaks<\/span>&#8221; reboot, both set to debut in 2017.\u00a0 He has also appeared in films such as &#8220;Good Night, and Good Luck&#8221;, &#8220;Hitman&#8221; and &#8220;Transporter 3.&#8221; \u00a0Knepper joined the cast of &#8220;Heroes&#8221; for its final season as <span class=\"xn-person\">Samuel Sullivan<\/span> and he played <span class=\"xn-person\">Sid Rothman<\/span> in the neo-noir television series &#8220;Mob City.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>ABOUT THINKFACTORY MEDIA<br \/><\/u><\/b>Thinkfactory Media\u00a0is a full-service production company that creates high-quality entertainment content.\u00a0 Renowned for award-winning productions, the company was the driving force behind the Emmy\u00ae and Golden Globe\u00ae-nominated hit mini-series\u00a0<i>Hatfields &amp; McCoys\u00a0<\/i>(History), starring <span class=\"xn-person\">Kevin Costner<\/span> and the upcoming CMT series <i><span class=\"xn-person\">Sun Records<\/span><\/i>. Other recent credits include:\u00a0The 10-hour television event\u00a0<i>Texas Rising<\/i>\u00a0(History),\u00a0<i>Marriage Boot Camp<\/i>\u00a0(We tv),\u00a0<i>Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars (<\/i>We tv),\u00a0<i>Married By Mom and Dad<\/i>\u00a0(TLC),\u00a0<i>Dead of Winter: The Donner Party<\/i>\u00a0(The Weather Channel),\u00a0<i>Vet School<\/i>\u00a0(Nat Geo WILD)\u00a0<i>Preachers&#8217; Daughters<\/i>\u00a0(Lifetime),\u00a0<i>R&amp;B Divas: <span class=\"xn-location\">Atlanta<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(TV One),\u00a0<i>R&amp;B Divas: <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(TV One),\u00a0<i>Queens of Drama <\/i>(Pop), <i>Jump! <\/i>(Lifetime), <i>Strange Love<\/i>\u00a0(TLC),\u00a0<i>Big Giant Swords<\/i>\u00a0(Discovery),\u00a0<i><span class=\"xn-person\">Gene Simmons<\/span>: Family Jewels<\/i>\u00a0(A&amp;E),\u00a0<i><span class=\"xn-person\">Tony Danza<\/span>: Teach<\/i>\u00a0(A&amp;E), among many others.\u00a0 Find out more about Thinkfactory Media and its projects at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__www.ThinkfactoryMedia.com&amp;d=DgMFAw&amp;c=qwStF0e4-YFyvjCeML3ehA&amp;r=uhY8ItsQTznXhODQ0OEdoD2mAZr1NnfbWnlfLLjhhfg&amp;m=OcJlIqR3hY-dvmQL-45WRgScJtDxjjGd9d6QNofRhE0&amp;s=UU3Vkqw-UagHhOfiM8dAcdnRBVKG5DCe5Y3ovtJdeGw&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ThinkfactoryMedia.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow them on Twitter at @TFactoryMedia.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>ABOUT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY (ID) <br \/><\/u><\/b>Investigation Discovery (ID) is the leading mystery-and-suspense network on television. From harrowing crimes and salacious scandals to the in-depth investigations and heart-breaking mysteries behind these &#8220;real people, real stories,&#8221; the always revealing network challenges our everyday understanding of culture, society and the human condition. One of our nation&#8217;s fastest growing cable networks, ID delivers the highest-quality programming to more than 86 million U.S. households and is available in both high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD). For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investigationdiscovery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">InvestigationDiscovery.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/investigationdiscovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">facebook.com\/InvestigationDiscovery<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/DiscoveryID\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">twitter.com\/DiscoveryID<\/a>. Investigation Discovery is part of Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the world&#8217;s #1 pay-TV programmer reaching nearly 3 billion cumulative subscribers in 220 countries and territories.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20161202\/445141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20161202\/445141<\/a> <br \/>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20161202\/445142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20161202\/445142<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SILVER SPRING, Maryland<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 2, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Today, Investigation Discovery (ID) announced the commission of <b>DATING GAME KILLER <\/b>from Thinkfactory Media. Production is currently underway for ID&#8217;s first ever true-crime movie, set to premiere in early 2017 on America&#8217;s leading mystery and suspense television network.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20161202\/445126&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entretenimiento"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}