(THR) The Universal film stars Cruise as real-life American pilot and hustler Barry Seal, who ran drugs for Pablo Escobar and was recruited by the CIA for one of the biggest covert operations in history.
Tom Cruise's next major theatrical outing is getting more support in China.
Chinese exhibition giant Dadi Media Group has taken a stake in American Made, the upcoming crime thriller from Universal Pictures.
Directed by Doug Liman, the film stars Cruise as real-life American pilot and hustler Barry Seal, who ran drugs in the 1980s for cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar before getting recruited by the CIA for one of the biggest covert operations in history.
With over 400 cinemas and 2,500 screens across the country, Dadi is China's second-largest exhibitor, behind only real estate conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group. Leveraging its expansive theatrical footprint, Dadi will serve as a marketing and promotional partner for American Made in China.
Dadi will also serve as a co-distributor of the movie in the Middle Kingdom with Jetsen Group, the Beijing-based electronics and digital media company that revealed a stake in the Universal title during the Cannes Film Festival last month.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter by