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Actors Rosario Dawson and Tony Revolori will both star Ghosts of Dooma western anime series from Gala Film, the entertainment arm of Web3 Launch Gala Games.
Ghosts of Doom follows a group of gamers as they navigate a potentially deadly tournament in a near-future dystopian version of San Francisco, where games sync directly into players’ minds and are indistinguishable from the real thing.
Produced and developed by new media content studio Battle Island, the series features original music by composer Hans Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers collective.
Dawson, most recently known for portraying the Star Wars character Ahsoka Tano in several Disney+ series, including The Mandalorian, Boba Fett’s bookand the upcoming limited series Ashoka—will voice Prism, an aloof pro gamer determined to win the tournament.
Revolori, who starred in the 2014 Wes Anderson movie The big hotel in Budapest and the latest from Marvel Studios Spider-Man film franchise, portrays protagonist Lee, a small gamer who enters the tournament at the last minute.
The pilot episode of Ghosts of Doom will debut on Gala’s platform in August, but will initially be made accessible only to holders of Specialized NFTs sold to fund the show’s production. The NFTsset up in four levels, different levels provide immersive access to the series.
The most basic level, “The Coder”, offers access to the show, related exclusive content, and other digital collectibles for $250 worth of GALA tokens. NFT’s most sophisticated level, “The Board Member”, allowed holders to be directly involved in the show’s production as a character or contributor. 45 of those passes were sold for $2,500 each to GALA.
After the pilot’s debut on Gala Film, the series’ producers hope to sell it to a major streaming service as a proof of concept.
“It was important for us to support this project. We believe in the genre, the team’s approach and the series is a perfect amalgamation of timely storytelling with the highest level of artistic talent,” Sara Buxton, CEO of Gala Film, said in a statement, adding that the Web3- elements will “provide a more rewarding experience” for all involved through digital ownership and benefits.
Ghosts of Doom is show-run and written by Michael Ryan, who recently served as the showrunner on the Apple TV+ original animated series Wolfboy and The Everything Factory. The series was created by PJ Accetturo of Battle Island and Ryan Ramsey.
Last month, actors Danny Trejo and Mena Suvari jumped on board RZRanother Web3-native series from Gala that will premiere exclusively on the startup’s platform this summer.
Last week, Gala ran into trouble when crypto exchanged Coinbase abruptly announced that it would not support an upgraded version of the company’s GALA token, without explaining why.