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Permut Presentations Acquires Rights to JJ Velazquez's Story
Originally published Jun 2, 2026
By Varietybrentlang · Variety
AI-generated summary based on Variety · Aggregated by Filmarian · Human-reviewed and approved on Jun 2, 2026
Key points
- Permut Presentations has acquired the life rights of Jon-Adrian 'JJ' Velazquez.
- Velazquez served nearly 24 years for a murder he did not commit.
- The film will also cover Dan Slepian's reporting on Velazquez's case.
- Slepian was a senior journalist at NBC News and worked closely with Velazquez.
- The movie aims to highlight their fight to overturn the wrongful conviction.
Permut Presentations has acquired the life rights of Jon-Adrian 'JJ' Velazquez, who spent nearly 24 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. The company also secured the rights to NBC News journalist Dan Slepian's reporting on Velazquez's case. The narrative feature will focus on Velazquez's decades-long collaboration with Slepian, who played a key role in highlighting the wrongful conviction. The film aims to chronicle their efforts to overturn the conviction and shed light on the flaws in the justice system.
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