Pete Davidson's Tommy Karate: Mob Drama's Fresh Take

0:00It's March 27, I'm Cory with the story. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, today driven by AI and built for the culture. Pete Davidson is taking the lead in a new crime thriller called Tommy Karate. The movie draws from the true story of mobster and serial killer Tommy Petera, known for his martial arts skills that earned him nicknames like Tommy. Karatega. He's joined by co-stars Camila Mendes, Paul Walter Hauser as the DEA agent who hunted Petera and Simon Rex, Justin Sean DeRex, and he co-wrote the script with Davidson and Joseph Gay, production kicks off this June. Davidson has poured over three years into developing the project. He calls it a dream role and says it's the greatest untold mob story. The film comes from Philip Karlo's book The Butcher, which details Petera's brutal life. In 1992, he got life in prison for murders and running a major drug ring. Today he's at the United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy. Sean and the team aim to refresh the gangster genre with strong characters and real stakes.

1:05With his cast and backstory, Tommy Karate looks set to deliver a fresh take on mob drama.