MUMBAI: Stand-up comedian and singer Jamie Foxx has joined forces with writer-director-producer Deon Taylor to launch a Los Angeles-based production company and named it as No Brainer Films.

The banner will focus on developing, financing, writing, directing and producing mainstream films and TV series budgeted at under $10 million.

Robert Smith, founder and managing principal of private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners will finance the venture.

First up from No Brainer will be the TV series Tommy‘s Little Girl created by Foxx who has co-written and co-directed with Taylor. The mob drama stars Selma Blair, Paul Sorvino, Tony Sirico and James Russo.

Hoowever, Foxx and Taylor will continue to run their individual production companies, Foxx-King Entertainment and Deon Taylor Enterprises respectively.

While Taylor‘s latest horror thriller Chain Letter stars Nikki Reed which he wrote, directed and produced opens across America in October, Foxx next appears in Warner Bros. comedy Due Date set to open in November.