Pacific Mercantile Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp, that its Entertainment Industries Division (EID) provided Mike and Marty Productions with financing for its legal thriller Beyond Deceit starring Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino. Pacific Mercantile’s production financing package consists of gap financing and cash-flowed pre-sales.

“I have known the bankers at Pacific Mercantile for over a decade and have always been impressed with their knowledge of the industry and ability to customize a financing package. It doesn’t really matter what we throw at them. They always figure out a way to get it done,” said Ellen Wander, producer of the film.

“It has always been our goal to create and maintain long term ‘partner’ relationships, so it’s a real pleasure to be working with Ellen and her producing team again on such an outstanding project,” said Adrian Ward, SVP, Pacific Mercantile Bank.

Scheduled for release in 2016 by Lionsgate Premiere, the film tells the story of an ambitious young lawyer who takes on a big case against a ruthless executive of a pharmaceutical company, only to find himself drawn into a murder case in which he is the prime suspect.