Company partnering with Morgan Creek Productions on Ace Ventura: Pet Detective collectibles.
Former head of Paradigm Content Group Ben Weiss and former Universal and eOne acquisitions executive Garrett Weaver have officially announced the launch of their film and TV digital collectibles platform Juke.
Backed by Castle Island Ventures, North Island Ventures, and Multicoin Capital and in collaboration with sports collectibles platforms funder Dapper Labs, Juke has partnered with studios and independent content owners to create incentive-driven experiences centred on a diverse catalogue of intellectual property.
Entertainment fans will be able to verify ownership of digital collectibles which can grant access to exclusive content,...
Former head of Paradigm Content Group Ben Weiss and former Universal and eOne acquisitions executive Garrett Weaver have officially announced the launch of their film and TV digital collectibles platform Juke.
Backed by Castle Island Ventures, North Island Ventures, and Multicoin Capital and in collaboration with sports collectibles platforms funder Dapper Labs, Juke has partnered with studios and independent content owners to create incentive-driven experiences centred on a diverse catalogue of intellectual property.
Entertainment fans will be able to verify ownership of digital collectibles which can grant access to exclusive content,...
- 11/16/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Brandon Perea (Nope) is attached to star alongside Common (Alice) in The Faith of Long Beach, an upcoming drama written and to be directed by Snowfall co-creator Eric Amadio.
The film follows Romy Faith (Perea), a soft-spoken street fighter, raised in a group home in Long Beach, CA who is torn between his street life past and a promising future when he attempts to move beyond backyard brawls and follow his estranged father’s footsteps into the world of professional boxing.
Adonis Tountas is producing for Everlast Pictures, alongside Common and Marie Cisco for Stardust Films, and Garrett Weaver.
“Alongside the producing team, I couldn’t be more grateful and excited to be bringing Brandon on board to play our lead character Romy Faith,” said Amadio. “Beyond being a dynamic, soulful performer with limitless range, Brandon is also just a stand up human being who I look forward to working with.
The film follows Romy Faith (Perea), a soft-spoken street fighter, raised in a group home in Long Beach, CA who is torn between his street life past and a promising future when he attempts to move beyond backyard brawls and follow his estranged father’s footsteps into the world of professional boxing.
Adonis Tountas is producing for Everlast Pictures, alongside Common and Marie Cisco for Stardust Films, and Garrett Weaver.
“Alongside the producing team, I couldn’t be more grateful and excited to be bringing Brandon on board to play our lead character Romy Faith,” said Amadio. “Beyond being a dynamic, soulful performer with limitless range, Brandon is also just a stand up human being who I look forward to working with.
- 3/24/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Could Another Streaming Service Be the Answer to Having Too Many Choices? This New Platform Hopes So
We’ve all been there: Endlessly scrolling through the hundreds of movies served to you by the Netflix algorithm — only to come to the conclusion that there’s just nothing to watch. Then on to Hulu, or Amazon Prime Video, or any one of the other major streaming services, only to be faced with the same problem.
What if the solution to the paradoxical problem of too many choices but nothing to watch lies in yes, another streaming service? The team behind a newly launched streamer, Curia, hopes that could be the case.
Rather than hundreds of options served up by technology, Curia wants to deliver “only the good stuff” by programming around 80 features a month in a rotating selection of collections like this month’s New York Stories, featuring “King of New York,” “Light Sleeper,” and eight other films that take viewers across the boroughs and through decades. For just $3.99 a month,...
What if the solution to the paradoxical problem of too many choices but nothing to watch lies in yes, another streaming service? The team behind a newly launched streamer, Curia, hopes that could be the case.
Rather than hundreds of options served up by technology, Curia wants to deliver “only the good stuff” by programming around 80 features a month in a rotating selection of collections like this month’s New York Stories, featuring “King of New York,” “Light Sleeper,” and eight other films that take viewers across the boroughs and through decades. For just $3.99 a month,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Common has been tapped to star in and will produce The Faith of Long Beach, and indie boxing drama to be written and directed by FX’s Snowfall co-creator and executive producer Eric Amadio. Adonis Tountas of Everlast Pictures, who put the project together, is also producing.
The pic centers on a soft-spoken street fighter who was raised in a group home in Long Beach, CA and is torn between his street-life past and a promising future when he attempts to follow his estranged father’s footsteps into the world of professional boxing. Common will play a washed-up trainer who takes the challenge of transforming the youngster into a legitimate boxer.
Common and Marie Cisco are producing via their Stardust Films, along with Tountas and Garrett Weaver.
“I’ve had this story idea for a few years and always envisioned Common playing an important role so I am extremely humbled...
The pic centers on a soft-spoken street fighter who was raised in a group home in Long Beach, CA and is torn between his street-life past and a promising future when he attempts to follow his estranged father’s footsteps into the world of professional boxing. Common will play a washed-up trainer who takes the challenge of transforming the youngster into a legitimate boxer.
Common and Marie Cisco are producing via their Stardust Films, along with Tountas and Garrett Weaver.
“I’ve had this story idea for a few years and always envisioned Common playing an important role so I am extremely humbled...
- 9/1/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Common, the rapper, songwriter and actor, will star in and produce “The Faith of Long Beach,” an upcoming boxing film from the creator of “Snowfall” Eric Amadio.
Amadio will write and direct the film for producer Everlast Pictures. And Common and Marie Cisco will also produce the film for their banner Stardust alongside Adonis Tountas and Garrett Weaver for Everlast.
“The Faith of Long Beach” follows a soft-spoken street fighter raised in a group home in Long Beach, California, who is torn between his street-life past and a promising future when he attempts to move beyond backyard brawls and follow his estranged father’s footsteps into the world of professional boxing. Common in the film will play Clifton Battles, a washed up boxing trainer forced to face his questionable past when he decides to train the young street fighter as a legitimate boxer.
“Marie and I are excited to be...
Amadio will write and direct the film for producer Everlast Pictures. And Common and Marie Cisco will also produce the film for their banner Stardust alongside Adonis Tountas and Garrett Weaver for Everlast.
“The Faith of Long Beach” follows a soft-spoken street fighter raised in a group home in Long Beach, California, who is torn between his street-life past and a promising future when he attempts to move beyond backyard brawls and follow his estranged father’s footsteps into the world of professional boxing. Common in the film will play Clifton Battles, a washed up boxing trainer forced to face his questionable past when he decides to train the young street fighter as a legitimate boxer.
“Marie and I are excited to be...
- 9/1/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Jarod Neece, former Film Programmer and Event Producer at SXSW, has joined nascent indie film streamer Curia as Acquisitions and Marketing Consultant.
Neece will work alongside Chief Content Officer Garrett Weaver, former Universal Pictures Director of Acquisitions.
The subscription service, which is now live, is a curated film collection with titles including Zodiac, In the Loop, Nacho Libre, Dogtooth, 45 Years, 24 Hour Party People, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Last House on the Left, To Catch a Thief, and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.
Neece is a former partner, film programmer and event producer for the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX. Over the past 20 years, he helped guide the strategic direction and provided team leadership as one of the festival’s Senior Film Programmers with an emphasis on feature film and genre programming. Neece is also co-host and co-producer of the PBS and Itvs documentary series, The...
Neece will work alongside Chief Content Officer Garrett Weaver, former Universal Pictures Director of Acquisitions.
The subscription service, which is now live, is a curated film collection with titles including Zodiac, In the Loop, Nacho Libre, Dogtooth, 45 Years, 24 Hour Party People, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Last House on the Left, To Catch a Thief, and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.
Neece is a former partner, film programmer and event producer for the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX. Over the past 20 years, he helped guide the strategic direction and provided team leadership as one of the festival’s Senior Film Programmers with an emphasis on feature film and genre programming. Neece is also co-host and co-producer of the PBS and Itvs documentary series, The...
- 7/8/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: One week after we brought you news of his app Erupt, today we can reveal that film and Broadway producer Edward Walson (Blue Jasmine) is launching Curia, a curated film streaming SVOD platform.
The idea behind the platform — which is initially only available in the U.S. — is to offer rotating monthly programming organized into niche sub-genres. Organizers say the service will be a fixture on the film festival circuit — including the upcoming Cannes Film Festival and market — with an appetite for new, exclusive acquisitions, including shorts.
The lineup will include auteur-driven cinema, movie classics and some commercially-minded fare. The first month’s programming in June will include sections such as Lol (comedies), Growing Pains (coming-of-age), Les Provocateurs and LGBTQ Pride.
Movies at launch will include Some Like It Hot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, In The Loop, Capote, Birdman Of Alcatraz, Paths Of Glory, A Ciambra, Boyhood, The Selfish Giant,...
The idea behind the platform — which is initially only available in the U.S. — is to offer rotating monthly programming organized into niche sub-genres. Organizers say the service will be a fixture on the film festival circuit — including the upcoming Cannes Film Festival and market — with an appetite for new, exclusive acquisitions, including shorts.
The lineup will include auteur-driven cinema, movie classics and some commercially-minded fare. The first month’s programming in June will include sections such as Lol (comedies), Growing Pains (coming-of-age), Les Provocateurs and LGBTQ Pride.
Movies at launch will include Some Like It Hot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, In The Loop, Capote, Birdman Of Alcatraz, Paths Of Glory, A Ciambra, Boyhood, The Selfish Giant,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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