DOUGLAS, Isle of Man and BURBANK,
Calif., Dec. 1, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- Eros STX Global Corporation (NYSE:ESGC)
("ErosSTX"), a global entertainment company, announced today that
the studio has reached a deal with premium network EPIX® to debut
the upcoming thriller Horizon Line in 2021. The
announcement was made today by Adam
Fogelson, chairman, STXfilms Motion Picture Group. The
film will premiere on EPIX following its debut on all transactional
platforms beginning Friday, January
12, where it will be available to purchase for $14.99 or to rent for $6.99.
Fogelson said, "Demand for quality entertainment is at an
all-time high, and we're thrilled to be able to work with such
strong partners as Epix. While we all look forward to resuming our
business as theatrical suppliers, it's exciting to be bringing
Horizon Line to as large an audience as possible."
The announcement follows STX's previous announcement that the
hit film Greenland,
starring Gerard Butler, which has
opened #1 in 27 overseas markets, will be available to US audiences
on all premium video on-demand platforms (PVOD) beginning
December 18 before becoming available
on HBO and to stream on HBO Max in 2021. The studio also recently
announced that the thriller Songbird, produced by Michael
Bay, will be available beginning December 11 as a PVOD release.
With the film's
pre-sales, and downstream television deals, the
film is already profitable for STX despite challenging market
conditions.
From the creators of 10 Cloverfield Lane and The
Shallows, Horizon Line is a thrilling survival story
about an estranged couple, Sara (Allison
Williams) and Jackson (Alexander Dreymon) who discover new
altitudes of fear aboard a single-engine Cessna plane. It was
supposed to be a routine and casual 99-minute flight to their
friend's tropical island wedding. But within minutes after takeoff,
their pilot suffers a fatal heart attack, leaving Sara and Jackson
with no idea of where they are, no communication, and no clue on
how to land the plane. With nothing but miles of ocean and sky in
every direction, and a terrifying storm that's about to envelop
them, Sara and Jackson have only one shot – and there's no going
back. Directed by Mikael Marcimain from a script by Josh Campbell & Matt
Stuecken, the film is produced by Fredrik Wikström
Nicastro.
ABOUT EPIX®
EPIX®, an MGM company, is a premium
television network delivering a broad line-up of quality original
series and documentaries, the latest movie releases and classic
film franchises – all available on TV, on demand, online and across
devices. EPIX® has tripled the amount of original programming on
the network and has become a destination for original premium
content with series including Godfather of Harlem, starring and
executive produced by Forest
Whitaker; Perpetual Grace, LTD, starring Sir Ben Kingsley; spy thriller Deep State; epic
fantasy drama series Britannia; War of the Worlds, from
Howard Overman and starring
Gabriel Byrne and Elizabeth McGovern; two-part music docuseries
Laurel Canyon; docuseries Slow Burn based on the hit podcast;
docuseries NFL: The Grind, from NFL Films and hosted by
Rich Eisen; Belgravia, from
Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame and the creative team from Downton
Abbey; six-part docuseries Helter Skelter: An American Myth,
executive produced and directed by Lesley
Chilcott; six-part docuseries Enslaved featuring
Hollywood icon and human rights
activist Samuel L. Jackson; as well
as upcoming premieres of drama Chapelwaite, based on the short
story Jerusalem's Lot by
Stephen King and starring Academy
Award winner Adrien Brody; music
docuseries By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of
Harlem; docuseries Fiasco and season two of Pennyworth, the origin
story of Batman's butler Alfred. Launched in October 2009, EPIX® is available nationwide
through cable, telco, satellite and emerging digital distribution
platforms as well as through its EPIX NOW app, providing more
movies than any other network with thousands of titles available
for streaming.
For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow
EPIX on Twitter @EpixHd (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube
(http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX)
and Snapchat @EPIXTV.
Eros STX Global Corporation:
Eros STX Global
Corporation, ("ErosSTX" or "The Company") (NYSE: ESGC) is a global
entertainment company that acquires, co-produces and distributes
films, digital content & music across multiple formats such as
theatrical, television and OTT digital media streaming to consumers
around the world. Eros International Plc changed its name to Eros
STX Global Corporation pursuant to the July
2020 merger with STX Entertainment, merging two
international media and entertainment groups. The combination of
one of the largest Indian OTT players and premier studio with one
of Hollywood's fastest-growing
independent media companies has created an entertainment powerhouse
with a presence in over 150 countries. ErosSTX delivers star-driven
premium feature film and episodic content across a multitude of
platforms at the intersection of the world's most dynamic and
fastest-growing global markets, including US, India, Middle
East, Asia and China. The company also owns the rapidly
growing OTT platform Eros Now which has rights to over 12,000 films
across Hindi and regional languages and had 211.5 million
registered users and 36.2 million paying subscribers as of
September 30, 2020. For further
information, please visit ErosSTX.com.
STXfilms
STXfilms, a division of Eros STX Global
Corporation, is a next-generation film studio that produces,
acquires, distributes, and markets motion pictures at scale. From
blockbusters like Hustlers, Bad Moms, and The Upside to hits like
The Gentlemen, Molly's Game, and The Gift, STXfilms produces
star-driven films for a global audience. In just 5 short
years, its slate of films has already grossed over $1.8b in global theatrical box office. With a
wide range of partners including Universal Pictures Home
Entertainment and Showtime (which handle the physical and premium
television releases of STXfilms content, respectively), the studio
is a fast-growing, industry powerhouse.
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