Cinedigm Acquires The Asylum’s World War II Film Starring Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture
June 07 2019 - 12:06PM
Cinedigm Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced today, the 75th anniversary
of the historic D-Day landings, that it has acquired all North
American distribution rights to The Asylum’s WWII film,
D-DAY, starring
Chuck Liddell
(Former UFC Champion & Hall of Famer, Kick-Ass 2, Altitude),
Randy Couture (Former UFC Champion & Hall of
Famer, The Expendables 2 & 3),
Weston Cage
Coppola (211, Circus Kane), and
Jesse
Kove (On Wings of Eagles). Cinedigm will release the
picture in select theaters, on demand and digitally on September
13, with a DVD release to follow in October this year.
Written by Geoff Meed and directed by Nick Lyon,
D-DAY is based on the incredible true story of the
elite Army Rangers of the 2nd Battalion.
As thousands of Allied soldiers storm the
beaches of Normandy in an attempt to change the course of
WWII, Lt. Colonel James Rudder (Cage Coppola), Lt. General
Omar Bradley (Liddell), and Major Cleveland Lytle (Couture) lead
the 2nd Battalion behind enemy lines and into a firefight against
an enemy that greatly outnumbers them. Scaling a one-hundred-foot
cliff, these heroic rangers battle to secure a strategic position
and destroy a battery of German-seized cannons.
“The Asylum has delivered a dramatic,
action-packed WWII movie anchored by a strong leading performance
from Weston Cage Coppola, “said Yolanda Macias, Cinedigm’s
Executive Vice-President of Acquisitions. “With the 75th
anniversary of D-Day this year, the film conveys the hardship and
sacrifice of battle and pays tribute to the brave soldiers who
endured so much to achieve this pivotal victory for us.”
“We have a long track record of success with
Cinedigm,” said The Asylum COO, Paul Bales. “With a smart,
collaborative and experienced team in place, they really understand
the evolving marketplace for independent movies, and we are
thrilled to be partnering with them on D-DAY.”
The film was produced by David Michael Latt (Z
NATION). Executive Producer is David Rimawi (BLACK SUMMER).
The deal was negotiated by Melody Fowler,
Vice-President of Acquisitions, on behalf of Cinedigm, with Kendall
Anlian, VP of Worldwide Sales, on behalf of the Asylum.
ABOUT CINEDIGMSince inception,
Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM) has been a leader at the
forefront of the digital transformation of content distribution.
Adjusting to the rapidly transforming business needs of today’s
entertainment landscape, Cinedigm remains a change-centric player
focused on providing content, channels and services to the world’s
largest media, technology and retail companies. Cinedigm’s Content
and Networks groups provide original and aggregated programming,
channels and services that entertain consumers globally across
hundreds of millions of devices. For more information,
visit www.cinedigm.com.
ABOUT THE ASYLUMThe
Asylum is one of the world's leading brand-oriented
motion picture and television studios. With a focus on
high-concept, market-driven entertainment, like
the SHARKNADO franchise and the popular BLACK SUMMER
and Z NATION television series, The Asylum finances, produces and
releases 25 films per year through its direct pipeline to the
nation's top retailers and its network of international partners.
Since its founding in 1997, The Asylum has released more than 500
films and has built a library of over 250 original productions,
including top-rated original productions for Netflix, SYFY,
Lifetime, and Animal Planet networks. The Asylum’s apocalyptic
thriller BLACK SUMMER for Netflix, was the #1 scripted series on
its release. And its critically-acclaimed action-horror
series, Z NATION, is one of SYFY’s longest-running and
highest-rated. In 2018 the company launched The Asylum -- an
ad-supported entertainment network. With over one million hours
watched per month, The Asylum is one of the top-rated OTT
entertainment channels.
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Embeddable Trailer Link: https://youtu.be/6LJMo2wuJZc
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