Cinedigm Acquires The Modern-Day Holiday Film 2ND CHANCE FOR CHRISTMAS
November 06 2019 - 2:00PM
November 6, 2019 –
Cinedigm Corp (NASDAQ: CIDM)
has announced the acquisition of Cinetel Films’ holiday film
2ND CHANCE FOR CHRISTMAS starring Brittany
Underwood (‘Days of our Lives’, Game Change), Vivica A. Fox
(Independence Day, Kill Bill Vol. 1) and Tara Reid (American Pie 1
& 2). Cinedigm will distribute the film in the US and Canada
that is scheduled to release on Digital on November 19 followed by
the DVD release on December 3, 2019.
From the Daytime Emmy Award winning director Christopher Ray and
written by Danny Max & Scott Thomas Reynold,
2ND CHANCE FOR CHRISTMAS is a
modern-day adaptation of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” that
transforms the classic into a holiday film for a whole new
generation. The all-star cast also includes Mark McGrath (The Last
Sharknado: It's About Time, Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser), Jim
O'Heir (Bad Times at the El Royale, The Last Whistle), Mark
Christopher Lawrence (“Chuck”, Maybe I’m Fine) and Jonathan
Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little).
2ND CHANCE FOR CHRISTMAS
follows Chance Love (Brittany Underwood) who is living the dream of
millions of aspiring singers with an amazing career, adoring fans
and the perfect “Insta-boyfriend.” But somewhere between the
flashbulbs and the fame she lost her love of music. That is until a
blast from the past, present and future come a knocking. Together
they’ll get her back into the Christmas spirit and rekindle her
love for music and the holidays.
“Cinedigm is thrilled to bring this heart-warming modern-day
adaptation of A Christmas Carol to a whole new audience just in
time for the holiday season,” said Yolanda Macias, Cinedigm’s
Executive Vice-President of Acquisitions. “2nd Chance For Christmas
is certain to entertain even the biggest Scrooge.”
2ND CHANCE FOR CHRISTMAS was produced by Gerald
Webb and Christopher Ray, for DeInstitutionalized, LLC. Executive
Producers include Sinjin Rosa and Scott Thomas Reynolds.
The deal was negotiated by Josh Thomashow, Director of
Acquisitions for Cinedigm and Paul Hertzberg of CineTel Films
SYNOPSISA modern-day adaptation of Charles
Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” about a Rock/Pop celebrity,
Chance Love (Brittany Underwood), who has grown spoiled, selfish
and heartless with her newfound fame and fortune. On
Christmas Eve, the doomed ghost of her rock-star Grandfather (Mark
McGrath) materializes and forewarns her that she will be visited by
three spirits - the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and
Future. Christmas past (Jim O'Heir) appears first - a slick
Crooner in the style of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. He reminds
her of the girl she once was and her love of family and Christmas.
Christmas present (Mark Christopher Lawrence) follows - a modern
day Spoken Word/Hip Hop Artist who takes her on a journey through
her present - shining a light on the people closest to her and the
struggles that Chance has overlooked. Chance is shown her own
vanity and ego and how it has eclipsed her ability to care about
anyone or anything other than her career, her paycheck, and
herself. Christmas Future (Vivica A. Fox) is her final visitation.
The hooded figure takes her to her bleak future, showing her the
end of the path that she is currently on. At last, Chance
embraces the Christmas spirit. She realizes her love for her
friends and family, uses her celebrity and fortune to help those in
need and finally uses her music to spread joy and happiness.
FILM DETAILSDistribution
Company: CinedigmDigital Release:
November 19, 2019DVD Release: December 3,
2019Written by: Danny Max & Scott Thomas
ReynoldDirected by: Christopher
RayStarring: Brittany Underwood, Vivica A. Fox,
Mark McGrath, Jim O'Heir, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Jonathan
Lipnicki and Tara ReidRunning Time: 85
MinutesRating: Not Rated Embeddable
Trailer Link: https://youtu.be/iwovg9W60MM
ABOUT CINEDIGMCinedigm powers custom content
solutions to the world's largest retail, media and technology
companies. The global company provides premium feature films and
series to digital platforms including Netflix, Amazon, Xumo, Roku,
Vizio, Dish/Sling, Apple, and Google plus cable/satellite providers
including Comcast, Dish Network and DirectTV in addition to major
retailers including Wal-Mart and Target. Leveraging Cinedigm's
unique capabilities, content and technology, the company has
emerged as a leader in the fast-growing digital-first channel
business, with seven networks under management that reach hundreds
of millions of devices while also providing premium content and
service expertise to the entire digital-first ecosystem. With
reciprocal distribution partnerships in both the United States and
China, Cinedigm's growing stable of platforms has unprecedented
availability in the two largest markets in the world.
ABOUT CINETEL As CineTel Films Inc. begins its
39th year, the company continues to buck trends in the independent
film and television business. CineTel's long term success relies on
its ability to find quality stories and filmmakers and attach name
talent to productions that appeal to a global audience. In
addition, CineTel Films has acted as a worldwide sales agent for
numerous independent film producers with a current catalogue of
over 100 films. Focused on global partnerships, CineTel has forged
co-production and distribution deals with Universal, Sony, Amazon,
Warner Brothers, New Line, Millennium Media, Netflix, Cinedigm,
Starz, NBCU, Syfy, among others. For more information, visit
Cinetelfilms.com
ABOUT DEINSTITUTIONALIZEDDeInstitutionalized,
LLC is a full service production company committed to producing
creative and diverse content for film, television and digital
platforms. The company compliments its diverse slate of original
programming by providing production services to many of the
industry’s largest independent film and television
distributors.
Contact:Jill
Calcaterrajcalcaterra@cinedigm.com310-466-5135
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