Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE),
one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported
video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, today announced that Screen Media
and Millennium Media’s military thriller, The Outpost, a true story
based on Jake Tapper’s best-selling non-fiction book, The Outpost:
An Untold Story of American Valor, will return to theaters for
special screenings in honor of Veterans Day in partnership with
Fathom Events.
The screenings are scheduled for November 11th and 12th on more
than 350 screens nationwide. Theaters will screen the
never-before-seen Director’s Cut which will be accompanied by a
special introduction from filmmaker Rod Lurie and the veterans who
participated in the film.
The Outpost quickly shot to #1 on several VOD platforms after
its debut on July 3rd, including GooglePlay, Spectrum, Amazon,
FandangoNOW and iTunes, and remained in the top spot for three
weeks. The Outpost delivered sustained strong performance
throughout the summer and resurfaced as #1 on iTunes two weeks ago.
The film is “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 92%
rating.
In this military thriller, a tiny unit of U.S. soldiers, alone
at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of
three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an
overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The
Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American
engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV
became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Rod Lurie (The Contender,
The Last Castle) and adapted by Oscar-nominated screenwriting duo
Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson (The Fighter) from Jake Tapper’s
best-selling nonfiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of
American Valor, the film stars Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones,
Orlando Bloom, Jack Kesy, Cory Hardrict, Taylor John Smith, Jacob
Scipio, and Milo Gibson. Three soldiers who fought at COP Keating
appear in the film including Medal of Honor recipient Ty Carter
(whom Caleb Landry Jones portrays). The Outpost was produced and
financed by Millenium Media with producers Paul Merryman, Paul
Tamasy, Marc Frydman, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger, Les
Weldon and Yariv Lerner; and executive produced by Avi Lerner,
Trevor Short, Rob Van Norden, Boaz Davidson, John Kalafatis, Tommy
Vlahopoulos, Joanna Kalafatis, Jake Tapper, Eric Johnson and Andrey
Georgiev.
Tickets and a list of participating theater locations will be
available at www.FathomEvents.com.
“It is our great privilege to honor the brave men and women who
serve our country with this special presentation of The Outpost,”
said David Fannon, President of Screen Media. “Director Rod
Lurie has done the unimaginable. He’s made his already incredible
movie even better and audiences both new and old are going to be
mesmerized by the Director’s Cut.”
"Veteran's Day is a special day for our country to come together
and thank the brave men and women of the Armed Forces for their
service," said Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt. "We are honored to bring
this important film back to the big screen in celebration.”
The film is available to rent or buy on iTunes,
Amazon, Fandango Now, Vudu, Google Play, DirecTV, Xfinity, Spectrum
and more. For more information on the film and where to watch,
visit:
https://screenmediafilms.net/productions/details/3168/The-Outpost
ABOUT CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
ENTERTAINMENTChicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.
(Nasdaq: CSSE) operates streaming video-on-demand networks (VOD).
The company owns a majority stake in Crackle Plus, a company formed
with Sony Pictures Television, which owns and operates a variety of
ad-supported and subscription-based VOD networks including Crackle,
Popcornflix, Popcornflix Kids, Truli, Pivotshare, Españolflix and
FrightPix. The company also acquires and distributes video content
through its Screen Media subsidiary and produces original long
and short-form content through Landmark Studio Group, its
Chicken Soup for the Soul Originals division and APlus.com.
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken
Soup for the Soul, LLC, which publishes the famous book series and
produces super-premium pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul
brand name.
ABOUT SCREEN MEDIA VENTURES, LLC Screen Media
Ventures, LLC, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq:
CSSE) company, acquires the rights to high quality, independent
television series and feature films. Screen Media Ventures acquires
worldwide rights for distribution through theatrical, home video,
pay-per-view, free, cable and pay television, video-on-demand, and
new digital media platforms. The company acquires AVOD rights for
third party networks and is the main supplier of content for
Crackle Plus and other Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
properties. With a library of over 1,500 television series and
motion pictures, Screen Media Ventures is one of the largest
independent suppliers of high-quality TV series and motion pictures
to U.S. and international broadcast markets, cable networks, home
video outlets and new media venues. For more information, visit:
www.screenmedia.net.
ABOUT MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC. Millennium Media.
Inc. is a part of one of the longest-running independent film
companies in the history of Hollywood, with 28 years and more than
325 movies to its credit. The company now finances, produces, and
sells worldwide five to eight star-driven films per year, with
budgets between $20 and $80 million.
Millennium is best known for The Expendables franchise ($800M),
Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen ($375M), The Hitman’s
Bodyguard ($175M), and Mechanic: Resurrection ($125M). Recent
box-office hits include Angel Has Fallen ($186M) and Rambo: Last
Blood ($95M).
Please visit: http://millennium-media.net/
ABOUT FATHOM EVENTSFathom is a recognized
leader in the entertainment industry as one of the top distributors
of content to movie theaters in North America. Owned by AMC
Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:
CNK); and Regal Cinemas, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE:
CINE.L)., Fathom operates the largest cinema distribution network,
delivering a wide variety of programming and experiences to cinema
audiences in all of the top U.S. markets and to more than 45
countries. For more information, visit www.FathomEvents.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSThis press release
includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that are
not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject
to risks (including those set forth in the Annual Report on Form
10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
30, 2020) and uncertainties which could cause actual results to
differ from the forward-looking statements. The company expressly
disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained
herein to reflect any change in the company’s expectations with
respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any statement is based. Investors should
realize that if our underlying assumptions for the projections
contained herein prove inaccurate or that known or unknown risks or
uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially
from our expectations and projections.
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