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 historical
action-drama
Robert the Bruce will be exclusively
available for free on Crackle beginning Thursday, October 1.
The film stars Angus Macfadyen as the title
character and explores events in Scotland following the action seen
in Mel Gibson’s Oscar-winning film Braveheart where Macfadyen first
played the Scottish king. Jared Harris (The Crown)
co-stars as Robert the Bruce’s nemesis John Comyn, alongside
Anna Hutchison (The Cabin In The Woods),
Patrick Fugit (Gone Girl), Zach
McGowan (Black Sails), Gabriel Bateman
(American Gothic), Talitha Eliana-Bateman
(Geostorm), Emma Kenney (Roseanne), Shane
Coffey (Pretty Little Liars), and Kevin
McNally (Pirates Of The Caribbean).
As one of the only AVODs continually adding original and
exclusive programming that uplifts, entertains, and inspires
audiences, Crackle adds Robert the Bruce alongside original and
exclusive titles, including Spides, Corporate Animals, Anything Is
Possible - The Serge Ibaka Story, Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering
Ghostbusters, The Clearing, and Going From Broke, recently picked
up for a second season.
Robert the Bruce is distributed in the United
States by Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
company, and the supplier of exclusive and original content for
Crackle Plus.
“This Crackle AVOD Premiere of Robert The Bruce is the
perfect example of how our close relationship with our sister
company, Screen Media, is fast-tracking our ability to offer recent
premium content to our audience,” said Philippe Guelton, president
of Crackle Plus.
In 14th century Scotland, King Robert the Bruce finds himself
abandoned, wounded and on the run from the English army. Suffering
a disastrous defeat, he takes shelter with a former soldier’s wife
(Hutchison) and her children who save his life and nurse him back
to health. He becomes a part of their family, and they become the
first soldiers in his new army as he sets out to claim the
long-awaited freedom of Scotland.
Directed by Richard Gray, Macfadyen produced and co-wrote the
film with Eric Belgau. “This year marks the 25th anniversary of
Braveheart,” said Macfadyen. “It’s been pretty special to reprise
the role in Robert the Bruce bringing such a powerful story to
life, and Crackle’s audience will see some deeper motivations and
new insights into this historical character.”
“The inspiring story told in Robert the Bruce is more personal,”
said Gray. “Viewers will see how Robert learns more about who he is
and what he is fighting for.”
“The real-world account of Robert the Bruce freeing Scotland
from British rule details one of the most dramatic events in
history, and this epic story is made all the more exciting by the
elevated scale and level of filmmaking involved in the production,”
said Richard De Croce, senior vice president of programming for
Crackle Plus.
Crackle is available in the U.S. and can be accessed on 26
devices and services including Amazon FireTV, RokuTV, Apple TV,
Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Vizio), gaming consoles (PS4 and XBoxOne),
Plex, iOS and Android mobile devices and on desktops at
Crackle.com. Crackle is also available in approximately 500,000
hotel rooms in the Marriott Bonvoy chain.
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 CRACKLE PLUSCrackle Plus is a
video-on-demand (VOD) joint venture formed by Sony Pictures
Television and Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.
(Nasdaq: CSSE). The company’s consumer facing ad-supported VOD
(AVOD) channels include Crackle (US and Canada), Popcornflix,
Popcornflix Kids, Truli, Popcornflix Comedy, Frightpix, and
Espanolflix. It also owns subscription video-on-demand (SVOD)
platform Pivotshare. Crackle Plus reaches over 40 million monthly
visitors making it one of the largest AVOD streaming platforms in
the U.S. Its content library includes over 79,000 hours of
programming.
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 for the US
and Canada. 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
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.
INVESTOR RELATIONS Taylor
KrafchikEllipsiscsse@ellipsisir.com(646) 776-0886
MEDIA CONTACT Kate Barrette RooneyPartners LLC
kbarrette@rooneyco.com (212) 223-0561
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