DOUGLAS, Isle of Man and
BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Colin Firth has signed on to star in STXfilms
and Tencent Pictures' action comedy,
tentatively titled New York Will Eat You Alive, it was
jointly announced today by Adam
Fogelson, Chairman of the STXfilms Motion Picture Group, and
Edward Cheng, Vice President of
Tencent Group, CEO of China
Literature and Tencent Pictures.
Todd Strauss-Schulson (Final
Girls) will direct the film from a screenplay by Alex
Rubens with current revisions by Dan
Gregor and Doug
Mand. New York Will Eat You
Alive will be co-produced by Tencent Pictures, STXfilms, and Channing Tatum, Reid
Carolin and Peter Kiernan's
Free Association. New York Will Eat You Alive is
inspired by and based on characters created by Jia Haibo
in Zombie Brothers one of the most popular titles
on Tencent's digital comics and animation platform. Since 2011, the
digital comic book has garnered more than 28 billion views over 516
episodes, and its animated series has attracted more than 3.7
billion views across its first two seasons. The franchise has
also been adapted into a popular stage play, which had a
record-breaking run of sold out shows across the region.
"We always wanted to cast this in a way that would give life to
the source material and elevate the action and you can't achieve
that goal any better than hiring Colin
Firth," said Fogelson. "From The King's
Speech to Kingsman, Colin always gives an
Oscar®-caliber performance. We're thrilled to be reuniting with him
on New York Will Eat You Alive in a role that will
allow him to have fun while showcasing his deadpan humor and comic
timing."
STXfilms will distribute the film in the United States and UK, and through its
international output partners, with Tencent handling distribution in
China. Tatum, Carolin, Kiernan and Michael Parets are producing for Free
Association. Edward Cheng is
attached as executive producer, along with Conor Zorn and Wenxin She producing and
overseeing for Tencent.
Strauss-Schulson will also serve as executive producer. Ged Doherty
is producing through his production company Above The Line
Productions. Drew Simon is
overseeing the production for STXfilms along with Patricia Braga and Katie
Zhao.
COLIN FIRTH was
honored with the Oscar®, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA for his
work in The King's Speech; he also received a
BAFTA and an Oscar® nomination for his performance in A
Single Man. He most recently starred for STXfilms in the
studio's new adaptation of The Secret Garden, which
debuted on Premium Video on Demand in August, and will next be seen
opposite Stanley Tucci
in Supernova. Firth's other upcoming roles
include Operation Mincemeat for director
John Madden and Mothering
Sunday opposite Olivia
Colman and Odessa Young for
director Eva Husson. He is
represented by Independent Talent, CAA and Prosper PR.
ErosSTX 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 205.8 million
registered users and 33.8 million paying subscribers as of
June 30th, 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.
Tencent
Pictures:
Tencent Pictures,
established in 2015, is an owned subsidiary of Tencent that produces, invests, markets &
distributes films and licenses IPs across multiple platforms and
formats. Tencent Pictures,
Tencent Games, Tencent Animation & Comics, China Literature,
Tencent Music, Tencent E-sports and Tencent Sports jointly form a business platform
for neo-cultural creativity.
Since 2015, Tencent Pictures has been
involved in producing and distributing 41 movies, including
Venom, Kong: Skull Island, Bumblebee, Wonder Woman, A Beautiful
Day in the Neighborhood etc., exceeding 57.8 billion RMB in global box office. The
company has also produced and distributed 28 TV series with over
84.2 billion views online. Tencent
Pictures will continue to bring more quality works that enrich
lives, warm the heart, and touch the soul.
About Free Association:
Free Association, with principals Channing
Tatum, Reid Carolin and
Peter Kiernan, has produced box
office hits including the 22 Jump Street and Magic
Mike franchises. They are currently in production on their
upcoming film, Dog, which Tatum will star in and co-direct
with Carolin. MGM will release the film on May 7, 2021. They are in pre-production on
Spaceman of Bohemia for
Netflix, with Adam Sandler starring
and Johan Renck directing. Most
recently, they served as producers on Sony's
Fatherhood, starring Kevin
Hart which Sony Pictures will release on April 2, 2021. They are also producing Gorilla
and the Bird for HBO, directed by Jean Marc Vallée and
Netflix's first animated film America: The Motion
Picture. In addition to their television and film projects,
Free Association has produced the internationally acclaimed Magic
Mike Live in Las Vegas,
London, Berlin and the upcoming Australian
production.
Contact:
Steve Elzer
Elzer & Associates
steve@elzerassociates.com
(213) 392-4660
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