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16 Apr Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Bags Joe Carnahan’s ‘Boss Level’ For U.S. Bow

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by Anita Busch Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has acquired distribution rights to the $45M action-thriller Boss Level from writer-director Joe Carnahan. The film starrng Frank Grillo, Ken Jeong, Mel Gibson, and Naomi Watts will get a U.S. theatrical release next year from the studio. Entertainment Studios released the controversial Chappaquiddick on April 6. The company acquired Boss Level from The Fyzz Facility...

16 Apr Joe Carnahan’s ‘Boss Level’ Bought by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios

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By DAVE MCNARY Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has acquired Joe Carnahan’s action-thriller “Boss Level” for a wide theatrical U.S. release in 2019.ESMP acquired the movie from The Fyzz Facility and Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films. Written and directed by Carnahan, “Boss Level” follows a retired U.S. Army Special Forces veteran (portrayed...

22 Mar Comedian Byron Allen Buys the Weather Channel for $300 Million

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By Christopher Palmeri Comedian and producer Byron Allen acquired the Weather Channel TV network as he looks to expand his film and TV production company into a major media business. Allen’s Entertainment Studios Inc. bought the network from Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and Comcast Corp., according to...

05 Mar Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Oscar Gala Raises $1.5M For Children’s Hospital L.A.

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by Dino-Ray Ramos Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios celebrated the Academy Awards last night at their Second Annual Oscar Gala. The event filled with star-studded fun, but more importantly, it raised more than $1.5 million for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The event took place Sunday night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and surpassed the $1...

05 Jan ‘Hostiles’ Distributor Byron Allen, On Growing A Movie Company In Difficult Times For Indies

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by Mike Fleming Jr Today, Entertainment Studios has broadened its awards season release of Hostiles, the Scott Cooper-directed Western that stars Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike and Wes Studi. It is the biggest prestige film play so far for Entertainment Studios, the company owned by Byron Allen, who is moving aggressively into the movie business...

29 Nov Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Bites Into ‘Animal Crackers’, Eyes 2018 Release

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by Anthony D'Alessandro Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has taken all global rights to Blue Dream Studios’ animated feature Animal Crackers which premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival last June. The distributor is looking to release the movie some time next year.The deal was negotiated by ESMP Head of Acquisitions,...

29 Nov Animated ‘Animal Crackers’ Sold to Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios

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By DAVE MCNARY Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has acquired the animated feature “Animal Crackers” for a wide theatrical release in 2018.ESMP bought the movie from Blue Dream Studios. It premiered in competition in June at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.“Animal Crackers” is directed by...

26 Oct Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Buys ’47 Meters Down’ Sequel

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By DAVE MCNARY Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the shark thriller “48 Meters Down” from the Fyzz Facility. “48 Meters Down” is the official sequel to the Mandy Moore/Claire Holt shark thriller “47 Meters Down,” which has grossed over $58...

03 Oct Christian Bale’s ‘Hostiles’ Acquired by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios

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By DAVE MCNARY Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Hostiles,” starring Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike. The distributor plans an awards season release in December before expanding to wide release in January.The film, directed by Scott Cooper from his own script, had its world premiere at...

20 Sep Entertainment Studios to launch OTT sports service

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BY ROBERT BRIEL Entertainment Studios IS launching its new, direct-to-consumer global streaming OTT subscription platform, Sports.TV. Entertainment Studios is projecting 50 million worldwide subscribers over the next five years. Sports.TV will be available worldwide on all devices – including smartphones, tablets, smart televisions, gaming consoles, as well as personal...