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Virgin Mobile USA’s To Build Water Wells In Sudan To Honor MACHINE GUN PREACHER

FACEBOOK FANS WHO PLEDGE TO SPREAD THE WORD
ABOUT NEW RELATIVITY MEDIA/VIRGIN PRODUCED FILM
WILL GET THEIR NAMES ENGRAVED ON WELLS

Warren, N.J. – Sept. 21, 2011 – Virgin Mobile USA and production company Virgin Produced announced a special program today to support Relativity’s upcoming Machine Gun Preacher, featuring Gerard Butler’s (300) searing performance as Sam Childers, the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization in this moving story of violence and redemption, directed by Golden Globe-nominated Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball). The program will encourage both college students and Facebook fans at large to pledge their support for the story behind Machine Gun Preacher, which releases theatrically in New York and Los Angeles on Sept. 23, and in additional markets in the weeks to follow.

Virgin Mobile USA will first ask Facebook fans on their fan page (www.facebook.com/virginmobilelive) to sign a pledge to support this film. This pledge will inspire several ways a fan can support the film’s release, including viewing the trailer or spreading word about the film via Facebook or Twitter. Fans who pledge their support for the film on facebook.com/virginmobilelive during the first two weeks of the film’s release (ending on Oct. 2) will also have their names engraved on one of the wells in Africa. To build awareness and momentum for this effort, Virgin Mobile USA will invade social networks and college campuses with an army of street teams to attract pledges to raise awareness in the New York City and Los Angeles areas. Among campuses targeted are UCLA, USC, Columbia University, NYU, and Baruch College.

“Machine Gun Preacher is a beautiful film about one man’s struggle to make a difference, despite facing adversity,” said Ron Faris, marketing director for Virgin Mobile USA. “We hope by getting our Facebook fans to support this film, it’s now our audience that will turn to help one man and his inspired team. Virgin Mobile fans are not only stylish and savvy, but socially conscious as well. We’re thrilled to give them an opportunity to spread the word and take action.”

Leveraging the vast number of school clubs motivated by today’s most pressing social matters, the hope is that students will rally around the initiative and flock to New York’s AMC Lincoln Square and Regal Union Square, and Los Angeles’ AMC Century City and ArcLight Hollywood on Sept. 23.

“Relativity and Virgin Produced are proud to work together to inspire audiences of Machine Gun Preacher to take action in helping East African countries access clean drinking water. We believe it is vital to boost awareness, and to encourage people to mobilize on behalf of this cause,” Jason Felts, CEO, Virgin Produced and Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO, Relativity Media said jointly.

Machine Gun Preacher is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers (Butler), a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in East Africa. The explosive, real-life tale of a man who has rescued more than a thousand orphans from starvation, diseases and enslavement, Machine Gun Preacher is written by Jason Keller (Relativity’s Untitled Snow White) and also stars Michelle Monaghan (Source Code), Kathy Baker (Cold Mountain), Madeline Carroll (Mr. Popper’s Penguins), Academy Award®-nominated Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road), and Souleyman Sy Savane (Damages). Producing are Forster, alongside Relativity’s Robbie Brenner, Safady Entertainment’s Gary Safady and Craig Chapman, and GG Filmz’s Deborah Giarratana.

ABOUT VIRGIN MOBILE USA

Virgin Mobile USA, one of Sprint’s prepaid brands, offers millions of customers control, flexibility and connectivity through Virgin Mobile’s Beyond Talk plans for mobile services and prepaid Broadband2Go high-speed web access. Virgin Mobile branded devices are available at more than 40,000 retail stores, including Best Buy, radio Shack, Target, and Walmart. Top-up are available at approximately 150,000 locations nationwide and can be used for Broadband2Go services. Purchase and experience Virgin Mobile on the Web and at Facebook, Twitter, and www.virginmobileusa.com.

ABOUT VIRGIN PRODUCED

Virgin Produced is the film and television development, packaging and production arm of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. Led by CEO Jason Felts and CCO Justin Berfield, Virgin Produced is breaking the corrosive mold of Old Hollywood by providing a collaborative environment that embraces talent so they can best create and inspire while utilizing the entire marketing platform of the brand’s airline, mobile, hotel, retail, and social media power to reach over 60 million Virgin consumer ‘brand fans’ worldwide. Launched in 2010, Virgin Produced’s first production was the paranoia-fueled thriller Limitless, which opened #1 worldwide and has grossed over $170M. With an equal focus on television and film, Virgin Produced’s film division plan to produce 15 films over the next three years through their strategic partnership with Relativity Media, including the upcoming Machine Gun Preacher, Immortals, Movie 43, 21& Over and Ecstasia.

www.virginproduced.com

First Look At Alice Eve From Relativity Media’s THE RAVEN

Relativity Media is pleased to announce a new sneak peek image of “Entourage” beauty, Alice Eve, from the upcoming film THE RAVEN!

In this gritty thriller, Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack, Being John Malkovich) joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans, Immortals) to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis in a string of brutal murders. Directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin), the film also stars Alice Eve (Sex and the City 2), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Faster).

Be sure to check out Alice Eve and John Cusack as the mysterious Edgar Allan Poe opening in theaters March 9, 2012.

DIRECTOR: James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin)
WRITERS: Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare
CAST: John Cusack- EDGAR ALLAN POE (Being John Malkovich, 2012)
Luke Evans- INSPECTOR EMMIT FIELDS (Immortals, The Three Musketeers)
Alice Eve- EMILY (Men In Black III)
Brendan Gleeson- COLONEL HAMILTON (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1)
Oliver Jackson-Cohen- CANTRELL (Faster)
PRODUCERS: Mark D Evans, Trevor Macy, and Aaron Ryder
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jesus Martinez

When a mother and daughter are found brutally murdered in 19th century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields (Luke Evans) makes a startling discovery: the crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory detail in the local newspaper – part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social pariah Edgar Allan Poe. But even as Poe is questioned by police, another grisly murder occurs, also inspired by a popular Poe story.

Realizing a serial killer is on the loose using Poe’s writings as the backdrop for his bloody rampage, Fields enlists the author’s help in stopping the attacks. But when it appears someone close to Poe may become the murderer’s next victim, the stakes become even higher and the inventor of the detective story calls on his own powers of deduction to try to solve the case before it’s too late.

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Relativity Media Teams Up With EBAY To Auction MACHINE GUN PREACHER Movie Memorabilia for Angels of East Africa Charity

 

Relativity Media Teams Up with eBay to Auction off
Movie Memorabilia from MACHINE GUN PREACHER for Charity 
100% Proceeds to benefit Angels of East of Africa Rescue Organization

(Beverly Hills, Calif.) September 14, 2011– Relativity Media is proud to announce it is working with eBay to auction off premiere tickets, an autographed movie poster, and a custom-built motorcycle from its upcoming release of MACHINE GUN PREACHER. Gerard Butler (300) delivers a searing performance as Sam Childers, the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization in Golden Globe-nominated director Marc Forster’s (Monster’s Ball) moving story of violence and redemption. All proceeds will benefit Childers’ charity.

The online charity auction http://www.ebay.com/machinegunpreacher goes live today, Wednesday, September 14 when bidding opens for two VIP seats to the Los Angeles Premiere and an autographed movie poster signed by the cast, and closes on Monday, September 19. The premiere tickets’ starting bid is $500, while the starting bid for the autographed poster is $50. Bidding will begin on Monday, September 26 for the 2010 custom-built Rate Bike motorcycle, ridden by Gerard Butler in the movie, through Thursday, October 6. The starting bid is $30,000. The winning bids are 100% tax deductible.

MACHINE GUN PREACHER is the inspirational true story of Childers (Butler), a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in East Africa.   The explosive, real-life tale of a man who has rescued over a thousand orphans from starvation, disease, and enslavement, Machine Gun Preacher is written by Jason Keller (Relativity’s Untitled Snow White) and also stars Michelle Monaghan (Source Code), Kathy Baker (Cold Mountain), Madeline Carroll (Mr. Popper’s Penguins), Academy Award® nominated Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road), and Souleymane Sy Savane (Damages). Producing are Forster, along with Relativity’s Robbie Brenner, Safady Entertainment’s Gary Safady and Craig Chapman, and GG Filmz’s Deborah Giarratana.

MACHINE GUN PREACHER will be released by Relativity Media in New York and Los Angeles on September 23rd and will expand markets in the weeks to follow.

For additional information on the film, please visit:
http://www.machinegunpreacher.org/movie/

ABOUT RELATIVITY MEDIA, LLC
Relativity Media is a next-generation studio engaged in multiple aspects of entertainment, including full-scale film and television production and distribution, the co-financing of major studio film slates, music publishing, sports management and digital media. Additionally, the company makes strategic partnerships with, and investments in, media and entertainment-related companies and assets.

To date, Relativity has produced, distributed, and/or structured financing for more than 200 motion pictures. Released films have accumulated more than $16 billion in worldwide box office receipts. Relativity’s recent films include: Cowboys & Aliens, Bridesmaids, Hop, Limitless, Battle: Los Angeles, Season of The Witch, Little Fockers, The Fighter, The Social Network, Salt, Despicable Me, Grown Ups, Dear John, It’s Complicated, Couples Retreat and Zombieland. Upcoming films for Relativity include: Machine Gun Preacher, Immortals, and Anonymous. Thirty-seven of the company’s films have opened to No. 1 at the box office. Relativity films have earned 60 Oscar® nominations, including nods for The Fighter, The Social Network, The Wolfman, A Serious Man, Frost/Nixon, Atonement, American Gangster and 3:10 to Yuma. Fifty-nine of Relativity’s films have each generated more than $100 million in worldwide box-office receipts.

ABOUT ANGELS OF EAST AFRICA
Founded by Sam Childers, Angels of East Africa rescues children from around the world, focusing on South Sudan and Northern Uganda. In the past 10 years, they have rescued over 1000 children in the most brutal of war zones. Their orphanage in Nimule, South Sudan currently cares for 180 children and the organization provides nearly 3500 meals per day. The organization is currently expanding their efforts into Ethiopia and Somalia.

ABOUT eBAY, INC.
Founded in 1995 in San Jose, Calif., eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) is about connecting buyers and sellers. We do so through eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace, which allows users to buy and sell on eBay platforms in nearly every country on earth; through PayPal, which enables individuals and businesses to securely, easily and quickly send and receive online payments; and through GSI Commerce, which facilitates ecommerce, multichannel retailing and digital marketing for global enterprises. We also reach millions through specialized marketplaces such as StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, and eBay classifieds sites, which together have a presence in more than 1,000 cities around the world. For more information about the company and its global portfolio of online brands, visit www.ebayinc.com.

Relativity Media’s MACHINE GUN PREACHER New Images


Gerard Butler, stars as “Sam Childers,” the impassioned founder of Angels of East Africa rescue organization, brings hope where there is none to hundreds of children in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER.

Relativity Media has released these new images and poster from MACHINE GUN PREACHER – the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds his unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in war-torn Sudan. Gerard Butler (300) delivers a searing performance as Childers, the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization in Golden Globe®-nominated director Marc Forster’s (Monster’s Ball, The Kite Runner) moving story of violence and redemption.


Michelle Monaghan and Gerard Butler star as husband and wife in the inspirational true story of Sam Childers. A former drug-dealing criminal Sam (Butler) makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER.

When ex-biker-gang member Sam Childers (Butler) makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war, he is outraged by the unspeakable horrors faced by the region’s vulnerable populace, especially the children. Ignoring the warnings of more experienced aide workers, Sam breaks ground for an orphanage where it’s most needed—in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a renegade militia that forces children to become soldiers before they even reach their teens.

But for Sam, it is not enough to shelter the LRA’s intended victims. Determined to save as many as possible, he leads armed missions deep into enemy territory to retrieve kidnapped children, restoring peace to their lives—and eventually his own. An explosive, real-life tale of a man who has rescued over a thousand orphans from starvation, disease and enslavement, Machine Gun Preacher also stars Michelle Monaghan (Source Code), Kathy Baker (Cold Mountain), Madeline Carroll (Mr. Popper’s Penguins), Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) and Souleymane Sy Savane (“Damages”).

The script is written by Jason Keller (Relativity’s Untitled Snow White Project). Producers are Marc Forster, Robbie Brenner (A Perfect Getaway), Gary Safady, Craig Chapman (Highland Park) and Deborah Giarratana (2012). Director of photography is Roberto Schaefer (Finding Neverland). Editor is Matt Chesse (Finding Neverland). Production designer is Philip Messina (The Last Airbender). Costume designer is Frank L. Fleming (The Kite Runner). Jillian Kugler (Quantum of Solace) is associate producer. Douglas Saylor Jr. (Main Street) is co-producer. Executive producers are Gerard Butler, Michael Corso (13), Kyle Dean Jackson (The Divide), Myles Nestel (Conviction), Louise Rosner (Fracture), Alan Siegel (Law Abiding Citizen), Adi Shankar (Main Street), Spencer Silna (Main Street) and Bradford Simpson (Diary of a Wimpy Kid).

http://www.machinegunpreacher.org/movie/


Gerard Butler, stars as “Sam Childers,” the impassioned founder of Angels of East Africa rescue organization, brings hope where there is none to hundreds of children in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER.


Gerard Butler stars as “Sam Childers”, who is a former criminal biker-gang member who transforms into a savior for hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER.


Gerard Butler, “Sam Childers”, the impassioned founder of Angels of East Africa rescue organization, brings hope where there is none to hundreds of children in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER.


Gerard Butler, “Sam Childers”, the impassioned founder of Angels of East Africa rescue organization, brings hope where there is none to hundreds of children in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER


Gerard Butler “Sam Childers” and Souleymane Sy Savane “Deng” save kidnapped children in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord?s Resistance Army (LRA) in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER


Gerard Butler stars as “Sam Childers”, the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children, who leads armed missions deep into East African enemy territory in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER


Souleymane Sy Savane “Deng” and Gerard Butler “Sam Childers” save kidnapped children in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER


(Left to right.) Kathy Baker, Madeline Carroll, Michelle Monaghan and Gerard Butler star as the Childers family in Relativity Media’s MACHINE GUN PREACHER. The film is the inspirational true story of the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization.


(Left to right.) Michelle Monaghan, Madeline Carroll, and Gerard Butler star as the Childers family in Relativity Media’s MACHINE GUN PREACHER. The film is the inspirational true story of the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization.

(Right to left.) Michael Shannon “Donnie” and Gerard Butler “Sam Childers” are former criminal biker-gang members and best friends before Sam’s astonishing transformation to the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER.


Kathy Baker stars in Relativity Media’s MACHINE GUN PREACHER. The film is inspirational true story of the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization.


Michael Shannon stars as “Donnie” the former criminal biker-gang best friend of Sam Childers in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER.


Madeline Carroll, stars as Sam Childers’ daughter in Relativity Media’s MACHINE GUN PREACHER. The film is the inspirational true story of the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization.


Director Marc Forster on the set of Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER.


(Left to right.) Director, Marc Forster and star Gerard Butler on the set of Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER.


(Left to right.) The real Sam Childers and Gerard Butler who plays “Sam Childers” the savior of kidnapped children and the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER


Michelle Monaghan stars as the wife of Sam Childers in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER


(Left to right.).Michelle Monaghan and Gerard Butler star as husband and wife in the inspirational true story of Sam Childers. A former drug-dealing criminal Sam (Butler) makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER.


(Left to right.) Souleymane Sy Savane “Deng” and Gerard Butler “Sam” save kidnapped children in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Relativity Media’s release MACHINE GUN PREACHER

Photos:  Ilze Kitshoff, Kevin Evans and Phil Bray © 2011 MGP Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Principal Photography Begins on Relativity Media’s 21 AND OVER

Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Skylar Astin, Sarah Wright
star in Comedy

(Beverly Hills, Calif.) August 22, 2011- Principal photography begins today on the comedy 21 AND OVER, starring the rising cast, Miles Teller (Footloose), Justin Chon (The Twilight Saga), Skylar Astin (Taking Woodstock) and Sarah Wright (The House Bunny). Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, writers of The Hangover and The Change Up, will direct from their screenplay.

21 AND OVER is produced by Mandeville Films’ David Hoberman (The Fighter) and Todd Lieberman (The Fighter), in association with Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Produced (Limitless). Relativity Media will release the hilarious comedy in which two childhood friends drag their straight-arrow buddy out to celebrate his twenty-first birthday the night before an all-important medical school interview. But when one beer leads to another, the evening spirals into a wild epic misadventure of debauchery and mayhem that none of them will ever forget.

Rounding out the cast are François Chau (Rescue Dawn), Jonathan Keltz (Entourage), Daniel Booko (A Warrior’s Heart) and Dustin Ybarra (Hop).

“Scott and I couldn’t be more excited about directing our first movie, and are grateful to Relativity for giving us this amazing opportunity. If the movie isn’t awesome, it’s Scott’s fault,” said Lucas on behalf of both directors.

Collaborating with Lucas and Moore behind the scenes is a creative team including: director of photography Terry Stacey (Dear John), production designer Jerry Fleming (Crank), editor John Refoua (Avatar), casting director Nancy Nayor (Road Trip) and costume designer Christine Wada (Bridesmaids). The 29-day shoot will take place in Seattle, Washington.

Looking ahead, Relativity will release David Ellis’ Shark Night 3D on September 2, 2011, followed by Marc Forster’s Machine Gun Preacher on September 23, 2011, then the highly-anticipated Immortals on November 11, 2011, starring Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans and Kellan Lutz with John Hurt and Mickey Rourke. The studio is in production on its Untitled Snow White Project (in theatres March 16, 2012), starring Oscar®-winner Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Nathan Lane, and Sean Bean. Relativity’s expansive 2012 slate also includes its Haywire (in theatres January 20, 2012), Act of Valor (in theatres February 17, 2012), The Raven (in theatres March 9, 2012), Untitled Farrelly/Wessler Project (in theatres April 13, 2012), House at the End of the Street (in theatres April 20, 2012), Safe Haven (in theatres June 1, 2012) and Hunter Killer (in theatres December 21, 2012).

New SHARK NIGHT 3D Photos

Check out the new images from SHARK NIGHT 3D where a summer weekend turns into a blood-soaked nightmare for a group of college students hunted by blood-thirsty underwater predators…AND IN A LAKE!!

Click HERE to see the shark bait photos Relativity Media released in July at Comic Con. Look for the film in theaters September 2nd.

Arriving by boat at her family’s Louisiana lake island cabin, Sara (Sara Paxton) and her friends quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of fun in the sun. But when star football player Malik (Sinqua Walls) stumbles from the saltwater lake with his arm torn off, the party mood suddenly darkens. Nick (Dustin Milligan), a shy pre-med student, finds himself taking charge – administering first aid and informing Sara they dont have a minute to spare to get Malik to a hospital on the other side of the lake.

Setting out in a tiny speedboat, the college friends quickly discover the lake has been stocked with hundreds of massive, flesh-eating sharks. When the boat malfunctions in mid-trip, marooning them without medical care or a way to call for help, they are shocked to find that it has been deliberately sabotaged. As they face one gruesome attack after another, it becomes frighteningly clear that someone is engineering a deadly plot aimed at killing them all. With their options for rescue dwindling, Sara and the others struggle to fend off the sharks, get help and stay alive long enough to reach the safety of dry land.

A sexy summer weekend turns into a blood-soaked nightmare for a group of college students trapped on an island surrounded by voracious underwater predators in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl© 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Dustin Milligan stars in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Christine Quinn stars in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Sinqua Walls stars in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Joel David Moore, Sinqua Walls and Dustin Milligan star in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Dustin Milligan and Chris Carmack star in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

(Left to right) Christine Quinn with Director Ryan Fitzgerald (3rd from left.) on the set of Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

(Left to right) Chris Carmack with Director; Ryan Fitzgerald on the set of Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Sara Paxton stars in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Sara Paxton and Dustin Milligan star in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Sara Paxton , Alyssa Diaz, Sinqua Walls, Joshua Leonard and Chris Carmack star in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Sara Paxton and Dustin Milligan star in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Sara Paxton and Katharine McPhee star in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

(Left to right.) Katharine McPhee, Dustin Milligan, Chris Zylka, Sinqua Walls, Sara Paxton, and Joel David Moore star in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Chris Zylka and Joel David Moore star in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Donal Logue stars in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Dustin Milligan stars in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Courtesy of Relativity Media LLC.  ©2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Dustin Milligan stars in Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Cinematographer Gary Capo, Sara Paxton, Director David Ellis and crew on the set of Relativity Media’s upcoming release SHARK NIGHT 3D. Photo Credit: Steve Dietl © 2011 Incentive Film Productions, LLC

Shark Night 3-D stars Sara Paxton (Superhero Movie, Last House on the Left), Dustin Milligan (“90210,” Slither), Chris Carmack (“The O.C.”), Joel David Moore (Avatar) and Katharine McPhee (The House Bunny). The film is directed by David R. Ellis (Snakes on a Plane, Final Destination 2) from a script by Will Hayes and Jesse Studenberg. Producers are Chris Briggs (Hostel, Poseidon) and Lynette Howell (Blue Valentine, Half Nelson). Co-Producer is Tawny Ellis Lehman (The Final Destination, Snakes on a Plane). Associate Producer is Crystal Powell (Blue Valentine, Terri). Director of Photography is Gary Capo (The Incredible Hulk, Charlie St. Cloud). Editor is Dennis Virkler (The Wolfman). Production Designer is Jaymes Hinkle (Snakes on a Plane, Cellular). Executive Producer is Douglas Curtis (Shoot’em Up, Freddy vs. Jason).

Watch Gerard Butler And Michelle Monaghan In Marc Forster’s MACHINE GUN PREACHER Trailer

Here’s your first look at Gerard Butler in the trailer for Relativity Media’s MACHINE GUN PREACHER. The film will have it’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Machine Gun Preacher is based on the true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who finds faith leading him on a path to East Africa. Shocked by the mayhem in Sudan, Childers becomes a crusader for hundreds of refugee children. Inspired to create a safe haven for the multitudes fleeing enslavement by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army, he restores peace to their lives and eventually his own.

Directed and produced by DGA and Golden Globe®-nominee Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster’s Ball) and written by Jason Keller (Relativity’s Untitled Snow White Project), the film will release in Los Angeles and New York on September 23, 2011 and expand to other markets in the weeks to follow. Lionsgate has international distribution rights, working in partnership with Relativity who has North American rights to theatrically market and distribute the film.

MACHINE GUN PREACHER also showcases powerful performances by an ensemble cast, including Michelle Monaghan (Due Date), Kathy Baker (Cold Mountain), Oscar®-nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road), Madeline Carroll (The Spy Next Door) and breakout actor Souleymane Sy Savane (Goodbye Solo).

Relativity Media Teams With SAIF Partners And IDG China Media To Build A Global Content & Distribution Company

Deal Announced on Heels of Strategic Partnership with Huaxia Film Distribution Company
SAIF Partners and IDG China Media Bring Relativity Media in as Partner of SkyLand Film and Television Cultural Development Ltd. (“SkyLand”), which Will Serve as the Platform for Their Future China Film Endeavors

 

PRESS RELEASE:

(Beijing, China) August 14, 2011 – SAIF Partners, a leading Asian Private Equity Firm, and IDG China Media, a China-focused investment arm of Boston-headquartered International Data Group (IDG), and Relativity Media announced today that they have formed a partnership to develop, produce, distribute and acquire Chinese material that also possesses worldwide appeal.

Relativity will distribute all of its future films in China, including Immortals, Act of Valor, and Relativity’s Untitled Snow White Project through SkyLand. SkyLand is a fully-funded, vertically-integrated film and multimedia production, distribution and financing company, which was jointly owned and controlled by SAIF Partners and IDG China Media, and now is also owned by Relativity. SkyLand is also partnered with a China-based RMB fund to co-invest in local film and television content and production, which is the equivalent of $100 million US dollars. The parties are already working on numerous projects which will bring well-known Chinese folklore and content to the big screen and to audiences worldwide.

SkyLand functioned as SAIF Partners and IDG China Media’s entertainment arm, and most-recently co-produced Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, inspired by the worldwide best-selling novel by Lisa See, with screenplay penned by Academy Award® winning writer Ron Bass (Amelia) and directed by Wayne Wong (The Joy Luck Club). Backed by two leading investment firms in China and now co-owned by Relativity Media, SkyLand is on track to grow into a competitive production and distribution entity at the forefront of American and Chinese entertainment and media. SkyLand was formed by SAIF and IDG over two years ago and has been very active in and at the forefront of the Chinese film and television business.

“China is the fastest-growing film market in the world, with over 6,000 screens and over $1.5 billion in box office revenue last year, an increase of over 60% last year alone. We’re excited to be entering into this booming market with such great partners in SAIF, IDG and our new strategic partnership with Huaxia. Given the substantial platform created by SAIF and IDG in SkyLand, we believe together we can grow a distribution business in China which brings global product to China, and brings Chinese product to the global market,” said Relativity’s CEO, Ryan Kavanaugh.

Andy Yan, Managing Partner of SAIF and a large investor in SkyLand and Relativity said, “The China entertainment industry has become one of the fastest and most lucrative industries in China today. Until now, there has been a major void in bridging the two worlds of the American and Chinese film industries. After spending significant time learning about Relativity’s business and how they approach the international markets, we couldn’t be more pleased to have entered into what will undoubtedly be a revolutionary shift in the China film business as we know it. Relativity’s business model has revolutionized the film business in the US, and this partnership will do the same for China.” 

Hugo Shong, Founding General Partner of IDG China Media and a co-financier of SkyLand said, “We couldn’t be more excited about creating this revolutionary partnership, and simultaneously entering into a strategic partnership with Huaxia, who has successfully distributed such films as Harry Potter, Transformers, Kung-Fu Panda, Fast Five, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, 2012, Alice in Wonderland, Sherlock Holmes and many others in China.”

ABOUT RELATIVITY MEDIA, LLC

Relativity Media is a next-generation studio engaged in multiple aspects of entertainment, including full-scale film and television production and distribution, the co-financing of major studio film slates, music publishing, sports management and digital media. Additionally, the company makes strategic partnerships with, and investments in, media and entertainment-related companies and assets.

To date, Relativity has committed to, produced and/or financed more than 200 motion pictures. Released films have accumulated more than $16 billion in worldwide box office receipts. Relativity’s recent films include: Cowboys & Aliens, Bridesmaids, Hop, Limitless, Battle: Los Angeles, Season of The Witch, Little Fockers, The Fighter, The Social Network, Salt, Despicable Me, Grown Ups, Dear John, It’s Complicated, Couples Retreat and Zombieland. Upcoming films for Relativity include: Shark Night 3D, Machine Gun Preacher, Immortals, and Anonymous. Thirty-seven of the company’s films have opened to No. 1 at the box office. Relativity films have earned 60 Oscar® nominations, including nods for The Fighter, The Social Network, The Wolfman, Nine, A Serious Man, Frost/Nixon, Atonement, American Gangster and 3:10 to Yuma. Fifty-eight of Relativity’s films have each generated more than $100 million in worldwide box-office receipts.

Relativity also owns and operates Rogue Pictures, a company that specializes in films targeted to the 13-25 year old audience, and RogueLife, Relativity’s digital studio which is developing original content for the Web and creating sustainable online platforms and communities. RelativityREAL, Relativity’s television arm, has 67 projects in production, including 17 original series that are currently airing or will air in the upcoming television season including Police Women for TLC, Coming Home for Lifetime and The Great Food Truck Race for Food Network.

About SAIF Partners 

SAIF Partners is a leading Asian private equity firm, with dedicated local offices in China and India. SAIF currently manages over US$3.5 billion.

SAIF makes privately negotiated equity or equity-linked investments across several growth sectors such as consumer products & services, technology, media, telecom, financial services, healthcare, travel and tourism, and manufacturing. SAIF focuses its efforts primarily on China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) and India.

With a team of investment professionals located in Hong Kong, China (Beijing, Shanghai, Changzhou, Harbin) and India (Delhi), SAIF is an active lead investor working closely with our portfolio companies to develop their business both organically and through acquisitions, seeking synergistic cooperation among them, as well as enhancing shareholder value via promotion of good corporate governance and best management practices. 

SAIF’s success is based on deep relationships built by its senior investment professionals and its Strategic Partners with entrepreneurs, business leaders and government authorities in the region. Almost all of SAIF’s senior investment professionals have lived and worked for substantial portions of their careers in the region. In addition, they have experience in initiating investment opportunities, structuring and negotiating acquisitions, and working actively with portfolio company management teams to maximize investment returns. SAIF has formed a cohesive pan-regional team of investment professionals who possess an ideal combination of private equity experience, international business exposure and local economy grounding.

SAIF’s relationship with its entrepreneurs is built on a shared commitment to excellence. To that end, we are actively involved in our portfolio companies, whether it is recruiting members of a management team, making business development introductions, negotiating deals, finding strategic partners, generating sales leads, or developing new product or business ideas. Our partnership works as a team, bringing on board an array of skill sets, experience and connections. We pride ourselves for the excellent relationships that we have established with our portfolio companies.

About IDG China Media

IDG China Media is an investment arm of Boston-based International Data Group (IDG), the world leading IT publishing, market research, tradeshow and conference company with a total revenue of US$3.16 billion in 2010.

IDG is the first American technology information service company entering the Chinese market. Since the founding of Computerworld weekly, a Sino-US joint venture, in 1980, IDG has over 30 magazines and newspapers in the fields of computer technologies, electronics and telecommunications by means of joint venture or cooperative publishing in China. Annually, it holds over 18 expositions on computer, electronics and telecommunications in China and 60 conferences for overseas major producers in technology and consumer industries. International Data Corporation (IDC), a wholly-owned division of IDG, which is engaged in IT market research and forecast, has its R&D centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

In 1998, IDG established a joint-venture partnership with The Hearst Corporation, the largest consumer magazine publishing company in the US. The IDG-Hearst partnership successfully launched Cosmopolitan China, Harpers’ Bazaar China and Good Housekeeping China with Trends Media Group, along with similar titles such as National Geographic China, and National Geographic Traveler China of National Geographic Society, Modern Bride of Conde Nast, Men’s Health China of Rodale, and FHM China of EMAP in UK.

IDG launched its venture capital business in China in 1993 with a US$20 million fund, the first US venture capital ever to be formed in the country, which was to become the leading investment firm in China with US$3.8 billion under management as of today. Its investments focus on leading companies in technology, new media and telecommunications (TMT), consumer goods and services, medical and pharmaceutical, culture and tourism, new energy and environmental materials sectors. It has invested in over 200 outstanding diverse companies, including Sohu, Baidu, Ctrip, Soufun, Tencent, Kingdee, Dangdang, Wu-Mart, Home Inn and Hanting Hotels.

Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE Trailer Packs A Punch

It pains me to say this, but watch Michael Fassbender get the crap kicked out of him in this trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE. Mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Gina Carano (American Gladiators) makes her feature film debut, starring and performing her own high-adrenaline stunts.

At Friday’s Haywire Comic Con panel, Soderbergh said he discovered Carano when he saw her fight on TV for the 1st time and wondered why no one built a movie around her. There wasn’t even a story in mind when the two first met. Soderbergh said, “I felt it would be fun to watch it be created around her.”

In HAYWIRE, an electrifying tale of espionage and betrayal, a female covert ops specialist (Carano), who works in the deadly world of international operatives, strikes back after discovering she’s been double-crossed by someone close to her in the agency. The film is produced by Gregory Jacobs (Ocean’s Trilogy) and written by Lem Dobbs (The Limey).

The film’s cast also includes Channing Tatum (GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra), Ewan McGregor (The Ghost Writer), Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class), Antonio Banderas (Desperado), Bill Paxton (Titanic), Michael Douglas (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps) and Michael Angarano (Almost Famous). HAYWIRE will be in theatres January 20, 2012.

Visit the film’s official site: http://www.haywiremovie.com/

“Like” the movie on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/haywiremovie and follow them on Twitter: http://twitter.com//haywirefilm.

Check Out This New Image Of Lily Collins In Relativity Media’s UNTITLED SNOW WHITE PROJECT


Lily Collins is Snow White as photographed in Montreal, Quebec by Matthew Rolston.

Lily Collins looks absolutely lovely in this first look at Relativity Media’s UNTITLED SNOW WHITE PROJECT.

In the reimagining of the classic fairy tale, an evil queen steals control of a kingdom, and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright in a spirited adventure comedy filled with jealousy, romance, and betrayal that will capture the imagination of audiences the world over.

Sean Bean plays the King, Oscar®-winner Julia Roberts plays the Queen, Lily Collins (The Blind Side) plays Snow White, Armie Hammer (The Social Network) plays Prince Andrew Alcott, Robert Emms (Anonymous) plays Prince Alcott’s valet, Renbock, and Nathan Lane (The Lion King, The Birdcage) plays the Queen’s hapless and bungling servant, Brighton. The Seven Dwarfs are being played by Mark Povinelli (Water for Elephants), Jordan Prentice (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), Danny Woodburn (Watchmen), Sebastian Saraceno (Bedtime Stories), Ronald Lee Clark (Epic Movie), Martin Klebba (Pirates of the Caribbean series) and Joey Gnoffo (The Benchwarmers). The studio has also cast Mare Winningham (Brothers) as Baker Margaret and Michael Lerner (Elf) as Baron.

The film’s producers are Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter), Bernie Goldmann (300) and Brett Ratner (Rush Hour franchise). The script was written by Melisa Wallack (Meet Bill) and Jason Keller (Machine Gun Preacher).

The film started shooting June 20, 2011 on location in Montreal and wraps mid-September. Directed by Tarsem Singh (Immortals, The Cell), the theatrical release date is set for March 16, 2012.

Photo Credit: Matthew Rolston.
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