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EXCLUSIVE: Enderby Entertainment’s Zero Contact, a novel solution to the conundrum of making films during the pandemic, has been acquired in the U.S. by Lionsgate’s Grindstone Entertainment. The film, which features Hopkins playing a tech tycoon communicating by Zoom with characters shot in 17 global locations, will…

EXCLUSIVE: Grindstone Entertainment Group has claimed worldwide rights to Winterstate Entertainment’s musical comedy Summertime Dropouts, ahead of its October 26 virtual premiere benefitting The Boys & Girls Clubs of America, with plans to release it next year. The film centers on three best friends in a pop-punk…

EXCLUSIVE: Mischa Barton has been tapped to lead crime thriller Invitation To A Murder, which is being directed by Stephen Shimek (The Adventure of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend). The project comes from ACE Entertainment, which will launch worldwide sales at the virtual American Film Market next month. Grindstone Entertainme…

EXCLUSIVE: Grindstone Entertainment Group has picked up North American rights to The Gateway, the crime thriller starring Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn, Frank Grillo, Bruce Dern, Taryn Manning, Keith David and Mark Boone Junior. Michele Civetta directs the feature about a social worker who intervenes when a family is led…

Lionsgate’s Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired the North American rights to the Brian A. Metcalf-directed Adverse which will debut in theaters January 23, 2021, followed by a release on media platforms through Lionsgate Home Entertainment Adverse stars Thomas Nicolas as a rideshare driver who discovers his…

Lionsgate’s Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired the North American rights to Cicada 3301. The comedy-thriller marks the feature directorial debut of Alan Ritchson, who co-wrote the script with Joshua Montcalm. Lionsgate Home Entertainment is set to distribute the film digitally across multiple platforms on a…

Building on their 12-year partnership, Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment Group are entering into a new multiyear agreement. Grindstone, led by President and CEO Barry Brooker and principal Stan Wertlieb, has delivered a slate of star-driven features, prime for today’s fast-growing multiplatform streaming space. …

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate home ent genre label Grindstone Entertainment Group has picked up North American rights to completed U.S. action movie Hollow Point, featuring Luke Goss (Hellboy II: The Golden Army). The film follows a professor’s revenge after his family is killed by a Los Angeles gang. Starring are Sri Lankan…

EXCLUSIVE: Grindstone Entertainment Group has struck a deal with Clay Epstein's Film Mode Entertainment for North American rights to Yale Productions' crime-thriller Crypto. Beau Knapp (Seven Seconds), Alexis Bledel (The Handmaid's Tale), Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight), Luke Hemsworth (Westworld), Jeremie Harris (Leg…

Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment Group have picked up North American rights to the dramatic thriller American Exit, written and directed by Ingo Vollkammer and Tim McCann. Based true account, the fictionalized narrative from Cosmopolis Entertainment centers on a dying California man's attempt to make amends for…

EXCLUSIVE: Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired U.S. distribution rights to online dating comedy Casual Encounters. Saturday Night Live's Taran Killam stars as Justin, whose longtime girlfriend leaves him heartbroken and embarrassed after a public breakup. With the help of his somewhat misguided friends…

Lionsgate and its Grindstone Entertainment Group have extended their long-term partnership with Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films for another five movies, several of which will be released through Lionsgate’s recently launched Premiere label. The deal extends the mini-major’s relationship with Emmett/Furla principals Randall…