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EXCLUSIVE: Under CEO Vince Totino and President/COO Scott Hemming, Revolution Studios is five years into a strategy of building through derivative sequels, spinoffs and remakes, while continuing to focus on the distribution of its extensive existing library. At the same time, Revolution has turned away from risky…

TV Azteca and Keshet International are joining forces in a deal to co-develop and produce an original Spanish-language super series to air on TV Azteca. It will be developed under the KI banner and co-produced with TV Azteca in-house. The plan is to launch the 60-episode series next year. KI is handling global sales…

In a deal that brings new life to one of Hollywood's better-known brands, Revolution Studios—founded by Joe Roth as a mini-major film and television producer in 2000–was purchased Wednesday by Content Partners and its CP Enterprises affiliate from the Fortress Investment Group, which has owned it since 2014. Terms…

EXCLUSIVE: Revolution Studios is teaming with veteran producers Andy Fickman, Dean Stolber and Todd Garner to mount a Broadway musical version of hit 2004 romantic comedy, 13 Going On 30. Fickman will direct the show whose book will be penned by the film’s screenwriters Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa. Music and lyrics…

Paramount in February signed on to distribute xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, the revival of the Revolution Studios franchise Vin Diesel rejoins after sitting out the second pic (back in 2005) in favor of Ice Cube. Sony released the first two movies. DJ Caruso is helming this one. F. Scott Frazier revised Chad St…

Revolution Studios has completed a five-picture acquisition from Dallas-based Tango Films, nabbing worldwide rights to GK Films-produced Hugo, The Tourist, Edge of Darkness, The Rum Diary and The Young Victoria. The deal follows Revolution's acquisition late last year of the eight-title Cold Spring Pictures catalog…

Revolution Studios is reaching out to Latino digital video viewers with a two-pronged deal it unveiled this morning. It made an unspecified seven-figure investment for an undisclosed stake in Spanish language digital services company Latin Everywhere. Revolution also agreed to license Spanish-dubbed versions of its…

Revolution Studios today announced its purchase of the Cold Spring Pictures motion picture library, which is comprised of eight films produced by the studio from 2007 to 2012, including the 2009 multiple-Oscar-nominee and Golden Globe winner, Up in the Air. Currently, the Revolution library, which is overseen by CEO…

EXCLUSIVE: Revolution Studios has entered into a multi-project agreement with Universal 1440 Entertainment, the production arm of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, to create new, non-theatrical productions based on properties in Revolution's film library. Although no project has been pegged, some of the titles in…

Revolution Studios today announced its purchase — considered a passive investment — of a 50% ownership stake in the 2011 film The Ides of March. The remaining 50% share of the film continues to be held by production company Exclusive Media Group. The film grossed over $75M worldwide and was nominated for an Oscar for…

EXCLUSIVE: Heading into MIPCOM, Revolution Studios has arranged for Miramax to manage global television and digital distribution licensing for all film titles in its library. That includes the Morgan Creek international film library that the reconstituted Revolution recently acquired. This extends an a relationship…

Morgan Creek International’s film library holds 64 titles including Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves and the Ace Ventura and Major League franchises. The acquisition announced today means Revolution now has 114 movies and 240 TV episodes in its library to exploit, and the deal is the first major acquisition completed…