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Omar Miller (HBO’s Ballers) is set to join Jack Huston and Emilia Clarke in Phillip Noyce's Above Suspicion, a thriller that has been adapted from the book by New York Times columnist Joe Sharkey. Miller will portray Denver Rhodes, a hard-working criminal who tips off the FBI over a sour deal. Chris Gerolmo adapted…

Rooster Teeth and Tugg, the same Austin-based companies who paired on the release of Lazer Team in a cinema-on-demand model, are going try their hand next at giving the same kind of theatrical treatment to Rooster Teeth’s anime series RWBY. This time, they will do three releases, both here and abroad, and roll out the…

TUGG and Be Here Now Productions have released for trailer for Be Here Now (The Andy Whitfield Story) ahead of the film’s April bow. Be Here Now shares the moving story of Andy Whitfield, who rose to fame as the star of Starz series Spartacus. Shortly after finding huge success as an actor, Andy was diagnosed with…

EXCLUSIVE: There were little print and marketing costs prior to launching the action comedy Lazer Team and minimal publicity expenses. Instead, the film collected a record-breaking $2.4M for its production budget from Indiegogo, then pre-sold tickets through Austin-based crowdsourcing company Tugg to the tune of…

After collecting a record-breaking $2.4M on Indiegogo two years ago to become one of the top crowd-sourcing funds ever in film for its live-action, sci-fi movie Lazer Team, the Austin-based Rooster Teeth can now tout that the film has sold $1M in pre-sales for a theatrical release. And, no, that’s not a typo. It’s…

Theatrical exhibition company Tugg Inc., the movie marketer that allows fans and creators to choose the films that play in theaters, has partnered with Elizabeth Koch’s New Balloon cross-platform media venture on an initiative to help market and distribute culturally significant films, big and small. Their new…

Theatrical-exhibition marketer Tugg Inc. said it has closed its Series A funding in a round led by production and distribution company Broad Green Pictures. The additional money will allow Tugg to expand its sales force and development efforts as part of a multi-year product plan. The company did not disclose the…

Director Andrew Disney and Red Productions are using Tugg to distribute their movie Searching For Sonny. Specifically, Tugg is a combination crowd source and social media new way of releasing movies. Here’s how Tugg works: people sign up and request the movie at a participating location at a specific time — then…

Web platform Tugg is teaming up with a group of exhibition powerhouses for a plan designed to give consumers a programming role in their local theater. Chains Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, AMC Theatres, Bow Tie Cinemas, Cinemark Theatres, Goodrich Quality Cinemas, Rave Cinemas and Regal Cinemas have signed on with Tugg for…