DENVER, Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring, Fathom
Events, Paramount Pictures and Screen Media present limited
theatrical screenings in March and April of two films to
commemorate Scotland's fight for
independence in the 13th century: Paramount's award-winning epic
Braveheart and Screen Media's U.S. premiere of the
new feature film Robert the Bruce.
Tickets for Braveheart are available
now, while tickets for Robert the Bruce will be
available on February 28. Advance
tickets for both films can be purchased at
www.FathomEvents.com or participating theater box offices.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Braveheart won five
Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, and will screen on
March 22 and 23. Robert the
Bruce will make its U.S. premiere in a one-day-only
presentation on April 16. In addition to these special
screenings, Braveheart will be available in a Limited
Edition 25th anniversary 4K Ultra HD Steelbook beginning May 5 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
A richly detailed saga of power, passion and the fight for
freedom, Braveheart stars Mel
Gibson (who also took home the Oscar® for
Best Director) as William Wallace, a
bold Scotsman who rallies his countrymen to liberation from
oppressive English rule. Fathom Events' special anniversary
presentations of Braveheart will also feature a sneak peek
at the highly anticipated Robert the Bruce. The new film
picks up the historical timeline when its title character, now the
King of Scotland, retreats from
the battlefield and is cared for by peasants who inspire him to
rise again. Scottish actor Angus
Macfadyen portrays Robert the Bruce in both films.
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company,
also announced its acquisition of all U.S. rights to Robert the
Bruce, an inspiring story of the courage of ordinary
Scots. When their King is injured and hiding from the English army
that controls their lands, a widow and her family nurse him back to
health, risking their lives for the life of their King and their
hope for a free Scotland. Defying their clan, which has
pledged itself to England, and
inspiring him to fight again, they join The Bruce as he sets out to
win the long-sought independence of their beloved country.
"The long journey from dream to screen is finally over and I
like our timing. Not only are we coinciding with the 700th
anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, when The Bruce declared
Scotland a free land, we are also
coinciding with the 25th anniversary of Braveheart," said
Angus Macfadyen.
Written by Eric Belgau and
Angus Macfadyen, Robert
The Bruce is directed by Richard
Gray and also stars Jared
Harris, Anna Hutchison,
Patrick Fugit, Zach McGowan, Emma
Kenney, Melora Walters,
Mhairi Calvey, Kevin McNally, Shane
Coffey, and Talitha and
Gabriel Bateman. The film was produced by Gray,
Hutchinson, Macfadyen and Nick
Farnell with Executive Producers Carter Boehm, Sharon
Cox and Mike
Gillespie.
For artwork/photos related to either screening, visit the Fathom
Events press site.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the leading event
cinema distributor with theater locations in all top 100 DMAs®
(Designated Market Areas) and ranks as one of the largest overall
theater content distributors. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc.
(NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK); and Regal
Cinemas, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L), Fathom
Events offers a variety of unique entertainment events in movie
theaters such as live performances of the Metropolitan Opera, top
Broadway stage productions, major sporting events, epic concerts,
the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series, inspirational events
and popular anime franchises. Fathom Events takes audiences behind
the scenes for unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage
footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate
VIP experience. Fathom Events' live Digital Broadcast Network
("DBN") is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded
events to 1,100 locations and 1,916 screens in 184 DMAs. The
company also provides corporations a compelling national footprint
for hosting employee meetings, customer rewards events and new
product launches. For more information, visit
www.FathomEvents.com.
About Screen Media Ventures, LLC
Screen Media
Ventures, LLC, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq:
CSSE) company, acquires the rights to high quality, independent
television series and feature films for the US and Canada. Screen Media Ventures acquires
worldwide rights for distribution through theatrical, home video,
pay-per-view, free, cable and pay television, video-on-demand, and
new digital media platforms. The company acquires AVOD rights for
third party networks and is the main supplier of content for
Crackle Plus and other Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
properties. With a library of over 1,500 television series and
motion pictures, Screen Media Ventures is one of the largest
independent suppliers of high-quality tv series and motion pictures
to U.S. and international broadcast markets, cable networks, home
video outlets and new media venues. For more information, visit:
www.screenmedia.net
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