NEW YORK, May 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Fathom Events,
alongside Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
company, announced today it will return to theaters with a
first-run film this summer with Millennium Media and Rod Lurie's military thriller, THE OUTPOST, a
true story based on Jake Tapper's
best-selling non-fiction book, The Outpost: An Untold Story of
American Valor. This exclusive event is scheduled to begin on
July 2, 2020, on approximately 500
screens, followed by a weeklong limited theatrical run starting
July 3, 2020. Each screening will be
accompanied by a special introduction from select cast members and
exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.
THE OUTPOST follows a tiny unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the
remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three
mountains in Afghanistan, as they
battle to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters
in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known,
was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and
Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the
19-year conflict.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Rod
Lurie (The Contender, The Last Castle) and adapted by
Oscar-nominated screenwriting duo Paul
Tamasy and Eric Johnson
(The Fighter) the film stars Scott
Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones,
Orlando Bloom, Jack Kesy, Taylor John
Smith, Jacob Scipio, and
Milo Gibson. Three troops who fought
at COP Keating appear in the film including Medal of Honor
recipient Ty Carter (whom
Caleb Landry Jones portrays.) The
film was produced by Millennium Media, with producers Paul Merryman, Marc
Frydman, Jeffrey Greenstein,
Jonathan Yunger, Paul Tamasy and Les
Weldon; and executive producers Avi
Lerner, Jake Tapper,
Trevor Short, Eric Johnson, Boaz
Davidson, Robert Van Norden,
John Kalafatis, Joanna Kalafatis, Mark Rhino Smith, and
Tommy Vlahopoulos.
Tickets and a list of participating theater locations will be
available at www.FathomEvents.com.
"As we lead into Independence Day weekend, we are honored to
partner with Screen Media again, with this being the first of many
first-run films on our calendar," said Fathom Events CEO
Ray Nutt. "Screen Media realizes the
value and importance of the theatrical experience as much as we do,
so it's a partnership we look forward to continuing."
"We are thrilled to partner with Fathom Events to bring this
heroic tale to theatrical audiences everywhere," said David Fannon, President of Screen Media.
"Independence Day is the perfect time for the country to come back
to theaters and The Outpost couldn't be a better movie for them to
come and experience on the big screen."
About Fathom Events
Fathom is a recognized leader in the entertainment industry as one
of the top distributors of content to movie theaters in
North America. 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 operates the largest cinema distribution network,
delivering a wide variety of programming and experiences to cinema
audiences in all of the top U.S. markets and to more than 45
countries. For more information, visit www.FathomEvents.com.
About Screen Media Ventures, LLC
Screen Media
Ventures, LLC, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment 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
About Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. operates streaming
video-on-demand networks (VOD). The company owns a majority stake
in Crackle Plus, a company formed with Sony Pictures Television,
which owns and operates a variety of ad-supported and
subscription-based VOD networks including Crackle, Popcornflix,
Popcornflix Kids, Truli, Pivotshare, Españolflix and FrightPix. The
company also acquires and distributes video content through its
Screen Media subsidiary and produces original long and
short-form content through Landmark Studio Group, its Chicken
Soup for the Soul Originals division and APlus.com. Chicken
Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken Soup for
the Soul, LLC, which publishes the famous book series and produces
super-premium pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand
name.
About Millennium Media, Inc.
Millennium Media. Inc. is a part of one of the longest-running
independent film companies in the history of Hollywood, with 28 years and more than 325
movies to its credit. The company now finances, produces, and sells
worldwide five to eight star-driven films per year, with budgets
between $20 and $80 million.
Millennium is best known for The
Expendables franchise ($800M), Olympus Has
Fallen and London Has Fallen ($375M), The Hitman's Bodyguard ($175M), and Mechanic:
Resurrection ($125M). Recent
box-office hits include Angel Has
Fallen ($186M) and Rambo: Last Blood
($95M).
Please visit: http://millennium-media.net/
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