New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Amazon Prime Video has secured domestic SVOD rights to The Recall, the sci-fi thriller from Minds Eye Entertainment starring
Wesley Snipes. The Recall is now available in the US on Amazon Prime Video. The Recall is also available for rent on Redbox, America's leading destination for affordable, new release movie and video game rentals. Redbox has more than 43,000 kiosks nationwide, with more new kiosk installations planned in 2018.
"We are thrilled with the distribution deals we have secured with Amazon and Redbox," said
Kevin DeWalt, CEO and Producer at Minds Eye Entertainment. "While our theatrical distribution was geared toward VR enthusiasts and early technology adopters, our deals with both partners will now allow us to deliver this unique film to the masses."
Directed by Mauro Borelli, The Recall stars
Wesley Snipes and Breaking Bad's R.J. Mitte and centers on a group of friends vacationing at a remote cabin lake house. When aliens attack Earth, the friends are forced to rely on an eccentric and mysterious hunter (Wesley Snipes) with special knowledge of the attack.
The Recall premiered in June 2017 with a 2 week exclusive in Barco Escape's panoramic, multi-screen theaters across North America. The film broke new ground for immersive cinema experiences as the first movie shot natively for Barco Escape to release in theaters. Portions of the film were also shot in Virtual Reality to create Abduction, a 12-minute Virtual Reality short featuring Snipes that brings audiences into an alien invasion through the eyes of co-star R.J. Mitte's character. Following the VR release and a two-week exclusive theatrical window in Barco Escape, The Recall opened in select 2D theaters.
Minds Eye Entertainment produced The Recall in association with Bridgegate
Pictures Corp, VMI Worldwide and Invico Capital Corporation. Freestyle Releasing is handling North American distribution and VMI Worldwide is distributing internationally. For more information about The Recall please visit https://therecallmovie.com/
Feature film production on The Recall was shot in multiple formats including Barco Escape and made possible through the Creative Saskatchewan Screen-Based Media Production Grant Program, with the participation of the Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit and Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: EST and Streaming (Amazon), DVD (Redbox)
Running Time: 90 mins
Rating: R
Genre: Sci Fi & Fantasy, Action
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Audio: 5.1
Language: English
Shooting in Barco Escape: Interviews with
Wesley Snipes, R.J. Mitte and filmmakers about Barco Escape technology
The Set and Locations of The Recall: Highlights the striking beauty of British Columbia with Production Designer Kathy McCoy, Producer
Kevin Dewalt and star R.J. Mitte
The Recall Story:
Industry Illustrator and
Director Mauro Borrelli's vision for the science fiction story and how it came to life
Make-Up FX: A behind-the-scenes look at
Director Mauro Borrelli's vision and illustrations and Makeup FX Supervisor Emersen Ziffle's stunning execution
Virtual Reality (VR): The building blocks and process of telling stories in a first person active experience, rather than a passive 2D format
About Minds Eye Entertainment:
Established in 1986, Minds Eye Entertainment is one of Canada's most prolific independent production and distribution companies, internationally recognized for its commitment to distinctive film and television product and expertise in navigating international co-production and financing. Recent credits include: THE TALL MAN (Jessica Biel), FACES IN THE CROWD (Milla Jovovich), LULLABY FOR PI (Rupert Friend,
Clemence Poesy, Forest Whitaker) and FORSAKEN (Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Brian Cox and Demi Moore). For more information about Minds Eye Entertainment, please visit https://www.mindseyepictures.com
About VMI Worldwide:
VMI Worldwide is an international sales, film finance and production company based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2010 by Andre Relis, Some of VMI Worldwide's past titles include HELLION starring
Aaron Paul and
Juliette Lewis, WICKED BLOOD, starring Abigail Breslin and Sean Bean, GALLOWWALKERS with
Wesley Snipes, and WHY STOP NOW starring
Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan. VMI Worldwide has cultivated an extensive network of long-term, direct relationships with the top networks, distributors and releasing companies around the globe. In the past 3 years, VMI has moved heavily into in- house production on titles including WAR PIGS starring Dolph Lundgren and THE PERFECT WEAPON starring Steven Seagal. For more information about VMI Worldwide, please visit https://www.vmiworldwide.com/
About Bridgegate
Pictures Corp:
Bridgegate
Pictures Corp operates as an integrated film company out of Corona, California. The company engages in the development, financing and production of media products including feature films for worldwide distribution in the theatrical, broadcast and digital markets. Bridgegate specializes in commercial driven independent films that are star driven and have worldwide appeal. For more information about Bridgegate
Pictures Corp, please visit https://bridgegatepictures.com/
About Invico Capital Corporation:
Founded in 2005, Invico Capital Corporation is a Calgary, Alberta based independent alternative investment fund management firm with approximately $200 million of private capital under management. Invico provides alternative capital solutions, including both equity and debt to assist high quality companies and management teams in making strategic acquisitions, financing capital expenditures and/or growth programs and supporting working capital requirements.
About Freestyle Releasing/Freestyle
Digital Media:
Freestyle Releasing is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios. A full- service, theatrical motion picture distribution company, Freestyle Releasing specializes in representing independent companies, major studios, and mini-major studios for the purpose of exhibiting their films as first-class theatrical releases. The co-founder and principal of Freestyle Releasing, Mark Borde, is a highly-regarded and experienced motion picture veteran with decades of respected work in the industry. The digital distribution unit of Freestyle, Freestyle
Digital Media, supplies quality commercial film and TV content directly to all US VOD/SVOD rental DVD/Kiosks and theaters using the latest cloud-based technologies to automate digital workflow. Freestyle
Digital Media provides our content audience a positive digital viewing experience on every device everywhere. For more information, visit: https://www.freestylereleasing.com, https://www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv
About Redbox:
With more than 5 billion rentals to date, Redbox is America's leading destination for affordable new-release movie and video game rentals. Redbox offers DVD, Blu-ray Disc® and video-game rentals through the nation's largest network of more than 40,000 conveniently located, self-service entertainment kiosks. For more information, visit https://www.redbox.com.
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