Leonine Studios CEO Fred Kogel comments the deal: "We’re delighted that we can now complement our long-standing production partnership with Sky Deutschland, which includes among others, Sky Originals such as The Ibiza Affair and Pagan Peak from our production division, with an extensive premium line-up of top German and international feature films."
Devesh Raj, CEO Sky Deutschland, adds: “We are thrilled to continue our successful cooperation with Leonine Studios. This multi-year licensing partnership will include an impressive line-up of top feature films. It is an important step for Sky and allows us to bring even more fantastic content to our customers”.
The multi-year license agreement includes among others Simon Kinberg’s The 355, Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall, Guy Ritchie’s Operation Fortune, Reid Carolin’s and Channing Tatum’s DOG, Jennifer Lopez starrer Shotgun Wedding as well as two upcoming German films: The Leonine Studios’ co-production The School Of Magical Animals 2, the sequel to Germany’s most successful theatrical release 2021 with more than 1.5 million admissions, and the upcoming comedy JGA, the second film by award winning director Alireza Golafshan (The Goldfish) from Leonine Studios’ production banner Wiedemann & Berg Film, the producers of Germany’s No. 1 hits Nightfall and Welcome to Germany.