LEONINE Studios and Lionsgate will extend their successful collaboration as LEONINE Studios has secured all rights to a premium feature film slate for Germany and Austria.
Fred Kogel, CEO of LEONINE Studios, comments on the deal: "We are thrilled to extend our strong partnership with our friends at Lionsgate with this tremendous feature film slate. LEONINE Studios stands for premium content. The JOHN WICK films have redefined the action genre and JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 and the spin-off film BALLERINA will continue this success story. All the films we release in cooperation with Lionsgate are made for the big screen. We’re delighted to be able to offer this excellent new slate of high-profile titles to both audiences and our licensing partners alike."
Helen Lee-Kim, President of International at Lionsgate, added: "Fred and his team at LEONINE have done an amazing job building a world-class content and distribution studio. We are so proud to continue strengthening our partnership with this dynamic, diverse and strong slate of films."
The slate includes Chad Stahleski's iconic action franchise JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 with superstar Keanu Reeves ("John Wick" and "Matrix" franchises) reprising his legendary role, the multilayered franchise spin-off BALLERINA, headed by Hollywood’s new shooting star Ana de Armas (“No Time To Die”, “Knives Out”), the culture-clash comedy ABOUT MY FATHER from popular stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco (“The Irishman”, “Green Book”) starring opposite two-time Academy Award®-winner Robert De Niro (“The Irishman”, “Meet The Parents”), the action thriller SHADOW FORCE with Kerry Washington (“Django Unchained”, “Little Fires Everywhere”), the untitled new comedy from director Adele Lim starring Tony Award and Grammy Award®-nominated actress Ashley Park ("Emily in Paris"), the gamer comedy 1UP with Ruby Rose ("Batwoman", "The Meg", "Pitch Perfect 3"), and the horror-thriller DEAR DAVID, centering on the urban legend that had its origins on the Twitter channel of Adam Ellis, starring Augustus Prew ("The Morning Show") in the lead role.