Cineverse has prolonged its present take care of Davis Panzer Productions, securing digital rights to 9 titles together with the unique Highlander film.
Starring Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert, the 1986 action-adventure fantasy movie grossed simply $5.9 million however grew to become a preferred title in dwelling video and pay-TV home windows, spawning a number of sequels. Its tagline, “There may be just one!” grew to become a bit of pop-culture lore. A Highlander TV collection ran for six seasons within the Nineteen Nineties and likewise yielded a by-product collection.
The multi-year, multi-territory settlement offers Cineverse streaming rights for its namesake service and Midnight Pulp in addition to distribution by way of different digital platforms and streaming retailers. A reboot of the function movie and franchise is at present in improvement at Lionsgate. Chad Stahelski of John Wick fame is ready to direct and Man of Metal–The Witcher star Henry Cavill will play the lead function of Connor MacLeod.
Cineverse, previously generally known as Cinedigm, operates a variety of fan- and genre-oriented providers throughout free and subscription streaming, amongst them Screambox and Fandor, in addition to a high podcast community. The corporate scored an enormous theatrical hit final fall with Terrifier 3 and it’s prepping for the Labor Day weekend launch of a brand new model of The Poisonous Avenger starring Peter Dinklage.
The Cineverse catalog now consists of the unique Highlander movie, all six seasons of Highlander: The Sequence, and spin-off Highlander: The Raven. It additionally has a number of different movies produced by Davis-Panzer, amongst them Cat Chaser, O’Hara’s Spouse, The Osterman Weekend, St. Helens, and Metal.
“We’re thrilled to proceed our partnership with Davis-Panzer Productions and re-imagine new methods to ship such a helpful IP to its followers,” mentioned Cineverse Chief Content material Officer Yolanda Macias. “On the daybreak of the extremely anticipated new Highlander function movie at present within the works, the favored franchise will now be capable to attain new streaming audiences.”
Priscilla Panzer and Katia Vitale Davis, the homeowners and executives answerable for Davis Panzer Productions famous the method of the unique movie’s fortieth anniversary in addition to the forthcoming reboot. “This collaboration permits our beloved tales to achieve devoted followers and new generations whereas honoring the reminiscence of Peter Davis and Invoice Panzer, whose visionary work continues to encourage and form the way forward for our firm,” they mentioned in a joint assertion.
