Exclusive: Antoine Fuqua’s Apple thriller Emancipation has rounded out its cast, with Steven Ogg, Grant Harvey, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Jayson Warner Smith, Jabbar Lewis, Michael Luwoye and Aaron Moten signing on.
The actors join an ensemble led by Will Smith, which also features Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor and Mustafa Shakir, as previously announced.
The Apple Original Film currently in production in New Orleans tells the story of Peter (Smith), a man who escapes from slavery—relying on his wits, unwavering faith and deep love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom. The film is inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter,...
The actors join an ensemble led by Will Smith, which also features Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor and Mustafa Shakir, as previously announced.
The Apple Original Film currently in production in New Orleans tells the story of Peter (Smith), a man who escapes from slavery—relying on his wits, unwavering faith and deep love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom. The film is inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter,...
- 11/11/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
As previously rumored, Walmart has gone forward with its sale of video rental and streaming service Vudu to NBCUniversal-owned movie ticket vendor Fandango.
The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Fandango will harness Vudu to bolster its own four-year-old digital rental service, FandangoNow. FandangoNow, like Vudu, doesn’t charge users a monthly subscription fee -- like competitors Netflix and Amazon Prime Video -- but instead enables users to make rentals or purchases on a per-title basis. In addition to its library of 100,000 titles to buy and rent, Vudu does offer a number of titles for free. FandangoNow, for its part, reportedly counts 60 million monthly visitors and a catalog of 100,000 films and series.
Walmart opted to sell Vudu -- which is available on 100 million set-top devices and has seen 14 million app installs -- after deciding not to push aggressively into the streaming business,...
The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Fandango will harness Vudu to bolster its own four-year-old digital rental service, FandangoNow. FandangoNow, like Vudu, doesn’t charge users a monthly subscription fee -- like competitors Netflix and Amazon Prime Video -- but instead enables users to make rentals or purchases on a per-title basis. In addition to its library of 100,000 titles to buy and rent, Vudu does offer a number of titles for free. FandangoNow, for its part, reportedly counts 60 million monthly visitors and a catalog of 100,000 films and series.
Walmart opted to sell Vudu -- which is available on 100 million set-top devices and has seen 14 million app installs -- after deciding not to push aggressively into the streaming business,...
- 4/20/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is looking to add some Vudu into its streaming-video mix.
The media conglomerate is in talks to buy Vudu, the Walmart-owned entertainment rental, download and free-streaming service, sources confirm to Variety. It’s unclear what the terms of the pact would be or the timing. News of NBCU’s interest in Vudu was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
The speculation is that NBCU would merge Vudu with Fandango Now, the online-video transaction site that’s part of ticketing service Fandango (after it bought M-Go in 2016). It would boost NBCU’s digital-video presence as it preps the launch of Peacock, a streaming service that will have a hybrid free and paid model, stocked with originals, licensed content and library programming (including the full run of “The Office”).
NBCU declined to comment.
Asked for comment, a Walmart rep said, “I can share that we’ve built...
The media conglomerate is in talks to buy Vudu, the Walmart-owned entertainment rental, download and free-streaming service, sources confirm to Variety. It’s unclear what the terms of the pact would be or the timing. News of NBCU’s interest in Vudu was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
The speculation is that NBCU would merge Vudu with Fandango Now, the online-video transaction site that’s part of ticketing service Fandango (after it bought M-Go in 2016). It would boost NBCU’s digital-video presence as it preps the launch of Peacock, a streaming service that will have a hybrid free and paid model, stocked with originals, licensed content and library programming (including the full run of “The Office”).
NBCU declined to comment.
Asked for comment, a Walmart rep said, “I can share that we’ve built...
- 2/21/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
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