Anchor Bay Entertainment Acquires Blu-ray Distribution Rights to Big Game from EuropaCorp
Posted June 25, 2015 02:18 PM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Entertainment, a leading distributor of STARZ Original series and other TV/independent feature film content, and the home entertainment division of Starz, announced today the acquisition of US Blu-ray/DVD distribution rights to EuropaCorp's upcoming feature film release BIG GAME. The Blu-ray/DVD release date will be announced shortly.
BIG GAME tells the story of a young teenager camping in the rugged countryside of Finland, who helps rescue the President of the United States from kidnappers after Air Force One is shot down near his campsite. Directed by Jalmari Helander, the film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Felicity Huffman, Victor Garber and Jim Broadbent. BIG GAME was produced by Will Clarke, Andy Mayson, Jens Meurer and Petri Jokiranta.
About EuropCorp:
EuropaCorp is a global film and television studio founded by visionary director, screenwriter and producer Luc Besson (The Big Blue, La Femme Nikita, Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, The Lady and Lucy). EuropaCorp has produced the phenomenally successful Taken and Transporter franchises and the global blockbuster Lucy among others successful films worldwide. EuropaCorp recently began distributing its own films in the United States through the subsidiary RED and through output deals in key international markets. The studio's slate includes The Transporter Refueled, Shut In starring Naomi Watts, the high-concept comedy Nine Lives directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Garner, the action-thriller The Lake directed by Steven Quale and starring Sullivan Stapleton and JK Simmons and Luc Besson's Valerian starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne.