Walk around or near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and chances are you will see the name David Rubenstein.
06.07.2023 - 10:47 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline spoke to Nordic distributor Scanbox about why it made sense to join new European film and TV studio Vuelta Group, which we revealed earlier this morning.
Established in 1980, Copenhagen-based Scanbox has a catalog of more than 1,000 titles, including acclaimed international and Danish films. It also has offices in Reykjavik, Oslo and Stockholm.
The company was founded by legendary Icelandic producer Joni Sighvatsson, who in the ’80s set up leading music video company Propaganda Films with Steve Golin, where they worked with directors including David Fincher, Michael Bay and Spike Jonze. Scanbox is now run by Joni’s son Thor.
The outfit has been ramping up its acquisitions and productions in recent months and recently pre-bought Jason Statham starrer The Beekeeper, big-budget Sylvester Stallone reboot Cliffhanger and Vin Diesel sequel Riddick: Furya. This is in addition to Cannes competition films May December and Ken Loach’s The Old Oak, as well as A24’s Sundance hit Past Lives.
We spoke with Scanbox CEO Thor Sigurjonsson about the deal to join Vuelta Group.
DEADLINE: Why did this make sense for Scanbox now?
THOR SIGURJONSSON: What got us really excited was being part of a European group. I know most of the people involved in the project and I like the team. I thought it was a no brainer to be part of a bigger group but also to be autonomous. We have been starting to ramp up our production business. We recently integrated our Icelandic production company Zik Zak Filmworks, the company behind the Icelandic remake of Perfect Strangers, the country’s highest grossing local film, and we acquired post-production company Supersonic as well as Danish production company Motor.
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Walk around or near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and chances are you will see the name David Rubenstein.
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