'Sound of Freedom' Movie Studio Pays Back Crowdfunding Investors, Plus Gives Them Part of Profits

Ethan Shanfeld Alejandro Monteverde, the director of 2023’s surprise box office hit “Sound of Freedom,” has set his next film, “Cabrini,” for a theatrical release on March 8, 2024. From “Sound of Freedom” indie distributor Angel Studios, “Cabrini” tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian American religious sister who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and became the first U.S.

both were scheduled to drop nationwide on Oct. 13, horror mega-producer Jason Blum decided to move up the film’s release to avoid any “Bad Blood” with Swift.“Look what you made me do,” tweeted Blum, 54, referencing one of Swift’s hits.

Popular Channel 4 series, The Traitors, will soon be returning as filming gets underway at Scotland's Ardross Castle.The show proved a hit over the Christmas period last year when 22 strangers competed for a £100,000 prize in a game of subterfuge and drama in the Gothic castle. Aerial photos of the castle show black cars arriving as this year's contestants make their way to the place they'll be staying for the next few weeks as the murder mystery game gets underway.

Prince Jackson is honouring his late father on a very significant day.

Chris Cope, who previously spent 12 years as a marketing executive for Raleigh Studios, has joined The Green Room as a talent manager. Cope has a long history of booking live entertainment for LA’s Sunset Marquis Hotel as well as several other marketing endeavors for studio initiatives during his decade with the company. Cope joins The Green Room as the company focuses on expansion while celebrating it 9th anniversary and in anticipation of the end of the SAG/WGA  Strikes.

Dolly Parton was forced to turn down a very exclusive invitation during a recent trip to London. The 77-year-old American treasure reveals in a new interview why she had to take a rain check on a tea date with Kate Middleton. «Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate,» Parton told Sally 'Traffic' Boazman on BBC Radio2 over the weekend while discussing her latest visit to the U.K.Parton said that her schedule was so jam packed with album promotion for her upcoming release,, that she couldn't fit in a meeting with the 41-year-old Princess of Wales during the trip.

BBC Radio 2 that she received the invite from Kate Middleton, 41, while she was in London for work, but revealed that she was unable to make it.“This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate but I couldn’t even go,” she shared. “I thought it was very sweet and nice of her to invite me and one of these days I’m going to get to do that — that would be great.”The “9 to 5” singer went on to share the hilarious reason she turned the royal down.“But she wasn’t going to promote my rock album, so I had to say no,” she quipped.Parton also admitted that she wished she had more time to explore the city, but she ultimately doesn’t have time to do so.“I love the people, the feel of London.

Kate Middleton must feel so honored! The British royal extended an invitation to tea to the one and only Queen of Country music, Dolly Parton, and Dolly said no, but maybe later. Listen, legends only have so many hours in a day, sometimes mere monarchical figureheads just don't make the cut. Did Kate Middleton write “Jolene?”While in London for work, Parton explained, she had no time for sight-seeing or making new gal pals.

Olivia Wilde is getting in a quick workout.

BLACKPINK The Palace is a new immersive experience for fans of the K-pop girl group built inside Roblox.Karta is the metaverse developer behind BLACKPINK The Palace, and it has previously brought immersive experiences for Amazon Music and Unilever into being in Roblox. The palace is not a limited time event either and will benefit from brand new content releases throughout the year.“Inside the palace, fans can meet, socialise, and enjoy content from the band, visit various spaces designed around BLACKPINK’s iconic music video scenes, and enjoy some of the artists’ favourite things – from digital fashion to signature choreography,” the press release reads.There are even caves below the palace which are a source of crystals that can be harvested with a BLACKPINK lightstick-shaped hammer to power in-experience items.YG PLUS and Karta were keen to emphasise how Roblox players are now able to host authentic BLACKPINK-themed parties in the game with the new items at any time they like.“We look forward to welcoming fans from all over the world to a beautiful virtual palace where they can party, connect, and experience everything BLACKPINK beyond the constraints of time and space,” YG PLUS’ head of IPX division, Hyojung Lee, said.

The idea of exclusivity with streaming services is starting to lose its meaning quite a bit. During the pandemic, it felt as if streaming services couldn’t spend enough money to grab up as many “exclusive” films and TV series to draw in subscribers.

National Cinema Day will return this Sunday, August 27,for a second edition, the nonprofit Cinema Foundation announced today, with discounted admissions for all movies at over 3,000 participating theaters with 30,000 screens. Tickets for all shows, all formats will be no more than $4. Concession discounts are up to each exhibitor.

Michaela Zee Craig Schulz, the son of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz, is hopeful a new movie based on the comic strip will happen.

That's right, to celebrate the girls in the green and the gold on their World Cup endeavours, Jules has plated up an Aussie-themed, soccer party plate - perfect for munching on when watching matches at home!

Primavera Sound has announced that it will debut in Peru this year, marking the festival’s latest expansion.The festival, which also hosts editions in Barcelona, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Bogotá and more, will debut in its newest South America territory in November.Primavera Sound in Lima will take place on November 22 and December 2, 7 and 8, where The Cure, Bad Gyal, Pet Shop Boys and Bad Religion will headline.

Angel Studios, the distributor behind Alejandro Monteverde’s summer surprise hit, Sound of Freedom, is exclaiming that they’ve paid back their 6,678 P&A investors 120% of their original investment in the Jim Caviezel movie.

A former DHL delivery driver who stole thousands of pounds worth of parcels from a depot has been ordered to hand over nearly £25,000. Steven Black - who narrowly escaped a jail sentence in March - was ordered to pay up or face nine months behind bars.

Sarah Hyland is reflecting on her romance with Wells Adams.

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie heads into final Emmy Awards voting with more nominations than any other nonfiction project this year: seven in all, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, as well as recognition for director Davis Guggenheim and picture editor Michael Harte. 

Carrie Bradshaw has met Aidan Shaw’s three sons — and she’s already thinking about next steps with her former fiancé.