EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has acquired North American rights to the upcoming horror-thriller Man’s Son, starring Frank Grillo and to be directed by his son, Remy Grillo, with plans for a domestic release either later this year or early next year.
10.02.2022 - 21:03 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Universal, EVP of Global Physical Home Entertainment, Kathleen Gallagher, has been named EVP, General Sales Manager for the studio’s North American Theatrical Distribution team, Deadline has learned.
Gallagher will report to Universal President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution, Jim Orr, and lead the studio’s sales teams in U.S. and Canada, as well as strengthen and maintain exhibitor relations and work with the International Distribution, Home Entertainment and Marketing divisions. She is a 22-year vet of Universal, having worked in sales, customer marketing and exec positions during her tenure. She began overseeing global aspects of the business two years ago.
“Kathleen is a trusted distribution and sales executive who’s innovative strategies have benefited Universal for more than 20 years. She brings to this position a wealth of knowledge and experience across the industry that will benefit us greatly,” said Orr.
“I look forward to partnering with her as we build strategies that will continue to optimize Universal’s theatrical performance across North America.”
In addition Peter Levinsohn, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Vice Chairman and Chief Distribution Officer, sent the following email to staffers:
Dear Colleagues,
I hope everyone is doing well and excited about the year ahead.
I wanted to take a moment to share an update within our Distribution leadership. Over the next couple of weeks, Kathleen Gallagher will be transitioning from her current role as EVP, Global Physical Home Entertainment to her new position as EVP, General Sales Manager for our North American Theatrical Distribution team. Kathleen will report to Jim Orr, President of Theatrical Distribution.
In her new role, Kathleen will lead the
EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has acquired North American rights to the upcoming horror-thriller Man’s Son, starring Frank Grillo and to be directed by his son, Remy Grillo, with plans for a domestic release either later this year or early next year.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAcclaimed Japanese animated film “Poupelle of Chimney Town” will release in North American home entertainment markets from May.The rights in the U.S. and Canada are controlled by Eleven Arts which has appointed Shout! Factory to handle distribution.
EXCLUSIVE: Distribution and sales outfit Mutiny Pictures has added a trio of features to its release slate for this year.
OneRepublic are releasing a new single!
EarthGang have released ‘Amen’ featuring R&B singer Musiq Soulchild, a new single off their upcoming album ‘Ghetto Gods’.‘Amen”s confident beat lifts swaggering lyrics like “I’m bout to put a ring on, what you mad at me for / I ain’t tryna pressure you but who better than me boy” as its music video flickers between shots of Earthgang’s Olu and WowGr8 riding around in a car and in front of a gospel choir, among other scenes.Watch the music video for EarthGang’s ‘Amen’ below.EarthGang first announced the release of ‘Ghetto Gods’ in November last year with a trailer featuring a snippet of an album track and voiceover narration by 2 Chainz. However, the album failed to materialise on its designated release date of January 28, prompting the duo to release a statement on their Instagram two days later.“Living every moment for other people can quickly become a prison,” the duo wrote.
Coheed and Cambria have shared their latest single ‘The Liars Club’ and announced details of a North American tour.The song is taken from the four-piece’s upcoming new album ‘Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind’, which is set for release on May 27 via Roadrunner Records.Speaking about ‘The Liars Club’, Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez said in a statement: “When the truth is such a mess, who doesn’t want to live out a different reality? Who doesn’t want to embrace a lie?”You can hear ‘The Liars Club’ in the band’s accompanying animated music video below.Coheed and Cambria have also announced their ‘A Window Of The Waking Mind’ tour, which will see them tour North America in July and August with Dance Gavin Dance and Mothica.You can see Coheed and Cambria’s upcoming tour dates below, and find tickets here when they go on sale on Friday (February 25).July12 – FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami, FL13 – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL15 – 713 Music Hall, Houston, TX16 – Whitewater Amphitheater, New Braunfels, TX17 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX19 – Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta, GA23 – Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN24 – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC26 – The Anthem, Washington, DC27 – The Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA29 – Agganis Arena, Boston, MA30 – Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY August1 – Stage AE Outdoors, Pittsburgh, PA2 – Crofoot Festival Grounds, Pontiac, MI3 – RBC Echo Beach, Toronto, ON5 – Armory, Minneapolis, MN6 – SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IL7 – Saint Louis Music Park, St Louis, MO9 – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO10 – The Lot at The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT12 – Shrine LA Outdoors, Los Angeles, CA
Paul McCartney is hitting the road again.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters have unveiled details of a new, North American tour today (February 17).The Imposters are comprised of Steve Nieve (keyboards), Pete Thomas (drums) and Davey Faragher (bass/backing vocals).
Belgian pop artist Stromae is heading over to the United States in April to play Coachella 2022, his first American show in ages. North American fans won't have to head to Indio, California to see him perform this year, though: starting in October, Stromae will perform nine additional dates in the United States and Canada, including three in Quebec.
Christopher Vourlias Music Box Films has acquired the North American rights to writer-director Martika Ramirez Escobar’s genre-bending “Leonor Will Never Die,” which won the Special Jury Prize for Innovative Spirit in Sundance this year after premiering in the festival’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition.The film tells the story of Leonor Reyes, once a major player in the Filipino film industry during its ragtag action cinema glory days, but now in her golden years and struggling to pay her bills. When she reads an advertisement for a screenplay contest, Leonor begins tinkering with an unfinished script about a young man avenging his brother’s murder at the hand of thugs.But after a falling television knocks her unconscious and sends her into a coma, Leonor finds herself inside her incomplete movie, re-writing and editing on the fly in a fantastical bid to complete the film while her body lies in limbo.
Modest Mouse have announced a new North American tour with The Cribs, due to take place this spring.The two bands have long had a link, with the Wakefield trio recruiting the Portland band’s Joe Plummer to add some percussion to some tracks in 2007. Later, in 2008, Johnny Marr completed his touring duties with Modest Mouse and left the line-up to join The Cribs, with whom he played for three years.Now the groups are hitting the road together for a number of gigs across North America, which will begin in Baltimore in April.
Foo Fighters have expanded their upcoming North American tour with 10 new shows, set to take place this September and October.The tour, in support of the band’s 2021 album ‘Medicine at Midnight’, will now include additional stops primarily through Canada – including cities such as Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver. Two new United States dates – one in Sioux Falls, the other in the central Oregon city of Bend – have also been added.Tickets for the new set of dates will go on sale this Friday (February 18) at 10am local time for each city.A post shared by Foo Fighters (@foofighters)The 10 new shows join the largely stadium-based North American tour, which is set to commence in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania on May 14.
Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios, the commercial arm of U.K. broadcaster BBC, has promoted Rebecca Glashow to the newly created role of CEO, global distribution.
Flume will return to North America for his first tour dates in nearly three years this April, in support of his forthcoming album ‘Palaces’.Flume had previously been announced as part of the 2022 Coachella line-up in April, as well as Bonnaroo and New York City’s Governors Ball this June. Headlining shows for the producer have now been announced that are largely based around these festival dates.
IDLES have shared the details behind their 2022 North American tour and announced that they’ve been added to this year’s Coachella Music Festival lineup.Along with the new tour dates, the band has shared a video for their single, ‘CRAWL!’ from their fourth studio album, ‘CRAWLER’. The video features a claymation version of frontman Joe Talbot riding a motorcycle while singing the lyrics to the gritty track. Watch the video below.“This is the turning point, after you’ve crashed,” Talbot said of the track.
Ringo Starr is set to return to the road with his All-Starr Band in mid-2022, touring North America for the first time in nearly three years.Joining Starr on the road will be long-serving guitarist Steve Lukather of Toto, saxophonist Warren Ham, bassist Hamish Stuart and drummer Gregg Bissonette.Men At Work‘s Colin Hay is also set to participate in the tour, providing guitar and vocals, as is a returning Edgar Winter. The prolific musician – who provides keyboards, saxophone and backing vocals – has not performed with the All-Starr Band since 2011.
The Who have announced details of a huge two-part North American tour for 2022 – see the full list of dates and ticket details below.The tour – dubbed ‘The Who Hits Back!’ – will begin in late April, with the first leg running until the end of May.The band will then return to the States in October for another run of dates, which take them through until November.Speaking of the tour, Roger Daltrey said: “Pete and I said we’d be back, but we didn’t think we’d have to wait for two years for the privilege. This is making the chance to perform feel even more special this time around.“So many livelihoods have been impacted due to COVID, so we are thrilled to get everyone back together – the band, the crew and the fans.
Slowthai has announced a slate of dates for a brief North American tour. The Antisocial Roadshow tour is a seven-show run that kicks off in New York City on April 8 and will make stops in Toronto, Chicago, Denver, and San Francisco before concluding in Boston on April 30.
Slowthai will return to North America later this year for a run of headlining shows in the leadup to his performances at Coachella 2022.The tour, announced earlier this week (January 31), will commence in early April with a performance at New York’s Webster Hall. The rapper will spend most of the month on tour throughout the continent, which will include sets across both weekends of Coachella alongside the likes of Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Kanye West.Slowthai was performing in the US as recently as last month, where he performed a last-minute show at Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right.
Wolf Alice will tour North America this March and April, taking in shows across the US and Canada on a 20-date run.READ MORE: Wolf Alice live in London: spellbinding small venue show from snarling rock superstarsThe tour, announced yesterday (February 1), is part of the band’s ongoing world tour in support of their third studio album, ‘Blue Weekend’. It marks their second tour of North America in as many years, following their run of dates in late 2021.Along with their headlining dates, the band will also play two shows in June as a support act.