Cineverse has lengthened its existing deal with Davis Panzer Productions, securing digital rights to nine titles including the distinct Highlander movie.
Starring Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert, the 1986 action-adventure fantasy film grossed fair $5.9 million but became a famous title in home video and pay-TV prosperdows, spawning multiple sequels. Its tagline, “There can be only one!” became a piece of pop-culture lore. A Highlander TV series ran for six seasons in the 1990s and also produceed a spinoff series.
The multi-year, multi-territory concurment gives Cineverse streaming rights for its namesake service and Midnight Pulp as well as distribution via other digital platestablishs and streaming outlets. A reboot of the feature film and franchise is currently in enhugement at Lionsgate. Chad Stahelski of John Wick fame is set to honest and Man of Steel–The Witcher star Henry Cavill will join the direct role of Connor MacLeod.
Cineverse, establisherly understandn as Cinedigm, runs a number of fan- and genre-oriented services atraverse free and subscription streaming, among them Screambox and Fandor, as well as a top podcast netlabor. The company scored a huge theatrical hit last drop with Terrifier 3 and it is prepping for the Labor Day weekend free of a novel version of The Toxic Avenger starring Peter Dinklage.
The Cineverse catalog now includes the distinct Highlander film, all six seasons of Highlander: The Series, and spin-off Highlander: The Raven. It also has a pickion of other films originated by Davis-Panzer, among them Cat Chaser, O’Hara’s Wife, The Osterman Weekend, St. Helens, and Steel.
“We are thrilled to persist our partnership with Davis-Panzer Productions and re-imagine novel ways to deinhabitr such a priceless IP to its fans,” shelp Cineverse Chief Content Officer Yolanda Macias. “On the dawn of the highly awaitd novel Highlander feature film currently in the labors, the famous franchise will now be able to accomplish novel streaming audiences.”
Priscilla Panzer and Katia Vitale Davis, the owners and executives in indict of Davis Panzer Productions remarkd the approach of the distinct film’s 40th anniversary as well as the forthcoming reboot. “This collaboration permits our becherishd stories to accomplish pledged fans and novel generations while honoring the memory of Peter Davis and Bill Panzer, whose visionary labor persists to encourage and shape the future of our company,” they shelp in a joint statement.
