TIFF 2016: Orion and BH Tilt Team Up to Distribute The Belko Experiment
Director Greg McLean’s latest film, The Belko Experiment, which was written and co-produced by James Gunn, has landed distro following its Midnight Madness debut at this year’s Toronto International Film Fest. We have the early details for you right here, and we only have to wait six months to see it!
From the Press Release:
On the heels of a raucous debut screening at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness, Orion Releasing, a distribution arm of MGM, and BH Tilt announced today that they are partnering to release The Belko Experiment, directed by Greg McLean (The Darkness, Wolf Creek), written and produced by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), and produced by Peter Safran (The Conjuring and Annabelle).
The film will debut in theaters on March 17, 2017. BH Tilt is Blumhouse’s releasing company run by John Hegeman that takes advantage of new distribution and marketing strategies to release targeted films backed by digitally heavy campaigns. BH Tilt’s most recent release, The Darkness, starring Kevin Bacon and also directed by McLean, grossed over $10m in a targeted release; its next film, Incarnate, directed by Brad Peyton and starring Aaron Eckhart, will be released on December 2nd.
Hegeman said: “Greg, James, and Peter made a truly original and unique movie that we are excited to work with them and Orion on bringing to genre audiences all across the country.”
Jonathan Glickman, MGM’s President, Motion Picture Group, said, “Following a rousing debut here in Toronto, there is no better partner for this exciting film than in the talented hands of BH Tilt. We cannot wait for audiences to experience in what Greg, James, and Peter have created.”
Gunn said: “I can’t imagine a better home for us than BH Tilt – a movie as edgy and unique as Belko needs a deft hand for its release, and BH Tilt is the deftest of them all.”
McLean said: “I’m so proud of this movie and the amazing team of collaborators behind it and couldn’t be more excited about once more working with my friends at Orion and BH Tilt to bring Belko to audiences. Genre fans are in for an unforgettable ride!”
The Belko Experiment explores a twisted social experiment, in which a group of 80 Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogata, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company’s intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.
The film stars John Gallagher, Jr. (“The Newsroom,” 10 Cloverfield Lane), Tony Goldwyn (“Scandal”), Adria Arjona (“True Detective”), John C. McGinley (Stan Against Evil, “Scrubs”), Josh Brener (“Silicon Valley”), Michael Rooker (“The Walking Dead,” Guardians of the Galaxy), Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station).
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