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BuzzFeed and Lionsgate Partner on Theatrical Feature Film

BuzzFeed is teaming up with Lionsgate to develop, produce and distribute characteristic movies theatrically as a part of a multi-picture slate, BuzzFeed introduced Tuesday.

Lionsgate will greenlight options that shall be produced with BuzzFeed and aimed toward millennial and Gen Z audiences, and the films shall be primarily based on BuzzFeed’s authentic IP in addition to different tales designed to enchantment to BuzzFeed’s viewers.

Several tasks are already in growth and can faucet into established filmmakers and new voices throughout the media firm’s secure. The firms plan to launch their first co-production in 2021.

BuzzFeed additionally factors to information that claims practically three-quarters of its viewers make their TV and movie selections primarily based on the employees’s personal content material suggestions, and the movie’s growth course of will use that very same information and insights in an effort to determine what tales will work finest with younger audiences.

“We are thrilled to collaborate with BuzzFeed to expand our digital footprint with a slate of original films that speak to their highly engaged audience,” Lauren Bixby, Lionsgate VP acquisitions and co-productions, mentioned in an announcement. “With our innovative marketing strategy and agile distribution teams, combined with BuzzFeed’s impressive and extensive global reach, the partnership will allow two entrepreneurial companies to work together to develop some great IP.”

“This exciting partnership with Lionsgate marks a new chapter for BuzzFeed and our studio endeavors,” Richard Alan Reid, SVP of world content material and movie at BuzzFeed mentioned in an announcement. “We are expanding our strategy to include long-form content, with a slate that celebrates identity, diversity and youth culture, and concepts that highlight themes and characters not typically at the center of pop movies.”

Jason Moring and Michael Philip of manufacturing firm CR8IV DNA will act as consultants.

Deadline first reported the information of the partnership.

Emmy Nominations 2020: Snubs and Surprises, From Bob Odenkirk to Baby Yoda (Photos)

Between Elisabeth Moss and Bob Odenkirk getting pushed out of their respective classes and an sudden nomination for “What We Do in the Shadows,” Tuesday’s Emmy nominations announcement got here with greater than its share of surprises.
Surprise: “What We Do in the Shadows” FX’s collection adaptation of the vampire mockumetary from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi solely secured two beneath the road nominations for its first season, nevertheless it’s second outing scored large with eight nominations, together with an Outstanding Comedy Series nod.

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Surprise: “The Mandalorian” Drama heavyweight “Game of Thrones” was out of the working this yr, leaving room for a brand new collection to sneak in amongst a slew of previous nominees like “Better Call Saul,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Crown.” But as a substitute of Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show,” voters went with a distinct new streaming service, nominated Disney+’s “The Mandalorian.”

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Snub: Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” Odenkirk has been a perennial nominee within the lead actor class since 2015, however this yr the “Better Call Saul” star was missed in favor of a pair of actors from “Succession” and “The Morning Show” star Steve Carell.

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Snub: Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Moss received the award for lead actress in a drama collection in 2017 and has been nominated quite a few instances prior to now, however, like “This Is Us” star Mandy Moore and “How to Get Away With Murder’s” Viola Davis, didn’t make the lower for the latest season of “Handmaid’s Tale.”

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