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Wrekin Hill Entertainment

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Wrekin Hill Entertainment
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
FounderChris Ball
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
  • Rene Cogan
  • John Crye
Websitewww.wrekinhillentertainment.com

Wrekin Hill Entertainment is an American indepedent film production and distribution company based in Los Angeles, California.[1]

History

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In September 2010, it was announced that Chris Ball (who founded Newmarket Films in 1994) would leave the company to start a new distribution company.[2] This comes after Newmarket was acquired by Exclusive Media Group in 2009, though the company would release titles together.[3][4] Ball also brought two colleagues from Newmarket to the company.[5] Two months later in November, Lionsgate announced that entered an agreement with the company for DVD home entertainment distribution.[6]

Underhill Films

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In March 2011, it was announced that Wrekin Hill launched a subsidiary label called Underhill Films (shown as Underhill Entertainmet on releases) and both will benefit from home entertainment distribution output deal with Lionsgate.[7]

Filmography

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Release date Title[8][9] Notes
2010[when?] Bending All the Rules As distributor worldwide along with Lionsgate Home Entertainment
July 8, 2011 Fading of the Cries As distributor for DVD release under Underhill Entertainment
July 31, 2010 Tales of an Ancient Empire
September 17, 2010 Locked In As distributor for DVD release
October 21, 2010 The Last Play at Shea Co-production
December 29, 2010 The Way Back As distributor for theatrical release along with Newmarket Films and Image Entertainment for DVD release
May 13, 2011 Hesher As distributor along with Newmarket Films
May 27, 2011 Spork As distributor all over North America while eOne distributes the movie on DVD and Gravitas Ventures video on-demand
October 13, 2011 Answer This! As distributor for theatrical release
October 25, 2011 The People vs. George Lucas As distributor worldwide
2012 Road to Hell As distributor for DVD release
January 20, 2012 The Flowers of War[10] As distributor
March 8, 2012 Dark Tide As distributor
March 13, 2012 Stuck Between Stations
April 5, 2012 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope As distributor for theatrical release
July 1, 2012 Man From Shaolin As distributor
August 14, 2012 Girl Walks into a Bar As distributor for DVD release
September 7, 2012 The Inbetweeners As distributor
September 25, 2012 The Letter
November 2, 2012 Amber Alert As distributor for theatrical release
January 1, 2013 Breaking at the Edge
March 1, 2013 The End of Love As distributor of theatrical release while Gravitas Ventures distributed it video on-demand
May 21, 2013 Cool Air As distributor
August 2, 2013 Drift As distributor for theatrical release
August 6, 2013 Gallowwalkers[11]
2013[when?] Cyborg Nemesis: The Dark Rift As distributor along with Lionsgate
2013[when?] Avenged As distributor
October 15, 2013 Ingenious
December 6, 2013 Night Train to Lisbon As distributor for theatrical release
2014[when?] Deadly Code
July 29, 2014 Legendary As distributor
September 5, 2014 Green Street Hooligans: Underground As distributor for theatrical release
December 5, 2014 The Physician As distributor for theatrical release
Yellowbird[12]
Miss Julie[13]
December 12, 2014 Get Santa As distributor
2017 or November 19, 2019[when?] Through My Father's Eyes Co-production with Lionsgate

References

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  1. ^ "About Wrekin Hill Entertainment". Official website. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Kilday, Gregg (September 30, 2010). "Co-founder Chris Ball exits Newmarket Films". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Dickey, Josh (September 30, 2010). "Chris Ball Exits Newmarket to Start Indie Distributor Wrekin Hill". TheWrap. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Fleming, Jr., Mike (September 30, 2010). "Chris Ball Hatches Wrekin Hill, Will Release Peter Weir's 'The Way Back'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Stewart, Andrew (October 1, 2010). "Chris Ball forms Wrekin". Variety Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Newly Established Distribution Company Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Lionsgate Enter Into Home Entertainment Distribution Agreement Encompassing DVD, Blu-ray, Digital Delivery and VOD" (Press release). Lionsgate. November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Fleming, Jr., Mike (March 14, 2011). "Wrekin Hill Teams With Movie Merchandiser On Film Distribution". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Wrekin Hill Entertainment". Official website. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Wrekin Hill Entertainment Movies - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (November 7, 2011). "AFM: Wrekin Hill Acquires Zhang Yimou's 'Flowers Of War' Starring Christian Bale". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  11. ^ Miska, Brad (February 10, 2013). "Wrekin Hill Entertainment Acquires Wesley Snipes' 'Gallowwalkers'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  12. ^ McNary, Dave (February 10, 2014). "Berlin: Seth Green's Animated 'Yellowbird' Gets U.S. Distribution". Variety Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  13. ^ Sneider, Jeff (October 3, 2014). "Jessica Chastain's 'Miss Julie' Acquired by Wrekin Hill". TheWrap. Retrieved October 16, 2024.