Universal Pictures would be our distributor, we decided this through our research on their past history of film distribution, and the sort of production companies they have worked alongside.
Our production company, FRP Studios, is a small company with great aspirations. We aim to produce films to mimic the style of glossy Hollywood productions. Our films, though British at heart, would be dual-nationality due to the US funding.
Our production company was inspired mainly by Dark Castle Entertainment, a division of Silver Pictures, which has produced successful small British films and worked with big distributors including Universal and Warner Bros. In 2012, Silver Pictures made a 5-year distribution deal with Universal Pictures. This was the main reason we thought Universal as the appropriate distributor for our film. Non-Stop (2014) is a recent film distributed through their deal, with many similarities to our film. It was very successful, and we believe our film would be received similarly if distributed this way.
We would first distribute the film to a range of UK cinemas, and depending on how well it was received, then begin a staggered release across the UK, Europe, and the US, selling the distribution rights to various companies depending on country. Like Non-Stop, some time after cinema viewings have finished, we will release the film on DVD and Blu-ray, and make it available on-demand via services such as Lovefilm, Netflix, and Amazon Instant Video.
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