Bleecker Street (company)

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Bleecker Street
Private
Industry Film
Founded 2014
Headquarters New York City, New York, U.S.
Products Film distribution
Website bleeckerstreetmedia.com

Bleecker Street is a New York City-based film distribution company.

Background

Bleecker Street was founded in August 2014 by CEO Andrew Karpen, former Co-CEO of Focus Features.[1][2]

Bleecker Street has an output distribution deal with Shivani Rawat’s ShivHans Pictures, the producer of its first theatrical release Danny Collins, starring Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale, and Christopher Plummer, as well as Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren and Diane Lane, and future release Captain Fantastic, starring Viggo Mortensen.

Bleecker Street recently acquired the U.S. rights to director Gavin Hood's drone thriller Eye in the Sky, starring Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman and Aaron Paul, Mark Pellington’s dramedy The Last Word, starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried,[3] Mick Jackson’s drama Denial, starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Wilkinson,[4] and Sean Ellis’s drama Anthropoid, starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan.[5]

Films

Release Date Title Director
March 20, 2015 Danny Collins Dan Fogelman
May 15, 2015 I’ll See You in My Dreams Brett Haley
September 16, 2015 Pawn Sacrifice Edward Zwick
October 16, 2015 Beasts of No Nation Cary Fukunaga
November 6, 2015 Trumbo Jay Roach
March 11, 2016 Eye in the Sky Gavin Hood
April 22, 2016 Elvis & Nixon Liza Johnson
July 8, 2016 Captain Fantastic Matt Ross
August 12, 2016 Anthropoid Sean Ellis
TBD The Last Word Mark Pellington
TBD Denial Mick Jackson

References

  1. McClintock, Pamela. "Toronto: Former Focus Co-CEO Andrew Karpen Launches New Distribution Company", The Hollywood Reporter, New York, 13 August 2014. Retrieved on 25 August 2014.
  2. Cheney, Alexandra. "Ex-Focus Features Chief Launches Distribution Company", Variety, New York, 13 August 2014. Retrieved on 25 August 2014.
  3. Hipes, Patrick. "Shirley MacLaine-Amanda Seyfried Dramedy ‘The Last Word’ Lands At Bleecker Street", Deadline Hollywood, Los Angeles, 2 November 2015. Retrieved on 2 November 2015.
  4. Siegel, Tatiana. "Bleecker Street Nabs Rachel Weisz Holocaust Denier Legal Drama", The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, 5 November 2015. Retrieved on 8 November 2015.
  5. Kilday, Gregg. "World War II Drama 'Anthropoid' Goes to Bleecker Street", The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, 12 May 2016. Retrieved on 12 May 2016.

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