Lionsgate will handle the U.S. distribution of the long-awaited Greenland sequel, Greenland: Migration. variety You can check.
STX, which has a distribution partnership with Lionsgate, is handling international distribution.
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Greenland, Angels Fell) from a screenplay by Chris Sperling and Mitchell LaFortune, Greenland: Migration stars Gerard Butler and Molina Baccarin returns as John and Alison Garrity. In the first film, a comet hurtles towards Earth and threatens to destroy it, forcing the couple to flee with their diabetic son Nathan. In the sequel, the family embarks on a perilous journey across what is left of Europe to find a new home.
The film, produced by Anton, STX Entertainment and Thunder Road Pictures, also stars Butler and Baccarin, along with Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), Amber Rose Reba (The Punisher) and Tron Fousa ( Oppenheimer) is appearing. Butlers G-BASE Entertainment.
“In the film, after Comet Clark destroys Earth, the Garrity family finds safety in a bunker in Greenland and must risk everything to embark on a harrowing journey across the European wilderness to find a new home.” ” reads the logline.
The project, currently in production, will be shot on location in the UK and Iceland.
Despite opening in theaters in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic in the summer of 2020, Greenland dominated the box office in 26 countries and grossed more than $52 million worldwide. . In the US, it debuted on his PVOD before moving to Max.
“The combination of large-scale action spectacle and emotionally resonant, character-driven stories is highly effective, leaving audiences wondering what's going to happen next,” said Adam Fogelson, chairman of Lionsgate Film Group. “I started to want to do it,” he said. “Gerald, Rick, Basil, Erica and their team have found a visually and emotionally compelling answer to this question, and we are thrilled to be a part of bringing that story to the screen. ”
Producer Sebastien Reybaud added: “We are thrilled to reunite with this incredible cast and crew and continue to tell the exhilarating story of the Garrity family as they embark on their next adventure in this post-apocalyptic world. I can’t wait to find out.”
“Rick, Jerry, Basil, and all of our filmmaking partners and collaborators are committed to Garrity's search for survival after an unprecedented global catastrophe,” said Noah Fogelson, CEO of STX Entertainment. We are thrilled to begin production and continue our partnership with the team at Lionsgate, who continue to deliver incredibly epic stories. We know that Greenland: Immigration is in the best hands, thanks to the generous and bespoke attention we received.”
Alan Siegel of G-BASE said: “It has been an incredibly satisfying experience to be working with our friends at ThunderRoad, Anton, Cinemachine and STX again. Jerry and I are thrilled with the way everyone came together seamlessly to create a stunning first film. and I'm even more excited for my next adventure with the gang.”
Thunder Road Pictures' Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, Anton's Sebastian Raybaugh and Jon Zois, G-BASE's Butler and Alan Siegel, and CineMachine's Waugh and Brendon Boyer will produce. Executive producers on the project are Robert Simmons, Noah Fogelson, Sam Brown and Chris Sperling of STX Entertainment.
Greenland: Migration is fully funded by Anton. Lionsgate and STX bought the movie for the US, and STX bought the movie for the world.
Roman Griffin Davis is repped by Independent Talent Group, WME and Untitled Entertainment. Amber Rose Reba is repped by Accelerate and Luver Loughlin. Trond Fausa is represented by Denton Brierley, Crimson Media and Lev Ginsberg.