Lionsgate Premiere

Lionsgate Premiere is the speciality film division of entertainment company Lionsgate Films that specializes in direct-to-video and direct-to-video on demand.^[1]

Lionsgate Premiere

Company type	Division
Industry	Motion picture
Founded	2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California , U.S.
Key people	Jean McDowell Tim Pallen Adam Sorensen
Products	Film distribution
Parent	Lionsgate Films
Website	lionsgate.com

Background

On April 1, 2015, Lionsgate confirmed they had launched speciality division to release films theatrically, through video on demand, and streaming services and streaming platforms. Marketing for the new label would be headed by Lionsgate senior VP of marketing and research, Jean McDowell. Lionsgate marketing officer, Tim Palen, would help with the promotional efforts.

Adam Sorensen, manager of sales, would take charge of Lionsgate Premiere's distribution.^[1] That same month, it was announced several of Grindstone Entertainment Group's films would be released under the label.^[2] The division also released select films by CBS Films as part of the distribution partnership with parent company Lionsgate, with the only release being Get a Job.^[3][4] Premiere and Hulu teamed to release Joshy.^[5]

Films

Release Date	Title	Notes	Reference
August 21, 2015	She's Funny That Way		[6]
September 4, 2015	Dragon Blade		[7]
September 18, 2015	Cooties	U.S distribution only; co-production with SpectreVision and Glacier Films	[8]
October 9, 2015	Knock Knock		[9]
November 13, 2015	Heist		[10]
December 11, 2015	Don Verdean		[11]
December 18, 2015	Extraction		[12]
January 22, 2016	Exposed		[13]
February 5, 2016	Misconduct		[14]
March 25, 2016	Get a Job
April 22, 2016	Precious Cargo		[15]
May 13, 2016	Under the Gun	co distribution with Epix	[16][17]
May 20, 2016	Manhattan Night		[18]
June 3, 2016	Urge		[19]
June 24, 2016	The Duel		[20]
July 1, 2016	Marauders		[21]
August 12, 2016	Joshy	co distribution with Hulu	[5][22]
	Blood Father		[23]
August 19, 2016	Imperium		[24]
September 16, 2016	Operation Avalanche		[25]
October 7, 2016	The Great Gilly Hopkins		[26]
October 21, 2016	The Whole Truth		[27]
November 18, 2016	Life on the Line
December 2, 2016	Man Down		[28]
December 16, 2016	Solace		[29]
January 6, 2017	Arsenal
April 7, 2017	Aftermath		[30][31]
May 26, 2017	Black Butterfly
June 30, 2017	Inconceivable
July 21, 2017	First Kill
September 1, 2017	Unlocked
September 8, 2017	Rememory
November 17, 2017	Cook-Off!
January 12, 2018	Acts of Violence
March 9, 2018	Bent
April 6, 2018	Spinning Man		[32]
May 25, 2018	Future World		[33]
July 6, 2018	Bleeding Steel
August 31, 2018	Reprisal
December 14, 2018	Backtrace

References

1. Lang, Brent (April 1, 2015). "Lionsgate Launches Premiere Label, Jean McDowell to Head Marketing". Variety.com. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
2. "Lionsgate's Grindstone Entertainment Expands and Extends Partnership with Emmett/Furla for Additional 10 Films". PrNewswire.com. April 9, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
3. Thompson, Anne (November 13, 2014). "CBS Films Partners with Lionsgate Following Layoffs". Indiewire.com. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
4. Galuppo, Mia (February 3, 2016). "'Get a Job' Trailer: Anna Kendrick, Miles Teller Look for Work". TheHollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
5. Busch, Anita (March 1, 2016). "Lionsgate, Hulu Acquire Comedy 'Joshy'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
6. "Owen Wilson Jennifer Aniston Comedy Shes Funny That Way Nabbed By Lionsgate Premiere Exclusive". awardchannel.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07.
7. Evry, Max (June 22, 2015). "New Trailer for Dragon Blade, Starring Jackie Chan and John Cusack". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
8. Woods, Kevin. "Cooties to open Stanley Film Festival; hits theaters/VOD in September - Horror Movie News | Arrow in the Head". Joblo. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
9. "Lionsgate Publicity". Lionsgate Publicity. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
10. Meriah DotyEditorSeptember 18, 2015 (1995-09-21). "See Robert De Niro Get Targeted in 'Heist' (Trailer Exclusive)". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
11. Rama (October 20, 2015). "Here's DON VERDEAN Poster Featuring Sam Rockwell. The Trailer Arrives Next Week!". RamaScreen.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
12. Evans, Greg. "[Video] 'Extraction' Trailer: Kellan Lutz Saves Bruce Willis And The Free World". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
13. "Exposed". AppleTrailers.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
14. Evry, Max (December 17, 2015). "Misconduct Trailer and Poster, Starring Al Pacino & Anthony Hopkins". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
15. Holub, Christian (2016-02-25). "Bruce Willis is an evil crime boss in Precious Cargo trailer". EW.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
16. "EPIX Acquires Hard-Hitting Breakout Sundance Film Festival Documentary "Under the Gun"". BusinessWire.com. February 18, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
17. Crust, Kevin (April 24, 2016). "Every single movie coming out this summer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
18. Horst, Carole (February 13, 2016). "Berlin: Adrien Brody Starring Thriller 'Manhattan Nocturne' Sells Worldwide". Variety. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
19. Billington, Alex (May 4, 2016). "First Trailer for Crazy Drug Thriller 'Urge' Featuring Pierce Brosnan". Firstshowing.net. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
20. Collis, Clark (April 27, 2016). "Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson face off in Western The Duel -- exclusive poster and trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
21. Carbone, Gina (June 1, 2016). "'Marauders': See the Trailer and Poster for Bruce Willis Heist Movie". Movie Fone. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
22. "Joshy Sundance 2016 Film Review". The Film Stage. January 26, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
23. Evry, Max (July 7, 2016). "New Blood Father Trailer and Poster Featuring Mel Gibson". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
24. Collis, Clark (June 28, 2016). "Imperium: Daniel Radcliffe is an undercover FBI agent in exclusive poster". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
25. Murthi, Vikram (July 21, 2016). "'Operation Avalanche' Trailer: Alt-History Doc Goes Behind-The-Scenes of Faking the Moon Landing". Indiewire.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
26. Wiseman, Andreas (May 14, 2016). "Lionsgate adopts 'The Great Gilly Hopkins' for US". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
27. Billington, Alex (September 20, 2016). "First Trailer for Legal Thriller 'The Whole Truth' Starring Keanu Reeves". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
28. "Man Down". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
29. Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 6, 2016). "Grindstone Lands Anthony Hopkins-Starrer 'Solace' As Pic Escapes Relativity Orbit". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
30. Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 4, 2015). "Emmett/Furla/Oasis & Darren Aronofsky Ready Arnold Schwarzenegger Revenge Drama '478' – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
31. Romano, Nick (February 7, 2017). "Arnold Schwarzenegger seeks retribution in Aftermath trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
32. "Spinning Man". Lionsgate Publicity. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
33. "Future World". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved March 25, 2018.