Apple TV+ has inked a brand new multi-year, first-look function movie cope with The North Highway Firm‘s Chernin Leisure, the flagship scripted movie label behind such titles as Hidden Figures, Ford v Ferrari, The Biggest Showman and Planet of the Apes.
On the tv aspect, Chernin Leisure is already a associate of the streaming platform, producing the upcoming historic miniseries Chief of Struggle starring Jason Momoa, in regards to the unification and colonization of Hawaii on the flip of the 18th century, set to premiere Aug. 1. It is usually behind the Emmy-nominated See, additionally that includes Momoa; NAACP Picture Award-winning Fact Be Advised with Octavia Spencer and Gabrielle Union; and Emmy-winning docuseries The Struggle for Soccer, govt produced by North Highway’s premium nonfiction label Phrases + Photos.
“We’ve had an amazing expertise working with Apple on the collection aspect, the place they’ve been good, daring, and all the time supportive — we’re excited to construct on that success by making films collectively,” stated The North Highway Firm chairman Peter Chernin.
Based three years in the past by Chernin, the worldwide content material studio has established itself as a manufacturing powerhouse spanning scripted, unscripted and documentary content material. Its labels embrace Chernin Leisure (movie, tv and indie), North Highway Tv, Kinetic Content material, Phrases + Photos and others.
Chernin Leisure’s current movie releases embrace the action-comedy Again in Motion, with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, and Concern Road: Promenade Queen, each of which debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s most-watched listing. Its upcoming movie slate consists of Apex with Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton and sci-fi 11817 starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura — each Netflix tasks. There may be additionally Altar with Kyle MacLachlan and January Jones, in addition to The Backrooms with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve — each A24 pics.
Momentum across the Apple Authentic Movies slate continues to develop because the debut of Apple TV+ 5 years in the past, with extremely anticipated options together with F1, starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris and from director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, premiering in theaters June 27. There’s additionally Highest 2 Lowest, the most recent function reuniting Spike Lee with Denzel Washington for the fifth time, releasing in theaters Aug. 22 and on the streamer September 5.
Apple additionally made historical past as the primary streaming service to land the Academy Award for Greatest Image with CODA. Its increasing movie slate additionally consists of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, which landed 10 Oscar nods, and different fare like The Gorge, starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Pleasure; Wolfs, starring George Clooney and Pitt; and the just lately launched Echo Valley, that includes Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney.
