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Producer Bill Block Partners With Red Granite

Posted Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 - Comments Off on Producer Bill Block Partners With Red Granite
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BILLBLOCK MEDIA SEALS EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH RED GRANITE INTERNATIONAL

LOS ANGELES (JANUARY 13, 2015) –BillBlock Media has reached a multi-year agreement with Red Granite International to act as the exclusive international sales agent for the company’s upcoming production slate, it was announced today by CEO Bill Block and Christian Mercuri, Co- President of Red Granite International (RGI).

BB Media plans to produce 3-4 original titles per year that will be handled by RGI as well as serve as executive producer on select third party projects.

 

The wide ranging agreement extends to include co-financing and co-producing opportunities between BB Media and RGI.

 

“Bill Block has demonstrated time and time again a unique ability to identify and source quality material which has commercial appeal.  RGI is thrilled to be working with him moving forward,” stated Mercuri.

 

“There are no better international sales executives than Christian Mercuri and Danny Dimbort when it comes to big commercially successful global movies and I am delighted to be in business with this exceptional company,” said Block.

 

Block’s recent production titles include Dirty Grandpa starring Robert De Niro and Zac Efron in the theatres January 22nd through Lionsgate and Bad Moms produced for STX who takes worldwide rights. The film stars Mila Kunis and Christina Applegate and begins production January 2016.

A leading independent feature film producer, Block also produced Neill Blomkamp’sDistrict 9 and Elysium, Oliver Stone’s W., Fading Gigolo starring Woody Allen and John Turturro, and David Ayer’s Fury starring Brad Pitt.

About Red Granite International:

Red Granite International (RGI) was formed back in 2011 and is the international sales and distribution arm for Red Granite Pictures (RGP) headed by Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland.   RGI has previously represented in the foreign markets Wolf of Wall Street and Dumb and Dumber To along with several third party projects including She’s Funny That Way and the soon to be release The Outskirts.

 

RGP just released their smash hit comedy Daddy’s Home, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. The film has grossed $155 million worldwide thus far. RGP co-produced and co-financed, and Paramount distributed worldwide.

 

RGI will handle all foreign sales for the movie Wakefield, starring Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner. The film is based on a short story of the same name by E.L. Doctorow — which is a retelling of a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, also called “Wakefield” — about a man who unexpectedly leaves his wife for an extended period of time.

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