Cineverse Boards 'Ralph's Perfekt Christmas' for Screambox — SkimNews
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- Cineverse acquired VOD and streaming rights for North America to Ralph's Perfekt Christmas, with the film set to release on-demand and on its Screambox streamer in November.
- Tom McLaren stars as Ralph, a family man whose Christmas obsession pushes his wife away and prompts him to kidnap a former child star of his favorite Christmas movie, in a story that 'takes dark and unexpected turns.'
- Next Chapter Entertainment, the banner founded by Mary McLaren and Tom McLaren, makes its debut feature with this film; Mary McLaren previously served as COO of International Theatrical and Worldwide Home Entertainment at Twentieth Century Fox.
- The ensemble cast includes Charlie Schlatter, Jill Schoelen, Casey Burke, Landon Gimenez, and Lynda Day George, alongside McLaren in the lead.
- Dan Fisher, Cineverse's VP of acquisitions, called the film 'exactly the kind of smart, distinctive, genre-bending film that resonates with Cineverse and Screambox audiences,' citing its 'original story with unexpected twists, turns, and a surprise ending.'
- Mary McLaren said the project targeted 'everyone who considers Die Hard a "Christmas Movie"' and positioned Cineverse as the ideal partner for reaching audiences seeking alternate holiday content.
- Jeremy Padow and Tom McLaren co-wrote the screenplay; the McLarens served as supervising directors, with Matthew Bellamy as director of physical production.
Why it matters: Cineverse lands a holiday-season, counterprogramming title for Screambox in a niche the studio explicitly courts — the 'Die Hard is a Christmas movie' crowd — while simultaneously serving as the launch release for a new banner run by a former senior Twentieth Century Fox executive.
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