SHOUT! FACTORY ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO TWO POPULAR BRITISH INDIE FILM HITS WRITTEN BY JAMES MORAN FOR CROSS-PLATFORM DISTRIBUTION

Michelle Ryan, Honor Blackman, Alan Ford, Harry Treadaway, Rasmus Hardiker
Star in the Popular U.K Zombie Apocalypse Comedy COCKNEYS VS. ZOMBIES

Sheridan Smith, Jack O’Connell, Russell Tovey, Kane Robinson
Star in British Action-Thriller TOWER BLOCK

Shout! Factory, a leading multi-platform entertainment company, and SC Films International have entered into an exclusive multi-picture deal to distribute U.K gore-drenched comedy feature COCKNEYS VS. ZOMBIES in both U.S. and Canada, and suspense thriller TOWER BLOCK in the U.S. Both features are written by notable cult film and TV scribe James Moran. The announcement was made by Shout! Factory’s founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos; and Simon Crowe, Managing Director, SC Films International.

Shout! Factory has secured all distribution rights to the films, including theatrical and digital distribution, home entertainment and broadcast for cross-platform releases. Shout! Factory plans a strategic rollout of COCKNEYS VS. ZOMBIES and TOWER BLOCK on all packaged media, electronic-sell-through (EST), video-on-demand (VOD), subscription video-on-demand (SVOD), television and in select theaters in 2013.

“We are excited about this new relationship with Simon Crowe. We look forward to bring these highly entertaining films to North American movie fans through a variety of entertainment distribution platforms and physical home entertainment releases,” stated Shout! Factory’s founders. “The cinematic quality and talented cast make these films perfect additions to our cinema library.”

“SC Films is delighted to announce U.S distribution via Shout! Factory for both Cockneys Vs. Zombies and Tower Block. The producers and I are very excited by the enthusiasm shown by the Shout! Factory team, and we hope this is the start of a long term relationship.” said Simon Crowe.

COCKNEYS VS. ZOMBIES Synopsis

Written by James Moran (Torchwood, Severance) and directed by Matthias Hoene, COCKNEYS VS. ZOMBIES boasts an impressive British cast of Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman, EastEnders), Honor Blackman (Goldfinger, Doctor Who), Alan Ford (Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Harry Treadaway (Fish Tank, Control), Rasmus Hardiker (Lead Balloon, Saxondale), Georgia King (The New Normal, The Duchess), Jack Doolan (The Green Green Grass), Dudley Sutton (Lovejoy) and Richard Briers (The Good Life).

This fast-paced horror comedy is the story of Andy (Treadaway) and Terry (Hardiker), two hapless cockney brothers who try to save their granddad’s (Ford) care home by robbing a bank. At the same time, a virus sweeps across East London turning all the inhabitants into flesh eating zombies. Faced with hordes of the undead, the challenge is to rescue a home full of tough old folks, escape with the loot, and get out of London alive!

TOWER BLOCK Synopsis

British thriller TOWER BLOCK is written by James Moran and directed by James Nunn (Torchwood, Doctor Who) and Ronnie Thompson (Screwed). The film stars Sheridan Smith (Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Grownup), Jack O’Connell (Skins, Harry Brown), Russell Tovey (Being Human, History Boys), Ralph Brown (Alien 3, Nearly Famous) and Kane Robinson (AKA rapper Kano).
When Jimmy is brutally murdered by two hooded figures, the residents of the Serenity House tower block are witnesses to the killing but, fearing retribution, are too scared to give detectives any information.

One year later, someone has decided to take justice into their own hands. Picked off one by one, the tenants of the tower block are under threat from a mystery sniper who has set deadly traps throughout the building keeping them prisoners in their own homes. Unsure of why they have been targeted, the group put their differences aside and undertake daring attempts to escape the building. But with every exit leading to another death, will they ever escape?

About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD and Blu-Ray™ offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials in lavish packages crammed with extras. Shout’s audio division boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast digital distribution network which delivers video and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America. Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records and HighTone Records. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com