AMC
NETWORK HIT SERIES ‘GEEKING OUT’
CREATES
INTRODUCTION FOR
‘BATMAN:
RETURN OF THE CAPED CRUSADERS’
FATHOM
EVENTS SCREENINGS
Kevin
Smith & Greg Grunberg Exchange Bat Thoughts During Entertaining
Lead-In to October 10 Exclusive One-Time Cinematic Event
BURBANK,
CA – October 7, 2016 – Geeking
Out,
AMC Network’s newest venture into unscripted programming
spotlighting all things fanboy, will give fans an entertaining
introduction to the Fathom Events screenings of Batman:
Return of the Caped Crusaders
on October 10 in theaters across the country.
Fathom
Events, in partnership with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment, bring
Batman:
Return of the Caped Crusaders
to movie theaters for three exclusive showings on Monday, October 10
at 2:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. local time – before the film
comes to Digital HD on October 11 and Blu-ray™ Combo Pack & DVD
on November 1.
Hosted
by Kevin Smith (Comic
Book Men, Clerks)
and Greg Grunberg (Heroes,
Lost, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
and graphic novel “Dream Jumper”), Geeking
Out
is a 30-minute talk show that takes a timely look at pop culture
through a fanboy lens and features celebrity interviews, discussion
and out-of-the-studio segments.
The
series is produced by The Weinstein Company in association with
Matador and Bandwagon Media. Reflective
of the series’ free-flowing approach, and filmed on the Geeking
Out
set, the series’ hosts provide some keen insights, playful
observations and personal anecdotes regarding Batman throughout the
ages during the piece that will precede the screening of Batman:
Return of the Caped Crusaders.
Geeking
Out
concluded its first season on AMC Network on Sunday, October 2.
Complete episodes for the entire series can be found at
http://www.amc.com/shows/geeking-out.
Bringing
these iconic characters to animated life are Adam West (Batman), Burt
Ward (Robin) and Julie Newmar (Catwoman). In the new film, Penguin,
The Joker, Riddler and Catwoman have combined their wicked talents to
hatch a plot so nefarious that the Dynamic Duo will need to go to
outer space (and back) to foil their arch enemies and restore order
in Gotham City.
In
addition to the film, audiences will view an exclusive Geeking
Out
pre-screening introduction, and a post-screening preview of “Those
Dastardly Desperados,” a featurette that explores how the villains
became more than just antagonists in a Batman story – they became
icons of American pop culture.
Tickets
for Batman:
Return of the Caped Crusaders
can now be online by visiting
www.FathomEvents.com
or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S.
will be able to enjoy the event in more than 700 select movie
theaters. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom
Events website (theaters
and participants are subject to change).
About
AMC Network
AMC is
home to some of the most popular and acclaimed programs on
television. AMC was the first basic cable network to ever win the
Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series with “Mad Men” in 2008,
which then went on to win the coveted award four years in a row,
before “Breaking Bad” won it in 2013 and 2014. The network’s
series “The Walking Dead” is the highest-rated series
in cable history and the number one show on television among adults
18-49 for the last four years. AMC’s other current original
drama series include “Better Call Saul,” “Hell on Wheels,”
“Turn: Washington’s Spies,” “Halt and Catch Fire,”
“Humans,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Into the Badlands,”
“The Night Manager,” “Preacher,” “Feed the Beast” and
forthcoming “The Son” and “The Terror.” AMC also explores
authentic worlds and discussion with original shows like “Talking
Dead,” “The Making of The Mob,” “Comic Book Men,” “Ride
with Norman Reedus” “The American West” and “Geeking Out.”
AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister
networks include IFC, SundanceTV, BBC America and WE tv. AMC is
available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand
and mobile.
About
Fathom Events
Fathom
Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor of event
cinema, and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of
content to movie theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc.
(NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal
Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) (known collectively as AC JV, LLC),
Fathom Events offers a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events
that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan
Opera, dance and theatre productions such as the Bolshoi Ballet and
National Theatre Live’s Hamlet, sporting events like FS1 Presents
USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and One Direction, the TCM
Presents classic film series and faith-based events such as The Drop
Box and Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the
scenes and offers unique extras including audience Q&As,
backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the
ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast
network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North
America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 887 locations and
1,354 screens in 181 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the
top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
About
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc.:
Warner
Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros.
Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive
entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and
next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its
inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through
packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the
form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable,
satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer
and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide.
WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and
licensees.
Batman
and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC.
(s16)
About
DC Entertainment
DC
Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green
Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, etc.), Vertigo (Sandman,
Fables, etc.) and MAD, is the creative division charged with
strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner.
DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros.
divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media,
including but not limited to film, television, consumer products,
home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing thousands
of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC
Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publishers
of comics in the world.
About
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner
Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in
the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for
multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s TV
series include Be
Cool Scooby-Doo!,
Bunnicula,
Justice League Action, Teen
Titans Go!,
The Tom and
Jerry Show,
Wabbit – A
Looney Tunes Production
for Cartoon Network, Mike
Tyson Mysteries
for Adult Swim, Right
Now Kapow for
Disney XD and the forthcoming Green
Eggs and Ham
for Netflix. As the home of the iconic animated characters from the
DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also
produces highly successful animated films — including the DC
Universe
Animated Original Movies — for DVD. One of the most-honored
animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 35
Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental
Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two
Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
About
Weinstein Television
The
Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and distribution
company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the
brothers who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses
Dimension Films, the genre label founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein.
During Harvey and Bob’s tenure at Miramax and TWC, they have
received 351 Oscar nominations and won 82 Academy Awards.
Since
2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such films as VICKY
CRISTINA BARCELONA; THE READER; INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; SCRE4M; SPY
KIDS: THE KING’S SPEECH; UNDEFEATED; THE ARTIST; THE MASTER; SILVER
LININGS PLAYBOOK; DJANGO UNCHAINED; SCARY MOVIE 5; LEE DANIELS' THE
BUTLER; PHILOMENA; THE IMITATION GAME; PADDINGTON; WOMAN IN GOLD;
SOUTHPAW, CAROL; THE HATEFUL EIGHT; SING STREET, and HANDS OF STONE.
Upcoming releases include LION, GOLD, and THE FOUNDER.
Weinstein
Television boasts an active television production division which
garnered twelve Emmy nominations in 2015. Weinstein Television
produces the reality powerhouse Project
Runway, with its spin-off
series Project Runway All
Stars, hosted by Alyssa
Milano, Project Runway Jr,
featuring supermodel Hannah
Jeter and fashion critic Kelly Osbourne. Upcoming series include
the business focused Fashion Inc.
which premieres later this year on Lifetime, and the late night AMC
talk show Geeking Out.
Scripted
series include John Fusco's Marco
Polo with Netflix, which
premiered its second season in July 2016, critically acclaimed
miniseries War & Peace, which
debuted on Lifetime, A&E and HISTORY in 2016, Scream
with MTV, which premiered its
second season in May 2016, Peaky
Blinders with Netflix just aired
its third season, and Julian
Fellowes’ Doctor Thorne with
Amazon. Upcoming series include Stephen King’s The
Mist (a straight-to-series 10
episode order) for Spike TV, military drama Six
(a straight-to-series 8 episode
order) for HISTORY and animated series Spy
Kids for Netflix (a multi season
commitment).
Television
projects in development explore a range of arenas and are not
exclusive to drama or comedy, minis or continuing series, live action
or animated. An active slate of more than 60 projects include soon to
be sold reality competition show Incubator,
Mario Puzo’s Omerta
with Antoine Fuqua and Sylvester Stallone, Stephen King’s The
Breathing Method with Blumhouse,
Scott Teems and Scott Derrickson, and UK series SS-GB
and Love, Nina.
For more
information on The Weinstein Company, please visit:
http://weinsteinco.com/
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