Redbox kiosks nationwide will be the perfect
place for perfect beings to rent Blu-ray and DVD copies of the hit
film
Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (NASDAQ: CSSE)
company, today announced “Barbie” – the number one movie of 2023 –
will be available to rent on Blu-ray Disc® and DVD at Redbox®
kiosks nationwide starting Tuesday, October 17.
Through the Redbox app, consumers can easily locate their
nearest Redbox kiosk and reserve their discs. The Redbox app is
available on a wide range of devices, including iOS, Android, Roku,
Samsung TVs, VIZIO, and many others. The app also gives viewers
access to thousands of free movies and TV series, nearly 180 Free
Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channels, and the ability
to rent or buy movies transactionally on select devices.
“Our customers have been anxiously waiting for ‘Barbie’ to be
available on DVD and Blu-ray, and we’re delighted it will soon be
in our kiosks nationwide,” said William J. Rouhana, Jr., chief
executive officer and chairman of Chicken Soup for the Soul
Entertainment. “Blu-ray discs provide the best sound and picture
quality on a large TV screen, and there will be no better way to
enjoy the amazing visuals and music in the film. Fans will have the
most ‘perfect’ way to see their favorite film of 2023 at an
inexpensive price along with bonus content.”
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect
place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a
Ken.
From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig (“Little
Women,” “Lady Bird”) comes “Barbie,” starring Oscar® nominees
Margot Robbie (“Bombshell,” “I, Tonya”) and Ryan Gosling (“La La
Land,” “Half Nelson”) as Barbie and Ken, alongside America Ferrera
(“End of Watch,” the “How to Train Your Dragon” films), Kate
McKinnon (“Bombshell,” “Yesterday”), Issa Rae (“The Photograph,”
HBO’s “Insecure”), Rhea Perlman (“I’ll See You in My Dreams,”
“Matilda”), and Will Ferrell (the “Anchorman” films, “Talladega
Nights”). The film also stars Michael Cera (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the
World,” “Juno”), Ariana Greenblatt (“Avengers: Infinity War,”
“65”), Ana Cruz Kayne (“Little Women”), Emma Mackey (“Emily,” “Sex
Education”), Hari Nef (“Assassination Nation,” “Transparent”),
Alexandra Shipp (the “X-Men” films), Kingsley Ben-Adir (“One Night
in Miami,” “Peaky Blinders”), Simu Liu (“Shang-Chi and the Legend
of the Ten Rings”), Ncuti Gatwa (“Sex Education”), Scott Evans
(“Grace and Frankie”), Jamie Demetriou (“Cruella”), Connor
Swindells (“Sex Education,” “Emma.”), Sharon Rooney (“Dumbo,”
“Jerk”), Nicola Coughlan (“Bridgerton,” “Derry Girls”), Ritu Arya
(“The Umbrella Academy”), Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter
Dua Lipa and Oscar-winner Helen Mirren (“The Queen”).
Gerwig directed “Barbie” from a screenplay by Gerwig & Oscar
nominee Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story,” “The Squid and the
Whale”), based on Barbie by Mattel. The film’s producers are Oscar
nominees David Heyman (“Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood,” “Marriage
Story,” “Gravity”), Margot Robbie (“Birds of Prey,” “Promising
Young Woman,” “I, Tonya”), Tom Ackerley (“Promising Young Woman,”
“I, Tonya”) and Robbie Brenner (“Dallas Buyers Club”), with Gerwig,
Baumbach, Ynon Kreiz, Richard Dickson, Michael Sharp, Josey
McNamara, Courtenay Valenti, Toby Emmerich and Cate Adams serving
as executive producers.
Gerwig’s creative team behind the camera included
Oscar-nominated director of photography Rodrigo Prieto (“The
Irishman,” “Silence,” “Brokeback Mountain”), Oscar-nominated
production designer Sarah Greenwood (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Anna
Karenina”), Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran
(“Little Women,” “Anna Karenina”), editor Nick Houy (“Little
Women,” “Lady Bird”), visual effects supervisor Glen Pratt
(“Paddington 2,” “Beauty and the Beast”) and music supervisor
George Drakoulias (“White Noise,” “Marriage Story”), with a score
by Oscar winners Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (“A Star Is Born”),
who also contributed to numerous songs on the film’s soundtrack.
The soundtrack includes an impressive roster of today’s hottest
music artists, including Lizzo, Dua Lipa, Nicki Minaj & Ice
Spice with Aqua, Charli XCX, KAROL G feat. Aldo Ranks, Tame Impala,
Dominic Fike, HAIM, The Kid LAROI, Khalid, PinkPantheress, GAYLE,
Ava Max, FIFTY FIFTY and more.
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents a Heyday Films Production, a
LuckyChap Entertainment Production, an NB/GG Pictures Production, a
Mattel Production, “Barbie.” The film is distributed worldwide by
Warner Bros. Pictures and was released in theaters nationwide on
July 21, 2023 and internationally on July 19, 2023.
“Barbie” is rated PG-13 by the MPA for suggestive references and
brief language.
About Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) provides
premium content to value-conscious consumers. The company is one of
the largest advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) companies
in the US, with three flagship AVOD streaming services: Redbox,
Crackle, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. In addition, the company
operates Redbox Free Live TV, a free ad-supported streaming
television service (FAST), with nearly 180 FAST channels as well as
a transaction video on demand (TVOD) service, and a network of
approximately 29,000 kiosks across the US for DVD rentals. To
provide original and exclusive content to its viewers, the company
creates, acquires, and distributes films and TV series through its
Screen Media and Chicken Soup for the Soul TV Group subsidiaries.
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken
Soup for the Soul, LLC, which publishes the famous book series and
produces super-premium pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul
brand name.
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to financing sources, free cash flows, revenues, net income,
profitability, stock price volatility, future regulatory changes,
price changes, ability to achieve and sustain market acceptance of
our content streaming services and other content offerings, ability
to recruit and retain officers, key employees, or directors,
ability to protect our intellectual property, ability to complete
and integrate into our existing operations future strategic
acquisitions, ability to manage growth, ability to pay dividends
and our debt obligations, as well as evolving regulatory or other
operational risks, and risks presented by changing general market
conditions impacting demand for our services. For a more complete
description of these and other risks and uncertainties, please
refer to Item 1A (Risk Factors) in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC
on March 31, 2023, as amended. If any of these risks materialize or
our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ
materially from the results implied by the forward-looking
statements contained in this press release. Information regarding
the acquisition of Redbox and related transactions is qualified by
reference to the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on May 11, 2022 as amended May 12, 2022, June 6, 2022,
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