Eye in the Sky
BST • 03/11/2016 • R • Scope • Ltd
Cast: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman,
Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen, Phoebe
Fox
Director: Gavin Hood
Screenplay: Guy Hibbert
Website: EyeInTheSkyTheMovie.com
Eye in the Sky stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command
of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Through remote surveillance and on-thegrou nd intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates
from “capture” to “kill.” But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year
old girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute, reaching the highest levels of U.S. and
British government, over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.
Marketing/Promotion: Highlight positive reviews of the film from the premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Leverage the built-in fan bases of Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, and Alan Rickman
by featuring these stars in your marketing. Utilize social media to showcase the timeliness of the subject
matter by sharing articles about drone technology.
Compatible films for trailer programming: Triple 9, London Has Fallen, 10 Cloverfield Lane
Facebook: Facebook.com/BleeckerStFilms
Twitter/Instagram: @BleeckerStFilms
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Free State of Jones
STX • 05/13/2016 • PG-13 • Flat • Wide
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw,
Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell
Director: Gary Ross
Screenplay: Gary Ross, Story by Leonard Hartman
and Gary Ross
Website: stxmovies.com/freestateofjones/
Directed by four-time Oscar® nominee Gary Ross (The Hunger Games, Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), and starring Oscar® winner
Matthew McConaughey, Free State of Jones is an epic action-drama set during the Civil War, and tells the story of defiant Southern
farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other small farmers
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and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi, to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free
State of Jones. Knight continued
his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of
Marketing/Promotion:
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defiance long beyond the War.
Compatible films for trailer programming: C
Marketing/Promotion: Reach out to history classes and professors at both the collegiate and high school level to find ways to tie
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in the
film’s“”release with their studies. The film is based on a true story. Schools could organize group screenings of the film. The
same
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Facebook:
f can be used to partner with historical societies, specifically those that are interested in the Civil War. Partner with
a Civil War re-enactment group. Engage social media followers to answer trivia questions about the filmography of star Matthew
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McConaughey
and writer-director Gary Ross.
Compatible films for trailer programming: Collide, Demolition, The Huntsman: Winter’s War
Facebook: facebook.com/freestate
Instagram: instagram.com/freestatemovie/
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