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Cinedigm Acquires All US Rights to Japanese Remake of Cult Sci-Fi Horror Film CUBE For Its SCREAMBOX Streaming Service
LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm has acquired all US rights to the Japanese sci-fi horror movie CUBE. A remake of the 1997 award-winning
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[{"type":"text","content":"LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm has acquired all US rights to the Japanese sci-fi horror movie CUBE. A remake of the 1997 award-winning Canadian cult classic, CUBE takes a deeper, darker and deadlier look at isolation and gore. Cinedigm plans to release the remake on its horror streaming platform, SCREAMBOX, which is powered by Bloody Disgusting, on April 11 as a SCREAMBOX Original.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nDirected by Yasuhiko Shimizu (\"Pension: Love Is Pink\"), CUBE, which released theatrically last year in Japan, follows a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a sadistic maze without remembering how they got there. After waking up drugged and disoriented, the prisoners, who seemingly have nothing in common, find themselves in mysterious room inscribed with an unfamiliar code. Looking for ways to escape, they discover the room is riddled with lethal traps. As fear and distrust swirl around them, the group must work together to survive.\nThe 1997 brutal, sci-fi horror classic by Vincenzo Natali was so successful that it spawned Cube²: Hypercube (2002) and Cube Zero (2004). Natali (Splice, In the Tall Grass, NBC's \"Hannibal\") stayed on as an executive producer of the Japanese remake with Kôji Tokuo writing the adapted screenplay. The Japanese remake, which has grossed almost $2.5 million in the international box office, stars award-winning actor Masaki Suda (\"Ah, Koya\"), Anne Watanabe (\"Murder on the Orient Express\"), Masaki Okada (Drive My Car), Takumi Saitoh (Life in a Box) and Kôtarô Yoshida (Doctor X). The film was Produced by Satoko Ishida and Akiko Funatsu with Shigeaki Yoshida also attached as Executive Producer.\n\"Vincenzo Natali's CUBE is a modern cult classic that broke new ground with its unique production design and groundbreaking storytelling,\" said Brad Miska, Managing Director of Bloody Disgusting/Cinedigm. \"This new Japanese experience honors the original and delivers the goods horror fans expect to see. CUBE enthusiasts are going to want to solve this puzzle on SCREAMBOX this spring.\"\nThe deal was negotiated by Brandon Hill, Director of Acquisitions, on behalf of Cinedigm and Meri Koyama, Head of Sales, on behalf of Shochiku Co, LTD.\nSCREAMBOX features a broad mix of content for casual and die-hard horror fans alike. The service is refreshed monthly with content fro...