Legion M Joins Forces with Bleecker Street for the Release of Save Yourselves!
Sci-Fi Comedy was the top pick of Legion M’s innovative "FILM SCOUT" game that allowed fans to scout the films playing at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
LOS ANGELES (June 17, 2020) – Legion M has joined forces with Bleecker Street for the release of the alien sci-fi comedy Save Yourselves! starring Sunita Mani (Mr. Robot, GLOW) and John Reynolds (Search Party, Horse Girl), and from writer-directors Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer. The film was produced by Kara Durrett, Keshet’s Mandy Tagger and Adi Ezroni.
The world’s first fan-owned entertainment company will immediately unleash its fast-growing movement of more than 130,000 impassioned entertainment fans including over 25,000 shareholders on the project, through various digital, experiential and community-driven initiatives leading up to Bleecker Street’s U.S. distribution theatrical release on July 31, 2020.
In Save Yourselves! Jack (John Reynolds) and Su (Sunita Mani) are a hip Brooklyn couple who, like many of their friends, find themselves dependent on technology and unable to put down their phones. Fearing their mindless scrolling may impact their connection with each other, they seize the chance to head to an isolated cabin in the woods, vowing to unplug from the outside world for a week. Sheltered from texts and push notifications, they are blissfully unaware that the planet is under attack. As strange events unfold, the couple must figure out a way back to civilization—or what’s left of it.
Legion M’s decision to align on Save Yourselves! with Bleecker Street was fueled by the company’s innovative Legion M Film Scout app, which launched at 2020’s Sundance Film Festival as a fun-to-play, interactive game that doubles as a valuable data-gathering tool for the company. Harnessing the wisdom of the crowd, Legion M captured proprietary audience insight from its members attending the festival as Film Scouts, as well as from thousands of film fans participating worldwide. The real-life consumer data scored Save Yourselves! high in terms Film Scout reviews at Sundance, confidence in the film’s success and its projected popularity among audiences.
“Data gathered from Film Scout was clear and evident, guiding our choice to lock arms with Bleecker Street on Save Yourselves!,” said Paul Scanlan, CEO and cofounder of Legion M. “We’re fired up to partner on this worthy and hilarious surprise hit from Sundance and believe it is a perfect film to celebrate the reopening of theaters when they safely can later this summer.”
“Legion M has quickly made a name for itself in the industry for its innovation and remarkable ability to mobilize their passionate community,” said Andrew Karpen, CEO of Bleecker Street. “We’re thrilled to be kicking off a close relationship with the Legion on Save Yourselves!”
Making good on its promise to open the gates to Hollywood for its more than 130,000 members, including over 25,000 investors, Legion M is proving once again that having fun can be good business. Legion M and its fan community will host fan-meetups when Save Yourselves! debuts at theaters, demonstrating the power of the company’s grassroots mobilization efforts and its commitment to investing in its projects both financially and emotionally.
To learn more about a free Legion M membership and to stay updated on Save Yourselves!, head to legionm.com/save-yourselves.
About Legion M:
Legion M is the world's first fan-owned entertainment company that is revolutionizing the way entertainment is made in Hollywood by uniting a growing fan community of 130,000+ members including more than 25,000 fan-owners. Through its Fan-Owned business model, Legion M invests in a diverse slate of original projects in various stages of development, including the epic fantasy The Emperor’s Blades, comic book and feature film Girl With No Name, and documentary Memory: The Origins of Alien; multiple original television series including Evermor, Airship Cowboys, and Malice; as well as interactive and VR-based projects, including ICONS: Face to Face starring the late Stan Lee and Kevin Smith. Legion M also invests in partner productions, including Kevin Smith’s feature film Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, as well as the critically acclaimed Colossal, starring Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis, and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, the cult hit Mandy starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Panos Cosmatos, the upcoming gritty, hard-edged epic Archenemy starring Joe Manganiello, and Bad Samaritan starring David Tennant and directed and produced by Dean Devlin. Legion M and its fan community has produced high-profile events honoring some of the industry's biggest names, including the Stan Lee hand and footprint ceremony at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre in 2017. To learn more about Legion M and become a member of the Legion for free, visit www.legionm.com.
About Bleecker Street:
Bleecker Street (BleeckerStreetMedia.com) is an independently financed U.S. film distribution company founded in 2014 by Andrew Karpen. The company’s 2020 slate has included Kitty Green’s THE ASSISTANT and ORDINARY LOVE starring Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson. Previous titles include Riley Stearns’ THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, Anthony Maras’ HOTEL MUMBAI, Joe Penna’s ARCTIC and Debra Granik’s award-winning, LEAVE NO TRACE.