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Screen Media announced today the acquisition of North American rights to Frédéric Petitjean’s Cold Blood Legacy, the action thriller starring Jean Reno (Léon: The Professional, The Da Vinci Code, Mission: Impossible), Sarah Lind (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Exorcism of Molly Hartley, Wolfcop), Joe Anderson (Twilight, Across the Universe, Outsiders), David Gyasi (Interstellar, Cloud Atlas, Troy: Fall of a City), Ihor Ciszkewycz (Evilenko, Battle for Sebastopol, Raskop), François Guétary(Lost, Alias, Mr & Mrs Smith), and Samantha Bond (Die Another Day, The World is Not Enough, Downton Abbey).

The film follows Henry (Reno), a legendary hitman who enjoys the isolation of his lakeside cabin, set deep within the vast wilderness.  When the solitude of a well-earned retirement is shattered by the arrival of a young woman (Lind), the survivor of a massive snowmobile accident, Henry must decide whether to risk his own life to save hers.
 
Written and directed by Frédéric Petitjean, Cold Blood Legacy was produced by Corinne Benichou and Florence Moos for Eight35, and co-produced by Laurent Tolleron for Seven52, and Olias Barco and Oleg German for Eastwest, with Thierry Arbogast as Director of Photography.  Seth Needle, SVP of Worldwide Acquisitions at Screen Media negotiated the deal with sales agent Goldcrest Films International.  A day-and-date release is planned for the first half of 2019.

“Cold Blood Legacy is the story of one man facing up to his own fears.  What is exciting for audiences is how this harsh wilderness becomes a brutal and unforgiving nemesis. It’s a breath-taking game of chess played out on an epic scale,” said Petitjean.
 
“This was a script we literally couldn’t put down, and were dying to be involved with,” said Needle. “Frederic’s story is incredibly well crafted, and his cast – Jean especially – are the perfect actors to execute the complexity.”  

About Screen Media Ventures, LLC
Screen Media Ventures, LLC, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, acquires the rights to high quality television series and feature films worldwide. With a library of over 1,500 television series and motion pictures, Screen Media Ventures is one of the largest independent suppliers of high quality television series and motion pictures to U.S. and international broadcast markets, cable networks, home video outlets, and new media venues..  Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. is a a growing media company building online video on-demand (“VOD”) networks that provide positive and entertaining video content for all screens The company is aggressively growing its business with organic growth, licensing and distribution arrangements, acquisitions, and strategic relationships. For more information, visit: www.screenmediafilms.netand www.cssentertainment.com.
 
ABOUT GOLDCREST FILMS INTERNATIONAL
Operating from London and New York, Goldcrest is a long established and privately owned integrated filmed entertainment company.  Highly skilled talent, expertise and experience underpin the company’s activities in three distinct operational areas:
 
Goldcrest Films oversees the production, distribution and marketing of films produced by Goldcrest and third-party acquisitions, in addition to monetising Goldcrest’s celebrated library of over 100 titles.
 
Goldcrest Post is a market leading supplier of Academy Award and BAFTA winning post-production services.  The company’s extensive list of credits include Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Isle Of Dogs, Trust, Assassins Creed, Baby Driver, Jason Bourne, My Cousin Rachel, Free Fire, Taboo, London Has Fallen, High Rise, Bastille Day, The Danish Girl, Eddie The Eagle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Paddington and Cinderella.
 
Goldcrest Finance raises funds and structures transactions in the media sector and has funded films ranging in budget from $3 million to $98 million, of which four have opened at number 1 at the US box office.
 
www.goldcrestfilms.com