Lionsgate & Grindstone Entertainment Group Re-Up Multi-Year Deal Through 2027

Lionsgate has extended its deal with Grindstone Entertainment Group through 2027.

Lionsgate and Grindstone count a near 17-year working relationship in what is a 700-title content library.

Among Grindstone’s recent releases are the thriller Fall, Damaged, with Sam Jackson and Vincent Cassell; How the Gringo Stole Christmas, starring George Lopez, Desperation Road, Manadrome with Jesse Eisenberg; and Lamborghini with Frank Grillo, Mira Sorvino and Gabriel Byrne. 

The new agreement includes such upcoming releases as action-thriller Alarum, starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by Mike Polish; Riff Raff from director Dito Montiel starring Bill Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris, and Gabriel Union; Wish You Were Here, Julia Stiles’ directorial debut, starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Grey, and Mena Massoud; The Gunslingers, starring Stephen Dorff, Nicolas Cage, and Heather Graham;  and Fall 2 from the Spierig brothers. Other future titles are Hotel Tehran with Zachary Levy and Liam Neeson, The Beast in Me with Russell Crowe from the writer and producer of Land of Bad, and Off The Grid starring Josh Duhamel and Greg Kinnear.

“Our relationship has been a model of success for nearly 20 years because Barry and Stan anticipate and understand what the market wants and needs in a way that has been consistently profitable for both of our companies,” said Ron Schwartz, President and COO of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group.   

“Multiplatform partners the world over recognize the Grindstone name as one they can count on for high production values and big, star-driven concepts. We look forward to continuing to develop their brand and collaborating on another outstanding slate of films with Barry, Stan, and our distribution partners around the world,” he added. 

“We couldn’t imagine a better home for our team or our filmmaking partners than Lionsgate,” said Grindstone President and CEO Barry Brooker and principal Stan Wertlieb. “They are dominant worldwide leaders in handling the titles that have been our core specialty. As the demand for content continues to evolve, especially in the multiplatform arena, we couldn’t be in better or more capable hands.”