‘Sling Blade’ To Stream On Red Coral Universe

Sling Blade has been remastered in 4K and will be available digitally on May 28 exclusively on Red Coral Universe, an AVOD, OTT streaming platform.

Red Coral Universe is a free-to-use global platform available on all phones, tablets, smart TVs, connected devices, and the web, or via the Red Coral Universe App via App Store, iOS , and Google Play.

Red Coral Universe has built an eclectic roster of content ranging from traditional, feature film and television, to music videos and shorts, to rap battles and podcasts. The platform also has local sports featuring the likes of Caleb Williams and Angel Reese in their final high school games.

The catalog now features nearly 7,000 titles from over 600 artists and growing. Red Coral also finances, produces and distributes its own original content and currently has more than a dozen film and television projects in development. 

Directed, written by, and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade opened in theaters in December 1996 and became a sleeper hit. Thornton’s portrayal of Karl Childers earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a Best Actor nomination.

Sling Blade was produced by Red Coral Universe founder and CEO, Larry Meistrich. Today, Meistrich has re-acquired Sling Blade as a signature film for the streaming platform. Chris Ogeneski of Corvid Partners, a Dublin-based financial services company, advised on the re-acquisition.