{"id":6827,"date":"2016-03-02T13:32:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/lionsgate-hulu-acquire-jeff-baena-film-joshy\/"},"modified":"2016-03-02T13:33:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:33:58","slug":"lionsgate-hulu-acquire-jeff-baena-film-joshy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/lionsgate-hulu-acquire-jeff-baena-film-joshy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionsgate &amp; Hulu Acquire Jeff Baena Comedy Joshy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES: Lionsgate and Hulu have teamed up to acquire the North American rights for Jeff Baena&#8217;s comedy feature film <em>Joshy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joshy\u00a0<\/em>includes\u00a0an ensemble cast led by Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Alex Ross Perry, Nick Kroll, Brett Gelman and Jenny Slate. The movie shines a spotlight\u00a0on the nature of male bonding.\u00a0It will be released through Lionsgate&#8217;s specialty film distribution label, Lionsgate Premiere, and will become available for streaming exclusively on Hulu after its theatrical run.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joshy<\/em> is produced by Liz Destro, Michael Zakin and Adam Pally, and executive produced by Starstream\u2019s Kim Leadford and Charles Bonan and Bow and Arrow Entertainment\u2019s Michael Sherman and Matthew Perniciaro. The film made its world premier in the U.S. Dramatic Completion section at this year&#8217;s Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to expand our multi-faceted relationship with Hulu that already includes four original television series, our partnership in Epix and licensing of our content to their platform,\u201d said Jim Packer, Lionsgate&#8217;s president of worldwide television and digital distribution. \u201cThe extension of our alliance into film acquisitions signals a new growth opportunity for both companies and <em>Joshy<\/em> is a great movie to kick it off. 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