Lions Gate UK Limited (formerly Redbus Film Distribution, and briefly known as Helkon SK between 2001 and 2003) is the British subsidiary of the Canadian/American film company, Lionsgate Studios.
Founded in 1999 by Simon Franks and Zygi Kamasa, Redbus has distributed and produced many films for the United Kingdom; such as Bend It Like Beckham, What's Cooking?, Cabin Fever, Jeepers Creepers, It's All Gone Pete Tong, and Good Night, and Good Luck. Redbus' first theatrical film to be released was The Tichborne Claimant in 1999.
In October 2005, Lionsgate acquired Redbus and rebranded it under its current name. Its home media company, Redbus Home Entertainment, would also rebrand as Lionsgate Home Entertainment UK. Redbus's film releases were formerly distributed on home video by Warner Home Video until 2006.
History Redbus Film Distribution was formed in 1999. According to an investment prospectus filed in March 1999, it was funded to the tune of £250,000, and took its name from Cliff Stanford's Redbus Group SA."Companies House"
The prospectus stated that its goals were to co-produce and distribute 10-12 full length feature films annually to the cinema, video and television markets in the UK.
On 14 March 2000, Redbus made a deal with German media company Helkon Media AG to acquire film rights for both of the companies' respective regions. Helkon would later purchase a majority stake in the company in October of the same year. However, their failure to pay one-half of the first $16 million (£11,954,176.00) installation would lead to Stanford suing the company. Helkon would quickly pay the other half, leading to the lawsuit being dropped and their final acquisition of Redbus. Following this, Redbus changed its name to Helkon SK, to reflect their partnership with Helkon Media.
On 4 August 2002, Helkon Media filed for insolvency, leading to Franks and Kamasa buying back full ownership of the company. The company officially rebranded back to Redbus on 6 May 2003, and was also restructured, with Franks running the core distribution company and Kamasa in charge of a new production arm. All of Helkon's ownership was finally absolved in February 2005.
On 17 October 2005, Lionsgate acquired Redbus Film Distribution for $35 million.Strategic Acquisition Enables Lions Gate to Self-Distribute in the UK and Adds to Company's Library and Pipeline and became Lionsgate UK on 23 February 2006."Screen Daily" Redbus rebranded as Lionsgate UK screendaily.com, Retrieved on 15 June 2012"Variety" Redbus now Lionsgate variety.com, Retrieved on 15 June 2012
Films See Lists of Lionsgate films for films the company released in the U.S. as well.
1999 The Tichborne Claimant The Rage: Carrie 2
2000s 2000 Strange Planet Open Your Eyes One Day in September Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Maybe Baby Play It to the Bone Gun Shy Dead Babies Buddy Boy Nasty Neighbours
2001 Under Suspicion State and Main The Gift (2000) What's Cooking? Jeepers Creepers
2002 Repli-Kate The Mothman Prophecies Sidewalks of New York Bend It Like Beckham A Walk to Remember Bollywood Queen Steal Live Forever
2003 Spider Stark Raving Mad Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop Girl from Rio Welcome to Collinwood The Hunted White Oleander Steal Bollywood Queen Cabin Fever Contra todos
2004 Ash Wednesday Grand Theft Parsons Monsieur N. Emile Open Water The Big Kahuna House of the Dead Touch of Pink Levity Man About Dog School for Seduction Tooth
2005 It's All Gone Pete Tong We Don't Live Here Anymore Walk on Water Noel Revolver Rize Zemanovaload The Best Man Oyster Farmer
2006 A Cock and Bull Story Good Night, and Good Luck Ushpizin Diameter of the Bomb Pierrepoint An American Haunting Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Wah-Wah 11:14 Paper Clips The Wicker Man Gypo Snuff-Movie 12 and Holding The Rocket Post The Princess Bride (re-release)
2007 Like Minds The Lives of Others The All Together Paradise Lost In the Hands of the Gods As You Like It Earth Lila Says National Lampoon's Pledge This! Dirty Dancing (20th anniversary re-release)
2008 Children of Glory Lonesome Jim The Edge of Love The Waiting Room Death Defying Acts Angel Righteous Kill I've Loved You So Long The Lost City Passengers Hamburger Hill (DVD reissue)
2009 Two Lovers Good Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel Drag Me to Hell The Hurt Locker The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Harry Brown S. Darko Thick as Thieves Blonde Ambition
2010s 2010 As Good as Dead Whip It Heartless Shrink The Switch Giallo Stone Psychosis The Blair Witch Project (DVD reissue) Halloween II (DVD reissue)
2011 Before Night Falls (DVD reissue) The Mechanic Little White Lies Blitz Screwed Trust Drive Angry Trespass 50/50 Machine Gun Preacher Self Medicated Hell Jack Falls The Holding Monster Mutt Hesher Flypaper Pulp Fiction (DVD reissue) Jackie Brown (DVD reissue)
2012 The Son of No One Coriolanus A Dangerous Method Salmon Fishing in the Yemen How I Spent My Summer Vacation Magic Mike Keith Lemon: The Film Tower Block On the Road Silent Hill: Revelation Great Expectations Reservoir Dogs (re-release) The Curse of Frankenstein (Blu-ray reissue) Wishmaster (Blu-ray reissue)
2013 Playing for Keeps The Paperboy Stolen Olympus Has Fallen Rebellion The Moth Diaries The Iceman Pororo, The Racing Adventure Trap for Cinderella Easy Money Lovelace Only God Forgives Bachelorette Filth Machete Kills Dom Hemingway Jeune et Jolie Reign of Assassins Killing Season Homefront ATM The Princess Bride (re-release)
2014 The Railway Man Out of the Furnace The Invisible Woman A Long Way Down Locke Sin City: A Dame to Kill For A Little Chaos Sabotage Postman Pat: The Movie Chef Love, Rosie The Rewrite What We Did on Our Holiday Horns I Am Soldier As I Lay Dying
2015 Testament of Youth Stonehearst Asylum Moomins on the Riviera Survivor Slow West The Gift (2015) Absolutely Anything Brooklyn Good People Autómata Bound (Blu-ray reissue) Kickboxer (Blu-ray reissue) The Limey (Blu-ray reissue) Requiem for a Dream (Blu-ray reissue)
2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Eddie the Eagle Jane Got a Gun Sing Street Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants Mother's Day London Has Fallen Nine Lives Brotherhood Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism The Pass Ratchet & Clank USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage Viral Love & Friendship The Curse of Sleeping Beauty The Guv'nor The Lobster (home video distribution only)
2017 The Fits Fallen Trespass Against Us The Autopsy of Jane Doe Their Finest The Last Face My Name Is Lenny Churchill Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets The Limehouse Golem Maze Only the Brave The Man with the Iron Heart Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool The Bleeder 24 Hours to Live Blood Diner (Blu-ray reissue) C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. (Blu-ray reissue) The Gate (Blu-ray reissue) The Lair of the White Worm (Blu-ray reissue) Return of the Living Dead III (Blu-ray reissue) Waxwork (Blu-ray reissue) Elle (home video distribution only) Swiss Army Man (home video distribution only) The Princess Bride (30th anniversary re-release)
2018 My Generation 12 Strong Journey's End Ghost Stories On Chesil Beach Early Man Gotti McQueen The Happy Prince Sicario 2: Soldado Submergence The Institute God's Own Country (home video distribution only) The Party (home video distribution only) Class of 1999 (Blu-ray reissue) Halloween (Blu-ray reissue) Parents (Blu-ray reissue) Tucker: The Man and His Dream (Blu-ray reissue) The Unholy (Blu-ray reissue)
2019 Colette Destroyer The Vanishing Fighting with My Family Missing Link Red Joan The Queen's Corgi Teen Spirit Skin Farming Snowpiercer (Blu-ray reissue)
2020s 2020 The Personal History of David Copperfield Military Wives Ride Like a Girl How to Build a Girl Summerland The Outpost A Gift from Bob The Legionnaire's Trail Blackbird Tesla Khali the Killer 2:22 Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (Blu-ray reissue) Last Exit to Brooklyn (Blu-ray reissue) Little Monsters (Blu-ray reissue)
2021 Six Minutes to Midnight Made in Italy Wild Mountain Thyme Wrath of Man Ammonite The Father Mothering Sunday Till Death Dementia 13 (Blu-ray reissue) Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (Blu-ray reissue) Traffic (Blu-ray reissue) The Wraith (Blu-ray reissue) Dune (re-release) Ghost in the Shell (re-release)
2022 Living Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Triangle of Sadness Dream a Little Dream (Blu-ray reissue)
2023 The Miracle Club Anatomy of a Fall The Pod Generation The King's Daughter Gangs of New York (re-release)
2024 The Iron Claw Love Lies Bleeding The Critic The Last Voyage of the Demeter
2025 The Seed of the Sacred Fig The Penguin Lessons Tornado
2026 H is for Hawk Wasteman Glenrothan The Furious
2027 The Debut
TBA The Entertainment System Is Down
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