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Continuing their alliance into 2024, Eo Media, led by Ezequiel Olzanski and Spi International, a Canal+ company, have secured all rights for Latin America, including Brazil, to a star-stacked slate of movies from topline talent such as Keanu Reeves, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Michael Shannon and fanbase stalwart Jean-Claude Van Damme.

As star talent continues to mark apart titles in a crowded marketplace, the new nine-pic distribution lineup also features Alec Baldwin, Diane Keaton.

Eo Media and Spi International’s expanding film catalog now includes “Cold Deck,” headed by Alec Baldwin and Tom Welling, alongside indie “A Little White Lie,” starring Kate Hudson and Michael Shannon, and “The Upside” with Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, and Kevin Hart, a standout in the movie.

Additionally, the lineup takes in the family fayre “Secret Kingdom,” helmed by Matt Drummond. Rounding out the diverse offerings is an intense and bearded Guy Pierce in horror thriller “Sunrise,...

Drawing on the sort of traditional quest narrative that has transported children’s imaginations into Narnia or whisked them off to Hogwarts, this Aussie family film might be a bit derivative but it also has an old fashioned charm. Despite appearances, including an opening sequence explaining the “above” and “below” realms we’re about to see, this isn’t based on a book but all from the imagination of writer/director Matt Drummond. Whether for the pleasure of multitasking or thriftiness, he also provides the voice for not one but three of the characters we’ll meet over the course of the film.

Things begin in the real world with Peter (Sam Everingham), a nervous kid, who has panic attacks at the thought of treading on cracks, and is further unsettled by a new move to the countryside with his younger sister Verity and their...

From Paramount’s Saban label comes a new fantasy film, The Secret Kingdom. The movie is currently available to see in theaters and stream on digital platforms and follows siblings Peter and Verity on their whirlwind adventure. After moving to a remote town, the pair discover a secret land underneath their bedroom floor. Peter and Verity are whisked away to the Below and tasked with fighting an ancient evil that has plagued the kingdom for ages.

At the helm of it all is Matt Drummond, a writer, director, producer, and SFX supervisor for the film. Drummond has worked on multiple projects and is known for features such as My Pet Dinosaur, Dinosaur Island, and Life After People. The main cast includes Sam Everingham, Alyla Browne, Alice Parkinson, Chris Gabardi, Darius Williams, and Beth Champion.

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"The Secret Kingdom" is a new family adventure feature from writer/director Matt Drummond and Saban Films, set to release June 9, 2023 in theaters, digitally and through video-on-demand platforms:

"...hidden beneath a bedroom floor lies a land of enchantment, which must be protected from an ancient enemy – the evil 'Shroud'.

"As brother and sister embark on a quest to unite five mystical treasures and save the 'Kingdom', 'Peter' and 'Verity' must face epic challenges that will test their bravery to the limit..."

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Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive clip of Paramount and Saban’s new adventure movie, The Secret Kingdom. The film is set to release in theaters and on digital platforms on Friday, June 9th, and follows a pair of siblings' fantastical journey through an unknown land. After their family relocates to a small town, Peter and Verity find themselves in possession of an artifact that transports them to the Below. It is here that they meet Elwyn—the leader of the pangolins and a firm believer that Peter is destined to rule the kingdom and fulfill an ancient prophecy.

Writer-director Matt Drummond is involved in multiple aspects of the creative process, also serving as a producer and special effects supervisor for the film. From live-action to voice actors, The Secret Kingdom has a strong main cast and stars Sam Everingham as Peter and Alyla Browne as Verity. Everingham...

"All you need... is within you." Saban Films has revealed an official US trailer for The Secret Kingdom, a CGI-filled fantasy adventure movie from filmmaker Matt Drummond. He is the same Australian filmmaker behind the CGI movies My Pet Dinosaur and Dinosaur Island, and this new one already opened in Australia a few weeks ago. It's getting a US release in select theaters in June, and it'll be on VOD to watch as well. Join the Pangolin Pling, Elwyn, Mendax the Dragon, Ego and Ergo and all of the characters on the greatest family adventure. Siblings Verity and Peter's trip to the old family mansion takes a turn when the floor of their room suddenly gives way and they fall into an underground chamber where they are met by a civilization of creatures. The adventure stars Sam Everingham, Alyla Browne, Alice Parkinson, Chris Gabardi, Darius Williams, and Beth Champion. This...

The upcoming Australian fantasy-adventure film “The Secret Kingdom” tells a story of two siblings’ courage being tested — and their adventures with some absolutely adorable magical animals — and you can see for yourself in the exclusive trailer at the top of the page.

In the trailer above, Verity (Alyla Browne) and Peter’s (Sam Everingham) trip to the old family mansion leads them on a magical journey beneath their bedroom floor which gives way, and they fall into a land of enchantment where they are met by a civilization of creatures. This underground world must be protected from the evil Shroud.

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As the two take on this task, “to unite five mystical treasures and save the Kingdom, Peter and Verity must face epic challenges that will test their bravery to the limit,” per the official description.

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Exclusive: Signature Entertainment is launching global sales on Australian family-adventure film Don’t Go Below ahead of the virtual Cannes market.

Signature has acquired global rights (excluding Australia and New Zealand) to the fantasy film which is written and directed by Dinosaur Island and My Pet Dinosaur filmmaker Matt Drummond and produced by Matt Drummond and Megan Drummond.

Currently in post-production, the movie is one of the first independent features to employ Unreal Engine to create all the VFX and animation.

The film tells the story of anxious Peter (12) and his sister Verity (9), taken underground by a garrison of armoured pangolin. They soon learn that Peter is their prophesied King, who must reunite five sacred lost artefacts that will give him the power to destroy an ancient enemy called the Shroud.

Starring are Sam Everingham as Peter and Alayla Browne (Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers) as Verity, with additional voice cast due to join soon.

Dinosaurs. Kids on bikes. Aliens. And a little bit of pure madness thrown in for good measure. What's not to love about My Pet Dinosaur? This is almost like Stranger Things and Jurassic Park got together and had a big smiling baby. And it's pure nostalgia magic all the way, if you're into those kinds of things.

Uncork'd Entertainment is proud to release the new trailer for My Pet Dinosaur, a Spielbergian-esque family film that premieres On Demand in October. This fantasy comedy adventure comes from Emmy winner Matt Drummond, and it's described as a cross between E.T and Monster's Inc.

My Pet Dinosaur fixes on the unlikely friendship between a boy and a dinosaur. The cast includes Jordan Dulieu, Annabel Wolfe, Christopher Gabardi (The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years) and Tiriel Mora (Farscape). It featuring state-of-the-art visual effects, which bring this heart-warming tale of friendship and the beautiful Australian countryside to life.

Exclusive: Pinnacle Films and Hoyts have acquired Australian and New Zealand rights to Emmy-winner Matt Drummond's latest project My Pet Dinosaur. Pinnacle will release the pic wide in both territories on April 25. Hoyts were the first cinema chain to commit, agreeing to screen the pic across all of their cinemas in Australia and New Zealand. Empress Road Pictures is handling sales for the title and is shopping it to buyers at the European Film Market. Story focuses on…...

Its always an absolute pleasure to wake up to a cheeky email from our good friends in La-la-Land about a new movie they would like us to check out. Today was no different when we received a trailer for My Pet Dinosaur. Accompanying the trailer were phrases like “Spielbergian” or “E.T meets Pixar” says the Hollywood Reporter, and well I am totally going to check that trailer out. And you can too below:

When a boy finds the remnants of a failed military experiment his troubled town is plunged further into chaos as he accidentally makes a new friend.

I think My Pet Dinosaur looks great and definitely has a ton of potential to be a great 2017 family film not to be missed. There is a hugely endearing quality to the trailer that does instantly draw comparisons to movies like E.T, 2016s Pete’s Dragon or dare I...

Making friends is easy, keeping them is impossible... What in the heck is this? A trailer has debuted for an Australian kids adventure movie titled My Pet Dinosaur, which is literally being pitched as "E.T. meets Pixar". The story is about a boy who befriends a dinosaur, that is actually a creation of a military experiment gone wrong. But as they grow closer, he does his best to keep him safe and prevent it from being captured. Seems more like The Iron Giant than Pixar. Starring Jordan Dulieu, Annabel Wolfe, Christopher Gabardi, Tiriel Mora, Harrison Saunders, David Roberts, and Joanne Samuel. This is made by a VFX supervisor, so he knows how to make it all seem realistic, but that doesn't make up for the cheesiness. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Matt Drummond's My Pet Dinosaur, originally from THR: Short description: A troubled town is plunged...

"Can we keep it?" That question is a lot harder to answer when the found pet in question is a dinosaur growing at an exponential rate.

That's what a few kids face in the trailer for My Pet Dinosaur, an Australian film that is being billed as E.T. meets Pixar. The film is from director Matt Drummond, who also helmed 2014's Dinosaur Island.

The film takes place in a town where a military experiment gone wrong has some unexpected consequences. Against that backdrop, a young boy discovers and befriends a dinosaur, even as a military leader seeks to kill it.

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The 'fluffy' T-Rex of Dinosaur Island.

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Dinosaur Island, the Aussie family film that has already caused controversy because of its depiction of feathered dinosaurs, will be exhibited theatrically by Hoyts.

The film follows the plight of Lucas (Darius Williams) a 13 year old boy who, through a series of extraordinary circumstances, finds himself stranded on a strange island populated by prehistoric creatures alongside abandoned objects from different times. It.s here he meets a young girl (Kate Rasmussen) who claims she is from the 1950s. Together they set out on a quest to get home, while uncovering secrets that have the power to change the future.

The concept was conceived three years ago by Emmy award winning creature effects expert Matt Drummond while he was living in Vanuatu.

.I had been working on a string of documentaries featuring dinosaurs for American cable networks such as National Geographic, History and Discovery Channels (Prehistoric America,...

Mark Lazarus is departing as a drama investment manager at Screen Australia to join Arclight Films as head of creative and acquisitions in Australia.

He succeeds Michael Wrenn, who joined Arclight in 2012 as a consultant and is pursuing his own projects including Ben Elton.s The Wiggles- Pandamonium!, Eron Sheean.s End of Animal and Stephan Elliott's Madams, co-produced with Julie Ryan, based on the true story of two Australian con-women who took on the British "horsey". set and nearly got away with it. Arclight. reps The Wiggles movie and Madams internationally. .

Wrenn is also Ep on Gillian Armstrong's recently completed documentary Women He's Undressed, a behind-the-scenes look at the Australian Oscar-winning costume designer Orry-Kelly.

In five years at Screen Australia Lazarus has been involved in numerous films handled by Arclight internationally including Kimble Rendall.s Bait 3D, the Spierig brothers. Predestination and Patrick Hughes. Red Hill.

Among...