Warrior Co-Financier Mimran Schur Pictures Makes Multi-Picture Lionsgate Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Mimran Schur partners Jordan Schur and David Mimran make an offer with Lionsgate to co-finance a slate of films. That deal uses the parties funded Warrior, the Gavin O’Connor-directed drama in regards to a torn group of mma martial artists that stars Tom Sturdy, Joel Edgerton and Nick Nolte and opens Friday. The businesses also co-funded the approaching Rapturepalooza, that was created for Lionsgate’s microbudget films initiative and stars Craig Robinson, Anna Kendrick and Ken Jeong. The film requires a comedy take a look at existence following the fallout of the religious apocalypse. The businesses are actually determining the following films to co-finance together. Stated Schur: “This partnership is a vital part of the evolution in our company. We're excited to partner with Lionsgate on both of these films, and aspire to create a different and compelling slate of films later on together.” Stated Lionsgate co-COO and Film Group leader Joe Drake: “This relationship holds lots of value and promise for Lionsgate and our buddies at Mimran Scur, and that we anticipate exploring further finance and production options together for films on in our slates.” Since developing last year, Schur and Mimran made the John Curran-directed Edward Norton-Robert P Niro mental thriller Stone and also the Malcolm Venville-directed Henry’s Crime with Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga and James Caan.

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