Apple TV+ has introduced a multi-year, first-look function movie cope with North Highway Firm‘s Chernin Leisure, the corporate behind “Ford v Ferrari,” “Planet of the Apes,” “Hidden Figures,” and “The Biggest Showman.” Chernin can be producing the Jason Momoa epic miniseries “Chief of Struggle,” set for launch on August 1.
“We’ve had an ideal expertise working with Apple on the collection facet, the place they’ve been sensible, daring, and at all times supportive — we’re excited to construct on that success by making films collectively,” North Highway Firm Chairman Peter Chernin mentioned in an announcement.
Apple TV+ has a powerful slate of upcoming function movies, together with “F1 The Film” with Brad Pitt, which is ready to hit theaters on June 27. Apple was the primary streaming service to win the Academy Award for Finest Image, as effectively, with 2021’s “CODA.”
Chernin Leisure was based in 2009, whereas North Highway Firm was established three years in the past and produces quite a lot of content material throughout movie, tv, and streaming platforms. Different North Highway labels embody North Highway Tv, Kinetic Content material, and Phrases + Photos.
This yr, Chernin launched “Again in Motion” with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz on Netflix, in addition to “Worry Road: Promenade Queen.” Upcoming movie releases embody “Apex” with Charlize Theron, “Altar” with Kyle MacLachlan, and the found-footage horror flick “The Backrooms.” Moreover, the collection “Age of Innocence,” “Man on Hearth,” and “The Physique” are all in manufacturing underneath North Highway’s tv banner. Kinetic Content material, in the meantime, is accountable for the huge Netflix unscripted hit “Love is Blind.” Phrases + Photos has launched main documentaries akin to final yr’s acclaimed “Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.”
Chernin has additionally entered the realm of AI final yr together with his funding in Promise, which boasts high Generative AI and storytelling expertise.
“There’s something undeniably thrilling about Generative AI, and we’re bullish on George and Promise’s potential to empower storytellers,” Chernin mentioned in November 2024 assertion. “This crew understands that prioritizing artists and creatives is the one method as we start to use Generative AI into the artistic course of, and Promise has probably the most creative and user-friendly mannequin we now have seen.”
