After 21 years, Rooster Teeth is shutting down.
“Since inheriting ownership and control of Rooster Teeth from AT&T following its acquisition of TimeWarner, Warner Bros. Discovery continued its investment in our company, content and community,” Rooster Teeth General Manager Jordan Levin said in a company memo. “Now however, it’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage.”
Around 150 staff are being affected, plus dozens of contractors and freelancers. A post from Rooster Teeth Community Manager Chelsea Atkinson asked that fans remember everyone at Rooster Teeth is “processing this in real time just like you,” and announced there will be a livestream about the closure March 7 on the Rooster Teeth website.
The Austin-based media company was founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Joel Heyman, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey,...
“Since inheriting ownership and control of Rooster Teeth from AT&T following its acquisition of TimeWarner, Warner Bros. Discovery continued its investment in our company, content and community,” Rooster Teeth General Manager Jordan Levin said in a company memo. “Now however, it’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage.”
Around 150 staff are being affected, plus dozens of contractors and freelancers. A post from Rooster Teeth Community Manager Chelsea Atkinson asked that fans remember everyone at Rooster Teeth is “processing this in real time just like you,” and announced there will be a livestream about the closure March 7 on the Rooster Teeth website.
The Austin-based media company was founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Joel Heyman, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey,...
- 3/6/2024
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Rooster Teeth, the pioneering digital-content company known for its webisodes and series like “Red vs. Blue,” “Rwby,” and “Gen: Lock,” is being shut down by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery after 21 years of operation.
Jordan Levin, the production company’s general manager, announced the news to staff on March 6 and sent a company-wide memo also shared to Rooster Teeth’s website. You can read it in full below.
“It’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage,” Levin wrote in the memo.
The shuttering of Rooster Teeth will result in the layoff of roughly 150 staffers, as well as numerous other contractors and creators put out of work. The Roost Podcast Network will continue as Wbd looks to sell its associated assets, including “The Rt Podcast,...
Jordan Levin, the production company’s general manager, announced the news to staff on March 6 and sent a company-wide memo also shared to Rooster Teeth’s website. You can read it in full below.
“It’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage,” Levin wrote in the memo.
The shuttering of Rooster Teeth will result in the layoff of roughly 150 staffers, as well as numerous other contractors and creators put out of work. The Roost Podcast Network will continue as Wbd looks to sell its associated assets, including “The Rt Podcast,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
A pioneer in digital content creation is going away. Rooster Teeth, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment, announced this morning that it is ceasing operations after 21 years. The process starts today and is expected to take several months.
The news was announced at an all-hands company meeting and shared in an internal memo by Rooster Teeth general manager Jordan Levin.
“It’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage,” Levin said in the email (You can read it in full below).
The Roost Podcast Network will remain in operation “while Wbd evaluates outside interest in acquiring this growing asset,” Levin said.
There is Rooster Teeth-branded content in the Wbd pipeline, which also will stay put, including a movie that will be...
The news was announced at an all-hands company meeting and shared in an internal memo by Rooster Teeth general manager Jordan Levin.
“It’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage,” Levin said in the email (You can read it in full below).
The Roost Podcast Network will remain in operation “while Wbd evaluates outside interest in acquiring this growing asset,” Levin said.
There is Rooster Teeth-branded content in the Wbd pipeline, which also will stay put, including a movie that will be...
- 3/6/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In the final episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," called "All Good Things..." (May 23, 1994), Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart) had become unstuck in time and was randomly experiencing his past from seven years prior, his present, and his future 30 years hence, all out of sequence. This was an exciting premise for "Next Generation" Trekkies, as it allowed them to see one possible future for all their favorite characters. This has been a notable episode ever since the debut of "Star Trek: Picard" in 2020, as certain elements of the "All Good Things..." future timeline have sneakily made their way into the franchise's official canon.
For instance, "All Good Things..." features Picard tending to his family's winery, something he does in "Picard." "All Good Things..." also posited that Picard was diagnosed with Iromodic syndrome, a rare brain ailment. That syndrome becomes a plot point in the third season of "Picard." Notably, in both "All Good Things.
For instance, "All Good Things..." features Picard tending to his family's winery, something he does in "Picard." "All Good Things..." also posited that Picard was diagnosed with Iromodic syndrome, a rare brain ailment. That syndrome becomes a plot point in the third season of "Picard." Notably, in both "All Good Things.
- 3/28/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
‘Rwby’ to Crossover With Justice League in Upcoming Feature Film From Rooster Teeth and Warner Bros.
“Rwby” is crossing over with the heroes of DC Comics. A new film spinoff of the popular animated web series has been announced, which will feature characters from the Justice League.
The announcement was made on Friday during Rtx Austin, a convention hosted by digital media company Rooster Teeth. During a panel for “Rwby,” the cast and crew — including writers and directors Kerry Shawcross and Eddy Rivas, supervising producer Laura Yates and voice actors Lindsay Jones, Barbara Dunkelman, Arryn Zech and Kara Eberle — dropped the news for the upcoming film, along with other announcements.
The crossover will be the first film set in the “Rwby” universe and will be animated by the same team as the web series. The film will be produced by Rooster Teeth in partnership with Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The series comes after last year’s “Rwby x Justice League” comic book miniseries,...
The announcement was made on Friday during Rtx Austin, a convention hosted by digital media company Rooster Teeth. During a panel for “Rwby,” the cast and crew — including writers and directors Kerry Shawcross and Eddy Rivas, supervising producer Laura Yates and voice actors Lindsay Jones, Barbara Dunkelman, Arryn Zech and Kara Eberle — dropped the news for the upcoming film, along with other announcements.
The crossover will be the first film set in the “Rwby” universe and will be animated by the same team as the web series. The film will be produced by Rooster Teeth in partnership with Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The series comes after last year’s “Rwby x Justice League” comic book miniseries,...
- 7/1/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Burbank, CA – More than ever before, the allied forces battling Salem mustunite in a single, concerted effort to prevail in the eighth thrilling season of Rooster Teeth’s anime-inspired series Rwby. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will distribute Rwby – Volume 8 on Digital and Blu-ray starting yesterday.
Beloved by fans and acclaimed by critics, Rwby imagines a world filled with horrific monsters bent on death and destruction, and humanity’s only hope lies with powerful Huntsmen and Huntresses. Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long are four such Huntresses-in-training, and their journey takes them far beyond the gates of Beacon Academy as they confront dark forces and work as a team to become the next generation of Remnant’s protectors.
In Rwby – Volume 8, our heroes’ worst fears have finally been realized: Salem is here, and the timing couldn’t be worse for the divided Kingdom of Atlas. Fear has turned the friends into enemies,...
Beloved by fans and acclaimed by critics, Rwby imagines a world filled with horrific monsters bent on death and destruction, and humanity’s only hope lies with powerful Huntsmen and Huntresses. Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long are four such Huntresses-in-training, and their journey takes them far beyond the gates of Beacon Academy as they confront dark forces and work as a team to become the next generation of Remnant’s protectors.
In Rwby – Volume 8, our heroes’ worst fears have finally been realized: Salem is here, and the timing couldn’t be worse for the divided Kingdom of Atlas. Fear has turned the friends into enemies,...
- 11/24/2021
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
The Michael B. Jordan-starring animated series “Gen:Lock” has increased representation and inclusion in its writers room for the show’s upcoming second season, producers Rooster Teeth and Outlier Society have announced.
Daniel Dominguez, Maasai Singleton, Evan Narcisse, Kristle Peluso and Gavin Hignight make up the writers room for the second season of the series, which will premiere on HBO Max. The animated series takes place 50 years in the future amid an oppressive authoritarian regime that threatens to conquer the world; Jordan voices the series’ lead character Julian Chase and also serves as an executive producer.
“When I was a teenager I fell in love with anime because my imagination was always strange and hyperbolic, the way cartoons are,” said Dominguez, who serves as head writer on the new season, said in a statement. “I could not be more honored, and excited to have been given this opportunity to work...
Daniel Dominguez, Maasai Singleton, Evan Narcisse, Kristle Peluso and Gavin Hignight make up the writers room for the second season of the series, which will premiere on HBO Max. The animated series takes place 50 years in the future amid an oppressive authoritarian regime that threatens to conquer the world; Jordan voices the series’ lead character Julian Chase and also serves as an executive producer.
“When I was a teenager I fell in love with anime because my imagination was always strange and hyperbolic, the way cartoons are,” said Dominguez, who serves as head writer on the new season, said in a statement. “I could not be more honored, and excited to have been given this opportunity to work...
- 9/15/2020
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Rooster Teeth, the division of WarnerMedia’s Otter Media dedicated to sci-fi, gaming, animation and fandom, has canceled its flagship Rtx 2020 convention. Instead, it’s planning a virtual event for fans in its place.
The decision came after the Austin Public Health department determined that the annual convention cannot be held at the Austin Convention Center. It had been set to run Sept. 5-7, 2020 (after already previously been postponed from July).
“Despite all our wishes and best efforts to bring us together in person this year, due to citywide restrictions on large-scale events, Rtx Austin 2020 has officially been cancelled,” the company announced on its website Thursday.
Further details about the virtual Rtx event will be shared when they become available, Rooster Teeth said. Those who bought tickets will receive refunds, or they can opt to postpone their badge to Rtx 2021 (at this link), which is scheduled for July 9-11, 2021.
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The decision came after the Austin Public Health department determined that the annual convention cannot be held at the Austin Convention Center. It had been set to run Sept. 5-7, 2020 (after already previously been postponed from July).
“Despite all our wishes and best efforts to bring us together in person this year, due to citywide restrictions on large-scale events, Rtx Austin 2020 has officially been cancelled,” the company announced on its website Thursday.
Further details about the virtual Rtx event will be shared when they become available, Rooster Teeth said. Those who bought tickets will receive refunds, or they can opt to postpone their badge to Rtx 2021 (at this link), which is scheduled for July 9-11, 2021.
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- 6/25/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Following a sweeping reorganization in September that saw digital vet Jordan Levin ascending to general manager of Rooster Teeth, as three of the company’s co-founders -- Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, and Burnie Burns -- stepped into creatively-focused roles, the Austin-based digital outfit today announced several more leadership changes.
First, Rooster Teeth has promoted Doreen Copeland (pictured above) from VP and head of production operations to VP and head of production. Throughout her tenure at Rooster Teeth, Copeland has produced myriad projects, from Lazer Team to Day 5. Additionally, the WarnerMedia-owned studio has upped two of its in-house producers -- Joe Clary and Sean Hinz to serve as its new co-heads of animation. Prior to being promoted, Clary served as lead producer for Rwby Volumes 6 and 7, while Hinz managed the production teams for Rtaa and Death Battle.
The new appointments also arrive in the wake of the departure of Gray G. Haddock,...
First, Rooster Teeth has promoted Doreen Copeland (pictured above) from VP and head of production operations to VP and head of production. Throughout her tenure at Rooster Teeth, Copeland has produced myriad projects, from Lazer Team to Day 5. Additionally, the WarnerMedia-owned studio has upped two of its in-house producers -- Joe Clary and Sean Hinz to serve as its new co-heads of animation. Prior to being promoted, Clary served as lead producer for Rwby Volumes 6 and 7, while Hinz managed the production teams for Rtaa and Death Battle.
The new appointments also arrive in the wake of the departure of Gray G. Haddock,...
- 12/13/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Rooster Teeth, a unit of WarnerMedia, has promoted Doreen Copeland to VP, Head of Production and Joe Clary and Sean Hinz to co-heads of animation.
Copeland will now oversee all physical production at Rooster Teeth. Clary and Hinz will co-lead day to day operations across all of Rooster Teeth’s animated productions including but not limited to Rwby, gen:lock, Rtaa, Death Battle and Red vs Blue. Clary and Hinz will report to Copeland.
Margaret M. Dean, Head of Crunchyroll Studios and president of Women in Animation, will continue to consult on animation productions.
The moves follow the arrival of Jordan Levin as Gm of Rooster Teeth in September. Former CEO Matt Hullum shifted to Chief Content Officer as part of that transition. Rooster Teeth is part of Otter Media, which WarnerMedia parent AT&T launched in partnership with Peter Chernin in 2014. AT&T took full control of Otter in 2018 and has tapped its units,...
Copeland will now oversee all physical production at Rooster Teeth. Clary and Hinz will co-lead day to day operations across all of Rooster Teeth’s animated productions including but not limited to Rwby, gen:lock, Rtaa, Death Battle and Red vs Blue. Clary and Hinz will report to Copeland.
Margaret M. Dean, Head of Crunchyroll Studios and president of Women in Animation, will continue to consult on animation productions.
The moves follow the arrival of Jordan Levin as Gm of Rooster Teeth in September. Former CEO Matt Hullum shifted to Chief Content Officer as part of that transition. Rooster Teeth is part of Otter Media, which WarnerMedia parent AT&T launched in partnership with Peter Chernin in 2014. AT&T took full control of Otter in 2018 and has tapped its units,...
- 12/13/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Rooster Teeth launched Michael B. Jordan’s animated sci-fi mecha series gen:lock in January 2019, but HBO Max ended up snatching it up. The second season of the series will now premiere on WarnerMedia’s streaming service and they will have an exclusive 90-day run on HBO Max. After that, the series will be available on Rooster Teeth’s own subscription-streaming service.
The half-hour animated series is set in the near-future and focuses on a dystopia undergoing a new, technologically driven world war. Here’s the synopsis:
Fifty years in the future, gen:lock tells the story of an oppressive authoritarian force that threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world.
The second season will also see the return of Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams, Golshifteh Farahani (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales...
The half-hour animated series is set in the near-future and focuses on a dystopia undergoing a new, technologically driven world war. Here’s the synopsis:
Fifty years in the future, gen:lock tells the story of an oppressive authoritarian force that threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world.
The second season will also see the return of Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams, Golshifteh Farahani (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales...
- 10/25/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Rooster Teeth’s Michael B. Jordan-led anime series “gen:lock” is getting a second season on HBO Max.
It will still be available for Rooster Teeth First subscribers, just not until 90 days after it debuts on HBO Max.
50 years in the future, “gen:lock” tells the story of an oppressive authoritarian force that threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world. Jordan stars as Julian Chase, who leaves his life as a fighter pilot behind to become the first candidate for the program and finds his endurance — as well as his very identity — will be tested beyond anything he ever imagined.
Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams, Golshifteh Farahani and David Tennant are all set to return to the series along with Jordan.
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It will still be available for Rooster Teeth First subscribers, just not until 90 days after it debuts on HBO Max.
50 years in the future, “gen:lock” tells the story of an oppressive authoritarian force that threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world. Jordan stars as Julian Chase, who leaves his life as a fighter pilot behind to become the first candidate for the program and finds his endurance — as well as his very identity — will be tested beyond anything he ever imagined.
Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams, Golshifteh Farahani and David Tennant are all set to return to the series along with Jordan.
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- 10/24/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Michael B. Jordan-voiced animated series gen:lock has been handed a second season via HBO Max.
The first season of the half-hour series premiered on Rooster Teeth, the WarnerMedia digital brand, but the second season will premiere on HBO Max before becoming available to subscribers of Rooster Teeth’s subscription service First 90 days later.
It is the latest example of WarnerMedia moving content to the HBO Max streaming service; earlier this week, it brought back Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time for four one-hour specials, and earlier today it commissioned four documentary projects from CNN.
gen:lock, which was created by Gray Haddock and focuses on a near-future dystopia undergoing a new, technologically driven world war, stars Creed and Black Panther star Jordan alongside Dakota Fanning (The Alienist), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Golshifteh Farahani (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), and David Tennant (Jessica Jones, Dr. Who), who all return.
The first season of the half-hour series premiered on Rooster Teeth, the WarnerMedia digital brand, but the second season will premiere on HBO Max before becoming available to subscribers of Rooster Teeth’s subscription service First 90 days later.
It is the latest example of WarnerMedia moving content to the HBO Max streaming service; earlier this week, it brought back Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time for four one-hour specials, and earlier today it commissioned four documentary projects from CNN.
gen:lock, which was created by Gray Haddock and focuses on a near-future dystopia undergoing a new, technologically driven world war, stars Creed and Black Panther star Jordan alongside Dakota Fanning (The Alienist), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Golshifteh Farahani (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), and David Tennant (Jessica Jones, Dr. Who), who all return.
- 10/24/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max is getting first dibs on “gen:Lock” season 2, the next installment of Rooster Teeth’s popular animated mecha series starring Michael B. Jordan.
Season 2 of “gen:Lock” will premiere on HBO Max and have an exclusive 90-day run on the service (the company didn’t announce a release date). After the 90-day window on HBO Max, the series will be available on Rooster Teeth’s First subscription-streaming service.
The half-hour animated dystopian series is set 50 years in the future, in which an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. The resistance recruits a team of pilots for a new form of devastating mecha — with Jordan voicing lead character Julian Chase, the first to volunteer for the cause — but they must be willing to sacrifice everything.
The move to give HBO Max an exclusive window on the show — which is likely to irritate Rooster Teeth members — is an all-in-the-family arrangement.
Season 2 of “gen:Lock” will premiere on HBO Max and have an exclusive 90-day run on the service (the company didn’t announce a release date). After the 90-day window on HBO Max, the series will be available on Rooster Teeth’s First subscription-streaming service.
The half-hour animated dystopian series is set 50 years in the future, in which an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. The resistance recruits a team of pilots for a new form of devastating mecha — with Jordan voicing lead character Julian Chase, the first to volunteer for the cause — but they must be willing to sacrifice everything.
The move to give HBO Max an exclusive window on the show — which is likely to irritate Rooster Teeth members — is an all-in-the-family arrangement.
- 10/24/2019
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
WarnerMedia-owned digital video outlet Rooster Teeth has tapped Jordan Levin as General Manager, shifting co-founder and former CEO Matt Hullum to the newly created post of Chief Content Officer.
Levin, an industry veteran known for his executive stints at the WB network and, more recently, Awesomeness, Xbox and the NFL, will oversee strategy, creative and operations. He will report to Tom Pickett, CEO of Rooster Teeth parent Otter Media, whose brand portfolio also includes Crunchyroll and Vrv. WarnerMedia parent AT&T launched Otter in partnership with Peter Chernin in 2014 before taking full control in 2018.
Rooster Teeth, which recently trimmed its workforce by 13%, is part of an overall assessment of digital video and streaming by AT&T and WarnerMedia, which plan to roll out HBO Max next spring. The new platform will boost the company’s direct-to-consumer capabilities as Apple, Disney and NBCUniversal all launch competitors to Netflix. Rooster Teeth has...
Levin, an industry veteran known for his executive stints at the WB network and, more recently, Awesomeness, Xbox and the NFL, will oversee strategy, creative and operations. He will report to Tom Pickett, CEO of Rooster Teeth parent Otter Media, whose brand portfolio also includes Crunchyroll and Vrv. WarnerMedia parent AT&T launched Otter in partnership with Peter Chernin in 2014 before taking full control in 2018.
Rooster Teeth, which recently trimmed its workforce by 13%, is part of an overall assessment of digital video and streaming by AT&T and WarnerMedia, which plan to roll out HBO Max next spring. The new platform will boost the company’s direct-to-consumer capabilities as Apple, Disney and NBCUniversal all launch competitors to Netflix. Rooster Teeth has...
- 9/24/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Rooster Teeth has announced substantial changes to its senior leadership team today that will see digital veteran Jordan Levin ascend to general manager of the 16-year-old Austin-based digital brand. At the same time, three of the company’s co-founders -- Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, and Burnie Burns -- will assume creatively-focused roles within the company.
At an all-hands meeting today, Rooster Teeth announced that Levin -- whose past resume includes stints as CEO of Awesomeness (where he initiated its sale to Viacom), the NFL’s first-ever chief content officer, and Gm of Xbox Entertainment Studios -- will henceforth lead all aspects of the Rooster Teeth business, including strategy, creative, and operations. The Austin-based digital brand has developed myriad successful businesses, including memberships, advertising, podcast sales, distribution, events, and ecommerce.
In his new role, Levin (pictured above) will report to Tom Picket, CEO of the consumer brands division of Rooster Teeth's parent company Otter Media,...
At an all-hands meeting today, Rooster Teeth announced that Levin -- whose past resume includes stints as CEO of Awesomeness (where he initiated its sale to Viacom), the NFL’s first-ever chief content officer, and Gm of Xbox Entertainment Studios -- will henceforth lead all aspects of the Rooster Teeth business, including strategy, creative, and operations. The Austin-based digital brand has developed myriad successful businesses, including memberships, advertising, podcast sales, distribution, events, and ecommerce.
In his new role, Levin (pictured above) will report to Tom Picket, CEO of the consumer brands division of Rooster Teeth's parent company Otter Media,...
- 9/24/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
In the latest round of belt-tightening to hit WarnerMedia, subsidiary Otter Media’s online video network Rooster Teeth has laid off 13% of its total workforce, or about 50 employees.
CEO Matt Hullum relayed the news to the staff Thursday, calling it “a tough day … unlike any moment of organizational change we have experienced together.” (Read the full memo below.)
Founded in 2003, Rooster Teeth has amassed a content portfolio spanning podcasts, animation, live events and web series like the mainstay Red vs. Blue. As it has entered the larger media arena, the Austin-based company has faced stiff challenges in a digital ad landscape dominated by Google and Facebook as well as WarnerMedia parent AT&T’s intense drive to cut costs.
“Our industry is evolving rapidly, and we have to evolve with it if we want to succeed,” Hullum wrote. “As we begin a new chapter, we have the opportunity to focus on...
CEO Matt Hullum relayed the news to the staff Thursday, calling it “a tough day … unlike any moment of organizational change we have experienced together.” (Read the full memo below.)
Founded in 2003, Rooster Teeth has amassed a content portfolio spanning podcasts, animation, live events and web series like the mainstay Red vs. Blue. As it has entered the larger media arena, the Austin-based company has faced stiff challenges in a digital ad landscape dominated by Google and Facebook as well as WarnerMedia parent AT&T’s intense drive to cut costs.
“Our industry is evolving rapidly, and we have to evolve with it if we want to succeed,” Hullum wrote. “As we begin a new chapter, we have the opportunity to focus on...
- 9/12/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Rooster Teeth, a subsidiary of WarnerMedia’s Otter Media, has laid off approximately 13% of its staff, or about 50 employees, a company spokesperson confirmed to TheWrap on Thursday.
In a memo to Rooster Teeth employees, CEO Matt Hullum said the decision was not “not reflective of anyone’s individual performance,” but rather a necessary step to meet its future goals. Several areas of the company were impacted by the layoffs, including content production, distribution and advertising.
“Our industry is evolving rapidly, and we have to evolve with it if we want to succeed,” Hullum said. “As we begin a new chapter, we have the opportunity to focus on what we do best: creating great content for our community and partners, supported by key lines of business including advertising, distribution, memberships, events, and e-commerce.”
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The Austin,...
In a memo to Rooster Teeth employees, CEO Matt Hullum said the decision was not “not reflective of anyone’s individual performance,” but rather a necessary step to meet its future goals. Several areas of the company were impacted by the layoffs, including content production, distribution and advertising.
“Our industry is evolving rapidly, and we have to evolve with it if we want to succeed,” Hullum said. “As we begin a new chapter, we have the opportunity to focus on what we do best: creating great content for our community and partners, supported by key lines of business including advertising, distribution, memberships, events, and e-commerce.”
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The Austin,...
- 9/12/2019
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Burbank, CA – Rooster Teeth’s action-packed realm of diverse characters, cool robots, sophisticated storytelling and immersive worldbuilding takes centerstage in gen:lock – The Complete First Season. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment presents the acclaimed animated series – along with a bevy of enthralling enhanced content – via Digital starting July 9, 2019, and on Blu-ray ($24.98 Srp) and DVD ($19.98 Srp) on October 1, 2019. Order due date is August 27, 2019.
Heralded by critics and fans alike, gen:lock – The Complete First Season takes place 50 years in the future as an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mech-giants – colossal weaponized robots – but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the planet.
The all-star cast is led by Michael B. Jordan, Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Kōichi Yamadera, Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Kate Dillon and David Tennant.
Created by Gray G. Haddock,...
Heralded by critics and fans alike, gen:lock – The Complete First Season takes place 50 years in the future as an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mech-giants – colossal weaponized robots – but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the planet.
The all-star cast is led by Michael B. Jordan, Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Kōichi Yamadera, Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Kate Dillon and David Tennant.
Created by Gray G. Haddock,...
- 7/10/2019
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Rooster Teeth, the studio behind celebrated works like Red Vs. Blue, Rwby, and the forthcoming star-studded gen:lock, has launched a $2.5 million fund to develop original animated series with digital creators.
Rooster Teeth will seek to collaborate with animation channels on YouTube as well as other platforms, per Digiday. And in addition to funding new works, Rooster Teeth is looking to bring more animators into its talent network fold -- which works with creators on ad sales, subscription revenue, merch, live events, and more. The goal of the animation push is to supercharge the growth of First, Rooster Teeth's subscription service -- which is priced beginning at $4.99, and which offers its 250,000 paying members new episodes before they roll out to free platforms, as well as other perks.
“We’re looking for like-minded creators who have a good track record of producing consistently,” Rooster Teeth co-founder and CEO Matt Hullum told Digiday...
Rooster Teeth will seek to collaborate with animation channels on YouTube as well as other platforms, per Digiday. And in addition to funding new works, Rooster Teeth is looking to bring more animators into its talent network fold -- which works with creators on ad sales, subscription revenue, merch, live events, and more. The goal of the animation push is to supercharge the growth of First, Rooster Teeth's subscription service -- which is priced beginning at $4.99, and which offers its 250,000 paying members new episodes before they roll out to free platforms, as well as other perks.
“We’re looking for like-minded creators who have a good track record of producing consistently,” Rooster Teeth co-founder and CEO Matt Hullum told Digiday...
- 8/6/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
What if the characters in your favorite horror movies came to life? Could you channel your inner Randy Meeks to navigate the rules of the genre, or would you be chopped to bits within seconds? Rooster Teeth's new horror comedy Blood Fest pits scary movie fans against all-too-real killers, and if you missed the film on its festival run, then you can watch it in theaters for one night only this August via Fathom Events:
Press Release: Denver – June 26, 2018 – Get ready for a screaming/laughing/covering-your-eyes, gore-splattered, good night this August when horror-comedy “Blood Fest” comes to cinemas across the nation. Described by Nightmare on Film Street as “an already wild party where someone has spiked the punch,” and with Dread Central noting it “could become the party horror film of the year,” horror aficionados will want to mark their calendars for this one-night event. In addition to the full-length feature,...
Press Release: Denver – June 26, 2018 – Get ready for a screaming/laughing/covering-your-eyes, gore-splattered, good night this August when horror-comedy “Blood Fest” comes to cinemas across the nation. Described by Nightmare on Film Street as “an already wild party where someone has spiked the punch,” and with Dread Central noting it “could become the party horror film of the year,” horror aficionados will want to mark their calendars for this one-night event. In addition to the full-length feature,...
- 6/26/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Rooster Teeth has greenlit animated dark comedy series “Spikeface” from Rcg, the production shingle of Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton — the trio behind “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
“Spikeface” will be produced in-house by Rooster Teeth Animation and will premiere in 2019 on Rooster Teeth’s subscription-streaming service, First, which is priced starting at $4.99 monthly.
McElhenney will executive produce the eight-episode original series, based on an idea by writers and executive producers Geoff Barbanell and Itai Grunfeld. 3 Arts Entertainment also will executive produce, along with Rooster Teeth co-founders Matt Hullum and Burnie Burns.
The series follows “one of the world’s great horror icons,” who slaughters a couple at a roadside motel — before he discovers they have a baby girl and decides to raise the orphan as his own. That pisses off his roommates, who also are iconic horror villains.
Casting and others details for the show have yet to be announced.
“Spikeface” will be produced in-house by Rooster Teeth Animation and will premiere in 2019 on Rooster Teeth’s subscription-streaming service, First, which is priced starting at $4.99 monthly.
McElhenney will executive produce the eight-episode original series, based on an idea by writers and executive producers Geoff Barbanell and Itai Grunfeld. 3 Arts Entertainment also will executive produce, along with Rooster Teeth co-founders Matt Hullum and Burnie Burns.
The series follows “one of the world’s great horror icons,” who slaughters a couple at a roadside motel — before he discovers they have a baby girl and decides to raise the orphan as his own. That pisses off his roommates, who also are iconic horror villains.
Casting and others details for the show have yet to be announced.
- 5/17/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Rooster Teeth, the company behind hit digital sci-fi comedy “Red vs. Blue” and anime-style series “Rwby,” is opening up shop in London as it builds its international presence. The Fullscreen-owned company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, but wants to build closer links with fans in the U.K. and Europe, and is looking to find new talent in Britain.
Eric Cherry will run the London outpost and build a team based in the English capital. His remit extends to building a presence in the U.K. and more broadly in international markets, across programming, licensing, consumer products, and live events. Cherry has been working with Rooster Teeth since 2008. He will also work to expand its Svod service, First, internationally.
Matt Hullum, cofounder and CEO of Rooster Teeth said the U.K. will be a “proving ground” as the company as expands internationally. “Building communities is a goal and we’ve...
Eric Cherry will run the London outpost and build a team based in the English capital. His remit extends to building a presence in the U.K. and more broadly in international markets, across programming, licensing, consumer products, and live events. Cherry has been working with Rooster Teeth since 2008. He will also work to expand its Svod service, First, internationally.
Matt Hullum, cofounder and CEO of Rooster Teeth said the U.K. will be a “proving ground” as the company as expands internationally. “Building communities is a goal and we’ve...
- 4/23/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Rooster Teeth has unveiled the full-length trailer for Why We’re Here, a documentary premiering next Friday that will chronicle the origin story of the 15-year-old new media dynasty.
Why We’re Here will begin with Rooster Teeth’s pre-YouTube founding out of a spare bedroom in 2003, and provide never-before-seen glimpses into game-changing series launches like Red Vs. Blue, Rwby, and Achievement Hunter. The film will feature archival footage from the company’s founders, including Burnie Burns (pictured above with The Slow Mo Guys' Gavin Free) and Matt Hullum. Today, Rooster Teeth’s multi-faceted business has grown to comprise podcasts, feature films, and massive live events.
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Why We’re Here will begin with Rooster Teeth’s pre-YouTube founding out of a spare bedroom in 2003, and provide never-before-seen glimpses into game-changing series launches like Red Vs. Blue, Rwby, and Achievement Hunter. The film will feature archival footage from the company’s founders, including Burnie Burns (pictured above with The Slow Mo Guys' Gavin Free) and Matt Hullum. Today, Rooster Teeth’s multi-faceted business has grown to comprise podcasts, feature films, and massive live events.
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- 4/13/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
After spending more than six years as one of Fullscreen's top executives, Ezra Cooperstein is moving on to a new gig. Cooperstein has been named as the president of Rooster Teeth, the media company known for its highly-engaged audience of gaming, sci-fi, pop culture, and animation fans.
Cooperstein is not exactly leaving Fullscreen, since his former employer acquired his new one back in 2014. In his new role, he will oversee the business side of Rooster Teeth, while CEO Matt Hullum and Cco Burnie Burns will continue to lead the company's content operations. The Austin-based enterprise makes its money through a breadth of revenue streams, include pre-roll ads that play before its videos, subscription fees from diehards who join its premium First program, and ticket sales from live events across the country. It also engages with its fans during Rtx, an annual convention that features panels, performances, and other events.
Cooperstein is not exactly leaving Fullscreen, since his former employer acquired his new one back in 2014. In his new role, he will oversee the business side of Rooster Teeth, while CEO Matt Hullum and Cco Burnie Burns will continue to lead the company's content operations. The Austin-based enterprise makes its money through a breadth of revenue streams, include pre-roll ads that play before its videos, subscription fees from diehards who join its premium First program, and ticket sales from live events across the country. It also engages with its fans during Rtx, an annual convention that features panels, performances, and other events.
- 1/26/2018
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Check out the brand-new poster for Roster Teeth’s Lazer Team 2, the sequel to 2015′s sci-fi action comedy starring Colton Dunn, Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, and Michael Jones (from the first film) alongside newcomers Nichole Bloom and Victoria Pratt. Matt Hullum is back in the directors chair, along with Daniel Fabelo.
After Woody (Gavin Free) goes missing working on secret, alien research, scientist Maggie Wittington (Nichole Bloom) must recruit the former members of Lazer Team (Burnie Burns, Colton Dunn, Michael Jones) to join her in rescuing their lost friend. It’s up to Maggie to bring the Lazer Team back together and rescue Woody.
Lazer Team 2 will receive a limited theatrical release in the Us on November 13th, before premiering on YouTube Red on November 22nd. You can read our review of the first film right here.
After Woody (Gavin Free) goes missing working on secret, alien research, scientist Maggie Wittington (Nichole Bloom) must recruit the former members of Lazer Team (Burnie Burns, Colton Dunn, Michael Jones) to join her in rescuing their lost friend. It’s up to Maggie to bring the Lazer Team back together and rescue Woody.
Lazer Team 2 will receive a limited theatrical release in the Us on November 13th, before premiering on YouTube Red on November 22nd. You can read our review of the first film right here.
- 11/10/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Rooster Teeth has released the full-length trailer for Lazer Team 2 -- the Austin-based production outfit's highly-anticipated sequel to its first-ever feature film. Lazer Team 2 will debut on YouTube Red on Nov. 22 -- though a limited theatrical release courtesy of Gunpowder & Sky is planned ahead of that date. (Tickets are available here).
The film will see returning cast members Colton Dunn (Superstore), Burnie Burns (Rooster Teeth), Gavin Free (The Slow Mo Guys), and Michael Jones (Rwby) back in action as the titular squad. The second installment, however -- co-directed by Daniel Fabelo and Matt Hullum -- sees the pressures of sudden fame having divided the unlikely band of alien-fighting heroes. And when Free’s character goes missing on a secret research mission, it will be up to a new character, played by Nichole Bloom (Superstore), to rescue their lost friend and get the team back together. Also joining the...
The film will see returning cast members Colton Dunn (Superstore), Burnie Burns (Rooster Teeth), Gavin Free (The Slow Mo Guys), and Michael Jones (Rwby) back in action as the titular squad. The second installment, however -- co-directed by Daniel Fabelo and Matt Hullum -- sees the pressures of sudden fame having divided the unlikely band of alien-fighting heroes. And when Free’s character goes missing on a secret research mission, it will be up to a new character, played by Nichole Bloom (Superstore), to rescue their lost friend and get the team back together. Also joining the...
- 11/3/2017
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Check out this teaser trailer for for Roster Teeth’s Lazer Team 2. A sequel to 2015 sci-fi action comedy sequel film the film stars Colton Dunn, Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, and Michael Jones (from the first film) alongside newcomers Nichole Bloom and Victoria Pratt. Matt Hullum is back in the directors chair, along with Daniel Fabelo.
After Woody (Gavin Free) goes missing working on secret, alien research, scientist Maggie Wittington (Nichole Bloom) must recruit the former members of Lazer Team (Burnie Burns, Colton Dunn, Michael Jones) to join her in rescuing their lost friend. It’s up to Maggie to bring the Lazer Team back together and rescue Woody.
Lazer Team 2 will receive a limited theatrical release in the Us on November 13th, before premiering on YouTube Red on November 22nd. You can read our review of the first film right here.
After Woody (Gavin Free) goes missing working on secret, alien research, scientist Maggie Wittington (Nichole Bloom) must recruit the former members of Lazer Team (Burnie Burns, Colton Dunn, Michael Jones) to join her in rescuing their lost friend. It’s up to Maggie to bring the Lazer Team back together and rescue Woody.
Lazer Team 2 will receive a limited theatrical release in the Us on November 13th, before premiering on YouTube Red on November 22nd. You can read our review of the first film right here.
- 10/13/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The sequel to Lazer Team -- a sci-fi action comedy produced by Fullscreen Films and Rooster Teeth -- is set to arrive on YouTube Red Nov. 22, the video giant announced today, though a limited theatrical release courtesy of Gunpowder & Sky is planned ahead of the film’s digital debut.
In Lazer Team 2, one of the members of the alien-fighting squad -- as played by The Slow Mo Guys' Gavin Free -- goes missing while working on secret research, and the three other members of the Lazer Team (played by Colton Dunn and Rooster Teeth's Burnie Burns and Michael Jones) must re-team to rescue their friend. The film was written by Burns and Daniel Fabelo, and was co-directed by Fabelo and Matt Hullum. New cast members for the sequel include Nichole Bloom (Superstore) and Victoria Pratt (Heartland).
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In Lazer Team 2, one of the members of the alien-fighting squad -- as played by The Slow Mo Guys' Gavin Free -- goes missing while working on secret research, and the three other members of the Lazer Team (played by Colton Dunn and Rooster Teeth's Burnie Burns and Michael Jones) must re-team to rescue their friend. The film was written by Burns and Daniel Fabelo, and was co-directed by Fabelo and Matt Hullum. New cast members for the sequel include Nichole Bloom (Superstore) and Victoria Pratt (Heartland).
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- 10/12/2017
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
The show billed as "the longest-running web series of all time" is set to make its return. Rooster Teeth has offered up a trailer for the 15th season of Red Vs. Blue, the machinima series animated within the world of the video game series Halo.
After beginning as an existential comedy set on a battlefield called Blood Gulch, the Red Vs. Blue story has expanded immensely over the course of more than 300 episodes. The new season will follow a journalist who hopes to file a report on the Red Vs. Blue gang, which includes Sarge (Matt Hullum) and Caboose (Joel Heyman). As the trailer shows us, something is apparently afoot.
Rooster Teeth moved Red Vs. Blue to its own ad-supported YouTube channel in 2015, but the show's 15th season will first be available to members of Rooster Teeth First, the Austin-based studio's premium subscription service. If you're among that number, you'll...
After beginning as an existential comedy set on a battlefield called Blood Gulch, the Red Vs. Blue story has expanded immensely over the course of more than 300 episodes. The new season will follow a journalist who hopes to file a report on the Red Vs. Blue gang, which includes Sarge (Matt Hullum) and Caboose (Joel Heyman). As the trailer shows us, something is apparently afoot.
Rooster Teeth moved Red Vs. Blue to its own ad-supported YouTube channel in 2015, but the show's 15th season will first be available to members of Rooster Teeth First, the Austin-based studio's premium subscription service. If you're among that number, you'll...
- 3/30/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Nichole Bloom (Superstore) and Victoria Pratt (Heartland) have joined the cast of Lazer Team 2, YouTube Red's original movie from Fullscreen and Rooster Teeth. The sequel to the 2016 sci-fi action flick will be co-directed by Daniel Fabelo (Immersion, Rt Docs) and Matt Hullum (Lazer Team), with production beginning this week in Austin, Texas. Lazer Team 2 sees the return of Rooster Teeth co-founder and Cco Burnie Burns as Hagan, Colton Dunn as Herman, Gavin Free as Woody…...
- 3/28/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: Heading into the market, Los Angeles-based Cinedigm has expanded its relationship with Rooster Teeth to encompass international sales on a trio of titles.
For the first time, the parties will offer Day 5, Rwby and Crunch Time to Mipcom buyers from Europe, South America, Asia and Australia.
Cinedigm is the exclusive sales agent on these titles and represents digital, home video and linear television rights.
“Our audience has been thrilled with the new premium content we’ve been releasing on First, the Rooster Teeth Svod platform,” said Rooster Teeth CEO Matt Hullum.
“From the apocalyptic drama Day 5 to the hilarious sci-fi comedy Crunch Time to the breakout anime hit Rwby, we’re excited to share this content with new audiences around the world.”
Day 5 (pictured) is a six-part long-form dramatic series set in the immediate aftermath of a fatal sleep epidemic as a drug addict, a doctor and a red-eye pilot search for answers...
For the first time, the parties will offer Day 5, Rwby and Crunch Time to Mipcom buyers from Europe, South America, Asia and Australia.
Cinedigm is the exclusive sales agent on these titles and represents digital, home video and linear television rights.
“Our audience has been thrilled with the new premium content we’ve been releasing on First, the Rooster Teeth Svod platform,” said Rooster Teeth CEO Matt Hullum.
“From the apocalyptic drama Day 5 to the hilarious sci-fi comedy Crunch Time to the breakout anime hit Rwby, we’re excited to share this content with new audiences around the world.”
Day 5 (pictured) is a six-part long-form dramatic series set in the immediate aftermath of a fatal sleep epidemic as a drug addict, a doctor and a red-eye pilot search for answers...
- 10/14/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
“Lazer Team” fans can rejoice because a sequel is on the way. YouTube announced Friday morning, during its first Television Critics Association summer press tour, that the sci-fi comedy has been given the greenlight for a second part.
The record-setting film hails from Fullscreen Films and Rooster Teeth which launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the project. After raising $2.4 million, it was released in theaters on January 27, 2016, and on YouTube Red a month later.
“Lazer Team,” directed by Matt Hullum and starring Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones and Colton Dunn, follows four small-town misfits, who after stumbling across an alien crash site, must use an extraterrestrial battle suit to save mankind.
Read More: Why Rooster Teeth Chose CGI Over A Real Helmet In ‘Lazer Team’ (Exclusive Clip)
“Lazer Team 2″ will see return of its characters Hagan, Woody, and Zach. Pre-production for the sequel is underway and the film is...
The record-setting film hails from Fullscreen Films and Rooster Teeth which launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the project. After raising $2.4 million, it was released in theaters on January 27, 2016, and on YouTube Red a month later.
“Lazer Team,” directed by Matt Hullum and starring Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones and Colton Dunn, follows four small-town misfits, who after stumbling across an alien crash site, must use an extraterrestrial battle suit to save mankind.
Read More: Why Rooster Teeth Chose CGI Over A Real Helmet In ‘Lazer Team’ (Exclusive Clip)
“Lazer Team 2″ will see return of its characters Hagan, Woody, and Zach. Pre-production for the sequel is underway and the film is...
- 8/5/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
It doesn’t matter how much money you earn with your Kickstarter campaign — it’s never quite enough. In June of 2014, online entertainment and production company Rooster Teeth launched an Indiegogo campaign for their first feature film, “Lazer Team,” with a hefty goal of $650,000. Three days later, the campaign broke $1 million and, at the end of its month-long run, finished at over $2.4 million.
Read More: Rooster Teeth’s Burnie Burns on Making ‘Lazer Team’ As a Gateway Drug
Given the scale of the film planned, the task ahead of director Matt Hullum and the VFX team was daunting. But with careful and close collaboration with some familiar faces, the post-production team accomplished wonders as they crashed spaceships and battled with lasers in impressive fashion — all captured in this behind-the-scenes look at the digital effects for the film.
Per the official release, the synopsis reads: “When four small-town losers stumble across...
Read More: Rooster Teeth’s Burnie Burns on Making ‘Lazer Team’ As a Gateway Drug
Given the scale of the film planned, the task ahead of director Matt Hullum and the VFX team was daunting. But with careful and close collaboration with some familiar faces, the post-production team accomplished wonders as they crashed spaceships and battled with lasers in impressive fashion — all captured in this behind-the-scenes look at the digital effects for the film.
Per the official release, the synopsis reads: “When four small-town losers stumble across...
- 7/26/2016
- by Kyle Kizu
- Indiewire
Plus: Aaron Sorkin to give online screenwriting lessons on MasterClass; and more…
The sales and distribution company has signed territories on the sci-fi action comedy from Rooster Teeth.
At Entertainment has licensed rights for Japan and will launch the film theatrically on July 19 followed by home video in late August. At Entertainment handled recent releases such as Roland Emmerich’s historical drama Stonewall and horror-romance Spring.
Edel Ag has acquired rights for German-speaking Europe sometime after February 2017. Matt Hullum’s Indiegogo-funded Lazer Team launched on YouTube Red in February and grossed $1.2m theatrically in the Us via Amplify.
Online education platform MasterClass has signed up Aaron Sorkin as a screenwriting instructor. Sorkin’s MasterClass will include more than 25 video lessons along with a 30+ page workbook and interactive assignments. Pre-enrolment has opened for what is expected to be a full class in summer. Click here for further details.Short film channel ShortsHD is teaming up with the Hispanic...
The sales and distribution company has signed territories on the sci-fi action comedy from Rooster Teeth.
At Entertainment has licensed rights for Japan and will launch the film theatrically on July 19 followed by home video in late August. At Entertainment handled recent releases such as Roland Emmerich’s historical drama Stonewall and horror-romance Spring.
Edel Ag has acquired rights for German-speaking Europe sometime after February 2017. Matt Hullum’s Indiegogo-funded Lazer Team launched on YouTube Red in February and grossed $1.2m theatrically in the Us via Amplify.
Online education platform MasterClass has signed up Aaron Sorkin as a screenwriting instructor. Sorkin’s MasterClass will include more than 25 video lessons along with a 30+ page workbook and interactive assignments. Pre-enrolment has opened for what is expected to be a full class in summer. Click here for further details.Short film channel ShortsHD is teaming up with the Hispanic...
- 6/22/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
It’s Sunday so it must be time for another installment of VOD Vault, taking a look at some of this weeks on-demand releases that have hit various VOD platforms. This time round we’re looking at a film only available via YouTube (to buy or view via the sites subscription service YouTube Red), the sci-fi comedy Lazer Team; and action-drama Mercury Plains, starring Scott Eastwood (Fury, Dawn Patrol) and Nick Chinlund (Training Day, Con Air).
Lazer Team
Stars: Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Colton Dunn, Alexandria DeBerry, Alan Ritchson, Steve Shearer, Kirk C. Johnson, Benjamin Scott, Johnny Walter, Chris Demarais, Jeremy St. James | Directed by Matt Hullum
Part Pixels, part Laserblast, Lazer Team comes from Rooster Teeth, the uber-successful YouTube channel behind long-running web series such as Red vs. Blue and Rwby; and tells the story of four idiots who accidentally shoot down an alien spacecraft with fireworks...
Lazer Team
Stars: Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Colton Dunn, Alexandria DeBerry, Alan Ritchson, Steve Shearer, Kirk C. Johnson, Benjamin Scott, Johnny Walter, Chris Demarais, Jeremy St. James | Directed by Matt Hullum
Part Pixels, part Laserblast, Lazer Team comes from Rooster Teeth, the uber-successful YouTube channel behind long-running web series such as Red vs. Blue and Rwby; and tells the story of four idiots who accidentally shoot down an alien spacecraft with fireworks...
- 4/24/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The film generated more than $1m from pre-sales, the majority of which came via the online service Tugg.
Sci-fi action comedy Lazer Team has set a record for a cinema on-demand theatrical release, generating more than $1m in pre-sales including from 100,000 tickets sold via the online distribution platform Tugg.
Produced by Austin-based production outfit Rooster Teeth – the company behind Red vs. Blue, the longest-running web series in history – Lazer Team is directed by Matt Hullum and stars Gavin Free, Burnie Burns and Allie DeBerry.
The film follows four small-town losers who stumble across an alien crash site containing an interstellar battle suit. After a piece of the suit becomes attached to each of them, they must work together to save humanity from further extra-terrestrial threats.
To date, Tugg screenings have taken place in the United States and Australia.
In response to the success of the Tugg screenings, the film expanded in 60 venues across the UK and Ireland...
Sci-fi action comedy Lazer Team has set a record for a cinema on-demand theatrical release, generating more than $1m in pre-sales including from 100,000 tickets sold via the online distribution platform Tugg.
Produced by Austin-based production outfit Rooster Teeth – the company behind Red vs. Blue, the longest-running web series in history – Lazer Team is directed by Matt Hullum and stars Gavin Free, Burnie Burns and Allie DeBerry.
The film follows four small-town losers who stumble across an alien crash site containing an interstellar battle suit. After a piece of the suit becomes attached to each of them, they must work together to save humanity from further extra-terrestrial threats.
To date, Tugg screenings have taken place in the United States and Australia.
In response to the success of the Tugg screenings, the film expanded in 60 venues across the UK and Ireland...
- 2/2/2016
- ScreenDaily
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A film that's punched above its weight even to get a UK cinema release, we check out new sci-fi flick Lazer Team...
Since 2011, the web production company Rooster Teeth have been working on their first full length feature, drawing inspiration in equal parts from the sci-fi cult classics and underdog team sports movies that they grew up watching. The result of their efforts, Lazer Team, comes hot off the back of the highest-funded film crowd-funding campaign ever (raising $2.4 million in a month) and even attracted enough interest in international sales to get a limited theatrical run in the UK.
Starring, written and directed by the Rooster Teeth crew, Lazer Team follows a bunch of misfits - worrywart local cop Hagan (Burnie Burns), cocksure jock Zach (Michael Jones), burnt out alcoholic Herman (Colton Dunn), and dumb mullethead Woody (Gavin Free) - who are in the wrong place at...
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A film that's punched above its weight even to get a UK cinema release, we check out new sci-fi flick Lazer Team...
Since 2011, the web production company Rooster Teeth have been working on their first full length feature, drawing inspiration in equal parts from the sci-fi cult classics and underdog team sports movies that they grew up watching. The result of their efforts, Lazer Team, comes hot off the back of the highest-funded film crowd-funding campaign ever (raising $2.4 million in a month) and even attracted enough interest in international sales to get a limited theatrical run in the UK.
Starring, written and directed by the Rooster Teeth crew, Lazer Team follows a bunch of misfits - worrywart local cop Hagan (Burnie Burns), cocksure jock Zach (Michael Jones), burnt out alcoholic Herman (Colton Dunn), and dumb mullethead Woody (Gavin Free) - who are in the wrong place at...
- 1/31/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Movie: Lazer Team Director: Matt Hullum Starring: Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Colton Dunn, Allie DeBerry and Alan Ritchson Many people are determined to make an everlasting and powerful impression on society, and prove that they have worthy attributes that deserve to be rightfully recognized. While some of people’s past actions and personalities traits have proved otherwise, as they readily fit into society’s low expectations of them, their continued persistence in achieving their goals grippingly proves their peers’ beliefs about them to be wrong. That powerful message is enthrallingly presented in director-co-writer-producer Matt Hullum’s new sci-fi comedy, ‘Lazer Team.‘ The independent action film proves that audiences genuinely appreciate not [ Read More ]
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- 1/30/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
The endless list of Indiegogo backers appearing towards the end of Lazer Team‘s credits make clear that the movie will not be wanting for fans, since it was they who mostly helped fund this science fiction comedy. So the question is if this film will strike a chord with audience members unfamiliar with Austin-based production company Rooster Teeth, the creative minds behind the film? In their first-feature length project, the comedic troupe, best-known for their video-game-based web series Red Vs. Blue, have created a product composed of the elements that make them a bonafide YouTube sensation: effective, low-budget visual effects, bro-ish jokes, and a self-aware love of geekdom that’s completely free of cynicism.
Lazer Team relies on the iconic “Wow! Signal” to tell the story of a group of underdogs who become the planet’s only hope for salvation. The premise establishes that the signal discovered in 1977 was...
Lazer Team relies on the iconic “Wow! Signal” to tell the story of a group of underdogs who become the planet’s only hope for salvation. The premise establishes that the signal discovered in 1977 was...
- 1/28/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
Would you want to be saved when everyone you care about is damned? In this round-up, we have the first chapter from Former, a novel by A. E. Stueve. Also: screening dates for Rooster Teeth's first feature film, Lazer Team, and an update on the casting of Terror Tales.
Former Preview: "Unlike his wife, his family, and his friends, Billy Dodge is alive. Profine, an international pharmaceutical and defense conglomerate, has cured him of an infection that has ravaged the Earth for over a decade. Life isn't easy for former infected, however, and despite Profine’s help, Billy is struggling to cope in a less than welcoming world. When Billy and a friend are blamed for an unfortunate death, things only become more difficult, and Billy finds himself at the center of a global crisis. As Billy wrestles with his inner demons and the strife around him, society struggles with...
Former Preview: "Unlike his wife, his family, and his friends, Billy Dodge is alive. Profine, an international pharmaceutical and defense conglomerate, has cured him of an infection that has ravaged the Earth for over a decade. Life isn't easy for former infected, however, and despite Profine’s help, Billy is struggling to cope in a less than welcoming world. When Billy and a friend are blamed for an unfortunate death, things only become more difficult, and Billy finds himself at the center of a global crisis. As Billy wrestles with his inner demons and the strife around him, society struggles with...
- 1/26/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Lazer Team.
Matt Hullum has flown in from the States to present his first theatrical feature, Lazer Team, world premiering in Sydney off the back of huge Australian support during the film's crowdfunding.
Hullum is one of the brains behind Rooster Teeth, an online entertainment company based in Austin, Texas, that he founded with a college buddy.
Hullum and Burnie Burns (Lazer Team's co-writer, co-producer and one of its stars) started making features at university and thought they'd continue to do so.
Things changed when "we ended up having big success online with this show.Red vs Blue", said Hullum..
"We were unprepared for it, it took off so fast. We looked up several years later thinking -'this is really awesome, we've been able to develop a company off the back of this show, but there's a lot of other things we want to do'.
Foremost among them was to make a feature.
Matt Hullum has flown in from the States to present his first theatrical feature, Lazer Team, world premiering in Sydney off the back of huge Australian support during the film's crowdfunding.
Hullum is one of the brains behind Rooster Teeth, an online entertainment company based in Austin, Texas, that he founded with a college buddy.
Hullum and Burnie Burns (Lazer Team's co-writer, co-producer and one of its stars) started making features at university and thought they'd continue to do so.
Things changed when "we ended up having big success online with this show.Red vs Blue", said Hullum..
"We were unprepared for it, it took off so fast. We looked up several years later thinking -'this is really awesome, we've been able to develop a company off the back of this show, but there's a lot of other things we want to do'.
Foremost among them was to make a feature.
- 1/18/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Four small-town friends are banding together to save the fate of the entire planet in the official trailer, poster and stills for the upcoming action comedy, ‘Lazer Team.’ The sci-fi movie’s assets, which show the friends stumbling across an alien crash and subsequently becoming responsible to save the future of mankind, were released by its studios, Amplify and YouTube Red. ‘Lazer Team’ is set to be released in theaters on January 27, before it debuts on YouTube Red in early February. The action film was directed by Matt Hullum, who also co-wrote the script with Burnie Burns and Chris Demarais. The sci-fi comedy, which broke the Indiegogo record for “Most [ Read More ]
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- 1/13/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Lazer Team. . Tugg Australia will host the red carpet premiere of Lazer Team, Rooster Teeth's first feature.. . Rooster Teeth is one of the most prolific online entertainment companies in the world, with more than 25 million YouTube subscribers across its network of channels. . Based in Austin, Texas, the company's web series, Red vs Blue, is the longest-running in history. . Due to the huge support from down under during Lazer Team's crowdfunding, the preem will take place in Sydney on January 22.. . In 2014 the film raised more than $2.6 million on Indiegogo from 37,493 supporters - the biggest campaign in the platform's history. . Rooster Teeth will release the movie simultaneously across the world via the cinema-on-demand platform, Tugg.. . Tugg reported a 1000-fold increase in web traffic on the first day pre-tickets went on sale. . . In Australia the first 20 screenings of the movie were confirmed within hours, and another 50 additional screenings across Australia have been added,...
- 1/13/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
We have a look at four pages from Dark Horse Comics' Dead Vengeance #4, stay tuned after the jump. Also in this morning's round-up: new details / trailer for Rooster Teeth's Lazer Team and Dance of the Blue Tattoo casting news.
Dead Vengeance #4: From Dark Horse Comics: "When John Doe uncovers the conspiracy that led to his untimely demise, he comes face to face with his betrayers as he squares off against the villainous Purple Gang!
* The thrilling conclusion!
* A noir horror story by Bill Morrison (The Simpsons)!
Writer:
Bill Morrison
Penciller:
Tone Rodriguez
Inker:
Keith Champagne
Colorist:
Carlos Badilla
Cover Artist:
Bill Morrison
Genre: Action/Adventure, Crime, Horror
Publication Date:
January 06, 2016
Format:
Fc, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price:
$3.99."
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Lazer Team: Press Release: "Austin, TX - Monday, December 14, 2015 - Sci-fi comedy Lazer Team, the first feature film from pioneering creative studio Rooster Teeth, is coming to YouTube Red in the U.
Dead Vengeance #4: From Dark Horse Comics: "When John Doe uncovers the conspiracy that led to his untimely demise, he comes face to face with his betrayers as he squares off against the villainous Purple Gang!
* The thrilling conclusion!
* A noir horror story by Bill Morrison (The Simpsons)!
Writer:
Bill Morrison
Penciller:
Tone Rodriguez
Inker:
Keith Champagne
Colorist:
Carlos Badilla
Cover Artist:
Bill Morrison
Genre: Action/Adventure, Crime, Horror
Publication Date:
January 06, 2016
Format:
Fc, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price:
$3.99."
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Lazer Team: Press Release: "Austin, TX - Monday, December 14, 2015 - Sci-fi comedy Lazer Team, the first feature film from pioneering creative studio Rooster Teeth, is coming to YouTube Red in the U.
- 12/29/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Lazer Team
Written by Burnie Burns, Chris Demarais, Joshua Flanagan & Matt Hullum
Directed by Matt Hullum
USA, 2015
We’re not a team, we’re a timebomb.
-Bruce Banner in The Avengers
Lazer Team is the story of a dimwitted group of ne’er-do-wells that stumble into the position of defenders of humanity — imagine the burnouts from Pineapple Express or the nerds from Superbad inheriting superpowers and you’re on the right track. The brainchild of the Rooster Teeth crew, Lazer Team features all the raunchy humor and cinematic hi-jinks that has endeared the brand to its wildly devoted fans over the past decade.
In Lazer Team, the American military intercepts an extra-terrestrial signal that warns them of an impending alien threat. So that humanity may stand a fighting chance, a benign alien race sends a ship carrying a suit of power to earth which provides the strength needed to defeat the invaders.
Written by Burnie Burns, Chris Demarais, Joshua Flanagan & Matt Hullum
Directed by Matt Hullum
USA, 2015
We’re not a team, we’re a timebomb.
-Bruce Banner in The Avengers
Lazer Team is the story of a dimwitted group of ne’er-do-wells that stumble into the position of defenders of humanity — imagine the burnouts from Pineapple Express or the nerds from Superbad inheriting superpowers and you’re on the right track. The brainchild of the Rooster Teeth crew, Lazer Team features all the raunchy humor and cinematic hi-jinks that has endeared the brand to its wildly devoted fans over the past decade.
In Lazer Team, the American military intercepts an extra-terrestrial signal that warns them of an impending alien threat. So that humanity may stand a fighting chance, a benign alien race sends a ship carrying a suit of power to earth which provides the strength needed to defeat the invaders.
- 10/19/2015
- by Victor Stiff
- SoundOnSight
Fans of Turbo Kid will love the Rooster Teeth collective’s first feature Lazer Team – a cocktail homage to blockbuster sci-fi nostalgia, weird creatures, crude humour and hilarious romance. Directed by Matt Hullum and starring Alan Ritchson, Colton Dunn, Bernie Burns, Gavin Free and Alexandria DeBerry, FrightFest have announced they will be hosting the European Premiere as part of the Frightfest Halloween All-Day Horrorthon.
n the 1970s a message comes from outer space. Aliens are challenging humanity to a duel and information is on its way to explain everything. However that mysterious package still hasn’t arrived in 2015 despite the Us government remaining on full alert and Earth’s ‘One True Warrior’ constantly training. When the delivery ends up in the hands of a ragtag band of idiots, complete global destruction looks inevitable…
Lazer Team joins a stellar line-up including The Vatican Tapes (UK Premiere), The Unspoken (World Premiere), Momentum...
n the 1970s a message comes from outer space. Aliens are challenging humanity to a duel and information is on its way to explain everything. However that mysterious package still hasn’t arrived in 2015 despite the Us government remaining on full alert and Earth’s ‘One True Warrior’ constantly training. When the delivery ends up in the hands of a ragtag band of idiots, complete global destruction looks inevitable…
Lazer Team joins a stellar line-up including The Vatican Tapes (UK Premiere), The Unspoken (World Premiere), Momentum...
- 10/15/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
I’m going to dub Rooster Teeth’s Lazer Team the Anti-Pixels. Their plots are so eerily similar, but I guess that can be said about most of these “unlikely hero” arcs in science fiction. A group of friends stumble upon alien weaponry, training montages ensue, there’s an inner struggle that keeps the team at odds, an alien challenger comes to Earth for a universal pink-slip competition, and the team finally comes together in a moment of emotional triumph. The only difference? Lazer Team doesn’t totally suck like Pixels. In fact, it’s rather funny – but what else would you expect from Rooster Teeth? You’ve been watching these guys make a mockery of Halo for years, now watch them take aim at the sci-fi genre like only their brash immaturity could imagine.
So who is the Lazer Team? Just your run-of-the-mill chuckleheads who have no business saving the world.
So who is the Lazer Team? Just your run-of-the-mill chuckleheads who have no business saving the world.
- 9/25/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Rooster Teeth just made it easier for its fans to watch both widely-available and exclusive content. The Austin-based production company has launched a new app for smartphones and tablets, which lets sponsors (fans who pay a subscription fee to get early access to content, among other things) watch programming created only for their entertainment.
Rooster Teeth previously debuted a mobile-friendly app in November 2014. At the time, the app hosted most of the production company’s content from its owned shows and brands like Achievement Hunter and The Slow Mo Guys. However, Rooster Teeth’s initial app came without the ability for sponsors to log in and see exclusive programming, which was still restricted to Rooster Teeth’s site.
The recently-released version of Rooster Teeth’s app is an update to its predecessor. The mobile video platform now allows sponsors to view both classic Rooster Teeth programming and premium content saved for their eyes only.
Rooster Teeth previously debuted a mobile-friendly app in November 2014. At the time, the app hosted most of the production company’s content from its owned shows and brands like Achievement Hunter and The Slow Mo Guys. However, Rooster Teeth’s initial app came without the ability for sponsors to log in and see exclusive programming, which was still restricted to Rooster Teeth’s site.
The recently-released version of Rooster Teeth’s app is an update to its predecessor. The mobile video platform now allows sponsors to view both classic Rooster Teeth programming and premium content saved for their eyes only.
- 9/11/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
It is time for me to make my peace with the fact that I will not be at Fantastic Fest this year. Last year's fest was one of my favorites ever, fitting for a tenth anniversary, and I would love to go this year. It's just not in the cards, though. It guts me, too. The event continues to grow and change and evolve, and it features one of the greatest programming teams in the business right now. There are films playing at the festival that I'll see in Toronto, and I'm sure I'll catch up with others, but that's not the point. Fantastic Fest is an experience, and an amazing one. If you want to go, you still can. "Daytime Only Badges, Fan Badges, and 2Nd Half Badges for Fantastic Fest 2015 are available for purchase here," today's press release urged. If you can go for the second half, you'll...
- 8/27/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
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