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Veteran media executive Christine Manna is joining Bleecker Street as the studio\u2019s executive vice president of home entertainment.<\/p>\n
Manna brings 20 years of expertise in managing the home release of hundreds of films. Prior to Bleecker Street, she established, launched and managed the home entertainment divisions for New Line Cinema, The Weinstein Company, Relativity, EuropaCorp, and STX.<\/p>\n
More from TheWrap<\/strong><\/p>\n She has previously overseen marketing for PVOD and TVOD releases such as \u201cAustin Powers,\u201d \u201cThe Lord of the Rings,\u201d \u201cWedding Crashers,\u201d \u201cA Bad Moms Christmas\u201d and \u201cGreenland\u201d and negotiated output deals with major platforms including Apple, Amazon, Google, Fandango at Home, DirecTV and Dish.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are so thrilled to have Christine join the team at this critical moment in the company\u2019s evolution,\u201d Bleecker Street CEO Ken Sanderson\u00a0said in a statement. \u201cHer expertise and decades of experience will be integral to amplifying Bleecker\u2019s ongoing efforts in addressing and succeeding in the ever-changing landscape of sharing great theatrical films with audiences at home.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a><\/figure>\n Manna\u2019s hiring comes after Sanderson was promoted to CEO in June following Bleecker Street founder Andrew Karpen\u2019s death. Additionally, Tyler DiNapoli was elevated to president and chief marketing officer, while Rachel Allen was promoted from senior vice president to executive vice president of publicity.<\/p>\n Karpen founded Bleekcer Street in 2014 with the backing of Manoj Bhargava, founder of Innovations Venture. It recently re-released 1984\u2019s \u201cThis Is Spinal Tap\u201d and will release \u201cSpinal Tap II: The End Continues\u201d on\u00a0Sept. 12. Other upcoming projects include horror-thriller\u00a0\u201cBone Lake\u201d on Oct. 3, \u201cRebuilding\u201d\u00a0starring Josh O\u2019Connor, Lily Latorre, Meghann Fahy, Kali Reis, and Amy Madigan on Nov. 14.<\/p>\n Projects slated for 2026 include Guy Nattiv\u2019s \u201cHarmonia\u201d\u00a0starring Bella Ramsey, Odessa Young, Carrie Coon and Lily James; \u201cThe Third Parent\u201d\u00a0starring Rob Lowe, Crispin Glover and Roselyn Sanchez; A horror thriller adaptation of \u201cVictorian Psycho\u201d starring Maika Monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, and Jason Isaacs; and the next, still-untitled feature from auteur Mike Leigh, with whom Bleecker partnered on the release of award-winning\u00a0\u201cHard Truths\u201d\u00a0in 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cI am honored to be joining Bleecker Street at such an exciting time in its growth, \u201d Manna said in a statement. \u201cThe company has built an incredible reputation for curating films that truly connect with audiences, and I look forward to expanding that mission into the home entertainment space.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Bleecker Street Sets Christine Manna as Home Entertainment EVP<\/a> appeared first on TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Veteran media executive Christine Manna is joining Bleecker Street as the studio\u2019s executive vice president of home entertainment. 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