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\u201cRolling Loud is a bold, unapologetic comedy with real cultural credibility,\u201d said Gareth West, CEO of Ketchup Entertainment. \u201cLive Nation Studios brings unmatched access and authenticity to the project, and we see this as a true event-driven theatrical release that connects music culture and cinema.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLive music and festivals are one of the most powerful cultural engines of our time \u2014 creating connection, energy and memories,\u201d said Ryan Kroft, Head of Film & TV, Live Nation Studios. \u201cWith <\/span>Rolling Loud<\/span><\/i>, Live Nation Studios brings that live-music pulse- infused with comedy- off the stage and into cinemas.\u00a0 We\u2019re happy to partner with Ketchup Entertainment to share this story with audiences across the nation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHip-hop has always driven culture forward, and Rolling Loud was built to reflect that energy on the ground,\u201d said Matt Zingler, Co-Founder of Rolling Loud. \u201cThis film is a celebration of the community, creativity, and unpredictability that defines the festival experience. Seeing it come to life on the big screen with partners like Live Nation Studios, American High and Ketchup Entertainment is a full-circle moment for the brand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cRolling Loud was sparked by a chaotic real-life moment when I briefly lost my son at a music festival \u2013 an experience that was filled with anxiety, fear, and absurdity.\u00a0 This became a great party story and now a fun, ridiculous comedy that we\u2019re incredibly excited to bring to theater audiences with our partners at Live Nation Studios and Ketchup Entertainment,\u201d said Garelick, known for his work on The Break-Up, The Hangover, The Wedding Ringer, Murder Mystery 2, and over twenty American High productions.<\/span><\/p>\n Executive Producers include Ryan Kroft and Michael Rapino for Live Nation Studios, Pasquale Rotella of Insomniac and Matt Zingler of Rolling Loud; producers include Jeremy Garelick and Will Phelps for American High, as well as Doug Banker and Stella Bulochnikov. Matt Rife and Christina Shams are also Executive Producers. Casting executives are Mary Vernieu and Findley Davidson for Betty Mae, Inc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rolling Loud has grown into the largest hip-hop festival brand globally, hosting sold-out events across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, while generating billions of impressions annually across live attendance, streaming, and social platforms. Through Live Nation Studios, the brand continues expanding into premium film and television storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n The acquisition further reinforces Ketchup Entertainment\u2019s strategy of backing culturally relevant, audience-forward theatrical releases, particularly those that resonate with younger, music-driven audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n Rolling Loud<\/span><\/i> opens in theaters nationwide September 18.<\/span><\/p>\n ABOUT LIVE NATION STUDIOS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Live Nation Entertainment leads the industry bringing artists and their live shows to stages worldwide. Live Nation Studios was created to help those same artists tell their stories. The Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-nominated division is home to artist-driven films and TV series dedicated to sharing those groundbreaking, musically-inspired stories for audiences across the globe. Recent documentary premieres include \u201cBilly Idol Should Be Dead,\u201d Miley Cyrus\u2019 \u201cSomething Beautiful,\u201d Ty Dolla $ign\u2019s \u201cStill Free TC,\u201d Dustin Lance Black\u2019s \u201cRock Out,\u201d Becky G\u2019s \u201cRebbeca\u201d and \u201cThe French Montana Story: For Khadija.\u201d The latest scripted projects comprise Anderson .Paak\u2019s \u201cK-Pops,\u201d \u201cNew Years Rev\u201d a Green Day story, \u201cRolling Loud\u201d starring Owen Wilson and Matt Rife as well as The Weeknd\u2019s \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0 Live Nation Studios\u2019 previous projects consist of \u201cGaga: Five Foot Two,\u201d \u201cMoonage Daydream\u201d with David Bowie and the critically acclaimed \u201cA Star is Born.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n ABOUT KETCHUP ENTERTAINMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in 2013, Ketchup Entertainment is a dynamic film production and distribution company committed to delivering high-quality, engaging content to audiences around the world. With a diverse portfolio spanning various genres, Ketchup Entertainment continues to champion innovative storytelling and cinematic excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n ABOUT ROLLING LOUD:<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in 2015 by childhood friends and Miami natives, Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif (9x Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players), Rolling Loud was born out of a flourishing South Florida hip-hop community that the pair cultivated through years of concert promotions. In a time where live hip-hop wasn\u2019t being taken seriously by the pop music machine, Rolling Loud shattered expectations from the jump \u2013 prompting expansion at an unprecedented rate from Miami to Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Australia within 5 years and to Portugal, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Toronto, Thailand and India within 10 years. Rightfully named the World\u2019s Largest Hip-Hop Festival, Rolling Loud has evolved into a 360\u00ba lifestyle brand admired by fans, artists and brands alike for its authenticity and innovation. More than a festival, Rolling Loud is a cultural force \u2013 cultivating hip-hop culture around the world and making history in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n ABOUT AMERICAN HIGH:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n American High is a filmmaker-built comedy brand, operating out of a real former school in Syracuse, NY. Founded by writer-director Jeremy Garelick, the studio specializes in smart, irreverent coming-of-age stories.\u00a0 With a viral, multi-platform comedy network and a nonprofit education training arm, the indie comedy powerhouse is capturing the chaotic brilliance of youth, cultivating creators, and rewriting the entertainment playbook.\u00a0<\/span><\/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 newsroom.livenation.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cRolling Loud is a bold, unapologetic comedy with real cultural credibility,\u201d said Gareth West, CEO of Ketchup Entertainment. \u201cLive Nation Studios brings unmatched access and authenticity to the project, and we see this as a true event-driven theatrical release that connects music culture and cinema.\u201d \u201cLive music and festivals are one of the most powerful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2268269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2268268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ketchup-Entertainment-Acquires-Domestic-Distribution-Rights-to-Feature-Film-Rolling.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2268268"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2268270,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268268\/revisions\/2268270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2268269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2268268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2268268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2268268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}