RYAN KAVANAUGH'S RELATIVITY MEDIA'S GOT THE TOOLS FOR 'MACGRUBER'

Will Forte's SNL Hero to Hit Screens. Jorma Taccone Co-Wrote and is Set to Direct. Lorne Michaels, John Goldwyn and Ryan Kavanaugh Tapped to Produce.

Relativity Media, LLC (RML) CEO Ryan Kavanaugh announced that the company is preparing to bring MacGruber to the big screen. The character was brought to life by Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte and has been wildly popular since the bumbling spy parody made its premiere in 2007. Forte ("The Brothers Solomon"), who will return to SNL in the fall and stars in the upcoming "A Good Old Fashion Orgy," will co-write the script alongside SNL's Jorma Taccone and John Solomon. Taccone, who is perhaps best known for his co-creation and direction of the hit SNL Digital Shorts with his Lonely Island cohorts Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer, will direct. The film will be produced by Lorne Michaels, John Goldwyn and RML's Ryan Kavanaugh. Relativity's Tucker Tooley will executive produce alongside Erin David and SNL head writer, Seth Meyers. "The character is an instant SNL classic," said Kavanaugh. "The film takes the hilarious concept from the…… Read More

RELATIVITY MEDIA CEO RYAN KAVANAUGH SHOWS SUPPORT FOR BEST BUDDIES

Ryan Kavanaugh Creates Best Buddies Partnership with Capri Hollywood Film Festival

LOS ANGELES, CA - In honor of Best Buddies’ 20th Anniversary, Relativity Media, LLC and its CEO Ryan Kavanaugh heeded the call to help those in need. The vibrant organization, founded in 1989 by current Best Buddies Chairman, Anthony Kennedy Shriver, to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment, received generous donations from the exec, who has been an outspoken supporter of the group for several years. Ryan Kavanaugh donated a role in one of his upcoming films to the recent Miami Gala auct…… Read More

RelativityREAL and Ryan Kavanaugh Sign Jay Blumenfield and Tony Marsh

RelativityREAL, the Reality/Alternative Television Arm of Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media, Have Signed Reality TV Veterans Jay Blumenfield and Tony Marsh to a Multi-Year Overall Deal

LOS ANGELES - RelativityREAL, the reality/alternative television arm of Relativity Media, has signed reality TV veterans Jay Blumenfield and Tony Marsh to a multi-year overall deal, RelativityREAL CEO Tom Forman announced today. "We're thrilled to have Jay and Tony join RelativityREAL," said Relativity's CEO, Ryan Kavanaugh. "Relativity is committed to growing this part of our business by continuing to build a team of great independent producers like Jay and Tony, working under the managemen…… Read More

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About Relativity Media, LLC

Relativity Media, LLC ("RML") is a media and entertainment company which focuses on creating, financing and distributing first class, studio quality entertainment content and intellectual property across multiple platforms, as well as making strategic partnerships with, and opportunistic investments in media and entertainment related companies and assets. At the end of 2008, Relativity Media finalized its acquisition of Rogue Pictures from Universal. The purchase of Rogue, a company that specializes in the production and distribution of lower-budget films, includes the label's entire library of films, as well as producing deals and more than 30 projects currently in development. Rogue has had particular success within the horror genre; the first two Rogue releases under Relativity's ownership were both box office successes: The Unborn and The Last House on the Left. To date, Relativity has financed and/or produced over 60 films that have seen wide release and have accumulated $7.4 billion in worldwide box office revenue. Fifty of those films are "Top 10" box office releases from the past two years. Relativity's recent films include Step Brothers, Hancock, Wanted, Burn After Reading, Death Race, The House Bunny, Mamma Mia!, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Pineapple Express, The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, and Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Relativity's 2008 slate included five of the top twelve highest-grossing films of the year; eighteen of the company's films have opened at #1 at the box office, and eighteen of RML's nineteen summer releases landed in the top three highest earners in their respective opening weekends. The past 34 releases have earned 29 Oscar® nominations, including nods for Frost/Nixon, Atonement, American Gangster, and 3:10 To Yuma. Twenty-nine of RML's films have each generated over $100 million in worldwide box office receipts. This past summer, Relativity Media, LLC announced an extensive international distribution program, which included thirteen output deals covering 100+ territories around the world.