Archenemy: RLJE Films Acquires Action-Adventure Starring Joe Manganiello
RLJE Films has acquired the UNITED STATES rights to the action/thriller Archenemy before its world premiere as of this year’s Beyond Fest. The film marks the 3rd collaboration between RLJE SpectreVision and Films, after Mandy and Color Out of Space.
Written and directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real) from the story by Mortimer and Lucas Passmore (No Good Heroes), the film stars Joe Manganiello (True Blood), Skylan Brooks (Empire), Zolee Griggs (W-Tang: An American Saga), Paul Scheer (Black Monday), Amy Seimetz (Pet Semetary) and Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia).
“We’re excited to be back business with SpectreVision following the incredibly successful releases of Mandy and Color Out of Space,” said RLJE Films Chief Acquisitions Officer Mark Ward. “With Joe Manganiello’s strong performance and Adam Egypt Mortimer’s innovative direction, we couldn’t have asked for an improved dream team to showcase Archenemy at Beyond Fest and in theaters and different platforms in December.”
In Archenemy, Max Fist (Manganiello) claims to be always a hero from another dimension who fell through time and space to Earth, where no powers are had by him. No-one believes his stories aside from an area teen named Hamster. Together, they try the streets to get rid of the neighborhood drug syndicate and its own vicious crime boss referred to as The Manager.
Archenemy was made by SpectreVision’s Daniel Noah, Lisa Whalen, and Elijah Wood alongside Kim Sherman, Adam Egypt Mortimer, Joe Manganiello, and Nick Manganiello.
Archenemy will be released in theaters, On Demand, on December 11 and Digital, 2020.
