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by rapta » Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:13 pm
I see this more as Eureka throwing their hat in the ring, seeing as other UK labels have expended to the US and seemingly done some good business off the back of it (Arrow and Indicator especially, but Radiance and 88 Films must have seen some benefits to it).
I reckon it'll mostly be like 88 Films' and Radiance's overseas operations, where they will mostly release whatever they can in both territories, maybe with the occasional US exclusive (rather than Arrow's lean towards pleasing both markets with various exclusives, a practice that often alienates/frustrates audiences in the opposite territory).
Of course this is all a little late to the party when you consider some of the HK titles Criterion, Arrow, 88 Films and Vinegar Syndrome have been putting out in the US, as I assume this will be a mostly Eureka Classics oriented exercise. As others have speculated, maybe they figured they're debuting a majority of the Fortune Star titles, and have reportedly set up an expansive Toei deal too (though a few clashes there too with Discotek, Film Movement, Radiance, Arrow also having Toei deals), so I guess both of those factors were at play in this decision.
A potential light at the end of the tunnel for their seemingly endless campaign to churn out literally every single kung-fu/Asian action movie ever made. Although 88 doubtless have several hundred more on tap.
