Apple TV+ has introduced a multi-year, first-look characteristic movie cope with North Street Firm‘s Chernin Leisure, the corporate behind “Ford v Ferrari,” “Planet of the Apes,” “Hidden Figures,” and “The Best Showman.” Chernin can also be producing the Jason Momoa epic miniseries “Chief of Struggle,” set for launch on August 1.
“We’ve had an incredible expertise working with Apple on the sequence facet, the place they’ve been good, daring, and at all times supportive — we’re excited to construct on that success by making motion pictures collectively,” North Street Firm Chairman Peter Chernin mentioned in a press release.
Apple TV+ has a formidable slate of upcoming characteristic movies, together with “F1 The Film” with Brad Pitt, which is about to hit theaters on June 27. Apple was the primary streaming service to win the Academy Award for Finest Image, as properly, with 2021’s “CODA.”
Chernin Leisure was based in 2009, whereas North Street Firm was established three years in the past and produces a wide range of content material throughout movie, tv, and streaming platforms. Different North Street labels embody North Street Tv, Kinetic Content material, and Phrases + Footage.
This yr, Chernin launched “Again in Motion” with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz on Netflix, in addition to “Worry Road: Promenade Queen.” Upcoming movie releases embody “Apex” with Charlize Theron, “Altar” with Kyle MacLachlan, and the found-footage horror flick “The Backrooms.” Moreover, the sequence “Age of Innocence,” “Man on Fireplace,” and “The Physique” are all in manufacturing below North Street’s tv banner. Kinetic Content material, in the meantime, is liable for the huge Netflix unscripted hit “Love is Blind.” Phrases + Footage has launched main documentaries reminiscent of final yr’s acclaimed “Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.”
Chernin has additionally entered the realm of AI final yr together with his funding in Promise, which boasts prime Generative AI and storytelling expertise.
“There’s something undeniably thrilling about Generative AI, and we’re bullish on George and Promise’s means to empower storytellers,” Chernin mentioned in November 2024 assertion. “This staff understands that prioritizing artists and creatives is the one method as we start to use Generative AI into the inventive course of, and Promise has essentially the most creative and user-friendly mannequin we have now seen.”