Lazer Team: In this feature-length action-comedy from Rooster Teeth and Fullscreen Films, four small-town losers stumble upon an alien ship carrying a mysterious cargo, leading to a battle to save Earth from an all-powerful enemy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MANKIND’S DARKEST HOUR NEEDS OUR BRIGHTEST TEAM LAZER TEAM Sci-Fi Comedy From RoosterTeeth & Fullscreen Films Coming To YouTube Red in 2016 LOS ANGELES, CA (October 21, 2015) – Four unlikely heroes lead a battle to save the Earth from an all-powerful alien enemy in the feature-length sci-fi-comedy LAZER TEAM, coming to YouTube Red in 2016. Produced by Fullscreen Films and Rooster Teeth and presented by YouTube, LAZER TEAM is directed by Rooster Teeth co-founder and CEO, Matt Hullum (Red vs. Blue) and written by Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns along with Chris Demarais and Joshua Flanagan. The film stars Burnie Burns (Red vs. Blue; The Gauntlet), Gavin Free (The SloMo Guys), Michael Jones (Rage Quit), Colton Dunn (Parks and Recreation, Key and Peele), Allie DeBerry (A.N.T. Farm,True Jackson VP) and Alan Ritchson (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Smallville). "Rooster Teeth is thrilled to partner with YouTube to bring LAZER TEAM to this exciting new platform," said Hullum. "We want to make sure that LAZER TEAM reaches the broadest audience possible, and that our fans worldwide have easy access to watch it anytime, anywhere. YouTube's powerful digital distribution channel ensures that this will happen." The film is part of YouTube’s commitment to invest in new original shows and movies featuring some of YouTube’s most popular stars. “From creating numerous, award-winning online Web series to hosting its own annual gaming and fan convention attended by thousands of fans, Rooster Teeth is a comedy powerhouse on YouTube,” said Susanne Daniels, Global Head of Original Programming, YouTube. “We can’t wait to bring LAZER TEAM to their passionate community of fans on YouTube.” With over eight million subscribers and four billion views on its YouTube channel, Rooster Teeth set a record as the highest-funded Indiegogo film campaign in the platform’s history by raising close to $2.5 million for LAZER TEAM. The film screened at Fantastic Fest 2015 and was a hit with audiences and critics alike. YouTube Red is a new paid membership that gives fans the ultimate YouTube experience. Members get ad-free videos across devices, background play, and the ability to save videos to watch offline on mobile. In 2016, members will also get exclusive access to new shows and movies. About Rooster Teeth Rooster Teeth is a pioneering studio responsible for some of the biggest online series in history, such as the award-winning, longest-running web series in history, “Red vs. Blue.” Rooster Teeth also produces the globally acclaimed animated series “RWBY,” the first western anime series to be distributed in Japan, the comedy gamer series “The Gauntlet,” and “Immersion,” a reality format that brings video game theory to the real world. With a massive global footprint of more than 20 million subscribers to its YouTube Network, 3 million unique monthly visitors to its RoosterTeeth.com hub and 1.8 million registered community members, Rooster Teeth was founded by Matt Hullum and Burnie Burns in 2003, and is now a subsidiary of Fullscreen, Inc., a global youth media company that develops online creators and produces multi-platform entertainment experiences. Discover more at http://www.roosterteeth.com. About YouTube Launched in May 2005, YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. YouTube is a Google company. About Fullscreen Fullscreen is a global media company that develops creators and produces multiplatform entertainment experiences. 600 million subscribers generate more than 5 billion video views across Fullscreen's global network each month. Fullscreen's network includes 70,000 creators, including Grace Helbig, The Fine Bros., filmmaker Devin SuperTramp, Andrea Russett and Jack and Jack. Visit www.fullscreen.com. Lazer Team Press Assets Film stills, trailer and other assets available at: ftp://ftp.mprm.com/Lazer_Team For the latest information, please visit http://www.lazerteamthemovie.com Contact Information: Michelle Slavich for YouTube slavich@google.com or press@google.com Maria Gonima for Fullscreen maria.gonima@fullscreen.com       |
