Lionsgate U.K. gets control Icon slate

LONDON -- Lionsgate U.K. has confirmed that it'll dominate Icon Film Distribution's theatrical slate continuing to move forward, including approaching game titles like "You are Next," "On the highwayInch and "Mail carrier Pat: The Film.Inch The announcement, that was produced by Lionsgate U.K. Boss Zygi Kamasa and chief operating officer Guy Avshalom on Wednesday, uses Variety revealed on Monday that Icon was shuttering its U.K. distribution biz and Lionsgate was thought to become purchasing the library. "This move will further assert our position within the competitive U.K. marketplace," stated Aviv Giladi, who had been drawn on as Icon's Boss a week ago. "We're searching toward working carefully with Zygi, Guy and all sorts of they at Lionsgate on which hopefully to become a very effective relationship." Avshalom mentioned: "We're delighted to become dealing with Aviv and the team at Icon and including a number of game titles into our growing theatrical slate. In my opinion this partnership presents a great chance for companies to operate together." Moving forward, Icon states that it'll be focusing its business more about production and financing mainstream photos within the $15 million-$20 million range. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com