- Warner Premiere
Warner Premiere is the
direct-to-video label ofWarner Home Video , itself thehome video unit ofWarner Bros. In 2006, Warner Home Video announced they would enter the market of releasing original direct-to-video films, a market that has proven lucrative for studios over the past few years. They announced much of their output would be follow-ups to films that had done well at the box office theatrically, but wouldn't be expected to do well if a sequel were to be made. The first release under the Warner Premiere banner was the
prequel "". Their second title release was a sequel to the 1999 smash hit horror film "House on Haunted Hill", titled "Return to House on Haunted Hill ".In addition to live-action output, the label is used for several direct-to-video
animated movies from Warner's corporate siblingDC Comics . The first of these was ', with ' next and "" following.The label released "
Get Smart's Bruce And Lloyd Out Of Control ", a spin-off of the2008 film "Get Smart", on DVD andBlu-ray July 1 ,2008 . The film follows the adventures of the two tech experts from the first film, played byMasi Oka andNate Torrence , respectively. It was written by the two writers of the previous film. [ [http://www.collider.com/dvd/news/article.asp?aid=8069&tcid=3 Get Smart’s BRUCE AND LLOYD Out of Control Trailer and Behind the Scenes Footage ] ] [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1018723/ Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control (2008) ] ]On
July 29th ,2008 , Warner Premiere released "", a sequel to the1987 horror film "The Lost Boys ", onDVD andBlu-ray .Corey Feldman reprised his role of vampire hunter Edgar Frog;Corey Haim appeared in a cameo.In September 2008, Warner Premiere is releasing the direct to DVD sequel of
Hilary Duff 's hit film "A Cinderella Story ," "Another Cinderella Story ," starringSelena Gomez .An upcoming Warner Premiere's project is "The Clique" movie, based on the best selling preteen novels by
Lisi Harrison . To find the two lead roles, they have put a contest on a website Sugarloot, where young girls have been uploading audition videos.A sub-label of Warner Premiere is Raw Feed, which releases horror/thriller films, and Warner Premiere Digital, involving original Internet projects.
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