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Fri, Dec 5 2008

Showtime and Twilight production house ink exclusive deal

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Twilight fans, take note: Showtime announced this week that the network has brokered an exclusive deal with Summit Films, the production company behind the uber-popular movie.

Under the agreement, Showtime gets the rights to air Summit movies released between 2008 and 2012, including future installments of the Twilight series.

Showtime expects it’ll net about 40 movies out of the deal, which Summit CEO Rob Friedman hailed as a win-win, saying “Showtime has done a great job of establishing itself as a must-see destination on television.”

Showtime head honcho Matt Blank called the agreement “a great addition to Showtime’s solid movie library.”

Along with Twilight, here are some of the Summit movies we can expect to see on Showtime:

  • Knowing, starring Nicolas Cage
  • Push, starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Djimon Hounsou and Camilla Belle
  • Next Day Air, starring Donald Faison, Mos Def and Mike Epps
  • Bandslam, starring Vanessa Hudgens, Alyson Michalka and Lisa Kudrow
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