COLLABORATE WITH AT&T THANKS®,
REGAL CINEMAS AND MOVIETICKETS.COM ON FREE
SCREENINGS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL OF THE FILM,
MEGAN LEAVEY
Bleecker
Street & LD Entertainment have joined forces with AT&T THANKS, Regal
Cinemas and MovieTickets.com to bring the true life story, MEGAN LEAVEY,
directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite to service members ahead of the June 9, 2017
nationwide release of the film.
AT&T
THANKS, Regal Cinemas and MovieTickets.com will generously sponsor over 190
screenings of the film on May 30th as
part of National Military Appreciation Month at participating Regal Cinemas.
Active and retired service members will be invited to attend a free screening
of the film in advance through AT&T THANKS and Regal Cinemas.
MovieTickets.com will facilitate ticket fulfillment.
Tickets
will be available starting Monday, May 22, 2017 at www.att.com/thanksmilitary. For a list of participating
locations, please visit www.regmovies.com/promotions/megan-leavey-screening.
Tyler
DiNapoli, President of Marketing, Media and Research for Bleecker Street, said,
"We're proud to work with AT&T THANKS, Regal Cinemas
and MovieTickets.com to honor our nation's service members with this
program. It's a small way to give back to those, who like the real-life Megan
Leavey and her service dog Rex, sacrifice so much for our country."
Neil
Andrews, Director, Product Marketing Management, of AT&T THANKS said,
"We can never say thank you enough to the people who are defending, and
have defended our freedom. We hope this small token of appreciation creates a
meaningful moment for all servicemen and women and their families as well as
honoring the animals that support them."
"I
am thrilled to welcome military services personnel to our Regal theatres, and
to offer this great opportunity to show our appreciation to the families who
have made sacrifices for us all," said Steve Bunnell, Chief Content and
Programming Officer at Regal Entertainment Group.
Greg
Sica, Vice President of Business Development for MovieTickets.com, said,
"We are honored to support this screening of Megan's brave story for America 's
finest heroes. As a company, MovieTickets.com is extremely proud of our
military members and their contributions to protect and maintain our freedom.
MEGAN LEAVEY is a film that captures their courage and we are proud to be a
part of sharing that narrative along with our collaborators at AT&T and
Regal."
The film
recounts Megan Leavey's life following the death of her best friend to
enlisting in the ranks of the U.S. Marine Corps. When she is assigned to clean
up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, she identifies with a particularly
aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of
their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED
explosion injures them, putting their fate in jeopardy. Starring Kate Mara,
Ramón Rodríguez, Tom Felton, Bradley Whitford, Will Patton, Sam Keeley with
Common and Edie Falco.
Directed
by Cowperthwaite (BLACKFISH) from a screenplay by Pamela Gray and Annie Mumolo
& Tim Lovestedt, MEGAN LEAVEY was produced by Mickey Liddell, Pete
Shilaimon and Jennifer Monroe.
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