Ex Machina Secures 1,500-Screen North America Deal With Mayfair for 2027 Film Slate
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Updated · Deadline · Aug 18
Ex Machina Secures 1,500-Screen North America Deal With Mayfair for 2027 Film Slate
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Aug 18
Summary
Ex Machina Studios signed an exclusive North American theatrical distribution pact with Mayfair Media Group, giving its films releases in major markets and wide runs on 1,500-plus screens.
Four projects are slated for 2027, then about six films a year, after Mayfair and other chains backed the slate following footage screenings of upcoming titles.
First up are Roger Avary’s "Paradise Lost" for Easter 2027 and Alex Proyas’ "Heaven" for summer 2027; both are casting and expected to enter production soon.
The deal is billed as the first theatrical pipeline agreement for an AI-oriented producer-studio, with Ex Machina arguing AI can unlock large-scale world-building that earlier financing could not support.
Ex Machina already set up international sales through K5 International and says it will also pursue third-party acquisitions and service deals as it builds a broader theatrical distribution platform.