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Originally Posted by Michael Brooke  I assume the rights will have reverted to the original rightsholders and will become available for licensing again.
And whether or not they're licensable by another label depends on who the original rightsholder is.
Sadly, Countess Dracula is almost certainly impossible, as it's currently owned by ITV (a legacy of it being distributed by Rank), which isn't interested in small-scale deals with boutique labels, as the relatively piddling returns simply aren't worth the contractual/materials hassle at their end. |
Looking long term that sounds like it means films like
Twins of Evil, Hands of the Ripper,The Shout, The Medusa Touch, The Monster, Assault and
Hammer House of Horror are gone for good.
Unless of course ITV stick them out themselves via Strawberry Media as they did with
Vampire Circus.
Others will revert back to StudioCanal such as
Baby Love and
Devil Ship Pirates.