Gunpowder & Sky

01/02/2023

Our latest release Pirates is now on Showtime. Written and directed by multi-hyphenate , and starring

12/24/2022

Happy Holidays everyone! We are taking a break

12/12/2022

Yeeha! Our new 3 part documentary series “Sometimes When We Touch” will Premier on Paramount+ on Jan3! Its the untold story of soft rock, whose artists dominated pop music worldwide in the ‘70s, only to crash and burn in the ‘80s and eventually making an unlikely comeback

12/08/2022

Its been a good week! Just heard that our episode of Word + Music on legendary Eddie Vedder “I am Mine” is a finalist for best music podcast. Check it out and preferably vote

12/07/2022

A titan of rock ‘n’ roll, storyteller, mother, cancer survivor, and many other things. Her journey. In her own words. is still available on in the US, and on other platforms/networks internationally.

08/25/2022

Courtney B. Vance Leads Cast Of ‘Heist 88’ Feature He & Angela Bassett Produce As Part Of New Overall Deal With MTV Entertainment Studios, Menhaj Huda Directs

Courtney B. Vance Leads Cast Of ‘Heist 88’ Feature. He & Angela Bassett Produce alongside MTV Entertainment Studios and Gunpowder & Sky

https://deadline.com/2022/08/courtney-b-vance-heist-88-mtv-entertainment-studios-angela-bassett-paramount-media-networks-overall-deal-1235098561/

EXCLUSIVE: Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance have renewed the overall deal with MTV Entertainment Studios for their Bassett Vance Productions, and have set Heist 88, starring Vance, as the first…

05/25/2022

Trump Nemesis and ‘Queen of Mean’ Leona Helmsley Subject of Juicy New Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)

Documentary about the prosecution of New York real estate mogul and Trump rival, Leona Helmsley AKA the “Queen of Mean” coming soon.

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/leona-helmsley-documentary-donald-trump-rudy-giuliani-movie-1235277325/

A juicy new documentary about the life and public battles of late real estate mogul Leona Helmsley is currently in production, Variety has learned exclusively. The film will contain never-before-h…

05/06/2022

Listen to The Who's legendary guitarist and vocalist Pete Townshend in the newest episode of Words + Music on Audible.

05/06/2022

Sheryl is now live on Showtime Networks

04/28/2022

Gunpowder & Sky Scares Up Horror-Themed FAST Channel

Our horror brand ALTER has just launched a FAST channel on all leading OTT platforms, giving genre fans everywhere a new way to experience its highly-curated, cutting-edge content.

https://www.nexttv.com/news/gunpowder-and-sky-scares-up-horror-themed-fast-channel

Studio's Alter channel launches on Samsung TV Plus, Redbox

03/09/2022

New Soft Rock & Hard Rock Docs In the Works for Paramount+: Exclusive

Teaming up with Paramount+ on two multi-part documentaries about two opposite worlds, chronicling the untold stories of soft rock and 80s hair metal.

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/soft-rock-hard-rock-documentary-paramount-plus-1235040591/

The streamer has partnered with production company Gunpower & Sky, headed by former Viacom exec Van Toffler.

02/28/2022

Last Exit: Space - Official Trailer

The official trailer for LAST EXIT: SPACE is out. Directed by Rudolph Herzog with narration from iconic filmmaker Werner Herzog, our new space-exploration doc launches March 10th on discovery+.

02/25/2022

Gaming Wall St - Official Trailer

Both episodes of our two-part documentary GAMING WALL ST debut March 3rd on HBO Max.

02/02/2022

SXSW 2022 Announces Features Lineup: New Films from Linklater and Ti West, Plus ‘Atlanta’ Season Premiere

Our film on music icon Sheryl Crow—SHERYL—will debut at SXSW along with comedy PIRATES by Reggie Yates

https://www.indiewire.com/2022/02/sxsw-2022-feature-lineup-1234695603/

The festival will open with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” Season 3 premieres as the closing night selection.

02/01/2022

MTV Entertainment Studios Inks Multi-Picture Deal With Gunpowder & Sky

Great start of the year. We're forming a new pact with MTV, Van Toffler's old stomping grounds.

https://deadline.com/2022/02/mtv-entertainment-studios-multi-picture-deal-gunpowder-sky-van-toffler-1234923452/

EXCLUSIVE: Former MTV topper Van Toffler is back in a formal relationship with the company where he spent almost three decades as an executive. MTV Entertainment Group has signed a multi-picture de…

11/16/2021

GUNPOWDER & SKY, ROC NATION PARTNER FOR PODCASTS

Psyched to announce that we are bringing a fresh new slate of audio series with JAY-Z’s Roc Nation, home to music icons like Rihanna and Alicia Keys.

https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=329224&title=GUNPOWDER-%2526-SKY%252C-ROC-NATION-PARTNER-FOR-PODCASTS

Van Toffler's Gunpowder & Sky has struck a multiyear partnership with Roc Nation to develop and produce a slate of podcasts. Roc Nation’s diverse roster of A-list talent in music...

11/11/2021

After Bingeing on Dramas, Netflix and Rivals Target Reality TV

“Unscripted content is buzzy, sticky, binge-able, cheaper and quicker to make than scripted...All of the streamers are heavily underweight.”

Our CEO Van Toffler was featured in Bloomberg’s article on the rise of unscripted content and reality TV on streaming services.

Read the full article here:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-11/netflix-hbo-amazon-buying-up-reality-tv-shows-for-streaming-services

Netflix has grown into the world’s biggest buyer of unscripted programming. Its competitors are following suit.

11/03/2021

Watch It Takes Three (2021) Online for Free | The Roku Channel | Roku

Our heartwarming postmodern rom-com IT TAKES THREE is now streaming on The Roku Channel!

Stream free: https://bit.ly/3jZ3AdM

When the coolest guy in school discovers that the new girl sees through his popularity and good looks, he enlists the class nerd to take over his social media accounts to add substance to his style.

11/01/2021

‘No Way In Hell’: One Community, Gunpowder & Sky And Mazo Partners To Produce Chase Millsap’s Military Thriller

A gripping, edge-of your seat story that highlights the extreme and urgent dangers that face our wartime allies left behind in Iraq and Afghanistan.

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Budnick’s One Community has optioned Chase Millsap and Charley Dane’s script No Way in Hell, and will produce it for film with Gunpowder & Sky and Mazo Partners. Th…

10/29/2021

Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Kal Penn’s Holiday Films to Premiere in December on Comedy Central (TV News Roundup)

How to cure heartbreak during the Diwali holidays? From the insanely creative minds of Surina Jindal, Melanie Chandra and Sameer Gardezi alongside Kal Penn comes HOT MESS HOLIDAY. We’re so thrilled to partner with Comedy Central on this buddy comedy. Catch the debut during Comedy Central's “31 Days of Going Home for the Holidays” on Saturday, December 11th at 7 PM.

Comedy Central announced its annual 31-day holiday extravaganza, featuring two new movies: “A Clüsterfünke Christmas,” debuting Dec. 4, and “Hot Mess Holiday,” premiering De…

10/26/2021

New Line Picks Up Horror Thriller ‘Thaw’ From ‘San Andreas’ Co-Writer Jeremy Passmore (Exclusive)

A special update for our horror fans. G&S is partnering up with Jeremy Passmore, “San Andreas” co-writer, New Line and Adam Goldworm for the upcoming environmental thriller THAW.

Gunpowder & Sky, the banner behind indie horror hit 'Summer of 84' and Sam Raimi’s '50 States of Fright' anthology, is producing with Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.

10/11/2021

ALTER Content Now Available On the DUST App

DUST is your one-stop shop for horror & sci-fi. We’re unleashing ALTER's entire catalog of all the best horror. Exclusive originals. Cult classic favorites. Paranormal series. It’s all here, right on your DUST app. Make sure to visit ALTER to stay up to speed with all the freaky stuff we’ve got going on this month. Happy horror hunting!

https://www.watchdust.tv/alter

Get your scary short films on the go with a new page dedicated to some of the best voices in bite-sized horror.

10/11/2021

Gunpowder & Sky Bolsters Non-Fiction Team With SVP Hires

We’ve added two new members to our G&S Team and we couldn’t be more excited. SVP of Documentary Features and Series, Joanna Swickel and SVP of Unscripted, Art Lyons.

EXCLUSIVE: Gunpowder & Sky, the company behind Hulu’s 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez and Discovery+’s Last Exit: Space documentaries, is expanding its non-fiction team. The company, which has …

10/01/2021

Kid Candidate [Gunpowder & Sky]

"An endorsement for giving a damn about where you live." You can now own KID CANDIDATE on Blu-Ray, courtesy of our friends at Vinegar Syndrome!

Subscribers: This is NOT included in your subscription. If you'd like to purchase it, your 50% off SRP discount codes are:Yearly Subscribers = sub50 / Halfway Subscribers = sub50-halfYou can add most Partner Label, VSA, VSU or Peekarama title that falls within your subscribership to your cart with t...

09/10/2021

The Grill 2021

Our CEO Van Toffler will be co-moderating the Producers Roundtable at The Wrap's annual business conference Sept. 29-30! For more info, visit www.thewrap.com/the-grill-2021/

Join WrapPRO for two days of distinguished programming with a focus on innovators across media, entertainment and tech defining the future of disruptive

09/03/2021

"Who doesn’t want to see a John Hughes style take on the classic Cyrano D’Bergerac tale?" Celebrate the long weekend with IT TAKES THREE, now available to rent or own on your favorite digital platform. https://bit.ly/ItTakesThreeFilm

08/27/2021

Showtime Orders ‘The Wood’ Comedy Pilot Based On Movie From Justin Hillian & Rick Famuyiwa

We’re teaming up with Justin Hillian (The Chi), Rick Famuyima (Dope) and Showtime to produce a new series based on the 1999 romantic comedy THE WOOD.

THE WOOD is an honest look at friendship and dating from the perspective of three young Black men born and raised in the gentrifying L.A. suburb of Inglewood.

Showtime has given a pilot order to comedy The Wood, based on the 1999 feature film, from Justin Hillian (The Chi, Snowfall), Rick Famuyiwa (The Chi, Dope) and Showtime sibling Paramount Television…

08/13/2021

IT TAKES THREE | Official Trailer HD

When the coolest guy in school discovers that the new girl sees through his popularity and good looks, he enlists the class nerd to add substance to his style. Check out the new trailer for the YA rom-com IT TAKES THREE, available on digital September 3!

08/04/2021

Gunpowder & Sky Doubles Down On Music Podcasts With ‘Lighters in the Sky’ & ‘Shelved’ For Amazon’s Audible

Listen up! We’re partnering with Audible on two new podcasts - LIGHTERS IN THE SKY and SHELVED - that will explore epic gigs, unlikely collaborations, and untold stories from the most groundbreaking artists in music. Plus new episodes of WORDS + MUSIC, coming soon!

EXCLUSIVE: Gunpowder & Sky, co-founded and run by former MTV chief Van Toffler, is laying down more tracks in the music podcast space with a pair of documentary series for Audible. The company …

08/02/2021

Experience the immersive, inspiring AWAKEN in theaters for one night only! From EP Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life) and narrated by Liv Tyler, AWAKEN is a globe-spanning journey filmed in stunning 4K over 5 years and in 30 countries. Visit awaken.watchdust.com to find showtimes near you!

07/14/2021

Miramax and Gunpowder & Sky’s Dust Team Up for Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Masseuse’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Excited to share that we are partnering with Miramax to develop THE MASSEUSE based on the DUST short directed by Tan Ce Ding! Stay tuned for more info on this thought-provoking sci-fi thriller.

Miramax and Gunpower & Sky’s science fiction label Dust are teaming up to develop the sci-fi thriller, “The Masseuse.” “We’re fired up that Bill Block and the Miramax te…

07/09/2021

Kirk. Khan. Clay. You're Welcome.

We're celebrating five years of DUST with a whole lot of special promotions and new content - incl. some beautiful claymations from Joseph Brett. Keep an eye out for new ones each week!

This incredible Star Trek claymation clip celebrates the 5-year anniversary of the sci-fi site Dust.

07/09/2021

New Jim Morrison Documentary Coming From Jam, Inc. and Gunpowder & Sky: Exclusive

Delighted to announce that we're partnering with the Jim Morrison estate to bring the poetry and artistry of the iconic The Doors' frontman to life in a new documentary. You can read more about it at Billboard!

Doors frontman Jim Morrison will be the subject of a new, feature-length documentary that will focus on the totality of his artistry.

07/08/2021

Van Toffler on Why the Indies Will Survive (Guest Blog)

"In a world of increasing consolidation, independent creators should be nurtured and amplified"

Check out our CEO Van Toffler's guest blog in The Wrap!

In a world of increasing consolidation, independent creators should be nurtured and amplified, Gunpowder & Sky CEO writes

07/02/2021

Watch Hayden Pedigo make an unorthodox run for Amarillo city council after his spoof campaign video goes viral. KID CANDIDATE is now available on digital! https://bit.ly/KIDCANDIDATEfilm

06/30/2021

Exclusive: Discovery+ acquires Werner and Rudolph Herzog’s “Last Exit: Space”

We're thrilled to share that our latest production LAST EXIT: SPACE, from legendary filmmakers Werner and Rudolph Herzog, will stream later this year on discovery+! This out-of-this-world documentary will take you on a spectacular voyage across our planet and explore mankind’s push to colonize space.

Discovery+ has acquired Last Exit: Space, a documentary from Werner Herzog and his son, Rudolph Herzog, about mankind’s push to colonize space. The film promises to take audiences on a voyage ...

06/25/2021

AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA | Official Trailer HD

After 13 years of failing to get justice, a young man sets out for Honduras to find, capture, and deliver his father's killer to federal prison. Produced by Meredith Vieira and G&S, AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA is now available on digital.

06/23/2021

KID CANDIDATE | Official Trailer HD

Hayden Pedigo, a 24 year-old artist and musician in Amarillo, TX makes an unorthodox run for city council in a time when young Americans increasingly feel cut off from politics and traditional institutions. Available on Digital July 2nd.

03/24/2021

Gunpowder & Sky Strikes First-Look Doc Deal With HBO Max & HBO

Huge news! We’re thrilled to announce we’re bringing you even more amazing documentaries and docu-series with HBO Max and HBO. Stay tuned!

https://deadline.com/2021/03/gunpowder-sky-first-look-doc-deal-hbo-max-hbo-1234720421/

EXCLUSIVE: HBO and HBO Max are eyeing more stories of larger-than-life rock stars and social issues with a first-look deal with Gunpowder & Sky. The two-year agreement will see the WarnerMedia …

03/20/2021

Demi Lovato & Sub Urban To Feature In Season 2 Of YouTube Music Series ‘Released’

Congrats to our YouTube series RELEASED for its renewal. Season 2 kicks off tonight, with featured artist PontiacMadeDDG. With upcoming episodes featuring Sub Urban, Demi Lovato, and more!

https://deadline.com/2021/03/youtube-released-season-2-demi-lovato-sub-urban-1234717343/

YouTube has renewed its music series Released for a second season. The new season will kick off with rapper DDG, with upcoming episodes featuring Demi Lovato and Sub Urban to follow. A revival of M…