Streaming kicks off on Friday, April 17, at 6:00 PM EST on both Lionsgate and Fandango’s Movieclips YouTube pages. The film schedule is as follows:
April 17: The Hunger Games April 24: Dirty Dancing May 1: La La Land May 8: John Wick
The initiative is a collaboration between Fandango, YouTube, and NATO and will support furloughed cinema employees. An initial donation on Lionsgate’s behalf, as well as any partner and viewer donations, will be made to the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, an organization providing financial assistance to workers impacted by coronavirus in the motion picture industry. “There’s nothing that will replace the magic of seeing a movie together with your fellow moviegoers in a theater on a big screen, but this is a chance for America to come together to recreate the experience,” said Joe Drake, chairman of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
— Lionsgate (@Lionsgate) April 13, 2020 Each week’s screening will feature special programming and interactive elements, such as live tweeting, movie trivia, and real-time fan chats via YouTube Live.
