Spanish Blockbuster ‘Champions’ Remake in Saudi Arabia Sparks Deals with Latido, Vox, Shahid (EXCLUSIVE)
Anna Marie de la Fuente Produced by Al Maha Al Arabi and Lolafilms, the Saudi Arabian remake of Javier Fesser’s “Campeones” (“Champions”), a Spanish blockbuster and Spain’s International Oscar submission, has been acquired by theatrical distributor Vox, VOD service Shahid VIP and international sales company Latido Films.Following the success of “Born a King,” the Saudi “Champions” will be released theatrically across the Middle East in December by Vox, then stream six months later on Shahid VIP, the leading Arabic SVOD platform in the Mena region, part of the MBC Group, which has acquired both “Champions” and “Born a King” and invested substantially in both pictures.If it were to click for the production partners, Champions could signal