The Asylum

The Asylum is an American independent film production company and distributor which focuses on producing lowbudget, directtovideo films. The company has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios, usually resorting to film titles and scripts very similar to those of current blockbusters in order to lure customers. These titles have been dubbed mockbusters by the press. Its titles are distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, GT Media, and as of 2015, Cinedigm.

In 2007, similarities between the distributors titles and those of major studios were reported. For example, the film Transmorphers bears a number of similarities to the film Transformers, which was released theatrically two days after the release of Transmorphers. According to Latt, Im not trying to dupe anybody. Im just trying to get my films watched. Other people do tieins all the time theyre just better at being subtle about it. Another studio might make a giant robot movie that ties into the Transformers release and call it Robot Wars. Well call ours Transmorphers. In 2008, 20th Century Fox threatened legal action against The Asylum over The Day the Earth Stopped, a film capitalizing on The Day the Earth Stood Still.Similarly in May 2012, Universal Pictures filed a lawsuit against The Asylum for their film American Battleship, claiming infringement on their movie, Battleship. As a result, The Asylum changed their title to American Warships. ........

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