Will Scottish football be next to benefit from Hollywood investment?
Former Netflix international originals chief Eric Barmack is set to acquire a stake in Motherwell FC in a move reminiscent of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McIhenny's takeover of Welsh football team Wrexham.
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According to a report in Scotland's Daily Mail newspaper, Barmack has been named as an unnamed American investor planning to buy into the Scottish team, which plays in the Scottish Premier League alongside giants Celtic and Rangers. It is listed.
Reynolds and McElhenney bought Wrexham for around £2 million (approximately 250 million yen) in February 2021, when Wrexham were playing outside England's professional league, but have invested heavily to transform the club. has led. The team currently sit third in League Two, three places below the Premier League, and Motherwell fans will be hoping Barmack can lead the club to similar new glory.
Motherwell is seeking outside investors and has released a light-hearted video appealing to A-list stars similar to the Wrexham pair to come forward. Scotland's Daily Mail newspaper reported that this has been a success, with officials from the United States and the Middle East expressing interest.
Earlier this week, Motherwell's management issued a statement saying, “Investment discussions with our U.S.-based family have reached a stage where both parties wish to proceed to the next stage,” and the companies have entered into a non-binding agreement. said that it had been reached. Clause.
That investor appears to be Mr. Barmack, and it is thought that further updates may be announced in the coming days.
Barmack declined to comment when asked this morning. Motherwell did not respond to requests for comment.
Barmack worked at Netflix for eight years from 2011 to 2019, overseeing the streamer's expansion into original content outside the United States as it expanded around the world. He left his position as Head of Originals International five years ago and subsequently launched Wild Sheep Content, a California-based producer and investor.
Since striking out on his own, he has engineered numerous international co-productions, including Scottish films. kill. As revealed in June 2022, the Roger Griffiths movie will feature Brian Burnell and Daniel Portman co-produced with Scottish indies Synchronicity Films and Mr B Films, with CAA Media Finance among others. The film debuted at the Edinburgh Film Festival last year.
Recently, Wild Sheep has been involved in projects such as survival thrillers. Hunting Anna Bravo Uses MediaPro Studio. Viaplay original Yana – Mark for Life; Adaptation of Peacock's TV novel queen of flow, by Westbrook Studios and Universal Television.and This is AP Dillon.a Prime Vide Indian doc about the breakout Punjabi hip-hop star.
This is not the only time LA investors have bought into a Scottish club. inheritance. In the season 2 episode “The Dundee”, Logan Roy's son Roman accidentally invests in Scottish football team Heart of Midlothian, Edinburgh's rivals of Hibs, his father's actual favorite team. Put it away.
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