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Revolution Studios
Revolution Studios Distribution Company, LLC is an American motion picture and television studio headed by Chief Executive Officer Scott Hemming. The company focuses primarily on the distribution, remake and sequel rights to titles in its library, which it continues to add to through acquisitions and new productions. Company history On January 12, 2000, after a successful run at Walt Disney Studios, and their time at 20th Century Fox and Caravan Pictures, Joe Roth left Disney, to create a yet-unnamed venture. On February 17, 2000, Roth signed an agreement with actress Julia Roberts to star in their films as well as producing through their Shoelace Productions banner. On June 7, 2000, Roth officially decided to name their new venture Revolution Studios and announced that '' Tomcats'' is the first film to be produced by the studio. On the same day, the studio entered into an agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment—which also owned a stake in the company—to distribute a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a same management being substantially controlled by same entity/group are called sister companies. The subsidiary can be a company (usually with limited liability) and may be a government- or state-owned enterprise. They are a common feature of modern business life, and most multinational corporations organize their operations in this way. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, or Citigroup; as well as more focused companies such as IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft. These, and others, organize their businesses into national and functional subsidiaries, often with multiple levels of subsidiaries. Details Subsidiaries are separate, distinct legal entities f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and recorded videos) through multiple platforms. Through an intermediate holding company called Sony Film Holding Inc., it is operated as a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., which is itself a subsidiary of the multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony Group Corporation.Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is a wholly owned fifth-tier subsidiary of Sony Corporation. It is directly owned by Sony Film Holding Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.FY2015 Securities Report(in Japanese), Sony Corporation) Based at the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California as one of the "Big F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Army
''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' is a 2008 American superhero film based on the fictional character Hellboy created by Mike Mignola. The film was written and directed by Guillermo del Toro from a story by him and Mignola, and is a sequel to the 2004 film ''Hellboy'', which del Toro also directed. Ron Perlman reprises his starring role as the eponymous character. ''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' was released by Universal Pictures. The film grossed over $168 million, against a production budget between $82.5–85 million. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the fantasy atmosphere of the film, as well as Perlman and the other cast's acting performances. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup. Plot During Christmas 1955, a young Hellboy is told a bedtime story by his adoptive father, Trevor Bruttenholm, of an ancient war between human and magical creatures. After the magical creatures are driven back by the humans, the goblin blacksmiths extend a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellboy (2004 Film)
''Hellboy'' is a 2004 American superhero film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro from a story by Del Toro and Peter Briggs. It is based on the Dark Horse Comics graphic novel '' Hellboy: Seed of Destruction'' by Mike Mignola. Ron Perlman stars as Hellboy, alongside Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, and John Hurt in supporting roles. In the film, a demonic beast-turned superhero known as Hellboy secretly works to keep the world safe from paranormal threats with his team, the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. ''Hellboy'' was theatrically released on April 2, 2004 to positive reviews and grossed $99.8 million worldwide against a budget of $60–66 million. The film was followed by a sequel, '' Hellboy II: The Golden Army'', released on July 11, 2008 by Universal Pictures, and a reboot, released on April 12, 2019 by Lionsgate. Plot In 1944, with the help of Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, the Nazis build a dimensional portal off the coast of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film; and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
Roth/Kirschenbaum Films (formerly Roth Films) is a production company formed in 2007 by producer Joe Roth, the founder of Revolution Studios. History Joe Roth announced that they signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures in October 2007, when Revolution Studios' deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment was about to end. The studio's first production, ''Alice in Wonderland'' in 2010, grossed $1 billion worldwide. In 2015, Jeff Kirschenbaum announced that he would leave Universal Pictures in order to join Roth Films, which they rebranded to its current name Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. Filmography Feature films 2010s 2020s Upcoming Television References External links Roth Filmson IMDb Roth/Kirschenbaum Filmson IMDb RK filmson IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and recorded videos) through multiple platforms. Through an intermediate holding company called Sony Film Holding Inc., it is operated as a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment, Sony Entertainment Inc., which is itself a subsidiary of the multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony, Sony Group Corporation.Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is a wholly owned fifth-tier subsidiary of Sony Corporation. It is directly owned by Sony Film Holding Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.FY2015 Securities Report(in Japanese), Sony Corporation) Based at the Sony Pictures Studios lot i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debmar-Mercury
Debmar-Mercury is a television syndication company. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Lionsgate, it was formed from a merger of Debmar Studios and Mercury Entertainment in 2006. History Debmar Studios Debmar-Mercury's history begins on October 31, 1993, when Mort Marcus founded Debmar Studios, with financial backing from The Walt Disney Company (where he had worked as senior vice president of sales at its Buena Vista Television syndication arm). Debmar signed a deal with CBS to distribute a handful of films and specials, such as ''My Fair Lady'', '' Gunsmoke'' telefilms, the first two feature length ''Peanuts'' films ('' A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' and ''Snoopy, Come Home'') and some Dr. Seuss/ DFE animated specials. The company was revived in the early 2000s, with its first rights picked up being that of the animated sitcom '' South Park'' for off-net syndication, in association with Mercury Entertainment. Tribune Entertainment was then attached as '' South Park'''s advertising sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starz Entertainment
Starz Entertainment LLC., (doing business as Starz Inc., and founded as Encore Movie Group in 1991) is an American entertainment company that owns U.S. pay television channels, including the namesake Starz network, and a media distribution company. The company is headquartered at Meridian, Colorado, and uses nearby Englewood as its location in corporate filings and press releases. On December 8, 2016, it became a subsidiary of Lionsgate. History Early history Encore Movie Group (also known as Encore Media Group) was founded in 1991 as a wholly owned television programming subsidiary and a joint venture of Liberty Media and Tele-Communications Inc., two companies that were controlled by John C. Malone. The premium channel Encore was launched in 1991 on cable systems operated by Tele-Communications Inc., followed by the launch of Starz in 1994, and Encore Plex (now MoviePlex) in 1997. On June 2, 1997, TCI announced it would transfer part of its ownership stake in Encore Media G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Sherak
Thomas Mitchell Sherak (June 22, 1945 – January 28, 2014) was an American film producer who was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Biography Sherak was born in Brooklyn and studied at New York City Community College where he earned a degree in marketing. He joined Paramount Pictures in 1970 working in distribution offices in New York, Washington D.C. and St Louis. He became vice president and head film buyer at General Cinema and then moved to 20th Century Fox in 1983, serving as president of domestic distribution before becoming chairman of their domestic group. He oversaw the release of ''Aliens'' (1986), ''Die Hard'' (1988), ''Home Alone'' (1990), ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993) and ''Independence Day'' (1996). In 2000, he joined Revolution Studios and oversaw the release of 30 films in seven years, including ''The One'', for which he was executive producer, and '' Black Hawk Down'' (both 2001). In 2003, he became one of the Board of Governors of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Moore (executive)
Rob Moore is an investor in Esports also serving as CEO of Sentinels. Moore is the former Vice Chairman of Paramount Pictures, an American film and television production/distribution company. He oversaw the following divisions: marketing, distribution, home entertainment, digital, interactive, television, licensing and business affairs. Education Rob Moore attended Pepperdine University and graduated with cum laude honors in 1984. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Career Moore worked at The Walt Disney Company for a period of 13 years from 1987 through 2000. Moore first served as a Senior Financial Analyst and was later appointed Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations. He was responsible for the following business and operating activities: live action film, feature animation, television animation, theatrical marketing and distribution, video marketing and distribution, music operations, stage play business and Miramax Films. While at Disney, Moore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Garner
Todd Garner is an American film producer and is the founder and head of ''Broken Road Productions''. Biography Garner is a former Disney executive, and was formerly co-president of production at Disney. Other films produced by Garner are ''Anger Management'' (2003), '' 13 Going on 30'' (2004), ''XXX'' (2002). Garner partnered in 2016 with ''Covert Media'' to produce two to four films a year. In 2005, Garner founded his production company -- ''Broken Road Productions --'' and signed a first-look deal with Paramount in 2018. Garner currently hosts ''The Producer's Guide: Todd Garner & Hollywood's Elite'', which takes an in-depth look at the movie business and what it takes to be a producer in today's world. Garner produced the films '' Paul Blart: Mall Cop'' ''Here Comes the Boom'', ''Zookeeper'', and '' Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2'', all of which starred Kevin James, as well as the horror films '' The Possession of Hannah Grace'' and ''Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse''.s Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
