Di Bonaventura Pictures (also known as dB Pictures) is an American film and television production company founded in 2002 by

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, who is known for producing the ''Transformers'' films.

History

On September 3, 2002,

announced that he would leave

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to set up his own production company, and that it had a deal with

to produce the feature film ''

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,'' which was released in 2005. On December 17, 2002, three months after the company was formed, it signed a 3-year contract with

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to produce feature films. Di Bonaventura Pictures has remained at Paramount, signing a series of three-year deals, where it has produced the

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Di Bonaventura Pictures Television

In June 2011, Di Bonaventura, with Dan McDermott, launched a television division, Di Bonaventura Pictures Television, based at

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under a three-year deal. When its contract with ABC Studios was not renewed in 2014, it signed a deal with

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to produce its TV shows.

Filmography

Theatrical films

2000s

2010s

2020s

Upcoming

Television

Digital/direct-to-video titles

References

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