Fox Atomic was a short-lived production and distribution label of film studios
20th Century Fox
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and
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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created in 2006 to generate comedy and genre films.
In 2008, following overall disappointing results, Fox Atomic scaled back its production operations and shut down all marketing divisions. In 2009, the label was shut down, with films in development transferred to other Fox labels.
All of the Fox Atomic film library are now owned by
The Walt Disney Company
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via
Walt Disney Studios, following Disney's
acquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019.
History
In late 2006, Fox Atomic was started up as a label of 20th Century Fox.
under
Fox Searchlight
Searchlight Pictures, Inc. is an American film production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is part of the Walt Disney Company. Founded in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc. for 20th Century Fox (later 20th Century St ...
head
Peter Rice
Peter Rice (16 June 1935 – 25 October 1992) was an Irish structural engineer.
Born in Dublin, he grew up in 52 Castle Road, Dundalk in County Louth, and spent his childhood between the town of Dundalk, and the villages of Gyles' Quay and ...
and COO John Hegeman
as a sibling production division under Fox Filmed Entertainment.
In early 2008, Atomic's marketing unit was transferred to Fox Searchlight and 20th Century Fox, when Hegeman moved to New Regency Productions. Debbie Liebling became president. After two middling successes and falling short with other films, the unit was shut down in April 2009. The remaining films under the Atomic label in production and post-productions were transferred to 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight with Liebling overseeing them.
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Films
Films in production at shutting down and transferred to other Fox units
* '' I Love You, Beth Cooper'' (July 10, 2009); 20th Century Fox release
* ''Post Grad
''Post Grad'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Vicky Jenson and starring Alexis Bledel, about a recent college graduate who moves back in with her family while she figures out what she wants to do next.
Originally under the wor ...
'' (August 21, 2009); Fox Searchlight release
* ''Jennifer's Body
''Jennifer's Body'' is a 2009 American horror-comedy film written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama. The film stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, and Adam Brody. Fox portrays a demonically possessed high school girl ...
'' (September 18, 2009); 20th Century Fox release
Canceled projects
In 2006, it was announced that Fox Atomic was going to make one of their launching movies a remake of the 1984 film ''Revenge of the Nerds
''Revenge of the Nerds'' is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey. The film's plot chronicles a group of nerds at the fictional Adams College tryi ...
''. After two weeks of filming, an executive at Fox Atomic viewed the film's dailies and made the decision to stop production of the film. The film's cancellation was also due to potential filming location Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...
refusing to lend its campus to the production.
Fox Atomic Comics
Fox Atomic Comics was formed in late 2006 as the graphic novel
A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...
publishing arm of Fox Atomic. In partnership with publisher (and corporate sibling) HarperCollins
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News ...
, Fox Atomic Comics produced and distributed graphic novels tied to Fox Atomic theatrical releases as well as original content. It closed, along with Fox Atomic, in 2009.
The editor-in-chief of Fox Atomic Comics was R. Eric Lieb.
All of the Fox Atomic Comics library are now owned by The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Stud ...
, following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019.
Graphic novels
*'' 28 Days Later: The Aftermath''
*'' The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning''
*'' The Nightmare Factory''
*'' The Nightmare Factory: Volume 2''
References
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20th Century Studios
Mass media companies established in 2006
Companies disestablished in 2009
Film production companies of the United States
Film distributors of the United States