Good Universe is an American film production company founded by Joe Drake and

Nathan Kahane Nathan Kahane is an American film producer, known for being the co-founder of Mandate Pictures and Good Universe. Kahane has served as an executive producer on more than 30 films and oversaw the development and production of the company's growi ...

History

In Spring 2012, Good Universe was launched as longtime partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane transitioned out of

Lionsgate Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...

, where Drake served as the president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group and Kahane as the president of

Mandate Pictures Mandate Pictures was a full-service film production company acquired by Lionsgate in 2007. History In 2005, Mandate Pictures was officially formed when the Los Angeles–based Senator International completed a management buyout from German indie ...

. The company launched at the 2012

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. The company used films from the development list of films it obtained from both Mandate Pictures, with a partnership from Lionsgate in order to help distribute the studio's movies, and had to expand the existing

Ghost House Pictures Ghost House Pictures is an American film production company that was founded in 2002 by Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi, which usually co-produces films with Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane. The company produces horror films such as ''Don't Breathe'', ...

label. On March 5, 2014, it signed a pact with production company

Point Grey Pictures Point Grey (PGP) is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2011 by Canadian comedians and filmmakers, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. History Founded by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in February 12, 2011, the com ...

, led by

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and

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in order to set up a joint venture to produce comedy movies. On February 6, 2017, Fede Alvarez partnered with the company to set up Bad Hombre, which will produce films about the sci-fi and horror genres. On September 2, 2015, the company is hiring Kelli Konop to serve as executive vice president of physical production for the company. In 2017, Good Universe became a subsidiary of Lionsgate following Drake's return to the company as co-chair of the motion picture group. A year later, Nathan Kahane joined Lionsgate to serve as executive vice president of production at the company.

Filmography

*'' The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'' (2023) (co-produced with

Color Force Color Force is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2007 by producer and film executive Nina Jacobson after her 2006 termination as president of Disney's Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group. Its films inclu ...

and released by

) *'' Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2022) (under Bad Hombre, released by

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...

) *''

Don't Breathe 2 ''Don't Breathe 2'' is a 2021 American horror thriller film directed by Rodo Sayagues in his directorial debut, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fede Álvarez. The sequel to ''Don't Breathe'', it was produced by Álvarez, Sam Raimi and R ...

'' (2021) (under Bad Hombre, released by

Stage 6 Films Stage 6 Films, Inc. is an American film production label of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions that acquires and produces feature films that are low budget and that are being released straight-to-DVD, on demand, or through streaming services. S ...

and Screen Gems) *''

Desperados Desperado may refer to: * Outlaw, particularly in the American Old West Books * ''Desperadoes'' (comics), a comic book series * ''Desperadoes'' (novel), a 1979 novel by Ron Hansen * Desperado Publishing, an American independent comic book publ ...

'' (2020) (released by

) *''

The Grudge ''The Grudge'' is a 2004 supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise. A remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese horror film '' Ju-On: The Grudge'', i ...

'' (2020) (Uncredited, released by Screen Gems) *''

Good Boys Good Boys may refer to: * " Good Boys (song)", a 2003 song by Blondie * ''Good Boys'' (film), a 2019 American film * ''The Good Boys'', a 1997 Indian Malayalam film * Goodboys Goodboys are an English house music group consisting of Joshua Gr ...

'' (2019) (released by

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 Ameri ...

) *'' Always Be My Maybe'' (2019) (released by

) *''

Long Shot In photography, filmmaking and video production, a wide shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or long shot) is a shot that typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surro ...

'' (2019) (released by

) *'' Ibiza'' (2018) (released by

) *''

Extinction Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

'' (2018) (released by

) *'' Blockers'' (2018) (released by

) *''

The Disaster Artist ''The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made'' is a 2013 non-fiction book written by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell. Sestero details the troubled development and production of the 2003 cult film ''The Room,'' hi ...

'' (2017) (released by

A24 A24 is an American independent entertainment company that specializes in film and television production, as well as film distribution. It is based in New York City. A24 was founded in 2012 by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel and John Hodges. Pr ...

(United States) and

Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures is an American film production and distribution company of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group division of Warner Bros. Entertainment (both ultimately owned by Warner Bros. Discovery). The studio is the flagship producer of ...

(International)) *'' The House'' (2017) (released by

) *''

Don't Breathe ''Don't Breathe'' is a 2016 American horror-thriller film produced and directed by Fede Álvarez, co-produced by Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert, and co-written by Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues. The film stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovat ...

'' (2016) (released by

and Screen Gems) *'' Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising'' (2016) (released by

) *'' The Night Before'' (2015) (released by

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

) *'' Neighbors'' (2014) (released by

) *'' Oldboy'' (2013) (released by

FilmDistrict FilmDistrict Distribution LLC. was an American independent motion picture company based in Los Angeles. It specialized in acquisitions, distribution, production, and financing. It was founded in September 2010 by Bob Berney and Peter Schlessel in ...

) *''

Last Vegas ''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub, written by Dan Fogelman and starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen. Three retirees travel to Las Vegas to have a bachelo ...

'' (2013) (released by

CBS Films CBS Films Inc. was an American film production and distribution company founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of CBS Corporation and was considered a mini-major studio up until 2019. CBS Films originally was planned to distribute, develop and prod ...

)

References

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