Intrepid Pictures is an American

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film and television

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dedicated to producing elevated commercial content for global mainstream audiences. It was founded in 2004 by Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans, and is currently run by Trevor Macy and Mike Flanagan. The company is based in

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History

Intrepid Pictures was founded in 2004 by founders and co-

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Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans. Macy served as the sole CEO until 2019, at which time Mike Flanagan joined the company as a partner. Before Intrepid was created, both Evans and Macy worked at

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and

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respectively. Evans spent 4 years at Revolution Studios as

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from 2000 to 2004 while Macy spent 2 years as the

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of Propaganda Films and independently produced

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. A year after forming the company, Rogue signed a deal with Intrepid to co-produce, co-finance and distribute films with partnership with

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, Rogue's then-

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, for five years. The company then debuted with ''

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'' in 2006, which critically flopped but gained $21.35 million worldwide. In February 2011, Melinda Nishioka was hired as a Coordinator, and as of September 2016 is the new Vice President of Development. After stumbles, the group broke through with ''The Strangers''. In May 2012

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acquired the film rights to what would become ''Oculus''. Soon after, the film released on April 11, 2013, to commercial and critical success, earning $44 million over a $5 million budget and received positive reviews. In June 2015, Los Angeles Media Fund co-funded ''

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'', which originated from a script by

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with

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acquiring the film in December. Intrepid's most notable recent releases are the critically acclaimed films ''Hush'', '' Before I Wake'', '' Ouija: Origin of Evil'' and ''

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'', all with Flanagan, a frequent Intrepid collaborator and now partner. In January 2018, Intrepid and Macy announced their involvement in '' Doctor Sleep'', the sequel to the iconic horror film ''The Shining'', for

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. In February 2019, it was announced that Flanagan had formally joined Intrepid as a partner, and that Intrepid had inked an overall deal with

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to generate television series. As part of that overall deal, Netflix ordered the original series ''

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'' in July 2019. On October 6, 2021 it was announced that Intrepid will create an eight episode limited series titled ''

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'' for Netflix that will be based on the works of

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. Flanagan and

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will each direct four episodes and executive produce the series. On December 1, 2022 it was announced that the company has inked a TV deal with

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. Under the deal Macy and Flanagan will develop and produce projects under Intrepid for

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, thus ending their deal with Netflix. Feature film productions were not part of the deal.'The Haunting' & 'Midnight Mass' Duo Mike Flanagan & Trevor Macy Ink Overall TV Deal With Amazon Studios
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Filmography

Television

References

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