Scott Mitchell Rosenberg is an American film, television, and comic book producer. He is the chairman of

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, and is a former senior executive vice president for

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.Yanes, Nicholas
“Interview: Scott Rosenberg on Platinum Studios, Cowboys & Aliens, and the Future of the Comic Book Industry,”
SciPulse.net (May 4, 2011). As a producer with Platinum Studios, Rosenberg has released films and television programming with

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, DreamWorks, MGM, Showtime, and

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. He has also developed film and television with several others including

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, Time-Warner’s New Line Films,

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and

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Biography

Early career

Rosenberg began his career in the comic-book industry at age 13 when he started a

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company.Ehrenreich, Ben
"PHENOMENON; Comic Genius?" ''New York Times'' magazine (November 11, 2007).
/ref> Rosenberg graduated from the

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Sunrise Distribution and Malibu Comics

In the mid-1980s, Rosenberg ran the small

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-based comics

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Sunrise Distribution. In 1986, income from his distribution business allowed Rosenberg to finance

; and in 1987, he also pumped money into a number of other independent publishers, including

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, and

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. Malibu's first launch, ''

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'', as Rosenberg once said in an interview, "turned out to be a hit" and "all on a $400 marketing budget." During his time at Malibu, Rosenberg led comic

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into toys, television, and feature films, including the billion-dollar film and television franchise ''

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'', based on the Marvel/Malibu comic '' The Men in Black'' by

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. Sunrise began to suffer cash-flow issues in 1987, and abruptly folded in 1988 during the "black-and-white implosion" and went out of business. This left a number of small publishers without the cash flow to continue, and they, too, went out of business. In 1992, Rosenberg brokered a deal in which seven top-selling artists defected from

to form

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. Rosenberg signed the artists to a label deal which made Malibu the

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for the first comics from Image, giving the upstart creator-run publisher access to the distribution channels. This subsequently led to Scott Rosenberg and his Malibu Comics breaking all sales records for independent comics; in 1992 Malibu grabbed almost 10% of the American comics market share, temporarily moving ahead of industry giant

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. Malibu Comics' creator-friendly approach, savvy marketing, and willingness to take chances with new types of characters and stories made it the top independent comics publisher in the United States. By the middle of 1993, Image's financial situation was secure enough to publish its titles independently, and per the agreed upon distribution agreement with Malibu, ventured out on its own. During this period, Rosenberg also worked with

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software to develop the then-leading standard for the computer coloring of comic books. Rosenberg sold Malibu to

in 1994. As part of the deal, Rosenberg was given the title senior executive vice president of Marvel.Press release
Scott Rosenberg Leaves Marvel; Acquires 50 Percent of Platinum Studios
''The Free Library'' (Jan. 16, 1997).

Platinum Studios

Rosenberg left Marvel in January 1997, and purchased half of

from European rights agent

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. Platinum produces based on two distinctive categories: Those from the "Macroverse Bible," a multi-thousand-page bible of related comic characters created by Rosenberg, including titles such as ''

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'', and properties acquired from other companies or creators such as '' Dylan Dog: Dead of Night'' and ''

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''. Rustemagić left Platinum Studios in 2000. The company’s comic publishing philosophy is for the original publishers or rights holders to continue publishing their comics with Platinum Studios handling all other rights and development. Comics have been published based on Platinum’s properties continuously since inception, whether by Platinum itself or the original rights holders. Film productions in 2009–2011 were ''Cowboys & Aliens'' and ''Dylan Dog''. Platinum Studios posted net losses of $4.3 million in 2006 and $5.1 million in 2007, and grew to a revenue of $10.5 million."Business Update, and Outlook: Platinum Studios Reports Fiscal 2007 Financial Results,"
''Reuters'' (Apr. 1, 2008). The company became a

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, trading continuously since February 2008. In early 2012, Platinum Studios moved to new offices in West Los Angeles. In 2014, 27 million shares of Platinum were acquired by KCG Holdings.MacDonald, Heidi
"Is a holding company acquiring what is left of Platinum Studios?,"
''The Beat'' (Mar. 4, 2014).

Filmography

Producer

* '' Ultraforce'' (1995) * ''

'' (1997) (Special Thanks) * '' Night Man'' (1997) * ''

'' (2002–2004) * '' Dylan Dog: Dead of Night'' (2011) * ''

'' (2011)

References

External links

*
"Scott Mitchell Rosenberg: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer"
biography at Platinum Studios official site. Archived fro
the original
on November 5, 2015. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenberg, Scott Mitchell Living people American film producers American television producers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Comic book publishers (people) University of Denver alumni