The Kennedy/Marshall Company (K/M) is an American film-production company, based in

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, founded in 1992 by spouses Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. The Kennedy Marshall Company logo

It presently has contracts with

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, Spyglass Entertainment,

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and the Walt Disney Studios. Kennedy and Marshall are formerly founders at

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studio.

History

In 1992, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall left

to form their own self-titled banner The Kennedy/Marshall Company with a 3-year first look deal at

. After leaving Amblin, Marshall directed and Kennedy produced '' Alive'' which was released in 1993 as A Kennedy/ Marshall production however, the first film under their deal with Paramount was '' Milk Money'' (1994). In 1995, the duo left

with a three-year production deal at the Walt Disney Studios. In 1998, the company tried their first foray into television, signing a development pact with CBS to air Kennedy/ Marshall's television shows for the network. Later that same year, the studio left

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for

, with an eleven year deal. In 2005, Kennedy/ Marshall entered its foray onto the Broadway fold to bring the Off Broadway revival '' Hurlyburly'' to Broadway. In 2009, they left

for

Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglom ...

. Two years later, they left

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for

. In 2012, Kennedy left to join

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as president. During the same year, the studio signed a deal with

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to produce TV shows made for the company.

Selected filmography

Feature films

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Upcoming

Television shows

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy Marshall Company Film production companies of the United States Companies based in Santa Monica, California American companies established in 1992 1992 establishments in California Privately held companies based in California