Bad Robot Productions (formerly known as only Bad Robot) is an American film and television production company owned by J. J. Abrams. It is responsible for the television series Alias, Lost, What About Brian, Six Degrees, Fringe, Undercovers, Person of Interest and Alcatraz and the feature length films Cloverfield, Star Trek, Super 8, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.
Bad Robot was originally part of Touchstone Television, but has moved with J. J. Abrams to Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television, after his contract with Touchstone had expired in 2006. Bad Robot produced Lost in association with ABC Studios, formerly Touchstone Television. The two companies jointly produced Six Degrees and What About Brian until their respective cancellations.
Abrams is Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, and Bryan Burk serves as Executive Vice President of the company.
The production logo has appeared since 2001, featuring a red rectangular headed robot running through a meadow silhouetted until it appears suddenly in front of the camera, followed by, "Bad Robot!" with voices provided by two of Abrams' children, Henry and Gracie Abrams.[1]
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The original Bad Robot Productions logo used from 2001 to 2008, though still used on the company's website.
Bad Robot Productions produces both television programs and films.
| Year |
Title |
Notes |
Budget |
Gross |
| 2001 |
Joy Ride |
Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises |
$23 million |
$36,642,838 |
| 2006 |
Mission: Impossible III |
Co-production with Paramount Pictures and Cruise/Wagner Productions |
$150 million |
$397,850,012 |
| 2008 |
Cloverfield |
Co-production with Paramount Pictures |
$25 million |
$170,764,026 |
| 2009 |
Star Trek |
Co-production with Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment |
$150 million |
$385,680,446 |
| 2010 |
Morning Glory |
Co-production with Paramount Pictures |
$40 million |
$58,785,180 |
| 2011 |
Super 8 |
Co-production with Paramount Pictures and Amblin Entertainment |
$50 million |
$259,422,500 |
| 2011 |
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol |
Co-production with Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions |
$145 million |
$629,636,009 |
| 2013 |
Untitled Star Trek sequel |
Co-production with Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions, upcoming |
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[edit] Awards and recognition
- 2002 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Alias)
- 2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Drama Series (Lost)
- 2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Directing for A Drama Series (Lost)
- 2005 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (Lost)
- 2006 Golden Globe Award Winner, Best Television Series - Drama (Lost)
- 2007 Golden Globe Award Nomination, Best Television Series - Drama (Lost)
[edit] References
- ^ "EW Gets the Stories Behind Those Goofy TV Production-Company Logos", Entertainment Weekly, December 07, 2001: "The title came to creator J.J. Abrams during a writers' meeting, and he recorded his children, Henry and Gracie (ages 2 and 3), saying the words into his Powerbook's microphone. 'That day in the office while editing,' says Abrams, 'I put together sound effects on my computer, burned a QuickTime movie on a CD, gave it to postproduction, and three days later it was on national television.'"
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