Spyglass Entertainment
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 The current Spyglass Entertainment logo |
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Predecessor(s) | Caravan Pictures |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder(s) | Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Key people | Jeffrey Chernov Jonathan Glickman |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Parent | Cerberus Capital Management |
| Website | http://www.spyglassentertainment.com |
Spyglass Entertainment is an American film production company, co-founded by Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum in 1998.[1] The studio was founded with an investment from European media conglomerates Kirch Group and Mediaset,[2] and a five-year distribution deal with The Walt Disney Company.[3] It is currently owned by Cerberus Capital Management.
Barber and Birnbaum serve as co-CEOs, while Jonathan Glickman serves as the current President of Production. Jeffrey Chernov was once a production executive at Spyglass Entertainment.
Spyglass Entertainment is expected to finalize a deal to take over 5% of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[4][5]
The MGM creditors have approved the Spyglass Entertainment plan.[6][7][8][9]
On November 3, 2010, MGM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[10][11][12] MGM emerged from bankruptcy on December 20, 2010, at which time the founders of Spyglass Entertainment, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, became co-Chairs and co-CEOs of the holding company of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[13][14][15] [16]
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[edit] UK Distributors
- Buena Vista International (2002-2005)
- Optimum Releasing (2009-2011)
- StudioCanal UK (2011-present)
[edit] Production filmography
[edit] 1990s
- Instinct (1999) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- The Sixth Sense (1999) (co-production with Hollywood Pictures, Blinding Edge Pictures and The Kennedy/Marshall Company)
- The Insider (1999) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
[edit] 2000s
- Mission to Mars (2000) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- Keeping the Faith (2000) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- Shanghai Noon (2000) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- Out Cold (2001) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- Dragonfly (2002) (co-production with Universal Pictures)
- Abandon (2002) (co-production with Paramount Pictures)
- Reign of Fire (2002) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- The Recruit (2003) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- Shanghai Knights (2003) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- Bruce Almighty (2003) (co-production with Universal Pictures)
- Seabiscuit (2003) (co-production with Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures)
- Connie and Carla (2004) (co-production with Universal Pictures)
- Mr. 3000 (2004) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures, Dimension Films and The Kennedy/Marshall Company)
- The Pacifier (2005) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures and Hammer and Tongs)
- The Legend of Zorro (2005) (co-production with Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) (co-production with Columbia Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures and Red Wagon Productions)
- Eight Below (2006) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, and Mandeville Films)
- Stay Alive (2006) (co-production with Hollywood Pictures and Endgame Entertainment)
- Stick It (2006) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- The Lookout (2007) (co-production with Miramax Films)
- The Invisible (2007) (co-production with Hollywood Pictures)
- Evan Almighty (2007) (co-production with Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Shady Acres Entertainment and Original Film)
- Underdog (2007) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and Classic Media)
- Balls of Fury (2007) (co-production with Rogue Pictures, Relativity Media and Intrepid Pictures)
- 27 Dresses (2008) (co-production with Twentieth Century Fox)
- Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) (co-production with Universal Pictures)
- The Ruins (2008) (co-production with DreamWorks Pictures)
- The Happening (2008) (co-production with Twentieth Century Fox, Blinding Edge Pictures and UTV Motion Pictures)
- The Love Guru (2008) (co-production with Paramount Pictures)
- Wanted (2008) (co-production with Universal Pictures)
- Ghost Town (2008) (co-production with DreamWorks Pictures)
- Flash of Genius (2008) (co-production with Universal Pictures and Strike Entertainment)
- Four Christmases (2008) (co-production with New Line Cinema)
- Star Trek (2009) (co-production with Paramount Pictures)
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) (co-production with Paramount Pictures and Hasbro)
- Invictus (2009) (co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions, and Revelations Entertainment)
[edit] 2010s
- Leap Year (2010) (co-production with Universal Pictures, Relativity Media and Optimum Releasing)
- Get Him to the Greek (2010) (co-production with Universal Pictures, Relativity Media and Apatow Productions)
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010) (co-production with Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures)
- The Tourist (2010) (co-production with Columbia Pictures and GK Films)
- The Dilemma (2011) (co-production with Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment)
- No Strings Attached (2011) (co-production with Paramount Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company and Cold Spring Pictures)
- Footloose (2011) (co-production with Paramount Pictures and MTV Films)
- The Vow (2012) (co-production with Screen Gems)
- Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) (co-production with Paramount Pictures, MGM and Gary Sanchez Productions)
- Excalibur (TBA) (co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Eller, Claudia (May 23, 2000). "Spyglass Hopes for More Good 'Sense' in Future Projects". Los Angeles Times: p. C1. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/may/23/business/fi-32930. Retrieved May 12, 2010. (Alternate link.)
- ^ Mattzer, Marla (October 29, 1998). "European Firms to Invest in Spyglass". Los Angeles Times: p. C4. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/35507765.html?dids=35507765:35507765&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ Eller, Claudia (August 21, 1998). "Spyglass Offers Disney Lower-Risk Deals". Los Angeles Times: p. D5. http://articles.latimes.com/1998/aug/21/business/fi-15109. Retrieved May 12, 2010. (Alternate link.)
- ^ MGM Has New CEOs as Spyglass Entertainment Finalizes Deal to Control the Studio, SlashFilm, October 7, 2010
- ^ MGM Finally Files for Bankruptcy, On the Box, October 8, 2010
- ^ Spyglass Plan Approved By MGM Creditors, Los Angeles Times, October 29, 2010
- ^ MGM Creditors Approve Spyglass Plan, Variety, October 29, 2010
- ^ MGM Creditors Approve Spyglass Takeover, The Wrap, October 29, 2010
- ^ MGM in Deal to Cut Debt, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2010
- ^ MGM Files Bankruptcy, Rejecting Lions Gate, Icahn Bid, Business Week, November 3, 2010
- ^ MGM Officially Files for Bankruptcy, Hollywood News, November 3, 2010
- ^ Judge Approves MGM Bankruptcy Plan, Variety, November 4, 2010
- ^ "MGM 2010 Restructing". http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/CopyMGM.pdf. Retrieved Jan 05, 2012.
- ^ "MGM restructuring becomes official, Studio completes restructuring with $500 million in financing". http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118029320. Retrieved Jan 05, 2012.
- ^ "MGM 2010 Restructing". http://www.globaltimes.cn/business/world/2010-12/603275.html. Retrieved Jan 05, 2012.
- ^ "Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum assume leadership immediately as Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of MGM". http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mgm-restructuring-plan-becomes-effective-112209709.html. Retrieved Jan 05, 2012.
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