Syncopy Inc.

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Syncopy Films
Type Private
Industry Film
Key people Christopher Nolan
Emma Thomas

Syncopy Films is the production company of filmmaker and director Christopher Nolan and his wife and co-producer Emma Thomas. The name Syncopy Films derives from "syncope", the medical term for fainting or loss of consciousness.[1]

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History

In 2005, Syncopy Films partnered with Legendary Pictures to produce Batman Begins (2005), The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012) for Warner Bros. Pictures. Future films produced by Syncopy Films include Zack Snyder's Man of Steel (2013), and the directorial debut of Wally Pfister in 2014. Christopher Nolan will return to the director's chair for his newest film Interstellar (2014); the film will be produced by Paramount and Warner Bros., through Christopher Nolan's and Emma Thomas's Syncopy Films and will be released on November 7, 2014, with Paramount handling US distribution and Warner Bros. handling international distribution.

Filmography

Released

Year Title Director Co-production company(s) Distributor(s) Box office Ref.
1998 Following Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan Next Wave Films Zeitgeist (US) / Momentum (UK) $48,482 [2]
2005 Batman Begins Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. $374,218,673 [3]
2006 The Prestige Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan Touchstone Pictures / Newmarket Films Buena Vista (United States and Japan) / Warner Bros. (International) $109,676,311 [4]
2008 The Dark Knight Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. $1,004,558,444 [5]
2010 Inception Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. $825,532,764 [6]
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. $1,081,041,287 [7]
Box office total: $3,395,075,961 —

In production

Year Title Director
2013 Man of Steel Snyder, ZackZack Snyder
2014 Transcendence Pfister, WallyWally Pfister[8]
2014 Interstellar Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan

References

  1. ^ "The 'Syncopy' of Christopher Nolan's Cinema". Cinematical.com. Retrieved August 1, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Following (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-03. 
  3. ^ "Batman Begins (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-03. 
  4. ^ "The Prestige (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-03. 
  5. ^ "The Dark Knight (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-03. 
  6. ^ "Inception (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-03. 
  7. ^ "The Dark Knight Rises (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-03. 
  8. ^ Hayes, Britt (2012-12-12). "'Transcendence' Eyeing Emily Blunt, Rooney Mara, and Rebecca Hall for Lead Opposite Johnny Depp". Screen Crush. Retrieved 2013-01-02. 


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