21 Laps Entertainment
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Industry | Film Television |
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Founded | 2005[1] |
Founder | Shawn Levy |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Motion pictures, television programs |
21 Laps Entertainment is an American film and television production company run by director-producer Shawn Levy.[2] 21 Laps produces content in multiple genres and along with Levy, the company’s leadership includes Dan Levine (President) and Dan Cohen (Senior Vice President).
One of the company’s most recent television projects, Stranger Things, premiered on Netflix in July 2016 and achieved tremendous critical acclaim, earning a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes with 55 out of 58 reviews being positive.[3] The show's first season was also one of Netflix's most watched series, averaging 14.07 million adults 18-49 in its first 35 days.[4] Along with producing the series, Levy directed two of the premiere season’s episodes;[5] a third season has recently been announced.[6]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Adam Shankman | |
2006 | Night at the Museum | Shawn Levy | |
2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Tom Vaughan | |
The Rocker | Peter Cattaneo | ||
2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Shawn Levy | |
2010 | Date Night | ||
2011 | Real Steel | ||
2012 | The Watch | Akiva Schaffer | |
2013 | The Internship | Shawn Levy | |
The Spectacular Now | James Ponsoldt | ||
2014 | This Is Where I Leave You | Shawn Levy | |
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Miguel Arteta | ||
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Shawn Levy | ||
2016 | Arrival[7] | Denis Villeneuve | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture |
Why Him? | John Hamburg | ||
2017 | Fist Fight[7] | Richie Keen | |
Table 19 | Jeffrey Blitz | ||
2018 | Kodachrome | Mark Raso | |
The Darkest Minds | Jennifer Yuh Nelson | ||
Kin | Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker | [8][9] |
Television
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2011-2017 2018-present |
Last Man Standing | ABC Fox |
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2016-present | Stranger Things | Netflix | |
2017 | Imaginary Mary | ABC |
References
- ^ "Fox Animation Acquires Film Rights to Sanrio's Mr. Men Little Miss Properties". Business Wire.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony. "Shawn Levy to produce 'Man Made' book about toughened-up dad". EW.com.
- ^ "Stranger Things - Season 1 Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel. "'Stranger Things' Ratings: Where Series Ranks Among Netflix's Most Watched". Variety.com.
- ^ Guerrasio, Jason. "How the man behind Netflix hit 'Stranger Things' is taking over Hollywood". Business Insider.
- ^ "Netflix US on Twitter". Twitter.
- ^ a b Barnes, Brooks (25 November 2016). "A Filmmaker's Belief in Himself Pays Off". New York Times. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ McNary, Dave (August 30, 2016). "James Franco, Zoe Kravitz, Jack Reynor to Star in Sci-Fi Film 'Kin'". Variety Magazine. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Busch, Jenna (November 30, 2017). "Lionsgate Announces Release Dates for Hellboy and Kin". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved February 24, 2018.