Centropolis Entertainment
 Logo since 1998-present | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion Pictures |
| Founded | July 26, 1985 |
| Founders | Roland Emmerich Dean Devlin |
Number of locations | Los Angeles, CA, United States Berlin, Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Roland Emmerich Ute Emmerich Marco Shepherd |
| Products | Films |
| Website | centropolis |
Centropolis Entertainment is a film production company founded in 1985 as Centropolis Film Productions by German film director Roland Emmerich and American film producer Dean Devlin.[1][2] As of 2001, the company was a subsidiary of Das Werk AG.[3][4]
History
In 1996, Emmerich launched its special effects studio Centropolis Effects to provide VFX effects for its motion pictures. It was shut down in 2001.[5]
In 1997, the studio launched its television division Centropolis Television. Its first production was The Visitor, a show that was aired on Fox.[6]
In 1998, Centropolis stuck a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce motion pictures for its studio.[7][8]
Dean Devlin, however ultimately left in 2001 in order to form Electric Entertainment. Electric has inherited and finished development on the films he's developing, including Eight Legged Freaks.[9][10]
Filmography
Films
TV Series
| Year | Title | Creator | Studio | Networks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–1998 | The Visitor | Roland Emmerich Dean Devlin |
20th Century Fox Television | Fox | as Centropolis Television |
| 1998–2000 | Godzilla: The Series | based on Godzilla by: Toho Co., Ltd. developed by: Jeff Kline Richard Raynis |
Adelaide Productions Columbia TriStar Television |
Fox Kids |
References
- ^ "Roland Emmerich Principal: Centropolis Entertainment". Variety. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "ZeniMax Media Profile". ZeniMax.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Profile on Bloomberg". Bloomberg. bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Fleming, Mike, Jr. (March 24, 2016). "Roland Emmerich's Centropolis Elevates Marco Shepherd to Head Production & Development". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Graser, Marc (2001-01-09). "It's off to Werk for f/x house Centropolis". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (1997-03-24). "Fox struts its stuff" (PDF). Broadcasting Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cox, Dan (1998-02-19). "Calley sealed Centropolis". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (1998-02-18). "'Godzilla' duo Devlin, Emmerich ink 3-year SPE pact". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (2001-05-04). "Devlin plays new role as Electric man". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (2001-05-09). "Devlin goes solo, plugs in Electric". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "Centropolis Entertainment". metacritic.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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