Amblin Partners
Amblin Partners | |
Company type | Joint venture |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | December 16, 2015 |
Founders | |
Headquarters | Universal City, California , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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Products | Motion pictures Television |
Owners | |
Divisions | |
Website | www |
Amblin Partners (completely known as Storyteller Holding Co., LLC) is an American content creation and entertainment company which produces and develops films and television programming. Amblin is a restructured DreamWorks Studios.
History
Amblin Partners was founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll of Participant Media, Anil Ambani of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and Darren Throop of Entertainment One on December 16, 2015. The company will primarily focus on producing and distributing films and television using the DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Participant Media brands.[5] For films, it will use the DreamWorks label for mature content, Amblin label for family-friendly content, and Participant label for social justice content, although the latter will remain a separate company.[4]
On the same day as the company's formation, Amblin Partners announced that it entered into a five-year distribution deal with Universal Pictures by which the films will be distributed and marketed by either the main Universal label or its specialty label, Focus Features.[6][7] The Girl on the Train was the first film released under the new agreement.[8]
On October 9, 2016, Amblin Partners struck a deal with China's Alibaba Pictures, in which Alibaba acquired a minority equity stake in the company and will handle marketing, distribution support and merchandising of Amblin Partners films in China in addition to co-financing Amblin and DreamWorks films worldwide.[2] On February 15, 2017, Universal acquired a minority stake in Amblin Partners, strengthening the relationship between Universal and Amblin,[3] and reuniting a minority percentage of the DreamWorks Pictures label with DreamWorks Animation.
Films
Title | Year | Co-production | Film Distributor |
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The BFG | July 1, 2016 | Walt Disney Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Walden Media and Reliance Entertainment | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
The Light Between Oceans | September 2, 2016 | DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media and Heyday Films | |
The Girl on the Train | October 7, 2016 | DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment and Marc Platt Productions | Universal Pictures |
Office Christmas Party | December 9, 2016 | DreamWorks Pictures, Entertainment 360 and Bluegrass Films | Paramount Pictures |
A Dog's Purpose | January 27, 2017 | Amblin Entertainment, Walden Media, and Pariah Entertainment Group | Universal Pictures |
Ghost in the Shell | March 31, 2017 | DreamWorks Pictures, Grosvenor Park Productions and Seaside Entertainment | Paramount Pictures |
Thank You for Your Service | October 27, 2017 | DreamWorks Pictures | Universal Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Entertainment One[9] |
The Papers | December 22, 2017 | 20th Century Fox, Amblin Entertainment, Pascal Pictures and Star Thrower Entertainment | 20th Century Fox[9] |
Ready Player One | March 30, 2018 | Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, De Line Pictures and Farrah Films & Management | Warner Bros. Entertainment[9] |
Captive State | August 17, 2018 | Focus Features and Participant Media | Focus Features |
Untitled Robert Zemeckis Film | November 21, 2018 | DreamWorks Pictures and ImageMovers | Universal Pictures |
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara[10] | TBA | Amblin Entertainment[11] | TBA |
References
- ^ "EX-99.1". www.sec.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ a b Frater, Patrick (October 9, 2016). "Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners Inks Strategic Pact With Alibaba Pictures". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Perry, Spencer (February 15, 2017). "Universal Studios Buys a Minority Stake in Amblin Partners". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ a b "Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Relaunches as Amblin Partners". The Wall Street Journal. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Cieply, Michael (December 16, 2015). "Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Studios in Deal to Form New Company". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Lang, Brent (December 16, 2015). "Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll Bring Amblin Partners to Universal". Variety. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Busch, Anita (December 16, 2015). "It's Official: Spielberg, DreamWorks, Participant, eOne, Others Pact For Amblin Partners". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Pamela McClintock; Gregg Kilday (December 16, 2015). "Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll Team to Form Amblin Partners, Strike Distribution Deal With Universal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Film releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ Masters, Kim (June 16, 2016). "Steven Spielberg on DreamWorks' Past, Amblin's Present and His Own Future". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (April 11, 2016). "Mark Rylance to Reteam With Steven Spielberg in 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara'". Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- Amblin Partners
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- Film production companies of the United States
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- Steven Spielberg
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