Legendary Pictures
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Legendary Pictures is an American motion picture production company based in Burbank, California. The company has a 5-year, 25-picture agreement to co-produce and co-finance with Warner Bros., starting in 2005. Their contract with Warner Bros. expires in 2010. Legendary Pictures' first full-length feature with Warner Bros was the comic book movie, Batman Begins, soon followed by another comic book adaptation, Superman Returns.
Legendary Pictures is the first company of its kind to pair major motion picture product with major Wall Street private equity and hedge fund investors and was subsequently named Media/Entertainment Deal of the Year by IDD Magazine.
Legendary Pictures investors include ABRY Partners, AIG Direct Investments, Bank of America Capital Investors, Columbia Capital, Falcon Investment Advisors and M/C Venture Partners.
[edit] Filmography
Released:
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Superman Returns (2006)
- Lady in the Water (2006)
- The Ant Bully (2006)
- Beerfest (2006)
- We Are Marshall (2006)
- 300 (2007)
- 10,000 BC (2008)
In production:
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Trick 'r Treat (2008)
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
- Watchmen (2009)
In pre-production
- Clash of the Titans (1981 film) remake (2010)
In development:
- Kung Fu (TBA)
- Superman: The Man of Steel (2009)
- Warcraft Movie (2009)
- Paradise Lost (TBA)