Phoenix Pictures
| Industry | Film |
|---|---|
| Founded | Culver City, California (November 1995) |
| Founder(s) |
Mike Medavoy Arnold Messer |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Culver City, California, United States |
| Website | phoenixpictures.com |
Phoenix Pictures was an American film production company that produced films for nearly two decades with features including Black Swan (2010), Shutter Island (2010), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), The Thin Red Line (1998), and Zodiac (2007).[1] Producers Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer founded Phoenix in November 1995 as an independent production company. They acquired financing from Onex Corporation, Pearson Television, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.[2][3] Its business model was based on packaging films to present to studios and to then navigate the films' development. Variety said Phoenix Pictures was one of the few companies to produce more than 25 films with the same executive team in place. In 2011, Medavoy said he would close down the company in 2013 and sell its film library.[1]
Filmography
- The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
- The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
- U Turn (1997)
- Swept from the Sea (1997)
- Apt Pupil (1998)
- Urban Legend (1998)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Dick (1999)
- Lake Placid (1999)
- Whatever It Takes (2000)
- Mad About Mambo (2000)
- Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
- The 6th Day (2000)
- Basic (2003)
- Holes (2003)
- In My Country (2004)
- Stealth (2005)
- All the King's Men (2006)
- Miss Potter (2006)
- Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
- Zodiac (2007)
- License to Wed (2007)
- Pathfinder (2007)
- Shutter Island (2010)
- Shanghai (2010)
- Black Swan (2010)
- What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McNary, Dave (August 26, 2011). "Phoenix Pictures to shutter in 2013". Variety.
- ↑ Eller, Claudia; Bates, James (November 28, 1995). "2 Veteran Movie Producers Unveil Phoenix Pictures". The Los Angeles Times. p. D6.
- ↑ Slide, Anthony (1998). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Scarecrow Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-8108-6636-2.