Spyglass Entertainment
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Predecessor(s) | Caravan Pictures |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder(s) |
Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Key people |
Jeffrey Chernov Jonathan Glickman |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Parent | Cerberus Capital Management |
| Website | www.spyglassentertainment.com |
Spyglass Entertainment is an American film production company, co-founded by Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum in 1998.[1] The studio was founded with an investment from European media conglomerates Kirch Group and Mediaset,[2] and a five-year distribution deal with The Walt Disney Company.[3] It is currently owned by Cerberus Capital Management.
Barber and Birnbaum serve as co-CEOs, while Jonathan Glickman serves as the current President of Production. Jeffrey Chernov was once a production executive at Spyglass Entertainment.
On December 20, 2010, the founders of Spyglass Entertainment, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, became co-Chairs and co-CEOs of the holding company of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which had recently at that time emerged from bankruptcy.[4][5][6][7] Since then, Spyglass' operation has been scaled back, though Barber and Birnbaum will continue to operate it through the handling of its library.[8] The studio now produces only a handful of films per year.
UK distributors
- Buena Vista International (2002–2005)
- Universal Pictures UK (Stay Alive only)
- Optimum Releasing (2009–2011)
- StudioCanal UK (2011–present)
Production filmography
1990s
- Instinct (1999) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- The Sixth Sense (1999) (co-production with Hollywood Pictures, Blinding Edge Pictures and The Kennedy/Marshall Company)
- The Insider (1999) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
2000s
- Mission to Mars (2000) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- Keeping the Faith (2000) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures, Koch Co., Blumberg/Norton Porudctions and Triple Threat Talent)
- Shanghai Noon (2000) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- Out Cold (2001) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- Dragonfly (2002) (co-production with Universal Pictures) (through Buena Vista International)
- Abandon (2002) (co-production with Paramount Pictures) (through Buena Vista International)
- Reign of Fire (2002) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- The Recruit (2003) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures and German film investment company Epsilon Motion Pictures)
- Shanghai Knights (2003) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- Bruce Almighty (2003) (co-production with Universal Pictures, Shady Acres Entertainment and Pit Bull Productions) (through Buena Vista International)
- Seabiscuit (2003) (co-production with Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures) (through Buena Vista International)
- Connie and Carla (2004) (co-production with Universal Pictures)
- Mr. 3000 (2004) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures, Dimension Films and The Kennedy/Marshall Company)
- The Pacifier (2005) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures and Hammer and Tongs)
- The Legend of Zorro (2005) (co-production with Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) (co-production with Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Red Wagon Productions) (through Buena Vista International)
- Eight Below (2006) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, and Mandeville Films)
- Stay Alive (2006) (co-production with Hollywood Pictures, Endgame Entertainment and Wonderland Sound and Vision) (through Universal Pictures UK)
- Stick It (2006) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
- The Lookout (2007) (co-production with Miramax Films)
- The Invisible (2007) (co-production with Hollywood Pictures)
- Evan Almighty (2007) (co-production with Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Shady Acres Entertainment and Original Film)
- Underdog (2007) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and Classic Media)
- Balls of Fury (2007) (co-production with Rogue Pictures and Intrepid Pictures)
- 27 Dresses (2008) (co-production with 20th Century Fox)
- Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) (co-production with Universal Pictures)
- The Ruins (2008) (co-production with DreamWorks Pictures and Red Hour Films)
- The Happening (2008) (co-production with 20th Century Fox, Blinding Edge Pictures and UTV Motion Pictures)
- The Love Guru (2008) (co-production with Paramount Pictures)
- Wanted (2008) (co-production with Universal Pictures)
- Ghost Town (2008) (co-production with DreamWorks Pictures)
- Flash of Genius (2008) (co-production with Universal Pictures and Strike Entertainment) (through Optimum Releasing)
- Four Christmases (2008) (co-production with New Line Cinema)
- Star Trek (2009) (co-production with Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions)
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) (co-production with Paramount Pictures, Hasbro and di Bonaventura Pictures)
- Invictus (2009) (co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions, and Revelations Entertainment)
2010s
- Leap Year (2010) (co-production with Universal Pictures and Benderspink) (through Optimum Releasing)
- Get Him to the Greek (2010) (co-production with Universal Pictures, Relativity Media and Apatow Productions)
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010) (co-production with Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Parkes + MacDonald, Everyman Pictures, Reliance ADA Group and Reliance BIG Pictures)
- The Tourist (2010) (co-production with Columbia Pictures and GK Films) (through Optimum Releasing)
- The Dilemma (2011) (co-production with Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Wild West Picture Show)
- No Strings Attached (2011) (co-production with Paramount Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company and Cold Spring Pictures)
- Footloose (2011) (co-production with Paramount Pictures and MTV Films)
- The Vow (2012) (co-production with Screen Gems)
References
- ↑ Eller, Claudia (May 23, 2000). "Spyglass Hopes for More Good 'Sense' in Future Projects". Los Angeles Times. p. C1. Retrieved May 12, 2010. (Alternate link.)
- ↑ Mattzer, Marla (October 29, 1998). "European Firms to Invest in Spyglass". Los Angeles Times. p. C4. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ↑ Eller, Claudia (August 21, 1998). "Spyglass Offers Disney Lower-Risk Deals". Los Angeles Times. p. D5. Retrieved May 12, 2010. (Alternate link.)
- ↑ "MGM 2010 Restructing". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved Jan 05, 2012.
- ↑ "MGM restructuring becomes official, Studio completes restructuring with $500 million in financing". variety.com. Retrieved Jan 05, 2012.
- ↑ "MGM 2010 Restructing". globaltimes.cn. Retrieved Jan 05, 2012.
- ↑ "Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum assume leadership immediately as Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of MGM". prnewswire.com. Retrieved Jan 05, 2012.
- ↑ Finke, Nikki. "MGM’s Roger Birnbaum Steps Down To Return To Producing; Gary Barber Now Revived Studio’s Sole Chairman & CEO." Deadline.com (October 2, 2012).
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