Worldview Entertainment

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Worldview Entertainment
Type Privately Held LLC
Industry Motion Pictures
Founded 2007
Founder(s) Christopher Woodrow,
Maria Cestone
Headquarters New York, NY, USA
Key people Christopher Woodrow,
CEO[1]
Molly Conners, COO
Employees 15
Subsidiaries Worldview Entertainment Capital
Worldview Entertainment Financing
Worldview Entertainment Partners
Worldview Entertainment Ventures
Website www.worldviewent.com

Worldview Entertainment is a leading independent motion picture studio that finances, produces and acquires theatrical quality feature films with budgets up to $50 million for worldwide distribution.[2] Worldview was founded in 2007 and is based in New York City. The company is represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and has invested in and produced films including Child 44, Birdman, Blood Ties, The Green Inferno and Killer Joe.

History

Worldview Entertainment was founded in 2007 by Chairman and CEO, Christopher Woodrow,[1] and Maria Cestone. Molly Conners joined the company in 2009 as COO. Worldview Entertainment signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 2010 and has since become the agency's top film finance and production client. Sarah E. Johnson, daughter of Franklin Resources Chairman, Charles B. Johnson, became a partner and investor in the company in 2011. Worldview established a four-year $30 million credit facility with Comerica in 2013 to provide debt financing for the company's films, which coincided with the infusion of $40 million in new equity from existing investors. The $70 million doubled the company's capital base.

The company's first film was William Friedkin's black comedy, Killer Joe, which it financed along with Voltage Pictures in 2010. The film premiered at the 2011 Venice Film Festival before making its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was sold domestically to LD Entertainment in one of the biggest sales at the festival. The film was distributed theatrically in the summer of 2012 with star Matthew McConaughey receiving a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award as Best Male Lead.

Worldview's 2012 slate included three films that premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival including the Guillaume Canet crime thriller, Blood Ties, which was the biggest domestic sale at the festival after being purchased by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions; and James Gray's period drama, The Immigrant which was sold domestically to The Weinstein Company. The Company went on to premiere two films at the 2013 Venice Film Festival including David Gordon Green's drama Joe, which was sold domestically to Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. Worldview also premiered six films at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival including the West Memphis Three crime thriller, Devil's Knot,[3][4][5] which was sold domestically to Millennium Entertainment; and Eli Roth's horror thriller, The Green Inferno, which was sold domestically to Open Road Films[6][4] and is expected to receive a wide theatric release in 2014.

The company's 2013 slate includes Alejandro González Iñárritu's comedy, Birdman, with Fox Searchlight and New Regency; Daniel Espinosa's crime thriller, Child 44, with Summit/Lionsgate; Zach Braff's drama, Wish I Was Here; and Michel Hazanavicius's drama, The Search.

Worldview announced that its 2014 slate will include Andrew Dominik's Marilyn Monroe biopic, Blonde,[7] and the sequel to The Green Inferno franchise, Beyond the Green Inferno.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Beyond the Green Inferno Financier/Producer Directed by Nicolas Lopez. Presented and produced by Eli Roth[8]
2015 Blonde Producer Directed by Andrew Dominik[9]
2015 Candy Store Producer Crime thriller starring Robert De Niro, Jason Clarke and Omar Sy[5]
2015 Strangerland Executive Producer Independent thriller starring Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving. Produced by Kim Farrant.[10]
2015 Term Life Producer Starring Vince Vaughn[11]
2015 The Intern Producer Directed by Nancy Meyers[12]
2015 The Outsider Producer Starring Tom Hardy[13]
2014 Birdman Producer Starring Emma Stone
2014 Song One Producer Starring Anne Hathaway
2014 Wish I Was Here Financier/Producer[14] Directed by Zach Braff and co-written with his brother Adam. Starring Zach Braff, Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin, Anna Kendrick, Jim Parsons and Josh Gad. Co-funded with a Kickstarter project.
2014 Child 44 Producer Starring Tom Hardy[15]
2014 Manglehorn Financier/Producer Directed by David Gordon Green, starring Al Pacino and Holly Hunter.
2014 The Search Financier/Producer Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Berenice Bejo and Annette Bening[16]
2013 Ass Backwards Financier/Producer Directed by Chris Nelson. Written by and starring June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson.
2013 Blood Ties Financier/Producer[17] Directed by Guillaume Canet starring Clive Owen, Mila Kunis and Zoe Saldana. Remake of 2008 French thriller, Les Liens du Sang.
2013 Devil’s Knot Financier/Producer Directed by Atom Egoyan starring Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon. Based on the true story of the West Memphis Three.[3][18]
2013 The Green Inferno Financier/Producer Written and directed by Eli Roth[19]
2013 Joe Financier/Producer Directed by David Gordon Green starring Nicolas Cage.[20]
2013 The Sacrament Financier/Producer Written and directed by Ti West. Presented and produced by Eli Roth.[21]
2013 Lowlife Financier/Producer Written and directed by James Gray starring Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner.[22]
2013 Welcome to the Punch Financier/Producer[23] Witten and directed by Eran Creevy starring James McAvoy and Mark Strong. Executive Produced by Ridley Scott.[24]
2013 Blood Ties (2013 film) Producer Starring Mila Kunis and Clive Owen
2013 Devil's Knot (film) Producer Directed by Atom Egoyan
2013 Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian Executive Producer Drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin[25]
2013 The Immigrant (2013 film) Producer Produced and directed by James Gray (film director)
2011 Killer Joe Financier/Producer Written by Tracy Letts, directed by William Friedkin, and starring Matthew McConaughey.[26][27]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "With Midlevel Pics Sizzling, Bizzers Predict A Croisette Teeming With Commercial Fare". Variety Magazine. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013. 
  2. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (17 May 2012). "Cannes 2012: Eli Roth Will Direct Horror-Thriller ‘The Green Inferno’". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ford, Rebecca (7 October 2013). "Image Picks Up West Memphis Three Pic 'Devil's Knot'". 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 McClintock, Pamela; Kemp, Stuart (15 September 2013). "Toronto: Five Lessons From the 2013 Festival". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 McClintock, Pamela (30 October 2013). "AFM: Stephen Gaghan's 'Candy Store' Finds Financing". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  6. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana; McClintock, Pamela (11 September 2013). "Toronto: Eli Roth's 'The Green Inferno' Sells to Open Road (Exclusive)". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  7. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (18 May 2013). "Cannes: Worldview Options Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe Biopic ‘Blonde’". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Pamela McClintock (7 September 2013). "Toronto: Eli Roth Sets Sequel 'Beyond the Green Inferno' (Exclusive)". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  9. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (18 May 2013). "Cannes: Worldview Options Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe Biopic ‘Blonde’". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  10. ↑ Bulbeck, Pip (20 October 2013). "Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving to Star in Australian Feature 'Strangerland'". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  11. ↑ Kit, Borys (1 November 2013). "Vince Vaughn's 'Term Life' Revived by QED and Worldview". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  12. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (7 November 2013). "AFM: Worldview To Finance Hot Spec Package: Nancy Meyers To Helm ‘The Intern’; Robert De Niro, Reese Witherspoon To Star". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  13. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (29 October 2013). "Takashi Miike’s Tom Hardy Thriller ‘The Outsider’ to Be Produced, Financed By Worldview". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  14. ↑ McNary, Dave (24 May 2013). "Zach Braff’s Kickstarter Campaign Closes With $3.1 Million". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2013. 
  15. ↑ Kit, Borys (30 January 2013). "Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace in Talks for 'Child 44'". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  16. ↑ Yamato, Jen (6 November 2013). "AFM: Michel Hazanavicius’s ‘Artist’ Follow-Up ‘The Search’ Sells To Worldview". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  17. ↑ McNary, Dave (12 April 2012). "Canet’s ‘Blood Ties’ Gets Worldview Coin Fusion". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
  18. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (16 May 2012). "Cannes 2012: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon’s West Memphis Three Pic Gets Financed". Screen Rant. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
  19. ↑ Yaniz Jr., Robert. "Eli Roth Directing Green Inferno". Screen Rant. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
  20. ↑ Savlov, Marc (10 September 2012). "Worldview To Produce David Gordon Green’s ‘Joe’". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 19 March 2013. 
  21. ↑ McNary, Dave (13 September 2013). "Toronto: Ti West’s ‘The Sacrament’ Gets U.S. Distribution". Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  22. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (13 March 2013). "Tom Hardy’s Child 44 Pushing Ahead With Summit, Worldview". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 March 2013. 
  23. ↑ McNary, Dave (18 July 2012). "Worldview To Finance McAvoy Thriller". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
  24. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (18 July 2012). "IFC Nabs James McAvoy’s ‘Welcome To The Punch’". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
  25. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (22 October 2013). "IFC Acquires U.S. On Benicio Del Toro Pic ‘Jimmy P’". 
  26. ↑ "Screening Room – Killer Joe". Louisiana Entertainment. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
  27. ↑ Jones, Emma (19 June 2012). "Matthew McConaughey Gets Tough With Killer Joe". BBC News. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 

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