Egerton Crescent Productions

From WikiAlpha
Revision as of 14:32, 26 April 2024 by Realreal87 (Talk | contribs)

Jump to: navigation, search
Egerton Crescent Productions
Type Private
Industry
  • Film
  • Digital Content
Founded February 3, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-02-03)
Headquarters Dallas Texas, United States
Key people Charlie Burt (CEO)
Omar Parker (COO)
Website egertoncrescentproductions.com

Egerton Crescent Productions is an American film and digital content production company founded on February 3, 2015 and led by Charlie Burt and Omar Parker, it's founders. Under its Bad Robot Productions division, the company is responsible for the television series Alias, Lost, Fringe, Person of Interest, Revolution, and Westworld alongside the feature-length films Cloverfield, Star Trek, Super 8, Star Trek Into Darkness, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Star Wars Episodes VII and IX, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Star Trek Beyond, The Cloverfield Paradox, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and Overlord.

History

File:Bad Robot Productions logo.jpg
The original Bad Robot Productions logo used from 2001 through 2008.

Bad Robot was originally based at Touchstone Television, but was moved by J.J. Abrams to Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television, after his contract with ABC expired in 2006. Bad Robot produced Lost in association with ABC Studios, formerly Touchstone Television. The two companies jointly produced Six Degrees and What About Brian. The deal was first recommended and presented in 1999 as part of a presentation deal, with J.J. Abrams being contracted to Disney.[1] In 2004, Thom Sherman joined Bad Robot Television as president of the studio.[2] The company had developed presentation pitches for ABC and The WB, none of them would eventually got to series.[3]

Abrams is Chairman and Co-Chief executive officer of Bad Robot, and Katie McGrath serves as the Company's Co-Chief executive officer. In June 2017, Bad Robot announced that Brian Weinstein would become President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing daily operations and spearhead the company's growth strategy in its existing businesses, while developing new areas of expansion across the entire Bad Robot platform and pursuing alternative financing options.[4] In May 2015, Ben Stephenson left the BBC where he had been head of drama to helm Bad Robot Television. Lindsey Weber leads Bad Robot's feature film division.

The production logo has appeared since 2001, featuring a red rectangular headed robot running through a meadow silhouetted until it appears suddenly in front of the camera, followed by voices provided by two of Abrams's children, Henry and Gracie Abrams, saying "Bad robot!"[5] Although some fans believe that the name comes from a line in the animated film The Iron Giant, Abrams told Entertainment Weekly that it simply came to him during a writers' meeting.[5]

File:1221olympicblvd.jpg
Santa Monica headquarters

In February 2013, it was announced that Bad Robot would be partnering with the Valve Corporation to produce possibly a Half-Life or Portal film in the distant future.[6] In August 2015, Valve released a new beta game mode to Team Fortress 2, PASS Time, which Bad Robot worked on.[7] On July 7, 2016, the PASS Time game mode became official.[8] Bad Robot released a trailer entitled "Stranger" (otherwise known as S.), rumoured to be Abrams' next film or television project, perhaps even a Lost spin-off, but it was finally explained to be promoting S., Abrams and Doug Dorst's new novel, as a new trailer for S. was released.[citation needed] In February 2017, it was announced Julius Avery is attached to direct a Paramount coproduction, the World War II zombie film Overlord, from screenwriter Billy Ray.[9]

Bad Robot Productions is currently based in Santa Monica, California,[10] in a building which is incorrectly labeled on purpose as the home of the fictional "National Typewriter Company" because Abrams "likes typewriters — and misdirection."[11]

In June 2018, the company announced a spin-off venture formed with the Chinese video game publisher Tencent to launch Bad Robot Games for the development of video games on mobile, computer and consoles, with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment as a minority investor. Bad Robot Games will develop and publish new and existing IPs including titles related to Abrams' works and other Bad Robot Production content, with Tencent holding the rights for distribution in China.

The division was originally helmed by Dave Baronoff, who previously worked on the Cloverfield franchise and was developing Spyjinx as a joint project between Bad Robot Productions and Epic Games (also partially owned by Tencent), while Tim Keenan, who helped develop Duskers, served as the creative director.[12]

In 2020, Anna Sweet was brought on as the CEO of Bad Robot Games.[13] Mike Booth also joined in December 2020, managing the company's newly created in-house development studio.[14] By February 2022, he had taken on the role of chief creative officer.[15]

In 2006, Bad Robot teamed up with Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television for a $60 million development deal [16] that lasted through 2018.[17]

In late 2018, it was announced that Bad Robot was leaving Paramount and seeking a new overall deal.[18] In January 2019, it was announced that Universal, Disney, and Warner Bros. were the top three studios battling it out for what could be a record breaking overall deal including theme parks, music labels, TV, merchandising, and streaming services as Bad Robot plans on ramping up production significantly in the coming years.[19] It was also announced that Bad Robot would be co-producing a remake of the British series The Wrong Mans for American network Showtime along with BBC Studios, but Showtime later cancelled the project.[20][21][22]

Bad Robot launched a subsidiary record label called Loud Robot in late 2018,[23] in partnership with Capitol Music Group.[24] Loud Robot is headed by co-general managers McKee Floyd and Nicky Berger along with Charles Scott, who currently heads Bad Robot's music division and has been the leading music supervisor for the company's films. Artists signed to the label include Cleveland-born rapper Nnena,[25] neo soul singer/songwriter UMI,[26] Nashville, Tennessee-based alternative rock artist Chaz Cardigan,[27] and London-based rhythm and blues artist DWY.[28]

On September 12, 2019, Bad Robot officially announced a new five-year overall deal with WarnerMedia. According to The Hollywood Reporter, WarnerMedia agreed to pay Bad Robot at least $250 million (plus various financial incentives) to produce feature films, television shows, video games, and digital content.[29]

On May 25, 2021, Abrams announced that a Portal film adaptation, which has been in development since 2013, was still in production and a script has been written for the film.[30] In November 2021, the company launched its podcast division with a multi-year first-look deal at Spotify.[31]

On April 25, 2022, it was announced that Bad Robot will team up with Mattel Films and Warner Bros. Pictures to produce a live-action Hot Wheels film based on the toy line of the same name.[32]

Productions

Films

Year Title
2015 Puppetmania (short film)
2016 Eden (short film)
Raw Sauce (short film)
Jungle Jon (short film)
2017 Salta (short film)
Only Lonely (short film)
The Last Cross (short film)
The Windigo (short film)
It's Not Me, It's You (short film)
Needle Pulling Thread (short film)
Spaces Babes From Outer Space
Damiana (short film)
Temp-to-Perm (short film)
Sleep (short film)
Onset (short film)
2018 Ultraviolet (short film)
Mud (short film)
Mrs. Claus
The Burying Party
Okhti (short film)
The Meridian Contact (short film)
2019 For Hemingway (short film)
A Shaming (short film)
Luz: The Flower of Evil
It's Own Reward (short film)
Philnominal (short film)
2020 The Girl, The Hunter, & the Firefly
2022 The Sun's Tear
Death Count
Bridge of the Doomed
Night of the Tommyknockers
2023 Bermuda Island
Dr. Gift
2024 Camp Pleasant Lake
Devil Knight
Arena Wars


|- | Hot Wheels[33][34] |TBA |Warner Bros. Pictures
Mattel Films |- | Billy Summers[35] | TBA | Warner Bros. Pictures
Appian Way Productions |- | Oh, the Places You'll Go![36] | Jon M. Chu | Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
Dr. Seuss Enterprises |- | The Pinkerton[37] | Jason Bateman | Warner Bros. Pictures |- |Portal[30] | TBA |Warner Bros. Pictures
Valve Corporation |- | Your Name[38][39] |Carlos López Estrada | rowspan="2" | Paramount Pictures |- | Untitled Cloverfield film | Babak Anvari |- | Untitled Elseworlds Superman film[40] |TBA | Warner Bros. Pictures
DC Studios |- | Untitled Constantine Sequel | Francis Lawrence | Warner Bros. Pictures
DC Studios
Di Bonaventura Pictures
The Donners' Company
Weed Road Pictures |}

TV series

Year Title Creator(s) / Developer(s) Co-production with Notes Network
2001–06 Alias J. J. Abrams Touchstone Television ABC
2004–10 Lost Jeffrey Lieber
J. J. Abrams
Damon Lindelof
2006–07 What About Brian Dana Stevens Sachs/Judah Productions (season 1)
Touchstone Television
Six Degrees Raven Metzner
Stuart Zicherman
Nosebleed Productions
Touchstone Television
2008–13 Fringe J. J. Abrams
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Warner Bros. Television Fox
2009 Anatomy of Hope Pilot N/A
2010 Undercovers J. J. Abrams
Josh Reims
Warner Bros. Television
Good Butter Productions
NBC
2011–16 Person of Interest Jonathan Nolan Kilter Films
Warner Bros. Television
CBS
2012 Alcatraz Elizabeth Sarnoff
Steven Lilien
Bryan Wynbrandt
Warner Bros. Television Fox
Shelter Pilot[41] The CW
2012–14 Revolution Eric Kripke
Jon Favreau
Kripke Enterprises
Warner Bros. Television
NBC
2013–14 Almost Human J. H. Wyman Frequency Films
Warner Bros. Television
Fox
2014 Believe Alfonso Cuarón
Mark Friedman
Esperanto Filmoj
Warner Bros. Television
NBC
2015 Dead People Pilot[42] The CW
2016 11.22.63 Bridget Carpenter Carpenter B.
Warner Bros. Television
Hulu
Moon Shot Web series N/A
Roadies Cameron Crowe Vinyl Films
Warner Bros. Television
Showtime Networks
Showtime
2016–22 Westworld Jonathan Nolan
Lisa Joy
HBO Entertainment
Kilter Films
Jerry Weintraub Productions (season 1)
Warner Bros. Television
HBO
2018–19 Castle Rock Sam Shaw Old Curiosity Shop
Darkbloom Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Hulu
2020 Little Voice Jessie Nelson Dear Hope Productions
Warner Bros. Television Studios
Apple TV+
Lovecraft Country Misha Green Afemme
Monkeypaw Productions
Warner Bros. Television Studios
HBO
Challenger: The Final Flight Glen Zipper
Steven Leckart
Zipper Bros Films
Sutter Road Picture Company
Docuseries Netflix
2021 Lisey's Story Stephen King 40/60 Productions
Warner Bros. Television Studios
Apple TV+
UFO Glen Zipper Zipper Bros Films
Sutter Road Picture Company
Docuseries Showtime

Upcoming series

Year Title Creator(s) / Developer(s) Co-production with Notes Network
TBA Duster J. J. Abrams
LaToya Morgan
TinkerToy Productions
Warner Bros. Television Studios
[43] Max
Presumed Innocent David E. Kelley David E. Kelley Productions
Old Curiosity Shop Productions
Warner Bros. Television Studios
[44] Apple TV+
Speed Racer Warner Bros. Television Studios [45]
Untamed Trip the Light Productions
Warner Bros. Television Studios
[46] TBA
Batman: Caped Crusader Bruce Timm 6th & Idaho
DC Entertainment
Warner Bros. Animation
[47] Amazon Prime Video[48]

Shorts

Year Title Co-production with
2013 KRE-O Star Trek Paramount Pictures
Skydance Productions
CBS Consumer Products
Hasbro
2022 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Apple Studios
BBC
NoneMore Productions

Video games

Year Title Platform
2011 Action Movie FX iOS
2022 Weird West PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC
2022 Moonbreaker PC
2023 Silent Hill: Ascension iOS, Android

Awards and recognition

Nominations
Wins

References

  1. Littleton, Cynthia (1999-05-27). "Abrams, Disney ink deal" (in en-US). https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/abrams-disney-ink-deal-1117502552/. 
  2. Schneider, Michael (2004-02-04). "Staying in Touchstone" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/staying-in-touchstone-1117899524/. 
  3. Adalian, Josef (2004-09-21). "'Mission' man touts net gains" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/mission-man-touts-net-gains-1117910701/. 
  4. Kroll, Justin (13 June 2017). "Bad Robot Names Brian Weinstein President and COO". Variety. https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/bad-robot-brian-weinstein-president-coo-1202464373/. 
  5. 5.0 5.1
  6. Variety (February 12, 2013). "Star Trek's JJ Abrams and Valve's Gabe Newell - Full Keynote Speech - D.I.C.E. SUMMIT 2013". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7mihllgiro&t=19m36s. 
  7. "Team Fortress 2". http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=17833. 
  8. "Team Fortress 2 - Meet Your Match". http://www.teamfortress.com/meetyourmatch/. 
  9. "Bad Robot's D-Day Movie 'Overlord' Finds Director (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. February 2, 2017. https://variety.com/2017/film/news/son-of-a-gun-director-bad-robots-nazi-zombie-pic-overlord-1201975823/. 
  10. Abramian, Alexandria (September 11, 2013). "Source: J. J. Abrams Building 'Star Wars' Post-production Facility in L.A. (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-j-j-abrams-625516. 
  11. Bruni, Frank (26 May 2011). "Filmmaker J. J. Abrams Is a Crowd Teaser". The New York Times Magazine. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/magazine/filmmaker-j-j-abrams-is-a-crowd-teaser.html?_r=0. 
  12. Shanley, Patrick (June 7, 2018). "J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Launches Video Game Division". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jj-abrams-launches-bad-robot-games-1118151. 
  13. Spangler, Todd (2020-07-15). "J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Games Taps Valve, Oculus Alum Anna Sweet as CEO" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/anna-sweet-bad-robot-games-ceo-jj-abrams-1234706295/. 
  14. Takahashi, Dean (December 10, 2020). "JJ Abrams' Bad Robot launches internal game studio headed by Left 4 Dead creator". https://venturebeat.com/business/jj-abrams-bad-robot-launches-internal-game-studio-headed-by-left-4-dead-creator/. 
  15. Spangler, Todd (2020-12-10). "J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Games Forms In-House Studio Led by Gaming Vet Mike Booth" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2020/gaming/news/bad-robot-games-studio-mike-booth-1234850335/. 
  16. "Bad Robot marches with Clark, Lingg" (in en). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bad-robot-marches-clark-lingg-146394. 
  17. Fleming, Mike Jr. (2015-02-18). "J.J. Abrams And Bad Robot Re-Ups With Paramount Through July 2018" (in en). https://deadline.com/2015/02/jj-abrams-paramount-new-deal-july-2018-1201376296/. 
  18. Fleming, Mike Jr. (2018-11-14). "Seeking New Studio Home, Bad Robot Sets Six New Homegrown Film Projects" (in en). https://deadline.com/2018/11/jj-abrams-bad-robot-new-films-stefan-grube-logic-megan-amram-1202501991/. 
  19. Andreeva, Nellie; Fleming, Mike Jr. (2019-01-16). "Bad Robot: Sizing Up the Field As Race To Land JJ Abrams' Business Enters Home Stretch" (in en). https://deadline.com/2019/01/jj-abrams-bad-robot-new-deal-near-disney-warner-bros-universal-apple-1202536008/. 
  20. White, Peter (2019-08-02). "'The Wrong Mans': Pilot Not Going Forward At Showtime" (in en). https://deadline.com/2019/08/the-wrong-mans-pilot-not-going-forward-showtime-1202660270/. 
  21. Carr, Flora (2018-04-17). "BBC comedy The Wrong Mans with James Corden set for US remake". https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-04-17/the-wrong-mans-corden-usa-remake-james-corden/. 
  22. Brown, Brigid. "Casting News: U.S. Version of James Corden's 'The Wrong Mans' is Switching Things Up". http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2018/07/casting-news-u-s-version-of-james-cordens-the-wrong-mans-is-switching-things-up. 
  23. "Bad Robot Launches Indie Music Label Loud Robot (Exclusive)" (in en). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bad-robot-launches-indie-music-label-loud-robot-1136279. 
  24. Betancourt, Bianca. "Meet Nnena, the Soulful Rapper Signed to J.J. Abrams Music Label" (in en). https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jj-abrams-music-label-debuts-nnena. 
  25. "Sacks & Co. /// UMI". http://sacksco.com/pr/umi.html. 
  26. "Chaz Cardigan Signs to Capitol Records/Loud Robot" (in en-US). 2020-01-24. https://www.musicconnection.com/chaz-cardigan-signs-capitol-records-loud-robot/. 
  27. Vigil, Dom. "DWY Releases New Single, "BMX"" (in en-US). https://preludepress.com/news/2019/10/15/dwy-releases-new-single-bmx/. 
  28. Goldberg, Lesley (12 September 2019). "J.J. Abrams Officially Closes Sizable WarnerMedia Film, TV Partnership". The Hollywood Reporter (Los Angeles). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jj-abrams-officially-closes-sizable-warnermedia-film-tv-partnership-1232979. 
  29. 30.0 30.1 Jorgensen, Tom (2021-05-24). "Portal Movie Still Alive, in Development at Warner Bros., Says Producer JJ Abrams" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/portal-half-life-jj-abrams-news. 
  30. Spangler, Todd (2021-11-17). "J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Launches Podcast Division, Inks Spotify First-Look Deal" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/jj-abrams-bad-robot-podcast-spotify-deal-1235114125/. 
  31. Rusak, Rotem (2021-11-17). "A HOT WHEELS LIVE-ACTION MOVIE IS ZOOMING INTO EXISTENCE" (in en-US). https://nerdist.com/article/hot-wheels-live-action-movie-mattel-films-warner-bros-jj-abrams-bad-robot/. 
  32. Grobar, Matt (April 25, 2022). "J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot To Produce Live-Action 'Hot Wheels' Film For Mattel & Warner Bros.". Deadline Hollywood. https://deadline.com/2022/04/hot-wheels-live-action-film-in-works-from-bad-robot-mattel-warner-bros-1235009295/. 
  33. Galuppo, Mia (April 25, 2022). "'Hot Wheels' Movie Adds Bad Robot as Producers". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hot-wheels-movie-j-j-abrams-1235134896/. 
  34. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Fleming Jr., Mike (February 3, 2023). "Warner Bros Takes Stephen King Bestseller 'Billy Summers', Bad Robot & Appian Way To Produce". https://deadline.com/2023/02/stephen-king-billy-summers-warner-bros-bad-robot-leonardo-dicaprio-1235249142/. 
  35. "J.J. Abrams Will Produce Oh, the Places You'll Go! as Part of a Dr. Seuss Cinematic Universe" (in en-us). https://io9.gizmodo.com/j-j-abrams-will-produce-oh-the-places-you-ll-go-as-p-1845241981. 
  36. Humphrey, Julia (January 30, 2023). "Jason Bateman to Direct 'The Pinkerton' for Warner Bros.". https://collider.com/jason-bateman-directing-the-pinkerton-warner-bros/. 
  37. Borys Kit (September 27, 2017). "J.J. Abrams, Paramount Team Up for Sci-Fi Love Story 'Your Name'". http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jj-abrams-paramount-team-up-sci-fi-love-story-your-name-1043907. 
  38. Dave McNary (September 27, 2017). "J.J. Abrams Developing Remake of Japanese Hit 'Your Name' With Paramount". Variety. https://variety.com/2017/film/news/j-j-abrams-your-name-remake-paramount-1202574994/. 
  39. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2021-02-26). "'Superman' Reboot In The Works At Warner Bros With Ta-Nehisi Coates Writing, J.J. Abrams Producing" (in en-US). https://deadline.com/2021/02/superman-reboot-in-the-works-at-warner-bros-with-ta-nehisi-coates-writing-j-j-abrams-producing-1234701922/. 
  40. Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2012). "NBC Pilots 2012 Analysis: Single-Camera Comedies and J. J. Abrams Among Early Orders". https://www.deadline.com/2012/05/analysis-nbc-bets-on-single-camera-comedies-and-j-j-abrams-in-early-orders/. 
  41. Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2015). "Andrew J. West to Play the Lead in CW Pilot Dead People from Bad Robot". https://deadline.com/2015/02/andrew-j-west-cast-dead-people-bad-robot-pilot-cw-1201380999/. 
  42. Andreeva, Nellie (April 16, 2020). "HBO Max Orders 'The Shining' Offshoot 'Overlook', J.J. Abrams' 'Duster' & Justice League Dark Series From Bad Robot". https://deadline.com/2020/04/hbo-max-the-shining-offshoot-overlook-j-j-abrams-duster-justice-league-dark-series-bad-robot-latoya-morgan-1202910337/. 
  43. "Apple orders limited series 'Presumed Innocent', based on author Scott Turow's novel". The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/apple-orders-limited-series-presumed-innocent-based-on-author-scott-turows-novel/articleshow/89345702.cms. 
  44. Goldberg, Lesley (25 May 2022). "'Speed Racer' Live-Action TV Series From J.J. Abrams in the Works at Apple". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/speed-racer-live-action-tv-series-j-j-abrams-apple-1235154012/. 
  45. "Bad Robot Options Glennon Doyle Memoir 'Untamed' for Television". August 6, 2020. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/glendon-doyle-untamed-series-bad-robot-1234727698/amp/. 
  46. Milligan, Mercedes (May 19, 2021). "'Batman: Caped Crusader' Swoops to HBO Max & Cartoon Network". https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/batman-caped-crusader-swoops-to-hbo-max-cartoon-network/. 
  47. Golberg, Leslie (March 9, 2023). "'Batman: Caped Crusader' Moves to Amazon With Two-Season Order". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/batman-caped-crusader-animated-show-amazon-two-seasons-1235343120/. 
  48. "54th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". -Emmys.com. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2002/outstanding-writing-for-a-drama-series. 
  49. "57th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys.com. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005/outstanding-writing-for-a-drama-series. 
  50. 51.0 51.1 "Winners & Nominees Best Television Series - Drama". goldenglobes.com. http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/best-television-series-drama. 
  51. "57th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys.com. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005/outstanding-drama-series. 
  52. "57th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys.com. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005/outstanding-directing-for-a-drama-series. 

External links