Courtney Solomon
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Years active | 2000–present |
Employer | After Dark Films |
Courtney Solomon (born September 1, 1970) is a writer, director, producer and entrepreneur from Toronto, Ontario. He is responsible for the creation of many franchises and has been involved with production, marketing and distribution of over 80 movies, creating a significant film library.[1][2]
Life and career[]
At 19, he formed Sweetpea Entertainment to acquire the film rights to "Dungeons & Dragons". Dungeons & Dragons became his first producing and directing project, the film was a box office disappointment [3]
He later formed After Dark Films to produce horror, thriller and action titles. He launched it with An American Haunting, which he wrote, produced and directed, a story based on Tennessee's Bell Witch legend. It opened #2 in US, staying in the top ten films for 6 weeks). This success resulted in a long-term distribution and co-production arrangement with Lionsgate Films. Today, After Dark owns its own film library of over 80 films.[4]
In 2014, Solomon partnered with Mark Canton on a number of films, including Cake. Other films were Mr. Church (Eddie Murphy), The Comedian (Robert DeNiro and Leslie Mann), The Yellow Birds (Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Jack Huston, Jennifer Aniston, Toni Collette) and Burn Your Maps (Vera Farmiga and Jacob Tremblay).[5]
In 2018, he acquired the rights to and produced the first film based on the novel series After. The film of the same name was released in April 2019. The sequel, After We Collided, was released in 2020.
In 2018, he also acquired the rights to the underground comic universe of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers created by Gilbert Shelton in 1968.[6]
He also has several films going into production: Arthur The King starring Mark Wahlberg and Red Sonja based on the character and comic book by Roy Thomas and Barry Smith.[7]
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer |
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2000 | Dungeons & Dragons | Yes | Yes | No |
2005 | An American Haunting | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God | No | Yes | No | |
2007 | Captivity | No | Yes | No |
2009 | Universal Soldier: Regeneration | No | Yes | No |
The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations | No | Yes | No | |
Slaughter | No | Yes | No | |
Perkins' 14 | No | Yes | No | |
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | No | Yes | No | |
2010 | Prowl | No | Yes | No |
2011 | The Task | No | Yes | No |
Seconds Apart | No | Yes | No | |
Husk | No | Yes | No | |
Fertile Ground | No | Yes | No | |
51 | No | Yes | No | |
Scream of the Banshee | No | Yes | No | |
2012 | Transit | No | Yes | No |
Bullet to the Head | No | Yes | No | |
Dragon Eyes | No | Yes | No | |
El Gringo | No | Yes | No | |
The Philly Kid | No | Yes | No | |
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | No | Yes | No | |
Stash House | No | Yes | No | |
2013 | Getaway | Yes | Yes | No |
Dark Circles | No | Yes | No | |
Enemies Closer | No | Yes | No | |
Ritual | No | Yes | No | |
Murder in the Dark | No | Yes | No | |
2014 | Cake | No | Yes | No |
2015 | Re-Kill | No | Yes | No |
Bastard | No | Yes | No | |
The Wicked Within | No | Yes | No | |
Wind Walkers | No | Yes | No | |
2016 | Mr. Church | No | Yes | No |
Burn Your Maps | No | Yes | No | |
The Comedian | No | Yes | No | |
2017 | The Yellow Birds | No | Yes | No |
2018 | Nightmare Cinema | No | Yes | No |
2020 | The Woman in the Window | No | Yes | No |
References[]
- ^ Snyder, S. Jams (July 13, 2007). "Creating a Captive Audience". The New York Sun. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
...the 35-year-old founder of After Dark...
- ^ Cieply, Michael (June 25, 2007). "Already Under Fire, a Producer Is Going Further". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ "Dungeons & Dragons (2000) - IMDb".
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (April 2, 2012). "Dark Castle, After Dark Cue Action Banner". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ "Team Page". 24 January 2019.
- ^ https://freakbrothers.com/. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "Mark Wahlberg to Star in Dog Adventure Movie 'Arthur the King'". 26 July 2019.
External links[]
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Canadian film producers
- Canadian male screenwriters
- Canadian film executives
- Film directors from Toronto
- Writers from Toronto
- 21st-century Canadian screenwriters