Platinum Dunes
Type | Production company |
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Industry | Motion pictures Television |
Founded | November 2001 |
Headquarters | Santa Monica, California , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Michael Bay Brad Fuller Andrew Form |
Platinum Dunes is an American production company created in November 2001 by filmmakers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller,[1] and Andrew Form.[2] The company produces horror films, such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Purge, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Ouija, A Quiet Place, and A Quiet Place Part II.
On October 7, 2009, Paramount Pictures announced a first-look deal with Platinum Dunes. With this, they plan to branch out of the horror genre into action and thrillers. On May 27, 2010, it was announced they would work on the reboot to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series of the same name.[3] In 2014, Platinum Dunes was named The Hollywood Reporter's Producers of the Year. In 2015, the company was also named to The Hollywood Reporter's 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood. In 2018, Fuller and Form made an amicable split from Platinum Dunes to launch a new production company, Fully Formed Entertainment.[4]
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Director | Distributor(s) |
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2003 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Marcus Nispel | New Line Cinema |
2005 | The Amityville Horror | Andrew Douglas | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dimension Films |
2006 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | Jonathan Liebesman | New Line Cinema |
2007 | The Hitcher | Dave Meyers | Rogue Pictures |
2009 | The Unborn | David S. Goyer | Rogue Pictures Universal Pictures |
Friday the 13th | Marcus Nispel | New Line Cinema Paramount Pictures | |
Horsemen | Jonas Åkerlund | Lionsgate | |
2010 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Samuel Bayer | Warner Bros. New Line Cinema |
2013 | The Purge | James DeMonaco | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions |
2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | ||
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jonathan Liebesman | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies | |
Ouija | Stiles White | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions | |
2015 | Project Almanac | Dean Israelite | Paramount Pictures Insurge Pictures MTV Films |
2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Dave Green | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies |
The Purge: Election Year | James DeMonaco | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions | |
Ouija: Origin of Evil | Mike Flanagan | ||
2018 | A Quiet Place | John Krasinski | Paramount Pictures |
The First Purge | Gerard McMurray | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions | |
2020 | Songbird | Adam Mason | STXfilms |
2021 | A Quiet Place Part II | John Krasinski | Paramount Pictures |
The Forever Purge | Everardo Gout | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions | |
2023 | Untitled A Quiet Place spin-off film | Jeff Nichols | Paramount Pictures |
Television[]
Year | Show | Network | Notes |
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2013 | Occult | N/A | Pilot |
2014–2017 | Black Sails | Starz | |
2014–2018 | The Last Ship | TNT | |
2016 | Billion Dollar Wreck | History | |
2018–present | Jack Ryan | Amazon Prime Video | |
2018–2019 | The Purge | USA Network |
See also[]
- Michael Bay
- Blumhouse Productions
- Dark Castle Entertainment
- Ghost House Pictures
- Gold Circle Films
- Twisted Pictures
References[]
- ^ Harris, Dana (March 3, 2002). "O'seas distribs rev up 'Chainsaw' redo". Variety.
- ^ "Paramount Pictures Signs First-Look Deal with Platinum Dunes". Bloody Disgusting.
- ^ Platinum Dunes Steers 'Turtles' Relaunch | Deadline Hollywood
- ^ McNary, Dave (October 5, 2018). "'A Quiet Place' Producers Sign First-Look Deal With Paramount". Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- Companies based in Los Angeles
- American companies established in 2001
- Film production companies of the United States
- 2001 establishments in California
- Mass media companies established in 2001
- Michael Bay