The Kennedy/Marshall Company
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founders | Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California , United States |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Services | Film production |
| Owners | Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall |
| Website | kennedymarshall |
The Kennedy/Marshall Company (K/M) is an American film-production company, based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 1992[1] by spouses Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.
Company's former logo
It presently has contracts with Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures and the Walt Disney Studios. Kennedy and Marshall are formerly founders at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment studio.
History[]
In 1992, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall left Amblin Entertainment to form their own self-titled banner The Kennedy/Marshall Company with a 3-year first look deal at Paramount Pictures. After leaving Amblin, Marshall directed and Kennedy produced Alive which was released in 1993 as A Kennedy/Marshall production[2] however, the first film under their deal with Paramount was Milk Money (1994).[3]
In 1995, the duo left Paramount Pictures with a three-year production deal at the Walt Disney Studios.[4][5] In 1998, the company tried their first foray into television, signing a development pact with CBS to air Kennedy/Marshall's television shows for the network.[6] Later that same year, the studio left Disney for Universal Pictures, with an eleven year deal.[7]
In 2005, Kennedy/Marshall entered its foray onto the Broadway fold to bring the Off Broadway revival Hurlyburly to Broadway.[8]
In 2009, they left Universal Pictures for Sony Pictures Entertainment.[9] Two years later, they left Sony Pictures for DreamWorks Pictures.[10]
In 2012, Kennedy left to join Lucasfilm as president.[11] During the same year, the studio signed a deal with CBS Television Studios to produce TV shows made for the company.[12]
Selected filmography[]
Feature films[]
1990s[]
| Title | Release date | U.S. distributor | Co-production companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alive | January 15, 1993 | Buena Vista Pictures | Touchstone Pictures Paramount Pictures |
| Milk Money | August 31, 1994 | Paramount Pictures | |
| Congo | June 9, 1995 | ||
| The Indian in the Cupboard | July 14, 1995 | Paramount Pictures | Columbia Pictures Paramount Pictures Scholastic Productions |
| Olympic Glory | January 22, 1999 | IMAX | EMC Films MegaSystems, Inc. |
| The Sixth Sense | August 6, 1999 | Buena Vista Pictures (Hollywood Pictures) | Spyglass Entertainment Barry Mendel Productions |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | December 22, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
2000s[]
| Title | Release date | U.S. distributor | Co-production companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Map of the World | January 21, 2000 | First Look Pictures | Overseas Filmgroup |
| The Bourne Identity | June 14, 2002 | Universal Pictures | Hypnotic |
| Signs | August 2, 2002 | Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | Blinding Edge Pictures |
| Seabiscuit | July 7, 2003 | Universal Pictures | DreamWorks PicturesSpyglass Entertainment |
| The Young Black Stallion | December 25, 2003 | Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | |
| The Bourne Supremacy | July 23, 2004 | Universal Pictures | Ludlum Entertainment |
| Mr. 3000 | September 17, 2004 | Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | Dimension Films Spyglass Entertainment |
| Munich | December 23, 2005 | Universal Pictures | Universal Pictures DreamWorks Pictures Alliance Atlantis Barry Mendel Productions Amblin Entertainment Peninsula Films |
| Roving Mars | January 27, 2006 | Buena Vista Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) | White Mountain Films |
| Hoot | May 5, 2006 | New Line Cinema | Walden Media |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | August 3, 2007 | Universal Pictures | MP Beta Productions Ludlum Entertainment |
| Persepolis | December 25, 2007 | Sony Pictures Classics | Diaphana Distribution Celluloid Dreams CNC France 3 Cinema Region Ile-de-France |
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | February 1, 2008 | Miramax Films | Pathe Canal+ France 3 Cinema |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles | February 14, 2008 | Paramount Pictures | Nickelodeon Movies Atmosphere Pictures |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | December 25, 2008 | Paramount Pictures | Paramount Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Crossing Over | January 27, 2009 | The Weinstein Company | |
| Ponyo (English Dub) | August 14, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) | Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Buena Vista Home Entertainment Mitsubishi Toho |
2010s[]
| Title | Release date | U.S. distributor | Co-production companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Airbender | July 2, 2010 | Paramount Pictures | Nickelodeon Movies Blinding Edge Pictures |
| Hereafter | October 22, 2010 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Malpaso Productions Amblin Entertainment |
| The Adventures of Tintin | December 21, 2011 | Paramount Pictures | Paramount Pictures Columbia Pictures Amblin Entertainment WingNut Films Nickelodeon Movies |
| War Horse | December 25, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment Amblin Entertainment |
| The Secret World of Arrietty (U.S. Dub) | February 17, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) | Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho Wild Bunch |
| The Bourne Legacy | August 10, 2012 | Universal Pictures | Relativity Media Captivate Entertainment |
| Lincoln | November 16, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | 20th Century Fox DreamWorks Pictures Participant Media Reliance Entertainment Amblin Entertainment |
| From Up on Poppy Hill (English Dub) | March 15, 2013 | GKIDS | Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho |
| The Wind Rises (English Dub) | February 28, 2014 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho KDDI |
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (English Dub) | October 17, 2014 | GKIDS | |
| Jurassic World | June 12, 2015 | Universal Pictures | Amblin Entertainment Legendary Pictures |
| The BFG | July 1, 2016 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) | Walt Disney Pictures Amblin Entertainment Walden Media Reliance Entertainment |
| Jason Bourne | July 29, 2016 | Universal Pictures | Perfect World Pictures Pearl Street Films Captivate Entertainment |
| Sully | September 9, 2016 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Malpaso Productions Village Roadshow Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment Flashlight Films Orange Corp |
| Assassin's Creed | December 21, 2016 | 20th Century Fox | New Regency Productions Ubisoft Motion Pictures DMC Film |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | June 22, 2018 | Universal Pictures | Amblin Entertainment Legendary Pictures Perfect World Pictures |
Upcoming[]
| Title | Release date | Distributor | Co-production companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic World: Dominion | June 10, 2022 | Universal Pictures | Amblin Entertainment |
| Untitled fifth Indiana Jones film | July 29, 2022 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) | Amblin Entertainment Lucasfilm |
| Hotfuss | TBA | TBA | GK Films Offspring Entertainment |
Television shows[]
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Crash | TBA | Amazon Prime Video | co-production with Amazon Studios and Paramount Television |
References[]
- ^ The Kennedy/Marshall Company: Inside KM Retrieved July 19, 2010
- ^ Marx, Andy (1992-12-17). "Marshall, Kennedy in pact at Par". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Kathleen Kennedy/Frank Marshall". Daily Variety (61st anniversary ed.). January 12, 1995. p. 18.
- ^ Ross, Matthew M.; Lyons, Charles (2001-12-07). "Anschutz's fantasy". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "New studio shuffles put deals on wheels". Variety. 1995-12-11. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Hontz, Jenny (1998-07-21). "Kennedy, Marshall ink CBS development deal". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Hindes, Andrew; Cox, Dan (1998-12-17). "Pic team looking to make U turn". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Hofler, Robert (2005-02-01). "Kennedy/Marshall eye B'way". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (2009-03-11). "Kennedy, Marshall head to Sony". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (2011-10-21). "Kennedy, Marshall to DreamWorks". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Kathleen Kennedy to helm Lucasfilm as George Lucas phases out". Los Angeles Times. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2012-05-30). "Kennedy/Marshall Co. signs with CBS TV Studios". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
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Categories:
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- Film production companies of the United States
- Companies based in Santa Monica, California
- American companies established in 1992
- 1992 establishments in California
- Privately held companies based in California