Working Title Films

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Working Title Films Limited
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm production
Founded1983
Founders
  • Tim Bevan
  • Sarah Radclyffe
Headquarters
London
,
England
Number of locations
  • London
  • Los Angeles
Key people
  • Tim Bevan
  • Eric Fellner
  • Liza Chasin
  • Debra Hayward
  • Natascha Wharton
OwnerNBCUniversal Film and Entertainment
(NBCUniversal a subsidiary of Comcast)
ParentUniversal Pictures
DivisionsWT2 Productions
Working Title Television
WebsiteOfficial website

Working Title is a British film and television production company owned by Comcast through Universal Pictures, a division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. It produces feature films and several television productions. Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan are now the co chairmen of the company.

Company[]

Working Title Films was co founded by producers Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. Radclyffe left in 1992, PolyGram became the company's corporate backer, and Eric Fellner, a fellow independent film producer, joined the company.[1]

The company produced a variety of films for PolyGram's London based production company, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. An Anglo-Dutch film studio, PolyGram Films became a major Hollywood competitor. In 1998, Seagram sold the bulk of its library of PolyGram films released up until 31 March 1996 to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[citation needed]

In 1999, PolyGram was sold to the Seagram company and merged with MCA Music Entertainment, to form Universal Music Group. PolyGram Films was sold and folded into Universal Pictures in 1999. Although contractually allowed to produce any film with a budget of up to $35 million, on a practical basis, Bevan and Fellner consult with studio executives at Working Title's parent company NBCUniversal.[2]

Working Title is headquartered in London, and has an office in Los Angeles, which is headed by producer Liza Chasin. More recently, the production company renewed its first look deal with Universal Pictures.[3]

WT2 Productions[]

In 1999, Bevan and Fellner launched a subsidiary company named Working Title 2 Productions, commonly known as WT2. The company is an independent film production arm run by Natascha Wharton, and has produced films that include Billy Elliot, Shaun of the Dead and The Calcium Kid.[1]

Television division[]

Working Title has been active in television production since the beginning of the 1990s.[4] In February 2010, Working Title officially launched its television division as a joint venture with parent company NBCUniversal, itself owned by Comcast.[5] Since then, they have produced content for both British and American television.[6][7] Notable productions and co productions developed by Working Title Television (WTTV)[8] include NBC's About a Boy, and Showtime's The Tudors.[4]

WTTV has offices in London and Los Angeles.[9][10]

TV productions[]

Title Years Co-production Network Notes
The Baldy Man 1995–98 Central Independent Television ITV
Randall & Hopkirk 2000–01 BBC One
The Tudors 2007–2010 Reveville Erie
Octagon Entertainment
Peace Arch Entertainment
Showtime Networks		 BBC Two
CBC Television
Showtime
TV3
Love Bites 2011 Loud Blouse Productions
Universal Television		 NBC
Yonderland 2013–16   Sky 1
About a Boy 2014–15 True Jack Productions
TriBeCa Productions
Universal Television		 NBC
You, Me and the Apocalypse 2015 BigBalls Films
British Sky Broadcasting and NBCUniversal International Studios		 Sky 1
NBC
Gypsy 2017 Universal Television Netflix
Hanna 2019–present Tomorrow Studios
NBCUniversal International Studios		 Amazon Video
The Case Against Adnan Syed 2019 Instinct Productions
Disarming Films
HBO Documentary Films
NBCUniversal International Studios		 HBO
Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City 2019 Sweatpants Productions
Universal Television
NBCUniversal International Studios		 Netflix
The Luminaries 2020 Southern Light Films
TVNZ
Fremantle
Silver Reel		 TVNZ
BBC One
We Are Lady Parts 2021 Channel 4

1991 ITV franchise bid[]

In 1991, Working Title was involved in a bid for the London Weekend ITV licence. Working Title, Mentorn, Palace and PolyGram wanted to take over from London Weekend Television and broadcast to London under the name London Independent Broadcasting. In the event LWT retained its licence; London Independent Broadcasting's proposals were deemed by the Independent Television Commission, which was overseeing the bid process, to fail the quality threshold.[11]

Films[]

1980s[]

Release date Title Notes
15 November 1985 My Beautiful Laundrette with Channel Four Films
24 July 1987 Wish You Were Here with Channel Four Films
30 October 1987 Sammy and Rosie Get Laid with Channel Four Films
10 September 1988 Paperhouse
13 April 1989 The Tall Guy with London Weekend Television
19 May 1989 For Queen and Country

1990s[]

Release date Title Notes
27 July 1990 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and New Line Cinema
24 May 1991 Drop Dead Fred with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and New Line Cinema
21 August 1991 Barton Fink with 20th Century Fox
15 May 1992 Rubin and Ed
7 August 1992 London Kills Me with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Fine Line Features
4 September 1992 Bob Roberts with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Miramax Films and LIVE Entertainment
23 April 1993 Map of the Human Heart with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Miramax Films
14 May 1993 Posse with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
8 October 1993 The Young Americans with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Live Entertainment
4 February 1994 Romeo Is Bleeding with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
9 March 1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Channel Four Films and Gramercy Pictures
11 March 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures
3 May 1995 Panther with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
5 May 1995 French Kiss with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and 20th Century Fox
29 September 1995 Moonlight and Valentino with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
29 December 1995 Dead Man Walking with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
8 March 1996 Fargo with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
22 March 1996 Land and Freedom with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
20 September 1996 Loch Ness with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
7 March 1997 The Eighth Day with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
2 August 1997 Bean (Adaptation) with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Tiger Aspect Films and Gramercy Pictures
3 October 1997 The MatchMaker with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
5 December 1997 The Borrowers with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
6 March 1998 The Big Lebowski with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
22 November 1998 Elizabeth with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, StudioCanal, Channel Four Films and Gramercy Pictures
29 January 1999 The Hi-Lo Country with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
28 May 1999 Notting Hill with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, StudioCanal and Universal Pictures
1 October 1999 Plunkett & Macleane with StudioCanal, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures

2000s[]

Release date Title Notes
31 March 2000 High Fidelity with Touchstone Pictures
13 October 2000 Billy Elliot with BBC Films, Tiger Aspect Productions, StudioCanal and Universal Focus
2 December 2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? with Touchstone Pictures, Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
13 April 2001 Bridget Jones's Diary with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and Miramax Films
17 August 2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and Miramax Films
2 November 2001 The Man Who Wasn't There with USA Films, Gramercy Pictures and Good Machine
1 March 2002 40 Days and 40 Nights with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and Miramax Films
22 March 2002 Ali G Indahouse with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
17 May 2002 About a Boy with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and TriBeCa Productions
18 July 2003 Johnny English with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
28 October 2003 Long Time Dead with Universal Pictures and Focus Features
14 November 2003 Love Actually with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and DNA Films
26 March 2004 Ned Kelly with Focus Features and StudioCanal
30 July 2004 Thunderbirds with StudioCanal and Universal Pictures
17 September 2004 Wimbledon with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
24 September 2004 Shaun of the Dead with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and Rogue Pictures
19 November 2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and Miramax Films
4 February 2005 Rory O'Shea Was Here with Focus Features and StudioCanal
22 April 2005 The Interpreter with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
23 November 2005 Pride & Prejudice with Focus Features and StudioCanal
27 January 2006 Nanny McPhee with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
28 April 2006 United 93 with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
27 October 2006 Catch a Fire with Focus Features and StudioCanal
26 January 2007 Smokin' Aces with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
14 February 2007 Hot Fuzz with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and Rogue Pictures
24 March 2007 Mr. Bean's Holiday (Adaptation) with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and Tiger Aspect Productions
12 October 2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
4 January 2008 Atonement with Focus Features and StudioCanal
14 February 2008 Definitely, Maybe with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
12 September 2008 Burn After Reading with Focus Features, Relativity Media and StudioCanal
5 December 2008 Frost/Nixon with Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and StudioCanal
17 April 2009 State of Play with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
24 April 2009 The Soloist[12] with DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Participant Media, StudioCanal and Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment[13]
2 October 2009 A Serious Man with Focus Features, Relativity Media and StudioCanal
13 November 2009 The Boat That Rocked with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal

2010s[]

Release date Title Notes
12 March 2010 Green Zone with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
2 April 2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang with StudioCanal

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18 March 2011 Paul with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
12 August 2011 Senna with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
21 October 2011 Johnny English Reborn with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
9 December 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with Focus Features and StudioCanal
13 January 2012 Contraband with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
3 February 2012 Big Miracle with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
16 November 2012 Anna Karenina with Focus Features and StudioCanal
25 December 2012 Les Misérables with Universal Pictures, Relativity Media and Cameron Mackintosh, Ltd.
8 February 2013 I Give It a Year with StudioCanal
19 July 2013 The World's End with Universal Pictures, Focus Features, and Relativity Media
28 August 2013 Closed Circuit with Focus Features
4 September 2013 About Time with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal
27 September 2013 Rush with Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Exclusive Media, Cross Creek Pictures and Revolution Films
9 October 2014 Trash with StudioCanal, O2 Filmes and PeaPie Films
1 January 2015 The Theory of Everything with Focus Features
28 August 2015 We Are Your Friends with Warner Bros., StudioCanal and RatPac Entertainment
9 September 2015 Legend with Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Cross Creek Pictures and Anton Capital Entertainment
18 September 2015 Everest with Universal Pictures, Walden Media and Cross Creek Pictures
14 October 2015 The Program with StudioCanal
27 November 2015 The Danish Girl with Pretty Pictures, Revision Pictures, Senator Global Productions, Universal Pictures International and Focus Features
5 February 2016 Hail, Caesar! with Universal Pictures and Mike Zoss Productions
11 March 2016 The Brothers Grimsby with Columbia Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures Big Talk Productions and Four by Two Productions
16 September 2016 Bridget Jones's Baby[14] with StudioCanal, Miramax and Universal Pictures
30 June 2017 Baby Driver with Big Talk Productions, TriStar Pictures and Media Rights Capital
15 September 2017 Victoria and Abdul with BBC Films, Focus Features and Universal Pictures
13 October 2017 The Snowman with Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures and Another Park Film
12 January 2018 Darkest Hour with Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Perfect World Pictures
16 March 2018 7 Days in Entebbe with Participant Media and Focus Features
26 October 2018 Johnny English Strikes Again with StudioCanal Perfect World Pictures and Universal Pictures
7 December 2018 Mary Queen of Scots with Perfect World Pictures, Focus Features and Universal Pictures
25 January 2019 The Kid Who Would Be King with Big Talk Productions TSG Entertainment and 20th Century Fox
28 June 2019 Yesterday with Universal Pictures and Decibel Films
20 December 2019 Cats with Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Monumental Pictures and Really Useful Group

2020s[]

Release date Title Notes
14 February 2020 Emma. with Focus Features, Blueprint Pictures and Perfect World Pictures
29 May 2020 The High Note with Focus Features and Perfect World Pictures
24 July 2020 Radioactive with StudioCanal and Amazon Studios
21 October 2020 Rebecca with Netflix

Upcoming[]

Release Date Title Notes
22 October 2021 Last Night in Soho with Focus Features, Film4 Productions and Complete Fiction[15]
22 December 2021 Cyrano with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[16]
23 September 2022 Ticket to Paradise with Universal Pictures, Red Om Films, and Smokehouse Pictures[17]
TBA Catherine, Called Birdy with Amazon Studios and Good Thing Going[18]
Matilda with Netflix, TriStar Pictures and the Roald Dahl Story Company[19]
The Swimmers with Netflix[20]
What's Love Got to Do With It? with StudioCanal and Instinct Productions[21]

In development[]

Title Notes
Unreasonable Behaviour with Hardy Son & Baker[22]
Untitled Baby Driver sequel [23][24][25]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Working Title – Skillset". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Kay, Jeremy (11 December 2020). "Universal, Working Title renew first-look deal through 2025". Screen. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Working Title Television [gb]". IMDb. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ Laughlin, Andrew (17 February 2010). "Working Title launches TV division". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (16 November 2011). "Working Title Television Sells 6 Projects". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. ^ Leo Barraclough. "Working Title Television Produces 'The Secrets' for BBC". Variety.
  8. ^ "About WTTV". workingtitlefilms.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. ^ Prudom, Laura (17 October 2014). "BBC America Co-Producing 'London Spy' Miniseries with Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent". Variety. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Liza Chasin". Variety. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. ^ Davidson, Andrew, Under the Hammer: The ITV Franchise Battle, William Heinemann Ltd., p. 297.
  12. ^ "The Soloist".
  13. ^ https://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu/events/2010/October/RussKrasnoffProducer
  14. ^ Stuart Kemp, Matthew Belloni (3 February 2012). "'Bridget Jones 3' Producer Admits Delay, Vows to Shoot Film in 2012". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  15. ^ Kroll, Justin (4 February 2019). "Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in Edgar Wright's Thriller 'Last Night in Soho' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  16. ^ MGM Lands ‘Cyrano’; Joe Wright-Directed Working Title Stage Adaptation Stars Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Brian Tyree Henry & Ben Mendelsohn
  17. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (26 February 2021). "George Clooney & Julia Roberts Re-Team In 'Ticket To Paradise;' Ol Parker Directs For Universal, Working Title". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  18. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (21 August 2019). "Lena Dunham Launches New Production Company". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  19. ^ Wood, Alex (17 January 2020). "New Matilda film confirmed – expected to start shooting later this year". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  20. ^ Roxborough, Scott (20 April 2021). "Real-life Sisters Cast to Star in Netflix/Working Title Drama 'The Swimmers'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  21. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 November 2020). "Lily James, Shazad Latif & Emma Thompson To Star In Working Title Rom-Com 'What's Love Got To Do With It?' From Jemima Khan & Shekhar Kapur; Studiocanal Launches Sales — AFM Hot Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  22. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (19 November 2020). "Angelina Jolie To Direct Movie 'Unreasonable Behaviour' About Revered War Photographer Don McCullin; Working Title & Hardy Son & Baker Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  23. ^ Collis, Clark (December 4, 2017). "How director Edgar Wright steered Baby Driver to global success". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  24. ^ Hall, Jacob (5 December 2017). "'Baby Driver' Sequel "Being Hammered Out," Edgar Wright Plans to Write the Screenplay". /Film. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  25. ^ Travis, Ben; Nugent, John (21 January 2019). "Edgar Wright's Next Film Is A Psychological Horror, Plus Baby Driver 2 Update – Exclusive". Empire. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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