| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Predecessors | Roven/Cavallo Entertainment Steel Pictures |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founders | Charles Roven Bob Cavallo Dawn Steel |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Products | Motion Pictures Production and Financing |
| Subsidiaries | Atlas Artist Mosaic Media Group |
Atlas Entertainment is an American film financing and production company, started by Charles Roven, Bob Cavallo and Dawn Steel in 1995.[1]
History[]
In 1990, Charles Roven and partner Bob Cavallo formed Roven/Cavallo Entertainment.[2] At the same time, wife Dawn Steel, who was formerly employee of Columbia Pictures formed Steel Pictures, and signed a deal with Walt Disney Studios to produce feature films.[3]
In 1995, they merged Roven/Cavallo Entertainment with Steel Pictures to create a new entity Atlas Entertainment, and it signed an exclusive feature film deal with Turner Pictures.[4]
In 1998, Bob Cavallo left Atlas Entertainment to join Walt Disney Studios.[5] Later that year, Dawn Steel, a manager in the company died.[6]
On July 29, 1999, Atlas Entertainment was merged with Gold/Miller Management to create Mosaic Media Group.[7]
In 2008, Charles Roven split off their ties from Mosaic Media Group, and relaunched Atlas Entertainment with a first-look deal at Sony Pictures.[8]
On May 6, 2014, Atlas promoted Curt Kanemoto from production executive to VP of production, joining Andy Horwitz and Jake Kurily, Topher Rhys-Lawrence from first assistant to creative executive, joining Rebecca Roven and Dan Wiedenhaupt, and promoted Patrick Blood from Atlas executive to VP of legal and business affairs.[9] In December 2014, Atlas started its subsidiary, a management company called Atlas Artists, headed by Dave Fleming.[10]
Charles Roven and Richard Suckle produced 2013 film American Hustle, for which both producers were nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture.[11] 12 Monkeys' episode “Mentally Divergent” was also nominated for Cinematography Awards.[12][13] Atlas also produced the films The Whole Truth with Suckle, while Warcraft (release date June 10, 2016) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (release date March 25, 2016) with Roven.[10][14][15] Uncharted will also be produced by Atlas along with Arad Productions.[16]
Filmography[]
Theatrical films[]
1990s[]
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Angus | New Line Cinema | co-production with Turner Pictures and the BBC | $1.5 million | $4.8 million |
| 12 Monkeys | Universal Pictures | co-production with Classico | $29.5 million | $168.8 million | |
| 1998 | Fallen | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Turner Pictures | $46 million | $25.2 million |
| City of Angels | co-production with TaurusFilm and Regency Enterprises | $55 million | $198.7 million | ||
| 1999 | Three Kings | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, Village-A.M. Film Partnership and Coast Ridge Films | $48 million | $107.7 million |
2000s[]
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The International | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures and Relativity Media | $50 million | $60.2 million |
2010s[]
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Season of the Witch | Relativity Media | co-production with Rogue | $40 million | $91.6 million |
| 2013 | American Hustle | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures | $251.2 million | |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with DC Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment and Cruel and Unusual Films | $250–300 million | $873.6 million |
| Warcraft | Universal Pictures | co-production with Legendary Pictures and Blizzard Entertainment | $160 million | $439 million | |
| Suicide Squad | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with DC Films and RatPac Entertainment | $175 million | $746.8 million | |
| The Whole Truth | Lionsgate Premiere | co-production with FilmNation Entertainment, PalmStar Entertainment, Likely Story and Merced Media | N/A | $1,772,492 | |
| 2017 | The Great Wall | Universal Pictures | co-production with Legendary East, China Film Group and Le Vision Pictures | $150 million | $334.9 million |
| Wonder Woman | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with DC Films, RatPac Entertainment, Cruel and Unusual Films, Tencent Pictures and Wanda Pictures | $120–150 million | $821.8 million | |
| Justice League | co-production with DC Films, RatPac Entertainment and Cruel and Unusual Films | $300 million | $657 million |
2020s[]
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with DC Films and The Stone Quarry | $200 million | $39.6 million |
Upcoming[]
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Uncharted | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures, Arad Productions and PlayStation Productions |
| The Suicide Squad | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with DC Films, The Safran Company, and Troll Court Entertainment |
Direct-to-video/streaming films[]
2010s[]
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Triple Frontier | Netflix |
Upcoming Films[]
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | HBO Max | co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures, WarnerMax, DC Films, and The Stone Quarry |
Television series[]
| Years | Title | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2018 | 12 Monkeys | Syfy | co-production with Division Street (seasons 3-4) and Universal Cable Productions | 4 | 47 |
| 2018–present | Dirty John | Bravo (season 1) USA Network (season 2-) |
co-production with Universal Cable Productions (season 1), Universal Content Productions (season 2- ), Los Angeles Times Studios and Nutmegger | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | What/If | Netflix | co-production with Page Fright, Compari Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television | 1 | 10 |
Made for television films[]
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Cartoon Network | co-production with Warner Premiere, Telvan Productions and Nine/8 Entertainment |
References[]
- ↑ "Dawn Steel". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ (in en) Billboard. 2006-11-11. https://books.google.com/books?id=UA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=roven+cavallo+entertainment++1990&pg=PA42.
- ↑ "Dawn Steel Lands Deal With Disney Co". Los Angeles Times. 1990-04-06. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Frook, John Evan (1994-03-02). "Turner boosts distrib plans with Steel deal". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Sandler, Adam (1997-10-28). "Disney, Cavallo reunite". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Madigan, Richard Natale,Nick; Madigan, Nick (1997-12-21). "Dawn Steel dead at 51". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
{{cite web}}: ; authorCS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Fleming, Michael (1999-07-29). "Gold/Miller joins hands with Atlas". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Roven carries Atlas to Sony Pictures in first-look deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Sneider, Jeff (May 6, 2014). "'Batman vs. Superman' Producer Atlas Entertainment Promotes Curt Kanemoto". thewrap.com. https://www.thewrap.com/batman-vs-superman-producer-atlas-entertainment-promotes-curt-kanemoto/.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 McNary, Dave (December 8, 2014). "Charles Roven's Atlas Entertainment Expands Into Management". variety.com. https://variety.com/2014/film/news/charles-rovens-atlas-entertainment-expands-into-management-1201373858/.
- ↑ Lisa Raya, Anna (November 18, 2013). "OSCARS Q&A: Producers Charles Roven, Richard Suckle & Megan Ellison On Character-Driven 'American Hustle'". deadline.com. https://deadline.com/2013/11/american-hustle-david-o-russell-jennifer-lawrence-amy-adams-christian-bale-bradley-cooper-629275/.
- ↑ "Gotham, 12 Monkeys, Game of Thrones Nominated for Cinematography Awards". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "CSC Awards - TV Series". www.csc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ McNary, Dave (March 6, 2014). "Renee Zellweger Joining Daniel Craig in 'The Whole Truth'". variety.com. https://variety.com/2014/film/news/renee-zellweger-joining-daniel-craig-in-the-whole-truth-1201127423/.
- ↑ Lesnick, Silas (November 8, 2014). "The Cast and Characters of the Warcraft Movie Revealed!". comingsoon.net. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/124895-the-cast-and-characters-of-the-warcraft-movie-revealed#/slide/1.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (January 24, 2020). "'Uncharted' Pushed Back On Sony Release Schedule". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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External links[]
- Atlas Entertainment on IMDb (subscription required)