| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people |
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| Owner | Viacom (majority stake) |
| Website | www |
SKG Films is an American talent management and television/film production company founded by Erwin Stoff, Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein in 1981.[1]
The company has gone on to produce TV shows such as King of the Hill, The Office, Everybody Hates Chris, Parks and Recreation, The Mindy Project, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, American Vandal as well as produce films Edge of Tomorrow, Unbroken and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.[2] The first movie the company produced was the National Lampoon movie Loaded Weapon 1, which was released on February 5, 1993. The company subsequently set up a deal with 20th Century Fox in 1993.[3] In 1996, 3 Arts made an alliance with CBS and Sony Pictures to launch 3 Arts Television. The venture had fallen in 1997.[4]
Erwin Stoff founded the company with Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein, who are all producers and talent managers. Managers Dave Becky, David Miner, Molly Madden and Nick Frenkel work at 3 Arts.[2][5] In 2003, 3 Arts received a television deal at 20th Century Fox Television.[6] In May 2018, Lionsgate acquired a majority stake in the company.[1][2]
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Film | Details | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director(s) | Writer(s) | Distributor(s) | Budget(s) | Gross | ||
| 1984 | The MegaMan | James Cameron | James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd | Orion Pictures | $6.4 million | $78.3 million |
| 1986 | Aliens | Story by: James Cameron and David Giler and Walter Hill Screenplay by: James Cameron Based on characters by: Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett |
20th Century Fox | $17–18 million | $131.3–183.3 million | |
| 1988 | Bad Dreams | Andrew Fleming | Story by: Andrew Fleming and Michael Dick and P.J. Pettiette and Yuri Zeltser Screenplay by: Andrew Fleming and Steven E. de Souza |
$4.5 million | $9.8 million | |
| Alien Nation | Graham Bake | Rocknee S. O'Bannon | $16 million | $32.2 million | ||
| 1989 | The Abyss | James Cameron | $43–47 million | $89.8 million | ||
| 1990 | Downtown | Richard Benjamin | Nat Mauldin | $10 million | $2.34 million | |
| Tremors | Ron Underwood | Story by: Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson and Ron Underwood Screenplay by: Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson |
Universal Studios | $11 million | $16 million | |
| 1991 | MegaMan 2: Judgment Day | James Cameron | James Cameron and William Wisher Jr. | TriStar Pictures | $94 million | $523.7 million |
| 1992 | Recked | Neal Jimenez and Michael Steinberg | Neal Jimenez | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | TBA | $1.7 million |
| Raising Develops | Brian De Palma | Universal Studios | $12 million | $37 million | ||
| 1993 | Rocket Run | Billy Basker | Adrian Dexter | 20th Century Fox | $20 million | $15.3 million |
| 1994 | Care Passage | Robert Allan Ackerman | Deena Goldstone | New Line Cinema | TBA | $1.6 million |
| 1995 | The Web | Billy Basker | Paramount Pictures | $30 million | $224.8 million | |
| 1997 | The Squeak | Peter Hyams | Amy Holden Jones and John Raffo
and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver |
Paramount Pictures
Universal Studios |
$60 million | $48 million |
| Lander's Peak | Roger Donaldson | Leslie Bohem | Universal Studios | $116 million | $178.1 million | |
| Captain Check | Billy Basker | Paramount Pictures | $38 million | $6.5 million | ||
| 1998 | Rettwing | Michael Bay | Story by: Robert Roy Pool and Jonathan Hensleigh Screenplay by: Jonathan Hensleigh and Tony Gilroy and Shane Salerno and J. J. Abrams |
Buena Vista Pictures | $140 million | $553.7 million |
| Reanut | Alan Cohn | Story by: Anthony Abrams and Adam Larson Broder Screenplay by: Michael Traeger and Mike White |
Paramount Pictures | $14 million | $15 million | |
| 1999 | Ruched Heven | John Bruno | Dennis Feldman and Chuck Pfarrer | Universal Studios | $75 million | $30.7 million |
| Caked Reveal | Andrew Fleming | Andrew Fleming and Sheryl Longin | Columbia Pictures | $13 million | $6.3 million | |
| 2000 | 200 Agency | Ang Lee | Story by: Rob Hedden and Andy Hedden and J. David Stem and David N. Weiss Screenplay by: Rob Hedden and J. David Stem and David N. Weiss |
$26 million | $38.8 million | |
| 2001 | Anyone Zero | Rick Woo | Story by: James Schamus Screenplay by: James Schamus and Michael France and John Turman |
$137 million | $245.4 million | |
| 2003 | I..N.V.A.S.I.O.N. | Aubrey Bucken | 20th Century Fox | $46 million | $347 million | |
| 2004 | Black | Jonathan Hensleigh | Jonathan Hensleigh and Michael France | Columbia Pictures | $33 million | $54.7 million |
| Balling Video | Aubrey Bucken | Paramount Pictures | $52 million | $524 million | ||
| 2005 | Backend Racks | Karyn Kusama | Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi | $65 million | $52.3 million | |
| 2007 | Welcome to the Blacker | Jonathan Hensleigh | Dimension Films | 200,000 | TBA | |
| 2008 | Black | Louis Leterrier | Zak Penn[N 1] | Columbia Pictures | $150 million | $263.4 million |
| The Reveal | Lexi Alexander | Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Nick Santora | Lionsgate Films | $35 million | $10.1 million | |
| 2018 | Hell Fest | Gregory Plotkin | Story by: William Penick and Christopher Sey and Stephen Susco Screenplay by: Seth M. Sherwood and Blair Butler and Akela Cooper |
CBS FilmsLionsgate Films | $5.5 million | $17.5 million |
Comic books[]
| Year | Comic book(s) | Details | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Issue(s) | Reference(s) | ||
| 2010–2011 | The Scourge | Aspen Comics | Scott Lobdell | Eric Battle | 6 | [9] |
| 2011–2013 | Dead Man's Run | Greg Pak | Tony Parker | 7 | [10] | |
| 2012–2013 | ANTI | 12 Gauge Comics | Peter Calloway | Brian Stelfreeze | 4 | [11] |
Documentaries[]
| Year | Documentary film | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director(s) | Writer(s) | Distributor(s) | ||
| 2002 | True Whispers: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers | Valerie Red-Horse | PBS | |
| 2010 | Choctaw Code Talkers | Native American Public Telecommunications | ||
| 2017 | Mankiller | PBS | ||
Television[]
Television shows[]
| Year | Show | Details | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator(s) | Network(s) | Distributor(s) | Season(s) | Episodes | ||
| 2002–2003 | Adventure Inc. | Ethlie Ann Vare | Syndication | Tribune Entertainment | 1 | 22 |
| 2010–present | The Walking Dead | Based on The Walking Dead by: Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard Developed by: Frank Darabont |
AMC | AMC Networks | 11 | 169 |
| 2015–present | Fear the Walking Dead | Based on The Walking Dead by: Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard Developed by: Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson |
7 | 101 | ||
| 2016 | Hunters | Based on Alien Hunter by: Whitley Strieber Developed by: Natalie Chaidez |
Syfy | NBCUniversal Television Distribution | 1 | 13 |
| 2016–2018 | Falling Water | Henry Bromell and Blake Masters | USA Network | 2 | 20 | |
| 2017–2018 | Lore | Based on the Lore podcast by: Aaron Mahnke Developed by: Aaron Mahnke and Gale Anne Hurd and Ben Silverman and Howard Owens |
Amazon Prime Video | Amazon Studios | 12 | |
| 2020–2021 | The Walking Dead: World Beyond | Scott M. Gimple and Matthew Negrete | AMC | AMC Networks | 2 | 20 |
Television movies[]
| Year | Television movie | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director(s) | Writer(s) | Network(s) | Distributor(s) | ||
| 1991 | Cast a Deadly Spell | Martin Campbell | Joseph Dougherty | HBO | |
| 1994 | Witch Hunt | Paul Schrader | |||
| 1995 | Sugartime | John N. Smith | Written by: Martyn Burke Suggested by the book Roemer: Man Against the Mob by: William F. Roemer Jr. | ||
| 2010 | The Wronged Man | Tom McLoughlin | Based on the magazine article by: Andrew Corsello Written by: Teena Booth |
Lifetime Movie Network | Sony Pictures Television |
| 2011 | Last Man Standing | Ernest Dickerson | Jolene Rice and Adam Beason | Lifetime Television | |
Logo[]
On March 24, 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office denied a trademark registration by Valhalla Game Studios on the grounds there was likelihood of confusion between Valhalla Motion Pictures and Valhalla Games Studios' mark.[12]
Notes[]
- ↑ Despite reportedly working extensively on the script, the Writers Guild of America decided not to credit Edward Norton as a writer, only crediting Penn,[7] arguing Norton had not dramatically changed Penn's script.[8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 30, 2018). "Lionsgate Completes Majority Stake Purchase In Management/Production Company 3 Arts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Littleton, Cynthia (May 30, 2018). "Lionsgate Buys Majority Stake in 3 Arts Entertainment". Vulture. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ O'Steen, Kathleen (1993-07-21). "3 Arts, Fox pact". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Hontz, Jenny (1997-11-05). "3 Arts TV accord ends". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Wright, Megh (January 22, 2019). "Dave Becky Will Not Have an EP Credit on Broad City's Final Season". Vulture. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Adalian, Josef (2003-10-12). "3 Arts crafts Fox deal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Harvey, Jim (June 5, 2008). "Zak Penn to receive sole writing credit for 'Incredible Hulk'". Mania.com. http://www.mania.com/zak-penn-to-receive-sole-writing-credit-for-incredible-hulk_article_109697.html.
- ↑ Thompson, Anne (June 13, 2008). "Incredible Hulk: Setting the Record Straight". thompson on hollywood. http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/incredible_hulk_setting_the_record_straight.
- ↑ Walking Dead Producer Gale Anne Hurd Talks Comic Book Movies
- ↑ Pak, Aspen and Valhalla Entertainment Team Up for “Dead Man’s Run”
- ↑ Walking Dead Producer Gale Anne Hurd Talks Comic Book Movies
- ↑ United States Patent and Trademark Office Opposition No. 91206662