Vertigo Entertainment
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Industry | Film production Television production |
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Founded | 2001 |
Founder | Roy Lee Doug Davison |
Headquarters | , United States |
Vertigo Entertainment is an American film and television production company based in Los Angeles, founded in 2001 by Roy Lee and Doug Davison.
History
In 2001, after leaving BenderSpink, Roy Lee started Vertigo Entertainment with partner Doug Davison.[1][2]
Originally, Vertigo Entertainment signed a first-look deal with Dimension Films to produce its feature films for three years.[3]
In 2004, it signed a deal with Universal Pictures to produce many films per year.[4] The deal was later terminated in 2008 during the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike.[5] In 2007, the studio signed a deal with Lionsgate Television to produce shows for television.[6]
In 2010, Vertigo has a first-look deal with Warner Bros. to produce films.[7][8][9]
In March 2013, Vertigo signed a two-year first-look deal with the Touchstone Television to develop the projects for cable.[10]
In December 2015, Vertigo expanded their partnership with Warner Bros. to include a two-year exclusive deal for drama and comedy series.[11]
In November 2017, Vertigo signed a multi-year first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television, including drama, comedy and unscripted programs for network, cable and streaming.[12]
In 2020, Vertigo signed a deal with Lionsgate to produce films.[13]
Filmography
Theatrical films
2000s
2010s
2020s
Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
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2020 | The Grudge | Nicolas Pesce | Sony Pictures Releasing | uncredited; co-production with Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films and Ghost House Pictures | $10–14 million | $49.5 million |
The Turning | Floria Sigismondi | Universal Pictures | co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment and Chislehurst Entertainment | $14 million | $18.6 million | |
Brahms: The Boy II | William Brent Bell | STXfilms | uncredited; co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment | $10 million | $20.3 million | |
His House | Remi Weekes | Netflix | co-production with Regency Enterprises, BBC Films and Starchild Pictures | N/A | N/A | |
2022 | Barbarian | Zach Cregger | 20th Century Studios | co-production with Regency Enterprises, Almost Never Films and BoulderLight Pictures | $10.5 million | $24.6 million |
Don't Worry Darling | Olivia Wilde | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with New Line Cinema | $20—35 million | N/A |
Upcoming
Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
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2023 | Nimona | Nick Bruno Troy Quane |
Netflix | co-production with Annapurna Pictures, Blue Sky Studios and DNEG[14] |
The Mother | Niki Caro | co-production with Nuyorican Productions | ||
TBA | BioShock | Francis Lawrence | co-production with 2K[15] | |
Boy Kills World | Moritz Mohr | TBA | co-production with Raimi Productions, Nthibah Pictures, and Hammerstone Studios | |
Cobweb | Samuel Bodin | Lionsgate | co-production with Point Grey Pictures | |
Untitled Minecraft film | Jared Hess[16] | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Mojang Studios | |
Salem's Lot | Gary Dauberman | co-production with New Line Cinema and Atomic Monster Productions | ||
Ordinary Angels | Jon Gunn | Lionsgate | co-production with Kingdom Story Company, Stampede Ventures, Stolen Sky Productions and Green Hummingbird Entertainment[17] | |
Reborn | Chris McKay | Netflix | co-production with Fortis Films[18] | |
The Witch Boy | Minkyu Lee | [19] |
Television
Year | Title | Creator | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
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2007 | I'm from Rolling Stone | Shari Brooks | MTV | co-production with Maverick Films, Rolling Stone and Yolo Films | 1 | 10 |
2013–2014 | Bates Motel | based on characters from Psycho by: Robert Bloch developed by: Carlton Cuse Kerry Ehrin Anthony Cipriano |
A&E | uncredited; seasons 1–2; co-production with American Genre (season 1), Kerry Ehrin Productions, Carlton Cuse Productions (season 2) and Universal Television | 2 | 20 |
2016 | The Exorcist | Jeremy Slater based on The Exorcist by: William Peter Blatty |
Fox | uncredited; season 1; co-production with New Neighborhood, Morgan Creek Productions and 20th Century Fox Television | 1 | 10 |
2017–2020 | Unikitty! | based on The Lego Movie by: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller developed by: Ed Skudder Lynn Wang |
Cartoon Network | uncredited; co-production with Warner Bros. Animation, GO-N International, Renegade Animation, The Lego Group and Snipple Animation | 3 | 85 |
2020–2021 | The Stand | based on The Stand by: Stephen King developed by: Josh Boone Ben Cavell |
CBS All Access | co-production with Mosaic Media Group and CBS Television Studios | 1 | 9 |
2021 | Them | Little Marvin | Amazon Prime Video | co-production with Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios | 1 | 10 |
TBA | Horizon | based on Horizon Zero Dawn by: Mathijs de Jonge developed by: Steve Blackman Michelle Lovretta |
Netflix | co-production with Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Guerrilla Games and Irish Cowboy Productions | 1 | TBA |
References
- ^ "Roy Lee: Hollywood Dealmaker". goldsea.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "The 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood: Roy Lee". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Lyons, Charles; Brodesser, Claude (2001-10-16). "Dimension to get pix from Vertigo's Lee, Davison". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ Brodesser, Claude (2004-08-20). "Vertigo spins with U, Focus". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ Graser, Marc; Siegel, Tatiana (2008-01-10). "Studios end first-look relationships". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ Adalian, Josef (2007-06-27). "Vertigo pacts with Lionsgate TV". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2010-12-02). "Producer on a WB spree". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 6, 2012). "Producer Trio Starts Primal Pictures, Putting Warner Bros Into Low Budget Genre Game". deadline.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "Producer, Vertigo Entertainment". screenforever.org.au. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Marechal, AJ (March 4, 2013). "Vertigo Inks First Look Deal with Fox 21". variety.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "Vertigo Entertainment Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV, Taps Michael Connolly As Head Of Television". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (2017-11-02). "Roy Lee's Vertigo Entertainment Inks First-Look Deal With Sony TV". Variety. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ Lee, Janet W. (2020-09-24). "Lionsgate Inks First-Look Deal With Vertigo Entertainment". Variety. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2022-04-11). "Animated Film 'Nimona' Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed & Eugene Lee Yang Finds Home At Netflix Following Blue Sky Studios Shutdown; ND Stevenson, Who Penned Original Graphic Novel, Reacts". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Netflix Developing 'Bioshock' Movie with Vertigo Entertainment & 2K". What's on Netflix. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (2022-04-18). "Jason Momoa to Star in 'Minecraft' Movie for Warner Bros". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2022-03-24). "Hilary Swank & 'Reacher' Breakout Alan Ritchson To Lead Kingdom Story Company's 'Ordinary Angels'; Lionsgate Distributing". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (January 23, 2019). "Netflix, Sandra Bullock & 'It' Producer Vertigo Team On Millarworld Sci-Fi-Fantasy 'Reborn', Chris McKay To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (2021-01-28). "'The Witch Boy': Netflix To Release Animated Musical From Oscar-Nominated Director Minkyu Lee". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
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