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German film production company
Centropolis Entertainment
is a German-American film production company founded in 1985 as
Centropolis Film Productions
by American film producer
Dean Devlin
and German film director
Roland Emmerich
.
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As of 2001, the company is a subsidiary of Das Werk AG.
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History
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In 1996, Emmerich launched his special effects studio Centropolis Effects to provide VFX effects for its motion pictures. It was shut down in 2001.
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In 1997, the studio launched its television division
Centropolis Television
. Its first production was
The Visitor
, a show that was aired on
Fox
.
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In 1998, Centropolis stuck a deal with
Sony Pictures Entertainment
to produce motion pictures for its studio.
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In the late 1990s, Centropolis' video game division, Centropolis Interactive, published online multiplayer games like
Godzilla Online
,
ID4 Online
,
Darkness Falls: The Crusade
, and
Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict
.
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Dean Devlin, however ultimately left in 2001 in order to form Electric Entertainment. Electric inherited and finished development on the films he developed, including
Eight Legged Freaks
.
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Filmography
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Films
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TV series
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References
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"Roland Emmerich Principal: Centropolis Entertainment"
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Variety
. Retrieved
28 July
2016
.
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"ZeniMax Media Profile"
.
ZeniMax.com
. Archived from
the original
on February 11, 2001
. Retrieved
October 27,
2016
.
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"Profile on Bloomberg"
.
Bloomberg
.
bloomberg.com
. Retrieved
20 May
2019
.
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Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 24, 2016).
"Roland Emmerich's Centropolis Elevates Marco Shepherd to Head Production & Development"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
28 July
2016
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Graser, Marc (2001-01-09).
"It's off to Werk for f/x house Centropolis"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
2020-05-01
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Rice, Lynette (1997-03-24).
"Fox struts its stuff"
(PDF)
.
Broadcasting Magazine
. Retrieved
2020-05-01
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Cox, Dan (1998-02-19).
"Calley sealed Centropolis"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
2020-05-01
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Fleming, Michael (1998-02-18).
"
'Godzilla' duo Devlin, Emmerich ink 3-year SPE pact"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
2020-05-01
.
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Hulsey, Joel (November 10, 1998).
"Godzilla Goes Live"
.
Computer Games Magazine
. Archived from
the original
on July 10, 2003
. Retrieved
August 1,
2022
.
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"Centropolis Goes Online"
.
IGN
.
Ziff Davis
. 10 April 1999
. Retrieved
7 December
2023
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Fleming, Michael (2001-05-04).
"Devlin plays new role as Electric man"
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Variety
. Retrieved
2020-05-01
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Fleming, Michael (2001-05-09).
"Devlin goes solo, plugs in Electric"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
2020-05-01
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"Godzilla (1998)"
.
American Film Institute
.
Archived
from the original on January 30, 2023
. Retrieved
January 29,
2023
.
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Stephen Holden (May 19, 1998).
"Film Review; So, How Big Is It Again? Sizing Up the Lizard King"
.
The New York Times
. Archived from
the original
on February 2, 2021
. Retrieved
February 1,
2021
.
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Gelder, Lawrence Van (May 28, 1999).
"
'The Thirteenth Floor': Traveling in Cyberspace Can Get a Guy Cyberkilled"
.
The New York Times
.
Archived
from the original on December 4, 2022
. Retrieved
December 3,
2022
.
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Mitchell, Elvis
(June 28, 2000).
"Film Review; A Gentle Farmer Who's Good at Violence"
.
The New York Times
.
Archived
from the original on December 4, 2022
. Retrieved
November 20,
2014
.
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"Centropolis Entertainment"
.
metacritic.com
. Retrieved
28 July
2016
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