The Picture Company

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The Picture Company
Company type Private
Industry Entertainment
Founded 2014 [1]
Founders
Headquarters Glendale, California , U.S.
Key people
  • Andrew Rona
  • Alex Heineman
  • Jovi Lee
Services Film production
Owner StudioCanal (minority)

The Picture Company is an American entertainment company founded in 2014, by Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman, in Glendale, California . It specializes in film , starting off moderately in 2018 with Jaume Collet-Serra 's The Commuter and Albert Hughes ' Alpha .

History [ edit ]

Founding [ edit ]

The Picture Company was founded in 2014 by film veterans Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman. Rona is a former president at Silver Pictures and Rogue Pictures , and Heineman was an EVP at Silver Pictures. [2]

The company began in 2014 with a first-look deal with StudioCanal . [1] The company achieved its first theatrical releases with Jaume Collet-Serra 's The Commuter, Albert Hughes ' Alpha , and Sam Taylor-Johnson 's A Million Little Pieces . StudioCanal would later go on to buy a minority stake in The Picture Company in 2023 and ink a new five-year overall deal with the company. [3]

Future projects [ edit ]

Since September 2014, The Picture Company has announced several projects which have not yet been realised, including the adaptation of Mitch Swenson 's The Tracking Of A Russian Spy, for which Nima Nourizadeh replaced Pierre Morel as director and Logan Lerman and Olivia Cooke were in talks to star. [4] [5] Also announced were Nottingham & Hood, a Pirates Of The Caribbean -style Robin Hood movie for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , [6] a second sequel to Escape from New York for 20th Century Fox , [7] [8] [9] as well as the movie version of David-Jan Bronsgeest's short film Meet Jimmy, with Platinum Dunes also producing for Paramount Pictures . [10] Also pending are Harry Bradbeer's film The Paris Trap, for StudioCanal [11] and David Bruckner 's film Out There, for Entertainment One . [12]

Filmography [ edit ]

Released [ edit ]

Motion pictures from The Picture Company, listed by theatrical release date
Film Director Release date Gross box office (USD)
The Commuter Jaume Collet-Serra January 12, 2018 $119.9 million [13]
Alpha Albert Hughes August 17, 2018 $98.2 million [14]
A Million Little Pieces Sam Taylor-Johnson December 6, 2019
Come Play Jacob Chase October 30, 2020 [15]
Gunpowder Milkshake Aharon Keshales
Navot Papushado 		July 14, 2021 [16]
Retribution Nimrod Antal August 25, 2023 [17]
Role Play Thomas Vincent January 12, 2024 [18]

Upcoming films [ edit ]

Motion pictures from The Picture Company, in development
Film Director Release date Ref.
The Appearance TBA [19]
A Complete Unknown James Mangold [20]
The Corporation [21]
Escape from New York Radio Silence [22] [8] [9]
The French Quarter Will Not Be Spared [23]
The Fury of a Patient Man Albert Hughes [24]
Inside [25]
The Last Battle [26]
May You Live in Interesting Times [27]
Meet Jimmy David-Jan Bronsgeest [10]
Nottingham & Hood [6]
Out There David Bruckner [12]
The Paris Trap Harry Bradbeer [11]
They Hear It Julian Terry [28]
The Tracking Of A Russian Spy Nima Nourizadeh [5]
The Travelers Josh Gordon, Will Speck [29]
Unexplained Phenomenon Dean Israelite [30]
Whisper Julian Terry [31]
The White Room Rod Blackhurst [32]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b Kit, Borys (2 September 2014). "Studio Canal Backing New Venture From Silver Pictures Alums (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  2. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (27 January 2014). "Execs Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman Exiting Silver Pictures" . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  3. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (22 May 2023). "StudioCanal Buys Minority Stake In The Picture Company, Signs Partners Andrew Rona & Alex Heineman To New 5-Year Deal" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 24 May 2023 .
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (22 September 2014). "Newbie Picture Company On The Case For 'Tracking Of A Russian Spy' " . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  5. ^ a b Hipes, Patrick (29 March 2017). " 'The Tracking Of A Russian Spy': Logan Lerman & Olivia Cooke Near Deals To Star" . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  6. ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (4 December 2014). "Robin Hood Now A Race As Disney Acquires Spec 'Nottingham & Hood' " . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  7. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (13 January 2015). " 'Escape From New York' Remake Rights Deal Won By Fox" . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  8. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (November 17, 2022). "Radio Silence To Direct New 'Escape From New York' Movie For 20th Century Studios" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 17, 2022 .
  9. ^ a b Gillett, Tyler (December 15, 2022). "New 'Escape From New York' Will Be a Continuation of John Carpenter Original, Not a Remake" . TheWrap . Retrieved December 15, 2022 .
  10. ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (3 August 2018). "Paramount Wins 'Meet Jimmy,' Horror Short To Be Turned Into Feature By Platinum Dunes & The Picture Company" . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  11. ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (29 January 2019). "Studiocanal, The Picture Company Snare 'The Paris Trap' " . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  12. ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (25 March 2019). "Ian Levy Sci-Fi Thriller Spec 'Out There' Lands At eOne; David Bruckner To Direct" . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  13. ^ "The Commuter" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  14. ^ "Alpha" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 13 June 2019 .
  15. ^ Kit, Borys (6 September 2018). "Gillian Jacobs to Star in Amblin Horror Thriller 'Larry' (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
  16. ^ Kroll, Justin (5 June 2019). " 'The Terror' Star Adam Nagaitis Joins 'Gunpowder Milkshake' (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  17. ^ McNary, Dave (9 May 2017). "Liam Neeson to Star in 'Retribution,' Remake of Spanish Thriller 'El Desconocido' " . Variety . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  18. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 29, 2021). "Kaley Cuoco Studiocanal & Picture Company Feature 'Role Play' Lands 'Bodyguard' Director Thomas Vincent ? AFM" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 15, 2022 .
  19. ^ Sneider, Jeff (7 November 2017). "Brad Weston's New Company Makeready Wins Auction for Timely Sci-Fi Story "The Appearance" " . The Tracking Board . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  20. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 6, 2020). "James Mangold To Direct Timothee Chalamet As Bob Dylan In Searchlight Drama About Icon's Move From Folk To Rock Music" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 24 May 2023 .
  21. ^ Ford, Rebecca (7 April 2016). "Paramount, Appian Way Nab Cuban Mob Saga 'The Corporation' With Benicio Del Toro to Star" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  22. ^ Kit, Borys (1 February 2019). "Leigh Whannell to Tackle 'Escape From New York' Remake for Fox (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  23. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (10 December 2018). "Lionsgate Landing Tony Jaswinski Vampire Spec 'The French Quarter Will Not Be Spared' (Exclusive)" . Deadline . Retrieved 6 March 2019 .
  24. ^ Kit, Borys (27 July 2017). "Albert Hughes, Studio 8 Tackling Remake of 'The Fury of a Patient Man' (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 25 March 2019 .
  25. ^ Crittenton, Anya (7 April 2017). "Fox Developing Thriller Pitch "Inside" from "Luther" Creator Neil Cross" . The Tracking Board . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  26. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (7 December 2015). "StudioCanal & The Picture Company In Deal For WWII Thriller 'The Last Battle' " . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  27. ^ Kit, Borys (29 September 2014). "Voltage Buys Action Project 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  28. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (9 July 2018). "Legendary, Picture Co To Turn Julian Terry Short 'They Hear It' Into Horror Feature" . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  29. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (5 October 2017). "Will Speck & Josh Gordon To Direct Amblin's 'The Travelers' " . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  30. ^ Crittenton, Anya (10 October 2017). "Amblin Acquires Supernatural Pitch "Unexplained Phenomenon" from "Paranormal Activity" Writing Duo" . The Tracking Board . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  31. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (22 October 2018). "Amblin Acquiring Julian Terry's Horror Short 'Whisper' For Fright Feature" . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
  32. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (11 January 2019). "Amblin Lands Bryce McGuire Thriller Script 'The White Room'; Rod Blackhurst Helms" . Deadline . Retrieved 6 June 2019 .
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