Film

Facts on Pacts 2002 - Winter

This list represents agreements signed between studios and production companies or individuals for development and output.

Red indicates a new deal since last year.
NAME IN ALL CAPS: The company has co-financing capabilities.
Equity partner: The studio has an investment in the production company.
Distribution deal: The company may wholly finance some or all of its films.

List last updated: November 11, 2002.

Disney | D'Works | Fox | MGM | M'max/Dimension | New Line
Paramount | Sony | Universal | Warner Bros.
DISNEY
Boxing Cat Prods. (Tim Allen)
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Fountain Films (Charles Hirschorn)
Gunn Films (Andrew Gunn)
HYDE PARK (Ashok Amritraj) second-look deal
Junction (Jon Turteltaub, Christina Steinberg)
Karz (Mike Karz)
Live Planet (Ben Affleck, Matt Damon)
Mandeville Pictures (David Hoberman)
Garry Marshall
Mayhem (Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray)
PANDEMONIUM PICTURES (Bill Mechanic)
Pfeffer Film (Rachel Pfeffer)
Positano Prods. (Debra Martin Chase)
Rocket (Elton John)
Robert Simonds
Satchel 'N' Jackson Co. (Spike Lee)
SPYGLASS (Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber) equity partner
Storyline (Neil Meron, Craig Zadan)
Jacobson Co. (Tom Jacobson)
Vanguard Films (John H. Williams) animation
Walden Media (Cary Granat)

Disney | D'Works | Fox | MGM | M'max/Dimension | New Line
Paramount | Sony | Universal | Warner Bros.
DREAMWORKS
Aardman Animations (Nick Park)
Apatow (Judd Apatow)
Apostle (Denis Leary)
"Created By" Co. (Vince Geradis, Ralph Vicinanza)
Jake Eberts
Todd Field
Gravier (Woody Allen) distribution deal
ImageMovers (Robert Zemeckis)
Janusz Kaminski
Jinks-Cohen Co. (Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen)
Sam Mendes
Montecito Pictures (Tom Pollock, Ivan Reitman)
Eddie Murphy
Red Hour (Ben Stiller)
Remote Control (Hans Zimmer)
Kimberly Peirce
Team Todd (Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd)
Vanguard (John H. Williams) features
Zanuck Co. (Richard Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck)

Disney | D'Works | Fox | MGM | M'max/Dimension | New Line
Paramount | Sony | Universal | Warner Bros.
FOX
Trevor Albert
Bazmark (Baz Luhrman)
Conundrum (Peter & Bobby Farrelly)
Davis (John Davis)
Everyman Pictures (Jay Roach) (joint deal with Fox 2000)
Mark Gordon
ICON (Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey)
Barry Jospehson
Mike Judge
David E. Kelley
Lightstorm (James Cameron)
Moore/Blum (John Moore, Alex Blum)
NEW REGENCY ENT. (Arnon Milchan) equity partner w/ all Fox divisions
Zak Penn's Co.
Scott Free Prods. (Ridley & Tony Scott)
Ten Thirteen (Chris Carter)
Underworld (Allen & Albert Hughes)
Ralph Winter Prods. (joint deal with Fox 2000)
Fox 2000
Wendy Finerman
Spiritdance (Forest Whitaker)
State St. (George Tillman, Bob Teitel)
Zucker/Netter (David Zucker, Gil Netter)
Fox Searchlight
Umberto Pasolini

Disney | D'Works | Fox | MGM | M'max/Dimension | New Line
Paramount | Sony | Universal | Warner Bros.
MGM
Cheyenne Enterprises (Bruce Willis, Arnold Rifkin)
Danjaq (Michael Wilson, Barbara Broccoli)
HYDE PARK (Ashok Amritraj)
Irish DreamTime (Pierce Brosnan, Beau St. Clair)
David Ladd Films
Stan Lee
Lion Rock (Terence Chang, John Woo)
Mosaic (Chuck Roven)
Trilogy (Guy MacElwaine, Pen Densham, John Watson)
Zide/Perry (Warren Zide, Craig Perry)
UNITED ARTISTS
AMERICAN ZOETROPE (Francis Ford Coppola) distribution deal
Cloud Nine (Simon Channing Williams)
Crossroads Films (Dan Lindau, Cami Taylor)
Mr. Mudd (John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, Russ Smith)
Single Cell Pictures (Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern)
Revolution (Michael Winterbottom, Andrew Eaton)

Disney | D'Works | Fox | MGM | M'max/Dimension | New Line
Paramount | Sony | Universal | Warner Bros.
MIRAMAX
Bait & Switch (Scott Kramer)
Cohen Pictures (Bobby Cohen)
Craven/Maddalena (Wes Craven, Marianne Maddalena)
Fragile Films (Barnaby Thompson, Uri Fruchtman)
Glen Goei
Marty Katz
Keystone (Robert Vince) distribution deal
Laha (Lasse Hallstrom, Leslie Holleran)
Los Hooligans (Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan)
John Madden
Neo Art & Logic (Joel Soisson, Mike Leahy, W.K. Border, Don Philips)
Nu Image/Millennium (Avi Lerner)
Outerbanks (Kevin Williamson)
Todd Phillips
Jane Startz
Tapestry (Peter Abrams, Robert Levy)
View Askew Prods. (Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier)
DIMENSION
Vertigo Ent. (Roy Lee, Doug Davison)

Disney | D'Works | Fox | MGM | M'max/Dimension | New Line
Paramount | Sony | Universal | Warner Bros.
NEW LINE
Benderspink (Chris Bender, JC Spink)
CubeVision (Ice Cube)
Adam Fields
HSI (Stavros Mejros)
Indelible Pictures (David Fincher, Art Linson)
Kalkaska Prods. (John Lyons)
Landscape (Bob Cooper)
Maxim Magazine
Rat (Brett Ratner)
Sandbox Ent. (Noah Emmerich)

Disney | D'Works | Fox | MGM | M'max/Dimension | New Line
Paramount | Sony | Universal | Warner Bros.
PARAMOUNT
Alphaville (Sean Daniel, Jim Jacks)
C/W (Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner)
De Line (Donald De Line)
Evans (Robert Evans)
First Light (Kathryn Bigelow)
Kerner Entertainment (Jordan Kerner)
KOPELSON/INTERTAINMENT (Arnold & Anne Kopelson) distribution deal
LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT (Tom Rosenberg) equity partner
Latham (Walter Latham)
LRO (Lynda Obst)
Manhattan Project (David Brown)
MTV Films
MUTUAL FILM CO. (Don Granger, Gary Levinsohn) equity partner
Nickelodeon
Scott Rudin
Mike Tollin/Brian Robbins
SNL Studios (Lorne Michaels)

Disney | D'Works | Fox | MGM | M'max/Dimension | New Line
Paramount | Sony | Universal | Warner Bros.
SONY
Allied Stars (Melissa Henning, Kelly Jones)
Angry (Don Murphy)
Art Echo (Denis Dugan, Sharon Dugan)
John Baldecchi
Martin Campbell
Circle of Confusion (Lawrence Mattis)
ESCAPE ARTISTS (Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black, Steve Tisch, Patrick Wachsberger, Bob Hayward, David Alper) equity partner
Flower Films (Nancy Juvonen, Drew Barrymore)
Gracie (James Brooks)
Happy Madison (Adam Sandler)
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Konrad (Cathy Konrad)
Tobey Maguire
Laurence Mark
Nancy Meyers
Mace Neufeld
Nuyorican (Jennifer Lopez)
Original (Neal Moritz)
Out of the Blue (Sid Ganis)
Overbrook (Will Smith, James Lassiter)
PARIAH (Gavin Palone)
Parkway (Penny Marshall, Amy Lemisch)
Predawn (Ron Bass)
Red Wagon (Lucy Fisher, Doug Wick)
Ricochet (Ricky Strauss)
Sprocketdyne (Rob Minkoff, Jason Clark)
Wonderland (McG, Stephanie Savage)
Laura Ziskin
REVOLUTION (Joe Roth) equity partner
Cheyenne Enterprises (Bruce Willis, Arnold Rifkin)
Blue Star (William Sherak, Jason Shuman)
Red Om (Julia Roberts, Deborah Schindler)

Disney | D'Works | Fox | MGM | M'max/Dimension | New Line
Paramount | Sony | Universal | Warner Bros.
UNIVERSAL
Laura Bickford
Clinica Estetico (Jonathan Demme)
Depth of Field (Chris & Paul Weitz)
Imagine (Brian Grazer, Ron Howard)
Jersey (Danny De Vito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher)
Kennedy/Marshall (Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy)
Larger Than Life (Gary Ross)
Mandalay (Peter Guber)
Barry Mendel
Misher (Kevin Misher)
Mostow/Lieberman (Jonathan Mostow, Hal Lieberman)
Marc Platt
Playtone (Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman)
Shady Acres (Tom Shadyac, Jim Brubaker, Michael Bostick)
Seann William Scott
Shutt-Jones (Buffy Shutt, Kathy Jones)
Casey Silver
Sommers (Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay)
Strike (Marc Abraham)
Tribeca (Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal)
Type A (Reese Witherspoon)
WORKING TITLE FILMS (Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner) equity partner
FOCUS FEATURES
Anonymous Content (Steve Golin)
Artists Independent Network (Charles Finch, Luc Roeg)
Jane Campion
Elephant Walk Ent. (Doug McHenry)
David Leveaux
Michael London
Pretty (Neil LaBute, Gail Mutrux)
This Is That (Ted Hope, Anthony Bregman, Anne Carey)

Disney | D'Works | Fox | MGM | M'max/Dimension | New Line
Paramount | Sony | Universal | Warner Bros.
WARNER BROS.
1492 (Chris Columbus)
ALCON ENT. (Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson) distribution deal
BEL-AIR ENT. (Steven Reuther)
Brad Grey, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston (no name yet)
CASTLE ROCK ENT. (Martin Shafer) equity partner
Di Bonaventura Pictures (Lorenzo Di Bonaventura)
DiNovi Pictures (Denise DiNovi)
FRANCHISE PICTURES (Elie Samaha) distribution deal
Fortis Films (Sandra Bullock)
GAYLORD FILMS/PANDORA FILMS (Hunt Lowry) distribution deal
Gerber Pictures (Bill Gerber)
Heyday Films (David Heyman)
Industry (Keith Addis, Nick Wechsler)
Killer (Christine Vachon, Pamela Kofler)
Mad Chance (Andrew Lazar)
Malpaso (Clint Eastwood)
Maple Shade (Ed McDonnell)
Material (Jorge Saralegui)
MORGAN CREEK (James Robinson) distribution deal
Radiant (Wolfgang Petersen)
Adam Schroeder
Section Eight (George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh)
Dylan Sellers
SHANGRI-LA (Steve Bing) distribution deal
Silver Pictures (Joel Silver)
This American Life (Ira Glass, Julie Snyder)
VILLAGE ROADSHOW (Bruce Berman)
Weed Road (Akiva Goldsman)
Jerry Weintraub
John Wells (John Wells)
Wildwood Enterprises (Robert Redford)
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