- Not to be confused with Film genre
Genre Films, usually credited as Kinberg Genre, is the production company founded by screenwriter-producer-director Simon Kinberg.
History[]
Genre Films in April 2010 signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox,[1] which gave Fox "direct access" to ideas by Kinberg.[2]
Aditya Sood became president of production, and Josh Feldman became director of development.
In December 2013, Genre Films renewed its deal with Fox for three additional years.[3]
In 2016, the studio made its first leap onto television when ABC picked up Designated Survivor to series.[4]
In July 2019, it was announced that Kinberg and his production company Genre Films is leaving Fox after 20 years.[5]
Filmography[]
Film[]
2010s[]
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Matthew Vaughn | 20th Century Fox | uncredited; co-production with Marvel Entertainment, The Donners' Company, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners | $140–160 million | $353.6 million |
| 2012 | This Means War | McG | uncredited; co-production with Overbrook Entertainment and Robert Simonds Company | $65 million | $156.5 million | |
| Warner Bros. Pictures | undercredited; co-production with Overbrook Entertainment | $65 million | $156.5 million | |||
| Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Timur Bekmambetov | 20th Century Fox | uncredited; co-production with Bazelevs Company, Dune Entertainment and Tim Burton Productions | $99.5 million | $116.4 million | |
| 2013 | Elysium | Neil Blomkamp | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with TriStar Pictures, Media Rights Capital, QED International and Alphacore | $115 million | $286.1 million |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Bryan Singer | 20th Century Fox | co-production with TSG Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry Productions and The Donners' Company | $200–220 million | $747.9 million |
| Paramount Pictures | ||||||
| Warner Bros. Pictures | ||||||
| Let's Be Cops | Luke Greenfield | 20th Century Fox | co-production with TSG Entertainment | $17 million | $138.2 million | |
| Universal Pictures | ||||||
| 2015 | Cinderella | Kenneth Branagh | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production with Walt Disney Pictures, Allison Shearmur Productions and Beagle Pug Films | $95–100 million | $542.4 million |
| Chappie | Neil Blomkamp | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures, MRC and LStar Capital | $49 million | $102.1 million | |
| Fantastic Four | Josh Trank | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Marvel Entertainment, Constantin Film, Marv Films, Robert Kulzer Productions, Hutch Parker Entertainment and TSG Entertainment | $120–155 million | $167.9 million | |
| Warner Studios musical fantasy romantic comedy film | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Warner Studios, Marc Platt Productions, Wayne Rice Films and Karz Entertainment | ||||
| The Martian | Ridley Scott | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Scott Free Productions and TSG Entertainment | $108 million | $630.2 million | |
| 2016 | Paramount Pictures | |||||
| Deadpool | Tim Miller | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Marvel Entertainment, The Donners' Company and TSG Entertainment | $58 million | $782.6 million | |
| Warner Bros. Pictures | ||||||
| X-Men: Apocalypse | Bryan Singer | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Marvel Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Hutch Parker Entertainment and The Donners' Company | $178 million | $543.9 million | |
| 2017 | Logan | James Mangold | 20th Century Fox | co-production with TSG Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, Hutch Parker Entertainment and The Donners' Company | $97–127 million | $619 million |
| Universal Pictures | ||||||
| Warner Bros. Pictures | ||||||
| Murder on the Orient Express | Kenneth Branagh | 20th Century Fox | co-production with The Mark Gordon Company and Scott Free Productions | $55 million | $352.8 million | |
| Paramount Pictures | ||||||
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | David Leitch | 20th Century Fox | co-production with TSG Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, The Donners' Company and Maximum Effort | $110 million | $785.8 million |
| Paramount Pictures | ||||||
| Universal Pictures | ||||||
| Warner Bros. Pictures | ||||||
| 2019 | Dark Phoenix | Simon Kinberg | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Marvel Entertainment, The Donners' Company, TSG Entertainment and Hutch Parker Entertainment | $200 million | $252.4 million |
2020s[]
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The New Mutants | Josh Boone | 20th Century Studios | co-production with Marvel Entertainment, Sunswept Entertainment and TSG Entertainment | $67-80 million | $45.5 million |
| 2021 | Paramount Pictures |
Upcoming[]
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Death on the Nile | Kenneth Branagh | 20th Century Studios | co-production with Scott Free Productions and The Mark Gordon Company |
| The 355 | Simon Kinberg | Universal Pictures | co-production with Freckle Films and FilmNation Entertainment |
Television[]
2010s[]
| Years | Title | Creators | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2019 | Designated Survivor | David Guggenheim | ABC (seasons 1-2) Netflix (season 3) |
co-production with The Mark Gordon Company (seasons 1-2), Entertainment One, ABC Studios (seasons 1-2) and Baer Bones (season 3) | 3 | 53 |
| 2017–2019 | Legion | Noah Hawley based on Legion by: Chris Claremont Bill Sienkiewicz |
FX | co-production with 26 Keys Productions, The Donners' Company, Bad Hat Harry Productions (season 1), Marvel Television and FX Productions | 27 | |
| The Gifted | Matt Nix based on X-Men by: Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
Fox | co-production with Flying Glass of Milk Productions, The Donners' Company, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Marvel Television and 20th Century Fox Television | 2 | 29 | |
| 2019–2020 | The Twilight Zone | based on The Twilight Zone created by: Rod Serling developed by: Simon Kinberg Jordan Peele Marco Ramirez |
CBS All Access | co-production with Monkeypaw Productions and CBS Television Studios | 1 | 10 |
References[]
- ↑ Fleming, Mike. "Simon Kinberg Signs First Look Fox Deal", Deadline Hollywood, April 14, 2010.
- ↑ McClintock, Pamela (April 15, 2010). "Fox high on hyphenate Kinberg". Variety. https://variety.com/2010/film/news/fox-high-on-hyphenate-kinberg-1118017789/.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (December 5, 2013). "'X-Men' Writer-Producer Simon Kinberg Re-Ups at Fox". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/x-men-writer-producer-simon-663057.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-05-06). "Kiefer Sutherland ABC Drama ‘Designated Survivor’ Gets Formal Series Pickup, First Trailer; Eyes Jon Feldman As Showrunner" (in en). https://deadline.com/2016/05/kiefer-sutherland-abc-designated-survivor-series-pickup-trailer-jon-feldman-showrunner-1201750838/.
- ↑ "Underway On ‘355’ At Uni With ‘The War Of The Worlds’ Series For Apple, Simon Kinberg Ends Long Fox Run". 2019-07-09. https://deadline.com/2019/07/simon-kinberg-exits-fox-355-war-of-the-worlds-series-apple-genre-films-neuromancer-legion-the-twilight-zone-1202643741/.
External links[]
- Genre Films on IMDb
- Kinberg Genre on IMDb
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