Plan B Entertainment Inc.,[1] more commonly known as Plan B, is an American production company founded in November in 2001 by Brad Grey, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. In 2005, after Pitt and Aniston divorced, Grey became the CEO of Paramount Pictures and Pitt became the sole owner of the company. It currently holds a production deal with Annapurna Pictures, former deals include Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and New Regency. The president of the company was for many years Dede Gardner, but she and Pitt named Jeremy Kleiner co-president with Gardner in 2013.[2] Three of the production company's movies, The Departed, 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight, have won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Production deals[]
Active[]
- Annapurna Pictures (since 2017)[3]
Former[]
- New Regency (2014–2017)[4][5]
- RatPac Entertainment (2014–2017)[4][5]
- Paramount Pictures (2005–2013)[6]
- Warner Bros. (2002–2005)[7]
Films[]
2000s[]
| Year | Title | Director | Oscar Best Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Troy | Wolfgang Petersen | |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Tim Burton | |
| 2006 | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Won |
| 2006 | Running with Scissors | Ryan Murphy | |
| 2007 | Year of the Dog | Mike White | |
| 2007 | A Mighty Heart | Michael Winterbottom | |
| 2007 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Andrew Dominik | |
| 2009 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | Rebecca Miller | |
| 2009 | The Time Traveler's Wife | Robert Schwentke |
2010s[]
| Year | Title | Director | Oscar Best Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Matthew Vaughn | |
| 2010 | Eat, Pray, Love | Ryan Murphy | |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | Nominated |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Bennett Miller | Nominated |
| 2012 | Killing Them Softly | Andrew Dominik | |
| 2013 | World War Z | Marc Forster | |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Steve McQueen | Won |
| 2014 | Selma | Ava DuVernay | |
| 2015 | True Story | Rupert Goold | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Adam McKay | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Barry Jenkins | Won |
| 2016 | The Lost City of Z | James Gray | |
| 2016 | Voyage of Time | Terrence Malick | |
| 2017 | War Machine | David Michod | |
| 2017 | Okja | Bong Joon-ho | |
| 2017 | Brad's Status | Mike White | |
| 2018 | Beautiful Boy | Felix Van Groeningen | |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Barry Jenkins | |
| 2018 | Vice | Adam McKay | Nominated |
| 2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Joe Talbot | |
| 2019 | Ad Astra | James Gray | |
| 2019 | The King | David Michôd |
Upcoming[]
- Kajillionaire (2020)[8]
- Irresistible (2020)[9]
- Minari (2020)[10]
- Blonde (2020)[11]
- Black Hole (TBA)[12]
- Illuminae (TBA)[13]
- He Wanted the Moon (TBA)[14]
- Untitled Chris Cornell documentary (TBA)[15]
- Wrong Answer (TBA)[16]
Television[]
2000s[]
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pretty/Handsome | FX |
2010s[]
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Resurrection | ABC | |
| 2014–2016 | Deadbeat | Hulu | |
| 2014 | Nightingale | HBO | |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | HBO | |
| 2016–2019 | The OA | Netflix | |
| 2017–present | Feud | FX | |
| 2018–present | Sweetbitter | Starz |
Upcoming
- The Third Day (2020)[17]
- Lego Masters (2020)[18]
- Americanah (TBA)[19]
- Consider Phlebas (TBA)[20]
- The Underground Railroad (TBA)[21]
References[]
- ↑ "Plan B Entertainment Inc.". Manta. http://www.manta.com/c/mtvttgs/plan-b-entertainment-inc.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (May 22, 2013). "Jeremy Kleiner Tapped as Co-President of Plan B Entertainment". Variety. https://variety.com/2013/film/news/jeremy-kleiner-tapped-as-co-president-of-plan-b-entertainment-1200486686/.
- ↑ Ford, Rebecca (May 4, 2017). "Brad Pitt's Plan B Inks Three-Year Deal With Annapurna". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brad-pitts-plan-b-inks-three-year-deal-annapurna-998994. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fleming, Mike (December 10, 2013). "Brad Pitt's Plan B Move Unveiled: Moving To Deal With New Regency And RatPac Partners James Packer And Brett Ratner". https://deadline.com/2013/12/in-latest-producerstudio-divorce-brad-pitts-plan-b-headed-to-new-regency-650324/. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fleming Jr, Mike (April 6, 2017). "Plan B On The Move; Is Annapurna New Home For Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner?". https://deadline.com/2017/04/plan-b-annapurna-new-home-brad-pitt-dede-gardner-jeremy-kleiner-megan-ellison-1202064006/. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ Masters, Kim (December 10, 2013). "Brad Pitt and Brad Grey Break Up: Plan B to Exit Paramount (Exclusive)". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brad-pitt-brad-grey-break-664845. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ Fleming, Michael (January 3, 2005). "Plan C for Plan B?". https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/plan-c-for-plan-b-1117915683/. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (15 March 2018). "Miranda July Sets Family Drama Movie With Plan B, Annapurna". https://variety.com/2018/film/news/miranda-july-plan-b-annapurna-1202727671/. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (March 19, 2019). "Chris Cooper Joins Steve Carell & Rose Byrne In Jon Stewart's Campaign Trail Comedy 'Irresistible' For Focus & Plan B". https://deadline.com/2019/03/jon-stewart-steve-carell-rose-byrne-chris-cooper-irresistible-focus-features-brad-pitt-planb-1202578124/. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ↑ Sun, Rebecca (July 11, 2019). "Steven Yeun to Star in and Exec Produce A24 Immigrant Drama (Exclusive)". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steven-yeun-star-exec-produce-a24-immigrant-drama-1223931. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (19 September 2019). "Marilyn Monroe Film ‘Blonde’ From Netflix & Plan B Adds Cast". https://deadline.com/2019/09/netflix-plan-b-marilyn-monroe-film-blonde-cast-1202738843/. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (28 February 2018). "'Dope' Director Rick Famuyiwa Partners With Plan B, New Regency on 'Black Hole'". https://variety.com/2018/film/news/dope-director-rick-famuyiwa-black-hole-1202713842/. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (20 November 2015). "Brad Pitt, Warner Bros. Developing Sci-Fi Movie 'Illuminae'". https://variety.com/2015/film/news/brad-pitt-warner-bros-movie-illuminae-1201645827/. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming. "Tony Kushner Adapting 'He Wanted The Moon,' A Brad Pitt Passion Project For Cross Creek, Plan B", Deadline, 19 February 2017 and was adopted by Juliet stables. (in en-US)
- ↑ Tapley, Kristopher; Halperin, Shirley (14 February 2019). "Chris Cornell Documentary in the Works From Brad Pitt and Peter Berg (EXCLUSIVE)". https://variety.com/2019/film/news/chris-cornell-documentary-brad-pitt-peter-berg-1203139404/. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (7 June 2017). "Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan Set 'Wrong Answer' At New Regency/Plan B; Ta-Nehisi Coates To Write". https://deadline.com/2017/06/ryan-coogler-michael-b-jordan-wrong-answer-math-cheating-scandal-new-regency-plan-b-ta-nehisi-coates-1202109192/. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ White, Peter (12 June 2019). "Jude Law To Star In HBO & Sky Mystery Drama ‘The Third Day’ From Sky Studios & Plan B Entertainment". https://deadline.com/2019/06/jude-law-the-third-day-1202631358/. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (18 July 2019). "'Lego Masters' Competition Series Produced by Brad Pitt a Go at Fox (Exclusive)". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lego-masters-competition-series-a-go-at-fox-1225082. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 13, 2019). "Lupita Nyong’o Headlines ‘Americanah’ Limited Series Based On Book For HBO Max, Danai Gurira Writing, Plan B Producing". https://deadline.com/2019/09/lupita-nyongo-star-americanah-limited-series-based-on-book-for-hbo-max-danai-gurira-writing-plan-b-producing-1202734016/. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (February 21, 2018). "'Consider Phlebas' TV Series in the Works at Amazon". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/consider-phlebas-tv-series-works-at-amazon-1086840. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 5, 2018). "Amazon Greenlights Barry Jenkins & Plan B's 'Underground Railroad' Limited Series With Jenkins Directing All 11 Episodes". https://deadline.com/2018/06/amazon-barry-jenkins-plan-b-the-underground-railroad-limited-series-jenkins-directing-all-11-episodes-1202404221/. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
Further reading[]
- Hayes, Dade. "Golden Boy Shines Behind the Scenes", Daily Variety, December 15, 2006.
External links[]
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