Film production company
Original Film is an American film and television production company founded by Neal H. Moritz .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Notable films the company has produced include the Fast & Furious franchise.
History
Original Film was started out in the early 1990s by Neal H. Moritz and Bruce Mellon as a film producer and a commercial company.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
In 1991, David Heyman joined as employee of the motion picture department. He later resigned to join Heyday Films .[ 8] In 1993, Stokley Chaffin joined the company. He stayed on with the company for eight years until 2001.[ 9]
In 1997, the studio struck a long-time partnership deal with Sony Pictures , and it remained until 2019.[ 10] [ 11] At the same time, Brad Luff joined the company. He left in 2003 to run Morgan Creek Productions .[ 12] In 1998, the studio struck a deal with Newmarket Capital Group to produce lower-budget feature films.[ 13]
In 1999, the studio made its first foray on television with the debut of Shasta McNasty . At the same time, Mark Rossen joined the company.[ 14]
In 2002, Moritz launched a partnership with fellow talent agency Marty Adelstein to head a film and television managing company Original , that comprises the assets of the company.[ 15] Later that year, Dawn Parouse joined the company, and later the studio struck a deal with 20th Century Fox Television to produce television shows.[ 16]
In 2004, the film and managing business has been split up.[ 17] At the same time, Ori Marmur, formerly of Mandalay Pictures (in which the studio developed the I Know What You Did Last Summer films for Mandalay) joined the company.[ 18] Two years later, Moritz struck a deal with Sony Pictures Television to produce television shows.[ 19]
In 2017, the studio signed a feature film production deal with Paramount Pictures to produce feature films, starting in 2019.[ 20] The deal was extended until 2023 in August 2020 and further until 2027 in April 2024.[ 21] [ 22]
Filmography
Film
Upcoming
Undated films
Television series
Upcoming
References
^ Mandy.com
^ Backstage.com
^ "Neal Moritz Inks Deal with Sony TV, Hires Pavun Shetty as Head of Original Film's TV Division" . Variety . 2015-09-29. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03.
^ "Neal H. Moritz" . Variety . 2017-10-06. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03.
^ Petrikin, Chris; Carver, Benedict (1998-03-26). "Original idea for genre pix" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ "Original Film's Directors Bridge the Gap Between Ads and Extremes - Extreme Reach" . SourceCreative - Extreme Reach . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ "News: Original Film Adds Four Directors" . news.creativecow.net . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ "Soundtrack" . Variety . 1991-02-25. Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ Fritz, Ben (2005-10-18). "Exec to try shingle life" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ Lorber, Danny (1998-07-07). "Moritz extends Col deal" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ Brodesser, Claude; Lyons, Charles (2001-03-22). "Moritz stays at Columbia" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ Brodesser, Claude (2003-07-25). "Morgan Creek taps Luff prez" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ Petrikin, Chris; Carver, Benedict (1998-03-26). "Original idea for genre pix" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ Littleton, Cynthia (1999-07-29). "Original names TV prexy" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ Brodesser, Claude (2002-04-03). "Moritz, Adelstein partner" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ Schneider, Michael (2002-08-13). "New 20th TV program deal is an Original" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ LaPorte, Nicole (2004-02-27). "Inside Move: Moritz, Adelstein plan Original breakup" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ LaPorte, Nicole; Brodesser, Claude (2004-02-24). "Mandalay's Marmur at Original" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ Adalian, Josef (2006-10-05). "Original sets pilots at Fox" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ McNary, Dave (2017-09-06). "Neal Moritz Signs First-Look Deal With Paramount" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-26 .
^ Kroll, Justin (2020-08-26). "Paramount Pictures Extends First-Look Deal With Producer Neal Moritz" . Deadline . Retrieved 2020-08-27 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (11 April 2024). "Paramount Reups First Look Deal With 'Sonic The Hedgehog' Producer Neal H. Moritz & His Original Film Banner" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 11 April 2024 .
^ Kroll, Justin (May 28, 2020). " 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Sequel in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety.com . Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
^ Fuster, Jeremy (July 23, 2020). " 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' Gets April 2022 Release Date" . TheWrap . Retrieved July 24, 2020 .
^ Grobar, Matt (August 8, 2022). "Paramount Sets 'Sonic The Hedgehog 3' Release, Pushes Date For Smurfs Animated Musical" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022 .
^ Grobar, Matt (May 16, 2024). "Sony Dates 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' For Summer 2025" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 17, 2024 .
^ Kroll, Justin (February 6, 2023). " 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Sequel In Works At Sony With Jennifer Kaytin Robinson Directing; Jennifer Love Hewitt And Freddie Prinze Jr. In Talks To Return" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 6, 2023 .
^ Couch, Aaron (April 30, 2023). " 'Fast X' Star Vin Diesel Ignores the Teleprompter at CinemaCon" . The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2023 .
^ Tinson, Emma (2023-06-09). "Vin Diesel reveals Fast X Part 2 release date" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 2023-06-09 .
^ "Vin Diesel Announces Fast & Furious 11 Release Date" . CBR . 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-09 .
^ McPherson, Chris (May 4, 2024). " 'Fast 11' Will Be Released in 2026, Says Director Louis Leterrier [Exclusive]" . Collider . Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024 .
^ Ritman, Alex (May 10, 2024). "Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju Join Dave Bautista, Samuel L. Jackson in 'Afterburn' as Filming on Black Bear Action Adventure Gets Underway (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved May 10, 2024 .
^ Donnelly, Matt (June 1, 2023). "Dwayne Johnson to Return as Luke Hobbs in New 'Fast and Furious' Standalone Film" . Variety . Retrieved June 11, 2023 .
^ Kroll, Justin (2023-04-05). "20th Century Adapting Emily Henry's 'Beach Read' With Yulin Kuang Set To Direct" . Deadline . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ Kit, Borys (2023-05-01). "Sylvester Stallone Sets 'Cliffhanger' Reboot With 'Angel Has Fallen' Director" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2023-05-02 .
^ Kroll, Justin (June 21, 2022). "Paul Downs Colaizzo In Talks To Replace Wes Ball As Director On Paramount Adaptation Of 'Harbinger' " . Deadline . Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Grobar, Matt (May 14, 2024). "Paramount Preempts Chris McCoy's Thriller Spec 'Hit The Gas'; Neal Moritz To Produce" . Deadline Hollywood .
^ Williams, Caleb (June 16, 2022). "20th Century Studios Puts A 'Max Payne' Reboot Project Into Early Development" . Knightedge Media . Retrieved June 17, 2022 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 14, 2022). "David Mandell Adapting Alexis Hall Novel 'Rosaline Palmer Takes The Cake' For Original Film" . Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022 .
^ Kroll, Justin (January 11, 2022). "Eileen Jones Tapped To Pen Paramount's 'To Catch A Thief' Reboot Starring Gal Gadot" . Deadline . Retrieved January 11, 2022 .
^ Gardner, Chris (October 14, 2024). "Crayola Studios and Hallmark Reviving Rainbow Brite for New Generation With Film, TV Project" . Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 14, 2024 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 15, 2022). "Paramount & Original Film Take To Jason Pagan & Andrew Deutschman Horror Pitch Inspired By TikTok Videos" . Deadline . Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Petski, Denise (April 17, 2024). " 'Golden Axe' Animated Series Based On Video Game Ordered By Comedy Central; Matthew Rhys, Danny Pudi Among Voice Cast" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 17, 2024 .
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