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Legendary Entertainment
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
FounderThomas Tull, Scott Mednick, William Fay
HeadquartersThe Pointe,
2900 W Alameda Ave,
Burbank, California
,
U.S.
Key people
OwnerNathan Holton
Number of employees
272[1] (2023)
Parent
Divisions
  • Legendary Pictures
  • Legendary Television
  • Legendary Animation
Websitewww.legendary.com

Legendary Entertainment (also known as Legendary) is an American film production and mass media company based in Burbank, California, founded by Thomas Tull along with co-founders Scott Mednick and William Fay in 2000. The company has collaborated with major studios, including Warner Bros. Pictures, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Sony Pictures, as well as streaming services, such as Netflix and Hulu. Since 2023, Legendary has been a subsidiary of the American mass media and entertainment multi-industry production company, Holton Studios.

History[edit]

Thomas Tull founded Legendary Entertainment along with co-founders Scott Mednick and William Fay[2][3][4] after raising $500 million from private equity firms.[5] It was one of the first companies of its kind to pair major motion picture production with major Wall Street private equity and hedge fund investors, including ABRY Partners, AIG Direct Investments, Bank of America Capital Investors, Columbia Capital, Falcon Investment Advisors, and M/C Venture Partners.[6] Legendary Pictures, Inc. was incorporated in California in 2000[7] and in 2005 it signed an agreement with Warner Bros. to co-produce and co-finance up to 40 films over seven years.[6] In 2010, Tull, Fidelity Investments, and Fortress Investment Group bought all the shares of the original investors. The buyout also included a $25 million investment by Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment. Following the transaction, Tull became the largest shareholder, thus enabling him to more easily direct the company's operations.[8] Golden Harvest later sold its stake in the company for $30 million.[9] In 2011, Accel Partners bought $40 million-worth of shares and Accel partner Jim Breyer joined the company's board of directors.[10] That same year the company was reported to have been valued at more than $1 billion.[6] Willian Fay left in September of 2011.[11] In September 2011, Chief Creative Officer Jon Jashni was appointed to the new position of President.[12] In December 2012, Waddell & Reed bought around 20% of Legendary's shares for $443 million.[13]

In July 2013, Legendary reached an agreement with Universal Pictures in which it would market, co-finance, and distribute Legendary's films for five years starting in 2014, the year that Legendary's similar agreement with Warner Bros. expired.[14] In October 2014, SoftBank bought $250 million shares in Legendary for a 10% stake. The transaction increased the company's total value to around $3 billion.[15]

In 2014, Legendary acquired the television producer Asylum Entertainment, which made ESPN's 30 for 30 and miniseries The Kennedys, for $100 million, but Asylum Entertainment will continue operating as a separate company.[16][17]

On January 11, 2016, Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group announced that it had concluded an agreement with shareholders to acquire Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 billion, making it the largest acquisition of an American media company by a Chinese firm.[18]

On January 17, 2017, it was announced that Tull had exited as Legendary Entertainment Chief Executive Officer.[19] He was replaced by the senior vice president of Wanda's cultural industry group, Jack Gao, as interim Chief Executive Officer.[20]

On October 17, 2017, it was reported that Gao stepped down from his positions at Legendary Entertainment and Wanda Group.[21][22] The resignation comes after an announcement by Wanda's chairman Wang Jianlin earlier that year that Wanda would refocus its investments onto the Chinese domestic market in an attempt to "actively respond to the call of the country".[21] This, in turn, is thought to be a consequence of the Chinese government banning Chinese banks from providing loans to Wanda Group's foreign operations, which was intended to stop the firm's offshore acquisition plans.[23]

On December 5, 2017, it was announced that Joshua Grode had been named as Legendary Entertainment Chief Executive Officer.[24]

On August 13, 2018, following the box office failure of many films, such as Skyscraper and Crimson Peak, the distribution deal between Legendary and Universal ended and a new agreement was reached to return to Warner Bros. Pictures.[25]

In December 2020, Variety and Deadline Hollywood reported that Legendary Entertainment, financiers, and talent with backend deals were not pleased with WarnerMedia's multi-release plans and non-transparent intentions. Legendary was not given advanced notice of the multi-release decision nor given a say in how Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong would be distributed. The studio planned to have discussions with Warner Bros. regarding a more "generous deal" however legal action was considered.[26][27] A few weeks later, Deadline reported that the film could keep its HBO Max release but only if Warner Bros. matches Netflix's $250 million bid.[28] In January 2021, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that a legal battle was averted due to Legendary and WarnerMedia nearing an agreement to keep the film's simultaneous release.[29]

On April 30, 2021, the company hired LionTree Advisors to explore possible deals, including the possibility of merging with a SPAC, making acquisitions, or finding partners.[30] On July 22, 2021, it was announced that Legendary is looking for a merger instead of a SPAC.[31] On January 31, 2022, a minority stake in Legendary was sold to Apollo Global Management, with Wanda still remaining the majority owner.[32]

In June 2022, following the lapse of their deal with Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment began seeking a new partnership, with Sony Pictures and Paramount Pictures among the companies interested.[33]

In July 2022, Legendary Entertainment reached an agreement with Sony Pictures in which it would market, co-finance, and distribute Legendary's films with the exception of China where Legendary East will handle all marketing and distribution on its movies. Sony would also handle home entertainment and TV distribution for the Legendary titles it distributes. However, the partnership pact does not include Dune: Part Two and the untitled Godzilla vs. Kong sequel as Legendary would continue to remain in business for Warner Bros. Pictures. Legendary would also continue to partner with other companies for streaming, such as Netflix, as Sony does not have a streaming service.[34]

In August 2022, CEO Joshua Grode announced serious financial problems for the company and 83 employees were laid off. Wanda Group was reportedly keeping the money gained by films and television products instead of reinvesting them back into the company.

On September 26, 2022, Holton Studios surprisingly announced the acquisition of Legendary Entertainment and all of its subsidiaries and divisions from Wanda Group and Apollo Global Management for a discounted $795.5 million. Holton later stated "We are glad to have Legendary join our family and we're looking forward to the new possibilities this collaboration opens for both parts". The acquisition was finalized on February 27, 2023 with Jon Watts being appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer and Joshua Grode (Chief Executive Officer from 2017) being demoted as Chief Operating Officer. All 83 previously laid off employees were reinstated.

Year Name Position
June 15, 2000 - January 17, 2017 Thomas Tull Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Chairman
January 18, 2017 - October 17, 2017 Jack Gao Interim Chief Executive Officer

Member of Wanda Group

December 5, 2017 - February 26, 2023 Joshua Grode Chief Executive Officer
Under Holton Studios
February 27, 2023 - present Nathan Holton Owner and Chairman

Founder of Holton Studios

Jon Watts CEO

Member of Holton Studios

Joshua Grode Chief Operating Officer (2023-present)

Divisions[edit]

Legendary Entertainment produces American films, television products and animated products with various business endeavors.

Current[edit]

Legendary Pictures[edit]

Starting from 2023, the Legendary Pictures label was separated from the main company and merged with Nine Stories Productions. Jake Gyllenhaal is the Head of the Studio.

Year Name Position
Under Holton Studios
February 27, 2023 - present Jake Gyllenhaal Head of Studio

President of production

Member of Holton Studios

Legendary Television[edit]

In 2011, the company announced the creation of Legendary Television to focus on developing television productions. The division was headed by Jeremy Elice and a co-financing contract with Warner Bros. Television was signed.[35] However, in 2012, Legendary decided to postpone its expansion into television and put the division on hold while restructuring; the contract with Warner Bros. was terminated and Elice left the company.[36]

Also in 2013, Legendary invested in hiring former head of Warner Bros. Television, Bruce Rosenblum, to head Legendary's television and digital media operations.[37] In December 2013, Legendary acquired television production company Asylum Entertainment, best known for producing sports programming and reality and scripted television series such as Beyond the Glory and The Kennedys.[38]

In 2023 with the acquisition by Holton Studios, Ryan Condal was appointed Head of the Studio.

Year Name Position
January 18, 2011 - August 08, 2012 Jeremy Elice Head of Studio
August 9, 2012 - June 16, 2013 — Studio on hold for restructuring
June 17, 2013 - August 12, 2022 Bruce Rosenblum Head of Studio
August 12, 2022 - February 26, 2023 — Studio on hold for financial problems
Under Holton Studios
February 27, 2023 - present Ryan Condal Head of Studio

President of production

Member of Holton Studios

Legendary Animation[edit]

Founded in 2013, the division never actually worked on a project but provided support to Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios.

In 2023 with the acquisition by Holton Studios, former Pixar writer and director Enrico Casarosa was appointed Head of the Studio. The first assignments are to aid the post-production of Sony's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Pixar's Elemental, released in June and July 2023.

Year Name Position
February 25, 2013 - February 26, 2023 — Studio managed by Legendary Television
Under Holton Studios
February 27, 2023 - present Enrico Casarosa Head of Studio

President of production

Member of Holton Studios

Former[edit]

Legendary Digital Networks[edit]

See also: Geek & Sundry and Nerdist Industries

In 2009, the company announced the establishment of a digital division, to be headed by Kathy Vrabeck, that would primarily focus on game development, a move which surprised many industry analysts because of the film industry's previous disengagement with the video game industry.[39] The goal of the division was reoriented in 2012 with the acquisition of Nerdist Industries, LLC, a pop culture blog with an eponymous podcast.[40] Nerdist founder Chris Hardwick announced that he and his partner Peter Levin (founder of GeekChicDaily) would still have complete editorial autonomy and that they would become the new presidents of the digital division, with Levin heading digital strategy and the digital content.[41] In 2013, Legendary purchased film marketing agency Five33 Ltd. The company, which in the past has worked on marketing campaigns for various studios, will now work exclusively on marketing Legendary's films.[42] In 2014, Legendary acquired both Geek & Sundry, Inc., a YouTube channel and production company,[43] and the website Amy Poehler's Smart Girls.[44] On June 10, 2016, LDN announced a subscription streaming service, Alpha, which will include programming from both Nerdist and Geek & Sundry.[45] The Alpha service was shut down on March 31, 2019.[46]

In July 2020, Legendary laid off 30% of the LDN staff.[47][48] Variety reported that "there was a sense that the operations were a money drain on the company’s profitable film and television operations. Those cuts were accelerated by the onset of COVID-19, which has resulted in layoffs and furloughs across the entertainment industry".[47] The Hollywood Reporter reported that "the digital brands have become less important to the strategic direction of Legendary in recent years as the online content business has shifted away from the networks that grew big during the early heyday of YouTube stardom. Legendary Digital is not a moneymaker for the business the way its core film and TV divisions are".[48] In April 2021, CBR reported that "Geek & Sundry as an original content producer hasn't exactly been operational for a couple of years".[49]

In February 2023, following the acquisition of Legendary Entertainment by Holton Studios, the division was closed. Five33 was rebranded as Studio Five and implemented as a division of Holton Studios (later moved to Holton Media Group) with Chris Spadaccini appointed as Head of the Studio.

Legendary East[edit]

In 2011, the company announced the formation of Legendary East Ltd., a joint venture film production company based in Hong Kong. The purpose of the company is to co-produce films with Chinese companies to bypass Chinese quotas on foreign film releases in the country.

Under an initial agreement with Chinese film distributor Huayi Brothers International, half of the company was to be owned by the shell corporation Paul Y. Engineering Group, 40% was to be owned by Legendary Entertainment (through holding companies such as Legendary Asian Pacific, LLC or Legendary East Holdings, LLC[7]), and 10% was to owned by the Huayi Brothers International.[50] Legendary East initially hoped to produce one to two globally marketed English-language films per year and finance a quarter of the production of an additional two films per year. The company hoped to raise US$220.5 million through the sale of stock of Paul Y. Engineering Group on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by the end of 2011.[51] However, because financing did not meet the targeted goal, Legendary East scrapped the deal with Huayi Brothers International and continued its efforts to secure financing in 2012.[51]

In 2013, Legendary East announced a new agreement with China Film Group. Under the new agreement, the two companies will co-produce multiple films over a three-year period.[52]

In February 2023, following the acquisition of Legendary Entertainment by Holton Studios, the division was closed.

Legendary Comics[edit]

Main articles: Legendary Comics and Oni Press Publishing
The Legendary Comics panel at the 2012 New York Comic Con. From left to right: emcee Chris Hardwick, Bob Schreck, Matt Wagner, Grant Morrison, Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham.

In 2010, the company announced the launch of a comic book division called Legendary Comics, LLC under the direction of editor-in-chief Bob Schreck.[53] The first graphic novel published by the company was Holy Terror by Frank Miller, which was released in 2011.[54]

In February 2023 with the acquisition by Holton Studios, the division was set to publish several graphic novels based on Holton's properties. However, in July 2023, Legendary Comics was closed with the staff moved to the newly acquired Oni Press Publishing, part of Holton Media Group. Schreck remains as editor-in-chief of the new company.

Year Name Position
November 3, 2010 - July 31, 2023 Bob Schreck Editor-in-chief

Filmography[edit]

Legendary Pictures, Legendary Television and Legendary Animation have produced various feature films and television media. In addition, the company is also in the process of producing an additional films and is developing various other projects. Note that in most cases the distributor or distributors also co-produced the film. The box office column reflects the worldwide gross for the theatrical release of the film in United States dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Legendary Pictures[edit]

Year Title Director Co-production company(s) Distributor(s) Box office
Independent
2005 Batman Begins Christopher Nolan DC Comics, Syncopy and Patalex III Productions Warner Bros. Pictures $374,218,673
2006 Superman Returns Bryan Singer DC Comics, Peters Entertainment and Bad Hat Harry $391,081,192
Lady in the Water M. Night Shyamalan Blinding Edge Pictures $72,785,169
The Ant Bully John A. Davis Playtone and DNA Productions $55,181,129
Beerfest Jay Chandrasekhar Gerber Pictures, Cataland Films and Broken Lizard $20,387,597
We Are Marshall McG Thunder Road Pictures and Wonderland Sound and Vision $43,545,364
300 Zack Snyder Virtual Studios, Atmosphere Pictures and Hollywood Gang $456,068,181
2008 10,000 BC Roland Emmerich Centropolis $269,784,201
The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan DC Comics and Syncopy $1,003,045,358
2009 Watchmen Zack Snyder DC Comics and Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions Warner Bros. Pictures / Paramount Pictures $185,258,983
Observe and Report Jody Hill DeLine Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures $26,973,554
The Hangover Todd Phillips Green Hat Films and BenderSpink $467,483,912
Trick 'r Treat Michael Dougherty Bad Hat Harry and Warner Premiere —
Where the Wild Things Are Spike Jonze Playtone and Village Roadshow Pictures $100,086,793
Ninja Assassin James McTeigue Dark Castle Entertainment, Silver Pictures and Anarchos Productions $61,601,280
2010 Clash of the Titans Louis Leterrier Thunder Road Pictures and The Zanuck Company $493,214,993
Jonah Hex Jimmy Hayward DC Comics, Mad Chance and Weed Road Pictures $10,903,312
Inception Christopher Nolan Syncopy $825,532,764
The Town Ben Affleck GK Films and Thunder Road Pictures $154,026,136
Due Date Todd Phillips Green Hat Films $211,780,824
2011 Sucker Punch Zack Snyder Cruel and Unusual Films $89,792,502
The Hangover Part II Todd Phillips Green Hat Films and BenderSpink $586,764,305
2012 Wrath of the Titans Jonathan Liebesman Thunder Road Pictures, Cott Productions and Furia de Titanes II A.I.E. $305,270,083
The Dark Knight Rises Christopher Nolan DC Entertainment and Syncopy $1,084,439,099
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer Bryan Singer New Line Cinema, Original Film, Big Kid Pictures and Bad Hat Harry $197,687,603
42 Brian Helgeland — $97,470,701
The Hangover Part III Todd Phillips Green Hat Films and BenderSpink $362,000,072
Man of Steel Zack Snyder DC Entertainment, Syncopy and Peters Entertainment $668,045,518
Pacific Rim Guillermo del Toro DDY $411,002,906
2014 300: Rise of an Empire Noam Murro Cruel and Unusual Films and Atmosphere Pictures and Hollywood Gang $337,580,051
Godzilla Gareth Edwards — Warner Bros. Pictures / Toho $529,076,069
As Above, So Below John Erick Dowdle Brothers Dowdle Productions Universal Pictures $41,898,409
Dracula Untold Gary Shore Michael De Luca Productions $217,124,280
Interstellar Christopher Nolan Syncopy and Lynda Obst Productions Paramount Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures $675,120,017
Seventh Son Sergei Bodrov Thunder Road Pictures and Wigram Productions Universal Pictures $114,178,613
Unbroken Angelina Jolie Jolie Pas and 3 Arts Entertainment $163,278,357
2015 Blackhat Michael Mann Forward Pass $19,589,056
The Hive David Yarovesky Midnight Road Entertainment and Witness Protection Films Nerdist Industries —
Dead Rising: Watchtower Zach Lipovsky Contradiction Films and Di Bonaventura Digital Crackle / Content Media —
Jurassic World Colin Trevorrow Amblin Entertainment and The Kennedy/Marshall Company Universal Pictures $1,670,400,637
Straight Outta Compton F. Gary Gray New Line Cinema, Cube Vision, Crucial Films and Broken Chair Flickz $201,634,991
Steve Jobs Danny Boyle Scott Rudin Productions, Mark Gordon Company, Entertainment 360, Decibel Films and Cloud Eight Films $34,441,873
Crimson Peak Guillermo del Toro DDY $74,679,822
Krampus Michael Dougherty Zam Pictures $61,548,707
Under Wanda Group
2016 Fastball Jonathan Hock Major League Baseball Gravitas Ventures —
Warcraft Duncan Jones Atlas Entertainment, Blizzard Entertainment, Tencent Pictures, H. Brothers and Taihe Entertainment Universal Pictures[a] $439,048,914
Dead Rising: Endgame Pat Williams DR2 and Contradiction Films Crackle —
The Thinning Michael Gallagher Cinemand/kidsatplay YouTube Red —
Spectral Nic Mathieu — Netflix —
The Great Wall Zhang Yimou Atlas Entertainment, Kava Productions and Le Vision Pictures Universal Pictures / CFGC $334,993,831
2017 Kong: Skull Island Jordan Vogt-Roberts Tencent Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures $566,652,812
Flesh and Sand Alejandro González Iñárritu ILMxLAB and Fondazione Prada Distribution only —
2018 Pacific Rim: Uprising Steven S. DeKnight DDY Universal Pictures $290,930,148
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom J. A. Bayona Amblin Entertainment, Perfect World Pictures and The Kennedy/Marshall Company $1,308,467,944
Skyscraper Rawson Marshall Thurber Flynn Picture Company and Seven Bucks Productions $304,868,961
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Ol Parker Littlestar, Playtone and Perfect World Pictures $402,264,003
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee Blumhouse Productions, Monkeypaw Productions, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, QC Entertainment and Perfect World Pictures Focus Features $93,400,823
2019 Little Tina Gordon Chism Will Packer Productions and Perfect World Pictures Universal Pictures $48,987,096
Pokémon Detective Pikachu Rob Letterman The Pokémon Company Warner Bros. Pictures / Toho $433,005,346
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Michael Dougherty Huahua Media $386,600,138
2020 Enola Holmes Harry Bradbeer PCMA Productions Netflix —
Console Wars Jonah Tulis and Blake J. Harris CBS Television Studios CBS All Access —
2021 Godzilla vs. Kong Adam Wingard — Warner Bros. Pictures / Toho $470,067,014
Dune Denis Villeneuve — Warner Bros. Pictures $401,847,900
2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre David Blue Garcia Bad Hombre and Exurbia Films Netflix —
Fresh Mimi Cave Searchlight Pictures and Hyperobject Industries Hulu —
Enola Holmes 2 Harry Bradbeer PCMA Productions Netflix —
A Christmas Story Christmas Clay Kaytis Wild West Picture Show Productions and Toberoff Productions Warner Bros. Pictures / HBO Max —
2023 We Have a Ghost Christopher Landon Temple Hill Entertainment Netflix —
Under Holton Studios
2023 The Machine[55] Peter Atencio — Sony Pictures Releasing
No Hard Feelings Gene Stupnitsky —
The Book of Clarence[56] Jeymes Samuel —
2024 Dune: Part Two[57] Denis Villeneuve — Warner Bros. Pictures
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire[58] Adam Wingard —
Garfield Mark Dindal Columbia Pictures, Alcon Entertainment and Paws, Inc. Sony Pictures Releasing
The Batman: Part II Matt Reeves Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios and Holton Studios Warner Bros. Pictures
2025 The Lost and the Damned Nathan Holton Holton Studios and Syncopy
TBA By All[59] Steven Caple Jr. —
Danny and the Dinosaur[60] TBA — TBA
Duke Nukem[61] TBA — Sony Pictures Releasing
Party & Prey[62] Patrick Brice —
God Country[63] Jim Mickle — Netflix
Gundam[64] Jordan Vogt-Roberts —
My Hero Academia[65] Shinsuke Sato — Netflix / Toho
The Toxic Avenger[66] Macon Blair — TBA
Untitled Detective Pikachu sequel[67] Jonathan Krisel — Warner Bros. Pictures / Toho
Sherlock Holmes 3 (working title) Dexter Fletcher Holton Studios and Village Roadshow Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures
The Division Rawson Marshall Thurber Ubisoft Motion Pictures, Freckle Films and 87North

Legendary Television[edit]

Year Title Network Co-production company(s) Notes
Under Wanda Group
2015-2022 The Expanse Syfy (2015–18)

Amazon Prime Video (2019–22)

Penguin in a Parka, SeanDanielCo (2015–18), Alcon Entertainment, Just So (2019–22), Hivemind (2019–22) and Amazon Studios (2019–22) Distribution only
2016-2018 Colony USA Network Cuse Productions, Genre Arts (2018) and Universal Content Productions
Love Netflix Apatow Productions, Don't Ask Arfin and Rust's Western Shed
2016 Electra Woman and Dyna Girl Fullscreen Fullscreen and Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures
2017 Downward Dog ABC Mosaic Media Group, Animal Media Group and ABC Studios
2018 The Looming Tower Hulu Wolf Moon Productions, South Slope Pictures and Jigsaw Productions Also distribution
2018-2021 Lost in Space Netflix Sazama Sharpless Productions, Applebox Entertainment, Synthesis Entertainment and Clickety-Clack Productions
2019-2023 Carnival Row Amazon Prime Video Siesta Productions and Amazon Studios
2021 Debris NBC Future Investigations, Sorry Dave Productions, Sic Semper Tyrannis, Plan B Entertainment and Amazon Studios
2021-2022 Pacific Rim: The Black Netflix Frequency Films and Universal Television Licensed only
2022 Night Sky Amazon Prime Video Greg Johnson Productions and Lemon Scented Ninja
Paper Girls Mosaic, Sunshine Park Productions and Amazon Studios
Under Holton Studios
2023 Sweet Tooth Netflix DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television Season 2 onwards[68]
Skull Island Netflix Legendary Animation, Netflix Animation, Powerhouse Animation and Tractor Pants Productions[69]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Apple TV+ — Based on Godzilla by Toho and set in the MonsterVerse.[70][71]
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+ Holton Studios, Disney Branded Television, 20th Television and Gotham Group
2024 House of the Dragon HBO GRRM, Holton Studios and HBO Entertainment Season 2 onwards
Dune: Prophecy Max Warner Bros. Television Studios and Villeneuve Films
TBA The Old Man FX The Littlefield Company and 20th Television Season 2 onwards[68]
Untitled Chris Fedak drama[72] NBC —
Untitled Trevor Noah comedy[73] Fox LEG Productions and Overbrook Entertainment
The Extinction Parade[74] TBA Based on the comic series of the same name by Max Brooks.
Austen's Razor[75] CBS Di Bonaventura Pictures and CBS Television Studios
Lock In[76] TBA Based on the novel of the same name by John Scalzi
Lazarus[77] Amazon Prime Video Matt Tolmach Productions Based on the comic book series of the same name created by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark
Start Making Sense[78] IFC Red Hour Films
Emergency Broadcast[79] Paramount Network —
Mile High[80] USA Network Universal Content Productions
Myst[81] Hulu Matt Tolmach Productions Based on the video game of the same name
The Crusaders[82] Fox Green Door Pictures, T&T Studios and Di Bonaventura Television
Ordinary People[83] ABC Get Lifted Film Company, Principato Young Entertainment and ABC Studios
Untitled Faith Hill project[84] Syndication Sandbox Entertainment
It's The Real (working title)[85] MTV —
The Astronaut Instruction Manual[86] TBA Matt Tolmach Productions Based on the book of the same name by Mike Mongo
The Evening and the Morning[87] TBA Range Media Partners Based on the book of the same name by Ken Follett
Untitled H.P. Lovecraft series[88] TBA Di Bonaventura Television
Biopunk[89] TBA The Gotham Group
Nightrise[90] Paramount Network Applebox Entertainment
Postal[91] Hulu Matt Tolmach Productions and Top Cow Productions Based on the comic book series of the same name created by Matt Hawkins, Bryan Hill, and Issac Goodhart
Sin City[92] TBA — Based on the comic book series of the same name created by Frank Miller
My Friend Pedro[93] TBA — Based on the video game of the same name by Victor Argen
Untitled Heathcliff series TBA — Based on the comic strip of the same name by George Gately
A Tale of Two Cities TBA — Based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens

Legendary Animation[edit]

Year Title Distributor Co-production company(s) Notes
Under Holton Studios
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Releasing Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Holton Studios, and Pascal Pictures
Elemental Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Pixar Animation Studios and Holton Studios
Skull Island Netflix Legendary Television, Netflix Animation, Powerhouse Animation and Tractor Pants Productions
2024 Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Releasing Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Holton Studios, and Pascal Pictures
That Christmas Netflix Netflix Animation
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Netflix Animation, dj2 Entertainment and Holton Interactive Group
2025 Wayne & Kent Max Holton Studios

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