Skydance Media

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Skydance Media, LLC
Formerly called
 Skydance Productions (2006–2016)
Private
Industry Entertainment
Founded April 4, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-04-04)
Founder David Ellison
Headquarters Santa Monica, California, United States
Area served
 Global
Key people
  • David Ellison (CEO and chairman)
  • Dana Goldberg (CCO)
  • Don Granger (EVP of Feature Productions)
  • Marcy Ross (President of Television)
  • Jesse Sisgold (President and COO)
  • Larry Wasserman (CFO)
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Brands Uncharted (label)
Owners
  • David Ellison (controlling)
  • RedBird Capital Partners (minor)
  • CJ ENM (minor)
  • Tencent (minor)[1]
Divisions
Website skydance.com

Skydance Media, LLC (formerly known as Skydance Productions) is an American production company based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by David Ellison in 2006, the company entered a five-year partnership to co-produce and co-finance films with Paramount Pictures starting in 2009, and has renewed the agreement twice out to 2021. The company specializes in movies, animation, television and video games.

History

Logo from 2016 until 2021.

Skydance Productions was formed in 2006 by David Ellison. The firm's first film was Flyboys in 2006, starring Ellison and co-financed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[3]

In the fall of 2009, Skydance and Paramount Pictures signed a five-year co-financing, production and distribution agreement, with Paramount holding the additional option of distribution. Before August 2010, Skydance hired Dana Goldberg, formerly of Village Roadshow Pictures, to oversee development and production. In August 2010, with the Paramount partnership and an equity investment by the then sixth richest person in the world, Ellison's father and Oracle Corporation co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison, Skydance raised $350 million in equity and credit to co-finance its films.[3]

On October 25, 2011, Skydance tried to sign its own first production client with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci of K/O Paper Products, but the deal was never materialized.[4]

On May 1, 2013, Skydance launched Skydance Television, hiring Marcy Ross as division president.[5] Carolyn Harris joined Skydance Television as vice president a month later.[6] Skydance renewed it slate deal with Paramount in the summer of 2013 for four more years.[7]

In 2014, Jesse Sisgold joined Skydance as President of Business Affairs & Strategic Planning[8] and later that year was upped to Chief Operating Officer.[9] He was again promoted in 2017 to President & COO.[10]

In March 2014, Don Granger joined the company as the newly created post EVP Feature Productions, and he would report to Dana Goldberg, company's chief creative officer.[11]

In March 2015, Anne Globe joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer.[12]

Later that same year, Skydance raised $700 million in new financing. The refinancing included $200 million in equity from a group of investors, and a $500 million line of credit from J.P. Morgan Chase.[7] On May 3, 2016, Skydance Media used part of its new financing to purchase game developer The Workshop Entertainment, Inc. The Workshop Entertainment was renamed and organized as Skydance Interactive, LLC.[13] David Ellison's company also created a production label named Uncharted in December 2016 in order to house content that falls outside of the action, sci-fi or fantasy genre.[14]

On March 16, 2017, Skydance launched the Skydance Animation division by forming a multi-year partnership with Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios. Two projects are in the works, with one of them originally projected for a March 2021 release.[15] In August 2017, Skydance and Paramount renewed their slate deal for another four years to 2021, with the addition of Skydance's animated films for distribution.[16]

On January 25, 2018, Tencent bought a 5% to 10% minority stake.[1][17] Jun Oh was hired by Skydance Media as head of theatrical, interactive and legal affairs in October 2018.[18]

In February 2020, RedBird Capital Partners and CJ ENM invested in the company.[19] More recently, the company signed a first look television deal with Exile Content Studio.[20] Even more recently, the company signed a first look deal with Impact, a company owned by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer for television productions.[21]

On October 20, 2021, Skydance tapped veteran producer Jon Weinbach to lead a new sports division called Skydance Sports, a new unit will develop scripted and unscripted sports-related content.[22][23][24]

Films

Released

Release Title Co-production companies Distributor(s)
September 22, 2006 Flyboys Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ingenious Media and Electric Entertainment MGM Distribution Co.
(U.S. distribution)
Verve Pictures
(International distribution)
December 22, 2010 True Grit Mike Zoss Productions and Scott Rudin Productions Paramount Pictures
December 21, 2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Bad Robot Productions and TC Productions
December 19, 2012 The Guilt Trip Michaels/Goldwyn
December 21, 2012 Jack Reacher TC Productions
March 28, 2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hasbro Studios and Di Bonaventura Pictures
May 16, 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness Bad Robot Productions and K/O Paper Products
June 21, 2013 World War Z Hemisphere Media Capital, Plan B Entertainment and GK Films
January 17, 2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Di Bonaventura Pictures and Mace Neufeld Productions
July 1, 2015 Terminator Genisys China Movie Channel
July 31, 2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Bad Robot Productions, Alibaba Pictures, China Movie Channel and TC Productions
July 22, 2016 Star Trek Beyond Alibaba Pictures, Huahua Media, Bad Robot Productions, Sneaky Shark Productions and Perfect Storm Entertainment
October 21, 2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back TC Productions, Shanghai Film Group and Huahua Media
March 24, 2017 Life Columbia Pictures and Mockingbird Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing
May 25, 2017 Baywatch under Uncharted; Shanghai Film Group, Huahua Media, Seven Bucks Productions, The Montecito Picture Company, Fremantle Productions and Flynn Picture Company Paramount Pictures
October 20, 2017 Geostorm Electric Entertainment and RatPac-Dune Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures
February 23, 2018 Annihilation Scott Rudin Productions and DNA Films Paramount Pictures
(U.S. and Chinese distribution)
Netflix
(International distribution)
July 27, 2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Alibaba Pictures, Bad Robot Productions and TC Productions Paramount Pictures
October 11, 2019 Gemini Man Alibaba Pictures, Fosun Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films
November 1, 2019 Terminator: Dark Fate Tencent Pictures, TSG Entertainment and Lightstorm Entertainment Paramount Pictures
(U.S. distribution)
20th Century Fox
(International distribution)
Tencent Pictures
(Chinese distribution)
December 13, 2019 6 Underground Bay Films Netflix
July 10, 2020 The Old Guard Denver and Delilah Productions and Marc Evans Productions
April 30, 2021 Without Remorse Paramount Pictures, New Republic Pictures, Weed Road Pictures, Outlier Society and Midnight Radio Productions Amazon Studios
July 2, 2021 The Tomorrow War Paramount Pictures and New Republic Pictures
July 23, 2021 Snake Eyes Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Entertainment One and Di Bonaventura Pictures Paramount Pictures
March 11, 2022 The Adam Project 21 Laps Entertainment and Maximum Effort Netflix
May 27, 2022 Top Gun: Maverick Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Paramount Pictures
August 5, 2022 Luck Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation Apple TV+

Upcoming

Release Title Co-production companies Distributor(s) Ref(s)
September 30, 2022 The Greatest Beer Run Ever Apple Original Films and Living Films Apple TV+ [25]
June 9, 2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Entertainment One, Di Bonaventura Pictures, New Republic Pictures and Bay Films Paramount Pictures [26]
July 14, 2023 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One TC Productions
2023 Heart of Stone Pilot Wave and Mockingbird Pictures Netflix [27]
June 28, 2024 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two TC Productions Paramount Pictures
TBA Star Trek 4 Bad Robot Productions and Sneaky Shark Productions
Rainbow Six Weed Road Pictures, Outlier Society and Midnight Radio Productions
G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant Entertainment One and Di Bonaventura Pictures
Untitled Ben Affleck Nike film Skydance Sports, Studio 8, Mandalay Sports Media and Pearl Street Films Amazon Studios [28]
Spellbound Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation Apple TV+

In development

Title Co-production companies Distributor(s) Ref(s)
Bermuda Crooked Highway TBA [29]
Buck Rogers TBA [30]
Ghosted Apple Original Films and Rhett Reese Productions Apple TV+ [31]
The Family Plan Apple Original Films and Municipal Pictures [32]
The Tomorrow War 2 Paramount Pictures Amazon Studios [33][34]
The Gorge Crooked Highway TBA [35]
The Old Guard 2 Denver and Delilah Productions and Marc Evans Productions Netflix [36]
Spy Kids: Armageddon Troublemaker Studios and Spyglass Media Group [37][38][39][40]
Summer Frost Temple Hill Entertainment TBA [41]
Untitled Matchbox film Mattel Films [42]
Pookoo Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation Apple TV+
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Skydance Television

Skydance Television, LLC
Division
Industry Television production
Founded May 1, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-05-01)
Headquarters Santa Monica, California, United States
Key people
 Marcy Ross (president)
Carolyn Harris (vice president)
Products Television series
Parent Skydance Media
Website skydance.com/tv

Skydance Television is a television production company launched by Skydance on May 1, 2013. The division was hired by Marcy Ross as division president, and a month later, Carolyn Harris joined Skydance Television as vice president.

Television series

Released

First broadcast Last broadcast Title Network Seasons Episodes Co-Production
July 27, 2014 December 15, 2015 Manhattan WGN America 2 23 Lionsgate Television, Tribune Studios
May 8, 2015 April 29, 2022 Grace and Frankie Netflix 6 78 Okay Goodnight!
October 1, 2017 January 6, 2018 Ten Days in the Valley ABC 1 10 Under Uncharted; Pentimento Productions, Cameron Pictures
February 2, 2018 February 27, 2020 Altered Carbon Netflix 2 18 Virago Productions, Mythology Entertainment, Phoenix Pictures
June 4, 2018 July 30, 2018 Dietland AMC 1 10 Under Uncharted; AMC Studios, Mockingbird Pictures, Tiny Pyro
June 6, 2018 TBA Condor Audience Network
Epix		 2 20 Apophasis Unproductions, MGM Television, Paramount Television Studios
August 31, 2018 Jack Ryan Amazon Prime Video 2 16 Paramount Television Studios, Platinum Dunes, Sunday Night Productions, Genre Arts, Push, Boot.
September 24, 2021 Foundation Apple TV+ 1 10 Phantom Four
February 4, 2022 Reacher Amazon Prime Video 1 8 Paramount Television Studios, Blackjack Films

Upcoming

Release Title Network Seasons Episodes Co-Production Ref(s)
TBA The Big Door Prize Apple TV+ 1 10 CJ ENM, Studio Dragon
FUBAR Netflix 1 8 N/A [43][44][45]
Untitled Terminator anime series 1 8 Production I.G [46][47]
Sword Art Online TBA TBA N/A [48][49]
Untitled G.I. Joe Lady Jaye spin-off series Amazon Prime Video Paramount Television Studios, Entertainment One [50]
Faster Than Light TBA N/A [51]
Hotel del Luna Studio Dragon [52][53][54]
Untitled Steins;Gate live-action TV series N/A [55][56]
Ring Shout [57]
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Nuyorican Productions, Concord Originals [58]

Scrapped projects

Year Title Network Notes
2017 Red Mars Spike Based on the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson[59]
2018 Untitled Miraculous live-action TV series N/A Co-production with ZAG Inc. Based on the animated series by Thomas Astruc.[60]

Skydance Interactive

Skydance Interactive, LLC
Division
Industry Video games
Founded 2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Headquarters Santa Monica, California, United States
Key people
 Dan Prigg[61]
Parent Skydance Media
Website skydance.com/interactive

Skydance Interactive is a game studio focused on developing ambitious titles, managing projects licenses to other developers, and software developing innovative game mechanics and for VR and emerging platforms. The division of Skydance Media was launched in 2016.[62] In 2017, its first VR game, Archangel was launched. The game recently expanded into an online multiplayer upgrade, Archangel: Hellfire.[63]

File:Skydance Interactive Logo.png
Original logo

In 2017, Skydance Interactive partnered with Skybound Entertainment to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of The Walking Dead universe.[64] The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners was to be the inaugural title co-developed by the two companies. The studio is located in Marina del Rey, CA.[65]

Games

Release Title
July 18, 2017 Archangel
April 6, 2018 PWND
January 23, 2020 The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners

Skydance Animation

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Skydance New Media

Skydance New Media
Division
Industry Video games
Founded November 2019; 4 years ago (2019-11)
Headquarters Santa Monica, California, United States
Key people
 Amy Hennig (president)
Parent Skydance Media
Website skydance.com/new-media

Skydance New Media is a video game development studio founded by Skydance in November 2019, led by Amy Hennig.[66] In October 2021, the studio announced a planned collaboration with Marvel Entertainment for an action-adventure game.[67] In April 2022, it was announced that Lucasfilm Games would collaborate to make a game based in the Star Wars universe. Some have speculated that the game will be a revival of Project Ragtag, which was also led by Henning.[68][69]

Games

Release Title Developers
TBA Untitled Captain America / Black Panther Game Marvel Entertainment
Untitled Star Wars Game Lucasfilm Games

Skydance Sports

Skydance Sports, LLC
Division
Industry Sports
Founded October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10)
Headquarters Santa Monica, California, United States
Key people
 Jon Weinbach (president)[70]
Parent Skydance Media
Website skydance.com/sports

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