Vertigo Entertainment Explained
Vertigo Entertainment |
Founder: | Roy Lee Doug Davison |
Hq Location City: | Los Angeles, California |
Hq Location Country: | United States |
Industry: | Film production Television production |
Vertigo Entertainment is an American film and television production company based in Los Angeles, founded in 2001 by Roy Lee and Doug Davison.
History
In 2001, after leaving BenderSpink, Roy Lee started Vertigo Entertainment with partner Doug Davison.[1] [2]
Originally, Vertigo Entertainment signed a first-look deal with Dimension Films to produce its feature films for three years.[3]
In 2004, Vertigo signed a deal with Universal Pictures to produce many films per year.[4] The deal was later terminated in 2008 during the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike.[5] In 2007, the studio signed a deal with Lionsgate Television to produce shows for television.[6]
In 2010, Vertigo signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. to produce films.[7] [8] [9]
In March 2013, Vertigo signed a two-year first-look deal with Fox 21 to develop projects for cable.[10]
In December 2015, Vertigo expanded their partnership with Warner Bros. to include a two-year exclusive deal for drama and comedy series.[11]
In November 2017, Vertigo signed a multi-year first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television, including drama, comedy and unscripted programs for network, cable and streaming.[12]
In 2020, Vertigo signed a deal with Lionsgate to produce films.[13]
Filmography
Theatrical films
2000s
2010s
Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
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2010 | Possession | Joel Bergvall Simon Sandquist | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | co-production with Yari Film Group and Spitfire Pictures | N/A | $682,713 |
2011 | The Roommate | Christian E. Christiansen | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Screen Gems | $16 million | $52.5 million |
| John Pogue | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | co-production with Third Street Pictures, RCR Media Group, Stage 6 Films and Andale Pictures | N/A | N/A |
Abduction | John Singleton | Lionsgate | co-production with Quick Six Entertainment and Tailor Made Productions | $35 million | $90.1 million |
Asylum Blackout | Alexandre Courtes | IFC Films | co-production with Artemis Productions, Marquis Productions and Wy Productions | N/A | $98,201 |
2012 | The Woman in Black | James Watkins | CBS Films | uncredited; co-production with Alliance Films, Hammer Films, UK Film Council, Cross Creek Pictures, Tailsman Films, Exclusive Media Group and Film i Vast | $15 million | $129 million |
2013 | Oldboy | Spike Lee | FilmDistrict | co-production with Good Universe and 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks | $30 million | $4.8 million |
2014 | The Lego Movie | Phil Lord & Christopher Miller | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Village Roadshow Pictures, LEGO A/S, Lin Pictures and Animal Logic | $60–65 million | $468.1 million |
The Voices | Marjane Satrapi | Lionsgate | co-production with 1984 Private Defense Contractors, Babelsberg Studio and Mandalay Vision | $11 million | $444,196 |
| Tom Harper | Relativity Media | uncredited; co-production with Entertainment One and Hammer Films | $15 million | $48.9 million |
2015 | Run All Night | Jaume Collet-Serra | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Energy Entertainment | $50–61.6 million | $71.6 million |
Poltergeist | Gil Kenan | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Fox 2000 Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ghost House Pictures and TSG Entertainment | $35 million | $95.4 million |
Hidden | The Duffer Brothers | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Primal Pictures | N/A | $310,273 |
2016 | The Boy | William Brent Bell | STX Entertainment | co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Pictures | $10 million | $64.1 million |
Flight 7500 | Takashi Shimizu | Lionsgate | co-production with CBS Films and Ozla Pictures | N/A | $2.8 million |
Blair Witch | Adam Wingard | co-production with Snoot Entertainment and Room 101 | $5 million | $45.2 million |
In the Shadow of Iris | Jalil Lespert | Netflix | uncredited; co-production with Wy Productions, Universal Pictures International, Nexus Factory, uFund, uMedia, France Televisions, Canal+, Cine+, Cofinova 12, Cofinova 13, Indefilms and Cofimage 27 | N/A | $1.5 million |
2017 | Sleepless | Baran bo Odar | Open Road Films | co-production with Riverstone Pictures | $30 million | $32.9 million |
Rings | F. Javier Gutierrez | Paramount Pictures | uncredited; co-production with Parkes + MacDonald Image Nation | $25 million | $83.1 million |
The Lego Batman Movie | Chris McKay | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, DC Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Animal Logic, Lin Pictures and Lord Miller | $80 million | $312 million |
Death Note | Adam Wingard | Netflix | | $40–$50 million | N/A |
It | Andy Muschietti | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Lin Pictures, KatzSmith Productions and New Line Cinema | $35 million | $701.8 million |
The Lego Ninjago Movie | Charlie Bean Paul Fisher Bob Logan | co-production with Lego System A/S, Lin Pictures, Lord Miller Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Animal Logic and RatPac Entertainment | $70 million | $123.1 million |
The Disaster Artist | James Franco | A24 | uncredited; co-production with Point Grey Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Good Universe and Rabbit Bandini Productions | $10 million | $29.8 million |
2018 | Extinction | Ben Young | Netflix | uncredited; co-production with Good Universe and Mandeville Films | N/A | N/A |
2019 | Polaroid | Lars Klevberg | Vertical Entertainment | co-production with Dimension Films, Benderspink and Eldorado Film | N/A | $2.4 million |
| Mike Mitchell | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Rideback, Lord Miller, Animal Logic, Lego System A/S and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation | $99 million | $192.3 million |
It Chapter Two | Andy Muschietti | co-production with Double Dream, Rideback and New Line Cinema | $79 million | $473.1 million |
Doctor Sleep | Mike Flanagan | co-production with Intrepid Pictures | $45 million | $72.3 million | |
2020s
Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
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2020 | The Grudge | Nicolas Pesce | Sony Pictures Releasing | uncredited; co-production with Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films and Ghost House Pictures | $10–14 million | $49.5 million |
The Turning | Floria Sigismondi | Universal Pictures | co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment and Chislehurst Entertainment | $14 million | $18.6 million |
| William Brent Bell | STXfilms | uncredited; co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment | $10 million | $20.3 million |
His House | Remi Weekes | Netflix | co-production with Regency Enterprises, BBC Films and Starchild Pictures | N/A | N/A |
2022 | Barbarian | Zach Cregger | 20th Century Studios | co-production with Regency Enterprises, Almost Never Films and BoulderLight Pictures | $4-4.5 million | $45.4 million |
Don't Worry Darling | Olivia Wilde | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with New Line Cinema | $20–35 million | $87.6 million |
2023 | The Mother | Niki Caro | Netflix | co-production with Nuyorican Productions | N/A | N/A |
Nimona | Nick Bruno Troy Quane | uncredited; co-production with Annapurna Pictures[14] | N/A | N/A |
Cobweb | Samuel Bodin | Lionsgate | co-production with Point Grey Pictures[15] | N/A | $8.1 million |
Woman of the Hour | Anna Kendrick | Netflix | co-production with Let's Go Again, AGC Studios and BoulderLight Pictures | N/A | N/A |
Boy Kills World | Moritz Mohr | Lionsgate Roadside Attractions | co-production with Raimi Productions, Nthibah Pictures and Hammerstone Studios | N/A | $3.1 million |
Five Nights at Freddy's | Emma Tammi | Universal Pictures | uncredited; co-production with Blumhouse Productions, KatzSmith Productions, and Scott Cawthon Productions[16] | $25 million | $293.9 million |
2024 | Ordinary Angels | Jon Gunn | Lionsgate | co-production with Kingdom Story Company, Stampede Ventures, Stolen Sky Productions and Green Hummingbird Entertainment[17] | $12–13 million | $8.7 million |
| Renny Harlin[18] [19] [20] | uncredited; co-production with Fifth Element Productions, Stream Media, Sherborne Media and LipSync | $8.5 million | $39.2 million | |
Upcoming
Television series
2010s
2020s
Upcoming
Notes and References
- Web site: Roy Lee: Hollywood Dealmaker. goldsea.com. September 14, 2015.
- Web site: The 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood: Roy Lee. hollywoodreporter.com. September 14, 2015.
- Web site: Dimension to get pix from Vertigo's Lee, Davison. Brodesser. Claude. Lyons. Charles. 2001-10-16. Variety. en. 2020-05-09.
- Web site: Vertigo spins with U, Focus. Brodesser. Claude. 2004-08-20. Variety. en. 2020-05-09.
- Web site: Studios end first-look relationships. Siegel. Tatiana. Graser. Marc. 2008-01-10. Variety. en. 2020-05-09.
- Web site: Vertigo pacts with Lionsgate TV. Adalian. Josef. 2007-06-27. Variety. en. 2020-05-09.
- Web site: Producer on a WB spree. McNary. Dave. 2010-12-02. Variety. en. 2020-05-09.
- News: Fleming. Mike Jr.. Producer Trio Starts Primal Pictures, Putting Warner Bros Into Low Budget Genre Game. September 14, 2015. deadline.com. March 6, 2012.
- Web site: Producer, Vertigo Entertainment. screenforever.org.au. September 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530002427/http://screenforever.org.au/program/roy-lee/. May 30, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
- News: Marechal. AJ. Vertigo Inks First Look Deal with Fox 21. September 14, 2015. variety.com. March 4, 2013.
- Web site: Vertigo Entertainment Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV, Taps Michael Connolly As Head Of Television. www.yahoo.com. en-US. 2019-01-24.
- Web site: Roy Lee's Vertigo Entertainment Inks First-Look Deal With Sony TV. Otterson. Joe. 2017-11-02. Variety. en. 2019-01-24.
- Web site: Lee. Janet W.. 2020-09-24. Lionsgate Inks First-Look Deal With Vertigo Entertainment. 2020-09-25. Variety. en.
- Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2022-04-11 . Animated Film 'Nimona' Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed & Eugene Lee Yang Finds Home At Netflix Following Blue Sky Studios Shutdown; ND Stevenson, Who Penned Original Graphic Novel, Reacts . 2022-04-12 . Deadline . en-US.
- Web site: First 'Cobweb' Image Reveals Antony Starr and Lizzy Caplan's Upcoming Thriller [Exclusive]]. Matt. Villei. Collider. April 3, 2023. April 5, 2023.
- Web site: EIDR Record: Five Nights At Freddy's (2023-10-27, Movie) . Entertainment Identifier Registry . 25 October 2023 . en . 10.5240/05f0-758a-942d-7633-6f30-p.
- Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2022-03-24 . Hilary Swank & 'Reacher' Breakout Alan Ritchson To Lead Kingdom Story Company's 'Ordinary Angels'; Lionsgate Distributing . 2022-04-09 . Deadline . en-US.
- Web site: 'The Strangers' Remake In Works At Lionsgate From Director Renny Harlin; Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez & Gabriel Basso Set For First Title In New Trilogy. Deadline. Grobar, Matt. September 13, 2022. December 19, 2023. September 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913192657/https://deadline.com/2022/09/the-strangers-remake-starring-madelaine-petsch-in-works-at-lionsgate-1235117869/. live.
- Web site: 'The Strangers' Remake Trilogy – Renny Harlin Directing, Madelaine Petsch Starring!. Bloody Disgusting. Squires, John. September 13, 2022. December 19, 2023. September 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913220733/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3731659/the-strangers-remake-trilogy-renny-harlin-directing-madelaine-petsch-starring/. live.
- Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . December 19, 2023 . 'The Strangers Chapter 1' Set To Scare In Early Summer 2024 . December 19, 2023 . Deadline Hollywood.
- Web site: Couch . Aaron . 2022-04-18 . Jason Momoa to Star in 'Minecraft' Movie for Warner Bros. . 2022-04-19 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
- Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . 2023-04-05 . 'Aquaman 2' Shifts Release Date Five Days Earlier, Warner Bros Dates 'The Wise Guys', 'Minecraft' . 2023-04-06 . Deadline.
- Web site: 2023-04-05 . Jason Momoa's 'Minecraft' Books April 2025 Release Date in Theaters . 2023-04-05 . The Hollywood Reporter.
- Web site: 2022-02-15 . Netflix Developing 'Bioshock' Movie with Vertigo Entertainment & 2K . 2022-03-07 . What's on Netflix . en.
- Web site: Fleming. Mike Jr.. March 31, 2021. Netflix Lands 'Every House Is Haunted'; Corin Hardy To Direct Script By Jason Pagan & Andrew Deutschman. Deadline Hollywood. June 1, 2024.
- Web site: McNary. Dave. Dave McNary. DreamWorks Animation to Develop 'Mice and Mystics' Movie (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. October 24, 2018. November 18, 2022. October 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181024230834/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/dreamworks-animation-mice-and-mystics-movie-1202992375/amp/. live.
- Web site: 23 April 2020. Fleming. Mike Jr.. Universal, Lego Group Construct Five-Year Exclusive Film Partnership To Create New Movie Franchises. Deadline Hollywood. January 26, 2021. April 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200430020510/https://deadline.com/2020/04/universal-lego-group-construct-five-year-exclusive-film-partnership-to-create-new-movie-franchises-1202916170/. live.
- Web site: Charlie Plummer & Roman Griffin Davis Among Seven New Additions To Lionsgate's Stephen King Adaptation 'The Long Walk' As Production Begins . Grobar. Matt. Deadline Hollywood. July 24, 2024. July 24, 2024.
- Web site: ‘The Sims’ Movie in the Works With Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, Vertigo and ‘Loki’ Director Kate Herron . Borys . Kit . Mia . Galuppo . . March 20, 2024 . March 24, 2024.
- Web site: 'Until Dawn' Video Game Movie in the Works From David F. Sandberg, Gary Dauberman (Exclusive) . Borys . Kit . 17 January 2024 . . 17 January 2024.
- Web site: Wiseman . Andreas . Netflix, Sandra Bullock & 'It' Producer Vertigo Team On Millarworld Sci-Fi-Fantasy 'Reborn', Chris McKay To Direct . . September 15, 2021 . January 23, 2019.
- Web site: Rosario . Alexandra Del . 2021-01-28 . 'The Witch Boy': Netflix To Release Animated Musical From Oscar-Nominated Director Minkyu Lee . 2022-03-07 . Deadline . en-US.