Amblin Partners

Storyteller Holding Co., LLC[1]
Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC
Amblin Partners
Joint venture
Industry Entertainment
Founded December 16, 2015 (2015-12-16)
Founders
Headquarters Universal City, California, United States
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
  • Steven Spielberg
  • (Chairman and CEO)
  • Jeff Small
  • (President and Co-CEO)
  • Holly Bario
  • (President of Production)
Products Motion pictures
Television
Owners
Divisions
Website www.amblinpartners.com

Amblin Partners (legally known as Storyteller Holding Co., LLC and Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC) is an American content creation and entertainment company which produces and develops films and television programming. Amblin is a restructured DreamWorks Studios.

History

Amblin Partners was founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll of Participant Media, Anil Ambani of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and Darren Throop of Entertainment One on December 16, 2015. The company will primarily focus on producing and distributing films and television using the DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Participant Media brands.[4] For films, it will use the DreamWorks label for mature content, Amblin label for family-friendly content, and Participant label for social justice content, although the latter will remain a separate company.[5]

On the same day as the company's formation, Amblin Partners announced that it entered into a five-year distribution deal with Universal Pictures by which the films will be distributed and marketed by either the main Universal label or its specialty label, Focus Features.[6][7] The Girl on the Train was the first film released under the new agreement.[8]

On October 9, 2016, Amblin Partners struck a deal with China's Alibaba Pictures, in which Alibaba acquired a minority equity stake in the company and will handle marketing, distribution support and merchandising of Amblin Partners films in China in addition to co-financing Amblin and DreamWorks films worldwide.[2][9] On February 15, 2017, Universal acquired a minority stake in Amblin Partners,[10] strengthening the relationship between Universal and Amblin,[3] and reuniting a minority percentage of the DreamWorks Pictures label with its former animation division DreamWorks Animation.[11]

In December 2017, Amblin Partners signed a music publishing deal with BMG Rights Management, covering music from its films and TV series.[12]

Films

Released

Title Release date Co-production Film distributor
The BFGJuly 1, 2016Walt Disney Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Walden Media and Reliance Entertainment Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The Light Between OceansSeptember 2, 2016Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media and Heyday Films
The Girl on the TrainOctober 7, 2016DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment and Marc Platt ProductionsUniversal Pictures
Office Christmas PartyDecember 9, 2016DreamWorks Pictures, Entertainment 360 and Bluegrass Films Paramount Pictures
A Dog's PurposeJanuary 27, 2017Amblin Entertainment, Walden Media, and Pariah Entertainment GroupUniversal Pictures
Ghost in the ShellMarch 31, 2017DreamWorks Pictures, Grosvenor Park Productions and Seaside EntertainmentParamount Pictures
Thank You for Your ServiceOctober 27, 2017DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Entertainment OneUniversal Pictures[13]
The PostDecember 22, 2017DreamWorks Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Reliance Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment, Pascal Pictures and Star Thrower Entertainment20th Century Fox[13]
7 Days in EntebbeMarch 16, 2018Participant Media[13]Focus Features
Ready Player OneMarch 30, 2018Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, De Line Pictures, and Farrah Films & ManagementWarner Bros.[13]
The House with a Clock in Its WallsSeptember 21, 2018Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures
First ManOctober 12, 2018DreamWorks Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment

Upcoming

Title Release date Co-production Film distributor
Green BookNovember 21, 2018DreamWorks Pictures and Participant Media Universal Pictures
Welcome to MarwenDecember 21, 2018DreamWorks Pictures and ImageMovers
On the Basis of SexDecember 25, 2018Participant Media and Robert Cort ProductionsFocus Features
Captive StateMarch 29, 2019Participant Media[13]
A Dog's JourneyMay 17, 2019Amblin Entertainment, Walden Media, and Pariah Entertainment GroupUniversal Pictures
BIOSOctober 2, 2020Amblin Entertainment and ImageMovers
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara[14]TBADreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment[15]
Untitled Blackhawk film[16] Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, DC Entertainment Warner Bros.
The Turning[17]DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Vertigo EntertainmentUniversal Pictures

References

  1. ↑ "EX-99.1". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  2. 1 2 Frater, Patrick (October 9, 2016). "Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners Inks Strategic Pact With Alibaba Pictures". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Perry, Spencer (February 15, 2017). "Universal Studios Buys a Minority Stake in Amblin Partners". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ Cieply, Michael (December 16, 2015). "Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Studios in Deal to Form New Company". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Relaunches as Amblin Partners". The Wall Street Journal. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ Lang, Brent (December 16, 2015). "Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll Bring Amblin Partners to Universal". Variety. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ Busch, Anita (December 16, 2015). "It's Official: Spielberg, DreamWorks, Participant, eOne, Others Pact For Amblin Partners". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ Pamela McClintock; Gregg Kilday (December 16, 2015). "Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll Team to Form Amblin Partners, Strike Distribution Deal With Universal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ Faughnder, Ryan. "Universal buys minority stake in Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  10. ↑ Lieberman, David (2017-02-15). "Universal Buys Minority Stake In Amblin Partners". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  11. ↑ "Universal Acquires Minority Stake in Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners". TheWrap. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  12. ↑ Staff, Variety (December 18, 2017). "Amblin Partners Inks Exclusive Music-Publishing Deal With BMG".
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Film releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ Masters, Kim (2016-06-16). "Steven Spielberg on DreamWorks' Past, Amblin's Present and His Own Future". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  15. ↑ Kroll, Justin (2016-04-11). "Mark Rylance to Reteam With Steven Spielberg in 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  16. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2018-04-17). "Steven Spielberg Set To Produce His First DC Film 'Blackhawk' With Eye On Directing". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  17. ↑ Hermanns, Grant (September 27, 2018). "How to Train Your Dragon 3 Release Date Moved Up One Week". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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