Skydance Media

Skydance Media
Private
Industry Motion pictures
Television
Founded 2010 (2010)
Founder David Ellison
Headquarters Santa Monica, California, United States
Area served
 Global
Key people
 Larry Ellison (Chairman and Owner)
David Ellison, CEO
Dana Goldberg, CCO
Jesse Sisgold, President and COO
Larry Wasserman, CFO
Anne Globe, CMO
Marcy Ross, President (TV)
Don Granger, President (Film)
Bill Damaschke, President (Animation)
Owner Larry Ellison (controlling)
Tencent (10%)[1][2]
Divisions Skydance (Film)
Skydance Animation
Skydance Television
Skydance Interactive
Uncharted
Website www.skydancemedia.com

Skydance Media (formerly known as Skydance Productions) is an American film and television production company based out of Santa Monica, California. Founded by David Ellison in 2010, the company raised $350 million to co-produce and co-finance films with Paramount Pictures.[3] In 2017, Skydance renewed their worldwide production and distribution deal for feature films with Paramount until 2021.[4] Skydance is responsible for feature-length films including True Grit, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Star Trek Into Darkness, World War Z, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, Star Trek Beyond, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Life, Baywatch, Geostorm, Annihilation and Mission: Impossible – Fallout.

History

In 2013, Skydance launched Skydance Television, hiring Marcy Ross as President.[5] The production company's first television series, Manhattan, premiered on WGN America on July 27, 2014. Their second series, Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, and created by Marta Kauffman, premiered on Netflix on May 8, 2015.[6] Altered Carbon, Skydance's latest series was released on Netflix on February 2, 2018 and stars Joel Kinnaman.

In 2016, 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] David Ellison's company also created a sub-division of Skydance films named Uncharted in 2016 in order to house content that falls outside of the action, sci-fi or fantasy genre.[8]

Skydance Interactive, a division of Skydance Media was launched in 2016 through the acquisition of The Workshop Entertainment. Skydance Interactive creates and publishes original and IP-based virtual reality games including its debut virtual reality game Archangel.

On March 16, 2017, Skydance launched the Skydance Animation division[9] by forming a multi-year partnership with Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios. Two projects are already in the works with one of them eyeing a 2020 release.

Skydance’s future feature film slate includes Top Gun: Maverick, Untitled Terminator film and Gemini Man.

On January 25, 2018, Tencent bought a 5% to 10% minority stake.[1]

Films

Skydance Media

Release Title Co-Production Partners
December 22, 2010 True Grit Paramount Pictures
December 21, 2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions
December 19, 2012 The Guilt Trip Paramount Pictures
December 21, 2012 Jack Reacher Paramount Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions
March 28, 2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, Hasbro Studios, Di Bonaventura Pictures
May 16, 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot Productions, K/O Paper Products
June 21, 2013 World War Z Paramount Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, GK Films
January 17, 2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Paramount Pictures
July 1, 2015 Terminator Genisys Paramount Pictures
July 31, 2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot Productions, Alibaba Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions
July 22, 2016 Star Trek Beyond Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot Productions, Sneaky Shark, Perfect Storm Entertainment
October 21, 2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Paramount Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions
March 24, 2017 Life Columbia Pictures
May 25, 2017 Baywatch under Uncharted; Paramount Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company
October 20, 2017 Geostorm Warner Bros. Pictures, Electric Entertainment
February 23, 2018 Annihilation Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
July 27, 2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions

Upcoming

Release Title Co-Production Partners
October 4, 2019 Gemini Man[10] Paramount Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
November 22, 2019 Untitled Terminator film Paramount Pictures, Lightstorm Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
2019 6 Underground Warner Bros. Pictures, Platinum Dunes
June 26, 2020 Top Gun: Maverick Paramount Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Cruise/Wagner Productions
2020 (France) Miraculous ZAG Inc.
TBA World War Z 2 Paramount Pictures, Plan B Entertainment

Television

Television series

First Broadcast Last Broadcast Title Network Seasons Episodes Production Partners
July 27, 2014 December 15, 2015 Manhattan WGN America 2 23 Skydance Television
May 8, 2015 TBA Grace and Frankie Netflix 4 52 Okay Goodnight!, Skydance Television
October 1, 2017 January 6, 2018 Ten Days in the Valley ABC Network 1 10 Skydance Television
February 2, 2018 TBA Altered Carbon Netflix 2 18 Skydance Television
June 4, 2018 July 30, 2018 Dietland AMC 1 10 Skydance Television
June 6, 2018 TBA Condor Audience Network 1 10 MGM Television, Skydance Television, Paramount Television
August 31, 2018 TBA Jack Ryan Amazon 2 16 Paramount Television, Skydance Television, Platinum Dunes
TBA TBA Untitled Miraculous live action TV series TBA TBA TBA ZAG Inc.

Skydance Interactive

In 2016, David Ellison’s production/financing company acquired a leading game developer The Workshop Entertainment, Inc. This was used as the beachhead to launch Skydance Interactive, LLC, a subsidiary that creates and owns original virtual reality games.[11]

Games

Release Title Production
April 6, 2018 PWND Skydance Interactive

VR Games

Release Title Production
July 18, 2017 Archangel Skydance Interactive
TBA The Walking Dead: Untitled VR Game Skydance Interactive

Skydance Animation

Skydance formed a multi-year partnership in the March of 2017 with Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios and in July, announced its first two animated feature films — Luck, which opens on March 19, 2021, and Split.[12]

Skydance Animation has signed on director Vicky Jenson (Shrek) to create Split, Alessandro Carloni (Kung Fu Panda 3) to direct Luck, and Nathan Greno (Tangled) to helm Powerless.[13]

Animated films

Release Title Production Partners
March 19, 2021 Luck Paramount Pictures, Ilion Animation Studios
TBA Split (Working Title) Paramount Pictures, Ilion Animation Studios
TBA Powerless (Working Title) Paramount Pictures, Ilion Animation Studios
TBA The Fourteenth Goldfish[14] Paramount Pictures, Ilion Animation Studios

References

  1. 1 2 Faughnder, Ryan. "China's Tencent acquires minority stake in Skydance Media - LA Times". latimes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ↑ https://variety.com/2018/film/news/annapurna-larry-ellison-megan-ellison-vice-1202975648/
  3. ↑ Claudia Eller (August 16, 2010). "David Ellison raises $350 million to co-fund movies with Paramount". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Skydance Media Extends Worldwide Production & Distribution Agreement For Feature Films With Paramount Pictures For Four Additional Years - Skydance Media". Skydance Media. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. ↑ Lacey Rose (April 3, 2013). "Skydance Productions to Launch TV Division, Taps Former Fox Exec Marcy Ross as President". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "ABOUT THE COMPANY - Skydance Productions". Skydance Productions. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  7. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (2016-03-29). "David Ellison's Skydance Raises $700 Million In Funding For Film, TV Slates". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  8. ↑ McNary, Dave (2016-12-09). "David Ellison's Skydance Launches Uncharted Label With 'Baywatch'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  9. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (March 16, 2017). "Skydance Launches Animation Studio With Spain-Based Ilion". Deadline. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ McNary, Dave. "Ang Lee Eyes Sci-Fi Actioner 'Gemini Man' at Skydance". Variety. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (2016-05-03). "Skydance Media Buys Game Developer The Workshop And Launches Interactive Division". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  12. ↑ McNary, Dave (2017-10-10). "Skydance Hires Bill Damaschke for Animation-Family Entertainment Post". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  13. ↑ Busch, Anita (2018-02-22). "Skydance Media Taps 'Tangled's Nathan Greno In Multiyear Deal, Will Direct 'Powerless'". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  14. ↑ McNary, Dave (8 June 2018). "'Fourteenth Goldfish' Animated Movie in Works From Skydance". Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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