21 Laps Entertainment
21 Laps Entertainment is an American film and television production company run by director-producer Shawn Levy.[2] The company is best known as the creators of Stranger Things, and exclusively distributes content through a partnership with Netflix.[3]
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Formerly | Wunjo, Inc. (1999-2005) |
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Industry | Film Television |
Founded | January 29, 1999 (as Wunjo, Inc.) 2005 (as 21 Laps Entertainment)[1] |
Founder | Shawn Levy |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Motion pictures, television programs |
History
In 1999, Shawn Levy, who after his start on television incorporated and founded the company as Wunjo, Inc. It was in-name only from the beginning until 2005. Levy made his breakout role as a film director on Big Fat Liar, Just Married, and Cheaper by the Dozen.
In 2003, Shawn Levy, after the success of his aforementioned feature films, launched his own production company with a first-look deal at 20th Century Fox Television. Its deal was planning on was to produce half-hour sitcoms and hour-long dramas[4]
In 2005, Shawn Levy rebranded the studio to 21 Laps Entertainment and it signed a non-exclusive deal with 20th Century Fox to produce their films. The film division will be run by Tom McNulty, formerly employee from Happy Madison Productions, and it has a TV division run by J.J. Klein. The first two products were Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and Pepper Dennis.[5]
In 2010, Shawn Levy and Marty Adelstein signed on to form a TV company called 21 Laps/Adelstein Productions, and it was signed a deal with 20th Century Fox Television, and hired Becky Clements to serve as president.[6]
In 2014, both Levy and Adelstein part ways, with the latter launching Tomorrow Studios as a joint venture with ITV Studios.[7]
One of the company's most recent television projects, Stranger Things, premiered on Netflix in July 2016 and achieved critical acclaim, earning a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes with 55 out of 58 reviews being positive.[8] The show's first season was also one of Netflix's most watched series, averaging 14.07 million adults 18–49 in its first 35 days.[9] Along with producing the series, Levy directed two of the premiere season's episodes.[10] The third season premiered on July 4, 2019[11] and a fourth season has recently been announced.[12]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
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2001 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | John Shepphird | PAX | first film; uncredited; co-production with Regent Entertainment, ACH and Medien Capital Treuhand |
2002 | Big Fat Liar | Shawn Levy | Universal Pictures | first theatrical film; uncredited; co-production with Tollin/Robbins Productions |
2003 | Just Married | 20th Century Fox | uncredited; co-production with The Donners' Company and Robert Simonds Productions | |
Cheaper by the Dozen | uncredited; co-production with Robert Simonds Productions | |||
2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Adam Shankman |
First credited film under the 21 Laps label | |
2006 | Night at the Museum | Shawn Levy | co-produced with 1492 Pictures and Dune Entertainment | |
2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Tom Vaughan | co-produced with Regency Enterprises, Mosaic Media Group, Dune Entertainment and Penn Station Entertainment | |
The Rocker | Peter Cattaneo | co-produced with Fox Atomic | ||
2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Shawn Levy | co-produced with 1492 Pictures, Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners | |
2010 | Date Night | co-produced with Dune Entertainment | ||
2011 | Real Steel | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-produced with Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment | |
2012 | The Watch | Akiva Schaffer | 20th Century Fox | |
2013 | The Internship | Shawn Levy | co-produced with Regency Enterprises, Wild West Picture Show Productions and TSG Entertainment | |
The Spectacular Now | James Ponsoldt | A24 | co-produced with Andrew Lauren Productions and Global Produce | |
2014 | This Is Where I Leave You | Shawn Levy | Warner Bros. | co-produced with Spring Creek Productions |
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Miguel Arteta | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-produced with Walt Disney Pictures and The Jim Henson Company | |
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Shawn Levy | 20th Century Fox | co-produced with 1492 Pictures and TSG Entertainment | |
2016 | Arrival[13] | Denis Villeneuve | Paramount Pictures
(North America and international) Entertainment One (United Kingdom) Roadshow Films (Australia) |
co-produced with FilmNation Entertainment and Lava Bear Films |
Why Him? | John Hamburg | 20th Century Fox | co-produced with Red Hour Productions and TSG Entertainment | |
2017 | Fist Fight[13] | Richie Keen | Warner Bros. | co-produced with New Line Cinema, Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Wrigley Pictures |
Table 19 | Jeffrey Blitz | Fox Searchlight Pictures | co-produced with 3311 Productions | |
2018 | Kodachrome | Mark Raso | Netflix | co-produced with The Gotham Group and Motion Picture Capital |
The Darkest Minds | Jennifer Yuh Nelson | 20th Century Fox | ||
Kin | Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker | Lionsgate | co-produced with Summit Entertainment and No Trace Camping | |
2020 | The Violent Heart | Kerem Sanga | co-produced with Material Pictures and 3311 Productions | |
Free Guy | Shawn Levy | 20th Century Studios | co-produced with Maximum Effort, Berlanti Productions, TSG Entertainment and Lit Entertainment Group | |
There's Someone Inside Your House[14] | Patrick Brice | Netflix | co-produced with Atomic Monster Productions | |
2021 | Monster Problems | Michael Matthews | Paramount Pictures | co-produced with Paramount Players, Entertainment One and MTV Films |
2022 | Untitled Sesame Street film | Jonathan Krisel | Warner Bros. | co-produced with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Sesame Workshop |
TBA | The Day the Crayons Quit | Shawn Levy | Columbia Pictures | co-produced with Sony Pictures Animation |
Atlantis 7 | co-produced with The Gotham Group and Walden Media | |||
Be More Chill | Greg Berlanti | 20th Century Studios | co-produced with Berlanti Productions |
Television
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2006 | Pepper Dennis | The WB | |
2011–2017 2018–present |
Last Man Standing | ABC Fox |
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2014-2015 | Cristela | ABC | |
2016–present | Stranger Things | Netflix | |
2017 | Imaginary Mary | ABC | |
2020 | I Am Not Okay with This | Netflix | |
2020–present | Unsolved Mysteries | Netflix | |
TBA | All the Light We Cannot See | Netflix | |
Night at the Museum: The Animated Series | Disney+ | ||
Shadow and Bone | Netflix |
References
- "Fox Animation Acquires Film Rights to Sanrio's Mr. Men Little Miss Properties". Business Wire.
- Breznican, Anthony. "Shawn Levy to produce 'Man Made' book about toughened-up dad". EW.com.
- "'Stranger Things' Producer Inks Massive Overall Deal With Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- Adalian, Josef (2003-11-14). "Twentieth TV takes up with 'Married' man". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- Fleming, Michael (2005-10-07). "Levy homes in on Fox". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- Andreeva, Nellie (2010-06-18). "Shawn Levy And Marty Adelstein Form TV Company, Sign With 20th Century Fox TV And Tap Becky Clements As Prez". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- Andreeva, Nellie (2014-06-04). "Marty Adelstein Sets Joint Venture With ITV Studios US To Launch Tomorrow ITV Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- "Stranger Things - Season 1 Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes.
- Holloway, Daniel. "'Stranger Things' Ratings: Where Series Ranks Among Netflix's Most Watched". Variety.com.
- Guerrasio, Jason. "How the man behind Netflix hit 'Stranger Things' is taking over Hollywood". Business Insider.
- Wigler, Josh (December 31, 2018). "Netflix Reveals 'Stranger Things' Season 3 Premiere Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- Goldberg, Lesley (September 30, 2019). "'Stranger Things' Renewed for Season 4 as Creators Ink Nine-Figure Netflix Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- Barnes, Brooks (25 November 2016). "A Filmmaker's Belief in Himself Pays Off". New York Times. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- "Never Rarely Sometimes Always: Between Poetry and Politics". The Sherbrook Times. April 12, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.