Original Film
Original Film is an American film production company founded by Neal H. Moritz.[1][2][3][4] Notable films the company has produced include The Fast Saga franchise.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Movie studio |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Neal H. Moritz Bruce Mellon |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Neal H. Moritz (founder) Mark LeCasse (CEO) Jason Carves (co-president) |
| Owners | Independent |
| Website | www |
History
Original Film was started out in the early 1990s by Neal H. Moritz and Bruce Mellon as a film producer and a commercial company.[5][6][7]
In 1991, David Heyman joined in as employee of the motion picture department. He later resigned to join Heyday Films.[8] In 1993, Stokley Chaffin joined the company. He stayed on with the company for eight years until 2001.[9]
In 1997, the studio struck a long-time partnership deal with Sony Pictures, and it remained until 2019.[10][11] At the same time, Brad Luff joined the company. He left in 2003 to run Morgan Creek Productions.[12] In 1998, the studio struck a deal with Newmarket Capital Group to produce lower-budget feature films.[13]
In 1999, the studio made its first foray on TV with the debut of Shasta McNasty. At the same time, Mark Rossen joined the company.[14]
In 2002, Moritz launched a partnerhip with fellow talent agency Marty Adelstein to head a film and television managing company Original, that comprises the assets of the company.[15] Later that year, Dawn Parouse joined the company, and later the studio struck a deal with 20th Century Fox Television to produce TV shows.[16]
In 2004, the film and managing business has been split up.[17] At the same time, Ori Marmur, formerly of Mandalay Pictures (in which the studio developed the I Know What You Did Last Summer films for Mandalay) joined the company.[18] Two years later, Moritz struck a deal with Sony Pictures Television to produce television shows.[19]
In 2017, the studio signed a feature film production deal with Paramount Pictures to produce feature films, starting in 2019.[20]
Filmography
Film
Television series
References
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- Backstage.com
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- Brodesser, Claude; Lyons, Charles (2001-03-22). "Moritz stays at Columbia". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Brodesser, Claude (2003-07-25). "Morgan Creek taps Luff prez". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Petrikin, Chris; Carver, Benedict (1998-03-26). "Original idea for genre pix". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Littleton, Cynthia (1999-07-29). "Original names TV prexy". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Brodesser, Claude (2002-04-03). "Moritz, Adelstein partner". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Schneider, Michael (2002-08-13). "New 20th TV program deal is an Original". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- LaPorte, Nicole (2004-02-27). "Inside Move: Moritz, Adelstein plan Original breakup". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- LaPorte, Nicole; Brodesser, Claude (2004-02-24). "Mandalay's Marmur at Original". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Adalian, Josef (2006-10-05). "Original sets pilots at Fox". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- McNary, Dave (2017-09-06). "Neal Moritz Signs First-Look Deal With Paramount". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Kroll, Justin (May 28, 2020). "'Sonic the Hedgehog' Sequel in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- Fuster, Jeremy (July 23, 2020). "'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' Gets April 2022 Release Date". TheWrap. Retrieved July 24, 2020.