Seven Bucks Productions
Seven Bucks Productions is a production company involved with various platforms and mediums, credited with creating original releases for television, film, emerging technologies, and digital networks.[2] The studio was co-created and founded by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia. The company predominately produces a variety of projects, directly in relation with Johnson's film slate.
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Founded | 2012 |
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Website | sevenbucks![]() |
The name Seven Bucks Productions referenced the amount of cash Johnson had in his pocket after he was released from the Canadian Football League in 1995.[3]
Hiram Garcia has served as President of the company overseeing production on each of the studio's projects since 2017.[4] That same year, Chelsea Friedland was hired as Vice President of Production.[5] In March 2019, Kevin Hill was named as Head of Television and Digital Development.[6]
List of releases
Film
Title | U.S. release date |
Director | Co-production company(s) |
Distributing company |
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Released | ||||
Baywatch | May 25, 2017 | Seth Gordon | Paramount Pictures, Contrafilm, The Montecito Picture Company, Vinson Pictures, Flynn Company, Cold Spring Pictures[7][8][9][10] | Paramount Pictures |
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | December 20, 2017 | Jake Kasdan | Columbia Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions, Radar Pictures[11][12][13][14][15] | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Rampage | April 13, 2018 | Brad Peyton | New Line Cinema, FlynnPictureCo, Wrigley Pictures, ASAP Entertainment[16][17][18] | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Skyscraper | July 13, 2018 | Rawson Marshall Thurber | Legendary Pictures, FlynnPictureCo[19][20][21] | Universal Pictures |
Stuntman | November 23, 2018 | Kurt Mattila | Driven Pictures, LA Film Festival[22][23][24][25] | Seven Bucks Productions |
Fighting with My Family | February 14, 2019 | Stephen Merchant | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Film4 Productions, The Ink Factory, WWE Studios Inc., Misher Films[26][27] | Mirror Releasing, Universal Pictures |
Shazam! | April 5, 2019 | David F. Sandberg | DC Films, New Line Cinema, The Safran Company, Mad Ghost Productions | Warner Bros. Pictures[28][29] |
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | August 2, 2019 | David Leitch | Chris Morgan Productions, Original Film | Universal Pictures |
Jumanji: The Next Level | December 13, 2019 | Jake Kasdan | Columbia Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions, Radar Pictures | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Upcoming | ||||
Jungle Cruise | July 30, 2021 | Jaume Collet-Serra | Walt Disney Pictures, Davis Entertainment, FlynnPictureCo[30] | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Black Adam | December 22, 2021 | Jaume Collet-Serra | DC Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, FlynnPicturesCo.[31] | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Shazam! 2 | November 4, 2022 | David F. Sandberg | DC Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema[32][33] | |
John Henry and the Statesmen | TBA | Jake Kasdan | Netflix Original Films, FlynnPictureCo | Netflix |
Red Notice | TBA | Rawson Marshall Thurber | FlynnPictureCo, Bad Version Inc., Netflix Original Films | |
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Alpha Squad Seven | TBA | TBA | FlynnPictureCo, DreamWorks Pictures, Garcia Companies[34] | Amblin Partners[35] |
The King | TBA | Robert Zemeckis | FlynnPictureCo, ImageMovers, New Line Cinema[36] | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Son of Shaolin | TBA | Rick Famuyiwa | Sony Pictures[37] | TBA |
San Andreas 2 | TBA | Brad Peyton | New Line Cinema, Flynn Picture Co.[38] | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Seal Team 666 | TBA | TBA | Macmillan Films[39] | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Doc Savage | TBA | Shane Black | Silver Pictures, Original Film[40] | Sony Pictures |
The Janson Directive | TBA | TBA | Captive Entertainment, Mythology Entertainment, Weed Road Pictures[41] | Universal Pictures |
Big Trouble in Little China sequel | TBA | TBA | 20th Century Studios[42][43] | 20th Century Studios |
Untitled Genghis Khan film | TBA | TBA | Universal Studios, ImageMovers, UNI Film Productions[44][45] | Universal Pictures |
Teddy Bear | TBA | TBA | New Line Cinema, FlynnPictureCo[46] | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Untitled Larry Hillblom film[47] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Untitled Mark Kerr film | TBA | TBA | FlynnPictureCo[48] | TBA |
Unstoppable | TBA | TBA | 101 Studios, A Really Good Home Pictures, Coonskin Cap Productions[49] | 101 Studios |
Jumanji: The Next Level sequel | TBA | TBA | TBA | Sony Pictures Releasing[50] |
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw sequel | TBA | TBA | TBA | Universal Pictures[51] |
Ball and Chain | TBA | TBA | Misher Films, Ledbury Productions Limited, Netflix Original Films[52] | Netflix |
Television
Title | Dates aired in U.S. |
Creator(s) | Co-production company(s) |
Distributor(s) | Network |
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The Hero | June– August 2013 |
Rick Ringbakk | Electus Studio, 5x5 Media, Seven Bucks Entertainment, TNT Original Productions | Electus International | TNT |
Wake Up Call | December 2014– January 2015 |
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dany Garcia, Craig Armstrong, Rick Ringbakk, Charles Wachter, Ben Silverman and Corie Henson | 5x5 Media, Electus Studio | TNT Original Productions | TNT |
Ballers | June 2015–October 2019 | Stephen Levinson | Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Film 44 | Warner Bros. Television Distribution | HBO |
Clash of the Corps | October 2015– August 2016 |
Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Rahs Drachkovitch | 44 Blue Productions | Fuse Media | Fuse Network |
Rock and a Hard Place | March 2017 | Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill | 44 Blue Productions, Home Box Office Originals, HBO Documentary Films,[2] Home Box Office Inc. | Home Box Office | HBO |
Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History |
November 2017 | Maro Chermayeff and Jeff Dupre | CNN Films, Cable News Network, Show of Force | CNN Original Series | CNN |
Lifeline | October 2017– November 2017 |
Benjamin Freiburger and Grant Wheeler | Corridor Digital, Studio71, Seven Bucks Digital Studios, YouTube Red Original Series, YouTube Originals | YouTube Originals | YouTube Red |
The Titan Games | January 2019–present | Dwayne Johnson | A. Smith & Co. Productions, Universal Television Alternative Studio | NBCUniversal Television Distribution | NBC |
Finding Justice | March 2019– April 2019 |
David Leepson | Leepson Bounds Entertainment | Black Entertainment Television[53] | BET |
Upcoming | |||||
Muscle Beach | TBA | Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer | Flynn Picture Company[35] | TBA | USA Network |
Untitled Wrestling sitcom | TBA | Dwayne Johnson and Will Ferrell | Gary Sanchez Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, FOX[54] | Fox Entertainment Group | Fox |
Last Resort | TBA | Paul Feig and Laura Fischer | Powderkeg Media, Break the Room[55] | Quibi Originals | Quibi |
Behind the Attractions | TBA | Brian Volk-Weiss | Walt Disney Television, The Nacelle Company[56] | Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International | Disney+ |
Young Rock | TBA | Nahnatchka Khan and Dwayne Johnson | Universal Television, Fierce Baby Productions[57] | NBCUniversal Television Distribution | NBC |
Tre Cnt | TBA | Mohamad El Masri | Issa Rae Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment[58] | Warner Bros. Television Distribution | HBO |
Podcast
Title | Dates aired in U.S. |
Creator(s) | Co-production company(s) |
Distributor(s) | Network |
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"What Really Happened?" with Andrew Jenks |
September 2017–present | Andrew Jenks | Apple Podcasts, Andrew Jenks Entertainment Inc., Cadence13.Podcasting[59] | Apple Inc. | iTunes Store |
References
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- "About – Seven Bucks Productions". sevenbucks.com.
- "One of the Secrets to Dwayne Johnson's Success? His Ex-Wife". www.yahoo.com.
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- Wagmeister, Elizabeth (14 July 2017). "Seven Bucks Prods. Boosts TV Development Team With New Executive Hire (EXCLUSIVE)".
- "Seven Bucks Productions Name Kevin Hill as Head of Television and Digital Development". sevenbucks.com.
- "Paramount Moves Forward With 'Baywatch' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "Zac Efron in Talks to Star With Dwayne Johnson in 'Baywatch' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Fleming, Mike, Jr. (9 November 2015). "Bevy Of Actresses Test For 'Baywatch' Lead; Dwayne Johnson & Zac Efron Star".
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- ""Jumanji" Reboot In The Works". 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013.
- "'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle:' Watch Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart in New Trailer". Variety. 20 September 2017.
- Busch, Anita (23 October 2015). "Scott Rosenberg Comes Aboard 'Jumanji' For Columbia Pictures".
- Fleming, Mike, Jr. (15 January 2016). "Jake Kasdan To Helm 'Jumanji' Reboot For Sony".
- "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – Seven Bucks Productions". sevenbucks.com.
- Fleming, Mike, Jr. (23 June 2015). "Dwayne Johnson And 'San Andreas' Team Tackle 'Rampage;' Action Film Based On 80s Midway Arcade Game".
- Fleming, Mike, Jr. (22 July 2015). "'San Andreas' Team Reunites For 'Rampage'; Brad Peyton To Direct Dwayne Johnson In Arcade Game Adaptation".
- "RAMPAGE – Seven Bucks Productions". sevenbucks.com.
- "Legendary Wins Bidding War for China-Set Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Action Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "Dwayne Johnson Scales New Heights in 'Skyscraper'". Time.
- "Skyscraper – Seven Bucks Productions". sevenbucks.com.
- Fleming, Mike, Jr. (17 September 2018). "Dwayne Johnson & Dany Garcia's Seven Bucks Become Exec Producers On LAFF-Bound Docu 'Stuntman'".
- Graham, Pat (20 September 2018). "Dwayne Johnson backs stuntman's film honoring Knievel jump". AP NEWS.
- "Dwayne Johnson & Dany Garcia Film 'Stuntman' Wins The Audience Award At LAFF". www.broadwayworld.com. 2018-10-02.
- "Stuntman – Seven Bucks Productions". sevenbucks.com.
- "Dwayne Johnson Gets in the Ring for 'Fighting With My Family' Wrestling Film (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
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- Chitwood, Adam (8 February 2019). "Exclusive: Producer Hiram Garcia on 'Fighting with My Family', 'Hobbs & Shaw', 'Shazam', and More".
- Gemmill, Allie (April 4, 2020). "Dwayne Johnson Explains Why the 'Jungle Cruise' Release Date Is Delayed to 2021".
- Kroll, Justin (7 June 2019). "Jaume Collet-Serra Eyed to Direct DC's 'Black Adam' Starring Dwayne Johnson".
- "'Shazam!' Sequel Lands April 2022 Release". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "'Shazam 2' is happening, release date revealed". EW.com.
- "DreamWorks Nabs Dwayne Johnson Sci-Fi Action Comedy 'Alpha Squad Seven' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Wagmeister, Elizabeth (July 20, 2016). "Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn Developing 'Muscle Beach' Series at USA Network (EXCLUSIVE)".
- Mike Fleming Jr; Anita Busch (August 29, 2018). "Dwayne Johnson To Play Kamehameha In 'The King;' Robert Zemeckis Directs Script By 'Braveheart's Randall Wallace For Warner Bros & New Line".
- Fleming, Mike, Jr. (June 22, 2016). "Dwayne Johnson Sets Jay Longino Graphic Novel 'Son Of Shaolin' At Sony".
- "'San Andreas' Sequel in the Works From Dwayne Johnson, New Line (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "Dwayne Johnson Attached to Star in MGM's 'Seal Team 666' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Tartaglione, Nancy (May 30, 2016). "Dwayne Johnson To Play 'Doc Savage' For Director Shane Black".
- N'Duka, Amanda (April 30, 2018). "John Cena To Topline 'The Janson Directive' From Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions".
- "Dwayne Johnson to Star in 'Big Trouble in Little China' Remake (Exclusive)". June 1, 2015.
- Chitwood, Adam (August 27, 2018). "Exclusive: Dwayne Johnson's 'Big Trouble in Little China' Will Be a Continuation, Not a Remake".
- Fleming, Mike, Jr. (August 15, 2017). "Uni Lands Evan Spiliotopoulos Genghis Khan Tomb Hunt Script, Dwayne Johnson Exec Producer".
- Fleming, Mike, Jr. (February 8, 2019). "Jonathan Stokes Rewriting Uni's Genghis Khan Tomb Search Pic For Dwayne Johnson & Bob Zemeckis' Production Banners".
- "Dwayne Johnson to Produce, Potentially Star in Teddy Bear Movie at New Line (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "{Exclusive} Dwayne Johnson Boards Hot New Spec From Matt Portenoy". November 4, 2015.
- Wagmeister, Elizabeth (November 1, 2019). "Dwayne Johnson to Produce and Star in Film About UFC Champ Mark Kerr".
- Fleming, Mike, Jr. (November 6, 2019). "Dwayne Johnson & Dany Garcia's Seven Bucks Teams With 101 Studios For 'Unstoppable;' Incredible Tale Of Wrestler Anthony Robles".
- Reyes, Mike (2019-12-31). "Dwayne Johnson Reveals Another Jumanji: The Next Level Character Is Actually An Avatar". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- "@therock • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com.
- "Netflix Lands Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt Superhero Package 'Ball and Chain' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "Finding Justice". BET.com.
- Wagmeister, Elizabeth (October 21, 2016). "Dwayne Johnson Developing Wrestling Comedy at Fox From Seven Bucks & Gary Sanchez Prods. (EXCLUSIVE)".
- Otterson, Joe (August 13, 2019). "Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia Team With Powderkeg for Quibi Comedy Series (EXCLUSIVE)".
- Otterson, Joe (October 4, 2019). "Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Brian Volk-Weiss Partner on Disney Plus Docuseries (EXCLUSIVE)".
- Andreeva, Nellie (January 11, 2020). "'Young Rock': Dwayne Johnson Teams With Nahnatchka Khan For NBC Comedy Series Inspired By Him".
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