Di Bonaventura Pictures, Inc.[1] (also known as dB Pictures) is an American film and television production company founded in 2002 by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who is known for producing the Transformers films.[2][3]
History[]
On September 3, 2002, Lorenzo di Bonaventura announced that he would leave Warner Bros. to set up his own production company, and that it had a deal with Warner Bros. to produce the feature film Constantine, which was released in 2005.[4]
On December 17, 2002, three months after the company was formed, it signed a 3-year contract with Paramount Pictures to produce feature films.[5]
Di Bonaventura Pictures has remained at Paramount, signing a series of three-year deals, where it has produced the Transformers franchise.[6][7]
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In June 2011, Di Bonaventura, with Dan McDermott, launched a television division, Di Bonaventura Pictures Television, based at ABC Studios under a three-year deal.[8]
When its contract with ABC Studios was not renewed in 2014, it signed a deal with Legendary Television to produce its TV shows.[9]
Filmography[]
Theatrical films[]
2000s[]
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Constantine | Francis Lawrence | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Weed Road Pictures, The Donners' Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Vertigo, Batfilm Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment |
| Four Brothers | John Singleton | Paramount Pictures | ||
| Doom | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Universal Pictures | co-production with John Wells Productions | |
| Derailed | Mikael Håfström | The Weinstein Company / Buena Vista International | co-production with Miramax Films and Patalex V Productions Limited | |
| 2007 | Shooter | Antoine Fuqua | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1408 | Mikael Håfström | MGM Distribution Co. | co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Dimension Films and The Weinstein Company | |
| Transformers | Michael Bay | Paramount Pictures | co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions | |
| Stardust | Matthew Vaughn | co-production with Ingenious Film Partners and Marv Films | ||
| 2009 | Imagine That | Karey Kirkpatrick | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Michael Bay | co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions | ||
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Stephen Sommers | co-production with Hasbro and Spyglass Entertainment |
2010s[]
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Salt | Phillip Noyce | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures and Relativity Media |
| Red | Robert Schwentke | Summit Distribution | co-production with Summit Entertainment and DC Entertainment | |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Michael Bay | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions |
| 2012 | The Devil Inside | William Brent Bell | uncredited; co-production with Insurge Pictures and Prototype | |
| Man on a Ledge | Asger Leth | Summit Distribution | co-production with Summit Entertainment | |
| 2013 | The Last Stand | Kim Jee-woon | Lionsgate | |
| Side Effects | Steven Soderbergh | Open Road Films | co-production with Endgame Entertainment and FilmNation Entertainment | |
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Jon M. Chu | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Skydance Productions and Hasbro | |
| Red 2 | Dean Parisot | Lionsgate | co-production with Summit Entertainment and DC Entertainment | |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Kenneth Branagh | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Skydance Productions and Mace Neufeld Productions |
| Transformers: Age of Extinction | Michael Bay | co-production with Hasbro, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions and Ian Bryce Productions | ||
| 2015 | Electric Slide | Tristan Patterson | Paragon Pictures | co-production with Killer Films, Media House Capital, Myriad Pictures and Skyscraper Films |
| 2016 | Deepwater Horizon | Peter Berg | Lionsgate | co-production with Summit Entertainment, Participant Media, Closest to the Hole Productions and Leverage Entertainment |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Michael Bay | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Hasbro, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions and Ian Bryce Productions |
| Kidnap | Luis Prieto | Aviron Pictures | co-production with Gold Star Films, 606 Films and Lotus Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Well Go USA, and Rumble Entertainment | |
| Unlocked | Michael Apted | Lionsgate | co-production with SRA Productions, Silver Reel Pictures, Bloom, Sira Productions and Lipsync | |
| American Assassin | Michael Cuesta | co-production with CBS Films and Industry Entertainment | ||
| Only the Brave | Joseph Kosinski | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures, Black Label Media, Conde Nast Entertainment and Relevant Entertainment | |
| 2018 | Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich | Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund | RLJE Films | uncredited; co-production with Buffalo 8 Productions, Cinestate, Fangoria, Ghost Horse and Zero Trans Fat Productions |
| The Meg | Jon Turteltaub | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Gravity Pictures, Flagship Entertainment, Apelles Entertainment and Maeday Productions | |
| Replicas | Jeffrey Nachmanoff | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures | co-production with Riverstone Pictures, Remstar Studios, Blue Rider Productions, Company Films, Lotus Entertainment, Ocean Park Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Fundamental Films, 74850 and Global Pictures Media, LLC | |
| Bumblebee | Travis Knight | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Allspark Pictures, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions, Ian Bryce Productions and Bay Films | |
| 2019 | Pet Sematary | Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer | co-production with Room 101, Inc |
2020s[]
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Secrets We Keep | Yuval Adler | Bleecker Street | co-production with AGC Studios, Fibonacci Films, Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Echo Lake Entertainment |
| 2021 | Snake Eyes | Robert Schwentke | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Skydance Media and Entertainment One |
| 2023 | Plane | Jean-François Richet | Lionsgate | co-production with MadRiver Pictures, Olive Hill Media and G-BASE Film |
| Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Steven Caple Jr. | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Hasbro, Skydance Media, New Republic Pictures and Bay Films | |
| Meg 2: The Trench | Ben Wheatley | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with CMC Pictures, DF Pictures and Apelles Entertainment | |
| 2024 | Madame Web | S. J. Clarkson | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment and TSG Entertainment |
Upcoming[]
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Transformers One | Josh Cooley | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Paramount Animation, Hasbro Entertainment and Bay Films[10] |
| TBA | G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant | D. J. Caruso | co-production with Hasbro Entertainment and Skydance Media[11] | |
| Untitled Transformers film | Angel Manuel Soto | co-production with Hasbro Entertainment | ||
| Houdini | TBA | [12] | ||
| The Saint | Doug Liman | [13] | ||
| Untitled Constantine sequel | Francis Lawrence | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Batfilm Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, DC Studios, Bad Robot, The Donners' Company and Weed Road Pictures[14] |
Television[]
Released[]
| Year(s) | Title | Creator | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Zero Hour | Paul Scheuring | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios, Clickety-Clack and One Light Road Productions |
| 2016–2017 | The Real O'Neals | Joshua Sternin Jennifer Ventimilia developed by: David Winsdor Casey Johnson |
co-production with ABC Studios and Winsdor & Johnson Productions | |
| 2016–2018 | Shooter | based on Point of Impact by: Stephen Hunter developed by: John Hlavin |
USA Network | co-production with Paramount Television, Leverage Entertainment, Closest to the Hole Productions and Universal Cable Productions |
| 2021 | Jupiter's Legacy | Steven S. DeKnight based on Jupiter's Legacy by: Mark Millar and Frank Quitely |
Netflix | co-production with Millarworld and DeKnight Productions |
| 2024–present | The New Look | Todd A. Kessler | Apple TV+ | co-production with Apple Studios |
Upcoming[]
| Year(s) | Title | Creator | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Untitled Lady Jaye spin-off series | based on G.I. Joe by: Hasbro |
Amazon Prime Video | co-production with Paramount Television Studios, Skydance Television, and eOne Television[15] |
Digital/direct-to-video titles[]
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dead Rising: Watchtower | Zach Lipovsky | Crackle | as Di Bonaventura Digital; co-production with Legendary Digital Pictures, Contradiction Films and Capcom Pictures |
| 2016 | Dead Rising: Endgame | Pat Williams | uncredited; co-production with Legendary Digital Pictures, DR2 Productions and Contradiction Films | |
| 2018 | Higher Power | Matthew Charles Santoro | Magnet Releasing | co-production with Break Media and Campfire |
| 2019 | Doom: Annihilation | Tony Giglio | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | co-production with Battle Mountain Films and Universal 1440 Entertainment |
| 2021 | Infinite | Antoine Fuqua | Paramount+ | co-production with Paramount Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, New Republic Pictures and Fuqua Films |
| 2023 | Pet Sematary: Bloodlines | Lindsey Beer | co-production with Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players and Room 101, Inc. |
References[]
- ↑ Opencorporates.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Deepwater Horizon' Starts Principal Photography". participantmedia.com. May 18, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ↑ Di Bonaventura Pictures. variety411.com.
- ↑ Harris, Dana (2002-09-04). New avventura for Lorenzo (en).
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2002-12-17). Lorenzo lands at Paramount (en).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Miller, Daniel; Masters, Kim (November 5, 2011). "Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura Inks New Deal With Paramount (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Weinstein, Joshua L. (October 11, 2010). "Di Bonaventura on a bonny venture". variety.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Andreeva, Nellie (June 2, 2011). "Lorenzo Di Bonaventura Launches Television Company With Dan McDermott, Signs 3-Year Deal With ABC Studios". deadline.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ↑ Graser, Marc (2014-05-06). Legendary Backs 'Jurassic World,' Signs TV Deal with Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (EXCLUSIVE) (en).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fleming, Mike (April 29, 2020). "Animated 'Transformers' Prequel Activated; 'Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley To Direct For Hasbro/eOne & Paramount". Deadline. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.D'Alessandro, Anthony (2017-12-18). "Paramount Dates Future Franchises For 2020 & 2021: 'G.I. Joe', 'Micronauts' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ↑ Harry Houdini Biopic in the Works at Paramount (en-US) (March 2, 2022).
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (November 20, 2023). Doug Liman to Direct Paramount's 'The Saint' Reboot.
- ↑ Tinoco, Armando (October 31, 2023). Francis Lawrence Teases 'Constantine' Sequel With Keanu Reeves: "We Have Control". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved on October 31, 2023.
- ↑ G.I. Joe Live-Action TV Series Centered on Lady Jaye in the Works at Amazon from Erik Oleson, Paramount TV Studios, eOne & Skydance TV (25 February 2021).
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