Color Force

Color Force is an American studio founded in 2007 by producer and film executive Nina Jacobson after her 2006 termination as president of Disney's Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group.[2][3]

Color Force
TypeIndependent
Founded2007
FounderNina Jacobson
Headquarters,
Key people
  • Bryan Unkeless
  • (senior vice president of production)
Owner

Its films include the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Hunger Games series. Color Force signed a three-year "first-look" production deal with DreamWorks in December 2006. In 2012, Brad Simpson became partner.[1] Later that year, Color Force signed a first-look deal with FX Productions.[4]

In 2017, Jacobson and Simpson appointed Nellie Reed as head of Color Force's television productions.[5]

Filmography

Feature films

TitleRelease DateDirectorNotesBudgetGross
Diary of a Wimpy KidMarch 19, 2010Thor FreudenthalDistributed by 20th Century Fox; co-production with Dune Entertainment$15,000,000$118,182,020
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesMarch 25, 2011David BowersDistributed by 20th Century Fox; co-production with Dune Entertainment$21,000,000$87,378,502
One DayAugust 19, 2011Lone ScherfigDistributed by Focus Features; co-production with Random House Films and Film4 Productions$15,000,000$56,706,628
The Hunger GamesMarch 23, 2012Gary RossDistributed by Lionsgate$78,000,000$691,247,768
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog DaysAugust 3, 2012David BowersDistributed by 20th Century Fox; co-production with Dune Entertainment$22,000,000$77,112,176
The Hunger Games: Catching FireNovember 22, 2013Francis LawrenceDistributed by Lionsgate$130,000,000$854,355,361
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1November 21, 2014Francis LawrenceDistributed by Lionsgate; co-production with Lionsgate$125,000,000$755,100,229
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2November 20, 2015Francis LawrenceDistributed by Lionsgate; co-production with Lionsgate$160,000,000$652,955,370
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long HaulMay 19, 2017David BowersDistributed by 20th Century Fox; co-production with TSG Entertainment$22,000,000$24,380,215
Crazy Rich AsiansAugust 17, 2018Jon M. ChuDistributed by Warner Bros.; co-production with Ivanhoe Pictures$30,000,000$231,310,201
Ben Is BackDecember 7, 2018Peter HedgesDistributed by Roadside Attractions, LD Entertainment and Lionsgate, co-production with 30West and Black Bear Pictures$13,000,000[6]$10 million
Where'd You Go, BernadetteAugust 16, 2019[7]Richard LinklaterDistributed by United Artists Releasing; co-production with Annapurna Pictures$18 million$10 million
The GoldfinchSeptember 13, 2019John CrowleyDistributed by Warner Bros.; co-production with Amazon Studios$44 million$9 million
All Day and a NightMay 1, 2020Joe Robert ColeDistributed by Netflix

Television

TitleSeries PremiereSeries FinaleCreator(s)Co-production withNote
American Crime StoryFebruary 2nd, 2016presentScott Alexander and Larry KaraszewskiScott & Larry Productions, Ryan Murphy Productions, FXP, and Fox 21 Television Studios; distributed by 20th Television
PoseJune 3rd, 2018presentRyan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven CanalsRyan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-vision, Fox 21 Television Studios, and FXP; distributed by 20th Television.
Y: The Last ManTBATBAMichael Green and Melina MatsoukasFX Productions; distributed by FX.[8]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Animated SeriesTBATBAFox Television Animation, and TSG Entertainment; distributed by Walt Disney Television.

References

  1. Kit, Borys (28 February 2012). "Brad Simpson Joins Nina Jacobson's Color Force as Partner". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. Holson, Laura M. (December 9, 2016). "Nina Jacobson Has Her Revenge on Hollywood's Old-Boy Network". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  3. Kit, Borys (March 4, 2009). "'Hunger' pangs for Color Force". Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (August 8, 2012). "Nina Jacobson Inks First-Look Deal With FX Prods". Deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (January 6, 2017). "Nina Jacobson & Brad Simpson Tap Nellie Reed As Head Of TV At Color Force". Deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  6. Abramovitch, Seth (December 4, 2018). "Making of 'Ben Is Back': How Director Peter Hedges Convinced His Reluctant Son Lucas to Star". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  7. McNary, Dave (January 17, 2019). "Cate Blanchett's 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' Moved Back to August". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  8. Goldberg, Lesley (October 14, 2015). "'Y: The Last Man' TV Series in the Works at FX (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
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