21 Laps Entertainment
American production company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
21 Laps, Inc.,[2] doing business as 21 Laps Entertainment, is a film and television production company founded and run by filmmaker Shawn Levy.[3] The company is best known as the producers of Stranger Things, and exclusively distributes content through a partnership with Netflix.[4] It has also produced films like Arrival, Free Guy, The Adam Project, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Spectacular Now, Real Steel, Deadpool & Wolverine, and the Night at the Museum franchise. The companies' name originates from the number of laps Levy's oldest daughter ran in a jogathon when she was 5 years old.[5]
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21 Laps Entertainment | |
Formerly | Wunjo, Inc. (1999–2005) |
Industry | Film Television |
Founded | January 29, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-01-29) (as Wunjo, Inc.) 2005; 19 years ago (2005) (as 21 Laps Entertainment)[1] |
Founder | Shawn Levy |
Headquarters | 888 Seventh Avenue, New York City, New York 10106 , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shawn Levy (CEO) Dan Levine (Partner) Dan Cohen (Partner) |
Products | Motion pictures, television programs |
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