Plan B Entertainment
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Plan B Entertainment, Inc.,[1] more commonly known as Plan B, is an American production company founded in November 2001 by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Kristin Hahn and Jennifer Aniston.[2] The company first signed with Warner Bros. as a replacement for Brad Grey Pictures, a company operated by Brad Grey.[3] In 2005, after Pitt and Aniston divorced, Grey became the CEO of Paramount Pictures and Pitt became the sole owner of the company. The president of the company was for many years Dede Gardner, but she and Pitt named Jeremy Kleiner co-president with Gardner in 2013.[4] Three of the production company's movies, The Departed, 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight, have won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures, Entertainment |
| Predecessor | Brad Grey Pictures |
| Founded | November 2, 2001 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | 9150 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
Key people |
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| Products | |
| Parent | Mediawan (60%) |
Pitt, Gardner and Kleiner received the Producers Guild of America's David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures in 2020.[5]
This name was previously used for an unrelated production company that was headed by Bruce Berman from 1996 to 1997.[6]
In December 2022, it was reported that Mediawan has acquired 60% of the studio, while Plan B has also taken a stake in Mediawan.[7][8]
Production deals
Active
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (2020–present)[9]
- Warner Bros. Pictures (2002–2005;[10] 2020–present)[11]
- Amazon MGM Studios (2020–present)[12]
Former
- Annapurna Pictures (2017–2020)[13]
- New Regency (2014–2017)[14][15]
- RatPac Entertainment (2014–2017)[14][15]
- Paramount Pictures (2005–2013)[16]
Films
2000s
2010s
| Year | Title | Director | Oscar Best Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Matthew Vaughn | |
| Eat, Pray, Love | Ryan Murphy | ||
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | Nominated |
| Moneyball | Bennett Miller | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Killing Them Softly | Andrew Dominik | |
| 2013 | Kick Ass 2 | Jeff Wadlow | |
| World War Z | Marc Forster | ||
| 12 Years a Slave | Steve McQueen | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Ava DuVernay | Nominated |
| 2015 | True Story | Rupert Goold | |
| The Big Short | Adam McKay | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Barry Jenkins | Won |
| The Lost City of Z | James Gray | ||
| Voyage of Time | Terrence Malick | ||
| 2017 | War Machine | David Michod | |
| Okja | Bong Joon-ho | ||
| Brad's Status | Mike White | ||
| 2018 | Beautiful Boy | Felix Van Groeningen | |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | Barry Jenkins | ||
| Vice | Adam McKay | Nominated | |
| 2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Joe Talbot | |
| Ad Astra | James Gray | ||
| The King | David Michôd |
2020s
Upcoming
TV
2000s
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pretty/Handsome | FX | Pilot not picked up for series. |
2010s
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Resurrection | ABC | Cancelled after two seasons. |
| 2014–2016 | Deadbeat | Hulu | Cancelled after three seasons. |
| 2014 | Nightingale | HBO | Television film |
| The Normal Heart | |||
| 2016–2019 | The OA | Netflix | Cancelled after two seasons. |
| 2017–present | Feud | FX | Series ongoing |
| 2018–2019 | Sweetbitter | Starz | Cancelled after two seasons. |
2020s
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–present | Lego Masters | Fox | Series ongoing |
| 2020 | The Third Day | Sky Atlantic, HBO | Miniseries |
| 2021 | The Underground Railroad | Amazon Prime Video | |
| 2022–2024 | Outer Range | Canceled after two seasons | |
| 2022 | Paper Girls | Cancelled after one season | |
| High School | Amazon Freevee | ||
| 2023 | Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity | Amazon Prime Video | Docuseries |
| 2024–present | 3 Body Problem | Netflix | Renewed for seasons 2 and 3 |
| 2025 | Adolescence | Miniseries |
Upcoming
References
Further reading
External links
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