Studio 8 (company)

Studio 8 is an American entertainment company founded in 2014, by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, and Mark Miner based in Culver City. It specializes in film and television production.

Studio 8

Company type	Private
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	January 3, 2014[1]
Founders	Jeff Robinov John Graham Mark Miner
Headquarters	Culver City, California , U.S.
Key people	Jeff Robinov
Services	Film production
Number of employees	11-50[2]
Divisions	Studio 8 Television
Website	www.studio8.com

Robinov, Graham and Miner prior to Studio 8 worked in film and production, before leaving to eventually co-found the company. Starting off moderately in 2016 with Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, the following theatrical releases included Brett Sumner's West of the West, Albert Hughes' Alpha, and Yann Demange's White Boy Rick.

History

2014: Founding

Studio 8 was founded on 2012, by film veterans Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Mark Miner. Robinov is a former film executive at Warner Bros, Graham was the production EP of Paramount Pictures and Screen Gems director of development, and Miner was the EVP of story and creative at Paramount and studio analyst at Universal Pictures.^[3]

The company began in 2014 with funding Fosun Group and Sony Pictures Entertainment.^[4] The company marked its first theatrical release with Ang Lee's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. The following theatrical releases included Brett Sumner's West of the West, Albert Hughes' Alpha, and Yann Demange's White Boy Rick.

In December 2017, Fosun was rumored to sell its stake in Studio 8, but only after the performances of Alpha and White Boy Rick.^[5]

2018: Television and future projects

In January 2018, Studio 8 announced that it would start a television division led by Steve Mosko^[6] and Katherine Pope.^[7] The first series is Hugh Howey's Beacon 23 with Zak Penn as writer and producer.^[8]

Studio 8 will produce Robert Eggers's medieval fantasy The Knight and remake of Nosferatu starring Lily-Rose Depp.^[9] In December 2015, Studio 8 acquired Lee's Thrilla in Manila movie with Peter Morgan as writer and David Oyelowo possibly playing Joe Frazier.^[10] In April 2016, Studio 8 will co-produce Hughes' next movie The Fury of a Patient Man, along with The Picture Company.^[11] In July 2017, Studio 8 acquired the rights to the Daily Beast article "The Possibly-True Story of the Super-Burglar Trained to Rip Off al Qaeda," with George Mastras as screenwriter.^[11] In July 2018, Studio 8 acquired the movie rights to Rob Liefeld's Prophet, to produce films with Liefeld and Adrian Askarieh as producers.^[12]

Filmography

Released

Year	Film	Director	Release date	Gross box office (USD)
2016	West of the West	Brent Sumner	March 6, 2016	Limited release
	Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk	Ang Lee	November 11, 2016	$30.9 million[13]
2018	Alpha	Albert Hughes	August 17, 2018	$98.2 million[14]
	White Boy Rick	Yann Demange	September 14, 2018	$25.8 million[15]
2023	Air	Ben Affleck	April 5, 2023	$90.1 million[16][17]
	Hypnotic	Robert Rodriguez	May 12, 2023	$2.4 million[18]
2024	The Instigators[19][20]	Doug Liman	August 2, 2024
	Nosferatu[9][21]	Robert Eggers	December 25, 2024

Upcoming films

Year	Film	Director	Release date	Ref
TBA	A Most Dangerous Man			[22]
	Adulting			[23]
	Black	Gerard McMurray[24]		[25][26]
	The Brain Hack	Joe White		[27]
	Champion			[28]
	The Fury of a Patient Man	Albert Hughes		[11]
	The Hidden Girl			[29]
	Huck			[30]
	Mind Fall	Cedric Jimenez		[31]
	Osama's 11			[11]
	Overheard			[32]
	Planet Kill	Steven Soderbergh		[33]
	Pontius Pilate			[34]
	Prophet	Sam Hargrave[35]		[12]
	Sandman Slim	Chad Stahelski		[36]
	Scout[37]	Christopher MacBride		[38]
	The Shoe	Wash Westmoreland		[39]
	Sinbad	Miguel Sapochnik		[40]
	Storm King	Rupert Wyatt		[41]
	Thrilla in Manila	Ang Lee		[10]
	Undying Love	David Leitch		[42]
	Untitled Fenn Treasure action comedy	Jake Szymanski		[43]
	Untitled Francesco Munzi film	Francesco Munzi		[44]
	Way Down Dark			[45]

Television

Television series by Studio 8, listed by initial air date or in development

Year	Name	Air date	Number of seasons	Number of episodes	Network
2023	Beacon 23[8]	November 12, 2023 – May 26, 2024	2	16	MGM+
TBA	Heartthrob[46]	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

See also

• Companies portal

• STX Entertainment
• Neon
• Amazon Studios
• Annapurna Pictures
• Blumhouse Productions

References

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5. Frater, Patrick (25 December 2013). "China's Fosun Looking at Sale of Studio 8 Stake (Report)". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
6. Lang, Brett (5 January 2018). "Former Sony Pictures Television Chief Steve Mosko Nears Deal to join Studio 8 (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
7. Andreeva, Nellie; Busch, Anita (23 June 2015). "Jeff Robinov's Studio 8 Launches Indie TV Division Run By Katherine Pope". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
8. Andreeva, Nellie (18 October 2018). "'Beacon 23' TV Series Adaptation From Zak Penn Nears Green Light at Spectrum". Deadline. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
9. Sharf, Zack (7 November 2024). "Nosferatu' First Reactions Call Robert Eggers' Remake 'Devilish' and 'Classically Haunting': It 'Goes Harder Than Any Other Horror Film This Year'". Variety. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
10. Kroll, Justin (8 December 2015). "Ang Lee's Boxing Movie Lands at Studio 8; David Oyelowo Circling Joe Frazier Role". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
11. Kroll, Justin (19 April 2016). "Studio 8 Acquires Daily Beast Article 'Osama's 11,' George Mastras to Script". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
12. Couch, Aaron (11 July 2018). "Comic Book Movie 'Prophet" in the Works From Deadpool Creator and Studio 8". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
13. "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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23. Hipes, Patrick (October 20, 2020). "Sony Pictures Acquires Studio 8's Family Comedy 'Adulting'". Deadline. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
24. Grobar, Matt (March 28, 2022). "'The First Purge' Helmer Gerard McMurray To Adapt 'Black' Comic Book For Warner Bros., Studio 8". Deadline. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
25. Busch, Anita (26 October 2016). "Seith Mann To Adapt 'BLACK' Comic In What Studio 8 Hopes To Be First In A Franchise". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
26. N'Duka, Amanda (October 1, 2020). "Warner Bros. Boards Feature Adaptation Of 'Black' Comic From Studio 8". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
27. Busch, Anita (16 March 2015). "Studio 8 Picks Up Short 'The Brain Hack' For Feature Treatment". Deadline. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
28. Busch, Anita (23 March 2018). "'Champion,' Action/Thriller Spec, Acquired By Studio 8". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
29. Busch, Anita (9 April 2018). "Ellen Shanman To Adapt Female-Driven, Sci-Fi Thriller 'The Hidden Girl' For Studio 8". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
30. Kroll, Justin (17 July 2018). "Millarworld Film Adaptations in Development at Netflix With Ted Melfo, Neal Moritz". Variety. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
31. McNary, Dave (May 27, 2020). "Solstice Studios, Studio 8 Developing Thriller 'Mind Fall' With Cedric Jimenez, Graham Moore". Variety. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
32. Rahman, Abid (27 November 2014). "Jeff Robinov's Studio 8 to Remake Hong Kong Surveillance Thriller 'Overheard'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
33. Busch, Anita (1 February 2018). "Studio 8 Acquires 'Planet Kill' For Steven Soderbergh To Produce, May Direct". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
34. Fleming, Mike Jr. (16 December 2014). "'Pontius Pilate' — Sans Brad Pitt — Headed For Jeff Robinov's Studio 8?". Deadline. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
35. Villei, Matt (October 8, 2021). "'Prophet' Comic Movie Adaptation in the Works From Jake Gyllenhaal and 'Extraction' Director Sam Hargrave". Collider. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
36. N'Duka, Amanda (12 February 2018). "'John Wick' Helmer Chad Stahelski To Direct 'Sandman Slim' For Studio 8". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
37. Scout at IMDb
38. Busch, Anita (24 October 2016). "Studio 8 Gets Into Comic Book Action With 'Scout' For Filmmaker Chris MacBride". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
39. Fleming, Mike Jr. (12 February 2016). "Jeff Robinov's Studio 8 Buys Pitch From 'Still Alice' Duo Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
40. Kit, Borys (10 October 2016). "'Sinbad' Movie Setting Sail With 'Game of Thrones' Director, 'Lone Star' Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
41. Douglas, Edward (12 March 2019). "INTERVIEW: CAPTIVE STATE Director Rupert Wyatt on His Sci-Fi Thriller". Comics Beat. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
42. Fleming, Mike Jr. (30 January 2019). "David Leitch to Helm 'Undying Love;' Graphic Novel Moves to Studio 8". Deadline. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
43. D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 9, 2020). "Jake Szymanski To Direct Forrest Fenn Inspired Treasure Hunt Action Comedy For Studio 8". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
44. Ford, Rebecca (9 March 2016). "Francesco Munzi to Direct Crime Thriller for Studio 8 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
45. Busch, Anita (16 July 2015). "Studio 8 Options Sci-Fi Novel 'Way Down Dark'". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
46. Hipes, Patrick (22 August 2017). "Riley Keough & Gina Gammell Launch Production Company Felix Culpa With Trio Of Book Deals". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

External links

• Official website