Shows being developed include Cat's Cradle, a limited series based on the novel by Kurt Vonnegut, being written and executive produced by Noah Hawley for FX Kilroy County, a dark comedy from Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor being developed for Showtime Jenji Kohan's Lifetime drama American Princess Muscle Shoals, a drama in development at ABC with Johnny Depp as executive producer the eight-part crime drama Cold Courage, based on the novels by Pekka Hiltunen Fried Chicken and Latkes, an adaptation of Rain Pryor's one-woman comedy show Jett, a crime drama starring and executive produced by Carla Gugino for Cinemax the reality cooking competition Fridge Wars for Canada's CBC network and global rights to Idiotest, based on the Game Show Network quiz show. Global Road's television arm develops scripted and non-scripted programming for both U.S. The company's film I Think We're Alone Now, starring Peter Dinklage, Elle Fanning and Paul Giamatti, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Upcoming Global Road productions include Serenity, a neo-noir thriller starring Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey, Diane Lane and directed by Steven Knight Richard Says Goodbye, a comedy-drama starring Johnny Depp and directed by Wayne Roberts the science-fiction romance Zoe, starring Ewan McGregor and Mortal, directed by André Øvredal. and animated family adventure-comedy Playmobil: Uncharted. Brown science fiction family adventure A.X.L. Global Road's 2018 film distribution slate includes the teen drama Midnight Sun, starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger family comedy Show Dogs, starring Will Arnett science fiction thriller The Silence, which it acquired for US distribution the action-thriller Hotel Artemis, starring Jodie Foster and Sterling K. In 2018, the company made an agreement with Blumhouse Productions to co-develop and co-finance low budget Chinese language genre films. At the European Film Market in February 2018, Global Road announced that it anticipated spending $1 billion on film and television productions over the next three years, with production budgets projected to be in the $20 million to $100 million range. In 2017, the company announced plans to have a slate of approximately 15 films per year by 2020. Open Road Films merged with IM Global and formed Global Road Entertainment on Octowith Friedman assuming the Global Road chairman and CEO posts. Rob Friedman joined Tang Media Partners in August 2017 as chairman and CEO of TMP Entertainment to oversee Open Road, IM Global and IM Global TV. Hohl left Open Road Films and it was purchased by Tang Media Partners in August 2017. The deal would allow the company to purchase worldwide rights and FilmNation selling and servicing international distribution. On October 30, 2014, Open Road announced an international deal with FilmNation Entertainment. Open Road and UPHE extended its home distribution deal in February 2014 through 2017. In October 2013, the studio signed a pay-TV deal with Showtime that began in 2017 and expires in 2020. These were the first Oscar wins for the company. Open Road's 2015 film Spotlight received six Academy Award nominations and became the surprise winner for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards, also winning for Best Original Screenplay.
The studio released its first film, Killer Elite, on September 23, 2011, directed by Gary McKendry and starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro. After Showtime expires in 2020, Netflix re-added Open Road movies in 2020. In June 2011, a few months after it started operations, Open Road Films signed a pay-TV deal with Netflix, which expired in 2016. Open Road's titles are distributed in the home entertainment market by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE), a deal that was signed in June 2011. Ortenberg, previously an executive of Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company, filled out his executive team with the April 2011 hirings of Jason Cassidy (president of marketing), Elliott Kleinberg (General Counsel and executive vice president of operations and business affairs), Steven Andriuzzo (chief financial officer), and Ben Cotner (senior vice president of acquisitions). In March 2011, rival theater chains AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group announced the hiring of Tom Ortenberg as Chief Executive Officer of a new company, Open Road Films, it was founded by Eric Hohl as a Chairman, former executive of MGM's United Artists (1998-2006) and SPE's TriStar Pictures (2006-2011). 1.3 Open Road Films (second incarnation)Ĭompany history Open Road Films (first incarnation).1.1 Open Road Films (first incarnation).
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