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'''Spyglass Entertainment''' was an American [[production company]], co-founded by [[Gary Barber]] and [[Roger Birnbaum]] in 1998. It is owned by [[Cerberus Capital Management]].
'''Spyglass Entertainment''' is an American [[production company]], co-founded by [[Gary Barber]] and [[Roger Birnbaum]] in 1998. It is owned by [[Cerberus Capital Management]]. Barber and Birnbaum serve as co-CEOs, while [[Jonathan Glickman]] serves as the current President of Production. [[Jeffrey Chernov]] was once a [[Executive in charge of production|production executive]] at Spyglass Entertainment.

Barber and Birnbaum serve as co-CEOs, while [[Jonathan Glickman]] serves as the current President of Production. [[Jeffrey Chernov]] was once a [[Executive in charge of production|production executive]] at Spyglass Entertainment.


==History==
==History==
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*''[[Out Cold (2001 film)|Out Cold]]'' (2001) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]])
*''[[Out Cold (2001 film)|Out Cold]]'' (2001) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]])
*''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' (2002) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]])
*''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' (2002) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]])
*''[[Dragonfly (2002 film)|Dragonfly]]'' (2002) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]]) (through [[Buena Vista International]])
*''[[Dragonfly (2002 film)|Dragonfly]]'' (2002) (co-production with [[Universal Studios]] and [[Shady Acres Entertainment]]) (through [[Buena Vista International]])
*''[[Abandon (film)|Abandon]]'' (2002) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Touchstone Pictures]]) (through [[Buena Vista International]])
*''[[Abandon (film)|Abandon]]'' (2002) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Touchstone Pictures]]) (through [[Buena Vista International]])
*''[[Reign of Fire (film)|Reign of Fire]]'' (2002) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]])
*''[[Reign of Fire (film)|Reign of Fire]]'' (2002) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]])
*''[[The Recruit]]'' (2003) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]] and Epsilon Motion Pictures)
*''[[The Recruit]]'' (2003) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]] and Epsilon Motion Pictures)
*''[[Shanghai Knights]]'' (2003) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]])
*''[[Shanghai Knights]]'' (2003) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]])
*''[[Bruce Almighty]]'' (2003) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]], [[Shady Acres Entertainment]] and Pit Bull Productions) (through [[Buena Vista International]])
*''[[Bruce Almighty]]'' (2003) (co-production with [[Universal Studios]], [[Touchstone Pictures]], [[Shady Acres Entertainment]] and Pit Bull Productions) (through [[Buena Vista International]])
*''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'' (2003) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]] and [[DreamWorks Pictures]]) (through [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista International]])
*''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'' (2003) (co-production with [[Universal Studios]], [[Touchstone Pictures]] and [[DreamWorks]]) (through [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista International]])
*''[[Connie and Carla]]'' (2004) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]])
*''[[Connie and Carla]]'' (2004) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]])
*''[[Mr. 3000]]'' (2004) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]] and [[The Kennedy/Marshall Company]])
*''[[Mr. 3000]]'' (2004) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]] and [[The Kennedy/Marshall Company]])
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*''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]] and [[Hammer & Tongs|Hammer and Tongs]])
*''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]] and [[Hammer & Tongs|Hammer and Tongs]])
*''[[The Legend of Zorro]]'' (2005) (co-production with [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[Amblin Entertainment]])
*''[[The Legend of Zorro]]'' (2005) (co-production with [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[Amblin Entertainment]])
*''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' (2005) (co-production with [[Columbia Pictures]], [[DreamWorks Pictures]], [[Amblin Entertainment]] and [[Red Wagon Productions]]) (through [[Buena Vista International]])
*''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' (2005) (co-production with [[Columbia Pictures]], [[DreamWorks]], [[Miramax]], [[[StudioCanal]], [[Amblin Entertainment]] and [[Red Wagon Entertainment]]) (through [[Buena Vista International]])
*''[[Eight Below]]'' (2006) (co-production with [[Walt Disney Pictures]], [[The Kennedy/Marshall Company]], and [[Mandeville Films]])
*''[[Eight Below]]'' (2006) (co-production with [[Walt Disney Pictures]], [[The Kennedy/Marshall Company]], and [[Mandeville Films]])
*''[[Stay Alive]]'' (2006) (co-production with [[Hollywood Pictures]], [[James D. Stern|Endgame Entertainment]] and [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]]) (through [[Universal Pictures|Universal Pictures UK]])
*''[[Stay Alive]]'' (2006) (co-production with [[Hollywood Pictures]], [[James D. Stern|Endgame Entertainment]] and [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]]) (through [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures UK]])
*''[[Stick It]]'' (2006) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]])
*''[[Stick It]]'' (2006) (co-production with [[Touchstone Pictures]])
*''[[The Lookout (2007 film)|The Lookout]]'' (2007) (co-production with [[Miramax Films]])
*''[[The Lookout (2007 film)|The Lookout]]'' (2007) (co-production with [[Miramax Films]])
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*''[[The Happening (2008 film)|The Happening]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[20th Century Fox]], [[Blinding Edge Pictures]] and [[UTV Motion Pictures]])
*''[[The Happening (2008 film)|The Happening]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[20th Century Fox]], [[Blinding Edge Pictures]] and [[UTV Motion Pictures]])
*''[[The Love Guru]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]])
*''[[The Love Guru]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]])
*''[[Wanted (2008 film)|Wanted]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]])
*''[[Wanted (2008 film)|Wanted]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[Universal Studios]] and [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]])
*''[[Ghost Town (2008 film)|Ghost Town]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[DreamWorks Pictures]])
*''[[Ghost Town (2008 film)|Ghost Town]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[DreamWorks Pictures]])
*''[[Flash of Genius (film)|Flash of Genius]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Strike Entertainment]]) (through [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]])
*''[[Flash of Genius (film)|Flash of Genius]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Strike Entertainment]]) (through [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]])
*''[[Four Christmases]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[New Line Cinema]])
*''[[Four Christmases]]'' (2008) (co-production with [[New Line Cinema]])
*''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' (2009) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Bad Robot Productions]])
*''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' (2009) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Bad Robot Productions]])
*''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]'' (2009) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Hasbro]] and [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]])
*''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]'' (2009) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Hasbro Studios]] and [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]])
*''[[Invictus (film)|Invictus]]'' (2009) (co-production with [[Warner Bros.]], [[Malpaso Productions]], and [[Revelations Entertainment]])
*''[[Invictus (film)|Invictus]]'' (2009) (co-production with [[Warner Bros.]], [[Malpaso Productions]], and [[Revelations Entertainment]])
{{colend}}
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*''[[Leap Year (2010 film)|Leap Year]]'' (2010) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]] and Benderspink) (through [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]])
*''[[Leap Year (2010 film)|Leap Year]]'' (2010) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]] and Benderspink) (through [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]])
*''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'' (2010) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]], [[Relativity Media]] and [[Apatow Productions]])
*''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'' (2010) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]], [[Relativity Media]] and [[Apatow Productions]])
*''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]'' (2010) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]], [[DreamWorks Pictures]], Parkes + MacDonald, Everyman Pictures, [[Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group|Reliance ADA Group]] and [[Reliance BIG Entertainment|Reliance BIG Pictures]])
*''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]'' (2010) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]], [[DreamWorks]], Parkes/MacDonald Productions, Everyman Pictures and [[Reliance Entertainment]])
*''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' (2010) (co-production with [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[GK Films]]) (through [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]])
*''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' (2010) (co-production with [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[GK Films]]) (through [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]])
*''[[The Dilemma]]'' (2011) (co-production with [[Universal Pictures]], [[Imagine Entertainment]] and Wild West Picture Show)
*''[[The Dilemma]]'' (2011) (co-production with [[Universal Studios]], [[Imagine Entertainment]] and Wild West Picture Show)
*''[[No Strings Attached (film)|No Strings Attached]]'' (2011) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]], [[The Montecito Picture Company]] and Cold Spring Pictures)
*''[[No Strings Attached (film)|No Strings Attached]]'' (2011) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]], [[The Montecito Picture Company]] and Cold Spring Pictures)
*''[[Footloose (2011 film)|Footloose]]'' (2011) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[MTV Films]])
*''[[Footloose (2011 film)|Footloose]]'' (2011) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[MTV Films]])
*''[[The Vow (2012 film)|The Vow]]'' (2012) (co-production with [[Screen Gems]])
*''[[The Vow (2012 film)|The Vow]]'' (2012) (co-production with [[Screen Gems]])
*''[[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' (2013) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Hasbro]], [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]] and [[Skydance Productions]]) (uncredited)
*''[[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' (2013) (co-production with [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], [[Hasbro Studios]], [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]] and [[Skydance Media|Skydance Productions]]) (uncredited)


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 21:05, 15 December 2016

Spyglass Entertainment
Company typePrivate
IndustryFilm
PredecessorCaravan Pictures
Founded1998
FounderGary Barber
Roger Birnbaum
Defunct2013
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Key people
Jeffrey Chernov
Jonathan Glickman
ProductsMotion pictures
ParentCerberus Capital Management
DivisionsSpyglass Home Entertainment
Spyglass Television
Websitewww.spyglassentertainment.com

Spyglass Entertainment is an American production company, co-founded by Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum in 1998. It is owned by Cerberus Capital Management. Barber and Birnbaum serve as co-CEOs, while Jonathan Glickman serves as the current President of Production. Jeffrey Chernov was once a production executive at Spyglass Entertainment.

History

In August 1998, Roger Birnbaum, Caravan's co-founder, left to co-found Spyglass Entertainment at Roth's prompting in which Disney takes an equity stake and a five-year distribution agreement. With Disney cutting its yearly production output, Roth recommended forming a self-financing production firm such as New Regency Productions. Caravan after the remaining three films are release, the company went inactive. Caravan's slate of movies projects and an initial financial advance of $10 million to $20 million against future overages was also contributed by Disney.[1] Spyglass based their operations at Disney's studios. In October 1998, European media conglomerates Kirch Group and Mediaset invested in theatrical, video and television distribution rights to between 15 and 25 films over five year for Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland and the former Soviet Union.[2] By May 2000, Disney had taken a 10% equity stake in Spyglass along with Svensk Film Industri of Scandinavia and Lusomundo of Portugal.[3][4]

In 2002, Spyglass considered a merger with Intermedia but the deal was never carried out.[5] With expiration of the Disney distribution deal in October, Spyglass signed a five-year distribution deal with DreamWorks while Disney retained its stake.[4] In April 2008 at MIP TV, Spyglass and Canal Plus agreed to a multi-window TV deal for its movies lasting until 2009.[6] By 2010, Spyglass had moved to Westwood and Cerberus Capital had purchased the company.[5]

On December 20, 2010, the founders of Spyglass Entertainment, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, became co-Chairs and co-CEOs of the holding company of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which had recently at that time emerged from bankruptcy.[7][8][9][10] Since then, Spyglass' operation has been scaled back, though Barber and Birnbaum will continue to operate it through the handling of its library.[11]

UK distributors

Production filmography

1990s

2000s

2010s

References

  1. ^ Eller, Clauida (August 21, 1998). Spyglass Offers Disney Lower-Risk Deals. Los Angeles Times. Accessed on March 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Mattzer, Marla (October 29, 1998). "European Firms to Invest in Spyglass". Los Angeles Times. p. C4. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help) (Alternate link.)
  3. ^ Eller, Claudia (May 23, 2000). "Spyglass Hopes for More Good 'Sense' in Future Projects". Los Angeles Times. p. C1. Retrieved May 12, 2010. (Alternate link.)
  4. ^ a b Eller, Claudia (December 10, 2002). "Spyglass Signs Deal With DreamWorks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  5. ^ a b DiOrio, Carl (August 12, 2010). "Why MGM is choosing Spyglass over others". the Hollywood Reporter. AP. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Canal Plus puts its eye to Spyglass fare". Variety. April 12, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "MGM 2010 Restructing" (PDF). Wall Street Journal. Retrieved Jan 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "MGM restructuring becomes official, Studio completes restructuring with $500 million in financing". variety.com. Retrieved Jan 5, 2012.
  9. ^ "MGM 2010 Restructing". globaltimes.cn. Retrieved Jan 5, 2012.
  10. ^ "Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum assume leadership immediately as Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of MGM". prnewswire.com. Retrieved Jan 5, 2012.
  11. ^ Finke, Nikki. "MGM’s Roger Birnbaum Steps Down To Return To Producing; Gary Barber Now Revived Studio’s Sole Chairman & CEO." Deadline.com (October 2, 2012).
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