Amasia Entertainment Explained

Amasia Entertainment
Type:Private
Industry:Entertainment
Services:Film Production
Television Production
Num Employees:8[1]
Location City:Los Angeles, California
Location Country:U.S.

Amasia Entertainment is a Los Angeles based entertainment company founded in 2012 by Michael A. Helfant and Bradley Gallo. It specializes in film and television production.

Prior to Amasia Entertainment, both Helfant and Gallo were a part of the production company Troika Pictures, where the two first started working together. Previously, Michael Helfant served as President/COO of Marvel Studios overseeing live-action and animation productions and helped to launch the first slate of Marvel self-financed films including Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Bradley Gallo began his career as an independent filmmaker with the comedy-drama Magic Rock. After graduating from Columbia University he went on to work at CNN and produced such shows as Anderson Cooper 360 and American Morning before getting hired at Troika Pictures as the Head of Production and Development.[2]

History

Founding

Amasia Entertainment was founded in 2012 by film veteran Michael A. Helfant and Bradley Gallo. They hired Josh Sathre as production executive in 2016[3] and in February 2017, Amasia Entertainment announced that it would start a television division led by Tracy Mercer.[4]

Film

Amasia marked its first theatrical release with the Halle Berry thriller, The Call. In 2016, the company financed and produced the action-comedy film Mr. Right.[5] Their following non-theatrical releases included Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum's Careful What You Wish For, Vincent Masciale's "Fear, Inc," and David Gleeson's Don't Go. In August 2017, it was announced that Amasia Entertainment would co-produce Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage's drama Them That Follow with Gerard Butler's production company, G-Base.[6] The film stars Alice Englert, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann, Olivia Colman, Lewis Pullman, Jim Gaffigan and Kaitlyn Dever. It made its world premiered to favorable reviews in the Dramatic Competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

Television

In September 2019, Amasia began development on Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, a follow-up to the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, with Mark B. Perry as writer.[7]

Future Projects

In March 2017, Amasia Entertainment obtained the film adaptation rights to Emil Ferris' graphic novel My Favorite Thing Is Monsters for Columbia Pictures.[8]

In September 2019, filming began on the Amasia Entertainment produced feature drama, Wild Mountain Thyme, with John Patrick Shanley as director. The film stars Emily Blunt and is currently in post-production.[9]

In January 2020, Amasia acquired the rights to produce The Green Hornet reboot, and on April 16, 2020, Universal Pictures agreed to distribute the film.[10] [11]

Filmography

Released

Year ! scope="col"
FilmDirectorRelease dateGross box office (USD)
2013 The Call March 14, 2013 $68.5 million[12]
2015 The Road Within April 17, 2015 $41,760[13]
2016 Mr. Right April 7, 2016 $607,595[14]
2016 Careful What You Wish For June 10, 2016 Video On Demand
2016 Zedd

True Colors

Susan Bonds
Alex Lieu
June 2, 2016 Video On Demand
2016 Fear, Inc. Vincent Masciale October 21, 2016 Video On Demand
2018 Don't Go David Gleeson October 26, 2018 Video On Demand
2019 Them That Follow Britt Poulton
Dan Madison Savage
August 2, 2019 $172,952[15]
2020 Wild Mountain Thyme December 11, 2020 $5.5 million

Upcoming films

Year ! scope="col"
FilmDirectorRelease dateRef
rowspan="4" Breakout [16]
Fate [17]
The Green Hornet and Kato
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters [18]

Television

Year! scope="col"
NameAir dateNumber of seasonsNumber of episodesNetwork
TBADark Shadows: ReincarnationTBATBATBA

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amasia Entertainment. LinkedIn. April 23, 2020.
  2. Web site: Troika Pictures hires Bradley Gallo as head of production and development. Kay. 2011-04-28. Jeremy. Screen. en. 2020-05-25.
  3. Web site: Amasia Entertainment Team. Amasia Entertainment. April 23, 2020.
  4. Web site: Amasia Entertainment Launches TV Division; Tracy Mercer To Helm. Petski. Denise. February 14, 2017. Variety. April 23, 2020.
  5. Web site: Sam Rockwell & Anna Kendrick Team For Max Landis-Scripted 'Mr Right'. Fleming . Mike Jr.. May 5, 2014. Deadline Hollywood. April 23, 2020.
  6. Web site: Olivia Colman, Alice Englert, Thomas Mann Set For 'Them That Follow'. Fleming . Mike Jr.. August 17, 2017. Deadline Hollywood. November 28, 2018.
  7. Web site: Anita. Busch. 'Dark Shadows' Gets New Blood With Sequel Series In the Works At the CW From Writer Mark B. Perry. September 9, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. April 23, 2020.
  8. Web site: Graphic Novel 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters' Sells To Sony. Fleming . Mike Jr.. March 30, 2017. Deadline Hollywood. April 23, 2020.
  9. Web site: Emily Blunt, Jon Hamm Joining Jamie Dornan in 'Wild Mountain Thyme'. Ritman. Alex. September 3, 2019. The Hollywood Reporter. April 23, 2020.
  10. Web site: 'The Green Hornet': Amasia Chief Is All Abuzz About Superhero Acquisition. Boucher. Geoff. January 29, 2020. Deadline Hollywood. April 23, 2020.
  11. Web site: Universal & Amasia Entertainment Team Up For 'The Green Hornet And Kato' Feature. D'Alessandro. Anthony. April 16, 2020. Deadline Hollywood. April 23, 2020.
  12. Web site: The Call. Box Office Mojo. April 23, 2020.
  13. Web site: The Road Within. Box Office Mojo. April 23, 2020.
  14. Web site: Mr. Right. Box Office Mojo. April 23, 2020.
  15. Web site: Them That Follow. Box Office Mojo. 24 March 2019.
  16. Web site: RZA Set To Direct Prison 'Breakout' Tale For Amasia Entertainment. Lowe. Kinsey. September 13, 2015. Deadline Hollywood. November 28, 2018.
  17. Web site: Brad Anderson Set To Direct Gary Whitta-Scripted 'FATE'. Fleming . Mike Jr.. September 16, 2016. Deadline Hollywood. April 23, 2020.
  18. Web site: Mike Jr.. Fleming. Sam Mendes In Early Talks For 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'. April 4, 2017. Deadline Hollywood. April 23, 2020.