DNEG explained

DNEG
Former Name:Double Negative
Hq Location:160 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London
W1W 5QA
United Kingdom
Num Locations:9
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Industry:Motion picture, TV, Animation
Parent:Prime Focus Limited[1]
Services:Visual effects
Computer animation
Stereo conversion

DNEG (formerly known as Double Negative and stylized as D N E G) is a British-Indian visual effects, computer animation and stereo conversion studio that was founded in 1998 in London, and rebranded as DNEG in 2014 after a merger with Indian VFX company Prime Focus; it was named after the letters "D" and "Neg" from their former name.[2]

The company has received seven Academy Awards for its work on the films Inception, Interstellar, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049, First Man, Tenet and Dune.[3] In addition, DNEG has received BAFTA awards for Inception, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Interstellar, Blade Runner 2049, Tenet, Dune and Black Mirrors "Metalhead",[4] and Visual Effects Society awards for its work on films such as The Dark Knight Rises, Sherlock Holmes, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, Altered Carbon, First Man, Chernobyl, Last Night In Soho, Foundation and Dune.[5] It has also received Primetime Emmy Awards for its work on Dreamkeeper, Chernobyl and season 3 of .[6]

DNEG is headquartered in Fitzrovia, London with additional locations in Vancouver, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Chennai, Montréal, Mohali, Bangalore, Toronto, and Sydney.[7] [8] [9] [10]

History

Double Negative first opened its doors in 1998 in London. Founded by a small group of industry professionals, including Peter Chiang (Senior VFX Supervisor), Matt Holben (Joint MD), Alex Hope (Joint MD) and Paul Franklin (Senior VFX Supervisor),[11] [12] [13] it has grown from a small team to 8,000 members of staff worldwide.

Over the years, DNEG has worked on over 200 movies and developed working relationships with a number of leading directors. Its first project was Pitch Black, released in 2000. Since then, DNEG's work can be seen in recurring franchises like Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Fast and Furious, and the DC Extended Universe.[14] DNEG has worked on award-winning projects such as Inception, Interstellar, Ex Machina, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, Black Mirror – Metalhead, Altered Carbon, First Man, Chernobyl, Tenet, Star Trek: Discovery (Season 3), and Dune.[15] [16] [17]

DNEG's visual effects work has been honored with seven Academy Awards, seven BAFTAs, eighteen Visual Effects Society Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards.[6]

Ownership

In July 2014, Indian visual effects company Prime Focus World merged with Double Negative;[18] [19] the merged company was rebranded as DNEG.[20]

In August 2021, UK-based firm Novator Capital Advisors invested $250 million in Prime Focus Limited, DNEG's parent company. This deal boosted CEO and Prime Focus founder Namit Malhotra's stake in the parent to 70% from 35%, and as the owner of Novator, Icelandic billionaire Thor Björgólfsson received a 15% stake in DNEG.[21]

On January 25, 2022, DNEG announced its entry into a definitive business combination agreement with Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: AKIC). Subject to customary closing conditions, which were expected in the first half of 2022, the combined public company would be named DNEG.[22] [23] DNEG called off the merger and public listing in June 2022, with CEO Malhotra vowing to expand further.[24]

International expansion

In 2009, Double Negative opened its Singapore office,[25] [26] and closed it in March 2016.[27] [28]

Following the 2014 merger with Prime Focus World, DNEG announced the upcoming opening of a Mumbai branch.[29] Since 2014, DNEG has opened new facilities in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Chennai, Montréal, Mohali, Bangalore and Toronto.

In November 2022, DNEG announced plans to open a location in Sydney, Australia, where its VFX and animation divisions will work. The new studio was scheduled to open in 2023 in Pyrmont and would be headed by VFX supervisor Andrew Jackson. It lead the visual effects for George Miller's .[30] [31]

Services and divisions

Visual effects

DNEG started as a visual effects (VFX) studio specialised in VFX for feature films. Over the years its offering expanded to include VFX and animation for feature film and television, and stereo conversion.

In 2013 the company launched its Episodic VFX team dedicated to the creation of VFX for television, OTT and streaming providers and designed to allow content producers and networks access to DNEG's team and infrastructure for non-theatrical projects.[32] [33]

Animation

DNEG Animation
Former Name:DNEG Feature Animation (2014–2021)
Type:Division
Industry:CGI animation
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DNEG Animation (formerly known as DNEG Feature Animation) was founded in April 2014 as DNEG Feature Animation after DNEG formed a deal with Locksmith Animation, with Tom Jacomb leading the studio.[34] It provides animation services alongside IP creators and filmmakers for both feature and episodic animated projects. A Queen's Guard soldier with a giant pencil sometimes alongside a short six-leg robot guard are the mascots of the studio. Its first project was the short film Mr. Spam Gets A New Hat, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker William Joyce and released in 2021, which won 'Best Animation' at 2021 New York Shorts International Film Festival, 'Best Animated Short' at Cleveland International Film Festival, 'Best Animation' at LA Shorts Festival, 'Best Animated Short' at Cordillera International Film Festival and 'Best 3D Narrative Short' at SPARK ANIMATION 2021. Its first feature film was Ron's Gone Wrong, co-produced with Locksmith Animation for 20th Century Studios, also released in 2021, which won for 'Best Longform' at the British Animation Awards (BAA).[35] [36] [37] With the trailer release of Mr. Spam Gets A New Hat in October 2021, and by early 2022, the studio was renamed to DNEG Animation. The studio then worked on the Netflix television special Entergalactic, created by Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi and Kenya Barris and released in September 2022.[38] [39]

The studio's next feature film was Nimona, an adaptation of the webcomic of the same name by ND Stevenson for Netflix and Annapurna Pictures, released in June 2023; in the production of Nimona, DNEG would take over animation from Blue Sky Studios after the company was shut down by then-owner The Walt Disney Company before their production was completed.[40] It was followed by Under the Boardwalk for Paramount Animation, which was released in October of that year.[41] [42] [43] The Garfield Movie, for which DNEG is a producer alongside Alcon Entertainment for Sony Pictures, was released in May 2024.[44]

Projects currently in production include That Christmas (2024), a co-production with Locksmith Animation for Netflix, an adaptation of The Cat in the Hat (2026) with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Bad Fairies (2027) with Locksmith Animation and WBPA, The Angry Birds Movie 3 with Rovio Entertainment and Sega Sammy Group, and an adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

ReDefine

DNEG ReDefine was launched in 2019 to provide creative visual effects and animation services both to expanding international markets and to filmmakers and streaming companies.[45] [46] [47]

Stereo

DNEG Stereo (formerly known as Prime Focus World) was the first in the world to convert a full Hollywood film from 2-D to 3-D and has since become one of the largest stereo conversion companies in the motion picture industry.[48]

Virtual Production

DNEG Virtual Production is a global, end-to-end virtual production service. It offers filmmakers and content creators access to a full range of real-time production services – from script breakdown, through development / pre-production, production and post-production, to final picture delivery. DNEG Virtual Production has delivered virtual production services for Andy Serkis' , Keneth Branagh's Death on the Nile and David Leitch's Bullet Train.[49] [50]

Filmography

VFX

Feature films

1990s and 2000s
YearTitleDirector(s)Distributor(s)Notes
1999Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Peter HewittIntermedia Films/October Films/West Eleven Films
2000Billy ElliotStephen DaldryUniversal Pictures/BBC Films/Tiger Aspect Pictures/Working Title Films
John WooParamount PicturesInstallment of the Mission: Impossible (film series)
Peter SegalUniversal Pictures/Imagine EntertainmentSequel to The Nutty Professor
Pitch BlackDavid TwohyUSA Films/Gramercy Pictures/Interscope Communications
2001Bridget Jones's DiarySharon MaguireUniversal Pictures (International)/Miramax Films (United States)/StudioCanal/Working Title Films
Captain Corelli's MandolinJohn MaddenUniversal Pictures (United States)/Miramax Films (International)/StudioCanal/Working Title Films
Enemy at the GatesJean-Jacques AnnaudParamount Pictures (United States)/Pathe Distribution (France and United Kingdom)/Constanin Film (Germany)/Mandalay Pictures/Repérage Films
Princess of ThievesPeter HewittWonderful World of Disney/Granada Entertainment/ITV Studios Global Entertainment/ABCTV movie
The Tailor of PanamaJohn BoormanColumbia Pictures/Merlin Films
2002Anita and MeMetin HüseyinIcon Film Distribution/BBC Films
BelowDavid TwohyMiramax Films/Dimension Films
Bollywood QueenJeremy WoodingRedbus Film Distribution
Die Another DayLee TamahoriMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Eon ProductionsInstallment of the James Bond (film series)
DragonflyTom ShadyacUniversal Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment/Buena Vista International
The EscapistGillies MacKinnonN/A
The HoursStephen DaldryParamount Pictures/Miramax Films/Buena Vista International
ThunderpantsPeter HewittPathe Distribution
2003Cold MountainAnthony MinghellaMiramax Films/Mirage Enterprises
DreamkeeperSteve BarronHallmark EntertainmentTV movie
Johnny EnglishPeter HowittUniversal Pictures/StudioCanal/Working Title Films
Jan de BontParamount Pictures/Mutual Film Company/Lawrence Gordon Productions
The League of Extraordinary GentlemenStephen Norrington20th Century Fox
To Kill a KingMike BarkerFilmFour Productions
2004A Good WomanLionsgate Films/Vertigo Films
Kevin AllenMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Alien vs. PredatorPaul W. S. Anderson20th Century Fox/Davis Entertainment/Brandywine Productions
BirthJonathan GlazerNew Line Cinema
Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonBeeban KidronUniversal Pictures (International)/Miramax Films (United States)/StudioCanal/Working Title FilmsSequel to Bridget Jones's Diary
The Chronicles of RiddickDavid TwohyUniversal Pictures
Ella EnchantedTommy O'HaverMiramax Films
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban[51] Alfonso CuarónWarner Bros. Pictures/Heyday Films/1492 PicturesInstallment of the Wizarding World (film series)
In My CountryJohn BoormanSony Pictures Classics/Sony Pictures Releasing
Laws of AttractionPeter HowittNew Line Cinema (United States)/Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)/Mobius Pictures/Intermedia/Deep River Productions/Irish DreamTime/Initial Entertainment Group
Alexander WittSony Pictures Releasing/Screen Gems/Constantin FilmSequel to Resident Evil
Shaun of the DeadEdgar WrightUniversal Pictures/StudioCanal/Working Title Films
2005Batman BeginsChristopher NolanWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/DC Comics
DoomAndreaz JohnsonUniversal Pictures
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireMike NewellWarner Bros. Pictures/Heyday FilmsInstallment of the Wizarding World (film series)
The JacketJohn MayburyWarner Independent Pictures (United States)/Summit Entertainment (International)
Kingdom of HeavenRidley Scott20th Century Fox/Scott Free Productions
Pride & PrejudiceJoe WrightUniversal Pictures (International)/Focus Features (United States)/Working Title Films
SaharaBreck EisnerParamount Pictures (United States)/Summit Entertainment (International)
V for VendettaJames McTeigueWarner Bros. Pictures/Silver Pictures/Virtual Studios/DC Vertigo Comics
2006Alex Rider: StormbreakerGeoffrey SaxEntertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (United States)/The Weinstein Company/Moving Picture Company/Isle of Man Film/Samuelson Productions/UK Film Council
Casino RoyaleMartin CampbellMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures/Eon Productions/Sony Pictures ReleasingInstallment of the James Bond (film series)
Children of MenAlfonso CuarónUniversal Pictures
The Da Vinci CodeRon HowardColumbia Pictures/Imagine Entertainment/Sony Pictures Releasing
FlyboysTony BillMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Magic FluteKenneth BranaghRevolver Entertainment
PenelopeMark PalanskyMomentum Pictures (United Kingdom)/Summit Entertainment (United States)
Stranger than FictionMarc ForsterColumbia Pictures/Mandate Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing
United 93Paul GreengrassUniversal Pictures
World Trade CenterOliver StoneParamount Pictures
2007AtonementJoe WrightUniversal Pictures (International)/Focus Features (United States)/Working Title Films
The Bourne UltimatumPaul GreengrassUniversal Pictures
GrindhouseRobert RodriguezDimension Films/Troublemaker Studios
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixDavid YatesWarner Bros. Pictures/Heyday FilmsInstallment of the Wizarding World (film series)
Hot FuzzEdgar WrightUniversal Pictures/Working Title Films
Love in the Time of CholeraMike NewellNew Line Cinema (United States)/Summit Entertainment (International)
The ReapingStephen HopkinsWarner Bros. Pictures
StardustMatthew VaughnParamount Pictures/Marv Films
200810,000 BCRoland EmmerichWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Centropolis Entertainment
The Boy in the Striped PyjamasMark HermanMiramax Films/Heyday Films/BBC Films
CloverfieldMatt ReevesParamount Pictures/Bad Robot
The Dark KnightChristopher NolanWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/DC Comics/Syncopy Inc.
DoomsdayNeil MarshallUniversal Pictures
The DuchessSaul DibbPathe Distribution (France and United Kingdom)/Paramount Vantage (United States)/BBC Films
The Edge of LoveJohn MayburyLionsgate Films/BBC Films
FranklynGerald McMorrowRecorded Picture Company/Film4/UK Film Council/HanWay Films
Guillermo del ToroUniversal Pictures
In BrugesMartin McDonaghUniversal Pictures (International)/Focus Features (United States)
InkheartIain SoftleyNew Line Cinema
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayBharat NalluriFocus Features
Quantum of SolaceMarc ForsterMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures/Eon ProductionsInstallment of the James Bond (film series)
Rudo y CursiCarlos CuarónUniversal Pictures
20092012Roland EmmerichColumbia Pictures/Centropolis Entertainment/Sony Pictures Releasing
Angels and DemonsRon HowardColumbia Pictures/Imagine Entertainment/Sony Pictures Releasing
The Boat That RockedRichard CurtisUniversal Pictures/Working Title Films
Fast & FuriousJustin LinUniversal Pictures/Original Film
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceDavid YatesWarner Bros. Pictures/Heyday FilmsInstallment of the Wizarding World (film series)
Sherlock HolmesGuy RitchieWarner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/Silver Pictures
The SoloistJoe WrightUniversal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Working Title Films/Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment
2010s
YearTitleDirector(s)Distributor(s)Notes
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1David YatesWarner Bros. Pictures/Heyday FilmsInstallment of the Wizarding World (film series)
Green ZonePaul GreengrassUniversal Pictures
InceptionChristopher NolanWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
Iron Man 2Jon FavreauParamount Pictures/Marvel Studios/Fairview EntertainmentInstallment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeMike NewellWalt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldEdgar WrightUniversal Pictures
The Sorcerer's ApprenticeJon TurteltaubWalt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
The WolfmanJoe JohnstonUniversal Pictures
2011Attack the BlockJoe CornishOptimum Releasing/StudioCanal Features/Film4/UK Film Council/Big Talk Pictures
Joe JohnstonParamount Pictures/Marvel StudiosInstallment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2David YatesWarner Bros. Pictures/Heyday FilmsInstallment of the Wizarding World (film series)
PaulGreg MottolaUniversal Pictures
The Tree of LifeTerrance Malick20th Century Fox
2012BattleshipPeter BergUniversal Pictures
The Bourne LegacyTony Gilroy
The Dark Knight RisesChristopher NolanWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/DC Comics/Syncopy Inc.
John CarterAndrew StantonWalt Disney Pictures
Les MisérablesTom HooperUniversal Pictures/Working Title Films
The Pirates! Band of MisfitsPeter LordColumbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation/Aardman Features/Sony Pictures Releasing
SkyfallSam MendesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures/Eon Productions/Sony Pictures ReleasingInstallment of the James Bond (film series)
Snow White and the Huntsman Rupert SandersUniversal Pictures/Roth Films
Total RecallLen WisemanColumbia Pictures/Original Film/Sony Pictures Releasing
2013Captain PhillipsPaul GreengrassColumbia Pictures
Fast & Furious 6Justin LinUniversal Pictures/Original FilmInstallment of the Fast & Furious franchise
Francis LawrenceLionsgate Films
Man of Steel[52] Zack SnyderWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/DC Comics/Syncopy Inc.Installment of the DC Extended Universe
RushRon HowardUniversal Pictures (United States)/StudioCanal (United Kingdom)/Cross Creek Pictures/Exclusive Media/Working Title Films/Imagine Entertainment/Revolution Films
Alan TaylorMarvel StudiosInstallment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The World's EndEdgar WrightUniversal Pictures (International)/Focus Features (United States)/Relativity Media/StudioCanal/Working Title Films/Big Talk Pictures
2014Cuban FuryJames GriffithsStudioCanal
Ex MachinaAlex GarlandA24 (United States)/Universal Pictures (International)
Ridley Scott20th Century Fox/Scott Free Productions/Chernin Entertainment
GodzillaGareth EdwardsWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/TohoInstallment of the MonsterVerse
HerculesBrett RatnerParamount Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Francis LawrenceLionsgate Films
InterstellarChristopher NolanWarner Bros. Pictures (International)/Paramount Pictures (United States)/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
Muppets Most WantedJames BobinWalt Disney Pictures/Mandeville Films
PaddingtonPaul KingStudioCanal/Heyday Films
TranscendenceWally PfisterWarner Bros. Pictures (United States & Canada)/Summit Entertainment (International)/Alcon Entertainment
2015Ant-ManPeyton ReedMarvel StudiosInstallment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bridge of SpiesSteven SpielbergTouchstone Pictures (United States)/20th Century Fox (International)/DreamWorks Pictures/Reliance Entertainment/Amblin Entertainment/Participant Media/Marc Platt Productions
The Danish GirlTom HooperUniversal Pictures (International)/Focus Features (United States)/Working Title Films
In the Heart of the SeaRon HowardWarner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/Imagine Entertainment/Roth Films
Robert SchwentkeSummit Entertainment/Red Wagon Entertainment
Francis LawrenceLionsgate Films
Jupiter AscendingThe WachowskisWarner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures
Christopher McQuarrieParamount Pictures/Skydance Media/Bad Robot/TC ProductionsInstallment of the Mission: Impossible (film series)
SpectreSam MendesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures/Eon Productions/Sony Pictures ReleasingInstallment of the James Bond (film series)
Terminator GenisysAlan TaylorParamount Pictures/Skydance Media
2016Alice Through the Looking GlassJames BobinWalt Disney Pictures/Roth Films
Assassin's CreedJustin Kurzel20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises/Ubisoft Motion Pictures/DMC Film/The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Zack SnyderWarner Bros. Pictures/DC ComicsInstallment of the DC Extended Universe
Anthony and Joe RussoMarvel StudiosInstallment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
A Cure for WellnessGore Verbinski20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises/Blind Wink Productions
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemDavid YatesWarner Bros. Pictures/Heyday FilmsInstallment of the Wizarding World (film series)
GrimsbyLouis LeterrierColumbia Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/LStar Capital/Big Talk Productions/Working Title Films
Cedric Nicolas-TroyanUniversal Pictures/Roth Films/Perfect World Pictures
InfernoRon HowardColumbia Pictures/Imagine Entertainment
Jason BournePaul GreengrassUniversal Pictures
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenTim Burton20th Century Fox/Chernin Entertainment
Star Trek BeyondJustin LinParamount Pictures/Skydance Media/Bad Robot
2017American AssassinMichael CuestaLionsgate Films/CBS Films/Di Bonaventura Pictures
Baby DriverEdgar WrightTristar Pictures/Working Title Films/Sony Pictures Releasing
Blade Runner 2049Dennis VilleneuveWarner Bros. Pictures (United States)/Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing (International)/Alcon Entertainment/Thunderbird Entertainment/Scott Free Productions
DunkirkChristopher NolanWarner Bros. Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
The Fate of the FuriousUniversal Pictures/Original Film/China Film/One Race FilmsInstallment of the Fast & Furious franchise
Final PortraitStanley TucciSony Pictures Classics (United States)/Vertigo Entertainment (International)
GeostormDean DevlinWarner Bros. Pictures/Skydance Media/Electric Entertainment
HostilesScott CooperEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Justice LeagueZack SnyderWarner Bros. Pictures/DC ComicsInstallment of the DC Extended Universe
LifeDaniel EspinosaColumbia Pictures/Skydance Media/Sony Pictures Releasing
The MummyAlex KurtzmanUniversal Pictures
Taika WaititiMarvel StudiosInstallment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Wonder WomanPatty JenkinsWarner Bros. Pictures/DC ComicsInstallment of the DC Extended Universe
20182.0S. ShankarLyca Productions/Dharma Productions/AA Films
AlphaAlbert HughesColumbia Pictures/Studio 8/Sony Pictures Releasing
AnnihilationAlex GarlandNetflix (International)/Paramount Pictures/Skydance Media/Scott Rudin Productions
Ant-Man and the WaspPeyton ReedMarvel StudiosInstallment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
AquamanJames WanWarner Bros. Pictures/DC ComicsStereo conversionInstallment of the DC Extended Universe
Anthony and Joe RussoMarvel StudiosInstallment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bad Times at the El RoyaleDrew Goddard20th Century Fox
Black PantherRyan CooglerMarvel StudiosInstallment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bohemian RhapsodyBryan Singer20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises/Bad Hat Harry Productions
Deadpool 2David Leitch20th Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment
David YatesWarner Bros. Pictures/Heyday Films
First Man[53] Damien ChazelleUniversal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Perfect World Pictures/Temple Hill Entertainment
Holmes & WatsonEtan CohenColumbia Pictures/Gary Sanchez Productions/Mosaic Media Group/Mimran Schur Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing
The Hurricane HeistRob CohenEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures/Foresight Unlimited/Parkside Pictures/Windfall Productions/Tadross Media Group
Christopher McQuarrieParamount Pictures/Skydance Media/Bad Robot/TC ProductionsInstallment of the Mission: Impossible (film series)
Andy SerkisNetflix/Warner Bros. Pictures
Steven S. DeKnightUniversal Pictures/Legendary Pictures
Red SparrowFrancis Lawrence20th Century Fox/Chernin Entertainment
Clint EastwoodWarner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures
The MegJon TurteltaubWarner Bros. Pictures
VenomRuben FleischerColumbia Pictures/Marvel Entertainment/Sony Pictures Releasing
2019Aladdin[54] Guy RitchieWalt Disney PicturesStereo conversion
Robert Rodriguez20th Century Fox/Lightstorm Entertainment/Troublemaker Studios/TSG Entertainment
Anthony and Joe RussoMarvel StudiosInstallment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
David LeitchUniversal Pictures
Godzilla: King of the MonstersMichael DoughertyWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/TohoInstallment of the MonsterVerse
The Kid Who Would Be KingJoe Cornish20th Century Fox/Working Title Films
[55] F. Gary GrayColumbia Pictures/Amblin Entertainment/P+M Image Nation/Sony Pictures Releasing
Shazam!David F. SandbergWarner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema/DC ComicsInstallment of the DC Extended Universe
WarSiddharth AnandYash Raj Films
2020s
YearTitleDirector(s)Distributor(s)Notes
2020MulanNiki CaroWalt Disney PicturesStereo conversion
The New MutantsJosh Boone20th Century Studios/Marvel Entertainment/Kinberg Genre/Sunswept Entertainment/TSG Entertainment
TenetChristopher NolanWarner Bros. Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
Wonder Woman 1984Patty JenkinsWarner Bros. Pictures/DC ComicsInstallment of the DC Extended Universe
202183Kabir KhanReliance Entertainment
Chaos WalkingDoug LimanLionsgate Films
DuneDenis VilleneuveWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures
F9Justin LinUniversal PicturesInstallment of the Fast & Furious franchise
Godzilla vs. KongAdam WingardWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/TohoStereo conversion
Installment of the MonsterVerse
Jason ReitmanColumbia Pictures/Bron Creative/Ghost Corps/The Montecito Picture Company/Sony Pictures ReleasingInstallment of the Ghostbusters franchise
Jungle CruiseJaume Collet-SerraWalt Disney Pictures/Davis Entertainment/Seven Bucks Productions/Flynn Picture CompanyStereo conversion
Last Night in SohoEdgar WrightFocus Features/Working Title Films/Film4 Productions/Perfect World Pictures/Complete Fiction Pictures
The Matrix ResurrectionsLana WachowskiWarner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow PicturesInstallment of The Matrix franchise
No Time to DieCary Joji FukunagaMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Universal Pictures/United Artists Releasing/Eon ProductionsInstallment of the James Bond (film series)
Andy SerkisColumbia Pictures/Marvel Entertainment/Sony Pictures ReleasingSequel to Venom
2022The Adam ProjectShawn LevyNetflix/Skydance Media/21 Laps Entertainment/Maximum Effort
Black AdamJaume Collet-SerraWarner Bros. Pictures/DC ComicsInstallment of the DC Extended Universe
Ayan MukerjiStar Studios/Prime Focus/Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesFirst installment of the trilogy and Installment of Astraverse
Bullet TrainDavid LeitchColumbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing/87North Productions
Death on the NileKenneth Branagh20th Century Studios/Scott Free ProductionsSequel to Murder on the Orient Express
IrelandGreg MacGillivrayMacGillivray Freeman Films
Jurassic World DominionColin TrevorrowUniversal Pictures/Amblin EntertainmentStereo conversionInstallment of the Jurassic Park franchise
The Lost CityAdam Nee
Aaron Nee
Paramount Pictures/Fortis Films/3dot Productions/Exhibit A
MoonfallRoland EmmerichLionsgate Films
MoonshotChris WinterbauerWarner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema/HBO Max
PinocchioRobert ZemeckisWalt Disney Pictures/Depth of Field Studios/ImageMovers
RRRS. S. RajamouliDVV Entertainment/Lyca Productions/Pen Studios/KVN Creations/HR Pictures
LouAnna FoersterNetflix
The School for Good and EvilPaul FeigNetflix/Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
DevotionJ. D. DillardColumbia Pictures/Stage 6 Films/Black Label Media
Rian JohnsonNetflix/T-StreetSequel to Knives Out
SlumberlandFrancis LawrenceNetflix/Chernin Entertainment/About:Blank
Sonic the Hedgehog 2Jeff FowlerParamount Pictures/Sega Sammy Group/Original Film/Marza Animation Planet/Blur StudioSequel to Sonic the Hedgehog
UnchartedRuben FleischerColumbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing/PlayStation Productions/Atlas Entertainment/Arad ProductionsBased on the video game series of the same name
2023Scream VIMatt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler GillettParamount Pictures/Spyglass Media Group/Project X Entertainment/Radio Silence ProductionsInstallment of the Scream franchise; stereo conversion
Shazam! Fury of the GodsDavid F. SandbergWarner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema/DC ComicsInstallment of the DC Extended Universe
Peter Pan & WendyDavid LoweryWalt Disney Pictures/Roth/Kirschenbaum Films/Whitaker Entertainment
Fast XLouis LeterrierUniversal PicturesInstallment of the Fast & Furious franchise
The Little MermaidRob MarshallWalt Disney Pictures/Lucamar Productions/Marc Platt Productions/5000 Broadway ProductionsStereo conversion
The FlashAndy MuschiettiWarner Bros. Pictures/DC ComicsInstallment of the DC Extended Universe
OppenheimerChristopher NolanUniversal Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
Haunted MansionJustin SimienWalt Disney Pictures/Rideback
Ben WheatleyWarner Bros. Pictures/CMC Pictures/DF Pictures/di Bonaventura Pictures/Apelles EntertainmentSequel to The Meg
No One Will Save YouBrian Duffield20th Century Studios/Star Thrower Entertainment
Aquaman and the Lost KingdomJames WanWarner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics/Atomic Monster/The Safran Company/Domain EntertainmentInstallment of the DC Extended Universe
2024LiftF. Gary GrayNetflix/HartBeat Productions/6th & Idaho Productions
FighterSiddharth AnandViacom18 StudiosFirst installment in the Fighter franchise
No Way UpClaudio FähAltitude Film Entertainment/Hyprr Films/Ingenious Media/Sarma Films
Denis VilleneuveWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary PicturesSequel to Dune
Gil KenanColumbia Pictures/Ghost Corps/Right of Way FilmsInstallment of the Ghostbusters franchise
Adam WingardWarner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures
Bade Miyan Chote MiyanAli Abbas ZafarPVR Inox Pictures
George MillerWarner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/Kennedy Miller Mitchell/Domain Entertainment
Munjya[56] Aditya SarpotdarPen Marudhar EntertainmentThird installment in the Maddock Supernatural Universe
Kalki 2898 AD[57] Nag AshwinVyjayanthi Movies/AA Films/Sri Venkateswara Creations
BorderlandsEli RothLionsgate FilmsBased on the video game of the same name
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YearTitleDirector(s)Distributor(s)Notes
2024Koratala SivaYuvasudha Arts/NTR Arts/Sithara Entertainments/Dharma Productions/AA Films//Prithviraj Productions/Red Giant Movies
Kelly MarcelColumbia Pictures/Marvel Entertainment/Sony Pictures ReleasingSequel to Venom and
2025Mickey 17Bong Joon-hoWarner Bros. Pictures/Offscreen/Plan B Entertainment/Kate Street Picture Company
Animal FriendsPeter AtencioColumbia Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Maximum Effort/Prime Focus/Sony Pictures Releasing
TBACoyote vs. AcmeDave Green
The Gorge[58] Scott DerricksonApple Original Films/Skydance Media

DNEG Animation

2020s

YearTitleDirector(s)Distributor(s)Notes
2021Ron's Gone WrongJean-Philippe Vine & Sarah Smith20th Century Studios/20th Century Animation/Locksmith Animation/TSG EntertainmentFirst film produced under DNEG Animation
2023NimonaNick Bruno & Troy QuaneNetflix/Annapurna PicturesCompleted animation, originally done by Blue Sky Studios
Under the BoardwalkDavid SorenParamount Pictures/Paramount Animation/Big Kid PicturesAnimation services
Trolls Band TogetherWalt DohrnUniversal Pictures/DreamWorks AnimationInstallment of Trolls franchise; additional animation
2024The Garfield MovieMark DindalColumbia Pictures/Alcon Entertainment/Prime Focus/One Cool Group Limited/Wayfarer Studios/Sony Pictures ReleasingAlso production company

Upcoming films

YearTitleDirector(s)Distributor(s)Notes
2024That ChristmasSimon OttoNetflix/Netflix Animation/Locksmith Animation
2026The Cat in the HatErica Rivinoja and Alessandro CarloniWarner Bros. Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Animation/Dr. Seuss Enterprises/A Stern Talking To
2027Bad Fairies[59] Megan Nicole DongWarner Bros. Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Animation/Locksmith Animation
TBAThe Angry Birds Movie 3[60] John RiceRovio Animation/Sega Sammy Group/One Cool Group/Flywheel Media/Dentsu

Television series and specials

Years activeTitleCreator(s)Original network(s)Notes
2014 – present OutlanderRonald D. MooreStarz
2017 – presentRivieraNeil JordanSky Atlantic
2017 – presentStrikeBen Richards and Tom EdgeBBC
2018 – 2022Doctor WhoSydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald WilsonBBC OneSeries eleven, twelve, thirteen
2020 – 2022WestworldJonathan Nolan and Lisa JoyHBOSeason threeSeason four
2022 – presentOur Flag Means DeathDavid JenkinsHBO Max
Stranger ThingsThe Duffer BrothersNetflixSeason four – present
The Gilded AgeJulian FellowesHBO
J. D. Payne and Patrick McKayPrime Video
2023 – presentThe Last of UsCraig Mazin and Neil DruckmannHBOBased on the video game of the same name
CitadelJosh Appelbaum and Bryan OhPrime Video
American Born ChineseKelvin YuDisney+
2024–presentAvatar: The Last AirbenderAlbert KimNetflixBased on the animated series of the same name[61]
2011 – 2019The Amazing World of GumballBen BocqueletCartoon NetworkAnimated series.
2012The Hollow CrownRupert Goold, Ben Power, Richard Eyre and Dominic Cooke
2013 – 2016Mr SelfridgeAndrew DaviesSeries two–four only.
2014 – 2016;
2018
Death in ParadiseRobert ThorogoodSeries three, four, five and seven only.
2014Remember MeGwyneth HughesBBC OneMiniseries.
2015 – 2016Agent CarterChristopher Markus and Stephen McFeelyABCSet in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
2015Arthur & GeorgeEd WhitmoreITVMiniseries.
2015Bluestone 42Richard Hurst and James CaryBBC ThreeSeries three only.
2015Childhood's EndMatthew GrahamMiniseries.
2015 – 2016Home FiresSimon BlockITV Studios
2015Jekyll and HydeCharlie HigsonITV
2015London SpyTom Rob SmithBBC TwoMiniseries.
2015RiverAbi MorganBBC OneMiniseries.
2016Hooten & the LadyTony Jordan, James Payne, Sarah Phelps, Jeff Povey
and Richard Zajdlic
Sky One
2016Love, NinaNick HornbyBBC One
2016PlebsTom Basden, Caroline Leddy, Sam Leifer and Teddy LeiferITV2Series three only.
2016 – 2018Stan Lee's Lucky ManStan Lee and Neil BiswasSky One
2016The TunnelBen Richards and Hans RosenfeldtCanal+Series Two: Sabotage only.
2016The Young PopePaolo SorrentinoMiniseries.
2017Black MirrorCharlie BrookerNetflixOnly the episode, "Metalhead".
2017Emerald CityMatthew Arnold and Josh FriedmanNBC
2017InhumansScott BuckABCSet in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
2017 – 2019HarlotsAlison Newman and Moira Buffini
2017 – 2018Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsRonald D. Moore and Michael DinnerChannel 4
2017WillCraig PearceTNT
2018 – 2019KryptonDavid S. GoyerSyfy
2018 – 2020Altered CarbonLaeta KalogridisNetflix
2022EntergalacticKid Cudi
Ian Edelman
NetflixA DNEG Animation special

References

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