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'''Legendary Pictures Productions, LLC''', also known simply as '''Legendary Pictures''' or '''Legendary Entertainment''', is an [[United States|American]] film production and mass media company based in Burbank, California, and owned by the [[China|Chinese]] conglomerate [[wikipedia:Wanda Group|Wanda Group]]. The company was founded and incorporated by [[Thomas Tull]] in California in [[2000]] after he raised $500 million from private equity firms. In [[2005]], it signed an agreement with [[Warner Bros.]] to co-produce and co-finance up to 40 films over seven years. Legendary and Warner Bros.'s partnership resulted in numerous high-profile and extremely successful films, such as [[wikipedia:Christopher Nolan|Christopher Nolan]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Dark Knight Trilogy|The Dark Knight Trilogy]]''. In July [[2013]], Legendary reached an agreement with [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] where it would market, co-finance, and distribute Legendary's films for five years starting in [[2014]], the year that Legendary's similar agreement with Warner Bros. expired. One of the final films created as part of Legendary and WB's original deal was 2014's ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''. Despite Legendary and Universal's partnership at the time, Legendary moved development of the film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' to WB in order to facilitate the creation of a shared cinematic universe featuring both [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]] and [[King Kong (MonsterVerse)|Kong]] called the [[MonsterVerse]]. Legendary ended its partnership with Universal in [[2019]] and entered a new deal with WB, with which it was already collaborating on the third and fourth MonsterVerse films, ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''. Legendary and WB will collaborate once again on the fifth MonsterVerse film, currently in production under the working title ''[[Origins]]'' and set for release in March [[2024]]. In addition, Legendary's subsidiary '''[[Legendary Comics]]''' has published several tie-in graphic novels to the films of the MonsterVerse, while '''Legendary Television''' will co-produce the MonsterVerse television series ''[[Skull Island (series)|Skull Island]]'' and ''[[Monarch (series)|Monarch]]''. Legendary operates a production and distribution company in China known as '''Legendary East''', which co-produces and distributes films with other Chinese companies in order to bypass the country's quotas on foreign film releases.
'''Legendary Pictures Productions, LLC''', also known simply as '''Legendary Pictures''' or '''Legendary Entertainment''', is an [[United States|American]] film production and mass media company based in Burbank, California, and owned by the [[China|Chinese]] conglomerate [[wikipedia:Wanda Group|Wanda Group]]. The company was founded and incorporated by [[Thomas Tull]] in California in [[2000]] after he raised $500 million from private equity firms. In [[2005]], it signed an agreement with [[Warner Bros.]] to co-produce and co-finance up to 40 films over seven years. Legendary and Warner Bros.'s partnership resulted in numerous high-profile and extremely successful films, such as [[wikipedia:Christopher Nolan|Christopher Nolan]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Dark Knight Trilogy|The Dark Knight Trilogy]]''. In July [[2013]], Legendary reached an agreement with [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] where it would market, co-finance, and distribute Legendary's films for five years starting in [[2014]], the year that Legendary's similar agreement with Warner Bros. expired. One of the final films created as part of Legendary and Warner's original deal was 2014's ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''. Despite Legendary and Universal's partnership at the time, Legendary moved development of the film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' to Warner in order to facilitate the creation of a shared cinematic universe featuring both [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]] and [[King Kong (Monsterverse)|Kong]] called the [[Monsterverse]]. Legendary ended its partnership with Universal in [[2019]] and entered a new deal with Warner, with which it was already collaborating on the third and fourth Monsterverse films, ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''. In November 2022, it was announced that Legendary would end its current partnership with Warner Bros. in favor of a multi-year distribution agreement with [[Sony]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/legendary-entertainment-sony-deal-warner-bros-1235443325/|title=Legendary Entertainment Formalizes Sony Deal After Cutting Ties With Warner Bros.|author=Rubin, Rebecca|date=28 November 2022|work=Variety}}</ref> Despite this deal, Legendary and WB collaborated once again on the fifth Monsterverse film, ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'', which was released on March 29, [[2024]].
 
In addition, Legendary's subsidiary [[Legendary Comics]] has published several tie-in graphic novels to the films of the Monsterverse, while '''Legendary Television''' produced the animated series ''[[Skull Island (series)|Skull Island]]'' for [[Netflix]] and the live action series ''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]'' for Apple TV+. Legendary operates a production and distribution company in China known as '''Legendary East''', which co-produces and distributes films with other Chinese companies in order to bypass the country's quotas on foreign film releases.
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==Selected productions==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[wikipedia:Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' (2013) [with [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]]
===Financier===
*''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) [with Warner Bros. Pictures]
*''[[wikipedia:Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of The Titans]]''  (2010) [with [[Warner Bros.]]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-05-la-et-ct-boxoffice5-2010apr05-story.html|url-access=subscription|title=Box office: 'Clash of the Titans' leads the class|last=Flint|first=Joe|date=5 April 2010|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' (2017) [with Warner Bros. Pictures]
*''[[wikipedia:Wrath of the Titans|Wrath of The Titans]]''  (2012) [with Warner Bros.]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/legendary-financing-deal-275-million-308305/|title=Legendary Closes $275 Million Financing Deal|first=Alex Ben|last=Block|date=4 April 2012|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
*''[[wikipedia:Pacific Rim Uprising|Pacific Rim Uprising]]'' (2018)
*''[[wikia:w:c:pacificrim:Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' (2013) [with Warner Bros.]<ref name="PR G14">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/legendary-warner-bros-likely-to-split-exclusive-1200472600/|title=Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros. Likely to Split (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Marc|last=Graser|first2=Rachel|last2=Abrams|date=7 May 2013|work=Variety}}</ref>
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) [with Warner Bros. Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) [with Warner Bros., [[RatPac-Dune Entertainment]]]{{R|PR G14}}
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) [with Warner Bros. Pictures]
*''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' (2017) [with Warner Bros., RatPac-Dune Entertainment, [[Tencent Pictures]]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/kong-skull-island-box-office-logan-1202004811/|title=Box Office: ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Will Try to Steal ‘Logan’s’ Crown|first=Brent|last=Lang|date=8 March 2017|work=Variety}}</ref>
*''[[Origins]]'' (2024) [working title]
*''[[wikia:w:c:pacificrim:Pacific Rim Uprising (film)|Pacific Rim Uprising]]'' (2018) [with [[Universal Pictures]]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/pacific-rim-uprising-china-opeing-international-box-office-1202352819/|title=‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ Eyes $146M WW Weekend Bow With $65M From China|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|date=24 March 2018|work=Deadline}}</ref>
==Selected television shows==
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) [with Warner Bros., [[Toho]], Huahua Media]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/06/01/godzilla-is-king-of-the-box-office-with-a-disappointing-196-million-friday/?sh=4042adc25fc9|title='Godzilla' Is King Of The Box Office With A Disappointing $19.6 Million Friday|first=Scott|last=Mendelson|date=1 June 2019|work=Forbes}}</ref>
*''[[wikia:w:c:pacificrim:Pacific Rim: The Black|Pacific Rim: The Black]]'' (2021-2022)
*''[[wikia:w:c:pacificrim:Pacific Rim: The Black|Pacific Rim: The Black]]'' (TV 2021-2022)
*''[[Skull Island (series)|Skull Island]]'' (2022)<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2022/03/30/netflix-announces-a-motherlode-of-anime-content-for-2022/|title=Netflix Announces A Motherlode Of Anime Content For 2022|author=Salkowitz, Rob|date=30 March 2022|work=Forbes}}</ref>
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) [with Warner Bros.]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/godzilla-vs-kong-jumps-up-to-march-in-hbo-max-theatrical-debut-1234675129/|title='Godzilla Vs. Kong' Jumps Up To March In HBO Max & Theatrical Debut|author=D'Alessandro, Anthony|date=15 January 2021|work=Deadline}}</ref>
*''[[Monarch (series)|Monarch]]'' (TBA)
*''[[Wikipedia:Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'' (2021) [with Warner Bros.]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dune-sequel-denis-villenevue-1235097103/|title=Director Denis Villeneuve and Warner Bros. Want to Make ‘Dune: Part II.’ So Why Hasn’t the Sequel Been Announced Yet?|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|date=25 October 2021|work=Variety}}</ref>
*''[[Skull Island (series)|Skull Island]]'' (TV 2023)
*''[[Wikipedia:Dune: Part Two|Dune: Part Two]]'' (2024) [with Warner Bros.]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dune-part-2-sequel-1235094974/|title=‘Dune: Part 2’ Officially Greenlit, Release Date Set for 2023|first=Brent|last=Lang|first2=Ellise|last2=Shafer|date=26 October 2021|work=Variety}}</ref>
*''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' (2024) [with Warner Bros.]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-box-office-1235868869/|title=‘Godzilla x Kong’ Will Bunny Hop To $135M Global Opening As Legendary Monsterverse Franchise Roars Past $2 Billion – Easter Box Office Preview|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|first2=Nancy|last2=Tartaglione|date=26 March 2024|work=Deadline}}</ref>
===Production company===
*''[[wikia:w:c:pacificrim:Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' (2013) [with DDY Productions]
*''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014)
*''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' (2017)
*''[[wikia:w:c:pacificrim:Pacific Rim Uprising (film)|Pacific Rim Uprising]]'' (2018) [with DDY Productions]
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021)
*''[[Wikipedia:Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'' (2021)
*''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]'' (TV 2023-2024)
*''[[Wikipedia:Dune: Part Two|Dune: Part Two]]'' (2024)
*''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' (2024)
==Legendary Comics==
==Legendary Comics==
{{Main|Legendary Comics}}
{{Main|Legendary Comics}}
Legendary's publishing arm is called [[Legendary Comics]], and was founded in 2010. It has released at least one graphic novel or miniseries associated with each of Legendary's giant monster films and shows.
Legendary's publishing arm is called [[Legendary Comics]], and was founded in 2010. It has released at least one graphic novel or comic series associated with each of the [[Monsterverse]] and ''Pacific Rim'' films, as well as the series ''[[wikia:w:c:pacificrim:Pacific Rim: The Black|Pacific Rim: The Black]]''.
==Selected staff==
==Selected staff==
===Producers===
===Producers===
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*[https://www.facebook.com/legendary/ Official Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/legendary/ Official Facebook page]
*[https://m.youtube.com/user/legendarychannel Official YouTube channel]
*[https://m.youtube.com/user/legendarychannel Official YouTube channel]
*[https://www.tiktok.com/@legendary Official TikTok account]
*[https://space.bilibili.com/1551742607 Official Bilibili account]
*[http://www.legendary.com/home Legendary.com]
*[http://www.legendary.com/home Legendary.com]
*[http://shop.legendary.com Legendary Shop]
*[http://shop.legendary.com Legendary Shop]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_Pictures Legendary Pictures on Wikipedia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_Pictures Legendary Pictures on Wikipedia]
==Notes==
 
{{Notelist}}
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

Latest revision as of 22:57, 7 April 2024

Legendary Pictures Productions, LLC
Legendary Pictures' logo

Type Film production studio, mass media company
Status Active
Led by Joshua Grode
Founder(s) Thomas Tull
Founded 2000
Head-
quarters 		Burbank, California, United States
Also known as Legendary Entertainment
Parent company Wanda Group
Subsidiary companies
Website https://www.legendary.com/

Legendary Pictures Productions, LLC, also known simply as Legendary Pictures or Legendary Entertainment, is an American film production and mass media company based in Burbank, California, and owned by the Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group. The company was founded and incorporated by Thomas Tull in California in 2000 after he raised $500 million from private equity firms. In 2005, it signed an agreement with Warner Bros. to co-produce and co-finance up to 40 films over seven years. Legendary and Warner Bros.'s partnership resulted in numerous high-profile and extremely successful films, such as Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy. In July 2013, Legendary reached an agreement with Universal Studios where it would market, co-finance, and distribute Legendary's films for five years starting in 2014, the year that Legendary's similar agreement with Warner Bros. expired. One of the final films created as part of Legendary and Warner's original deal was 2014's Godzilla. Despite Legendary and Universal's partnership at the time, Legendary moved development of the film Kong: Skull Island to Warner in order to facilitate the creation of a shared cinematic universe featuring both Godzilla and Kong called the Monsterverse. Legendary ended its partnership with Universal in 2019 and entered a new deal with Warner, with which it was already collaborating on the third and fourth Monsterverse films, Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong. In November 2022, it was announced that Legendary would end its current partnership with Warner Bros. in favor of a multi-year distribution agreement with Sony.[1] Despite this deal, Legendary and WB collaborated once again on the fifth Monsterverse film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which was released on March 29, 2024.

In addition, Legendary's subsidiary Legendary Comics has published several tie-in graphic novels to the films of the Monsterverse, while Legendary Television produced the animated series Skull Island for Netflix and the live action series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for Apple TV+. Legendary operates a production and distribution company in China known as Legendary East, which co-produces and distributes films with other Chinese companies in order to bypass the country's quotas on foreign film releases.

Selected filmography

Financier

Production company

Legendary Comics

Main article: Legendary Comics.

Legendary's publishing arm is called Legendary Comics, and was founded in 2010. It has released at least one graphic novel or comic series associated with each of the Monsterverse and Pacific Rim films, as well as the series Pacific Rim: The Black.

Selected staff

Producers

External links

References

This is a list of references for Legendary Pictures. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (28 November 2022). "Legendary Entertainment Formalizes Sony Deal After Cutting Ties With Warner Bros". Variety.
  2. ↑ Flint, Joe (5 April 2010). "Box office: 'Clash of the Titans' leads the class". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ Block, Alex Ben (4 April 2012). "Legendary Closes $275 Million Financing Deal". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Graser, Marc; Abrams, Rachel (7 May 2013). "Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros. Likely to Split (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  5. ↑ Lang, Brent (8 March 2017). "Box Office: 'Kong: Skull Island' Will Try to Steal 'Logan's' Crown". Variety.
  6. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (24 March 2018). "'Pacific Rim: Uprising' Eyes $146M WW Weekend Bow With $65M From China". Deadline.
  7. ↑ Mendelson, Scott (1 June 2019). "'Godzilla' Is King Of The Box Office With A Disappointing $19.6 Million Friday". Forbes.
  8. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (15 January 2021). "'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Jumps Up To March In HBO Max & Theatrical Debut". Deadline.
  9. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (25 October 2021). "Director Denis Villeneuve and Warner Bros. Want to Make 'Dune: Part II.' So Why Hasn't the Sequel Been Announced Yet?". Variety.
  10. ↑ Lang, Brent; Shafer, Ellise (26 October 2021). "'Dune: Part 2' Officially Greenlit, Release Date Set for 2023". Variety.
  11. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (26 March 2024). "'Godzilla x Kong' Will Bunny Hop To $135M Global Opening As Legendary Monsterverse Franchise Roars Past $2 Billion – Easter Box Office Preview". Deadline.

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