Original Film is an American film and television production company founded by Neal H. Moritz.[1][2][3][4] Notable films the company has produced include the Fast & Furious franchise.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Film industry Entertainment |
Founded | 1990 |
Founders | Neal H. Moritz Bruce Mellon |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Neal H. Moritz (founder, CEO) |
Services | Film Production Television Production |
Website | www |
Original Film was started out in the early 1990s by Neal H. Moritz and Bruce Mellon as a film producer and a commercial company.[5][6][7]
In 1991, David Heyman joined as employee of the motion picture department. He later resigned to join Heyday Films.[8] In 1993, Stokley Chaffin joined the company. He stayed on with the company for eight years until 2001.[9]
In 1997, the studio struck a long-time partnership deal with Sony Pictures, and it remained until 2019.[10][11] At the same time, Brad Luff joined the company. He left in 2003 to run Morgan Creek Productions.[12] In 1998, the studio struck a deal with Newmarket Capital Group to produce lower-budget feature films.[13]
In 1999, the studio made its first foray on television with the debut of Shasta McNasty. At the same time, Mark Rossen joined the company.[14]
In 2002, Moritz launched a partnership with fellow talent agency Marty Adelstein to head a film and television managing company Original, that comprises the assets of the company.[15] Later that year, Dawn Parouse joined the company, and later the studio struck a deal with 20th Century Fox Television to produce television shows.[16]
In 2004, the film and managing business has been split up.[17] At the same time, Ori Marmur, formerly of Mandalay Pictures (in which the studio developed the I Know What You Did Last Summer films for Mandalay) joined the company.[18] Two years later, Moritz struck a deal with Sony Pictures Television to produce television shows.[19]
In 2017, the studio signed a feature film production deal with Paramount Pictures to produce feature films, starting in 2019.[20] The deal was extended until 2023 in August 2020 and further until 2027 in April 2024.[21][22]
Release date | Title | Distributor | Notes |
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December 20, 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Sega Sammy Group, Marza Animation Planet and Blur Studio[25] |
April 4, 2025 | Fast X: Part 2 | Universal Pictures | co-production with One Race Films[26][27][28] |
Release date | Title | Notes | Production Status |
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TBA | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Reyes | Distributed by Universal Pictures; co-production with One Race Films, FlynnPictureCo., Seven Bucks Productions, Chris Morgan Productions, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films[29] | In development/Pre-production |
Beach Read | Distributed by 20th Century Studios[30] | In development | |
Untitled Cliffhanger sequel | Co-production with Balboa Productions and Rocket Science[31] | In development/Pre-production | |
Harbinger | Distributed by Paramount Pictures;[32] co-production with Valiant Entertainment and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films | In development | |
Untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel | Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing; co-production with Columbia Pictures[33] | ||
Untitled Max Payne reboot | Distributed by 20th Century Studios;[34] co-production with Municipal Pictures, Taylor Made and Film 44 | ||
Rosaline Palmer Takes The Cake | Distributed by Paramount Pictures[35] | ||
To Catch a Thief | Distributed by Paramount Pictures; co-production with Pilot Wave[36] | ||
Untitled TikTok horror film | Distributed by Paramount Pictures[37] |
Year | Title | Creator | Network | Co-production companies | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
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2024 | Knuckles | the video game series by: Sega developed by: John Whittington Toby Ascher |
Paramount+ | Paramount Pictures Sega Sammy Group Marza Animation Planet Blur Studio |
1 | 6 | |
TBA | Golden Axe[38] | the video game series by: Sega developed by: Mike McMahan |
Comedy Central | CBS Eye Animation Productions CBS Studios Sega Sammy Group Sony Pictures Television Titmouse, Inc. |
1 | 10 |