Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SK Global Entertainment)
Company typePrivate
IndustryFilm
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
FounderSidney Kimmel
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Key people
John Penotti (President)
Carla Hacken
(Co-president of Production)
Julie Yorn
(Co-president of Production)
Websitehttps://skglobalentertainment.com/

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment is an American financer, film and television production company founded in 2004 by philanthropist[1] and film producer[2] Sidney Kimmel. Sidney Kimmel Entertainment focuses on bringing entertainment projects to audiences in association with studio distribution partners.

Film production

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment has co-financed and produced/co-produced more than 40 motion pictures.[3] SKE releases include the thriller The Lincoln Lawyer, starring Matthew McConaughey, co-produced with Lakeshore Entertainment and distributed by Lionsgate;[4] the 2007 British comedy Death at a Funeral distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as well as its 2010 American remake, with co-writer and co-producer Chris Rock leading an all-star ensemble cast, distributed by Screen Gems;[5] Marc Forster's The Kite Runner, based on a novel of the same name, co-produced with DreamWorks Pictures, Participant Productions and Parkes/MacDonald Productions and distributed by Paramount Classics;[6] the critical hit Breach, the true story about an FBI traitor starring Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe and Laura Linney; Lars and the Real Girl, starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Craig Gillespie and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer;[7] and Oscar-nominated United 93 directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the true story of the doomed flight of 9/11 and distributed by Universal Pictures.

SKE also financed and produced The Place Beyond the Pines, co-written and directed by Derek Cianfrance, starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes.[8] Critically acclaimed, The Place Beyond the Pines was one of the year's top grossing independently financed and produced features and was distributed by Focus Features.

SKE's most recent film, The Age of Adaline, another co-production with Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment, was released on April 24, 2015,[9] starring Blake Lively and Harrison Ford, and directed by Lee Toland Krieger.

The company's other 2015 releases include the comedy Sleeping With Other People, a co-production with Gloria Sanchez Productions, starring Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Adam Scott and Amanda Peet, and directed by Leslye Headland from her original screenplay, for release by IFC Films;[10] and Demolition, a co-production with Black Label Media, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts and directed by Jean Marc Valle for release by Fox Searchlight.[11]

Recently announced film projects in active development include Book of Henry, an original screenplay written by novelist Gregg Hurwitz to be directed by Colin Trevorrow,[12] and the crime drama Hell or High Water, to star Jeff Bridges, written by Taylor Sheridan and to be directed by David Mackenzie.[13]

Television production

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment has also expanded into television and is developing a limited series entitled Busted, a police crime thriller based on the true exploits and reporting by Pulitzer Prize winning reporters Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker.[14] SKE is producing with Anonymous Content.

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Global

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment recently launched SKE Global, a new joint division with Ivanhoe Pictures. SKE Global will co-finance and co-produce a slate of local language films in China, South Korea, India and other international territories. SKE Global will have the right to participate in Ivanhoe's previously announced ten-picture "India slate" with Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions. In addition, SKE Global will look to mine the SKE and Ivanhoe Pictures' libraries, a combined 70 English language films, for potential local language remake opportunities.[15] More recently, SK Global signed a first look deal with The Mazur Kaplan Company to adapt books to film and television.[16]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "The $1 billion man – Philadelphia Business Journal". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. ^ "Sidney Kimmel". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  3. ^ "Sidney Kimmel Entertainment [us]". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  4. ^ "Lionsgate Picks Up The Lincoln Lawyer - ComingSoon.net". 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  5. ^ "'Death at a Funeral' (2010) to Re-Invent 'Death at a Funeral (2007)". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  6. ^ Halbfinger, David M. (2007-12-12). "Sidney J. Kimmel – Sidney Kimmel Entertainment – The Kite Runner – Movies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  7. ^ Turan, Kenneth (2007-10-12). "Heart under the silicone". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  8. ^ "Official Site | Sidney Kimmel Bio | The Place Beyond The Pines". Focus Features. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  9. ^ Krieger, Lee Toland (2015-04-24), The Age of Adaline, retrieved 2016-08-28
  10. ^ Lang, Brent; McNary, Dave (2015-02-06). "IFC Takes Jason Sudeikis-Alison Brie Comedy 'Sleeping With Other People' (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  11. ^ "Toronto: Naomi Watts Joins Jake Gyllenhaal In Jean-Marc Vallee's 'Demolition'". 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  12. ^ Hipes, Patrick (2015-03-30). "Colin Trevorrow's Next Page? Helming 'Book Of Henry' For SKE". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  13. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2015-05-04). "'Comancheria' With Chris Pine, Ben Foster & Jeff Bridges Acquired By CBS Films". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  14. ^ Stedman, Alex (2014-06-25). "Sarah Jessica Parker Attached to Star in 'Busted' Crime Thriller TV Series". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  15. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2015-04-14). "SKE Taps John Penotti As President, Forms Local-Language Venture With Ivanhoe Pictures". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-11-17). "SK Global & The Mazur Kaplan Company Ink First-Look Deal, Set Five Literary Adaptations For TV & Film With Auspices Including LuckyChap & Tom Fontana". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-11-20.

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