Atlas Entertainment
| Atlas Entertainment, LLC | |
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 Logo used since 2019 | |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Film |
| Predecessors |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
| Products | Motion Pictures Production and Financing |
| Parent | Mosaic Media Group (1999-2008) |
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Atlas Entertainment, LLC is an American film financing and production company, started by Charles Roven, Bob Cavallo and Dawn Steel in 1994.[1] Its logo features the Greek Titan Atlas, which was the basis for the company's name.
History
[edit]Predecessors
[edit]Roven/Cavallo Entertainment
[edit]In 1978, Charles Roven formed its own Los Angeles-based independent production company, Charles Roven Productions, which in 1988, partnered with Bob Cavallo to became formed Roven/Cavallo Entertainment.[2][3]
In April 1991, Roven/Cavallo signed a first-look production deal with Tri-Star Pictures, where the following year, TriStar and Roven/Cavallo bought out the rights to Isaac Asimov's The Foundation trilogy, but it never went into production.[4]
Steel Pictures
[edit]In 1990, Roven's wife Dawn Steel, who was formerly employee of Columbia Pictures formed Steel Pictures, and signed a deal with Walt Disney Studios to produce feature films.[5]
Steel subsequently severed its ties with Disney in late 1992 and went into independent production.[6] Steel attempted to get a job at Turner Pictures to produce films in an effort to expand its theatrical efforts, but Steel never got a job.[7]
First stint as independent entity (1994-1999)
[edit]In March 1994, they merged Roven/Cavallo Entertainment with Steel Pictures to create a new entity Atlas Entertainment, and it signed an exclusive feature film deal with Turner Pictures, with international backers, including TF1. The company already had a combined number of 40 projects from previous deals with TriStar Pictures and Universal Pictures (representing Roven/Cavallo Entertainment) and The Walt Disney Studios (representing Steel Pictures).[8][9]
In 1997, Bob Cavallo left Atlas Entertainment to join Walt Disney Studios.[10] Later that year, Dawn Steel, a manager in the company, died.[11]
As Mosaic Media Group division (1999-2008)
[edit]On July 29, 1999, Atlas Entertainment was merged with Gold/Miller Management to create Mosaic Media Group.[12] Atlas continued to operate as a division of Mosaic Media Group. In 2000, the combined company had signed a first-look deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures to develop feature films.[13][14]
In 2005, the Atlas division bought out the film rights to the God of War film franchise.[15]
Second stint as independent entity (2008-present)
[edit]In 2008, Charles Roven split off their ties from Mosaic Media Group, and relaunched Atlas Entertainment as an independent company, with a first-look deal at Sony Pictures.[16] Also that year, the company signed a deal with Relativity Media to produce feature films.[17]
On May 6, 2014, Atlas promoted Curt Kanemoto from production executive to VP of production, joining Andy Horwitz and Jake Kurily, Topher Rhys-Lawrence from first assistant to creative executive, joining Rebecca Roven and Dan Wiedenhaupt, and promoted Patrick Blood from Atlas executive to VP of legal and business affairs.[18] In December 2014, Atlas started its subsidiary, a management company called Atlas Artists, headed by Dave Fleming.[19]
Charles Roven and Richard Suckle produced 2013 film American Hustle, for which both producers were nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture.[20] 12 Monkeys episode “Mentally Divergent” was also nominated for Cinematography Awards.[21][22] Atlas also produced the films The Whole Truth with Suckle, while Warcraft (release date June 10, 2016) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (release date March 25, 2016) with Roven.[19][23][24] Uncharted was also produced by Atlas along with Arad Productions.[25] Atlas co-produced the 2023 film Oppenheimer with Syncopy Inc., which won multiple accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Picture for Roven, Emma Thomas and director Christopher Nolan.
Filmography
[edit]Theatrical films
[edit]1990s
[edit]| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Angus | New Line Cinema | co-production with Turner Pictures and the BBC | $1.5 million | $4.8 million |
| 12 Monkeys | Universal Pictures | co-production with Classico | $29.5 million | $168.8 million | |
| 1998 | Fallen | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Turner Pictures | $46 million | $25.2 million |
| City of Angels | co-production with TaurusFilm and Regency Enterprises | $55 million | $198.7 million | ||
| 1999 | Three Kings | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, Village-A.M. Film Partnership and Coast Ridge Films | $48 million | $107.7 million |
2000s
[edit]| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rollerball | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | co-production with Helkon Media KG, Mosaic Media Group, Toho-Towa and Yorktown Productions | $70 million | $25.9 million |
| Scooby-Doo | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Mosaic Media Group | $84 million | $275.7 million | |
| 2003 | Bulletproof Monk | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | co-production with Mosaic Media Group, Lakeshore Entertainment and Lion Rock Productions | $52 million | $37.7 million |
| 2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Mosaic Media Group | $25–80 million | $181.2 million |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Dimension Films | co-production with Mosaic Media Group, Daniel Bobker Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $80–88 million | $105.3 million |
| 2006 | Idlewild | Universal Pictures | co-production with Forensic Films, HBO Films and Mosaic Media Group | $10 million | $12.6 million |
| 2008 | Get Smart | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, Mosaic Media Group, Mad Chance and Callahan Filmworks | $80 million | $230.7 million |
| The Bank Job | Lionsgate | co-production with Mosaic Media Group, Relativity Media and Skyline Productions | $20 million | $66.1 million | |
| 2009 | The International | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures and Relativity Media | $50 million | $60.2 million |
2010s
[edit]| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Season of the Witch | Relativity Media | co-production with Rogue | $40 million | $91.6 million |
| 2013 | Get Lucky | Universal Pictures | under Atlas Independent; co-production with Gateway Films | $5 million | |
| American Hustle | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures | $40 million | $251.2 million | |
| 2014 | Open Grave | Tribeca Films | under Atlas Independent; co-production with 852 Films and Speranza13 Media | N/a | $489,812 |
| 2016 | Mojave | A24 | under Atlas Independent; co-production with Henceforth Pictures and MICA Entertainment | $8,602 | |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with DC Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment and Cruel and Unusual Films | $250–300 million | $873.6 million | |
| Warcraft | Universal Pictures | co-production with Legendary Pictures, Blizzard Entertainment, Tencent Pictures and Huayi Brothers | $160 million | $439 million | |
| Suicide Squad | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with DC Films and RatPac Entertainment | $175 million | $746.8 million | |
| The Whole Truth | Lionsgate Premiere | co-production with FilmNation Entertainment, PalmStar Entertainment, Likely Story and Merced Media | $7.9 million | $1.8 million | |
| The Monster | A24 | under Atlas Independent; co-production with Unbroken Pictures | $3 million | $74,700 | |
| The Hollow Point | Vertical Entertainment | under Atlas Independent | N/a | $9,149 | |
| 2017 | The Great Wall | Universal Pictures | co-production with Legendary East, China Film Group, Le Vision Pictures, Dentsu Inc. and Fuji Television Network, Inc. | $150 million | $334.9 million |
| Wonder Woman | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with DC Films, RatPac Entertainment, Cruel and Unusual Films, Tencent Pictures and Wanda Pictures | $120–150 million | $821.8 million | |
| Justice League | co-production with DC Films, RatPac Entertainment and Cruel and Unusual Films | $300 million | $657 million | ||
2020s
[edit]| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with DC Films and The Stone Quarry | $200 million | $188.1 million |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | co-production with DC Films and The Safran Company | $185 million | $167.4 million | |
| 2022 | Uncharted | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures, Arad Productions and PlayStation Productions | $120 million | $407.1 million |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Universal Pictures | co-production with Syncopy Inc. | $100 million | $976 million |
| 2026 | Mercy | Amazon MGM Studios | co-production with Bazelevs Company | $60 million | $54.6 million |
Upcoming
[edit]| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Amazon MGM Studios | co-production with Outlier Society |
| TBA | American Speed | Amazon MGM Studios[26] | |
| Road House 2 | co-production with Nine Stories Productions and Silver Pictures | ||
| Redcoat | TBA | co-production with Ghost Machine[27] |
Direct-to-video/streaming films
[edit]| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Live! | Vivendi Entertainment | co-production with Vivendi and Mosaic Media Group |
| 2013 | Revenge for Jolly! | Sony Pictures Releasing | under Atlas Independent; co-production with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and A Saboteur |
| 2019 | Triple Frontier | Netflix | co-production with Netflix Original Films |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | HBO Max | co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, Access / Dune Entertainment and The Stone Quarry |
| 2024 | The Killer | Peacock | co-production with Entertainment One, A Better Tomorrow Films and Taewon Entertainment |
| 2025 | Vicious | Paramount Pictures | under Atlas Independent |
Television series
[edit]| Years | Title | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2018 | 12 Monkeys | Syfy | co-production with Division Street (seasons 3–4) and Universal Cable Productions | 4 | 47 |
| 2018–2020 | Dirty John | Bravo (season 1) USA Network (season 2) |
co-production with Universal Content Productions, Los Angeles Times Studios and Nutmegger | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | What/If | Netflix | co-production with Page Fright, Compari Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | Aka Charlie Sheen[28] | co-production with Skydance Television, Boardwalk Pictures and North of Now Group | 2 |
Television films
[edit]| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Cartoon Network | co-production with Warner Premiere, Telvan Productions and Nine/8 Entertainment |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dawn Steel". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ Billboard. 2006-11-11.
- ↑ "Tri-Star Cracks 'Safe' From WB". Daily Variety. Cahners Publications. July 11, 1990. pp. 1, 52.
- ↑ Frook, John Evan (May 21, 1992). "TriStar clinches pact for 'Foundation' rights". Daily Variety. Cahners Publications. pp. 2, 8.
- ↑ "Dawn Steel Lands Deal With Disney Co". Los Angeles Times. 1990-04-06. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ↑ Eller, Claudia (December 21, 1992). "Steel set to ankle Disney". Daily Variety. Cahners Publications. pp. 1, 8.
- ↑ Bart, Peter (1993-11-15). "Ted Turner's deals tend to look better with age". Variety. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
- ↑ Frook, John Evan (1994-03-02). "Turner boosts distrib plans with Steel deal". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ↑ Williams, Michael (1995-04-17). "Franco TF1 gambles on 'Casino' and H'wood". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ↑ Sandler, Adam (1997-10-28). "Disney, Cavallo reunite". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ↑ Natale, Richard; Madigan, Nick (1997-12-21). "Dawn Steel dead at 51". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ↑ Fleming, Michael (1999-07-29). "Gold/Miller joins hands with Atlas". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ↑ Harris, Dana (2000-05-04). "MGM, Atlas pact for pix". Variety. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ DiOrlo, Carl; Lyons, Charles (2000-08-25). "Mosaic on the tiles". Variety. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ Snyder, Gabriel (2005-07-27). "'War' bonds with Mosaic". Variety. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ "Roven carries Atlas to Sony Pictures in first-look deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (2008-12-08). "Atlas, Relativity pact for six pics". Variety. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (May 6, 2014). "'Batman vs. Superman' Producer Atlas Entertainment Promotes Curt Kanemoto". thewrap.com. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- 1 2 McNary, Dave (December 8, 2014). "Charles Roven's Atlas Entertainment Expands Into Management". variety.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Lisa Raya, Anna (November 18, 2013). "OSCARS Q&A: Producers Charles Roven, Richard Suckle & Megan Ellison On Character-Driven 'American Hustle'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Gotham, 12 Monkeys, Game of Thrones Nominated for Cinematography Awards". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ↑ "CSC Awards - TV Series". www.csc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (March 6, 2014). "Renee Zellweger Joining Daniel Craig in 'The Whole Truth'". variety.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Lesnick, Silas (November 8, 2014). "The Cast and Characters of the Warcraft Movie Revealed!". comingsoon.net. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (January 24, 2020). "'Uncharted' Pushed Back On Sony Release Schedule". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (2024-11-01). "Amazon MGM Studios Lands Package 'American Speed' Starring Tom Holland And Austin Butler". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (November 14, 2025). "Atlas Entertainment & Ghost Machine Set Film Deal For Geoff Johns' Comic Book Series 'Redcoat'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ↑ Evans, Greg (August 13, 2025). "'aka Charlie Sheen' Two-Part Tell-All Doc Gets Netflix Premiere Date, First-Look Trailer". Deadline Hollywood.
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