Let’s say you just directed a film that won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, or you’re an actor attached to a film that did gangbusters in the box office, or you’re the creator of a nationally syndicated TV show. You are what we call a PROVEN TALENT. The studios and TV networks need people like you to create content for them and hedge their risk in this volatile business. To do this, they will offer you a first-look deal where they will pay you a massive annual fee and cover all your overhead expenses to run your company. Here is a complete list of all the First-Look Deals at all the major Studios
Walt Disney
Boxing Cat Films (Tim Allen)
Known for The Santa Clause 3, The Shaggy Dog, and Dolphin Tale 2
Infinitum Nihil (Johnny Depp)
Known for Hugo, The Lone Ranger, and Black Mass (2015)
Junction Ent. (Jon Turteltaub)
Known for National Treasure and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Lucamar Prods. (John DeLuca, Rob Marshall)
Known for Into the Woods and Nine
Mandeville Films (David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman)
Known for The Proposal, Insurgent, and The Fighter
Secret Machine (Justin Springer)
Known for TRON: Legacy and Oblivion
Taylor Made Films (Brigham Taylor)
Known for Tomorrowland (2015) and The Jungle Book (2016)
Whitaker Ent. (Jim Whitaker)
Known for Friday Night Lights, 8 Mile, and American Gangster
20th Century Fox
Bad Hat Harry Prods. (Bryan Singer)
Known for the X-Men Franchise and The Usual Suspects
Boom! Studios (Ross Richie, Stephen Christy)
Known for 2 Guns
Chernin Ent. (Peter Chernin)
Known for The Planet of the Apes Franchise, The Drop, and The Heat
Davis Ent. (John Davis)
Known for Chronicle, Joy, and I, Robot
Epic Magazine (Josh Bearman, Josh Davis)
Known for Spare Parts
Feigco Ent. (Paul Feig)
Known for Spy (2015)
Film Rites (Steve Zallian)
Known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Moneyball, and American Gangster
Genre Films (Simon Kinberg)
Known for Fantastic Four, The Martian, Cinderella, Elysium, and Chappie
Hutch Parker Ent. (Hutch Parker)
Known for The Wolverine and Fantastic Four
The Imaginarium Studios (Andy Serkis, Jonathan Cavendish)
Known for Jungle Book: Origins (2017)
Lightstorm Entertainment (James Cameron)
Known for Avatar, Titanic, and The Abyss
New Regency (Arnon Milchan)
Known for The Revenant (2015), Birdman, Gone Girl, and 12 Years a Slave
Red Hour Films (Ben Stiller)
Known for Tropic Thunder, Dodgeball, and Zoolander
Carlos Saldanha
Principal is known for the Ice Age franchise and Rio
Scott Free Productions (Ridley Scott)
Known for Man on Fire, Gladiator, and Prometheus
6th and Idaho Productions (Matt Reeves)
Principal is known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Cloverfield
Temple Hill Entertainment (Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen)
Known for The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns, Twilight, and The Maze Runner
21 Laps (Shawn Levy)
Known for This is Where I Leave You, The Spectacular Now, Night at the Museum and Real Steel
Walden Media
Known for Holes, The Giver, and Chronicles of Narnia
Fox 2000
Color Force (Nina Jacobson)
Known for The Hunger Games franchise and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise
The Jackal Group (Gail Berman)
Principal is known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
State Street Pictures (George L. Tillman Jr., Robert Teitel)
Known for the Barbershop franchise, Roll Bounce, Faster, and Notorious
Sunswept Entertainment (Karen Rosenfelt)
Known for Marley & Me, Twilight franchise, and Percy Jackson franchise
FOX SEARCHLIGHT
Court 13 (Benh Zeitlin)
Principal is known for Beasts of the Southern Wild
Decibel Films (Danny Boyle)
Known for 127 Hours, Trance, and Steve Jobs (2015)
PARAMOUNT
Bad Robot (J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk)
Known for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Star Trek, Super 8 and Morning Glory
Broadway Video (Lorne Michaels)
Known for Mean Girls
Jerry Bruckheimer Films (Jerry Bruckheimer)
Known for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and National Treasure
Ian Bryce Prods (Ian Bryce)
Known for Transformers: Age of Extinction
Di Bonaventura Pictures (Lorenzo di Bonaventura)
Known for the Transformers franchise and the G.I. Joe franchise
Disruption Entertainment (Mary Parent)
Known for Noah and Godzilla
Robert Evans Co. (Robert Evans)
Known for How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Four By Two Films (Sacha Baron Cohen, Todd Schulman)
Known for Bruno, Borat, and The Dictator
Hello Junior (Johnny Knoxville)
Principal known for Jackass 3D
Henceforth Pictures (William Monahan)
Known for London Boulevard and Mojave (2015)
Platinum Dunes (Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form)
Known for The Purge, the Transformers franchise, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sikelia Prods (Martin Scorsese)
Known for Shutter Island, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Silence (2016)
Skydance (David Ellison, Dana Goldberg)
Known for Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Mission Impossible, True Grit, and Jack Reacher
Sony / Columbia Pictures
Arad Prods (Avi Arad)
Known for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Broken Road Prods. (Todd Garner)
Known for Into the Storm, Jack and Jill, and Scouts vs. Zombies (2015)
Elizabeth Cantillion Productions
Principal known for Goosebumps (2015), Concussion (2015), and Galaxy Quest
Free Assocation (Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin)
Known for Gambit (2016)
Happy Madison (Adam Sandler)
Known for Grown Ups, Hotel Transylvania 2, and Pixels
Immersive Pictures (Josh Bratman)
Principal known for The Sitter, Fright Night, and Drive Angry
T.D. Jakes
Principal known for Jumping the Broom, Sparkle, and Heaven is for Real
Hey Eddie (Kevin James)
Known for Here Comes the Boom and Zoo Keeper
Josephson Entertainment (Barry Josephson)
Known for Enchanted, Dirty Grandpa, Like Mike, and Life as We Know It
Laurence Mark Productions (Laurence Mark)
Known for I, Robot, The Lookout, Jerry Mcguire, Dreamgirls, and Last Vegas
Mosaic (Management Company, Jimmy Miller)
Principal known for Step Brothers, Bad Teacher, and The Other Guys
Olive Bridge Entertainment (Will Gluck)
Known for Annie, Easy A, Friends with Benefits, and About Last Night
Original Film (Neal Moritz)
Known for Fast and Furious franchise and 21 Jump Street franchise
Overbrook Ent. (Will Smith, James Lassiter)
Known for Annie, This Means War, Hancock, and Karate Kid
Pascal Pictures (Amy Pascal)
Known for Ghostbusters (2016)
Scott Rudin Prods. (Scott Rudin)
Known for No Country for Old Men and Steve Jobs (2015)
Russo Brothers (Anthony and Joe Russo)
Known for Captain America: Winter Soldier
Safehouse (Joby Harold, Tony Tunnell)
Known for Holy Rollers, My Blind Brother (2015)
Smoke House (George Clooney, Grant Heslov)
Known for The Ides of March, Argo, and Monuments Men
Studio 8 (Jeff Robinov)
Known for Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Syco(Simon Cowell)
Principal known for American Idol and X-Factor
Matthew Tolmach Productions (Matthew Tolmach)
Known for The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Trigger Street Productions (Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti)
Known for Fifty Shades of Grey, The Social Network, Captain Phillips
Universal
Aggregate Films (Jason Bateman)
Known for Identity Thief and Bad Words
Apatow Productions (Judd Apatow)
Known for Superbad, Trainwreck (’15), and Bridesmaids
Bluegrass Films (Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark)
Known for Ted, Battleship, and Safe House
Blumhouse Productions (Jason Blum)
Known for Whiplash, Insidious, Paranormal Activity The Purge, and Oculus
Brownstone Productions (Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman)
Known for Pitch Perfect
Captivate Ent. (Ben Smith, Jeffery Weiner)
Known for The Bourne Franchise
Cross Creek Pictures (Brian Oliver)
Known for Everest (’15), Ides of March, Black Swan, and Rush
de Passe Jones Ent (Suzanne de Passe, Madison Jones)
Principal known for Sister, Sister and Smart Guy
Fake Empire (Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage)
Known for Endless Love, Fun Size, Chuck, Gossip Girl
Global Produce (Marc Shmuger)
Known for The Spectacular Now
Gold Circle Films (Paul Brooks)
Known for Pitch Perfect franchise and My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Illumination Ent. (Chris Meledandri)
Known for Despicable Me franchise and The Lorax
ImageMovers (Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkley)
Known for Real Steel, Cast Away, Flight, and The Walk (’15)
Imagine Ent. (Ron Howard, Brian Grazer)
Known for A Beautiful Mind, Inside Man, Rush, and 8 Mile
Legendary (Thomas Tull)
Known for The Dark Knight, Godzilla, and Intersellar
Chris Morgan Prods. (Chris Morgan)
Principal known for Fast & Furious franchise and Wanted
One Race Films (Vin Diesel, Samantha Vincent)
Known for Furious Seven
Will Packer Prods. (Will Packer)
Known for Ride Along 2, The Wedding Ringer, and No Good Deed
Marc Platt Prods. (Marc Platt)
Known for Bridge of Spies, Into the Woods, Drive, Wanted, 2 Guns
Secret Hideout (Alex Kurtzman, Bobby Cohen, Jeb Brody)
Principal known for Cowboys & Aliens, Eagle Eye, People Like Us
Silver Pictures Ent. (Joel Silver)
Known for The Matrix, V for Vendetta, Non-Stop
The Tornante Co. (Michael Eisner)
Known for BoJack Horseman and Judge Faith
Working Title Films (Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner)
Known for Theory of Everything, The Big Lebowski, About Time, and Rush
Warner Bros
Alcon Ent (Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson)
Known for Prisoners, The Blind Side, and The Book of Eli
Appian Way (Leonardo DiCaprio)
Known for The Wolf of Wall Street, Shutter Island, and Out of the Furnace
Berlanti Prods. (Greg Berlanti)
Known for Arrow, The Flash, and Pan
Carousel Prods. (Steve Carell)
Known for Crazy, Stupid Love and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Cruel and Unusual (Zach and Deborah Snyder)
Known for Sucker Punch, 300: Rise of an Empire
De Line Pictures (Donald De Line)
Known for Pain & Gain, Green Lantern, and Body of Lies
DiNovi Pictures (Denise Di Novi)
Known for If I Stay, The Best of Me, The Lucky One
Executive Options (Tom Hardy)
No upcoming or past projects
Gerber Pictures (Bill Gerber)
Known for Gran Torino, What A Girl Wants, and The Dukes of Hazzard
Gulfstream (Mike Karz, Bill Bindley)
Known for Blended and The Nut Job
Heyday (David Heyman)
Known for Paddington, Gravity, and Harry Potter franchise
JW Prods. (Jerry Weintraub)
Known for The Avengers, Ocean’s franchise, and Tarzan (’16)
Langley Park (Kevin McCormick)
Known for Gangster Squad and The Lucky One
Life’s Too Short (Chuck Lorre)
Known for 2 Broke Girls and Big Bang Theory
Lin Pictures (Dan Lin)
Known for Suicide Squad (’16), The Lego Movie, and Sherlock Holmes franchise
Mad Chance (Andrew Lazar)
Known for Mortdecai and American Sniper
Malpaso (Clint Eastwood)
Known for Million Dollar Baby, American Sniper, and Mystic River
Untitled Chris McKay Production Company
Known for Robot Chicken and The Lego Batman Movie
Pearl Street Films (Ben Affleck, Matt Damon)
Known for Promised Land
Phantom Four (David Goyer)
Known for The Unborn Untitled Todd Phillips – Bradley Cooper Production Company (Phillips, Cooper)
Known for American Sniper, Arms and the Dudes (’15), and The Hangover franchise
Polymorphic (Polly Johnsen)
Known for Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Rat-Pac Ent (Brett Ratner)
Known for Aloha, Entourage, and The Revenant
Revelations (Morgan Freeman)
Known for
Riche Prods. (Alan Riche, Peter Riche)
Known for Southpaw (’15) and Tarzan (’16)
Untitled Guy Richie, Lionel Wigram Production Company
Known for the Sherlock Holmes franchise
Roserock Films (Hunt Lowry)
Principal known for A Cinderella Story and A Walk to Remember
Team Downey (Robert Downey, Susan Downey)
Known for The Judge
Vertigo (Roy Lee)
Known for The Lego Movie, The Departed, and Run All Night
Weed Road (Akiva Goldsman)
Known for Winter’s Tale, I Am Legend, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Wychwood (David Yates)
Known for the Harry Potter franchise and Tarzan
New Line Cinema
Benderspink (Chris Bender, JC Spink)
Known for We’re the Millers and The Ring
Flynn Picture Co. (Beau Flynn)
Known for Hercules, Two Night Stand, and San Andreas
Rickard Pictures (John Rickard)
Principal known for Hall Pass and Horrible Bosses franchise
Untitled James Wan Prod. Company
Known for Annabelle, The Conjuring and the Saw franchise
DreamWorks
Kennedy/Marshall (Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall)
Known for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Bourne franchise, and Lincoln
Mark Sourian
Principal known for Need for Speed and Ghost in the Shell (’17)
Lionsgate
OddLot Entertainment (Gigi Pritzker)
Known for Ender’s Game, Drive, and The Way Way Back
Allison Shearmur Prods (Allison Shearmur)
Known for Cinderella (’15)
New Regency
Blind Wink Prods. (Gore Verbinksi)
Known for The Lone Ranger and Rango
RESET Content (David Fincher)
Principal known for The Social Network and Gone Girl
Plan B Ent. (Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner)
Known for 12 Years a Slave, The Departed, and World War Z
Protozoa Pictures (Darren Aronofsky)
Known for Noah, Black Swan, and The Fountain
Relativity
MediaWeaver Ent. (Matt Weaver)
Principal known for We’re the Millers and Rock of Ages
Panay Films (Andrew Panay)
Known for Earth to Echo and Hit and Run
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