Chris Columbus
American filmmaker
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| 2025 | Chris Columbus is set to direct, produce, and write 'The Thursday Murder Club' |
| January 2025 | Reported to be writing sequels to 'Gremlins' and 'The Goonies' for Warner Bros. |
| 2024 | Slated to produce a remake of 'Nosferatu' and the film 'Dìdi'. |
| April 18 2024 | Announced as director for a film adaptation of 'The Thursday Murder Club' by Richard Osman for Amblin Partners. |
| 2023 | Produced 'Chupa', a family adventure film. |
| 2020 | Chris Columbus directed, produced, and wrote 'The Christmas Chronicles 2' |
| May 15 2020 | Served as executive producer for 'Scoob!', an animated adventure film featuring Scooby-Doo characters. |
| 2018 | Produced 'The Christmas Chronicles' and was initially announced as director for a Five Nights at Freddy's film adaptation, which he later left by September 2021. |
| 2018 | Produced 'The Christmas Chronicles', a holiday comedy film starring Kurt Russell as Santa Claus. |
| 2017 | Produced multiple independent films including 'Tallulah', 'The Young Messiah', 'Patti Cake$', and 'I Kill Giants'. |
| 2017 | Launched ZAG Animation Studios alongside Michael Barnathan, Haim Saban, and Jeremy Zag. |
| 2017 | Columbus reflected on his filmmaking theme of characters facing potential loss of family, discussing his fascination with exploring the emotional impact of such situations. |
| 2016 | Endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during the United States presidential election. |
| January 23 2016 | Produced 'Tallulah', a comedy drama starring Elliot Page, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| 2015 | Produced the independent films 'Mediterranea' and 'The Young Messiah' |
| 2015 | Directed the 3D action comedy Pixels. |
| 2014 | Co-founded Maiden Voyage Pictures with his daughter. |
| 2014 | Produced 'Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb', the third and final installment in the Night at the Museum franchise. |
| 2014 | The Academy Film Archive preserved Columbus's early short film 'I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here' from his NYU days. |
| 2013 | Columbus co-authored the House of Secrets book series with Ned Vizzini and served as executive producer for 'Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'. |
| 2011 | Produced the drama film The Help. |
| February 2010 | Columbus directed and produced Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which received mixed reviews but found box office success, grossing $226.4 million worldwide. |
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