Hammer Film Productions
British horror film studio
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| 2025 | Planned release of 'Ithaqua', a Hammer Films production |
| July 2024 | Amazon Prime Video acquired Bray Film Studios for an undisclosed sum, with the acquisition initially listed under Amazon MGM Studios. The studios, which had previously hosted The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, will now be fully owned by Amazon. |
| July 2024 | The second season of the series Citadel becomes the first Amazon production to start shooting at Bray Film Studios under the new ownership. |
| 2023 | Hammer Films produced 'Doctor Jekyll', continuing their horror film legacy |
| August 2023 | Hammer Film Productions, its affiliated companies, and back catalogue were acquired by the John Gore Organisation. |
| July 2022 | Hammer Film Productions Ltd was incorporated by independent filmmaker and writer Ronan Williams via Companies House in the UK. |
| November 2021 | Network Distributing united with Hammer to form Hammer Studios Ltd. |
| June 2020 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council approved expansion plans for the studios, including new studios and workshops. |
| 2019 | Filming resumed at Bray Film Studios, with all three episodes of the BBC's Dracula filmed at the complex. |
| 2019 | Hammer produced 'The Lodge'. |
| September 2019 | Hammer signed a worldwide distribution deal with StudioCanal for its catalogue. |
| January 25 2019 | The Lodge had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| 2017 | Demolition of buildings at Bray Film Studios began, marking the end of the studio's operational period. |
| October 2017 | Network imprint released Hammer House of Horror on HD Blu-ray (Region B) after completing a high-definition restoration of the series. |
| 2015 | A property development company that purchased Bray Film Studios submitted a planning application for luxury apartments and proposed demolition of the sound stage buildings. |
| 2014 | Bray Film Studios owner Hendricks announced his intention to sell the studio site, citing economic non-viability due to competition from Pinewood and Shepperton studios and the studio's location in a green belt. |
| April 10 2014 | Hammer released The Quiet Ones, a film about an unorthodox professor leading a dangerous experiment to create a poltergeist. |
| 2013 | The Guardian published a retrospective by Michael Newton analyzing the visual and thematic significance of Hammer's early horror films, highlighting their romantic and atmospheric qualities. |
| September 11 2012 | Synapse Films released a re-mastered version of the series on Region 1 DVD in the US, featuring an animated stills gallery, episode introductions by film historian Shane M. Dallman, and special featurettes. |
| April 2012 | Hammer announced a sequel to The Woman in Black titled The Woman in Black: Angel of Death. |
| February 2012 | Hammer and Alliance Films released The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe, with screenplay by Jane Goldman and directed by James Watkins. |
| 2011 | Hammer produced the film 'The Resident'. |
| March 2011 | Released 'Wake Wood' with a limited theatrical release in UK and Ireland, and 'The Resident' in the US and UK. |
| 2010 | Hammer produced the film 'Let Me In'. |
| June 2010 | Hammer acquired Wake, a script by Chris Borrelli for an action feature to be directed by Kasper Barfoed. |
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