Legendary Entertainment

American film studio

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2025 Legendary Pictures plans to release 'Animal Friends', a film co-produced with Maximum Effort and Prime Focus, to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
2025 A Minecraft Movie is scheduled for release, to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and produced in collaboration with Mojang Studios and other production companies.
2025 New York Post documentary film 'Luigi Mangione Monster or Martyr?' released, exploring the story of Luigi Mangione as directed by the New York Post
2024 Legendary Pictures released high-profile sequels: Dune: Part Two (earning $711.8 million) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (earning $571.2 million). Brothers was also released through Amazon MGM Studios.
2024 Asylum Entertainment produces 'Zillow Gone Wild' series for HGTV
2024 Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft and Dune: Prophecy begin production/development
December 2024 Asylum Entertainment Group rebranded as Pantheon Media Group. Jennifer O'Connell was hired as new CEO, with founder Steven Michaels becoming chairman.
July 2024 Asylum Entertainment Group acquired a significant stake in British-American live and unscripted production company Done and Dusted.
May 2024 Asylum Entertainment acquired a minority stake in independent production house Ladywell Films and entered a production partnership with Tyler Perry Studios for unscripted shows.
April 2024 Asylum Entertainment Group acquired a stake in British production company Dare Entertainment.
February 2024 Asylum Entertainment Group acquired an investment in Soho Studios Entertainment, a London and Glasgow-based British documentary production company.
2023 Three films were released: The Machine (earning $10.6 million), The Toxic Avenger, and The Book of Clarence (earning $6.1 million).
2023 AEG bought a stake in Moon&Back Films and secured first-look production deals with The New York Post and Tom Morello's Comandante Productions.
2023 Endeavor purchased a majority stake in Asylum Entertainment (now Pantheon Media Group LLC).
2023 Multiple new series launch including Drops of God on Apple TV+, Skull Island on Netflix, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters on Apple TV+
2022 Legendary Pictures released several films including Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Fresh, Enola Holmes 2, and A Christmas Story Christmas, mostly through streaming platforms.
2022 Asylum Entertainment Group acquired Texas Crew Productions.
2022 Night Sky and Paper Girls release on Amazon Prime Video
2021 Two major films were released: Godzilla vs. Kong, which earned $470 million worldwide, and Dune, which earned $401.8 million.
2021 Conclusion of 'Eli Roth's History of Horror' series on AMC
2021 Debris premieres on NBC
2021 Pacific Rim: The Black animated series debuts on Netflix
2020 Asylum Entertainment Group acquired Collins Avenue Entertainment through The Content Group division and launched 72 Steps Media as a joint venture with Ben Salter.
2020 CBS All Access produced 'Console Wars', a television program exploring the competitive history between video game console manufacturers Nintendo and Sega in the early 1990s.
2019 Legendary Pictures produced two notable films: Pokémon Detective Pikachu, which earned $433 million worldwide, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which earned $386.6 million.
2019 Steve Michaels restored the Asylum Entertainment branding after purchasing the company back from Legendary Entertainment. The Content Group was restructured, with Jodi Flynn joining as president. The company launched its drama division Clovis Entertainment, headed by Derek Stoops, and its audio division Audity. Ronan Hand was hired as part of international expansion efforts.
2019 Carnival Row launches on Amazon Prime Video
2018 BlacKkKlansman was released, co-produced with multiple production companies and distributed by Focus Features and Universal Pictures.
2018 Legendary Pictures released four major films: Pacific Rim: Uprising, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Skyscraper, and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was the highest-grossing film of these, earning over $1.3 billion globally.
2018 Asylum Entertainment directed the documentary film 'Far Cry 5: Inside Eden's Gate' under the direction of Barry Battles.
2018 Asylum Entertainment launches three TV series: 'Eli Roth's History of Horror' on AMC, 'In Ice Cold Blood' on Oxygen, and 'To Rome for Love' on Bravo
2018 Steve Michaels repurchased the company from Legendary Entertainment and launched The Content Group within the organization.
2018 The Expanse moves from Syfy to Amazon Prime Video
2018 Lost in Space reboot begins on Netflix
2018 The Looming Tower premieres on Hulu
2016 An untitled comedy by Matt Fogel & Todd Strauss-Schulson was co-produced by TBS, Red Hour Films, and Ulterior Productions.
2016 Poor Richard's Almanack, a television program co-produced by USA Network and Universal Cable Productions, was developed.
2016 Netflix original series Love debuts
2016 Colony television series premieres on USA Network
2015 The Expanse television series begins airing on Syfy network, co-produced by Penguin in a Parka and SeanDanielCo
2013 Legendary Entertainment purchased Asylum Entertainment Group LLC for $100 million.

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