Legendary Pictures

Type	Production company
Founded	2005
Headquarters	Burbank, California
Key people	Thomas Tull Jon Jashni William Fay
Industry	Motion pictures

Legendary Pictures is an American motion picture production company based in Burbank, California founded by Thomas Tull. The company has a 7-year, 40-picture agreement to co-produce and co-finance with Warner Bros., starting in 2005. Legendary Pictures' first full-length feature with Warner Bros was the comic book movie, Batman Begins, soon followed by another comic book adaptation, Superman Returns.

Legendary Pictures is the first company of its kind^{[citation needed]} to pair major motion picture product with major Wall Street private equity and hedge fund investors and was subsequently named Media/Entertainment Deal of the Year by IDD Magazine.

Legendary Pictures investors include ABRY Partners, AIG Direct Investments, Bank of America Capital Investors, Columbia Capital, Falcon Investment Advisors and M/C Venture Partners.

In 2008, their president & CEO, Thomas Tull, became a minority partner in the Pittsburgh Steelers, purchasing a minority stake in order to keep controlling ownership within the Rooney family.^[1] Tull acquired a 16% stake in the team as part of the deal, though the Rooney's will remain as primary owners.

In 2009, they announced they would be entering game development which surprised many gamers, because of Hollywood's previous disengagement with that industry.^[2]

Contents 1 Filmography 1.1 Released 1.2 In production 1.3 In development 1.4 In idea 1.5 In India 1.6 Incognito 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Released

• Batman Begins (2005)
• Superman Returns (2006)
• Lady in the Water (2006)
• The Ant Bully (2006)
• Beerfest (2006)
• We Are Marshall (2006)
• 300 (2007)
• 10,000 BC (2008)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Watchmen (2009)
• Observe and Report (2009)
• The Hangover (2009)
• Trick 'r Treat (2009)
• Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

[edit] In production

• Ninja Assassin (2009)
• Clash of the Titans (2010)
• Jonah Hex (2010)
• Inception (2010)
• The Town (2010)
• Due Date (2010)
• Sucker Punch (2011)

[edit] In development

• Kung Fu (TBA)
• The Spook's Apprentice (TBA)
• Untitled Warcraft film (TBA)
• The Lost Patrol (TBA)
• Paradise Lost
• Gears of War (TBA)
• Untitled Jimi Hendrix Biopic (TBA)
• Gravel (TBA)^[3]
• Godzilla possible re-boot or re-make ^[4]

[edit] In idea

• 100

[edit] In India

• New Delhi

[edit] Incognito

• Undercover

[edit] References

1. ^ ESPN - NFL approves Rooney's ownership plan
2. ^ "Legendary Pictures to enter into game development". Miley5! Weekly. http://www.miley5.net/content/index.php?action=show&id=26. Retrieved 2009-05-23. 
3. ^ Graser, Marc (October 8, 2009). "Legendary digs 'Gravel'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009750.html?categoryId=13&cs=1. Retrieved October 10, 2009. 
4. ^ http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17061

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Legendary Pictures at the Internet Movie Database
• "A Producer of Superheroes" by Jamin Brophy-Warren (Profile of CEO Thomas Tull) - Wall Street Journal - February 27, 2009