21 Laps Entertainment
Formerly | Wunjo, Inc. (1999–2005) |
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Industry | Film Television |
Founded | January 29, 1999 2005 (as 21 Laps Entertainment)[1] | (as Wunjo, Inc.)
Founder | Shawn Levy |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shawn Levy (CEO) Dan Levine (Partner) Dan Cohen (Partner) |
Products | Motion pictures, television programs |
21 Laps Entertainment is a film and television production company founded and run by filmmaker Shawn Levy.[2] The company is best known as the producers of Stranger Things, and exclusively distributes content through a partnership with Netflix.[3] It has also produced films like Arrival, Free Guy, The Adam Project, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Spectacular Now, Real Steel, Deadpool & Wolverine, and the Night at the Museum franchise. The companies' name originates from the number of laps Levy's oldest daughter ran in a jogathon when she was 5 years old.[4]
History
In 1999, Shawn Levy, who after his start on television incorporated and founded the company as Wunjo, Inc. It was in-name only from the beginning until 2005. Levy made his breakout role as a film director on Big Fat Liar, Just Married, and Cheaper by the Dozen.
In 2003, Levy, after the success of his aforementioned feature films, launched his own production company with a first-look deal at
In 2005, Levy rebranded the studio to 21 Laps Entertainment and it signed a non-exclusive deal with
In 2010, Levy and
In 2014, both Levy and Adelstein parted ways, with the latter launching Tomorrow Studios as a joint venture with ITV Studios.[8]
In July 2016, one of the company's television projects, Stranger Things, premiered on Netflix and achieved critical acclaim, earning a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes with 55 out of 58 reviews being positive.[9] The show's first season was also one of Netflix's most watched series, averaging 14.07 million adults 18–49 in its first 35 days.[10] Along with producing the series, Levy directed two of the premiere season's episodes.[11] The third season premiered on July 4, 2019[12] and the fourth season premiered in two parts on May 27, 2022 and July 1, 2022. It was renewed for a fifth and final season.[13] In 2020, the company signed a first look deal with Netflix.[14]
Filmography
Films
Release date | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
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October 23, 2001 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | John Shepphird | PAX | first film; uncredited; co-production with Regent Entertainment, ACH and Medien Capital Treuhand |
February 8, 2002 | Big Fat Liar | Shawn Levy | Universal Pictures | first theatrical film; uncredited; co-production with Tollin/Robbins Productions |
January 10, 2003 | Just Married | 20th Century Fox
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uncredited; co-production with The Donners' Company and Robert Simonds Productions | |
December 25, 2003 | Cheaper by the Dozen | uncredited; co-production with Robert Simonds Productions | ||
December 21, 2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Adam Shankman |
First credited film under the 21 Laps label | |
December 22, 2006 | Night at the Museum | Shawn Levy | co-produced with Dune Entertainment
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May 9, 2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Tom Vaughan | co-produced with Dune Entertainment and Penn Station Entertainment
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August 20, 2008 | The Rocker | Peter Cattaneo | co-produced with Fox Atomic | |
May 22, 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Shawn Levy | co-produced with Ingenious Film Partners
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April 9, 2010 | Date Night | co-produced with Dune Entertainment
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October 7, 2011 | Real Steel | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-produced with Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, ImageMovers and Reliance Entertainment | |
July 27, 2012 | The Watch | Akiva Schaffer | 20th Century Fox
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June 7, 2013 | The Internship | Shawn Levy | co-produced with Wild West Picture Show Productions and TSG Entertainment
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August 2, 2013 | The Spectacular Now | James Ponsoldt | A24 | co-produced with Andrew Lauren Productions and Global Produce |
September 19, 2014 | This Is Where I Leave You | Shawn Levy | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-produced with Warner Bros. Pictures and Spring Creek Productions |
October 10, 2014 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Miguel Arteta | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-produced with Walt Disney Pictures and The Jim Henson Company |
December 19, 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Shawn Levy | 20th Century Fox
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co-produced with 1492 Pictures and TSG Entertainment |
November 11, 2016 | Arrival[15] | Denis Villeneuve | Paramount Pictures (North America) Stage 6 Films (International) Entertainment One (United Kingdom) Roadshow Films (Australia) |
co-produced with FilmNation Entertainment and Lava Bear Films |
December 23, 2016 | Why Him? | John Hamburg | 20th Century Fox
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co-produced with Red Hour Productions and TSG Entertainment |
February 17, 2017 | Fist Fight[15] | Richie Keen | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-produced with RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Wrigley Pictures
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March 3, 2017 | Table 19 | Jeffrey Blitz | Fox Searchlight Pictures
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co-produced with 3311 Productions |
April 20, 2018 | Kodachrome | Mark Raso | Netflix | co-produced with The Gotham Group and Motion Picture Capital |
August 3, 2018 | The Darkest Minds | Jennifer Yuh Nelson | 20th Century Fox
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August 31, 2018 | Kin | Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker | Lionsgate | co-produced with Summit Entertainment and No Trace Camping |
October 16, 2020 | Love and Monsters | Michael Matthews | Paramount Pictures (North America) Netflix (International) |
co-produced with Entertainment One |
February 19, 2021 | The Violent Heart | Kerem Sanga | Gravitas Ventures | co-produced with Material Pictures and 3311 Productions |
August 13, 2021 | Free Guy | Shawn Levy | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-produced with 20th Century Studios, Maximum Effort, Berlanti Productions, TSG Entertainment, Lit Entertainment Group |
October 6, 2021 | There's Someone Inside Your House[16] | Patrick Brice | Netflix | co-produced with Atomic Monster |
March 11, 2022 | The Adam Project | Shawn Levy | co-produced with Maximum Effort and Skydance Media | |
October 14, 2022 | Rosaline | Karen Maine | Hulu (United States) Disney+ (International, via Star) Star+ (Latin America) |
co-produced with 20th Century Studios |
December 9, 2022 | Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again | Matt Danner | Disney+ | co-produced with Walt Disney Pictures, Atomic Cartoons and Alibaba Pictures |
May 12, 2023 | Crater | Kyle Patrick Alvarez | co-produced with Walt Disney Pictures | |
June 2, 2023 | The Boogeyman | Rob Savage | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-produced with 20th Century Studios and NeoReel |
Upcoming | ||||
July 26, 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Shawn Levy | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-produced with Marvel Studios and Maximum Effort |
September 27, 2024 | Never Let Go | Alexandre Aja | Lionsgate Films | |
TBA | Be More Chill | TBA | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-produced with 5000 Broadway Productions and Berlanti Productions
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Boy Band | TBA | Paramount Pictures | co-produced with Maximum Effort | |
Untitled Free Guy sequel | TBA | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-produced with 20th Century Studios, Maximum Effort, Berlanti Productions and Lit Entertainment Group | |
Untitled Sesame Street film | Jonathan Krisel | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-produced with | |
Untitled Backrooms film[19] | Kane Parsons | A24 | co-produced with A24, Chernin Entertainment, and Atomic Monster | |
Seismic[20] | TBA | Netflix | co-produced with Lit Entertainment Group |
Television
Year | Title | Creator(s) | Network | Notes |
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2006 | Pepper Dennis | Gretchen J. Berg Aaron Harberts |
The WB | co-produced with 20th Century Fox Television and Two Presbyterians Productions |
2011–2017 2018–2021 |
Last Man Standing | Jack Burditt | ABC Fox |
Credited as 21 Laps-Adelstein Productions co-produced with 20th Century Fox Television, Double Wide Productions, NestEgg Productions, Mr. Big Shot Fancy-Pants Productions and Lyonsberry Productions |
2014–2015 | Cristela | Cristela Alonzo Kevin Hench |
ABC | Credited as 21 Laps-Adelstein Productions co-produced with 20th Century Fox Television and Hench in the Trench Productions |
2016–present | Stranger Things | The Duffer Brothers | Netflix | co-produced with Monkey Massacre Productions |
2017 | Imaginary Mary | Adam F. Goldberg David Guarascio Patrick Osborne |
ABC | uncredited; co-produced with ABC Studios, Happy Madison Productions , Adam F. Goldberg Productions and David Guarascio Productions
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2020 | I Am Not Okay with This | Jonathan Entwistle Christy Hall |
Netflix | co-produced with Ceremony Pictures and Raindrop Valley |
2020–present | Unsolved Mysteries | John Cosgrove Terry Dunn Meurer |
co-produced with Cosgrove-Meurer Productions | |
2020 | Dash & Lily | Joe Tracz | co-produced with Boy Detective Inc. and Image 32 | |
2021–2023 | Shadow and Bone | Eric Heisserer | co-produced with Chronology and Loom Studios | |
2022 | Lost Ollie | Shannon Tindle | co-produced with Fufufufu Productions | |
2023 | All the Light We Cannot See
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Steven Knight | co-produced with Nebula Star | |
Upcoming | ||||
TBA | Real Steel | TBA | Disney+ | co-produced with Compari Entertainment, Angry Films, DreamWorks SKG, and 20th Television
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- ^ "Fox Animation Acquires Film Rights to Sanrio's Mr. Men Little Miss Properties". Business Wire. January 27, 2015.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony. "Shawn Levy to produce 'Man Made' book about toughened-up dad". EW.com.
- ^ "'Stranger Things' Producer Inks Massive Overall Deal With Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. December 6, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ Shawn Levy (March 19, 2018). The Story Behind The Name '21 Laps Entertainment'. Producer's Guild of America.
- ^ Adalian, Josef (November 14, 2003). "Twentieth TV takes up with 'Married' man". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (October 7, 2005). "Levy homes in on Fox". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 18, 2010). "Shawn Levy And Marty Adelstein Form TV Company, Sign With 20th Century Fox TV And Tap Becky Clements As Prez". Deadline. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 4, 2014). "Marty Adelstein Sets Joint Venture With ITV Studios US To Launch Tomorrow ITV Studios". Deadline. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Stranger Things - Season 1 Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel (August 25, 2016). "'Stranger Things' Ratings: Where Series Ranks Among Netflix's Most Watched". Variety.com.
- ^ Guerrasio, Jason. "How the man behind Netflix hit 'Stranger Things' is taking over Hollywood". Business Insider.
- ^ Wigler, Josh (December 31, 2018). "Netflix Reveals 'Stranger Things' Season 3 Premiere Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 30, 2019). "'Stranger Things' Renewed for Season 4 as Creators Ink Nine-Figure Netflix Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ McNary, Dave (November 19, 2020). "'Stranger Things' Producer Shawn Levy Signs First-Look Feature Deal With Netflix, Expands TV Pact". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Barnes, Brooks (November 25, 2016). "A Filmmaker's Belief in Himself Pays Off". New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ Squires, John (August 23, 2021). "'Creep' Director Patrick Brice's New Movie 'There's Someone Inside Your House' Crashes Netflix in October". BloodyDisgusting. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (December 5, 2018). "Anne Hathaway Eyes Starring Role in 'Sesame Street' Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 15, 2016). "Can You Spell David Guion & Michael Handelman? They Are Writing 'Sesame Street' Film For Warner Bros". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (February 6, 2023). "'The Backrooms' Horror Film Based On Viral Shorts By 17-Year-Old Kane Parsons In Works At A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin & 21 Laps". Deadline. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 13, 2023). "Netflix Picks Up 'Seismic' From 'Mortal Kombat's Greg Russo; Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 13, 2023.