Courtney Solomon
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Years active | 2000–present |
Employer | After Dark Films |
Courtney Solomon (Born September 1, 1970) is a film producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has been involved with production, marketing, and distribution of over 80 movies.[1][2] In 2000, at the age of 29, he produced and directed the critically panned Dungeons & Dragons film.
Life and career
At 19, Solomon formed Sweetpea Entertainment to acquire the film rights to "Dungeons & Dragons". Dungeons & Dragons became his first production and direction project. It was a box office disappointment [3]
As owner of Sweetpea Entertainment, he was looking to acquire the media rights to a science-fiction property that could be adapted into a television series or an MMORPG. In 1996, in exchange for the equity position and media rights to Traveller, Sweetpea advanced the money to get Imperium Games started as a company to be dedicated solely to Traveller.[4]: 330
He later formed After Dark Films to produce horror, thriller, and action titles. He launched it with An American Haunting, which he wrote, produced, and directed. It is a story based on Tennessee's Bell Witch legend. It opened #2 in the US, staying in the top ten films for 6 weeks. This success resulted in a long-term distribution and co-production arrangement with Lionsgate Films. Today, After Dark owns its own film library of over 80 films.[5]
In 2014, Solomon partnered with
In 2018, he acquired the rights to and produced the first film based on the novel series
He also has several films going into production, including Arthur The King starring Mark Wahlberg and Red Sonja, based on the character and comic book by Roy Thomas and Barry Smith.[7]
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
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2000 | Dungeons & Dragons | Yes | Yes | No |
2005 | An American Haunting | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2013 | Getaway | Yes | Yes | No |
Producer only
- Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005)
- Captivity (2007)
- Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
- The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (2009)
- Slaughter (2009)
- Perkins' 14 (2009)
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
- Prowl (2010)
- The Task (2011)
- Seconds Apart (2011)
- Husk (2011)
- Fertile Ground (2011)
- 51 (2011)
- Scream of the Banshee (2011)
- Transit (2012)
- Bullet to the Head(2012)
- Dragon Eyes (2012)
- El Gringo (2012)
- The Philly Kid (2012)
- Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
- Stash House (2012)
- Dark Circles (2013)
- Enemies Closer (2013)
- Ritual (2013)
- Murder in the Dark (2013)
- Cake (2014)
- Re-Kill (2015)
- Bastard (2015)
- The Wicked Within (2015)
- Wind Walkers (2015)
- Mr. Church (2016)
- Burn Your Maps (2016)
- The Comedian (2016)
- The Yellow Birds (2017)
- Nightmare Cinema (2018)
- The Woman in the Window(2021)
- The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024)
- The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2024)
- The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2024)
References
- ^ Snyder, S. Jams (July 13, 2007). "Creating a Captive Audience". The New York Sun. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
...the 35-year-old founder of After Dark...
- ^ Cieply, Michael (June 25, 2007). "Already Under Fire, a Producer Is Going Further". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ "Dungeons & Dragons (2000) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (April 2, 2012). "Dark Castle, After Dark Cue Action Banner". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ "Team Page". 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Mark Wahlberg to Star in Dog Adventure Movie 'Arthur the King'". 26 July 2019.
External links
- Courtney Solomon at IMDb