Scott Free Productions
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Scott Free Productions is a British-American independent film and television production company founded in 1970 by filmmakers and brothers
History
On July 1, 1992, Percy Main Productions signed a production deal with Paramount Pictures to produce its feature films.[4]
On December 6, 1993, two separate production companies,
On September 25, 1995, the Scotts moved to Disney, and Largo Entertainment took over international distribution of its product.[6] In 1996, the Scotts signed a secondary agreement with Intermedia to finance some of its films.[7]
In November 1997, the Scotts moved full-time to PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, where they produced feature films for the studio, terminating its contracts with Disney and Intermedia.[8]
On October 12, 1999, Scott Free Productions entered a two-year production deal with The Walt Disney Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, after its original deal with Universal, which was inherited from PolyGram Filmed Entertainment ended.[9] There, the company produced Black Hawk Down for Bruckheimer.
On September 21, 2001, Scott Free was moved to
On November 6, 2002, Scott Free signed a television contract with CBS to produce its television shows, airing on the network.[12]
On January 23, 2005, Numbers became Scott Free's first hit series for television.[13] The strategy repeated on September 22, 2009 when Scott Free produced its second hit series The Good Wife.[14]
On August 21, 2012, Tony Scott, who was one of the co-founders of the company in 1993, committed suicide after jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the San Pedro port district of Los Angeles..[15]
In August 2022, Scott Free productions were signed to create an Apple TV+ eight part crime drama Sinking Spring. Additionally the show marked Ridley Scott's second TV directorial role.[16]
During January 2023, Scott Free productions signed COO Justin Alvarado Brown in a 2 year deal.[17]
During February 2023, ABC News studios announced they have signed with Scott Free to produce a four part true-crime docuseries for Hulu. [18]
In April 2023, Scott Free Productions announced that they would be working in conjunction with Apple Studios and Sony Pictures to produce Napoleon, a historical action directed by Ridley Scott that stars Joaquin Phoenix as French conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte.[19]
Scott Free Productions has offices in London and Los Angeles. It works with Ridley Scott's larger company RSA Films by assisting directors in film and television.[20]
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References
- ISBN 978-1-57806-726-8.
- ^ a b c Galloway, Stephen (16 May 2012). "Did You Know Ridley Scott's Empire Contains 'The Good Wife'?". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-5866-0.
- ^ Berman, Marc (1 July 1992). "Par, Scott in 1st-look feature deal". Variety.
- ^ O'Steen, Kathleen (6 December 1993). "Scott brothers finalize financing, distrib deal". Variety. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "IN HUNT FOR BIG GAME, SOME INDIES THRIVING". Variety. 25 September 1995. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Weiner, Rex; Hindes, Andrew (10 January 1997). "Indies' lesson in '96: more may mean less". Variety. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Studio Report Card: PolyGram/Gramercy". Variety. 12 January 1998. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Lyons, Charles (12 October 1999). "Scott brothers back to Disney, via Bruckheimer". Variety. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Swanson, Tim (21 September 2001). "Scotts cast lot with Fox". Variety. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (17 January 2020). "Disney Drops "Fox" From 20th Century, Searchlight Logos". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Adalian, Josef (6 November 2002). "Bigscreen duo turns to TV". Variety. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Breaking News - These 'Numb3rs' Are Multiplying | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Ratings - CBS Wins Premiere Week in Viewers and Adults 25-54 | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Chelsea J. Carter and JD Cargill (20 August 2012). "Official: Director Tony Scott left notes in car, office before his apparent suicide". CNN. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ televisual.com; Creamer, Jon (12 August 2022). "Scott Free preps Sinking Spring for Apple TV+". Televisual. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (24 January 2023). "Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions Re-Ups President And Chief Operating Officer Justin Alvarado Brown". Deadline. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Ridley Scott producing Hulu true-crime series with ABC News Studios". Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Ridley Scott-Helmed 'Napoleon' Set By Apple Original Films For November Sony Theatrical Release; Let The Fall Fest Jockeying Begin!". Yahoo Entertainment. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Scott Free". rsafilms.com. RSA Films. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ Bhooshan (22 November 2019). "Scott Free Productions' Animated Intro -". Retrieved 2 March 2023.