Amblin Partners

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This article is about the parent and film company. For the production subsidiary, see Amblin Entertainment.
Storyteller Holding Co., LLC[1]
Amblin Partners
Joint venture
Industry Entertainment
Founded December 16, 2015; 2 years ago (2015-12-16)
Founders
Headquarters Universal City, California, United States
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
  • Steven Spielberg
  • (Chairman)
  • Michael Wright (CEO)
  • Jeff Small
  • (President and Co-CEO)
  • Holly Bario
  • (President of Production)
Products Motion pictures
Television
Owners
Divisions
Website www.amblinpartners.com

Amblin Partners (completely known as Storyteller Holding Co., LLC) is an American content creation and entertainment company which produces and develops films and television programming. Amblin is a restructured DreamWorks Studios.

History[edit]

Amblin Partners was founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll of Participant Media, Anil Ambani of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and Darren Throop of Entertainment One on December 16, 2015. The company will primarily focus on producing and distributing films and television using the DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Participant Media brands.[4] For films, it will use the DreamWorks label for mature content, Amblin label for family-friendly content, and Participant label for social justice content, although the latter will remain a separate company.[5]

On the same day as the company's formation, Amblin Partners announced that it entered into a five-year distribution deal with Universal Pictures by which the films will be distributed and marketed by either the main Universal label or its specialty label, Focus Features.[6][7] The Girl on the Train was the first film released under the new agreement.[8]

On October 9, 2016, Amblin Partners struck a deal with China's Alibaba Pictures, in which Alibaba acquired a minority equity stake in the company and will handle marketing, distribution support and merchandising of Amblin Partners films in China in addition to co-financing Amblin and DreamWorks films worldwide.[2] On February 15, 2017, Universal acquired a minority stake in Amblin Partners, strengthening the relationship between Universal and Amblin,[3] and reuniting a minority percentage of the DreamWorks Pictures label with DreamWorks Animation.

Films[edit]

Title Year Co-production Film distributor
The BFG July 1, 2016 Walt Disney Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Walden Media and Reliance Entertainment Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The Light Between Oceans September 2, 2016 DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media and Heyday Films
The Girl on the Train October 7, 2016 DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment and Marc Platt Productions Universal Pictures
Office Christmas Party December 9, 2016 DreamWorks Pictures, Entertainment 360 and Bluegrass Films Paramount Pictures
A Dog's Purpose January 27, 2017 Amblin Entertainment, Walden Media, and Pariah Entertainment Group Universal Pictures
Ghost in the Shell March 31, 2017 DreamWorks Pictures, Grosvenor Park Productions and Seaside Entertainment Paramount Pictures
Thank You for Your Service October 27, 2017 DreamWorks Pictures Universal Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Entertainment One[9]
The Post December 22, 2017 20th Century Fox, Amblin Entertainment, Pascal Pictures and Star Thrower Entertainment 20th Century Fox[9]
Ready Player One March 30, 2018 Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, De Line Pictures and Farrah Films & Management Warner Bros. Entertainment[9]
Captive State August 17, 2018 Participant Media[9] Focus Features
The House with a Clock in Its Walls September 21, 2018 Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures
First Man October 12, 2018 DreamWorks Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara[10] TBA DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EX-99.1". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-27. 
  2. ^ a b Frater, Patrick (October 9, 2016). "Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners Inks Strategic Pact With Alibaba Pictures". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2017. 
  3. ^ a b Perry, Spencer (February 15, 2017). "Universal Studios Buys a Minority Stake in Amblin Partners". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved February 20, 2017. 
  4. ^ Cieply, Michael (December 16, 2015). "Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Studios in Deal to Form New Company". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2015. 
  5. ^ "Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Relaunches as Amblin Partners". The Wall Street Journal. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015. 
  6. ^ Lang, Brent (December 16, 2015). "Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll Bring Amblin Partners to Universal". Variety. Retrieved December 23, 2015. 
  7. ^ Busch, Anita (December 16, 2015). "It's Official: Spielberg, DreamWorks, Participant, eOne, Others Pact For Amblin Partners". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 23, 2015. 
  8. ^ Pamela McClintock; Gregg Kilday (December 16, 2015). "Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll Team to Form Amblin Partners, Strike Distribution Deal With Universal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 22, 2015. 
  9. ^ a b c d "Film releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved April 25, 2017. 
  10. ^ Masters, Kim (2016-06-16). "Steven Spielberg on DreamWorks' Past, Amblin's Present and His Own Future". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-25. 
  11. ^ Kroll, Justin (2016-04-11). "Mark Rylance to Reteam With Steven Spielberg in 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-03-25. 
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