GK Films
{{Short description|Film and television production company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = GK Films, LLC
| logo = File:GK Films logo.svg
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2010
| industry = Film
Television
| founded = 1990 (as Initial Entertainment Group)
2009 (as GK Films)
| area_served = United Kingdom
United States
| location_city = Santa Monica, California, U.S.
| founder = Graham King
| website = http://www.gk-films.com/
}}
GK Films, LLC is a British-American film and television production company founded in 1990 by Graham King, located in Santa Monica, California.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/exec/graham-king|title=Graham King|website=Variety|date=5 November 2013}} In 2005, the firm, which was known as Initial Entertainment Group at that time, signed a deal with Warner Bros.{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Dana|date=2005-04-05|title=King initialing Warner pic deal|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/king-initialing-warner-pic-deal-1117920578/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Variety|language=en-US}}
In 2012, GK signed a new deal with Warner Bros. Pictures.{{Cite web|last=Shaw|first=Lucas|date=2012-09-13|title=Graham King Signs One-Year, First-Look Deal With WB|url=https://www.thewrap.com/graham-king-signs-one-year-first-look-deal-wb-56411/|access-date=2020-10-04|website=TheWrap|language=en-US}}
In June 2016, Revolution Studios acquired the worldwide rights to five of GK Films' productions: Hugo, The Tourist, Edge of Darkness, The Rum Diary and The Young Victoria.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/revolution-acquisition-gk-films-library-hugo-the-tourist-1201776960|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623132011/http://deadline.com/2016/06/revolution-acquisition-gk-films-library-hugo-the-tourist-1201776960/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2016|title=Revolution Acquires Five GK Films Titles Including 'Hugo' & 'The Tourist'|date=22 June 2016}}
In August 2017, GK signed a three-year first-look deal with Paramount Pictures.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/graham-king-paramount-pictures-jim-gianopulos-gk-films-producing-deal-tomb-raider-freddie-mercury-bohemian-rhapsody-1202150079|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819032437/http://deadline.com/2017/08/graham-king-paramount-pictures-jim-gianopulos-gk-films-producing-deal-tomb-raider-freddie-mercury-bohemian-rhapsody-1202150079/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2017|title = Paramount Stakes Graham King GK Films to 3-Year First Look|date = 16 August 2017}}
Filmography
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=As GK Films=
- The Young Victoria (2009)
- Edge of Darkness (2010)
- The Town (2010)
- London Boulevard (2010)
- The Tourist (2010)
- Rango (2011)
- The Rum Diary (2011)
- Hugo (2011)
- In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
- Dark Shadows (2012)
- Argo (2012)
- World War Z (2013)
- Jersey Boys (2014)
- The 5th Wave (2016)
- Allied (2016)
- Tomb Raider (2018)
- Delirium (2018)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
- The Unforgivable (2021)
- Michael (2026)
- You Should Be Dancing{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=You Should Be Dancing |url=https://productionlist.com/production/you-should-be-dancing/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Production List {{!}} Film & Television Industry Alliance |language=en-US}} (TBA)
=As Initial Entertainment Group=
- Liebestraum (1991)
- Rent-a-Kid (1995)
- Little City (1997)
- Family Plan (1997)
- Changing Habits (1997)
- Walking Thunder (1997)
- Montana (1998)
- Savior (1998)
- Very Bad Things (1998)
- Traffic (2000)
- Dr. T & the Women (2000)
- Ali (2001)
- The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
- Desert Saints (2002)
- Gangs of New York (2002)
- Laws of Attraction (2004)
- The Aviator (2004) (also select International distribution)
- The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
- An Unfinished Life (2005)
- The Departed (2006)
- Blood Diamond (2006)
- Next (2007)
- Gardener of Eden (2007)
- Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
Television work
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=As GK-TV=
- Camelot (2011)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.gk-films.com/}}
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Category:Companies based in Santa Monica, California
Category:Film production companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Mass media companies established in 1990
Category:Television production companies of the United Kingdom
Category:International sales agents
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