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=

=As Initial Entertainment Group=

Television work

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=As GK-TV=

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