Platinum Dunes

{{short description|Film production company in Los Angeles, California, US}}

{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}

{{Use mdy dates|date = March 2019}}

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| name = Platinum Dunes

| logo = Platinum Dunes.jpg

| logo_size = 285px

| logo_caption = Logo used since 2009

| type = Production company

| defunct =

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = {{Plainlist|

  • Michael Bay
  • Brad Fuller
  • Cameron Fuller

}}

| industry = {{hlist|Film|Television}}

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| foundation = {{start date and age|2001}}

| founder = {{Plainlist|

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| location_city = Los Angeles, California

| location_country = United States

| homepage =

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Platinum Dunes is an American film and television production company founded in 2001 by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Dana|title=O'seas distribs rev up 'Chainsaw' redo|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/o-seas-distribs-rev-up-chainsaw-redo-1117861734/|newspaper=Variety|date=3 March 2002}} and Andrew Form.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17615|title=Paramount Pictures Signs First-Look Deal with Platinum Dunes|date=October 7, 2009 |publisher=Bloody Disgusting}} It is mainly known for producing horror films, such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Purge, Ouija and A Quiet Place.

Overview

The company was founded in November 2001 by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. The company originally partnered with Radar Pictures to produce its films.{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Michael |date=2001-11-09 |title=Low-budget films are on Radar |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/low-budget-films-are-on-radar-1117855566/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} The deal expired in 2004 and signed with Dimension Films.{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Michael |date=2003-11-04 |title=Dimension mines deal with Platinum |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/dimension-mines-deal-with-platinum-1117895071/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} In 2006, the deal was moved to Rogue Pictures.{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Michael |date=2006-10-06 |title=Dunes digs up rich Rogue deal |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/dunes-digs-up-rich-rogue-deal-1117951379/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} On October 7, 2009, Paramount Pictures announced a first-look deal with Platinum Dunes. With this, they plan to branch out of the horror genre into action and thrillers. On May 27, 2010, it was announced they would work on the reboot to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series of the same name.[https://deadline.com/2010/05/platinum-dunes-steers-turtles-relaunch-44238/ Platinum Dunes Steers 'Turtles' Relaunch | Deadline Hollywood] In 2014, Platinum Dunes was named The Hollywood Reporter{{'}}s Producers of the Year. In 2015, the company was also named to The Hollywood Reporter{{'}}s 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood. In 2018, Fuller and Form made an amicable split from Platinum Dunes to launch a new production company, Fully Formed Entertainment.{{Cite web|title='A Quiet Place' Producers Sign First-Look Deal With Paramount|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/quiet-place-producers-paramount-deak-1202970399/|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2018-10-05|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-05-02}} In June 2022, Fuller returned to Platinum Dunes, with the company signing an overall first-look deal with Universal Pictures.{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2022-06-30|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/michael-bay-brad-fuller-platinum-dunes-universal-pictures-1235054799/|title=Michael Bay Reunites With Former Producing Partner Brad Fuller As Their Platinum Dunes Banner Signs Overall Deal With Universal Pictures|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2022-08-01}}

Feature films

=Films=

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! Release date

! Film

! Director(s)

! Distributor(s)

October 17, 2003

|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

|Marcus Nispel

|New Line Cinema

April 15, 2005

|The Amityville Horror

|Andrew Douglas

|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Dimension Films

October 6, 2006

|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

|Jonathan Liebesman

|New Line Cinema

January 19, 2007

|The Hitcher

|Dave Meyers

|Rogue Pictures

January 9, 2009

|The Unborn

|David S. Goyer

|Universal Pictures

February 13, 2009

|Friday the 13th

|Marcus Nispel

|New Line Cinema
Paramount Pictures

March 6, 2009

|Horsemen

|Jonas Åkerlund

|Lionsgate

April 30, 2010

|A Nightmare on Elm Street

|Samuel Bayer

|Warner Bros. Pictures

June 7, 2013

|The Purge

|rowspan="2"|James DeMonaco

|rowspan="2"|Universal Pictures

July 18, 2014

|The Purge: Anarchy

August 8, 2014

|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

|Jonathan Liebesman

|Paramount Pictures

October 24, 2014

|Ouija

|Stiles White

|Universal Pictures

January 30, 2015

|Project Almanac

|Dean Israelite

|rowspan="2"|Paramount Pictures

June 3, 2016

|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

|Dave Green

July 1, 2016

|The Purge: Election Year

|James DeMonaco

|rowspan="2"|Universal Pictures

October 21, 2016

|Ouija: Origin of Evil

|Mike Flanagan

April 6, 2018

|A Quiet Place

|John Krasinski

|Paramount Pictures

July 4, 2018

|The First Purge

|Gerard McMurray

|Universal Pictures

December 11, 2020

| Songbird

| Adam Mason

| STX Entertainment

May 28, 2021

|A Quiet Place Part II

|John Krasinski

|Paramount Pictures

July 2, 2021

|The Forever Purge

|Everardo Valerio Gout

|Universal Pictures

June 28, 2024

|A Quiet Place: Day One

|Michael Sarnoski

|rowspan="2"|Paramount Pictures

September 27, 2024

|Apartment 7A

|Natalie Erika James

April 11, 2025

|Drop

|Christopher Landon

|Universal Pictures

Television series

=TV series=

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! Year

! Show

! Creator(s)

! Network

style="text-align:center;"|2014–2017

| style="text-align:center;"|Black Sails

| style="text-align:center;"| Jonathan E. Steinberg
Robert Levine

| style="text-align:center;"| Starz

style="text-align:center;"|2014–2018

| style="text-align:center;"|The Last Ship

| style="text-align:center;"|Hank Steinberg
Steven Kane

| style="text-align:center;"| TNT

style="text-align:center;"|2016

| style="text-align:center;"|Billion Dollar Wreck

|{{N/A}}

| style="text-align:center;"| History

style="text-align:center;"|2018–2023

| style="text-align:center;"|Jack Ryan

| style="text-align:center;"|Carlton Cuse
Graham Roland

| style="text-align:center;"| Amazon Prime Video

style="text-align:center;"|2018–2019

| style="text-align:center;"|The Purge

| style="text-align:center;"|James DeMonaco

| style="text-align:center;"| USA Network

style="text-align:center;"|2020

| style="text-align:center;"|The Expecting

| style="text-align:center;"|Ben Ketai

| style="text-align:center;"| Quibi

Books

=Books=

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! Year

! Comic

! Writer

style="text-align:center" |2025

| style="text-align:center" |Big Rig[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/post-malone-horror-graphic-novel-big-rig-1236113949/ Post Malone Teams with Vault, Platinum Dunes for Horror Graphic Novel 'Big Rig' (Exclusive)]

| style="text-align:center" |Post Malone
Adrian F. Wassel

See also

References