Amasia Entertainment is a Los Angeles based entertainment company founded in 2012 by Michael A. Helfant and Bradley Gallo. It specializes in film and television production.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founders |
|
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people |
|
| Services | Film Production Television Production |
Number of employees | 8[1] |
| Website | amasiaentertainment |
Prior to Amasia Entertainment, both Helfant and Gallo were a part of the production company Troika Pictures, where the two first started working together. Previously, Michael Helfant served as President/COO of Marvel Studios overseeing live-action and animation productions and helped to launch the first slate of Marvel self-financed films including Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Bradley Gallo began his career as an independent filmmaker with the comedy-drama Magic Rock. After graduating from Columbia University he went on to work at CNN and produced such shows as Anderson Cooper 360 and American Morning before getting hired at Troika Pictures as the Head of Production and Development.[2][3]
History
editFounding
editAmasia Entertainment was founded in 2012 by film veteran Michael A. Helfant and Bradley Gallo. They hired Josh Sathre as production executive in 2016[2] and in February 2017, Amasia Entertainment announced that it would start a television division led by Tracy Mercer.[4]
Film
editAmasia marked its first theatrical release with the Halle Berry thriller, The Call. In 2016, the company financed and produced the action-comedy film Mr. Right.[5] Their following non-theatrical releases included Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum's Careful What You Wish For, Vincent Masciale's "Fear, Inc," and David Gleeson's Don't Go. In August 2017, it was announced that Amasia Entertainment would co-produce Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage's drama Them That Follow with Gerard Butler's production company, G-Base.[6] The film stars Alice Englert, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann, Olivia Colman, Lewis Pullman, Jim Gaffigan and Kaitlyn Dever. It made its world premiered to favorable reviews in the Dramatic Competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Television
editIn September 2019, Amasia began development on Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, a follow-up to the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, with Mark B. Perry as writer.[7]
Future Projects
editIn March 2017, Amasia Entertainment obtained the film adaptation rights to Emil Ferris' graphic novel My Favorite Thing Is Monsters for Columbia Pictures.[8]
In September 2019, filming began on the Amasia Entertainment produced feature drama, Wild Mountain Thyme, with John Patrick Shanley as director. The film stars Emily Blunt and is currently in post-production.[9]
In January 2020, Amasia acquired the rights to produce The Green Hornet reboot, and on April 16, 2020, Universal Pictures agreed to distribute the film.[10][11]
Filmography
editReleased
edit| Year | Film | Director | Release date | Gross box office (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Call | Brad Anderson | March 14, 2013 | $68.5 million[12] |
| 2015 | The Road Within | Gren Wells | April 17, 2015 | $41,760[13] |
| 2016 | Mr. Right | Paco Cabezas | April 7, 2016 | $607,595[14] |
| 2016 | Careful What You Wish For | Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum | June 10, 2016 | Video On Demand |
| 2016 | Zedd: True Colors | Susan Bonds Alex Lieu |
June 2, 2016 | Video On Demand |
| 2016 | Fear, Inc. | Vincent Masciale | October 21, 2016 | Video On Demand |
| 2018 | Don't Go | David Gleeson | October 26, 2018 | Video On Demand |
| 2019 | Them That Follow | Britt Poulton Dan Madison Savage |
August 2, 2019 | $172,952[15] |
| 2020 | Wild Mountain Thyme | John Patrick Shanley | December 11, 2020 | $5.5 million[9] |
Upcoming films
edit| Year | Film | Director | Release date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Breakout | RZA | [16] | |
| Fate | Brad Anderson | [17] | ||
| The Green Hornet and Kato | [10][11] | |||
| My Favorite Thing Is Monsters | [8][18] |
Television
edit| Year | Name | Air date | Number of seasons | Number of episodes | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Dark Shadows: Reincarnation[7] | TBA | TBA | TBA | The CW |
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "Amasia Entertainment". LinkedIn. April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Amasia Entertainment Team". Amasia Entertainment. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (2011-04-28). "Troika Pictures hires Bradley Gallo as head of production and development". Screen. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 14, 2017). "Amasia Entertainment Launches TV Division; Tracy Mercer To Helm". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 5, 2014). "Sam Rockwell & Anna Kendrick Team For Max Landis-Scripted 'Mr Right'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 17, 2017). "Olivia Colman, Alice Englert, Thomas Mann Set For 'Them That Follow'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Busch, Anita (September 9, 2019). "'Dark Shadows' Gets New Blood With Sequel Series In the Works At the CW From Writer Mark B. Perry". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 30, 2017). "Graphic Novel 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters' Sells To Sony". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Ritman, Alex (September 3, 2019). "Emily Blunt, Jon Hamm Joining Jamie Dornan in 'Wild Mountain Thyme'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Boucher, Geoff (January 29, 2020). "'The Green Hornet': Amasia Chief Is All Abuzz About Superhero Acquisition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 16, 2020). "Universal & Amasia Entertainment Team Up For 'The Green Hornet And Kato' Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "The Call". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "The Road Within". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Mr. Right". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Them That Follow". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Lowe, Kinsey (September 13, 2015). "RZA Set To Direct Prison 'Breakout' Tale For Amasia Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 16, 2016). "Brad Anderson Set To Direct Gary Whitta-Scripted 'FATE'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 4, 2017). "Sam Mendes In Early Talks For 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2020.