Color Force

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Color Force
Company type Private
Founded2007
Founder Nina Jacobson
Headquarters
West Hollywood, California
,
United States
Key people
  • Bryan Unkeless
  • (senior vice president of production)
Owner

Color Force is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2007 by producer and film executive Nina Jacobson after her 2006 termination as president of Disney's Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group. [2] [3]

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Its films include the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Hunger Games series. Color Force signed a three-year "first-look" production deal with DreamWorks in December 2006. In 2012, Brad Simpson became partner. [1] Later that year, Color Force signed a first-look deal with FX Productions. [4] In 2014, the company signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox. [5]

In 2017, Jacobson and Simpson appointed Nellie Reed as head of Color Force's television productions. [6] In 2024, the company signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment. [7]

Filmography

Feature films

TitleRelease DateDirectorDistributed byCo-production withBudgetGross
Diary of a Wimpy Kid March 19, 2010 Thor Freudenthal 20th Century Fox Fox 2000 Pictures and Dune Entertainment $15,000,000$118,182,020
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules March 25, 2011 David Bowers 20th Century Fox Fox 2000 Pictures and Dune Entertainment $21,000,000$87,378,502
One Day August 19, 2011 Lone Scherfig Focus Features Random House Films and Film4 Productions $15,000,000$56,706,628
The Hunger Games March 23, 2012 Gary Ross Lionsgate $78,000,000$691,247,768
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days August 3, 2012 David Bowers 20th Century Fox Fox 2000 Pictures and Dune Entertainment $22,000,000$77,112,176
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire November 22, 2013 Francis Lawrence Lionsgate $130,000,000$854,355,361
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 November 21, 2014 Francis Lawrence Lionsgate $125,000,000$755,100,229
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 November 20, 2015 Francis Lawrence Lionsgate $160,000,000$652,955,370
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul May 19, 2017 David Bowers 20th Century Fox Fox 2000 Pictures and TSG Entertainment $22,000,000$24,380,215
Crazy Rich Asians August 17, 2018 Jon M. Chu Warner Bros. Pictures Ivanhoe Pictures$30,000,000$231,310,201
Ben Is Back December 7, 2018 Peter Hedges Roadside Attractions
LD Entertainment
Lionsgate 		30West and Black Bear Pictures$13,000,000 [8] $10 million
Where'd You Go, Bernadette August 16, 2019 [9] Richard Linklater United Artists Releasing Annapurna Pictures $18 million$10 million
The Goldfinch September 13, 2019 John Crowley Warner Bros. Pictures Amazon Studios $44 million$9 million
All Day and a Night May 1, 2020 Joe Robert Cole Netflix Mighty Engine
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes November 17, 2023 Francis Lawrence Lionsgate Good Universe $100 million$338 million

Upcoming films

TitleRelease DateDirectorDistributed byCo-production withNotes
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping November 20, 2026 Francis Lawrence Lionsgate [10]
China Rich Girlfriend TBA Warner Bros. Pictures Ivanhoe Pictures [11] [12]

Television

TitleSeries PremiereSeries FinaleCreator(s)NetworkCo-production withNote
American Crime Story February 2, 2016present Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski FX Scott & Larry Productions, Ryan Murphy Television, FXP, and 20th Television; distributed by 20th Television (2016–18) / Disney Platform Distribution (2021-).
Pose June 3, 2018June 6, 2021 Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven CanalsRyan Murphy Television, Brad Falchuk Teley-vision, 20th Television, and FXP; distributed by 20th Television (2018–19) / Disney Platform Distribution (2021).
Y: The Last Man September 13, 2021November 1, 2021 Michael Green and Melina Matsoukas FX on Hulu Future Investigations, Witch's Mark Productions and FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution. [13]
Class of '09 May 10, 2023June 21, 2023 Tom Rob Smith FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution.
Clipped June 4, 2024presentGina WelchIndistinct Chatter and FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution. [14] [15] [16]
American Sports Story September 17, 2024presentStu Zicherman FX Sleeping Indian, Inc., The Boston Globe, Wondery, Monarch Pictures, Ryan Murphy Television and 20th Television; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution [17] [18]

Upcoming series

TitleSeries PremiereCreator(s)NetworkCo-production withNote
Say Nothing November 14, 2024Josh ZetumerHulu
Disney+ 		FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution [19] [20]

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