GK Films

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GK Films, LLC
IndustryFilm
Television
Founded1990 (as Initial Entertainment Group)
2009 (as GK Films)
Founder Graham King
Headquarters
Area served
United Kingdom
United States
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. [1] In 2005, the firm, which was known as Initial Entertainment Group at that time, signed a deal with Warner Bros. [2]

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In 2012, GK signed a new deal with Warner Bros. Pictures. [3]

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 . [4]

In August 2017, GK signed a three-year first-look deal with Paramount Pictures. [5]

Filmography

As GK Films

As Initial Entertainment Group

Television work

As GK-TV

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