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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Film industry Entertainment |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founders | Neal H. Moritz Bruce Mellon |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Neal H. Moritz (CEO) |
| Services | Film production Television production |
| Website | www |
Original Film is an American film and television production company founded by Neal H. Moritz. [1] [2] [3] [4] Notable films the company has produced include the Fast & Furious franchise and the Sonic the Hedgehog movies.
Original Film was started out in the early 1990s by Neal H. Moritz and Bruce Mellon as a film producer and a commercial company. [5] [6] [7]
In 1991, David Heyman joined as employee of the motion picture department. He later resigned to join Heyday Films. [8] In 1993, Stokley Chaffin joined the company. He stayed on with the company for eight years until 2001. [9]
In 1997, the studio struck a long-time partnership deal with Sony Pictures, and it remained until 2019. [10] [11] At the same time, Brad Luff joined the company. He left in 2003 to run Morgan Creek Productions. [12] In 1998, the studio struck a deal with Newmarket Capital Group to produce lower-budget feature films. [13]
In 1999, the studio made its first foray on television with the debut of Shasta McNasty . At the same time, Mark Rossen joined the company. [14]
In 2002, Moritz launched a partnership with fellow talent agency Marty Adelstein to head a film and television managing company Original, that comprises the assets of the company. [15] Later that year, Dawn Parouse joined the company, and later the studio struck a deal with 20th Century Fox Television to produce television shows. [16]
In 2004, the film and managing business has been split up. [17] At the same time, Ori Marmur, formerly of Mandalay Pictures (in which the studio developed the I Know What You Did Last Summer films for Mandalay) joined the company. [18] Two years later, Moritz struck a deal with Sony Pictures Television to produce television shows. [19]
In 2017, the studio signed a feature film production deal with Paramount Pictures to produce feature films, starting in 2019. [20] The deal was extended until 2023 in August 2020 and further until 2027 in April 2024. [21] [22]
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| Release date | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2025 [26] | Untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures [27] |
| Release date | Title | Notes | Production Status |
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| 2026 | Fast X: Part 2 | Distributed by Universal Pictures; co-production with One Race Films [28] [29] [30] [31] | In development/Pre-production |
| TBA | Afterburn | co-production with Endurance Media and Dogbone Entertainment [32] | Post-production |
| Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Reyes | Distributed by Universal Pictures; co-production with One Race Films, FlynnPictureCo., Seven Bucks Productions, Chris Morgan Productions and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films [33] | In development/Pre-production | |
| Beach Read | Distributed by 20th Century Studios [34] | In development | |
| Untitled Cliffhanger sequel | Co-production with Balboa Productions and Rocket Science [35] | In development/Pre-production | |
| Harbinger | Distributed by Paramount Pictures; [36] co-production with Valiant Entertainment and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films | In development | |
| Hit the Gas | Distributed by Paramount Pictures [37] | ||
| Untitled Max Payne reboot | Distributed by 20th Century Studios; [38] co-production with Municipal Pictures, Taylor Made and Film 44 | ||
| Rosaline Palmer Takes The Cake | Distributed by Paramount Pictures [39] | ||
| To Catch a Thief | Distributed by Paramount Pictures; co-production with Pilot Wave [40] | ||
| Untitled Rainbow Brite film | co-production with Hallmark Media and Crayola Studios [41] | ||
| Untitled TikTok horror film | Distributed by Paramount Pictures [42] |
| Year | Title | Creator | Network | Co-production companies | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Golden Axe [43] | the video game series by: Sega developed by: Mike McMahan | Comedy Central | CBS Eye Animation Productions CBS Studios Sega Sammy Group Sony Pictures Television Titmouse, Inc. | 1 | 10 |
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