Rocket Science Industries

Rocket Science

Industry	Film industry, Independent film production and sales
Founded	2016;10 years ago (2016) in London, United Kingdom
Founder	Thorsten Schumacher
Headquarters	London , United Kingdom
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Motion pictures
Services	Film finance Film production Film distribution
Number of employees	12-20 [1]
Website	rocket-science.net

Rocket Science is an independent film production, financing and sales company based in the United Kingdom.

History

Rocket Science was founded in 2016 in London by Thorsten Schumacher, as an independent media company with a focus on film financing, development and international sales. ^{[2] [3]} Since releasing its first theatrical feature film in 2018, Rocket Science has represented a catalogue of over forty feature films. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Filmography

2018

• On Chesil Beach
• Juliet, Naked
• The Old Man & the Gun

2019

• Destroyer
• The Beach Bum
• The Gentlemen
• At Eternity's Gate

2020

• The Trial of the Chicago 7

2021

• French Exit
• Here Today
• Mothering Sunday
• Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
• Flag Day
• Resistance
• Schumacher
• She Will
• Boxing Day

2022

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Crimes of the Future
• Black Site
• The Stranger
• Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
• Living

2023

• A Good Person
• Robots
• May December
• Dead Shot
• Haunting of the Queen Mary
• Ferrari

2024

• Ricky Stanicky
• Red Right Hand
• Lee
• The Apprentice
• Better Man

2025

• Fight or Flight
• The Salt Path
• The Penguin Lessons
• Adulthood
• Momo

Upcoming

• Sacrifice ^[8]
• Hotel Tehran ^[9]
• The Queen of Fashion ^[10]
• Cliffhanger ^[11]
• Riddick: Furya ^[12]
• The Bluff ^[13]
• 11817 ^[14]
• Tenzing ^[15]
• Next Life ^[16]

References

1. "Rocket Science LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
2. Lodderhose, Diana (12 October 2016). "Former Hanway Films Exec Thorsten Schumacher Launches Rocket Science". Deadline. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
3. Barraclough, Leo (12 October 2016). "Former HanWay Chief Thorsten Schumacher Launches Rocket Science". Variety. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
4. "On Chesil Beach International Box Office". www.the-numbers.com. The Numbers. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
5. "Rocket Science Industries Limited". www.rocket-science.net. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
6. Ravindran, Manori (10 July 2021). "Rocket Science Takes Off in Cannes, Champions Independent Model Amid Streamer Surge". Variety. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
7. "Rocket Science Filmography". pro.imdb.com.
8. Jr, Mike Fleming (2 May 2024). "Hot Cannes Package: Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Salma Hayek Pinault & Brendan Fraser Lead Cast On Romain Gavras-Directed 'Sacrifice'". Deadline.
9. Kay, Jeremy. "Liam Neeson boards action thriller 'Hotel Tehran', Rocket Science kicks off Cannes sales". Screen.
10. Tabbara, Mona. "'The Queen Of Fashion' wraps UK shoot and unveils full cast, adding Dane DeHaan, Stacy Martin, Joe Cole and Ncuti Gatwa". Screen.
11. Wiseman, Andreas (24 September 2025). "'Cliffhanger' Reboot Gets U.S. Distribution With Row K In New Buyer's Biggest Deal To Date". Deadline.
12. Kay, Jeremy. "Europe shoot set for 'Riddick: Furya' with Vin Diesel; Rocket Science announces pre-sales". Screen.
13. Wiseman, Andreas (16 February 2023). "Zoe Saldaña & AGBO Action Pic 'The Bluff' Drops Into EFM With Prime Video Snapping Up International In First Big Deal On The Ground". Deadline.
14. Grobar, Matt (2 May 2024). "Louis Leterrier To Direct Sci-Fi Horror Pic '11817'; Rocket Science, CAA Launching Sales At Cannes". Deadline.
15. Ritman, Alex (9 May 2024). "Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe to Star in Biopic of Famed Everest Mountaineer Tenzing Norgay for See-Saw Films, Rocket Science". Variety.
16. Wiseman, Andreas (6 November 2025). "'Next Life': First Look At Emilia Clarke & Edgar Ramirez In Romantic Comedy-Drama; Rocket Science Boards For AFM". Deadline.

External links

• Official website