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Seven Bucks Productions is an American production company founded by actor Dwayne Johnson and his manager/ex-wife Dany Garcia in 2012. The company is involved in film, television, digital networks, and emerging technologies. It produces a variety of projects, usually directly in relation with Johnson's acting roles, and has grossed $4.6 billion at the box office as of 2024. Its subsidiaries include Seven Bucks Digital Studios and Seven Bucks Creative. [1]
Seven Bucks Productions was founded in 2012 by actor Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, Johnson's ex-wife and later manager. [2] Its name is a reference to the amount of money Johnson had in his pocket after he was released from the CFL in 1995, before he signed with WWE in 1996 and became one of the most popular professional wrestlers of all time. [3]
Johnson remains the CEO and owner alongside Garcia. In 2017, Garcia's brother Hiram was promoted to the company's president of production, overseeing each of its projects. [4] [5] Other figures include Chelsea Friedland as vice president of production since 2017, [6] [7] Kevin Hill as head of television and digital development since 2018, [8] [9] Maya Lasry as chief marketing officer since 2019, Kimberly Bialek as executive vice president of development and production since 2020, [10] Scott Landsman as head of television since 2023, [11] and Melissa Fried as vice president of film development and production since 2023. [11]
In June 2024, Seven Bucks signed a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Company to develop and produce television series and films for theatrical and streaming. [12]
Title | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Co-production companies | Distributing company |
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Released | ||||
Rock and a Hard Place | March 27, 2017 | Jon Alpert & Matthew O'Neill | 44 Blue Productions, Home Box Office Originals, HBO Documentary Films, [2] Home Box Office Inc. | Home Box Office |
Baywatch | May 25, 2017 | Seth Gordon | Paramount Pictures, Contrafilm, The Montecito Picture Company, Vinson Pictures, Flynn Company, Cold Spring Pictures [13] [14] [15] [16] | Paramount Pictures |
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | December 20, 2017 | Jake Kasdan | Columbia Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions, Radar Pictures [17] [18] [19] [20] | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Rampage | April 13, 2018 | Brad Peyton | New Line Cinema, Access Entertainment, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, FlynnPictureCo., Wrigley Pictures, ASAP Entertainment [21] [22] [23] | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Skyscraper | July 13, 2018 | Rawson Marshall Thurber | Legendary Pictures, FlynnPictureCo. [24] [25] [26] | Universal Pictures |
Stuntman | September 20, 2018 | Kurt Mattila | Driven Pictures [27] [28] [29] | Endeavor Content [27] [a] |
Fighting with My Family | February 14, 2019 | Stephen Merchant | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Film4 Productions, The Ink Factory, WWE Studios Inc., Misher Films [32] [33] | Mirror Releasing, Universal Pictures |
Shazam! | April 5, 2019 | David F. Sandberg | DC Films, New Line Cinema, The Safran Company | Warner Bros. Pictures [34] [35] |
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | August 2, 2019 | David Leitch | Chris Morgan Productions, Original Film [36] [37] | Universal Pictures |
Jumanji: The Next Level | December 13, 2019 | Jake Kasdan | Columbia Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions, Radar Pictures [38] [39] | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Jungle Cruise | July 30, 2021 | Jaume Collet-Serra | Walt Disney Pictures, Davis Entertainment, FlynnPictureCo. [40] | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Red Notice | November 5, 2021 | Rawson Marshall Thurber | Flynn Picture Company, Bad Version Inc., Netflix Original Films [41] | Netflix |
DC League of Super-Pets | July 29, 2022 | Jared Stern | DC Entertainment, Warner Animation Group [42] | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Black Adam | October 21, 2022 | Jaume Collet-Serra | DC Films, New Line Cinema, FlynnPictureCo. [43] | |
Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story | March 26, 2024 | Brett Harvey | Score G Productions, Super Channel Entertainment Network, The Garcia Companies [44] [45] [46] | Universal Pictures |
Red One | November 15, 2024 [47] | Jake Kasdan [48] | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, The Detective Agency, Chris Morgan Productions [49] | Amazon MGM Studios |
Post-production | ||||
The Smashing Machine | 2025 | Benny Safdie | Out for the Count [50] | A24 |
Filming | ||||
Moana | July 10, 2026 [51] | Thomas Kail | Walt Disney Pictures, FlynnPictureCo. [52] | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Pre-production | ||||
Fast XI | 2026 | Louis Leterrier | Original Film, One Race Films, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films [53] | Universal Pictures |
Untitled Jumanji: The Next Level sequel [54] | December 11, 2026 [55] | Jake Kasdan | Columbia Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions, Radar Pictures [56] | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Reyes | TBA | TBA | Original Film, One Race Films, Chris Morgan Productions, FlynnPictureCo., Roth/Kirschenbaum Films [57] [58] [53] | Universal Pictures |
Kate Warne | TBA | Jaume Collet-Serra | Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon Prime Video Original Films, Ledbury Productions, With a K Productions [59] [60] | Amazon Prime Video |
Untitled Andy Kaufman documentary film | TBA | Clay Tweel | Campfire Studios, Worldwide Pants Incorporated, Fifth Season, Andy Kaufman Estate [61] | TBA |
In development | ||||
Untitled second Red Notice film | TBA | Rawson Marshall Thurber | Flynn Pictures Co., Bad Version Productions, Netflix Original Films [62] | Netflix |
Untitled third Red Notice film | TBA | |||
Ball and Chain | TBA | TBA | Misher Films, Ledbury Productions Limited, Netflix Original Films [63] | |
Teddy and the Guardians of the Night | TBA | TBA | FlynnPictureCo., [64] Netflix Original Films [65] | |
John Henry and the Statesmen | TBA | Jake Kasdan | Netflix Original Films, FlynnPictureCo. [66] [67] [68] | |
Alpha Squad Seven | TBA | TBA | DreamWorks Pictures, Garcia Companies, FlynnPictureCo. [69] | Amblin Partners [70] |
The King | TBA | Robert Zemeckis | New Line Cinema, ImageMovers, FlynnPictureCo. [71] | Warner Bros. Pictures |
San Andreas 2 | TBA | Brad Peyton | New Line Cinema, Village Roadshow Pictures, Flynn Picture Co. [72] | |
Emergency Contact | TBA | TBA | FlynnPictureCo. [73] | |
Seal Team 666 | TBA | TBA | Macmillan Films [74] | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Doc Savage | TBA | Shane Black | Silver Pictures, Original Film [75] | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Untitled Big Trouble in Little China sequel | TBA | TBA | 20th Century Studios [76] [77] | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Untitled Jungle Cruise sequel | TBA | Jaume Collet-Serra | Walt Disney Pictures, Davis Entertainment, FlynnPictureCo. [78] | |
The Keanon Lowe Project | TBA | TBA | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures [79] [80] | Disney+ |
The Janson Directive | TBA | TBA | Captive Entertainment, Mythology Entertainment, Weed Road Pictures [81] | Universal Pictures |
Untitled Genghis Khan film | TBA | TBA | Universal Pictures, ImageMovers, UNI Film Productions [82] [83] | |
The Scorpion King reboot | TBA | TBA | Universal Pictures [84] | |
It Takes Two | TBA | TBA | Hazelight Studios, dj2 Entertainment, Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon Prime Video Original Films [85] [86] | Amazon Prime Video |
Son of Shaolin | TBA | Rick Famuyiwa | Sony Pictures Entertainment [87] | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Four Down | TBA | Steven Cantor [88] | TBA | TBA |
The Ric Flair Story | TBA | TBA | Misher Films [89] [90] | TBA |
Monster Jam | TBA | TBA | Walt Disney Pictures, Feld Entertainment [91] [92] | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Untitled film | TBA | J. J. Abrams [93] | TBA | TBA |
Title | U.S. release date | Director | Co-production companies | Distributing company |
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The Rock's Rock | April 10, 2019 | Rudy Valdez [94] | Seven Bucks Digital Studios, ESPN Films, Rock'n Robin Productions [95] | ESPN |
The Evolution of the Bull | September 30, 2021 | Jon Brandon Cruz | Seven Bucks Digital Studios [96] [97] |
Title | Dates aired in U.S. | Creator(s) | Co-production companies | Distributor(s) | Network |
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The Hero | June 2013–August 2013 | Rick Ringbakk | Electus Studio, 5x5 Media, Seven Bucks Entertainment, TNT Original Productions | Electus International | TNT |
Wake Up Call | December 2014–January 2015 | Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dany Garcia, Craig Armstrong, Rick Ringbakk, Charles Wachter, Ben Silverman and Corie Henson | 5x5 Media, Electus Studio | TNT Original Productions | |
Ballers | June 2015–October 2019 | Stephen Levinson | Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Film 44 | Warner Bros. Television Distribution | HBO |
Clash of the Corps | October 2015–August 2016 | Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Rahs Drachkovitch | 44 Blue Productions | Fuse Media | Fuse |
Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History | November 2017 | Maro Chermayeff and Jeff Dupre | CNN Films, Cable News Network, Show of Force | CNN Original Series | CNN |
Lifeline | October 2017–November 2017 | Benjamin Freiburger and Grant Wheeler | Corridor Digital, Studio71, Seven Bucks Digital Studios, YouTube Red Original Series, YouTube Originals | YouTube Originals | YouTube Red |
The Titan Games | January 2019–August 2020 | Dwayne Johnson | A. Smith & Co. Productions, Universal Television Alternative Studio | NBCUniversal Television Distribution | NBC |
Finding Justice | March 2019–April 2019 | David Leepson | Leepson Bounds Entertainment | Black Entertainment Television [98] | BET |
Millennials: The Musical | November 2019–December 2019 | Dwayne Johnson and Lin-Manuel Miranda | Seven Bucks Digital Studios, The Village Studios, Two Grumpy Bears Studios [99] | Seven Bucks Digital Studios [100] | YouTube |
Young Rock | February 2021–February 2023 [101] | Nahnatchka Khan and Dwayne Johnson | Universal Television, Fierce Baby Productions [102] | NBCUniversal Television Distribution | NBC |
Behind the Attraction | July 2021–November 2023 | Brian Volk-Weiss | Walt Disney Television, The Nacelle Company [103] | Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International | Disney+ |
Shark Week: Season 34 | July 24–30, 2022 | John Hendricks [104] | Discovery Channel Original Series [105] [106] | Discovery, Inc. | Discovery Channel |
Tales from the Territories | October 2022–December 2022 | Evan Husney and Jason Eisener | Vice Studios Canada, Vice TV [107] | Vice Distribution | Vice |
Who Killed WCW? | June 4–26, 2024 | Vice Studios Canada, Vice TV, Vice Studios, Bell Media, Crave [108] [109] [11] | Vice Studios Group | ||
In development | |||||
Muscle Beach | TBA | Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer | Flynn Picture Company [110] | TBA | USA Network |
Untitled wrestling sitcom | TBA | Dwayne Johnson and Will Ferrell | Gary Sanchez Productions, 20th Television, FOX [111] | Fox Entertainment Group | Fox |
Last Resort | TBA | Paul Feig and Laura Fischer | Powderkeg Media, Break the Room, Quibi Originals, [112] [113] [114] Roku Original Series [115] | Roku | The Roku Channel [115] |
Tre Cnt | TBA | Mohamad El Masri | Issa Rae Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment [116] | Warner Bros. Television Distribution | HBO |
RoboForce: The Animated Series | TBA | Tom Stern and Gavin Hignight | The Nacelle Company, Cartoon Conrad Productions Inc. [117] | The Nacelle Company | TBA |
Title | Dates aired in U.S. | Creator(s) | Co-production companies | Distributor(s) | Network |
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"What Really Happened?" with Andrew Jenks | September 2017–October 2023 | Andrew Jenks | Apple Podcasts, Andrew Jenks Entertainment Inc., Cadence13.Podcasting [118] | Apple Inc. | iTunes Store |
Jaume Collet-Serra is a Spanish-American film director and producer. He has directed the horror films House of Wax (2005), Orphan (2009), and The Shallows (2016).
American actor and professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson, also known by his ring name The Rock, is one of the highest-paid and highest-grossing actors of all time. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $12.5 billion worldwide.
Baywatch is a 2017 American action comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, with a screenplay by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, from a story by Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Thomas Lennon, and Robert Ben Garant. It is based on the television series of the same name created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann and takes place within the same fictional universe. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. The story follows lifeguard Mitch Buchannon and his team who must take down a drug lord in an effort to save their beach.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a 2017 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan from a screenplay by the writing teams of Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, based on a story conceived by McKenna. The film is the third installment in the Jumanji film series and a sequel to Jumanji (1995). It stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Rhys Darby and Bobby Cannavale. The story focuses on a group of teenagers who come across Jumanji, now transformed into a video game twenty-two years after the events of the 1995 film. They find themselves trapped inside the game as a set of adult avatars, seeking to complete a treacherous quest alongside another player who has been trapped since 1996.
Jungle Cruise is a 2021 American fantasy adventure film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a screenplay written by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, and Michael Green. It is based on Walt Disney's eponymous theme park attraction. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti. It tells the alternate history of the captain of a small riverboat who takes a scientist and her brother through a jungle in search of the Tree of life while competing against a German expedition, and cursed conquistadors.
Hazelight Studios is a video game development company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded by director Josef Fares in 2014, the company is best known for developing cooperative multiplayer games A Way Out and It Takes Two. Both games were published by Electronic Arts under the EA Originals label.
Jumanji: The Next Level is a 2019 American adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, who co-wrote the script with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. The film is the fourth installment in the Jumanji film series and the sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser'Darius Blain and Madison Iseman reprise their roles from the previous film while Awkwafina, Danny Glover, and Danny DeVito join the cast. The film's plot takes place two years after Welcome to the Jungle, in which the same group of teenagers, along with an old friend and two unwitting additions, become trapped in Jumanji once again. There, they all find themselves facing new problems and challenges with both old and new avatars, while having to save the land from a new villain to escape.
Black Adam is a 2022 American superhero film based on the DC character of the same name. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, Seven Bucks Productions, and FlynnPictureCo. and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a spin-off from Shazam! (2019) and the eleventh film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a screenplay by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani, the film stars Dwayne Johnson as Teth-Adam / Black Adam, an ancient superhuman who is released from his magic imprisonment by a group of archeologists to free the nation of Kahndaq from the crime syndicate Intergang, whose local leader plans to obtain an ancient relic called the Crown of Sabbac to take control of it. Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari and Pierce Brosnan appear in supporting roles.
The Scorpion King film series consists of American sword and sorcery action adventure films, and is a spin-off of The Mummy remake film series created by Stephen Sommers. The film series consists of one released theatrical film, four straight-to-home video releases, and an upcoming theatrical reboot.
Red Notice is a 2021 American action comedy film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber starring Dwayne Johnson alongside Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot and Ritu Arya. It marks the third collaboration between Thurber and Johnson, following Central Intelligence (2016) and Skyscraper (2018). In the film, an FBI agent reluctantly teams up with a renowned art thief in order to catch an even more notorious thief.
Dany Garcia Rienzi is an American film producer and businesswoman. She is the founder of GSTQ and the CEO and chair of The Garcia Companies overseeing a portfolio of brands in business, entertainment, and food, including Teremana Tequila, Athleticon, and the Project Rock Collection at Under Armour, VOSS, Atom Tickets, Salt & Straw, ZOA Energy, Acorns, and the UFL.
Behind the Attraction is a documentary television series on Disney+ produced by Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions and Brian Volk-Weiss's The Nacelle Company. The first five episodes were released on July 21, 2021, with the remaining five released on August 25th, 2021. The documentary is narrated by Paget Brewster. The series features interviews with fans and Imagineers and analyzes the history, popularity and transformation of Disney attractions and destinations over time.
Red One is a 2024 American Christmas film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris Morgan, from an original story by Hiram Garcia. It stars Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J. K. Simmons, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, and Wesley Kimmel. In the film, Callum Drift (Johnson), the head of North Pole security, teams up with the hacker Jack O'Malley (Evans) to locate a kidnapped Santa Claus (Simmons) on Christmas Eve.
Stuntman is a 2018 American documentary film, written and directed by Kurt Mattila. The events of the movie follow stunt performer Eddie Braun's recreation of Robert "Evel" Knievel's failed Skycycle X-2 jump over Snake River Canyon in Idaho.
John D. Payne and Patrick McKay are an American screenwriting duo. They are best known for developing the Amazon Prime Video fantasy drama series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, based on the history of Middle-earth by English author J. R. R. Tolkien.
Moana is an upcoming American musical action adventure fantasy film directed by Thomas Kail from a screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Dwayne Johnson, Hiram and Dany Garcia, and Beau Flynn. The film is a live-action adaptation of Disney's 2016 animated film Moana, and the third installment in the Moana franchise. It stars Catherine Lagaʻaia in her film debut as Moana and Johnson reprising his role as Maui from the animated film.
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