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| Industry | Production and distribution |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Marc Goldberg |
| Headquarters | UK and United States |
| Subsidiaries | Signature Films (2018) |
| Website | https://www.signature-entertainment.co.uk/ |
Signature Entertainment is a British film distribution and film production company founded in 2011 in the UK.
Signature Entertainment was founded in 2011 by Marc Goldberg. [1] The company released over 1,000 films since its inception and became an independent label in the UK. The company's releases include Rami Malek prison escape drama Papillon and Sam Neill comedy Rams, [2] number 1 UK box-office hit Honest Thief [3] and A Rainy Day in New York starring Timothée Chalamet. Their upcoming films includes Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man, [4] Liam Neeson thriller The Ice Road, [5] and festival lauded thriller Bull. [6]
After executive producing 12 films, in 2018 Goldberg set up Signature Films, the film production arm of the company. Signature Films has produced or co-produced several movies such as Into the Deep, She is Love, The Courier in 2019 (starring Gary Oldman and Olga Kurylenko), [7] The Hatton Garden Job (starring Larry Lamb, Matthew Goode and Stephen Moyer), Confession with Stephen Moyer and Colm Meaney and Final Score (starring Dave Bautista and Pierce Brosnan). [8]
In April 2018 FFI, the holding company of Film Finances Inc. acquired Signature Entertainment [1] which was later re-acquired by its original stakeholders in 2021. [9]
in September 2023 Signature Entertainment launched a new sublabel, is the home to Signature's dedicated Coming from children's physical media from DVD and Digital platforms new label Signature Kids coming soon on UK from label London and work with some of the leading producers of entertainment in the world - including Normaal Animation, 9 Story Media Group, Cake Entertainment, Nelvana, Xilam, Studio 100, Zodiak Kids, Peyo, PGS Entertainment, WildBrain and ZDF Enterprises.
Pierce Brendan Brosnan is an Irish actor and film producer. He is best known as the fifth actor to play secret agent James Bond in the Bond film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 and in multiple video games. He also played alias Remington Steele.
Frank Anthony Grillo is an American actor and martial artist. He played Brock Rumlow / Crossbones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and animated series What If...? (2021). He had his first leading role in the action-horror film The Purge: Anarchy (2014), portraying Sergeant Leo Barnes, a role he reprised in The Purge: Election Year (2016), and has also appeared in Warrior (2011), The Grey (2012), End of Watch (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Wolf Warrior 2 and Wheelman, and Boss Level (2021). Grillo's television work includes the lead role in Kingdom (2014–2017) and recurring roles in Battery Park (2000), For the People (2002–2003), The Shield (2002–2003), Prison Break (2005–2006), Blind Justice (2005), The Kill Point (2007), and Billions (2020).
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The Commuter is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi and Ryan Engle. The film stars Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, and Sam Neill. It follows a man who is unwittingly recruited into a murder conspiracy after meeting a mysterious woman while on his daily train commute.
Ordinary Love is a 2019 romantic drama film, directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn, from a screenplay by Owen McCafferty. It stars Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville.
The Courier is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Zackary Adler, from a screenplay by Andy Conway and Nicky Tate. It stars Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman, Amit Shah, Alicia Agneson, Greg Orvis, Craig Conway, William Moseley and Dermot Mulroney.
Warning is a 2021 science fiction thriller film directed by Agata Alexander in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Alexander, Jason Kaye and Rob Michaelson. It stars Alex Pettyfer, Alice Eve, Annabelle Wallis, Benedict Samuel, Charlotte Le Bon, Thomas Jane, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rupert Everett, Tomasz Kot, Kylie Bunbury and Garance Marillier. The film premiered at the 2021 Sitges Film Festival.
The Ice Road is a 2021 American action thriller film written and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh. The film stars Liam Neeson as Mike McCann, and Laurence Fishburne as Jim Goldenrod with Benjamin Walker, Amber Midthunder, Marcus Thomas, Holt McCallany, Martin Sensmeier, Matt McCoy, and Matt Salinger in supporting roles. It marks Hensleigh's first film since 2011's Kill the Irishman. It follows a team of truck drivers on a dangerous mission over frozen lakes and winter roads to deliver a crucial component to save workers trapped in a collapsed diamond mine. The film was digitally released by Netflix in the United States and Canada, and by Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2021. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Rogue Agent is a 2022 British mystery drama thriller film directed by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn in their feature length debut, from a screenplay the pair co-wrote with Michael Bronner based on the unpublished article "Chasing Agent Freegard" by Michael Bronner. James Norton portrays Robert Hendy-Freegard, a conman who tricked and convinced several people that he was an MI5 agent. Gemma Arterton also stars as the person who brought him down, with additional cast members including Shazad Latif, Marisa Abela, Edwina Findley and Julian Barratt.
Marlowe is a 2022 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Neil Jordan, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Monahan. Based on the 2014 novel The Black-Eyed Blonde by John Banville, writing under the pen name Benjamin Black, the film stars Liam Neeson as brooding private detective Philip Marlowe, a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler, and features Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alan Cumming, Francois Arnaud, Ian Hart, Danny Huston, Daniela Melchior and Colm Meaney.
Decal is an American film distribution company owned by Neon and Bleecker Street. It was launched in February 2021.
Retribution is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Nimród Antal and starring Liam Neeson. It is a remake of the 2015 Spanish film El desconocido. The film will be released via VOD on August 24, 2023.
Black Warrant is an American action thriller film directed by Tibor Takács and starring Tom Berenger and Cam Gigandet.
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