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Di Bonaventura Pictures, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryFilm production
Television shows
FoundedSeptember 3, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-03)
FounderLorenzo di Bonaventura
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
DivisionsDi Bonaventura Pictures Television

Di Bonaventura Pictures, Inc.[1] (also known as dB Pictures) is an American film and television production company founded in 2002 by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who is known for producing the Transformers films.[2][3]

History

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On September 3, 2002, Lorenzo di Bonaventura announced that he would leave Warner Bros. to set up his own production company, and that it had a deal with Warner Bros. to produce the feature film Constantine, which was released in 2005.[4]

On December 17, 2002, three months after the company was formed, it signed a 3-year contract with Paramount Pictures to produce feature films.[5]

Di Bonaventura Pictures has remained at Paramount, signing a series of three-year deals, where it has produced the Transformers franchise.[6][7]

Di Bonaventura Pictures Television

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In June 2011, Di Bonaventura, with Dan McDermott, launched a television division, Di Bonaventura Pictures Television, based at ABC Studios under a three-year deal.[8]

When its contract with ABC Studios was not renewed in 2014, it signed a deal with Legendary Television to produce its TV shows.[9]

Filmography

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Theatrical films

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2000s

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Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2005 Constantine Francis Lawrence Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Weed Road Pictures, The Donners' Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Vertigo, Batfilm Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment
Four Brothers John Singleton Paramount Pictures
Doom Andrzej Bartkowiak Universal Pictures co-production with John Wells Productions
Derailed Mikael Håfström The Weinstein Company / Buena Vista International co-production with Miramax Films and Patalex V Productions Limited
2007 Shooter Antoine Fuqua Paramount Pictures
1408 Mikael Håfström MGM Distribution Co. co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Dimension Films and The Weinstein Company
Transformers Michael Bay Paramount Pictures co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions
Stardust Matthew Vaughn co-production with Ingenious Film Partners and Marv Films
2009 Imagine That Karey Kirkpatrick co-production with Nickelodeon Movies
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Michael Bay co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Stephen Sommers co-production with Hasbro and Spyglass Entertainment

2010s

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Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2010 Salt Phillip Noyce Sony Pictures Releasing co-production with Columbia Pictures and Relativity Media
Red Robert Schwentke Summit Distribution co-production with Summit Entertainment and DC Entertainment
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Michael Bay Paramount Pictures co-production with Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions
2012 The Devil Inside William Brent Bell uncredited; co-production with Insurge Pictures and Prototype
Man on a Ledge Asger Leth Summit Distribution co-production with Summit Entertainment
2013 The Last Stand Kim Jee-woon Lionsgate
Side Effects Steven Soderbergh Open Road Films co-production with Endgame Entertainment and FilmNation Entertainment
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Jon M. Chu Paramount Pictures co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Skydance Productions and Hasbro
Red 2 Dean Parisot Lionsgate co-production with Summit Entertainment and DC Entertainment
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Kenneth Branagh Paramount Pictures co-production with Skydance Productions and Mace Neufeld Productions
Transformers: Age of Extinction Michael Bay co-production with Hasbro, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions and Ian Bryce Productions
2015 Electric Slide Tristan Patterson Paragon Pictures co-production with Killer Films, Media House Capital, Myriad Pictures and Skyscraper Films
2016 Deepwater Horizon Peter Berg Lionsgate co-production with Summit Entertainment, Participant Media, Closest to the Hole Productions and Leverage Entertainment
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Michael Bay Paramount Pictures co-production with Hasbro, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions and Ian Bryce Productions
Kidnap Luis Prieto Aviron Pictures co-production with Gold Star Films, 606 Films and Lotus Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Well Go USA, and Rumble Entertainment
Unlocked Michael Apted Lionsgate co-production with SRA Productions, Silver Reel Pictures, Bloom, Sira Productions and Lipsync
American Assassin Michael Cuesta co-production with CBS Films and Industry Entertainment
Only the Brave Joseph Kosinski Sony Pictures Releasing co-production with Columbia Pictures, Black Label Media, Conde Nast Entertainment and Relevant Entertainment
2018 Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund RLJE Films uncredited; co-production with Buffalo 8 Productions, Cinestate, Fangoria, Ghost Horse and Zero Trans Fat Productions
The Meg Jon Turteltaub Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Gravity Pictures, Flagship Entertainment, Apelles Entertainment and Maeday Productions
Replicas Jeffrey Nachmanoff Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures co-production with Riverstone Pictures, Remstar Studios, Blue Rider Productions, Company Films, Lotus Entertainment, Ocean Park Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Fundamental Films, 74850 and Global Pictures Media, LLC
Bumblebee Travis Knight Paramount Pictures co-production with Allspark Pictures, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions, Ian Bryce Productions and Bay Films
2019 Pet Sematary Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer co-production with Room 101, Inc

2020s

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Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2020 The Secrets We Keep Yuval Adler Bleecker Street co-production with AGC Studios, Fibonacci Films, Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Echo Lake Entertainment
2021 Snake Eyes Robert Schwentke Paramount Pictures co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Skydance Media and Entertainment One
2023 Plane Jean-François Richet Lionsgate co-production with MadRiver Pictures, Olive Hill Media and G-BASE Film
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Steven Caple Jr. Paramount Pictures co-production with Hasbro, Skydance Media, New Republic Pictures and Bayhem Films
Meg 2: The Trench Ben Wheatley Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with CMC Pictures, DF Pictures and Apelles Entertainment
2024 Madame Web S. J. Clarkson Sony Pictures Releasing co-production with Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment and TSG Entertainment
Transformers One Josh Cooley Paramount Pictures co-production with Paramount Animation, Hasbro Entertainment, New Republic Pictures and Bayhem Films[10]

Upcoming

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Year Title Director Distributor Notes
TBA G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant D. J. Caruso Paramount Pictures co-production with Hasbro Entertainment and Skydance Media[11]
Untitled Transformers film Angel Manuel Soto co-production with Hasbro Entertainment
Houdini TBA [12]
Ship TBA Lionsgate co-production with MadRiver Pictures and Riverstone Pictures[13]
The Saint Doug Liman Paramount Pictures [14]
Untitled Constantine sequel Francis Lawrence Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Batfilm Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, DC Studios, Bad Robot, The Donners' Company and Weed Road Pictures[15]

Television

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Released

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Year(s) Title Creator Network Notes
2013 Zero Hour Paul Scheuring ABC co-production with ABC Studios, Clickety-Clack and One Light Road Productions
2016–2017 The Real O'Neals Joshua Sternin
Jennifer Ventimilia
developed by:
David Winsdor
Casey Johnson 		co-production with ABC Studios and Winsdor & Johnson Productions
2016–2018 Shooter based on Point of Impact by:
Stephen Hunter
developed by:
John Hlavin 		USA Network co-production with Paramount Television, Leverage Entertainment, Closest to the Hole Productions and Universal Cable Productions
2021 Jupiter's Legacy Steven S. DeKnight
based on Jupiter's Legacy by:
Mark Millar and Frank Quitely 		Netflix co-production with Millarworld and DeKnight Productions
2024–present The New Look Todd A. Kessler Apple TV+ credited as DB-AK Pictures; co-production with Apple Studios

Upcoming

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Year(s) Title Creator Network Notes
TBA Untitled Lady Jaye spin-off series based on G.I. Joe by:
Hasbro 		Amazon Prime Video co-production with Paramount Television Studios, Skydance Television, and eOne Television[16]

Digital/direct-to-video titles

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Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2015 Dead Rising: Watchtower Zach Lipovsky Crackle as Di Bonaventura Digital; co-production with Legendary Digital Pictures, Contradiction Films and Capcom Pictures
2016 Dead Rising: Endgame Pat Williams uncredited; co-production with Legendary Digital Pictures, DR2 Productions and Contradiction Films
2018 Higher Power Matthew Charles Santoro Magnet Releasing co-production with Break Media and Campfire
2019 Doom: Annihilation Tony Giglio Universal Pictures Home Entertainment co-production with Battle Mountain Films and Universal 1440 Entertainment
2021 Infinite Antoine Fuqua Paramount+ co-production with Paramount Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, New Republic Pictures and Fuqua Films
2023 Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Lindsey Beer co-production with Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players and Room 101, Inc.

References

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  1. ^ "Opencorporates". Opencorporates.com.
  2. ^ "'Deepwater Horizon' Starts Principal Photography". participantmedia.com. May 18, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Di Bonaventura Pictures". variety411.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Harris, Dana (2002-09-04). "New avventura for Lorenzo". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (2002-12-17). "Lorenzo lands at Paramount". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  6. ^ Miller, Daniel; Masters, Kim (November 5, 2011). "Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura Inks New Deal With Paramount (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  7. ^ Weinstein, Joshua L. (October 11, 2010). "Di Bonaventura on a bonny venture". variety.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 2, 2011). "Lorenzo Di Bonaventura Launches Television Company With Dan McDermott, Signs 3-Year Deal With ABC Studios". deadline.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Graser, Marc (2014-05-06). "Legendary Backs 'Jurassic World,' Signs TV Deal with Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  10. ^ Fleming, Mike (April 29, 2020). "Animated 'Transformers' Prequel Activated; 'Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley To Direct For Hasbro/eOne & Paramount". Deadline. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2017-12-18). "Paramount Dates Future Franchises For 2020 & 2021: 'G.I. Joe', 'Micronauts' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  12. ^ "Harry Houdini Biopic in the Works at Paramount". Collider. March 2, 2022. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  13. ^ Ntim, Wiseman, Zac, Andreas (13 February 2023). "Mike Colter Set To Return For 'Plane' Sequel 'Ship', The Veterans & CAA Launch For EFM". Deadline. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Vlessing, Etan (November 20, 2023). "Doug Liman to Direct Paramount's 'The Saint' Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  15. ^ Tinoco, Armando (October 31, 2023). "Francis Lawrence Teases 'Constantine' Sequel With Keanu Reeves: "We Have Control"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  16. ^ "G.I. Joe Live-Action TV Series Centered on Lady Jaye in the Works at Amazon from Erik Oleson, Paramount TV Studios, eOne & Skydance TV". 25 February 2021.
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