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On November 6, 2009, ImageMovers Digital released ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'', a performance capture film starring [[Jim Carrey]], [[Gary Oldman]], [[Colin Firth]], and [[Cary Elwes]], each in multiple roles. On March 12, 2010, Disney and ImageMovers announced that ImageMovers Digital would close operations by January 2011, after the production was completed on ''[[Mars Needs Moms]]''. Walt Disney Studios president Alan Bergman said, "...given today's economic realities, we need to find alternative ways to bring creative content to audiences and IMD no longer fits into our business model."<ref name="deadline">{{cite news | first=Nikki | last=Finke | url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/disney-closing-zemeckis-digital-studio-in-2011/ | title=Disney Closing Zemeckis' Digital Studio | publisher=[[Deadline.com]] | date=March 12, 2010 | accessdate=November 21, 2010}}</ref> |
On November 6, 2009, ImageMovers Digital released ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'', a performance capture film starring [[Jim Carrey]], [[Gary Oldman]], [[Colin Firth]], and [[Cary Elwes]], each in multiple roles. On March 12, 2010, Disney and ImageMovers announced that ImageMovers Digital would close operations by January 2011, after the production was completed on ''[[Mars Needs Moms]]''. Walt Disney Studios president Alan Bergman said, "...given today's economic realities, we need to find alternative ways to bring creative content to audiences and IMD no longer fits into our business model."<ref name="deadline">{{cite news | first=Nikki | last=Finke | url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/disney-closing-zemeckis-digital-studio-in-2011/ | title=Disney Closing Zemeckis' Digital Studio | publisher=[[Deadline.com]] | date=March 12, 2010 | accessdate=November 21, 2010}}</ref> |
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The company had previously been reported to have ''Calling All Robots'',<ref>{{cite news | last=Graser | first=Marc | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982959 | title=Michael Dougherty calls 'All Robots' | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date=March 26, 2008 | accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref> a [[Yellow Submarine (film)#Cancelled remake|''Yellow Submarine'' remake]],<ref>{{cite news | author=The Walt Disney Studios | url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=265621 | title=The Walt Disney Studios, The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd., and Oscar(R)-Winning Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis Dive Into New Magical 3D Adaptation of the 1968 Classic Yellow Submarine | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=September 11, 2009 | accessdate=November 21, 2010}}</ref> a [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit#Sequel|''Roger Rabbit'' sequel]]<ref>{{cite web | first= |
The company had previously been reported to have ''Calling All Robots'',<ref>{{cite news | last=Graser | first=Marc | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982959 | title=Michael Dougherty calls 'All Robots' | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date=March 26, 2008 | accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref> a [[Yellow Submarine (film)#Cancelled remake|''Yellow Submarine'' remake]],<ref>{{cite news | author=The Walt Disney Studios | url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=265621 | title=The Walt Disney Studios, The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd., and Oscar(R)-Winning Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis Dive Into New Magical 3D Adaptation of the 1968 Classic Yellow Submarine | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=September 11, 2009 | accessdate=November 21, 2010}}</ref> a [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit#Sequel|''Roger Rabbit'' sequel]]<ref>{{cite web | first=Eric | last=Ditzian | url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/11/03/exclusive-robert-zemeckis-indicates-hell-use-performance-capture-and-3-d-in-roger-rabbit-sequel/ | title=EXCLUSIVE: Robert Zemeckis Indicates He'll Use Performance-Capture And 3-D In 'Roger Rabbit' Sequel | publisher=[[MTV]] | date=November 3, 2009 | accessdate=November 21, 2010}}</ref> and ''[[The Nutcracker and the Mouse King|The Nutcracker]]''<ref>{{cite news | first=Dustin | last=Rowles | url=http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/robert-zemeckis-to-direct-the-nutcracker.php | title=Robert Zemeckis to Uglimate The Nutcracker | publisher=Pajiba.com | date=November 11, 2009 | accessdate=November 21, 2010}}</ref> in development. Disney dropped all of these projects following the box-office failure of ''Mars Needs Moms''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Disney torpedoes Zemeckis' "Yellow Submarine"|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/15/us-yellowsubmarine-idUSTRE72E0ED20110315|accessdate=December 12, 2011|newspaper=Reuters|date=March 14, 2011}}</ref> |
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| Industry | Motion pictures, performance capture & CGI animation |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Novato, California, U.S. |
Key people | Robert Zemeckis, Doug Chiang, Steve Starkey, Jack Rapke |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Owner | Independent |
ImageMovers is an American independent film studio run by director Robert Zemeckis. Founded in 1997, the studio is known for producing such films as Cast Away, What Lies Beneath, and The Polar Express. From 2007 to 2010, The Walt Disney Company and ImageMovers ran a joint animation facility, ImageMovers Digital, which produced two performance captured animated films, A Christmas Carol and Mars Needs Moms, for The Walt Disney Studios.
History
Beginnings
In 1997, by producer-writer-director Robert Zemeckis, along with partners Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey formed the production company ImageMovers. Among ImageMovers' productions were What Lies Beneath (with Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer), Cast Away (with Tom Hanks), The Polar Express (also with Tom Hanks), and Beowulf (with Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn and Angelina Jolie).
Disney and ImageMovers Digital
In 2007, The Walt Disney Company and ImageMovers set up a joint venture animation facility, ImageMovers Digital, a Marin County-based film company, where Zemeckis would produce and direct 3D animated films using performance capture technology.[1]
On November 6, 2009, ImageMovers Digital released A Christmas Carol, a performance capture film starring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, and Cary Elwes, each in multiple roles. On March 12, 2010, Disney and ImageMovers announced that ImageMovers Digital would close operations by January 2011, after the production was completed on Mars Needs Moms. Walt Disney Studios president Alan Bergman said, "...given today's economic realities, we need to find alternative ways to bring creative content to audiences and IMD no longer fits into our business model."[2]
The company had previously been reported to have Calling All Robots,[3] a Yellow Submarine remake,[4] a Roger Rabbit sequel[5] and The Nutcracker[6] in development. Disney dropped all of these projects following the box-office failure of Mars Needs Moms.[7]
Universal
In August 2011, it was announced that ImageMovers has entered a two-year first-look producing deal with Universal Studios.[8]
Filmography
ImageMovers
| Year | Film | Co-production/distributor | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | What Lies Beneath | DreamWorks 20th Century Fox |
$100 million | $291.4 million |
| Cast Away | $90 million | $429.6 million | ||
| 2003 | Matchstick Men | Warner Bros. | $62 million | $65.6 million |
| 2004 | The Polar Express | $165 million | $307.5 million | |
| 2005 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | DreamWorks | $12 million | $0.7 million |
| 2006 | Last Holiday | Paramount Pictures | $45 million | $43.3 million |
| Monster House | Columbia Pictures Amblin Entertainment |
$75 million | $140.2 million | |
| 2007 | Beowulf | Paramount Pictures (USA) Warner Bros. (non-USA) |
$150 million | $196.4 million |
| 2012 | Flight | Paramount Pictures Parkes/MacDonald |
$31 million | $161.8 million |
| 2015 | The Walk[9] | TriStar Productions TriStar Pictures |
$35 million | $61.2 million |
| 2016 | Allied | Paramount Pictures GK Films |
$85 million | $80.5 million |
| 2018 | The Women of Marwen | Universal Pictures DreamWorks |
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| 2019 | Chaos Walking | Lionsgate | $125 million |
ImageMovers Digital
| Year | Film | Co-production/distributor | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Pictures | $175–200 million | $325.3 million |
| 2011 | Mars Needs Moms | $150 million | $39 million |
References
- ^ Reuters (February 5, 2007). "Disney, "Polar Express" director in animation deal". Reuters. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Finke, Nikki (March 12, 2010). "Disney Closing Zemeckis' Digital Studio". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Graser, Marc (March 26, 2008). "Michael Dougherty calls 'All Robots'". Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ The Walt Disney Studios (September 11, 2009). "The Walt Disney Studios, The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd., and Oscar(R)-Winning Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis Dive Into New Magical 3D Adaptation of the 1968 Classic Yellow Submarine". PR Newswire. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Ditzian, Eric (November 3, 2009). "EXCLUSIVE: Robert Zemeckis Indicates He'll Use Performance-Capture And 3-D In 'Roger Rabbit' Sequel". MTV. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Rowles, Dustin (November 11, 2009). "Robert Zemeckis to Uglimate The Nutcracker". Pajiba.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Kit, Borys (March 14, 2011). "Disney torpedoes Zemeckis' "Yellow Submarine"". Reuters. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (August 2, 2011). "Universal Makes Two-Year Deal With Robert Zemeckis' ImageMovers". Deadline. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ Cieply, Micahel (May 17, 2015). "Tom Rothman's High-Wire Act at Sony Pictures". The New York Times. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
External links
Categories:
- Film production companies of the United States
- ImageMovers films
- Cinema of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Companies based in Marin County, California
- Former Walt Disney Company subsidiaries
- Novato, California
- Entertainment companies established in 1997
- 1997 establishments in California
- American companies established in 1997
- Re-established companies
- Technology companies established in 2007