Platinum Dunes
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| Company type | Production company |
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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Platinum Dunes is an American film and television production company founded in 2001 by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller[1] and Andrew Form.[2] The company is mainly known for producing the horror films The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Amityville Horror (2005), The Hitcher (2007), Friday the 13th (2009), A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), The Purge (2013), Ouija (2014), and A Quiet Place (2018).
The company was founded in November 2001 by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. The company originally partnered with Radar Pictures to produce its films.[3] The deal expired in 2004 and signed with Dimension Films.[4] In 2006, the deal was moved to Rogue Pictures.[5] On October 7, 2009, Paramount Pictures announced a first-look deal with Platinum Dunes. With this, they plan to branch out of the horror genre into action and thrillers. On May 27, 2010, it was announced they would work on the reboot to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series of the same name.[6] In 2014, Platinum Dunes was named The Hollywood Reporter's Producers of the Year. In 2015, the company was also named to The Hollywood Reporter's 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood. In 2018, Fuller and Form made an amicable split from Platinum Dunes to launch a new production company, Fully Formed Entertainment.[7] In June 2022, Fuller returned to Platinum Dunes, with the company signing an overall first-look deal with Universal Pictures.[8]
Feature films
| Release date | Film | Director(s) | Distributor(s) | RT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2003 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Marcus Nispel | New Line Cinema | 37%[9] | Remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. |
| April 15, 2005 | The Amityville Horror | Andrew Douglas | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 23%[10] | Remake of The Amityville Horror (1979). |
| October 6, 2006 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | Jonathan Liebesman | New Line Cinema | 15%[11] | Prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). |
| January 19, 2007 | The Hitcher | Dave Meyers | Rogue Pictures | 19%[12] | Remake of The Hitcher (1986). |
| January 9, 2009 | The Unborn | David S. Goyer | 10%[13] | — | |
| February 13, 2009 | Friday the 13th | Marcus Nispel | New Line Cinema Paramount Pictures |
26%[14] | Remake of the Friday the 13th franchise. |
| March 6, 2009 | Horsemen | Jonas Åkerlund | Lionsgate | 17%[15] | — |
| April 30, 2010 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Samuel Bayer | Warner Bros. Pictures | 14%[16] | Remake of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. |
| June 7, 2013 | The Purge | James DeMonaco | Universal Pictures | 41%[17] | Installments of The Purge franchise. |
| July 18, 2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | 59%[18] | |||
| August 8, 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jonathan Liebesman | Paramount Pictures | 20%[19] | Remake of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. |
| October 24, 2014 | Ouija | Stiles White | Universal Pictures | 6%[20] | — |
| January 30, 2015 | Project Almanac | Dean Israelite | Paramount Pictures | 38%[21] | — |
| June 3, 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Dave Green | 38%[22] | Sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). | |
| July 1, 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | James DeMonaco | Universal Pictures | 55%[23] | Installment of The Purge franchise. |
| October 21, 2016 | Ouija: Origin of Evil | Mike Flanagan | 83%[24] | Sequel to Ouija (2014). | |
| April 6, 2018 | A Quiet Place | John Krasinski | Paramount Pictures | 96%[25] | Installment of A Quiet Place franchise. |
| July 4, 2018 | The First Purge | Gerard McMurray | Universal Pictures | 55%[26] | Installment of The Purge franchise. |
| December 11, 2020 | Songbird | Adam Mason | STX Entertainment | 9%[27] | — |
| May 28, 2021 | A Quiet Place Part II | John Krasinski | Paramount Pictures | 91%[28] | Installment of A Quiet Place franchise. |
| July 2, 2021 | The Forever Purge | Everardo Valerio Gout | Universal Pictures | 48%[29] | Installment of The Purge franchise. |
| June 28, 2024 | A Quiet Place: Day One | Michael Sarnoski | Paramount Pictures | 86%[30] | Installment of A Quiet Place franchise. |
| September 27, 2024 | Apartment 7A | Natalie Erika James | 45%[31] | Prequel to Rosemary's Baby (1968). | |
| April 11, 2025 | Drop | Christopher Landon | Universal Pictures | 83%[32] | — |
Upcoming films
| Release date | Film | Director(s) | Distributor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA[33] | Sponsor | James Ponsoldt | Apple Original Films |
Television series
| Year | Show | Creator(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2017 | Black Sails | Jonathan E. Steinberg Robert Levine |
Starz |
| 2014–2018 | The Last Ship | Hank Steinberg Steven Kane |
TNT |
| 2016 | Billion Dollar Wreck | N/a | History |
| 2018–2023 | Jack Ryan | Carlton Cuse Graham Roland |
Amazon Prime Video |
| 2018–2019 | The Purge | James DeMonaco | USA Network |
| 2020 | The Expecting | Ben Ketai | Quibi |
