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Double Negative (VFX)

DNEG (formerly known as Double Negative and stylized as D N E G) is a British-Indian visual effects, computer animation and 3-D conversion studio that was founded in 1998 in London, and rebranded as DNEG in 2014 after a merger with Indian VFX company Prime Focus; it was named after the letters "D" and "Neg" from their former name.

The company has received seven Academy Awards for its work on the films Inception, Interstellar, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049, First Man, Tenet and Dune. In addition, DNEG has received BAFTA awards for Inception, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Interstellar, Blade Runner 2049, Tenet, Dune and Black Mirror's "Metalhead", and Visual Effects Society awards for its work on films such as The Dark Knight Rises, Sherlock Holmes, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, Altered Carbon, First Man, Chernobyl, Last Night In Soho, Foundation and Dune. It has also received Primetime Emmy Awards for its work on Dreamkeeper, Chernobyl and season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery.

DNEG is headquartered in Fitzrovia, London with additional locations in Vancouver, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Chennai, Montréal, Mohali, Bangalore, Toronto, and Sydney.

History

Double Negative first opened its doors in 1998 in London. Founded by a small group of industry professionals, including Peter Chiang (Senior VFX Supervisor), Matt Holben (Joint MD), Alex Hope (Joint MD) and Paul Franklin (Senior VFX Supervisor), it has grown from a small team to 8,000 members of staff worldwide.

Over the years, DNEG has worked on over 200 movies and developed working relationships with a number of leading directors. Its first project was Pitch Black, released in 2000. Since then, DNEG's work can be seen in recurring franchises like Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Fast and Furious, Mission: Impossible and the DC Extended Universe. DNEG has worked on award-winning projects such as Inception, Interstellar, Ex Machina, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, Black Mirror – Metalhead, Altered Carbon, First Man, Chernobyl, Tenet, Star Trek: Discovery (Season 3), and Dune.

DNEG's visual effects work has been honored with seven Academy Awards, seven BAFTAs, eighteen Visual Effects Society Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Ownership

In July 2014, Indian visual effects company Prime Focus World merged with Double Negative; the merged company was rebranded as DNEG.

In August 2021, UK-based firm Novator Capital Advisors invested $250 million in Prime Focus Limited, DNEG's parent company. This deal boosted CEO and Prime Focus founder Namit Malhotra's stake in the parent to 70% from 35%, and as the owner of Novator, Icelandic billionaire Thor Björgólfsson received a 15% stake in DNEG.

On January 25, 2022, DNEG announced its entry into a definitive business combination agreement with Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: AKIC). Subject to customary closing conditions, which were expected in the first half of 2022, the combined public company would be named DNEG. DNEG called off the merger and public listing in June 2022, with CEO Malhotra vowing to expand further.

International expansion

In 2009, Double Negative opened its Singapore office, and closed it in March 2016.

Following the 2014 merger with Prime Focus World, DNEG announced the upcoming opening of a Mumbai branch. Since 2014, DNEG has opened new facilities in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Chennai, Montréal, Mohali, Bangalore and Toronto.

In November 2022, DNEG announced plans to open a location in Sydney, Australia, where its VFX and animation divisions will work. The new studio was scheduled to open in 2023 in Pyrmont and would be headed by VFX supervisor Andrew Jackson. It lead the visual effects for George Miller's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Services and divisions

Visual effects

DNEG started as a visual effects (VFX) studio specialised in VFX for feature films. Over the years its offering expanded to include VFX and animation for feature film and television, and stereo conversion.

In 2013 the company launched its Episodic VFX team dedicated to the creation of VFX for television, OTT and streaming providers and designed to allow content producers and networks access to DNEG's team and infrastructure for non-theatrical projects.

Animation

DNEG Animation
FormerlyDNEG Feature Animation (2014–2021)
Company typeDivision
IndustryCGI animation
FoundedApril 11, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-11)
Websitewww.dneg.com/dneg-animation/

DNEG Animation (formerly known as DNEG Feature Animation) was founded in April 2014 as DNEG Feature Animation after DNEG formed a deal with Locksmith Animation, with Tom Jacomb leading the studio. It provides animation services alongside IP creators and filmmakers for both feature and episodic animated projects. A Queen's Guard soldier with a giant pencil sometimes alongside a short six-leg robot guard are the mascots of the studio. Its first project was the short film Mr. Spam Gets A New Hat, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker William Joyce and released in 2021, which won 'Best Animation' at 2021 New York Shorts International Film Festival, 'Best Animated Short' at Cleveland International Film Festival, 'Best Animation' at LA Shorts Festival, 'Best Animated Short' at Cordillera International Film Festival and 'Best 3D Narrative Short' at SPARK ANIMATION 2021. Its first feature film was Ron's Gone Wrong, co-produced with Locksmith Animation for 20th Century Studios, also released in 2021, which won for 'Best Longform' at the British Animation Awards (BAA). With the trailer release of Mr. Spam Gets A New Hat in October 2021, and by early 2022, the studio was renamed to DNEG Animation. The studio then worked on the Netflix television special Entergalactic, created by Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi and Kenya Barris and released in September 2022.

The studio's next feature film was Nimona, an adaptation of the webcomic of the same name by ND Stevenson for Netflix and Annapurna Pictures, released in June 2023; in the production of Nimona, DNEG would take over animation from Blue Sky Studios after the company was shut down by then-owner The Walt Disney Company before their production was completed. It was followed by Under the Boardwalk for Paramount Animation, which was released in October of that year. The Garfield Movie, for which DNEG is a producer alongside Alcon Entertainment for Sony Pictures, was released in May 2024.

Projects currently in production include That Christmas (2024), a co-production with Locksmith Animation for Netflix, an adaptation of The Cat in the Hat (2026) with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Bad Fairies (2027) with Locksmith Animation and WBPA, The Angry Birds Movie 3 with Rovio Entertainment and Sega Sammy Group, and an adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

ReDefine

DNEG ReDefine was launched in 2019 to provide creative visual effects and animation services both to expanding international markets and to filmmakers and streaming companies.

Stereo

DNEG Stereo (formerly known as Prime Focus World) was the first in the world to convert a full Hollywood film from 2-D to 3-D and has since become one of the largest stereo conversion companies in the motion picture industry.

Virtual Production

DNEG Virtual Production is a global, end-to-end virtual production service. It offers filmmakers and content creators access to a full range of real-time production services – from script breakdown, through development / pre-production, production and post-production, to final picture delivery. DNEG Virtual Production has delivered virtual production services for Andy Serkis' Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Keneth Branagh's Death on the Nile and David Leitch's Bullet Train.

Filmography

VFX

Feature films

1990s and 2000s
Year Title Director(s) Distributor(s) Notes
1999 Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? Peter Hewitt Intermedia Films/October Films/West Eleven Films
2000 Billy Elliot Stephen Daldry Universal Pictures/BBC Films/Tiger Aspect Pictures/Working Title Films
Mission: Impossible 2 John Woo Paramount Pictures Installment of the Mission: Impossible (film series)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Peter Segal Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment Sequel to The Nutty Professor
Pitch Black David Twohy USA Films/Gramercy Pictures/Interscope Communications
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Sharon Maguire Universal Pictures (International)/Miramax Films (United States)/StudioCanal/Working Title Films
Captain Corelli's Mandolin John Madden Universal Pictures (United States)/Miramax Films (International)/StudioCanal/Working Title Films
Enemy at the Gates Jean-Jacques Annaud Paramount Pictures (United States)/Pathe Distribution (France and United Kingdom)/Constanin Film (Germany)/Mandalay Pictures/Repérage Films
Princess of Thieves Peter Hewitt Wonderful World of Disney/Granada Entertainment/ITV Studios Global Entertainment/ABC TV movie
The Tailor of Panama John Boorman Columbia Pictures/Merlin Films
2002 Anita and Me Metin Hüseyin Icon Film Distribution/BBC Films
Below David Twohy Miramax Films/Dimension Films
Bollywood Queen Jeremy Wooding Redbus Film Distribution
Die Another Day Lee Tamahori Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Eon Productions Installment of the James Bond (film series)
Dragonfly Tom Shadyac Universal Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment/Buena Vista International
The Escapist Gillies MacKinnon N/A
The Hours Stephen Daldry Paramount Pictures/Miramax Films/Buena Vista International
Thunderpants Peter Hewitt Pathe Distribution
2003 Cold Mountain Anthony Minghella Miramax Films/Mirage Enterprises
Dreamkeeper Steve Barron Hallmark Entertainment TV movie
Johnny English Peter Howitt Universal Pictures/StudioCanal/Working Title Films
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life Jan de Bont Paramount Pictures/Mutual Film Company/Lawrence Gordon Productions
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Stephen Norrington 20th Century Fox
To Kill a King Mike Barker FilmFour Productions
2004 A Good Woman Lionsgate Films/Vertigo Films
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London Kevin Allen Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Alien vs. Predator Paul W. S. Anderson 20th Century Fox/Davis Entertainment/Brandywine Productions
Birth Jonathan Glazer New Line Cinema
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Beeban Kidron Universal Pictures (International)/Miramax Films (United States)/StudioCanal/Working Title Films Sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary
The Chronicles of Riddick David Twohy Universal Pictures
Ella Enchanted Tommy O'Haver Miramax Films
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Alfonso Cuarón Warner Bros. Pictures/Heyday Films/1492 Pictures Installment of the Wizarding World (film series)
In My Country John Boorman Sony Pictures Classics/Sony Pictures Releasing
Laws of Attraction Peter Howitt New Line Cinema (United States)/Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)/Mobius Pictures/Intermedia/Deep River Productions/Irish DreamTime/Initial Entertainment Group
Resident Evil: Apocalypse Alexander Witt Sony Pictures Releasing/Screen Gems/Constantin Film Sequel to Resident Evil
Shaun of the Dead Edgar Wright Universal Pictures/StudioCanal/Working Title Films
2005 Batman Begins Christopher Nolan Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/DC Comics
Doom Andreaz Johnson Universal Pictures
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Mike Newell Warner Bros. Pictures/Heyday Films Installment of the Wizarding World (film series)
The Jacket John Maybury Warner Independent Pictures (United States)/Summit Entertainment (International)
Kingdom of Heaven Ridley Scott 20th Century Fox/Scott Free Productions
Pride & Prejudice Joe Wright Universal Pictures (International)/Focus Features (United States)/Working Title Films
Sahara Breck Eisner Paramount Pictures (United States)/Summit Entertainment (International)
V for Vendetta James McTeigue Warner Bros. Pictures/Silver Pictures/Virtual Studios/DC Vertigo Comics
2006 Alex Rider: Stormbreaker Geoffrey Sax Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (United States)/The Weinstein Company/Moving Picture Company/Isle of Man Film/Samuelson Productions/UK Film Council
Casino Royale Martin Campbell Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures/Eon Productions/Sony Pictures Releasing Installment of the James Bond (film series)
Children of Men Alfonso Cuarón Universal Pictures
The Da Vinci Code Ron Howard Columbia Pictures/Imagine Entertainment/Sony Pictures Releasing
Flyboys Tony Bill Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Magic Flute Kenneth Branagh Revolver Entertainment
Penelope Mark Palansky Momentum Pictures (United Kingdom)/Summit Entertainment (United States)
Stranger than Fiction Marc Forster Columbia Pictures/Mandate Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing
United 93 Paul Greengrass Universal Pictures
World Trade Center Oliver Stone Paramount Pictures
2007 Atonement Joe Wright Universal Pictures (International)/Focus Features (United States)/Working Title Films
The Bourne Ultimatum Paul Greengrass Universal Pictures
Grindhouse Robert Rodriguez Dimension Films/Troublemaker Studios
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix David Yates Warner Bros. Pictures/Heyday Films Installment of the Wizarding World (film series)
Hot Fuzz Edgar Wright Universal Pictures/Working Title Films
Love in the Time of Cholera Mike Newell New Line Cinema (United States)/Summit Entertainment (International)
The Reaping Stephen Hopkins Warner Bros. Pictures
Stardust Matthew Vaughn Paramount Pictures/Marv Films
2008 10,000 BC Roland Emmerich Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Centropolis Entertainment
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Mark Herman Miramax Films/Heyday Films/BBC Films
Cloverfield Matt Reeves Paramount Pictures/Bad Robot
The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/DC Comics/Syncopy Inc.
Doomsday Neil Marshall Universal Pictures
The Duchess Saul Dibb Pathe Distribution (France and United Kingdom)/Paramount Vantage (United States)/BBC Films
The Edge of Love John Maybury Lionsgate Films/BBC Films
Franklyn Gerald McMorrow Recorded Picture Company/Film4/UK Film Council/HanWay Films
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Guillermo del Toro Universal Pictures
In Bruges Martin McDonagh Universal Pictures (International)/Focus Features (United States)
Inkheart Iain Softley New Line Cinema
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Bharat Nalluri Focus Features
Quantum of Solace Marc Forster Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures/Eon Productions Installment of the James Bond (film series)
Rudo y Cursi Carlos Cuarón Universal Pictures
2009 2012 Roland Emmerich Columbia Pictures/Centropolis Entertainment/Sony Pictures Releasing
Angels and Demons Ron Howard Columbia Pictures/Imagine Entertainment/Sony Pictures Releasing
The Boat That Rocked Richard Curtis Universal Pictures/Working Title Films
Fast & Furious Justin Lin Universal Pictures/Original Film
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince David Yates Warner Bros. Pictures/Heyday Films Installment of the Wizarding World (film series)
Sherlock Holmes Guy Ritchie Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/Silver Pictures
The Soloist Joe Wright Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Working Title Films/Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment
2010s
Year Title Director(s) Distributor(s) Notes
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 David Yates Warner Bros. Pictures/Heyday Films Installment of the Wizarding World (film series)
Green Zone Paul Greengrass Universal Pictures
Inception Christopher Nolan Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
Iron Man 2 Jon Favreau Paramount Pictures/Marvel Studios/Fairview Entertainment Installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Mike Newell Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Edgar Wright Universal Pictures
The Sorcerer's Apprentice Jon Turteltaub Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
The Wolfman Joe Johnston Universal Pictures
2011 Attack the Block Joe Cornish Optimum Releasing/StudioCanal Features/Film4/UK Film Council/Big Talk Pictures
Captain America: The First Avenger Joe Johnston Paramount Pictures/Marvel Studios Installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 David Yates Warner Bros. Pictures/Heyday Films Installment of the Wizarding World (film series)
Paul Greg Mottola Universal Pictures
The Tree of Life Terrance Malick 20th Century Fox
2012 Battleship Peter Berg Universal Pictures
The Bourne Legacy Tony Gilroy
The Dark Knight Rises Christopher Nolan Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/DC Comics/Syncopy Inc.
John Carter Andrew Stanton Walt Disney Pictures
Les Misérables Tom Hooper Universal Pictures/Working Title Films
The Pirates! Band of Misfits Peter Lord Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation/Aardman Features/Sony Pictures Releasing
Skyfall Sam Mendes Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures/Eon Productions/Sony Pictures Releasing Installment of the James Bond (film series)
Snow White and the Huntsman Rupert Sanders Universal Pictures/Roth Films
Total Recall Len Wiseman Columbia Pictures/Original Film/Sony Pictures Releasing
2013 Captain Phillips Paul Greengrass Columbia Pictures
Fast & Furious 6 Justin Lin Universal Pictures/Original Film Installment of the Fast & Furious franchise
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Francis Lawrence Lionsgate Films
Man of Steel Zack Snyder Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/DC Comics/Syncopy Inc. Installment of the DC Extended Universe
Rush Ron Howard Universal Pictures (United States)/StudioCanal (United Kingdom)/Cross Creek Pictures/Exclusive Media/Working Title Films/Imagine Entertainment/Revolution Films
Thor: The Dark World Alan Taylor Marvel Studios Installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The World's End Edgar Wright Universal Pictures (International)/Focus Features (United States)/Relativity Media/StudioCanal/Working Title Films/Big Talk Pictures
2014 Cuban Fury James Griffiths StudioCanal
Ex Machina Alex Garland A24 (United States)/Universal Pictures (International)
Exodus: Gods and Kings Ridley Scott 20th Century Fox/Scott Free Productions/Chernin Entertainment
Godzilla Gareth Edwards Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Toho Installment of the MonsterVerse
Hercules Brett Ratner Paramount Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 Francis Lawrence Lionsgate Films
Interstellar Christopher Nolan Warner Bros. Pictures (International)/Paramount Pictures (United States)/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
Muppets Most Wanted James Bobin Walt Disney Pictures/Mandeville Films
Paddington Paul King StudioCanal/Heyday Films
Transcendence Wally Pfister Warner Bros. Pictures (United States & Canada)/Summit Entertainment (International)/Alcon Entertainment
2015 Ant-Man Peyton Reed Marvel Studios Installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg Touchstone Pictures (United States)/20th Century Fox (International)/DreamWorks Pictures/Reliance Entertainment/Amblin Entertainment/Participant Media/Marc Platt Productions
The Danish Girl Tom Hooper Universal Pictures (International)/Focus Features (United States)/Working Title Films
In the Heart of the Sea Ron Howard Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/Imagine Entertainment/Roth Films
The Divergent Series: Insurgent Robert Schwentke Summit Entertainment/Red Wagon Entertainment
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Francis Lawrence Lionsgate Films
Jupiter Ascending The Wachowskis Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Christopher McQuarrie Paramount Pictures/Skydance Media/Bad Robot/TC Productions Installment of the Mission: Impossible (film series)
Spectre Sam Mendes Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures/Eon Productions/Sony Pictures Releasing Installment of the James Bond (film series)
Terminator Genisys Alan Taylor Paramount Pictures/Skydance Media
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass James Bobin Walt Disney Pictures/Roth Films
Assassin's Creed Justin Kurzel 20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises/Ubisoft Motion Pictures/DMC Film/The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Zack Snyder Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics Installment of the DC Extended Universe
Captain America: Civil War Anthony and Joe Russo Marvel Studios Installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
A Cure for Wellness Gore Verbinski 20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises/Blind Wink Productions
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them David Yates Warner Bros. Pictures/Heyday Films Installment of the Wizarding World (film series)
Grimsby Louis Leterrier Columbia Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/LStar Capital/Big Talk Productions/Working Title Films
The Huntsman: Winter's War Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Universal Pictures/Roth Films/Perfect World Pictures
Inferno Ron Howard Columbia Pictures/Imagine Entertainment
Jason Bourne Paul Greengrass Universal Pictures
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Tim Burton 20th Century Fox/Chernin Entertainment
Star Trek Beyond Justin Lin Paramount Pictures/Skydance Media/Bad Robot
2017 American Assassin Michael Cuesta Lionsgate Films/CBS Films/Di Bonaventura Pictures
Baby Driver Edgar Wright Tristar Pictures/Working Title Films/Sony Pictures Releasing
Blade Runner 2049 Dennis Villeneuve Warner Bros. Pictures (United States)/Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing (International)/Alcon Entertainment/Thunderbird Entertainment/Scott Free Productions
Dunkirk Christopher Nolan Warner Bros. Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
The Fate of the Furious F. Gary Gray Universal Pictures/Original Film/China Film/One Race Films Installment of the Fast & Furious franchise
Final Portrait Stanley Tucci Sony Pictures Classics (United States)/Vertigo Entertainment (International)
Geostorm Dean Devlin Warner Bros. Pictures/Skydance Media/Electric Entertainment
Hostiles Scott Cooper Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Justice League Zack Snyder Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics Installment of the DC Extended Universe
Life Daniel Espinosa Columbia Pictures/Skydance Media/Sony Pictures Releasing
The Mummy Alex Kurtzman Universal Pictures
Thor: Ragnarok Taika Waititi Marvel Studios Installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Wonder Woman Patty Jenkins Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics Installment of the DC Extended Universe
2018 2.0 S. Shankar Lyca Productions/Dharma Productions/AA Films
Alpha Albert Hughes Columbia Pictures/Studio 8/Sony Pictures Releasing
Annihilation Alex Garland Netflix (International)/Paramount Pictures/Skydance Media/Scott Rudin Productions
Ant-Man and the Wasp Peyton Reed Marvel Studios Installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Aquaman James Wan Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics Stereo conversion

Installment of the DC Extended Universe

Avengers: Infinity War Anthony and Joe Russo Marvel Studios Installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bad Times at the El Royale Drew Goddard 20th Century Fox
Black Panther Ryan Coogler Marvel Studios Installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bohemian Rhapsody Bryan Singer 20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises/Bad Hat Harry Productions
Deadpool 2 David Leitch 20th Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald David Yates Warner Bros. Pictures/Heyday Films
First Man Damien Chazelle Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Perfect World Pictures/Temple Hill Entertainment
Holmes & Watson Etan Cohen Columbia Pictures/Gary Sanchez Productions/Mosaic Media Group/Mimran Schur Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing
The Hurricane Heist Rob Cohen Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures/Foresight Unlimited/Parkside Pictures/Windfall Productions/Tadross Media Group
Mission: Impossible – Fallout Christopher McQuarrie Paramount Pictures/Skydance Media/Bad Robot/TC Productions Installment of the Mission: Impossible (film series)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Andy Serkis Netflix/Warner Bros. Pictures
Pacific Rim: Uprising Steven S. DeKnight Universal Pictures/Legendary Pictures
Red Sparrow Francis Lawrence 20th Century Fox/Chernin Entertainment
The 15:17 to Paris Clint Eastwood Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures
The Meg Jon Turteltaub Warner Bros. Pictures
Venom Ruben Fleischer Columbia Pictures/Marvel Entertainment/Sony Pictures Releasing
2019 Aladdin Guy Ritchie Walt Disney Pictures Stereo conversion
Alita: Battle Angel Robert Rodriguez 20th Century Fox/Lightstorm Entertainment/Troublemaker Studios/TSG Entertainment
Avengers: Endgame Anthony and Joe Russo Marvel Studios Installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw David Leitch Universal Pictures
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Michael Dougherty Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Toho Installment of the MonsterVerse
The Kid Who Would Be King Joe Cornish 20th Century Fox/Working Title Films
Men in Black: International F. Gary Gray Columbia Pictures/Amblin Entertainment/P+M Image Nation/Sony Pictures Releasing
Shazam! David F. Sandberg Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema/DC Comics Installment of the DC Extended Universe
War Siddharth Anand Yash Raj Films
2020s
Year Title Director(s) Distributor(s) Notes
2020 Mulan Niki Caro Walt Disney Pictures Stereo conversion
The New Mutants Josh Boone 20th Century Studios/Marvel Entertainment/Kinberg Genre/Sunswept Entertainment/TSG Entertainment
Tenet Christopher Nolan Warner Bros. Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
Wonder Woman 1984 Patty Jenkins Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics Installment of the DC Extended Universe
2021 83 Kabir Khan Reliance Entertainment
Chaos Walking Doug Liman Lionsgate Films
Dune Denis Villeneuve Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures
F9 Justin Lin Universal Pictures Installment of the Fast & Furious franchise
Godzilla vs. Kong Adam Wingard Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Toho Stereo conversion
Installment of the MonsterVerse
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Jason Reitman Columbia Pictures/Bron Creative/Ghost Corps/The Montecito Picture Company/Sony Pictures Releasing Installment of the Ghostbusters franchise
Jungle Cruise Jaume Collet-Serra Walt Disney Pictures/Davis Entertainment/Seven Bucks Productions/Flynn Picture Company Stereo conversion
Last Night in Soho Edgar Wright Focus Features/Working Title Films/Film4 Productions/Perfect World Pictures/Complete Fiction Pictures
The Matrix Resurrections Lana Wachowski Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures Installment of The Matrix franchise
No Time to Die Cary Joji Fukunaga Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Universal Pictures/United Artists Releasing/Eon Productions Installment of the James Bond (film series)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage Andy Serkis Columbia Pictures/Marvel Entertainment/Sony Pictures Releasing Sequel to Venom
2022 The Adam Project Shawn Levy Netflix/Skydance Media/21 Laps Entertainment/Maximum Effort
Black Adam Jaume Collet-Serra Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics Installment of the DC Extended Universe
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva Ayan Mukerji Star Studios/Prime Focus/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures First installment of the trilogy and Installment of Astraverse
Bullet Train David Leitch Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing/87North Productions
Death on the Nile Kenneth Branagh 20th Century Studios/Scott Free Productions Sequel to Murder on the Orient Express
Ireland Greg MacGillivray MacGillivray Freeman Films
Jurassic World Dominion Colin Trevorrow Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment Stereo conversion

Installment of the Jurassic Park franchise

The Lost City Adam Nee
Aaron Nee
Paramount Pictures/Fortis Films/3dot Productions/Exhibit A
Moonfall Roland Emmerich Lionsgate Films
Moonshot Chris Winterbauer Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema/HBO Max
Pinocchio Robert Zemeckis Walt Disney Pictures/Depth of Field Studios/ImageMovers
RRR S. S. Rajamouli DVV Entertainment/Lyca Productions/Pen Studios/KVN Creations/HR Pictures
Lou Anna Foerster Netflix
The School for Good and Evil Paul Feig Netflix/Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
Devotion J. D. Dillard Columbia Pictures/Stage 6 Films/Black Label Media
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Rian Johnson Netflix/T-Street Sequel to Knives Out
Slumberland Francis Lawrence Netflix/Chernin Entertainment/About:Blank
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Jeff Fowler Paramount Pictures/Sega Sammy Group/Original Film/Marza Animation Planet/Blur Studio Sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog
Uncharted Ruben Fleischer Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing/PlayStation Productions/Atlas Entertainment/Arad Productions Based on the video game series of the same name
2023 Scream VI Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Paramount Pictures/Spyglass Media Group/Project X Entertainment/Radio Silence Productions Installment of the Scream franchise; stereo conversion
Shazam! Fury of the Gods David F. Sandberg Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema/DC Comics Installment of the DC Extended Universe
Peter Pan & Wendy David Lowery Walt Disney Pictures/Roth/Kirschenbaum Films/Whitaker Entertainment
Fast X Louis Leterrier Universal Pictures Installment of the Fast & Furious franchise
The Little Mermaid Rob Marshall Walt Disney Pictures/Lucamar Productions/Marc Platt Productions/5000 Broadway Productions Stereo conversion
The Flash Andy Muschietti Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics Installment of the DC Extended Universe
Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan Universal Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
Haunted Mansion Justin Simien Walt Disney Pictures/Rideback
Meg 2: The Trench Ben Wheatley Warner Bros. Pictures/CMC Pictures/DF Pictures/di Bonaventura Pictures/Apelles Entertainment Sequel to The Meg
No One Will Save You Brian Duffield 20th Century Studios/Star Thrower Entertainment
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom James Wan Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics/Atomic Monster/The Safran Company/Domain Entertainment Installment of the DC Extended Universe
2024 Lift F. Gary Gray Netflix/HartBeat Productions/6th & Idaho Productions
Fighter Siddharth Anand Viacom18 Studios First installment in the Fighter franchise
No Way Up Claudio Fäh Altitude Film Entertainment/Hyprr Films/Ingenious Media/Sarma Films
Dune: Part Two Denis Villeneuve Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures Sequel to Dune
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Gil Kenan Columbia Pictures/Ghost Corps/Right of Way Films Installment of the Ghostbusters franchise
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Adam Wingard Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Ali Abbas Zafar PVR Inox Pictures
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga George Miller Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/Kennedy Miller Mitchell/Domain Entertainment
Munjya Aditya Sarpotdar Pen Marudhar Entertainment Third installment in the Maddock Supernatural Universe
Kalki 2898 AD Nag Ashwin Vyjayanthi Movies/AA Films/Sri Venkateswara Creations
Borderlands Eli Roth Lionsgate Films Based on the video game of the same name
Devara: Part 1 Koratala Siva Yuvasudha Arts/NTR Arts/Sithara Entertainments/Dharma Productions/AA Films/Wayfarer Films/Sri Lakshmi Movies/Hamsini Entertainment
Venom: The Last Dance Kelly Marcel Columbia Pictures/Marvel Entertainment/Sony Pictures Releasing Sequel to Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Upcoming films
Year Title Director(s) Distributor(s) Notes
2025 Mickey 17 Bong Joon-ho Warner Bros. Pictures/Offscreen/Plan B Entertainment/Kate Street Picture Company
Animal Friends Peter Atencio Columbia Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Maximum Effort/Prime Focus/Sony Pictures Releasing
The Gorge Scott Derrickson Apple Original Films/Skydance Media
TBA Coyote vs. Acme Dave Green Warner Bros. Pictures/Warner Animation Group

DNEG Animation

2020s

Year Title Director(s) Distributor(s) Notes
2021 Ron's Gone Wrong Jean-Philippe Vine & Sarah Smith 20th Century Studios/20th Century Animation/Locksmith Animation/TSG Entertainment First film produced under DNEG Animation
2023 Nimona Nick Bruno & Troy Quane Netflix/Annapurna Pictures Completed animation, originally done by Blue Sky Studios
Under the Boardwalk David Soren Paramount Pictures/Paramount Animation/Big Kid Pictures Animation services
Trolls Band Together Walt Dohrn Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Animation Installment of Trolls franchise; additional animation
2024 The Garfield Movie Mark Dindal Columbia Pictures/Alcon Entertainment/Prime Focus/One Cool Group Limited/Wayfarer Studios/Sony Pictures Releasing Also production company

Upcoming films

Year Title Director(s) Distributor(s) Notes
2024 That Christmas Simon Otto Netflix/Netflix Animation/Locksmith Animation
2026 The Cat in the Hat Erica Rivinoja and Alessandro Carloni Warner Bros. Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Animation/Dr. Seuss Enterprises/A Stern Talking To
2027 Bad Fairies Megan Nicole Dong Warner Bros. Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Animation/Locksmith Animation
TBA The Angry Birds Movie 3 John Rice Rovio Animation/Sega Sammy Group/One Cool Group/Flywheel Media/Dentsu

Television series and specials

Years active Title Creator(s) Original network(s) Notes
Ongoing series
2014 – present Outlander Ronald D. Moore Starz
2017 – present Riviera Neil Jordan Sky Atlantic
2017 – present Strike Ben Richards and Tom Edge BBC
2018 – 2022 Doctor Who Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson BBC One Series eleven, twelve, thirteen
2020 – 2022 Westworld Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy HBO Season threeSeason four
2022 – present Our Flag Means Death David Jenkins HBO Max
Stranger Things The Duffer Brothers Netflix Season four – present
The Gilded Age Julian Fellowes HBO
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay Prime Video
2023 – present The Last of Us Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann HBO Based on the video game of the same name
Citadel Josh Appelbaum and Bryan Oh Prime Video
American Born Chinese Kelvin Yu Disney+
2024–present Avatar: The Last Airbender Albert Kim Netflix Based on the animated series of the same name
Completed series
2011 – 2019 The Amazing World of Gumball Ben Bocquelet Cartoon Network Animated series.
2012 The Hollow Crown Rupert Goold, Ben Power, Richard Eyre and Dominic Cooke BBC Two (United Kingdom)
PBS (United States)
2013 – 2016 Mr Selfridge Andrew Davies PBS (United States)
ITV (International)
Series two–four only.
2014 – 2016;
2018
Death in Paradise Robert Thorogood BBC One (United Kingdom)
France 2 (France)
Series three, four, five and seven only.
2014 Remember Me Gwyneth Hughes BBC One Miniseries.
2015 – 2016 Agent Carter Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely ABC Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
2015 Arthur & George Ed Whitmore ITV Miniseries.
2015 Bluestone 42 Richard Hurst and James Cary BBC Three Series three only.
2015 Childhood's End Matthew Graham Syfy Miniseries.
2015 – 2016 Home Fires Simon Block ITV Studios
2015 Jekyll and Hyde Charlie Higson ITV
2015 London Spy Tom Rob Smith BBC Two Miniseries.
2015 River Abi Morgan BBC One Miniseries.
2016 Hooten & the Lady Tony Jordan, James Payne, Sarah Phelps, Jeff Povey
and Richard Zajdlic
Sky One
2016 Love, Nina Nick Hornby BBC One
2016 Plebs Tom Basden, Caroline Leddy, Sam Leifer and Teddy Leifer ITV2 Series three only.
2016 – 2018 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Stan Lee and Neil Biswas Sky One
2016 The Tunnel Ben Richards and Hans Rosenfeldt Canal+ Series Two: Sabotage only.
2016 The Young Pope Paolo Sorrentino Sky Atlantic (Italy)
HBO (United States)
Canal+ (France)
Miniseries.
2017 Black Mirror Charlie Brooker Netflix Only the episode, "Metalhead".
2017 Emerald City Matthew Arnold and Josh Friedman NBC
2017 Inhumans Scott Buck ABC Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
2017 – 2019 Harlots Alison Newman and Moira Buffini ITV Encore
Starzplay (United Kingdom)
Hulu (United States)
2017 – 2018 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Ronald D. Moore and Michael Dinner Channel 4
2017 Will Craig Pearce TNT
2018 – 2019 Krypton David S. Goyer Syfy
2018 – 2020 Altered Carbon Laeta Kalogridis Netflix
2022 Entergalactic Kid Cudi
Ian Edelman
Netflix A DNEG Animation special

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