Captivate Entertainment LLC. is an American film production company, founded by Jeffrey Weiner and Ben Smith in 2009.[citation needed] It has a first-look deal with Universal Studios[3] and it is based on the Universal Studios Backlot in Universal City, California. The company is best known for managing the movie rights of Robert Ludlum's books[4][5] and producing the 2012 film The Bourne Legacy starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton.[6][7]
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| Company type | Limited Liability Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Genre | Various |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Jeffrey Weiner Ben Smith |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Jeffrey Weiner(CEO)[1] Ben Smith(President)[1][2] |
| Products | Films |
History
Captivate Entertainment was started in 2009 by Jeffrey Wiener, the executor of the Robert Ludlum Estate[1] and Ben Smith, the veteran ICM Partners agent handling Ludlum's works at the Agency.[8] After the successful The Bourne Ultimatum, writer Paul Zetumer was drafted by Universal and Captivate to script a fourth installment of the Bourne Identity franchise which would star Matt Damon and be directed by Paul Greengrass. However, following a dispute between Greengrass and the studio, Damon said he wouldn't make another without his director.[9] Captivate Entertainment and Universal instead filled the gap with the spinoff film The Bourne Legacy, which Tony Gilroy wrote and directed.[10]
Filmography
Feature films
Released films
| # | Title | Release date | Budget | Domestic Gross | Worldwide Gross | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bourne Legacy | August 10, 2012 | $125,000,000 | $113,203,870 | $276,144,750 | 55%[11] | 61[12] | [13] |
| 2 | Jason Bourne | July 29, 2016 | $120,000,000 | $162,434,410 | $415,484,914 | 56%[14] | 58[15] | [16] |
Films in development
| Title | Refs. |
|---|---|
| The Chancellor Manuscript | [17] |
| The Parsifal Mosaic | [17] |
| Pursuit | [18] |
| The Janson Directive | [3][19] |
Television
| Title | Season | Episode(s) | First aired | Last aired | Co-production | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treadstone | 1 | 10 | October 15, 2019 | December 2019 | Universal Content Productions Imperative Entertainment | USA Network |