DMG Entertainment is an American entertainment and media company, specializing in the co-production and distribution of American films for the Chinese market. The studio's most recognizable films include '' Looper'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013) and '' Bloodshot'' (2020).

History

DMG Entertainment began as a film production company that was founded by Dan Mintz, Wu Bing, and Peter Xiao. In 2012, DMG started co-producing and financing major motion pictures. Their first picture '' Looper'' generated 177 million dollars on a 30 million dollar budget. After Looper, DMG would go on to produce ''

'' with

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, which would later become the most successful of all the Iron Man movies grossing over $1.2 billion in worldwide box office revenue.

DMG Interactive

In 2017, DMG Entertainment launched DMG VR, a new division focused on immersive storytelling. As part of a new project, DMG introduced Arcturus, a DMG subsidiary firm developing interactive VR technologies.Variety: DMG Entertainment Gets Into Virtual Reality
/ref> In 2016, DMG also acquired the VR rights to Hasbro's Transformers franchise, a live-action attraction and a theme park for Transformers Universe featuring its most notable characters Optimus Prime and Bumble Bee in an interactive environment using VR technologies. The first "digital theme park" opened in spring 2017 in Shanghai.

Valiant Entertainment

DMG Entertainment was majority shareholder of the books and comics publisher

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since 2014, allowing it to have a significant impact on the company's recent development. Following the full acquisition of comic publisher Valiant Entertainment in 2018, DMG added two new divisions: "Books & Comics" and "Video Games". In 2020, DMG's Valiant Entertainment produced '' Bloodshot'' with

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Filmography

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'' (2008) – theatrical distribution (China) *''

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'' (2009) – co-production *'' Knowing'' (2009) – theatrical distribution (China) *''

Go Lala Go! ''Go Lala Go!'' () is a 2010 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Xu Jinglei. Film producer Patrick S. Cunningham collaborated with Xu Jinglei, and this film is considered one of the most successful collaborations between a Chinese director ...

'' (2010) – co-production *'' Killers'' (2010) – theatrical distribution (China) *''

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'' (2010) – theatrical distribution (China) *'' Resident Evil: Afterlife'' (2011) – theatrical distribution (China) *'' The Eagle'' (2011) – theatrical distribution (China) *''

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'' (2011) – co-production *''

Love You You ''Love You You'' is a 2011 Chinese romantic comedy film directed and written by Jingle Ma, starring Eddie Peng, Angelababy, Zhu Yuchen, and Zhou Yang. The film premiered in China on 30 September 2011. Cast Main cast * Eddie Peng as You Lele ...

'' (2011) – co-production *''

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'' (2011) – theatrical distribution (China) *''Repeat I Love You'' (2012) – co-production *'' Looper'' (2012) – co-production, theatrical distribution (China) *''

'' (2013) – co-production *'' No Man's Land'' (2013) – co-production *'' Transcendence'' (2014) – co-production, theatrical distribution (China) *''

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'' (2015) – co-production, theatrical distribution (China) *'' Collide'' (2015) – co-production *'' Terminator 2 3D'' (2016) – theatrical distribution (China) *''

Father Figures ''Father Figures'' (known as ''Who's Your Daddy?'' in the United Kingdom) is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Lawrence Sher (in his directorial debut), written by Justin Malen, and starring Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, J. K. Simmons, Katt Wi ...

'' (2017) – co-production *'' Blockers'' (2018) – co-production *'' Playmobil: The Movie'' (2019) – co-production *'' Bloodshot'' (2020) – co-productionNewsweek: WHO IS BLOODSHOT? NEW TRAILER INTRODUCES VIN DIESEL AS VALIANT COMICS SUPERHERO
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