The Picture Company is an

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company founded in 2014, by

Andrew Rona Andrew Rona (born July 1971) is an American film producer and movie executive. The most popular of his films include '' Non-Stop'', '' Project X'', '' Equilibrium'', ''Scream'' and ''Scary Movie''. Early life and education Rona was born in New ...

and Alex Heineman. It specializes in

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, starting off moderately in 2018 with

Jaume Collet-Serra Jaume Collet-Serra (; born 23 March 1974) is a Spanish-American film director and producer. He directed the horror films '' House of Wax'' (2005), ''Orphan'' (2009), and '' The Shallows'' (2016), as well as the Liam Neeson-led thriller films ''U ...

's '' The Commuter'' and

Albert Hughes Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes (born April 1, 1972), known together professionally as the Hughes brothers, are American film directors and producers. The pair, who are twins, are known for co-directing visceral, and often violent, movies, inclu ...

' ''

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''.

History

Founding

The Picture Company was founded in 2014 by film veterans Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman. Rona is a former president at

Silver Pictures Silver Pictures is an American film production company founded by Hollywood producer Joel Silver in 1980. The Silver Pictures logo, also called The Chip, is modeled on a block pattern that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the exteriors of the St ...

and Rogue Pictures, and Heineman was an EVP at Silver Pictures. The company began in 2014 with a first-look deal with

StudioCanal StudioCanal S.A.S. (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution, Canal+ D.A., Canal+ Production, and Canal+ Image and also known as StudioCanal International) is a French film production and distribution company that owns ...

. The company achieved its first theatrical releases with

's ''The Commuter,''

' ''Alpha'', and

Sam Taylor-Johnson Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson OBE (née Taylor-Wood; 4 March 1967) is a British filmmaker and photographer. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's ''Nowhere Boy'', a film based on the childhood experiences of The Beatles songwriter an ...

's ''

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''.

Future projects

Since September 2014, The Picture Company has announced several projects which have not yet been realised, including the adaptation of Mitch Swenson's ''The Tracking Of A Russian Spy,'' for which Nima Nourizadeh replaced

Pierre Morel Pierre Morel (born 12 May 1964) is a French film director and cinematographer. His work includes ''District 13'', '' From Paris with Love'', and '' Taken.'' Career After spending his formative years in cinema school, Morel debuted in 2000 as c ...

as director and

Logan Lerman Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for playing the titular role in the fantasy-adventure ''Percy Jackson'' films. He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s, before starring in the series ''Jack & Bobb ...

and

Olivia Cooke Olivia Kate Cooke (born 27 December 1993) is an English actress. In television, she has starred as Emma Decody in the thriller '' Bates Motel'' (2013–2017), Becky Sharp in the period drama '' Vanity Fair'' (2018), and Alicent Hightower in ...

were in talks to star. Also announced were ''Nottingham & Hood,'' a

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-style ''

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'' movie for

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, the ''

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'' remake for

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. as well as the movie version of David-Jan Bronsgeest's short film ''Meet Jimmy,'' with

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also producing for

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. Also pending are Harry Bradbeer's film ''The Paris Trap,'' for StudioCanal and

David Bruckner David Bruckner (born c. 1977) is an American film director. With Jacob Gentry and Dan Bush, he co-wrote and co-directed the 2007 horror film '' The Signal''. Bruckner also co-wrote and directed the "Amateur Night" segment of the 2012 horror anth ...

's film ''Out There,'' for

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Filmography

Released

Upcoming films

References

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