Flagship Entertainment Group is a film
production company
A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, a ...
based in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
and a
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
between
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at 230 Park Avenue South in New York City. It was formed after the spin-off of WarnerMedia by AT&T, and its merger with Di ...
and a
China Media Capital
China Media Capital ( Chinese: 华人文化) is a public equity and venture capital firm specializing in growth capital, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, corporate restructuring, management buyouts, and mergers & acquisitions. The fir ...
–led consortium established in 2015 that includes
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB ...
.
Previously, Warner was in a joint venture, the production and distribution company Warner China Film HG, with state-owned China Film Group and Hengdian Group, owner of
Hengdian World Studios
Hengdian World Studios () is a film studio located in Hengdian, a Chinese town in the city of Dongyang, Zhejiang Province. It is one of the largest film studios in the world. The movie studio is operated by the privately owned Hengdian Group
f ...
from 2006 to 2009.
History
Flagship Entertainment Group's establishment was announced in September 2015.
Talks to form the joint venture were confirmed to be under way in August 2015.
The company announced its first slate of 12 films in March 2016, with the first film scheduled for release in 2016.
Filmography
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When Larry Met Mary
''When Larry Met Mary'' is a 2016 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Wen Zhang. It was released in China on July 15, 2016.
Plot
When Larry Met Mary follows the story of a shy and timid man, who has secretly loved his classmate for a long ti ...
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Wen Zhang
Wen Zhang (, born 26 June 1984) is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2006. Wen ranked 58th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, and 45th in 2014.
Career Rising popularity
Wen first became known for h ...
, 2016)
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Mission Milano
''Mission Milano'' () is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong action adventure comedy film directed by Wong Jing, produced by and starring Andy Lau. The film co-stars Huang Xiaoming, Shen Teng, Wong Cho-lam
Wong Cho-lam (born Wong Ho-yin; 9 January 1980) i ...
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Wong Jing
Wong Jing ( born 3 May 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, Wong Jing played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema dur ...
, 2016)
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The Adventurers'' (
Stephen Fung
Fung Tak-lun (born 9 August 1974), known professionally as Stephen Fung, is a Hong Kong actor, singer, writer, and film director.
Biography
Fung Tak-lun was born in Hong Kong and studied at German Swiss International School. He is a graduate of t ...
, 2017)
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Paradox
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Wilson Yip
Wilson Yip Wai-Shun (; born 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and screenwriter. His films include ''Bio Zombie'', '' The White Dragon'', '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', '' Dragon Tiger Gate'', ''Flash Point'' and the ''Ip Man'' series.
Early career ...
, 2017)
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The Meg
''The Meg'' is a 2018 science fiction action film directed by Jon Turteltaub with screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, loosely based on the 1997 book '' Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror'' by Steve Alten. The film stars Jason ...
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Jon Turteltaub
Jonathan Charles Turteltaub (born August 8, 1963) is an American film director and producer.
Life and career
Turteltaub was born on August 8, 1963 in New York City, one of two children born to comedy writer Saul Turteltaub (best known for his ...
, 2018)
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Wish Dragon
''Wish Dragon'' is a 2021 computer-animated fantasy comedy film written and directed by Chris Appelhans (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Tencent Pictures. The film stars Jimmy Wong, John Cho, Constanc ...
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Chris Appelhans
Chris Appelhans is an American illustrator, production designer, and film director born in Idaho. His independent artistic work appears in galleries around the United States. He is known for illustrating two children's books, ''A Greyhound, A Groun ...
, 2021)
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Meg 2: The Trench'' (
Ben Wheatley
Benjamin Wheatley (born 7 May 1972) is an English filmmaker and screenwriter. Beginning his career in advertising, Wheatley first gained recognition and acclaim for his commercials and short films, before transitioning into feature films and tel ...
, 2023)
References
Mass media companies established in 2015
Film production companies of Hong Kong
2015 establishments in Hong Kong
Warner Bros.
Joint ventures
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