Intrepid Pictures is an American
independent
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film and television
production company
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dedicated to producing elevated commercial content for global mainstream audiences. It was founded in 2004 by Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans, and is currently run by Trevor Macy. The company is based in
Los Angeles, California
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.
History
Intrepid Pictures was founded in 2004 by founders and co-
CEOs
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Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans.
Before Intrepid was created, both Evans and Macy worked at
Revolution Studios
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and
Propaganda Films respectively. Evans spent 4 years at Revolution Studios as
CFO from 2000 to 2004 while Macy spent 2 years as the
COO of Propaganda Films and independently produced
Auto Focus.
A year after forming the company,
Rogue signed a deal with Intrepid to co-produce, co-finance and distribute films in partnership with
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, Rogue's then-
parent company
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, for five years. The company then debuted with ''
Waist Deep
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Plot
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'' in 2006, which earned $21.35 million worldwide.
In February 2011, Melinda Nishioka was hired as a Coordinator, and as of September 2016 became the Vice President of Development.
The group broke through with
''The Strangers''. In May 2012
FilmDistrict
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acquired the film rights to what would become
''Oculus''. Soon after, the film released on April 11, 2013, to commercial and critical success, earning $44 million over a $5 million budget and received positive reviews. In June 2015,
Los Angeles Media Fund co-funded ''
The Bye Bye Man'', which originated from a script by
Jonathan Penner
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with
STX Entertainment
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acquiring the film in December.
Intrepid's most notable recent releases are the critically acclaimed films
''Hush'', ''
Before I Wake'', ''
Ouija: Origin of Evil'' and ''
Gerald's Game'', all with
Mike Flanagan, a frequent Intrepid collaborator and partner from 2019-2024.
In January 2018, Intrepid and Macy announced their involvement in ''
Doctor Sleep'', the sequel to the iconic horror film
''The Shining'', for
Warner Brothers
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.
In February 2019, it was announced that Flanagan had formally joined Intrepid as a partner, and that Intrepid had signed an overall deal with
Netflix
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to generate television series.
As part of that overall deal, Netflix ordered the original series ''
Midnight Mass
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'' in July 2019.
On October 6, 2021, it was announced that Flanagan would create an eight episode limited series titled ''
The Fall of the House of Usher'' for Netflix that will be based on the works of
Edgar Allan Poe
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. Flanagan and
Michael Fimognari will each direct four episodes and executive produce the series.
On December 1, 2022, it was announced that the company has signed a TV deal with
Amazon Studios
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. Under the deal Macy and Flanagan will develop and produce projects under Intrepid for
Amazon Prime Video
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, thus ending their deal with Netflix. Feature film productions were not part of the deal.
'The Haunting' & 'Midnight Mass' Duo Mike Flanagan & Trevor Macy Ink Overall TV Deal With Amazon Studios
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Filmography
Television
Upcoming films
References
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Companies based in Santa Monica, California
Mass media companies established in 2004
American companies established in 2004
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American independent film studios