Denver and Delilah Productions

Denver & Delilah Productions Inc or Denver & Delilah Films Inc is an American film production company founded by actress and producer Charlize Theron. It is based in Los Angeles, California.

Denver & Delilah Productions Inc
Company typePrivate
IndustryProduction company
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
FoundersCharlize Theron
Headquarters,
U.S.
Websitehttps://www.denveranddelilah-productions.com/

History

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Charlize Theron founded Denver and Delilah Films in 2003, and named the company after her two dogs Denver and Delilah.[1][2] The company's film productions include the 2003 film Monster, 2006's East of Havana, 2007's Sleepwalking, 2011's Young Adult and 2017's Atomic Blonde.[3]

Collaborations and deals

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In July 2013, the company signed on with Bunim/Murray Productions to develop and produce unscripted programming for television.[4] In January 2015, Denver & Delilah signed a first-look deal with Universal Cable Productions to develop and produce scripted series for NBCUniversal, and for that the company hired Laverne McKinnon as head of scripted television. While Beth Kono and A.J. Dix also partnered with Theron on these projects.[5] One project in development, with comic book writer Greg Rucka, is an adaptation of the stop-motion animated comedy web series The Most Popular Girls in School.[6] More recently, her production company received a first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max.[7]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Director Gross (worldwide) Notes
2003 Monster Patty Jenkins $60.4 million Co-production with K/W Productions
2006 East of Havana Jauretsi Saizarbitoria
Emilia Menocal
2007 Sleepwalking William Maher Co-production with Dream7 Entertainment
2011 Young Adult Jason Reitman $22.65 million Co-production with Mandate Pictures, Mr. Mudd and Right of Way Films
2015 Dark Places Gilles Paquet-Brenner $3.5 million Co-production with Exclusive Media Group and Mandalay Pictures
2016 Brain on Fire Gerard Barrett Co-production with Foundation Features and Broad Green Pictures
2017 Atomic Blonde David Leitch $100 million Co-production with Sierra/Affinity, Chickle the Cop Productions, TGIM Films and 87Eleven Productions
2018 Tully Jason Reitman $15.6 million Co-production with Bron Studios and Right of Way Films
2018 Gringo Nash Edgerton $11 million Co-production with Blue-Tongue Films
2018 A Private War Matthew Heineman $3.8 million Co-production with Acacia Filmed Entertainment, Savvy Media Holdings and Thunder Road Pictures
2019 Long Shot Jonathan Levine $52.8 million Co-production with Good Universe and Point Grey Pictures
2019 Murder Mystery Kyle Newacheck Co-production with Happy Madison Productions, Endgame Entertainment, Vinson Films, Tower Hill Entertainment, and Mythology Entertainment
2019 Bombshell Jay Roach $56.1 million Co-production with Bron Studios, Annapurna Pictures, Gramsci, Lighthouse Management & Media and Creative Wealth Media
2020 The Old Guard Gina Prince-Bythewood Co-production with Skydance Media and Marc Evas Productions
2024 The Old Guard 2 Victoria Mahoney

Television

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Year Title Creator Network Notes
2017 Girlboss Kay Cannon Netflix Cancelled after one season
2017–2019 Mindhunter Joe Penhall Netflix Nominated for an Emmy Award
2023 Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York Anthony Caronna & Howard Gertler HBO

References

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  1. ^ Fremar, Leslie (October 10, 2018). "Charlize Theron Wants to Bring Important Narratives to the Big Screen". Elle. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Ramanathan, Lavanya (September 18, 2009). "With Burning Plain and Other Work, Charlize Theron Pushes to Make Days Count". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Charlize Theron - Denver and Delilah Productions". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Patten, Dominic (July 29, 2013). "Charlize Theron's Denver & Delilah And Bunim/Murray Ink Unscripted Joint Venture". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 15, 2015). "Charlize Theron's Company Inks First-Look Deal With Universal Cable Prods". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (January 15, 2015). "Charlize Theron Inks First-Look Deal With Universal Cable Prods". Variety. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  7. ^ Thorne, Will (December 1, 2020). "Charlize Theron Inks First-Look TV Pact With HBO, HBO Max". Variety. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2020.