Color Force
TypePrivate
Founded2007
FounderNina Jacobson
Headquarters
West Hollywood, California
,
United States
Key people
  • Bryan Unkeless
  • (senior vice president of production)
Owner

Color Force is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2007 by producer and film executive Nina Jacobson after her 2006 termination as president of Disney's Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group.[2][3]

Its films include the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Hunger Games series. Color Force signed a three-year "first-look" production deal with DreamWorks in December 2006. In 2012, Brad Simpson became partner.[1] Later that year, Color Force signed a first-look deal with FX Productions.[4] In 2014, the company signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox.[5]

In 2017, Jacobson and Simpson appointed Nellie Reed as head of Color Force's television productions.[6]

Filmography

Feature films

TitleRelease DateDirectorNotesBudgetGross
Diary of a Wimpy KidMarch 19, 2010Thor FreudenthalDistributed by 20th Century Fox; co-production with Fox 2000 Pictures and Dune Entertainment$15,000,000$118,182,020
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesMarch 25, 2011David BowersDistributed by 20th Century Fox; co-production with Fox 2000 Pictures and Dune Entertainment$21,000,000$87,378,502
One DayAugust 19, 2011Lone ScherfigDistributed by Focus Features; co-production with Random House Films and Film4 Productions$15,000,000$56,706,628
The Hunger GamesMarch 23, 2012Gary RossDistributed by Lionsgate$78,000,000$691,247,768
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog DaysAugust 3, 2012David BowersDistributed by 20th Century Fox; co-production with Fox 2000 Pictures and Dune Entertainment$22,000,000$77,112,176
The Hunger Games: Catching FireNovember 22, 2013Francis LawrenceDistributed by Lionsgate$130,000,000$854,355,361
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1November 21, 2014Francis LawrenceDistributed by Lionsgate; co-production with Lionsgate$125,000,000$755,100,229
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2November 20, 2015Francis LawrenceDistributed by Lionsgate; co-production with Lionsgate$160,000,000$652,955,370
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long HaulMay 19, 2017David BowersDistributed by 20th Century Fox; co-production with Fox 2000 Pictures and TSG Entertainment$22,000,000$24,380,215
Crazy Rich AsiansAugust 17, 2018Jon M. ChuDistributed by Warner Bros. Pictures; co-production with Ivanhoe Pictures$30,000,000$231,310,201
Ben Is BackDecember 7, 2018Peter HedgesDistributed by Roadside Attractions, LD Entertainment and Lionsgate, co-production with 30West and Black Bear Pictures$13,000,000[7]$10 million
Where'd You Go, BernadetteAugust 16, 2019[8]Richard LinklaterDistributed by United Artists Releasing; co-production with Annapurna Pictures$18 million$10 million
The GoldfinchSeptember 13, 2019John CrowleyDistributed by Warner Bros. Pictures; co-production with Amazon Studios$44 million$9 million
All Day and a NightMay 1, 2020Joe Robert ColeDistributed by Netflix; co-production with Mighty Engine
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesNovember 17, 2023Francis LawrenceDistributed by Lionsgate; co-production with about:blank$100 million

Television

TitleSeries PremiereSeries FinaleCreator(s)NetworkCo-production withNote
American Crime StoryFebruary 2, 2016presentScott Alexander and Larry KaraszewskiFXScott & Larry Productions, Ryan Murphy Television, FXP, and 20th Television; distributed by 20th Television (2016–18) / Disney Platform Distribution (2021-).
PoseJune 3, 2018June 6, 2021Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven CanalsRyan Murphy Television, Brad Falchuk Teley-vision, 20th Television, and FXP; distributed by 20th Television (2018–19) / Disney Platform Distribution (2021).
Y: The Last ManSeptember 13, 2021November 1, 2021Michael Green and Melina MatsoukasFX on HuluFuture Investigations, Witch's Mark Productions and FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution.[9]
Class of '09May 10, 2023June 21, 2023Tom Rob SmithFXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution.

Upcoming series

TitleSeries PremiereCreator(s)NetworkCo-production withNote
American Sports StoryTBAStu ZichermanFXSleeping Indian, Inc., The Boston Globe, Wondery, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, Ryan Murphy Television, 20th Television and FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Kit, Borys (28 February 2012). "Brad Simpson Joins Nina Jacobson's Color Force as Partner". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ↑ Holson, Laura M. (December 9, 2016). "Nina Jacobson Has Her Revenge on Hollywood's Old-Boy Network". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ Kit, Borys (March 4, 2009). "'Hunger' pangs for Color Force". Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 8, 2012). "Nina Jacobson Inks First-Look Deal With FX Prods". Deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ McNary, Dave (2014-07-15). "'Hunger Games' Producer Nina Jacobson Signs First-Look Deal with Fox". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 6, 2017). "Nina Jacobson & Brad Simpson Tap Nellie Reed As Head Of TV At Color Force". Deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ Abramovitch, Seth (December 4, 2018). "Making of 'Ben Is Back': How Director Peter Hedges Convinced His Reluctant Son Lucas to Star". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ McNary, Dave (January 17, 2019). "Cate Blanchett's 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' Moved Back to August". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  9. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (October 14, 2015). "'Y: The Last Man' TV Series in the Works at FX (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 12, 2023). "Ryan Murphy's 'American Sports Story' At FX Heading Toward Production – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.


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