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Di Bonaventura Pictures
IndustryFilm production
Television Shows
FoundedSeptember 3, 2002; 20 years ago (2002-09-03)
FounderLorenzo di Bonaventura
Headquarters,
United States

Di Bonaventura Pictures (also known as dB Pictures) is an American film and television production company founded in 2002 by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who is known for producing the Transformers films.[1][2]

History

On September 3, 2002, Lorenzo di Bonaventura announced that he would leave Warner Bros. to set up his own production company, and that it had a deal with Warner Bros. to produce the feature film Constantine, which was released in 2005.[3]

On December 17, 2002, three months after the company was formed, it signed a 3-year contract with Paramount Pictures to produce feature films.[4]

Di Bonaventura Pictures has remained at Paramount, signing a series of three-year deals, where it has produced the Transformers franchise.[5][6]

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Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Lorenzo di Bonaventura is an American film producer and founder and owner of Di Bonaventura Pictures. He is best known for producing the G.I. Joe and Transformers film series. The films he produced have earned over $7 billion at the box office.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Founded in 1923 by four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games, and is one of the "Big Five" major American film studios, as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).

Constantine (film)

Constantine (film)

Constantine is a 2005 American superhero horror film directed by Francis Lawrence in his directorial debut. Written by Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello, it is loosely based on DC Comics' Hellblazer comic book. The film stars Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, a cynical exorcist with the ability to perceive and communicate with half-angels and half-demons in their true forms and to travel between Earth and Hell. Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Djimon Hounsou, Gavin Rossdale, and Peter Stormare also feature.

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production and distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global. It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States, and the sole member of the "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles.

Transformers (film series)

Transformers (film series)

Transformers is a series of science fiction action films based on the Transformers franchise of the 1980s. Michael Bay directed the first five films: Transformers (2007), Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Dark of the Moon (2011), Age of Extinction (2014), and The Last Knight (2017), and has served as a producer for subsequent films. A sixth film Bumblebee, directed by Travis Knight and produced by Bay, was released on December 21, 2018. A seventh film, Rise of the Beasts, directed by Steven Caple Jr. and produced by Bay, is to be released on June 9, 2023.

Di Bonaventura Pictures Television

In June 2011, Di Bonaventura, with Dan McDermott, launched a television division, Di Bonaventura Pictures Television, based at ABC Studios under a three-year deal.[7]

When its contract with ABC Studios was not renewed in 2014, it signed a deal with Legendary Television to produce its TV shows.[8]

Filmography

Theatrical films

2000s

Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2005 Constantine Francis Lawrence Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Weed Road Pictures, The Donners' Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Vertigo, Batfilm Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment
Four Brothers John Singleton Paramount Pictures
Doom Andrzej Bartkowiak Universal Pictures co-production with John Wells Productions
Derailed Mikael Håfström The Weinstein Company / Buena Vista International co-production with Miramax Films and Patalex V Productions Limited
2007 Shooter Antoine Fuqua Paramount Pictures
1408 Mikael Håfström MGM Distribution Co. co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Dimension Films and The Weinstein Company
Transformers Michael Bay Paramount Pictures co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions
Stardust Matthew Vaughn co-production with Ingenious Film Partners and Marv Films
2009 Imagine That Karey Kirkpatrick co-production with Nickelodeon Movies
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Michael Bay co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Stephen Sommers co-production with Hasbro and Spyglass Entertainment

2010s

Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2010 Salt Phillip Noyce Sony Pictures Releasing co-production with Columbia Pictures and Relativity Media
Red Robert Schwentke Summit Distribution co-production with Summit Entertainment and DC Entertainment
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Michael Bay Paramount Pictures co-production with Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions
2012 The Devil Inside William Brent Bell Uncredited; co-production with Insurge Pictures and Prototype
Man on a Ledge Asger Leth Summit Distribution co-production with Summit Entertainment
2013 The Last Stand Kim Jee-woon Lionsgate
Side Effects Steven Soderbergh Open Road Films co-production with Endgame Entertainment and FilmNation Entertainment
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Jon M. Chu Paramount Pictures co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Skydance Productions and Hasbro
Red 2 Dean Parisot Lionsgate co-production with Summit Entertainment and DC Entertainment
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Kenneth Branagh Paramount Pictures co-production with Skydance Productions and Mace Neufeld Productions
Transformers: Age of Extinction Michael Bay co-production with Hasbro, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions and Ian Bryce Productions
2015 Electric Slide Tristan Patterson Paragon Pictures co-production with Killer Films, Media House Capital, Myriad Pictures and Skyscraper Films
2016 Deepwater Horizon Peter Berg Lionsgate co-production with Summit Entertainment, Participant Media, Closest to the Hole Productions and Leverage Entertainment
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Michael Bay Paramount Pictures co-production with Hasbro, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions and Ian Bryce Productions
Kidnap Luis Prieto Aviron Pictures co-production with Gold Star Films, 606 Films and Lotus Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Well Go USA and Rumble Entertainment
Unlocked Michael Apted Lionsgate co-production with SRA Productions, Silver Reel Pictures, Bloom, Sira Productions and Lipsync
American Assassin Michael Cuesta co-production with CBS Films and Industry Entertainment
Only the Brave Joseph Kosinski Sony Pictures Releasing co-production with Columbia Pictures, Black Label Media, Conde Nast Entertainment and Relevant Entertainment
2018 The Meg Jon Turteltaub Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Gravity Pictures, Flagship Entertainment, Apelles Entertainment and Maeday Productions
Replicas Jeffrey Nachmanoff Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures co-production with Riverstone Pictures, Remstar Studios, Blue Rider Productions, Company Films, Lotus Entertainment, Ocean Park Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Fundamental Films, 74850 and Global Pictures Media, LLC
Bumblebee Travis Knight Paramount Pictures co-production with Allspark Pictures, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions, Ian Bryce Productions and Bay Films
2019 Pet Sematary Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer co-production with Room 101, Inc

2020s

Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2020 The Secrets We Keep Yuval Adler Bleecker Street co-production with AGC Studios, Fibonacci Films, Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Echo Lake Entertainment
2021 Snake Eyes Robert Schwentke Paramount Pictures co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Skydance Media and Entertainment One
2023 Plane Jean-François Richet Lionsgate co-production with MadRiver Pictures, Olive Hill Media and G-BASE Film Productions

Upcoming

Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Steven Caple Jr. Paramount Pictures co-production with Entertainment One, Skydance Media and Bay Films
Meg 2: The Trench Ben Wheatley Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Gravity Pictures and Flagship Entertainment
2024 Madame Web S.J. Clarkson Sony Pictures Releasing co-production with Marvel Entertainment and Columbia Pictures
Transformers: A New Generation Josh Cooley Paramount Pictures co-production with Paramount Animation and Entertainment One[9]
TBA G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant D.J. Caruso co-production with Entertainment One and Skydance Media[10]
Untitled Transformers film Angel Manuel Soto co-production with Entertainment One

Television

Year(s) Title Creator Network Notes
2013 Zero Hour Paul Scheuring ABC co-production with ABC Studios, Clickety-Clack and One Light Road Productions
2016-2017 The Real O'Neals Joshua Sternin
Jennifer Ventimilia
developed by:
David Winsdor
Casey Johnson
co-production with ABC Studios and Winsdor & Johnson Productions
2016-2018 Shooter based on Point of Impact by:
Stephen Hunter
developed by:
John Hlavin
USA Network co-production with Paramount Television, Leverage Entertainment, Closest to the Hole Productions and Universal Cable Productions
2021 Jupiter's Legacy Steven S. DeKnight
based on Jupiter's Legacy by:
Mark Millar and Frank Quitely
Netflix co-production with Millarworld and DeKnight Productions

Digital/direct-to-video titles

Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2015 Dead Rising: Watchtower Zach Lipovsky Crackle as Di Bonaventura Digital; co-production with Legendary Digital Pictures, Contradiction Films and Capcom Pictures
2016 Dead Rising: Endgame Pat Williams Uncredited; co-production with Legendary Digital Pictures, DR2 Productions and Contradiction Films
2018 Higher Power Matthew Charles Santoro Magnet Releasing co-production with Break Media and Campfire
2019 Doom: Annihilation Tony Giglio Universal Pictures Home Entertainment co-production with Battle Mountain Films and Universal 1440 Entertainment
2021 Infinite Antoine Fuqua Paramount+ co-production with Paramount Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, New Republic Pictures and Fuqua Films
TBA Untitled Pet Sematary prequel Lindsey Beer co-production with Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players and Room 101, Inc.

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Francis Lawrence

Francis Lawrence

Francis Lawrence is an Austrian-born American filmmaker and producer. After establishing himself as a director of music videos and commercials, Lawrence made his feature-length directorial debut with the superhero thriller Constantine (2005) and has since directed the post-apocalyptic horror film I Am Legend (2007), the romantic drama Water for Elephants (2011), three of the four films in the Hunger Games film series, and the spy thriller Red Sparrow (2018).

Akiva Goldsman

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Lauren Shuler Donner

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3 Arts Entertainment

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Four Brothers (film)

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John Singleton

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Doom (film)

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Andrzej Bartkowiak

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Andrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. is a Polish cinematographer and film director.

John Wells (filmmaker)

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Derailed (2005 film)

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Mikael Håfström

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