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The Kennedy/Marshall Company
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm
Founded1992; 31 years ago (1992)
Founders
Headquarters,
ProductsMotion pictures
ServicesFilm production
Owners
  • Kathleen Kennedy
  • Frank Marshall
Websitekennedymarshall.com

The Kennedy/Marshall Company (K/M) is an American film-production company, based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 1992[1] by spouses Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.

Company's former logo
Company's former logo

It presently has contracts with Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures and the Walt Disney Studios. Kennedy and Marshall are formerly founders at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment studio.

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Frank Marshall (filmmaker)

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History

In 1992, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall left Amblin Entertainment to form their own self-titled banner The Kennedy/Marshall Company with a 3-year first look deal at Paramount Pictures. After leaving Amblin, Marshall directed and Kennedy produced Alive which was released in 1993 as a Kennedy/Marshall production;[2] however, the first film under their deal with Paramount was Milk Money (1994).[3]

In 1995, the duo left Paramount Pictures with a three-year production deal at the Walt Disney Studios.[4][5] In 1998, the company tried their first foray into television, signing a development pact with CBS to air Kennedy/Marshall's television shows for the network.[6] Later that same year, the studio left Disney for Universal Pictures, with an eleven-year deal.[7]

In 2005, Kennedy/Marshall entered its foray onto the Broadway fold to bring the Off Broadway revival Hurlyburly to Broadway.[8]

In 2009, they left Universal Pictures for Sony Pictures Entertainment.[9] Two years later, they left Sony Pictures for DreamWorks Pictures.[10]

In 2012, Kennedy left to join Lucasfilm as president.[11] During the same year, the studio signed a deal with CBS Television Studios to produce TV shows made for the company.[12]

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Frank Marshall (filmmaker)

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Milk Money (film)

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Selected filmography

Feature films

1990s

Title Release date U.S. distributor Co-production companies
Alive January 15, 1993 Buena Vista Pictures Touchstone Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Milk Money August 31, 1994 Paramount Pictures
Congo June 9, 1995
The Indian in the Cupboard July 14, 1995 Paramount Pictures Columbia Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Scholastic Productions
Olympic Glory January 22, 1999 IMAX EMC Films
MegaSystems, Inc.
The Sixth Sense August 6, 1999 Buena Vista Pictures (Hollywood Pictures) Spyglass Entertainment
Barry Mendel Productions
Snow Falling on Cedars December 22, 1999 Universal Pictures

2000s

Title Release date U.S. distributor Co-production companies
A Map of the World January 21, 2000 First Look Pictures Overseas Filmgroup
The Bourne Identity June 14, 2002 Universal Pictures Hypnotic
Signs August 2, 2002 Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) Blinding Edge Pictures
Seabiscuit July 7, 2003 Universal Pictures DreamWorks Pictures
Spyglass Entertainment
The Young Black Stallion December 25, 2003 Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)
The Bourne Supremacy July 23, 2004 Universal Pictures Ludlum Entertainment
Mr. 3000 September 17, 2004 Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) Dimension Films
Spyglass Entertainment
Munich December 23, 2005 Universal Pictures Universal Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures
Alliance Atlantis
Barry Mendel Productions
Amblin Entertainment
Peninsula Films
Roving Mars January 27, 2006 Buena Vista Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) White Mountain Films
Eight Below February 17, 2006 Mandeville Films
Spyglass Entertainment
Hoot May 5, 2006 New Line Cinema Walden Media
The Bourne Ultimatum August 3, 2007 Universal Pictures MP Beta Productions
Ludlum Entertainment
Persepolis December 25, 2007 Sony Pictures Classics Diaphana Distribution
Celluloid Dreams
CNC
France 3 Cinema
Region Ile-de-France
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly February 1, 2008 Miramax Films Pathe
Canal+
France 3 Cinema
The Spiderwick Chronicles February 14, 2008 Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies
Atmosphere Pictures
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button December 25, 2008 Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Crossing Over January 27, 2009 The Weinstein Company
Ponyo (English Dub) August 14, 2009 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) Studio Ghibli
Nippon Television Network
Dentsu
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Mitsubishi
Toho

2010s

Title Release date U.S. distributor Co-production companies
The Last Airbender July 2, 2010 Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies
Blinding Edge Pictures
Hereafter October 22, 2010 Warner Bros. Pictures Malpaso Productions
Amblin Entertainment
The Adventures of Tintin December 21, 2011 Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
WingNut Films
Nickelodeon Movies
War Horse December 25, 2011 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) DreamWorks Pictures
Reliance Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment
The Secret World of Arrietty (U.S. Dub) February 17, 2012 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) Studio Ghibli
Nippon Television Network
Dentsu
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Walt Disney Japan
Mitsubishi
Toho
Wild Bunch
The Bourne Legacy August 10, 2012 Universal Pictures Relativity Media
Captivate Entertainment
Lincoln November 16, 2012 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) 20th Century Fox
DreamWorks Pictures
Participant Media
Reliance Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment
From Up on Poppy Hill (English Dub) March 15, 2013 GKIDS Studio Ghibli
Nippon Television Network
Dentsu
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Walt Disney Japan
Mitsubishi
Toho
The Wind Rises (English Dub) February 28, 2014 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) Studio Ghibli
Nippon Television Network
Dentsu
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Walt Disney Japan
Mitsubishi
Toho
KDDI
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (English Dub) October 17, 2014 GKIDS
Jurassic World June 12, 2015 Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment
Legendary Pictures
The BFG July 1, 2016 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) Walt Disney Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Walden Media
Reliance Entertainment
Jason Bourne July 29, 2016 Universal Pictures Perfect World Pictures
Pearl Street Films
Captivate Entertainment
Sully September 9, 2016 Warner Bros. Pictures Malpaso Productions
Village Roadshow Pictures
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Flashlight Films
Orange Corp
Assassin's Creed December 21, 2016 20th Century Fox New Regency Productions
Ubisoft Motion Pictures
DMC Film
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom June 22, 2018 Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment
Legendary Pictures
Perfect World Pictures

2020s

Title Release date U.S. distributor Co-production companies
Jurassic World Dominion June 10, 2022 Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment

Upcoming

Title Release date Distributor Co-production companies
Twisters[13] July 19, 2024[14] Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
Hotfuss TBA TBA GK Films, Offspring Entertainment

Television shows

Title Years Network Notes
Snow Crash TBA Amazon Prime Video co-production with Amazon Studios and Paramount Television

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Paramount Pictures

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Milk Money (film)

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Milk Money is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Melanie Griffith and Ed Harris. The film is about three suburban 11-year-old boys who find themselves behind in "the battle of the sexes", believing they would regain the upper hand if they could just see a real, live naked lady.

Congo (film)

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Congo is a 1995 American science fiction action-adventure film based on the 1980 novel by Michael Crichton. It was directed by Frank Marshall and stars Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson, Grant Heslov, Joe Don Baker and Tim Curry. Congo was released on June 9, 1995, by Paramount Pictures. It received negative reviews but performed better than expected at the box office.

Columbia Pictures

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Scholastic Corporation

Scholastic Corporation

Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, children, and educational institutions. Products are distributed via retail and online sales and through schools via reading clubs and book fairs. Clifford the Big Red Dog, a character created by Norman Bridwell in 1963, serves as Scholastic's official mascot.

IMAX

IMAX

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Hollywood Pictures

Hollywood Pictures

Hollywood Pictures was an American film production label of Walt Disney Studios, founded and owned by The Walt Disney Company. Established on February 1, 1989, by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner and then-studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, Hollywood Pictures was founded to increase the film output of the Walt Disney Studios, and release films similar to those of Touchstone Pictures, that featured mature themes targeted to adult audiences than those produced by the studio's flagship Walt Disney Pictures division. After years of hiatus, the label was shuttered on April 27, 2007.

Barry Mendel

Barry Mendel

Barry Mendel is an American film producer. Mendel first produced Wes Anderson’s Rushmore starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, which won two Film Independent Spirit Awards for Best Director and Best Supporting Actor. This was followed by The Sixth Sense, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, which was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture. Subsequently, he produced Shyamalan's follow-up, Unbreakable, then went back to work with Anderson on The Royal Tenenbaums, which was Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Their collaboration continued on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, which Mendel followed by producing Joss Whedon’s feature film directorial debut, Serenity. Mendel next conceived, developed and produced Munich, directed by Steven Spielberg, which was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture. He then produced Whip It, Drew Barrymore’s debut as a feature director, which starred Elliot Page and Kristen Wiig. Mendel produced another film with Page, Peacock, which co-starred Cillian Murphy and Susan Sarandon.

Snow Falling on Cedars (film)

Snow Falling on Cedars (film)

Snow Falling on Cedars is a 1999 American legal drama film directed by Scott Hicks, and starring Ethan Hawke, James Cromwell, Max von Sydow, Youki Kudoh, Rick Yune, Richard Jenkins, James Rebhorn, and Sam Shepard. It is based on David Guterson's PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Hicks and Ron Bass.

A Map of the World (film)

A Map of the World (film)

A Map of the World is a 1999 American drama film, based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Jane Hamilton. Directed by Scott Elliott and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, the film stars Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore and David Strathairn. Weaver was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her performance.

First Look Studios

First Look Studios

First Look Studios was a former American independent film distributor, that specialized in home video releases of films and television series.

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  13. ^ Vlessing, Etan (December 15, 2022). "Lee Isaac Chung in Talks to Direct 'Twisters' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
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