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Wonderland Sound and Vision

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Wonderland Sound and Vision
TypeMotion Picture
Television
Founded2000
FounderJoseph McGinty Nichol
HeadquartersUnited States
Key people
McG (Founder)
Mary Viola (President)
Steven Bello (Vice President)
Websitewww.wonderlandsoundandvision.com

Wonderland Sound and Vision is an American production company founded by director and producer Joseph McGinty Nichol in 2001. It independently develops, produces and finances its own slate of feature films, television and digital projects. The company is responsible for television series The O.C., Chuck, and Supernatural, alongside films Terminator Salvation, We Are Marshall, The DUFF and The Babysitter.

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McG

McG

Joseph McGinty Nichol, known professionally as McG, is an American director, producer, and former record producer.

The O.C.

The O.C.

The O.C. is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. "O.C." is an initialism of Orange County, the location in Southern California in which the series is set.

Chuck (TV series)

Chuck (TV series)

Chuck is an American action comedy/spy-drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck Bartowski, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the CIA. The message embeds the only remaining copy of a software program containing the United States' greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain, leading the CIA and the NSA to assign him handlers and use him on top-secret missions. Produced by Fake Empire Productions, Wonderland Sound and Vision, and Warner Bros. Television, the series premiered on September 24, 2007, on NBC, airing on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. Central. The opening theme song is a wordless edit of "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" by the American rock band Cake.

Supernatural (American TV series)

Supernatural (American TV series)

Supernatural is an American dark fantasy drama television series created by Eric Kripke. It was first broadcast on September 13, 2005, on The WB, and subsequently became part of successor The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the two brothers as they hunt demons, ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural beings. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Television, in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision. Along with Kripke, executive producers have been McG, Robert Singer, Phil Sgriccia, Sera Gamble, Jeremy Carver, John Shiban, Ben Edlund, and Adam Glass. Former executive producer and director Kim Manners died of lung cancer during production of the fourth season.

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American military science fiction action film directed by McG and written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. It is the fourth installment of the Terminator franchise, serving as sequel to Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), but also as a soft reboot. This is the first and only Terminator film to date not to feature Arnold Schwarzenegger, though his likeness briefly appears digitally. Instead, it stars Christian Bale and Sam Worthington with Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Michael Ironside and Helena Bonham Carter in supporting roles. In a departure from the previous installments, Salvation is a post-apocalyptic film set in the year 2018. It focuses on the war between Skynet's machine network and humanity, as the remnants of the world's militaries have united to form the Resistance to fight against Skynet. Bale portrays John Connor, a Resistance fighter and central character, while Worthington portrays cyborg Marcus Wright. Yelchin plays a young Kyle Reese, a character first introduced in The Terminator (1984), and the film depicts the origins of the T-800 Terminator. After troubled pre-production, with the Halcyon Company acquiring the rights from Andrew G. Vajna and Mario Kassar, and several writers working on the screenplay, filming began in May 2008 in New Mexico, and ran for 77 days.

We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall is a 2006 American biographical sports drama film directed by McG. It depicts the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people: 37 players of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, five coaches, two athletic trainers, the athletic director, 25 boosters, and the airplane crew of five.

The DUFF

The DUFF

The DUFF is a 2015 American high school teen comedy film directed by Ari Sandel. The screenplay by Josh Cagan was based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Kody Keplinger. The film stars Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Nick Eversman, Skyler Samuels, Bianca Santos, Allison Janney, and Ken Jeong.

The Babysitter (2017 film)

The Babysitter (2017 film)

The Babysitter is a 2017 American teen black comedy horror film directed by McG and written by Brian Duffield. It stars Samara Weaving, Judah Lewis, Hana Mae Lee, Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne. The film follows a lonely 12-year-old boy (Lewis) who falls in love with his babysitter (Weaving) only to discover that she is part of a satanic cult that wants to kill him. The film was released by Netflix on October 13, 2017, and received mostly positive reviews from critics. A sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, was released on September 10, 2020.

History

The company was originally formed after the success of Charlie's Angels, setting up Wonderland with a two-year motion picture deal at Columbia Pictures to set up projects on November 3, 2000.[1] Wonderland set up its own television shop on October 8, 2001, with its first gig, Fastlane, with John McNamara, whose by that time, received an exclusive production pact with Warner Bros. Television themselves.[2]

On July 16, 2002, the company received a two-year production contract at Warner Bros. Television to produce their television projects.[3] On September 9, 2004, former Fox drama topper Peter Johnson joined Wonderland Sound and Vision as television president of the studio.[4]

On August 2, 2007, the company signed a first look deal with Warner Bros., whose television contract was already renewed, to develop film projects for the studio.[5]

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Charlie's Angels (2000 film)

Charlie's Angels (2000 film)

Charlie's Angels is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by McG in his feature film directorial debut, and written by Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, and John August. It is the first installment in the Charlie's Angels film series, a continuation of the television series of the same name created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, which is also a continuation of the series story. Unlike the original series, which had dramatic elements, the film features more comical elements.

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Sony.

Fastlane (TV series)

Fastlane (TV series)

Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on Fox from September 18, 2002 to April 25, 2003. On August 14, 2005 G4 began rebroadcasting the complete series.

Warner Bros. Television Studios

Warner Bros. Television Studios

Warner Bros. Television Studios is an American television production and distribution studio of the Warner Bros. Television Group division of Warner Bros.. Alongside Paramount Global's television arm CBS Studios, it serves as a television production arm of The CW, DC Comics and distribution arm of HBO, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, it also has produced shows for other networks, such as Blindspot on NBC, Person of Interest and East New York on CBS, and Abbott Elementary on ABC, as well as produced shows for other streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video such as The Sandman, Lucifer, and The Peripheral.

Filmography

Television

Year Title
2002–2003 Fastlane
2003–2007 The O.C.
2004–2005 The Mountain
2005–2013 Supernatural
2007–2012 Chuck
2010–2011 Human Target
2010–2013 Nikita
2015 Kevin from Work
2021 Turner & Hooch
2022–present The Winchesters
2023 Not Dead Yet
2023 True Lies

Film

Year Title
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2006 Stay Alive
We Are Marshall
2009 Terminator Salvation
2014 3 Days to Kill
Before We Go
Mercy
2015 The DUFF
Playing It Cool
2017 The Babysitter
2018 When We First Met
I Feel Pretty
2019 Rim of the World
Tall Girl
2020 The Babysitter: Killer Queen
Holidate
2021 Love Hard
2022 Tall Girl 2

Internet television

Year Title
2008 Sorority Forever
2009 Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series
2011–2013 Aim High

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Fastlane (TV series)

Fastlane (TV series)

Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on Fox from September 18, 2002 to April 25, 2003. On August 14, 2005 G4 began rebroadcasting the complete series.

Supernatural (American TV series)

Supernatural (American TV series)

Supernatural is an American dark fantasy drama television series created by Eric Kripke. It was first broadcast on September 13, 2005, on The WB, and subsequently became part of successor The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the two brothers as they hunt demons, ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural beings. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Television, in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision. Along with Kripke, executive producers have been McG, Robert Singer, Phil Sgriccia, Sera Gamble, Jeremy Carver, John Shiban, Ben Edlund, and Adam Glass. Former executive producer and director Kim Manners died of lung cancer during production of the fourth season.

Chuck (TV series)

Chuck (TV series)

Chuck is an American action comedy/spy-drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck Bartowski, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the CIA. The message embeds the only remaining copy of a software program containing the United States' greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain, leading the CIA and the NSA to assign him handlers and use him on top-secret missions. Produced by Fake Empire Productions, Wonderland Sound and Vision, and Warner Bros. Television, the series premiered on September 24, 2007, on NBC, airing on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. Central. The opening theme song is a wordless edit of "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" by the American rock band Cake.

Human Target (2010 TV series)

Human Target (2010 TV series)

Human Target is an American action drama television series that was broadcast by Fox in the United States. Based loosely on the Human Target comic book character created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino for DC Comics, it is the second series based on this title developed for television, the first TV series having been aired in 1992 on ABC. Developed by Jonathan E. Steinberg, Human Target premiered on CTV in Canada and on Fox in the United States in January 2010.

Nikita (TV series)

Nikita (TV series)

Nikita is an American action thriller drama television series that aired on The CW from September 9, 2010, to December 27, 2013, in the United States. The series is an adaptation of Luc Besson's French film La Femme Nikita, the second such adaptation after the 1997 TV series La Femme Nikita.

Kevin from Work

Kevin from Work

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Not Dead Yet (TV series)

Not Dead Yet (TV series)

Not Dead Yet is an American television sitcom created by David Windsor and Casey Johnson for ABC. The series premiered on February 8, 2023.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 American action comedy film directed by McG and written by John August, and Cormac and Marianne Wibberley. It is the sequel to 2000's Charlie's Angels and the second installment in the Charlie's Angels film series, which is a continuation of the story that began with the television series of the same name by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts.

Stay Alive

Stay Alive

Stay Alive is a 2006 American supernatural horror film directed by William Brent Bell, who co-wrote it with Matthew Peterman. The film was produced by Joseph McGinty Nichol, and released on March 24, 2006 in the United States. It was the first film released by Hollywood Pictures after five years of inactivity.

3 Days to Kill

3 Days to Kill

3 Days to Kill is a 2014 action thriller film directed by McG and written by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak. It stars Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Richard Sammel, and Eriq Ebouaney. It was released on 21 February 2014, received mixed reviews, and grossed $52.6 million against its $28 million budget.

Before We Go

Before We Go

Before We Go is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed by Chris Evans in his directorial debut. It stars Evans and Alice Eve as two strangers stuck in Manhattan, New York City, for the night.

Mercy (2014 film)

Mercy (2014 film)

Mercy is a 2014 American supernatural horror film written by Matt Greenberg, directed by Peter Cornwell, and starring Frances O'Connor, Shirley Knight, Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney, Dylan McDermott and Mark Duplass. It is loosely based on the 1984 short story "Gramma" by Stephen King. It was produced by Jason Blum for his Blumhouse Productions banner and McG. The film was released straight to video by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on October 7, 2014.

Source: "Wonderland Sound and Vision", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 2nd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderland_Sound_and_Vision.

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References
  1. ^ Brodesser, Claude; Harris, Dana (2000-11-03). "'Angels' helmer wings to 2-year pic pact". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  2. ^ Schneider, Michael (2001-10-09). "McTeam in action for Fox". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  3. ^ Schneider, Michael (2002-07-17). "WBTV inks 'Angels' helmer". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. ^ Schneider, Michael (2004-09-10). "McG shingle taps Johnson tube topper". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. ^ Garrett, Diane (2007-08-02). "McG sets up projects at WB". Variety. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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