Type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Production company |
Founded | 2006 |
Founders | Will Ferrell Adam McKay |
Defunct | 2019 |
Fate | Ferrell-McKay partnership dissolve |
Successors | Gloria Sanchez Productions Hyperobject Industries |
Headquarters | , United States |
Gary Sanchez Productions was an American film and television production company founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.
History
Gary Sanchez Productions was founded in 2006 by comedians and filmmakers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The company is named after a fictional "Paraguayan entrepreneur and financier", Gary Sanchez.[1] In 2007, McKay and Ferrell also founded the video site Funny or Die, under the ownership of the production company. The logo is depicted as a hand pouring a cup of coffee and placing a gun (later a whip) on the table, while a raspy voice in Spanish says, "¿Esta bien, duro, a'ight?"
In August 2018, the company entered a three-year first look feature deal with Paramount Pictures.[2]
On April 8, 2019, it was announced that Ferrell and McKay would be dissolving their partnership, and that all developed projects at that time would continue to be completed.[3] It was later revealed the reason for the split was due to the fact that McKay cast John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss on the show Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, a role that Ferrell wanted, without letting Ferrell know.[4]
In October 2019, McKay founded Hyperobject Industries.[5] In January 2020, it was announced that Ferrell had become a partner at the company's former sister label and now successor Gloria Sanchez Productions, taking on new projects with a reorganized company with Gloria Sanchez partner, Jessica Elbaum.[6]
The company will continue to exist by name to release further remaining films that are in development.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
- ↑ According to McKay, on the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, the name came from a fake name Ferrell put on his BlackBerry; they decided this was a random enough name to give their company.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr (August 15, 2018). "Paramount Sets First Look Deal With Adam McKay & Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez & Gloria Sanchez Labels". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ↑ Shepherd, Jack (April 8, 2019). "Will Ferrell and Adam McKay to part ways as production team". The Independent. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ↑ Hagan, Joe (November 29, 2021). "'Who the Fuck Cares About Adam McKay?' (We Do, and With Good Reason)". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 30, 2019). "Adam McKay Sets Jeffrey Epstein Limited Series Under First-Look Deal With HBO, Launches New Company". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 24, 2020). "Will Ferrell's Gloria Sanchez Productions Signs First-Look Deal at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (June 2, 2015). "Secret Will Ferrell-Kristen Wiig Lifetime Movie Confirmed Via Hollywood Billboard (Photo)". TheHollywoodReporter. com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ McCue, Michelle (November 5, 2014). "Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg Set To Star in DADDY'S HOME". We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 18, 2018). "Will Ferrell To Star In Netflix Music Pic 'Eurovision' As Another A-List Comedy Star Tries A Streaming Vehicle". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 7, 2015). "Paramount Sets Bruno Aveillan To Direct 'Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters' Sequel". Deadline. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ↑ Kemp, Stuart (June 18, 2014). "CineEurope: Paramount Screens 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' One Day Before World Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Gary Sanchez Productions and Paramount Team up for Untitled FBI Comedy". Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ↑ Jaafar, Ali; Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 21, 2016). "'Bad Blood' Bids Mobilize for Jennifer Lawrence-Adam McKay Package: 9 Offers". Deadline. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ↑ Jaafar, Ali; Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 23, 2016). "Legendary Wins Jennifer Lawrence-Adam McKay 'Bad Blood' Auction". Deadline. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
External links
- Official Website (Archive)
- Gary Sanchez Productions at the Internet Movie Database