The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Logo used since 2006 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Services | Film production |
| Owner | Frank Marshall |
| Divisions | K/M Documentaries |
| Website | kennedymarshall |
The Kennedy/Marshall Company (K/M) is an American film and television production company, based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 1991[1] by spouses Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.
It has had 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 founders at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, though no longer affiliated with the studio.
History
In 1992, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall left Amblin Entertainment to form their own self-titled banner The Kennedy/Marshall Company with a three-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 television shows made for the company.[12]
Selected filmography
Feature films
1990s
| Title | Release date | U.S. distributor | Co-production companies | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alive | January 15, 1993 | Buena Vista Pictures | Touchstone Pictures Paramount Pictures |
$82.5 million |
| Milk Money | August 31, 1994 | Paramount Pictures | $18 million | |
| Congo | June 9, 1995 | $152 million | ||
| The Indian in the Cupboard | July 14, 1995 | Paramount Pictures (theatrical) Columbia Pictures (home video) |
Scholastic Productions | $35.7 million |
| Olympic Glory | January 22, 1999 | IMAX | EMC Films MegaSystems, Inc. |
N/A |
| The Sixth Sense | August 6, 1999 | Buena Vista Pictures (Hollywood Pictures) | Spyglass Entertainment Barry Mendel Productions |
$672.8 million |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | December 22, 1999 | Universal Pictures | $23 million |
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Title | Release date | U.S. distributor | Co-production companies | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | December 12, 2020 | HBO | HBO Documentary Films Polygram Entertainment White Horse Pictures Diamond Docs; under K/M Documentaries |
$283,826 |
| Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story | May 13, 2022 | Sony Pictures Classics | Sutter Road Picture Company | N/A |
| Jurassic World Dominion | June 10, 2022 | Universal Pictures | Amblin Entertainment Perfect World Pictures |
$1.004 billion |
| Rather | May 1, 2024 | Netflix | Anchor Entertainment Original Productions Wavelength Productions; under K/M Documentaries |
N/A |
| The Beach Boys | May 24, 2024 | Disney+ | Walt Disney Pictures White Horse Pictures Iconic Artists Group Diamond Docs; under K/M Documentaries |
N/A |
| Twisters | July 19, 2024 | Universal Pictures | Warner Bros. Pictures Amblin Entertainment |
$372.3 million |
| Jurassic World Rebirth[13] | July 2, 2025[14] | Amblin Entertainment | $869.1 million |
Upcoming
| Title | Release date | Distributor | Co-production companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotfuss | TBA | TBA | GK Films Offspring Entertainment |
Television shows
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Canyon | 2020 | Epix | co-production with Jigsaw Productions, Amblin Television, Warner Music Entertainment and MGM Television |
| McCartney 3,2,1 | 2021 | Hulu | co-production with Endeavor Content, MPL Communications, Shangri-La, Film 45 and Diamond Docs |
| San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time | 2023 | MGM+ | under K/M Documentaries; co-production with Jigsaw Productions, Amblin Television, FourScore Productions, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Entertainment and MGM+ Studios |
| Snow Crash | TBA | Amazon Prime Video | co-production with Amazon MGM Studios and Paramount Television Studios |
References
- ^ The Kennedy/Marshall Company: Inside KM Archived May 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 19, 2010
- ^ Marx, Andy (December 17, 1992). "Marshall, Kennedy in pact at Par". Variety. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Kathleen Kennedy/Frank Marshall". Daily Variety (61st anniversary ed.). January 12, 1995. p. 18.
- ^ Ross, Matthew M.; Lyons, Charles (December 7, 2001). "Anschutz's fantasy". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "New studio shuffles put deals on wheels". Variety. December 11, 1995. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Hontz, Jenny (July 21, 1998). "Kennedy, Marshall ink CBS development deal". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Hindes, Andrew; Cox, Dan (December 17, 1998). "Pic team looking to make U turn". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Hofler, Robert (February 1, 2005). "Kennedy/Marshall eye B'way". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (March 11, 2009). "Kennedy, Marshall head to Sony". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (October 21, 2011). "Kennedy, Marshall to DreamWorks". Variety. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Kathleen Kennedy to helm Lucasfilm as George Lucas phases out". Los Angeles Times. June 2, 2012. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (May 30, 2012). "Kennedy/Marshall Co. signs with CBS TV Studios". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Kit, Borys (January 22, 2024). "New 'Jurassic World' Movie in the Works with David Koepp Writing (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Vary, Adam (January 22, 2024). "New 'Jurassic World' Movie in the Works From Franchise's Original Screenwriter David Koepp". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2024.