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1492 Pictures is an American film production company founded by Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe and Michael Barnathan in 1994. [1] The name is a play on Columbus's more famous namesake, Christopher Columbus, and his 1492 landing in the Americas. [2]
1492 Pictures is the production company of director Chris Columbus and was founded in 1994 (with its first film, Nine Months, being released the following year). It is named after the year the explorer Christopher Columbus landed on the Bahamas, as well as a pun on the former's name.
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1492 Pictures is an American film production company founded by Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe and Michael Barnathan in 1994. The name is a play on Columbus's more famous namesake, Christopher Columbus, and his 1492 landing in the Americas.
In addition to various Columbus films, 1492 Pictures has produced movies by other directors including Brian Levant (Jingle All the Way), Henry Selick (Monkeybone), Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Joe Roth (Christmas with the Kranks), Tim Story (the Fantastic Four films), and Shawn Levy (the Night at the Museum series).
In 1994, Chris Columbus, who successfully directed the first two Home Alone films, and Mrs. Doubtfire, signed a three-year deal with 20th Century Fox, thus eventually led to the creation of a company called 1492 Pictures. Its first feature was Nine Months. The deal was eventually extended in 1997.
In 2009, it signed a deal with Korean company CJ Entertainment for three years, to produce its feature films.
In February 2011, the company bought the rights to the South Korean comedy film Hello Ghost starring Cha Tae-hyun and is scheduled to remake it.
In August 2011, the production company released an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel The Help.
In 2012, it signed a deal with ro*co productions to adapt documentary films into scripted feature films.
In 2018, it signed a deal with Netflix to produce feature films for its streaming service.
1."NETFLIX INKS FIRST LOOK FEATURE FILM DEAL WITH CHRIS COLUMBUS'S 1492 PICTURES" (Press release). Netflix Media Center. December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
2.Jami Philbirck, "IAR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Chris Columbus talks 'The Help'", Iamrogue.com, August 10, 2011.
3.Fox signs deal with Columbus (en).
4.Petrikin, Chris (1997-04-08). Fox, ho! Columbus keeps anchor at 20th (en).
5.Fleming, Michael (2009-11-09). Columbus sails with CJ (en).
6."Is Hollywood Ready for Korean Comedies?", 4 March 2011.
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1492 Pictures is an American film production company founded by director Christopher Columbus in 1995. The name is a play on Columbus' famous namesake, Christopher Columbus and his fateful landing in the Americas in 1492. In association with 20th Century Fox, 1492 Pictures produced Percy Jackson...
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