- Production company
- British based film production company - co-founded by Tim Beavan & Sarah Radcliffe in 1983
- Produces feature films and several television productions
- 1992 Polygram became the cooperate backer of the company.
- Locations include: Ireland, United States , Los Angeles
- Parent: Polgram (1991-1999) & Universal Studios (2000-present)
- WT2 production: 1999 Bevan & Fellner launched a subsidery company called WT2 - independent film company- known for films such as: Billy Elliott, Shaun Of the Dead- Ran by Natascha Wharton.
- Working title have grossed $3bn sicne 1992.
- Eric Fellner & Tim Bevan have a great partnership- brought together by Polygram in 1992 when Tim Bevan & Sarah Radcliffee were looking for a cooperate backer- Thats where Fellner comes in.
- The films were suffering because there was no real structure and, speaking for myself, my company was always virtually bankrupt." Bevan on life before Fellner's backing.
- Being bought by Polygram - itself taken over by Universal in 1999 - has been liberating" says Bevan.
- Pre- and post-production are "the most powerful times for us", says Bevan. "Quality is everything"
- *Take 2004: "In the year you do Bridget Jones 2 you kind of know that film is going to do all right, so you can take a bigger risk at the other end, which was Shaun of the Dead. Which turned out all right, thank God
- *What with the mixed fortunes of Wimbledon, 2004 was not a spectacular year for them, though they did manage to pull in $600m.
- *"You have to have films that are going to do $200-$400m in box office revenue, and finding them from here is difficult."
- *They produce various genre films which cater for a large target audience from U's to 18's.
Examples of films:
Atonement (2007) - Keira Knightly, James Mcavoy, to make: £15 mill, worldwide: £129,266061
Wildchild (2008) - Emma Robets, Juno Temple, to make: £20 million box office takings: £20,273, 551
HotFuzz (2007) - Edgar Wright, to make: £16 million, worldwide: £80,500,000
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