Original Film is an American film and television production company founded by Neal H. Moritz . Notable films the company has produced include the Fast & Furious franchise.
14-519: Original Film was started out in the early 1990s by Neal H. Moritz and Bruce Mellon as a film producer and a commercial company. In 1991, David Heyman joined as employee of the motion picture department. He later resigned to join Heyday Films . In 1993, Stokley Chaffin joined the company. He stayed on with the company for eight years until 2001. In 1997, the studio struck a long-time partnership deal with Sony Pictures , and it remained until 2019. At
28-574: A Semester at Sea program. When he came back, he gave away several backpacks that were popular with Chinese students. He had so many requests for the backpacks that he and a friend began a company importing purses and bags from Taiwan. He sold the company to an investor, and returned to school. He earned a master's degree from the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California 's School of Cinema-Television in 1985. He
42-460: A film and television managing company Original , that comprises the assets of the company. Later that year, Dawn Parouse joined the company, and later the studio struck a deal with 20th Century Fox Television to produce television shows. In 2004, the film and managing business has been split up. At the same time, Ori Marmur, formerly of Mandalay Pictures (in which the studio developed the I Know What You Did Last Summer films for Mandalay) joined
56-656: A lawsuit against Universal Pictures in Los Angeles County Superior Court for breach of oral contract and committing promissory fraud after the distributor removed him as lead producer on Hobbs & Shaw . On September 2, 2020, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District filed a published opinion affirming the trial court's denial of Universal's motion to compel arbitration of Moritz's claims. On September 10, 2020, it
70-786: A total of over $ 12 billion worldwide as of 2021. He is best known for the Fast & Furious franchise, the Jump Street and Sonic the Hedgehog films, as well as the television series Prison Break and Emmy-nominated The Boys . His early credits include I Know What You Did Last Summer , Urban Legend and Cruel Intentions . Neal H. Moritz was born in Los Angeles , California, to Milton Moritz and Barbara ( née Levin). His paternal grandfather, Joseph Moritz, owned movie theaters in Pittsburgh and
84-479: Is a member of the school's Alumni Development Council. As of 2021, Moritz has been married for 20 years and has two children, aged 19 and 16. Moritz has more than 70 films to his credit, including Juice starring Tupac Shakur, I Know What You Did Last Summer , the first two films of the Urban Legend franchise, Cruel Intentions , The Skulls , the Fast & Furious franchise, Not Another Teen Movie ,
98-469: Is an American horror media franchise consisting of three slasher films . The first installment was written by Silvio Horta , directed by Jamie Blanks , and released in 1998. A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends. A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends. On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from
112-617: The company. Two years later, Moritz struck a deal with Sony Pictures Television to produce television shows. In 2017, the studio signed a feature film production deal with Paramount Pictures to produce feature films, starting in 2019. The deal was extended until 2023 in August 2020 and further until 2027 in April 2024. Neal H. Moritz Neal H. Moritz (born June 6, 1959) is an American film producer and founder of Original Film . He has produced over 70 major motion pictures which have grossed
126-595: The first two films of the XXX film series, being XXX and XXX: State of the Union , S.W.A.T. , Evan Almighty , I Am Legend , Made of Honor , Sweet Home Alabama , Total Recall and the Jump Street films, being 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street . More recent credits include Sonic the Hedgehog , Sonic the Hedgehog 2 , Spenser Confidential , Bloodshot , Escape Room , Goosebumps and Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween . He has also produced
140-457: The past with deadly consequences. In February 2020, a reboot of the film was announced to be in development, to be written and directed by Colin Minihan . In August, Sydney Chandler , Katherine McNamara and Keith Powers were cast in the film. In October 2022, Minihan revealed that the film had been cancelled due to "bad timing". In the following months, Eli Roth confirmed that it was due to
154-437: The same time, Brad Luff joined the company. He left in 2003 to run Morgan Creek Productions . In 1998, the studio struck a deal with Newmarket Capital Group to produce lower-budget feature films. In 1999, the studio made its first foray on television with the debut of Shasta McNasty . At the same time, Mark Rossen joined the company. In 2002, Moritz launched a partnership with fellow talent agency Marty Adelstein to head
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#1732852002898168-424: The television series The Boys , S.W.A.T. , Preacher , Happy , Prison Break , and The Big Break . In September 2017, Moritz and Original Film signed a first-look deal for Paramount Pictures that began on January 1, 2019, leaving his longtime home, Sony Pictures , after over 20 years. However, he still maintains his overall deal at Sony Pictures Television . In October 2018, Moritz filed
182-736: Was an early investor in American International Pictures (AIP). Milton Moritz was born in Pittsburgh and moved to California after falling ill with rheumatic fever at age eight, when his doctor suggested the family move to a better climate. He was head of marketing at AIP and was later CEO and president of the National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada. Moritz is from a Jewish family. Moritz grew up in Westwood and graduated from UCLA , where he participated in
196-397: Was reported that the parties had reached an amicable settlement. Moritz went on to receive producer credit for the 2021 film F9 and the 2023 film Fast X . He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. All works, he was executive producer unless otherwise noted Pilots TV movies Acting roles Special thanks Urban Legend (franchise) Urban Legend
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