81-600: STX Entertainment is an American independent entertainment and media company. Founded in March 2014 by film producer Robert Simonds , the studio produces film, television, and digital media projects. In April 2020, STX announced that it would merge with the Indian studio Eros International plc . The merger was completed in July 2020, and STX became a division of ErosSTX . In December 2021, Jahm Najafi announced his intention to acquire STX from
162-543: A Shorty Award for Best Use of 360 Video for their 360° production of the 68th Emmy Awards , in collaboration with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Facebook . In June 2017, STX Surreal announced a partnership with media services agency Horizon Media to develop and produce VR and immersive content for the brand's new UNCVR unit. In 2018, STX Surreal announced a slate of original projects including New Tricks , directed and produced by Ed Helms ; The Kiev Exchange ,
243-597: A burnt-out car near the Canadian border based on three gold teeth in one of the bodies. Helena tells Stephen she stands by not revealing the truth because she thinks Stephen would never have married her. Helena stops him from leaving and tells Stephen the truth about her childhood through the history of all her tattoos. Helena takes Stephen and Marigold to meet Clark, and he shares happy stories of Helena’s childhood. Clark reminds Helena that Jacob falsely appropriated many Native American traditions, and Helena should remember that Jacob
324-619: A co-production with Jackie Chan 's Sparkle Roll Media, crossed $ 100 million in global box office revenue in October 2017. The film is one of the most successful U.S. and China co-productions, being classified as "a clear winner given that it cost just $ 35 million" and "a fine example of how a Chinese co-production can work." In 2019, Hustlers earned Jennifer Lopez the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress and award nominations including
405-615: A deal with Alibaba Pictures to co-develop and co-produce the action-sci-fi film Steel Soldiers , produced by Robert Zemeckis . Under the deal, STX Films will handle US and international distribution with Alibaba Pictures retaining rights in Greater China . In January 2019, STX Films had their first number one box office opening with The Upside , which stars Kevin Hart , Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman , and earned $ 19.59 million in its opening weekend, and went on to earn over $ 100 million at
486-468: A deal with STX to handle part of its slate internationally. In November 2022, It was reported that STX's distribution and marketing operations would be shuttered and that Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre would go to a streaming service domestically, alternatives being considered for The Marsh King's Daughter , Lionsgate possibly taking over distribution for Ferrari and Greenland: Migration being packaged to other distributors. By February 2023, It
567-406: A domestic distribution partnership with Lionsgate to handle distribution of their upcoming slate of films and their current film library, starting with The Marsh King's Daughter . In line with its mission to make medium-budget, star-driven content, STX Films projects have included Hustlers starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu , I Feel Pretty starring Amy Schumer , Second Act ,
648-444: A house at Mulholland Estates for $ 4.7 million. The Marsh King%27s Daughter The Marsh King's Daughter is a 2023 psychological thriller film directed by Neil Burger and written by Elle Smith and Mark L. Smith , based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Karen Dionne . It stars Daisy Ridley , Ben Mendelsohn , Garrett Hedlund , Caren Pistorius , Brooklynn Prince , and Gil Birmingham . The Marsh King's Daughter
729-416: A made-up story. On the highway, Jacob and another prisoner attack a guard, cause an accident, and escape. Helena returns to find police at her house; Special Agent Illing informs her that Jacob has escaped, and they are searching to see if Helena and he have had any contact, which Helena is adamant has not happened. Stephen learns that Helena’s father is the “Marsh King,” a secret she had kept from him, and he
810-439: A new family and remembers the time she saw Jacob attempt to drown Beth for trying to escape. Jacob says he did not kidnap Beth, but instead, they had run away together, and everything Helena has been told is a lie. Helena insists this is the end of their story and asks Jacob to leave her and her family alone; he agrees, and they hug goodbye. Back at the cabin, Helena finds Clark, who has followed her. She confesses to him that Jacob
891-482: A new logo and branding as ErosSTX in September. The combined entity raised $ 125 million of new equity funding and received $ 350 million in credit led by JPMorgan . In December 2021, amid financial shortcomings following the merger, Jahm Najafi 's Najafi Companies announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire STX Entertainment from ErosSTX for $ 173 million. However, in late January 2022, Lionsgate also emerged as
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#1732886641056972-402: A number of highly-profitable cult films including Joe Dirt and Half Baked . In 2012, Simonds and Bill McGlashan , founder and managing partner of private equity firm TPG Growth , began conceptualizing and building a film, television and multimedia company that would make, market and distribute star-driven, commercial content to be distributed worldwide. In 2014, STX Entertainment
1053-455: A pilot order from YouTube for The Edge of Seventeen , based on the film of the same name released by STXfilms in 2016. In August 2016, STXdigital acquired virtual reality (VR) studio Surreal, renaming it STXsurreal. Founded in 2015, in its first year Surreal produced over 70 immersive VR experiences. In June 2017, STXsurreal announced a partnership with media services agency Horizon Media to develop and produce VR and immersive content for
1134-418: A potential suitor, looking to absorb either part or whole of STX, but the deal was later rejected, leaving only Najafi as a potential suitor. In April 2022, Najafi Companies completed its acquisition of STX Entertainment. Eros Media World will retain a 15% non-voting stake in the company. In July 2022, shortly after STX's motion picture chairman Adam Fogelson departed for the studio, Deadline reported that STX
1215-771: A romantic comedy starring Lopez and directed by Peter Segal , Bad Moms starring Mila Kunis , Kristen Bell , Kathryn Hahn and Christina Applegate ; Molly's Game , written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain ; The Gift , written, co-produced and directed by Joel Edgerton and starring Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall ; The Edge of Seventeen starring Hailee Steinfeld ; The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan ; Secret in Their Eyes starring Chiwetel Ejiofor , Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts ; The Boy starring Lauren Cohan ; and Free State of Jones starring Matthew McConaughey . In 2015, STX Films acquired its first feature at
1296-800: A round led by TPG Growth and Hony Capital, to help STX release more films, expand its TV business, and pursue acquisitions. STX Entertainment's Board of Directors is composed of investors and industry veterans including: Simonds, David Bonderman (founding partner of TPG Capital ), John Zhao (CEO of Hony Capital ), Gigi Pritzker (founder of MWM Studios ), Janice Lee (managing director of PCCW Media Group), Tracy Cui (managing director of Hony Capital), Frank Biondi (former president and CEO of Viacom and former chairman and CEO of Universal Studios ; senior managing director of WaterView Advisors), Dominic Ng (chairman and CEO of East West Bank ), Carmen Chang (chairman of New Enterprise Associates ), and Bruce Mann (chief programming officer of Liberty Global ). When STX
1377-530: A series of traps around the house’s perimeter. Helena puts Marigold to bed and then has a memory from the wilderness of Beth giving her a straw doll. A bell on one of the traps goes off; she investigates and finds a dead rabbit strung up in a snare. Helena calls Clark, who tells her to move on, but her paranoia grows once she finds straw dolls in Marigold’s room. Helena tells Stephen she has to do something but can’t tell him what; she buys supplies and then drives into
1458-466: A shot but misses, disappointing Jacob. Back home, Jacob gives Helena a tattoo on her forearm as a “reward.” While hunting, Helena and Jacob encounter the paw of a trapped animal, and Jacob explains the animal gnawed its own arm off to escape. Helena’s hunting improves, and Jacob gives her more tattoos. While Jacob is out one day, a man arrives lost on an ATV. Beth begs the man to help them and drive them away before Jacob returns, but Helena refuses to get on
1539-498: A spin-off of STX Films' Mile 22 ; Jay and Silent Bob VR , written, produced, and directed by Kevin Smith ; and untitled projects from Dave Bautista and Derek Kolstad . Robert Rodriguez 's live-action short-form VR film The Limit , starring Michelle Rodriguez , was released by STX Surreal on major mobile headsets and on Android phones with cardboard viewers in November 2018. It
1620-666: A three-year slate deal with Huayi Brothers , one of China's largest film studios, enabling the companies to co-produce and co-distribute 12 to 15 films annually. In January 2017, STX Films signed a marketing and distribution agreement with Luc Besson 's EuropaCorp Films USA to release their upcoming slate of films in the US. In February 2018, STX Films announced it would distribute Netflix and Martin Scorsese 's mob drama The Irishman in China along with Media Asia Entertainment Group . In May 2018, it
1701-502: Is also going to be released on iOS , PlayStation VR , and Windows Mixed Reality . The Academy Award-winning visual effects studio DNEG worked on the film in post-production. In December 2017, Dick Clark Productions sold Chinese distribution rights to the Golden Globe Awards and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve to STX Digital. STX partnered with Tencent Video to be its distribution partner for both programs, including
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#17328866410561782-473: Is an American film producer, entrepreneur, and the founder & chairman of STX Entertainment , which creates, produces, distributes, finances, and markets film (as STXfilms), television (as STXtelevision), digital media (as STXdigital), and live events as well as virtual reality (as STXsurreal). According to The Wall Street Journal in its first four years, Simonds more than tripled the company's valuation to an estimated US$ 3.5 billion. In September 2017, it
1863-463: Is developing an unscripted series based on its film Bad Moms . In April 2018, Mother Media Group, founded by former Endemol Shine and 20th Century Fox executives, signed a first-look deal with STX TV. Under the pact, the companies will collaborate to create, produce and distribute unscripted and hybrid series. In 2018, it was reported that Netflix gave a six-episode series order to STX TV's hybrid docudrama miniseries Ottoman Rising , which tells
1944-606: Is reported to have a net worth of $ 800 million. Simonds was born in Phoenix the son of Robert Bruce Simonds Sr., a businessman. He graduated from Yale University . From 1990 to 2023, Simonds has produced, executive produced, or financed over 125 globally distributed star-driven films, generating over $ 11 billion in worldwide revenue. His credits include the Adam Sandler films Billy Madison , Happy Gilmore , The Wedding Singer , Big Daddy and The Waterboy ; Cheaper by
2025-403: Is upset to have been left in the dark. Helena watches news coverage that explains how Helena was born after Beth had been abducted and that Beth died from an apparent suicide four years earlier, having never recovered from the trauma. Stephen takes Marigold to a hotel for the night. Alone at home, Helena retrieves a hidden box of mementos from her childhood, including a hunting knife, wanders into
2106-598: The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress , Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role , Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress , and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female . STX Films strives for female diversity in front of and behind the camera. More than 20 films have featured women in leading roles or were directed by women. The television division's first project
2187-859: The Toronto International Film Festival , purchasing the worldwide rights to Hardcore Henry for $ 10 million USD. In January 2017, STXfilms signed a three-year marketing and distribution agreement with Luc Besson 's EuropaCorp Films USA to release their upcoming slate of films. STXfilms projects have included Bad Moms ; Molly's Game ; I Feel Pretty ; and Gringo with Amazon Studios ; The Gift , written, co-produced and directed by Joel Edgerton ; The Edge of Seventeen ; The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan ; and Secret in Their Eyes starring Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts ; The Boy ; and Free State of Jones starring Matthew McConaughey . STXfilms announced The Happytime Murders starring Melissa McCarthy and
2268-606: The Toronto International Film Festival , purchasing the worldwide rights to the sci-fi, action adventure Hardcore Henry for US$ 10 million. In 2017, STX Films announced its expansion into animation and family content with a partnership with the Uglydoll brand. The UglyDolls film was produced by Robert Rodriguez , director of the Spy Kids film franchise, and it features the voices of Pitbull , Kelly Clarkson , Nick Jonas , Blake Shelton , and Janelle Monáe . It performed poorly at
2349-581: The 100 Most Powerful People in Entertainment in each of their annual rankings through 2018, since first publishing them in 2016. In 2017, Variety featured Simonds on their first annual Variety500: Entertainment Leaders and Icons list. He made the list again in 2018. While attending Yale Simonds dated actress Jennifer Beals . Simonds married Anne Biondi in 1999, and the couple live in Los Angeles with their son and four daughters. About 2010 Simonds bought
2430-560: The 2017 London Film Festival ), Home Again starring Reese Witherspoon , and the thriller Wind River starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen . Additional titles on the slate include Ridley Scott 's All the Money in the World , Neil Burger 's thriller The Marsh King's Daughter and Bart Layton's heist film American Animals , along with titles from the main STX Films slate. STX bought
2511-449: The Boom , a docudrama about the 1990s tech boom from showrunner and director Matthew Carnahan and executive producer Arianna Huffington , set to air on NatGeo . STXtelevision produced season 23 of True Life , which aired on MTV in 2017. In February 2018, Fox and STXtelevision announced it is developing an unscripted series based on STXfilms' Bad Moms . In October 2018, STXtv received
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2592-562: The Boom , a six-part docudrama series about the 1990s tech boom from showrunner and director Matthew Carnahan and executive producer Arianna Huffington . The show airs on NatGeo , with STX distributing in China. It premiered on January 13, 2019. STX Television produced season 23 of True Life , which aired on MTV in 2017. The company also produced the docuseries A Little Too Farr , following American country singer-songwriter Tyler Farr , which premiered on Verizon 's go90 streaming service. In February 2018, Fox and STX TV announced that it
2673-645: The Chinese distribution rights to the 2018 Golden Globes broadcast from dcp and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association . STXdigital and Tencent partnered to broadcast both shows on Tencent Video . In January 2018, the companies announced they would also co-produce a live Chinese-language Golden Globes red carpet pre-show, to air live with the telecast. In April 2016, a dedicated international division (STXinternational) opened. Headquartered in London,
2754-915: The Dozen , and The Pink Panther which stars Steve Martin . He also produced This Means War with Academy Award -winning actress Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy , The Gentlemen with Academy Award -winning actor Matthew McConaughey , The Upside with Academy Award -nominated actor Bryan Cranston , Bad Moms , Molly's Game with Academy Award -winning actress Jessica Chastain , The Foreigner , Hustlers , The Mauritanian with Academy Award -winning actress Jodie Foster , My Son , Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre , Guy Ritchie's The Covenant with Academy Award -nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal , Ferrari with Academy Award -nominated actor Adam Driver and Academy Award -winning actress Penelope Cruz , My Spy: The Eternal City , Greenland , and Greenland: Migration . Simonds has produced
2835-519: The Money in the World , Morten Tyldum 's The Marsh King's Daughter , and Bart Layton's American Animals ; and titles from the main STXfilms slate. In March 2019, John Friedberg was named president of STXinternational. In 2014, Simonds was featured as one of Hollywood's top dealmakers in Variety magazine's Dealmakers Impact Report for his work at STX. The Hollywood Reporter has named Simonds one of
2916-531: The VR creator and distributor Surreal, renaming it STX Surreal. In its first year (2015), Surreal produced over 70 immersive VR experiences featuring Gordon Ramsay , Snoop Dogg , Jon Hamm , Jimmy Kimmel , Wolfgang Puck and Wiz Khalifa among others. In 2017, STX Surreal was nominated for an interactive Daytime Emmy Award for the Nickelodeon short Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House 360 Challenge and won
2997-405: The bike, confused by what her mother is saying. Jacob returns and kills the man, but Beth knocks Helena unconscious and drives them away. Helena wakes up in the office of Sheriff Clark, who promises her that she is now safe. Beth explains that Jacob kidnapped her and took her to the woods years before; Helena refuses to believe her mother, calling her a liar. Jacob helps Helena escape the station, but
3078-454: The book Games Divas Play by Angela Burt-Murray , premiered on BET on April 23, 2019. In April 2016, a dedicated international division opened to further expand global production and distribution capabilities; it was called STX International. Headquartered in London, the division is led by former Film4 head David Kosse . The division launched with a slate of six films that included Andy Serkis 's directorial debut Breathe (which opened
3159-565: The box office, and received a lot of bad reviews from the critics. In January 2019, it was reported that STX is planning an animated UglyDolls television series with Hulu . In January 2018, STX Films and Tencent Pictures announced a co-development deal with Jason Statham targeting the Chinese film market. Statham starred in Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious , China's two highest-grossing imported films ever. In February 2018, STX Films signed
3240-508: The brand's new UNCVR unit. In 2018, STXsurreal announced a slate of original projects including The Limit , a live-action, short-form series from Robert Rodriguez and starring Michelle Rodriguez ; New Tricks , directed and produced by Ed Helms ; and The Kiev Exchange , a spinoff of STXfilms' Mile 22 . In December 2017, it was announced that STXdigital acquired the exclusive Chinese distribution rights to Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve from Dick Clark Productions (dcp), along with
3321-535: The company entered a multi-year partnership with Universal Studios Home Entertainment for Universal to handle marketing, sales and distribution services for Blu-ray, DVD and VOD platforms for STX theatrical titles in North America. That same month, STXfilms closed a three-year slate deal with Huayi Brothers , one of China's largest film studios, enabling the companies to co-produce and co-distribute 12 to 15 films annually. In 2015, STXfilms acquired its first film at
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3402-421: The company entered into a multiyear partnership with Universal Studios Home Entertainment for Universal to handle marketing, sales, and distribution services for Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD platforms for STX Films theatrical titles in North America. Film distribution was transferred to Studio Distribution Services, LLC., a joint venture between UPHE and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment . That same month, STX Films closed
3483-562: The company received additional investment from Chinese Internet company Tencent and Hong Kong -based telecommunications company PCCW , and East West Bank 's chairman and CEO Dominic Ng . In 2017, the world's largest international television and broadband company Liberty Global invested an undisclosed amount in the company. Funds from that round of financing will be used to continue to build STX Entertainment's TV division, further expand internationally and potentially make acquisitions. In March 2019, STX raised $ 700 million in new capital, in
3564-463: The company secured direct distribution agreements with North American theater chains AMC , Regal , Cinemark , Goodrich , Marcus Theatres, and Carmike Cinemas. In early 2015, the company signed a multiyear television output agreement to release films exclusively to Showtime Networks and its channels Showtime , The Movie Channel , and Flix during the premium television window. The deal covers STX Films theatrical releases through 2019. In April 2015,
3645-466: The division is led by former Film4 head David Kosse . The division launched with a slate of six films that included Andy Serkis 's directorial debut Breathe (which opened the 2017 London Film Festival ), Home Again starring Reese Witherspoon , and Wind River starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen . Additional titles on the STXinternational slate include Ridley Scott 's All
3726-450: The domestic box office. STX earned praise for its efficient marketing of the film, and for trimming The Upside from an R to PG-13 rating to widen its audience. That month, it was reported that Hart is partnering with STX Films to produce and star in two comedies: a body switch comedy called Black Friday , and an untitled international romantic comedy. Hustlers had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival , and
3807-466: The fastest studio ever to hit $ 100 million at the domestic box office with the R-rated comedy Bad Moms . The film has earned more than US$ 180 million worldwide, was the first R-rated comedy since The Hangover to get an A on CinemaScore and was the most profitable film of the year (by net profit). The film also earned a People's Choice Award for Best Comedy. The 2017 American crime drama Molly's Game
3888-406: The film was released on August 24, 2018; a scrapped romantic comedy which was to be developed by and star Anne Hathaway ; and Second Act , a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and directed by Peter Segal that came out December 21, 2018. In 2014, the television division’s first project was the 13-episode series State of Affairs , starring Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard , which
3969-553: The film. Neil Burger was now directing with Daisy Ridley cast to star, replacing Tyldum and Vikander. In May, Ben Mendelsohn joined the cast. In June 2021, Brooklynn Prince , Gil Birmingham , Caren Pistorius , and Garrett Hedlund joined the cast of the film. Filming began on June 7, 2021, in Kent County and the Kawartha Lakes of Ontario , Canada. Filming officially wrapped on August 6, 2021. In April 2022, it
4050-534: The first TV project from Kevin Kwan , author of Crazy Rich Asians . In August 2018, Amazon Studios gave a script-to-series order for the untitled project, a globe-hopping drama set in Hong Kong, about a powerful family and their business empire. In July 2017, E! greenlit the reality series The Platinum Life , produced by STX TV and Tower 2 Productions. In November 2017, STX TV announced its first scripted show Valley of
4131-483: The forest, and swims in an isolated lake. Jacob and the other inmate are picked up at a gas station by an accomplice. Sheriff Clark visits Helena to check on her; he laments that Beth never got a chance to meet Marigold. Helena explains that though Clark, Beth, and she became a family after the rescue, she felt Beth never wanted Helena around because she only saw Jacob in her. Clark assures her that Stephen will forgive her. Illing tells Helena that they found Jacob’s body in
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#17328866410564212-544: The international distribution rights to The Irishman for $ 50 million. Renamed ErosSTX International following the merger of Eros International and STX in 2020, the company reverted to its former name in April 2022 following STX's sale to Najafi Companies. In July 2022, it was reported that STX Entertainment's U.K. offices, including the London office housing STXinternational's headquarters, were gradually shutting down. Robert Simonds Robert Bruce Simonds Jr. (born 1962)
4293-405: The mainland Chinese equity market. An overall co-funding agreement with Chinese company Huayi Brothers Media lapsed at the end of 2018, and in April 2019, co-founder Bill McGlashan was fired due to his being indicted in the college admissions bribery scandal . In April 2020, STX announced that it would merge with the Indian film and television studio Eros International plc . Simonds stated that
4374-547: The marshland and shoots Helena in the leg, then forces her to lead him to the kayak that she used to get there. Helena tells Jacob that she always blamed her mother for everything that happened but finally knows the truth about Jacob. Helena throws herself and Jacob off a cliff into the river, badly injuring them both. Helena retrieves a gun and shoots Jacob in the head just before he does the same, telling him she remembers his lesson to always protect her family. Helena kayaks back to civilization and her family, leaving Jacob’s body in
4455-401: The merged company for $ 173 million–a sale completed in April 2022. Eros remains a minority, non-voting shareholder. In 2012, Simonds and McGlashan began work on conceptualizing a media company based on the idea of producing medium-budget projects with a star attached, a method that had gone out of style with Hollywood studios. The conversation led to the launch of STX Entertainment in 2014, with
4536-467: The merger would create "the first independent media company with the expertise and creative cultures of Hollywood and Bollywood , while also leveraging the important inroads both companies have made into the Chinese market." The combined company would be publicly traded, inheriting Eros' listing on the New York Stock Exchange . The merger was closed on July 30, 2020; the combined company unveiled
4617-501: The mission to finance, develop, produce, market, and distribute star-driven content around the world. Investors in the company included Hony Capital , Tencent , PCCW , TPG Growth , RTL Group and Liberty Global . Individual investors include Gigi Pritzker , Beau Wrigley , and Dominic Ng . In September 2017, it was reported that STX was considering an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK). It
4698-482: The police arrive and arrest Jacob. Years later, adult Helena lives in suburbia and works a desk job. She covers up her facial tattoos every day with makeup. She picks up her daughter Marigold. She takes her to a playground where she teaches Marigold about different types of birds and trees. They return home and join Helena’s husband, Stephen, for a work picnic. When Stephen’s colleagues ask about her background, Helena gives
4779-475: The production of a Chinese-language red carpet program for the Chinese feed of the Golden Globes. In December 2018, it was reported that the renamed division, now called STX Alternative, signed a first-look development and production deal with Tracey Edmonds , to co-produce and co-develop scripted and unscripted content for traditional and alternative platforms. The first project, Games People Play , based on
4860-484: The riverbed. The project was announced in February 2018, with Elle Smith and Mark L. Smith writing the screenplay for director Morten Tyldum . Alicia Vikander was cast in the lead role, and was also set to serve as an executive producer. Filming was due to begin in late July 2019, and continue through autumn, but no further developments were announced until February 2021, with Tyldum and Vikander no longer involved in
4941-515: The story of Mehmed the Conqueror ; later retitled Rise of Empires: Ottoman , it premiered on Netflix on January 24, 2020. It was also announced that YouTube Red will produce a TV spinoff based on STX's 2016 film The Edge of Seventeen , with an entirely new cast. The digital division of STX Entertainment focuses on digital programming, partnerships and distribution, which includes live events and virtual reality (VR). In August 2016, STX acquired
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#17328866410565022-499: The team. Discovery Communications ' former CFO Andrew Warren and former Paramount Pictures and Condé Nast communications head Patricia Röckenwagner later also joined. The company has multiple divisions: film (STXfilms), which includes animation and family content; television (STXtelevision), which includes scripted and unscripted content; and digital media (STXdigital); along with an international partnership and distribution arm headquartered in London (STXinternational). In 2016,
5103-433: The variety show Number One Surprise launched, which was the first TV series created by a US-based company specifically for broadcast in China. The series premiere in November 2016 on Hunan TV , a Chinese TV station, along with digital platforms Mango TV and PPTV , was viewed nearly 300 million times, and by January 2017 it was the #1 show in China with over 1 billion views. In May 2017, STX TV announced it had acquired
5184-427: The wilderness. Helena makes her way to her childhood cabin in the wilderness and finds it abandoned. Jacob shows up and repeatedly calls Helena “Little Shadow,” the nickname he gave her, and reveals he never stopped keeping track of her. Jacob is upset not to have met Marigold, and he explains he wants to take Helena and Marigold to Canada to be a family again, as their life in the wild was perfect. Helena explains she has
5265-608: Was formally launched with financing led by TPG Growth, and the company later secured investments from Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital and other individuals including Gigi Pritzker and William "Beau" Wrigley, Jr. II. Serving as chairman and CEO of STX, Simonds hired entertainment industry veterans to build his executive team including former Viacom Entertainment Group COO Thomas B. McGrath and former CEO of Crest Animation Noah Fogelson. Former Universal Pictures chairman Adam Fogelson and former Disney and Fox production and marketing chief Oren Aviv were also added to
5346-465: Was in talks with Lionsgate over a potential film distribution deal. Shortly after, it was reported that STX Entertainment's U.K. offices, including the London office housing STXinternational's headquarters, were gradually shutting down. Following the departure of STXinternational head John Friedberg to join Black Bear Pictures ' international division, it was announced the latter company was nearing
5427-675: Was later delayed to November 3, 2023, to avoid competition with Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour . Amazon Studios will distribute the film in European markets as part of ErosSTX's multi-year output deal with the company via Prime Video . The Marsh King's Daughter was released on digital platforms on November 21, 2023, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on January 2, 2024. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 41% of 46 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's consensus reads: " The Marsh King's Daughter begins with plenty of promise and has
5508-564: Was launched the film division of the company focused its efforts on creating a new model. Rather than pursuing the traditional distribution process the company secured direct distribution agreements with North American theater chains AMC , Regal , Cinemark , Goodrich , Marcus Theatres , and Carmike Cinemas . In early 2015, the company signed a multi-year television output agreement to release films exclusively to Showtime Networks and its multiplex channels Showtime , TMC and Flix , covering STX theatrical releases through 2019. In April 2015,
5589-455: Was nominated for a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in a First-Time Feature and won a Sitges Film Festival and Fangoria Chainsaw Award . The Space Between Us starring Gary Oldman was nominated for Choice Sci-Fi Movie and Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards . The horror thriller The Bye Bye Man overperformed industry expectations with a US$ 13.5 million domestic opening weekend. The Foreigner ,
5670-566: Was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay along with BAFTA , WGA , and Golden Globe nominations. The Edge of Seventeen was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Movie of the Year , a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in a First-Time Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Hailee Steinfeld . On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 95%. Genre films have also received recognition. The psychological horror-thriller The Gift
5751-406: Was not a good man. Helena wakes up from a nightmare thinking Jacob has broken into their house, then discovers fresh dirt on the floor in the morning. She tracks the prints only to learn the dirt came from Marigold’s shoes. At the farmers market, Helena hears a bird call and sees a man who resembles Jacob walk away. She chases after him, but he disappears in the crowd. Helena returned home and set up
5832-535: Was released in the United States on November 3, 2023, by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions to mixed to average reviews. Young Helena lives in the Northern Michigan wilderness with her mother, Beth, and her father, Jacob Holbrook. Beth calls Helena back to their small cabin, but Helena ignores the call and finds Jacob. Jacob teaches Helena how to track a deer through the forest; when they see it, Helena takes
5913-415: Was reported that Lionsgate had already taken domestic rights from Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre with plans to release it theatrically on March 3, 2023. In July 2023, Neon bought the distribution rights for Ferrari with Neon releasing it on December 25, 2023. At launch, the film division of STX focused its efforts on creating a new model. Rather than pursuing the traditional distribution process,
5994-510: Was reported that STX was close to an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK), and in April 2018, the company announced it had filed for an IPO. In October 2018, it was announced that STX would not go through with the IPO, as political and market conditions had changed. Prior to working at STX, Simonds was an independent film producer whose over 30 films have generated more than $ 6 billion in worldwide box office revenue. Simonds
6075-505: Was reported that STX would distribute and oversee production on Tencent Pictures and Free Association's film adaptation of the digital comic book Zombie Brother , to be directed by David Sandberg . In July 2018, STX Films acquired domestic distribution rights to the civil rights drama The Best of Enemies ; it stars Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell , is directed by Robin Bissell, and was released on April 5, 2019. In August 2023, STX formed
6156-564: Was reported that a listing on the SEHK could bring STX closer to Chinese investors and audiences. The Wall Street Journal stated that the company could be valued at $ 3.5 billion, after raising an additional $ 500 million following the IPO. In April 2018, the company filed for an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange . STX called off its IPO in October 2018, citing the China–U.S. trade war , and conditions having deteriorated in Hong Kong due to turbulence in
6237-427: Was revealed that Adam Janota Bzowski composed the score for the film. Initially meant to be released by STXfilms , the film's distribution was shopped to different distributors following the dissolution of STXfilms' domestic distribution company: eventually, STXfilms formed a domestic distribution partnership with Lionsgate , Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions scheduling the film for release on October 6, 2023. It
6318-637: Was sold to NBC . In 2015, STXtelevision produced the NBC pilot Problem Child , based on the 1990 film of the same name . In April 2016, the STXtelevision Chinese variety show Number One Surprise premiered on Hunan TV , and became the #1 show in China with over 1 billion total views. In May 2017, STXtelevision announced it had acquired the first TV project from Kevin Kwan , author of Crazy Rich Asians . In November 2017, STXtelevision announced Valley of
6399-416: Was the 2014 drama-thriller State of Affairs , starring Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard . The 13-episode series was developed by STX TV (as it is stylized) and sold to NBC . In 2015, STX TV produced the NBC pilot Problem Child , based on the 1990 film of the same name . In April 2016, STX TV expanded into unscripted and reality content, hiring veteran TV producer Jason Goldberg . A few months later,
6480-705: Was theatrically released in the US on September 13, 2019. It grossed $ 105 million in the US and Canada, and $ 157.6 million worldwide. The Gentlemen , written, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie and starring Matthew McConaughey , was released theatrically in January 2020. It grossed $ 115.2 million at the box office worldwide. As of July 2020, upcoming STX films include Greenland starring Gerard Butler , Run Rabbit Run starring Elisabeth Moss , The Godmother starring Jennifer Lopez , Night Wolf starring Kevin Hart , and Muscle starring Vin Diesel . In 2016, STX Films became
6561-457: Was there but is now gone, but Jacob reappears, shoots and kills Clark, then throws and traps Helena in a pit. Jacob leaves, saying he will get Marigold so they can be a family. Helena manages to escape and retrieves Jacob’s hidden hunting rifle from the cabin. She tracks Jacob as he escapes in a canoe down the river and shoots him out of the canoe. Helena continues to stalk Jacob through the wilderness, using Jacob’s lessons as guidance. Jacob hides in
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