The Kennedy/Marshall Company

The Kennedy/Marshall Company (K/M) is an American film-production company, based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 1992^[1] by spouses Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.

The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Logo since 2006. Print logo was not used until 2009.
Type	Private
Industry	Film
Founded	1992; 31 years ago (1992)
Founders	Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California , United States
Products	Motion pictures
Services	Film production
Owners	Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall
Website	kennedymarshall.com

Company's former logo

It presently has 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 formerly founders at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment 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 3-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 TV shows made for the company.^[12]

Selected filmography

Feature films

1990s

Title	Release date	U.S. distributor	Co-production companies
Alive	January 15, 1993	Buena Vista Pictures	Touchstone Pictures Paramount Pictures
Milk Money	August 31, 1994	Paramount Pictures
Congo	June 9, 1995
The Indian in the Cupboard	July 14, 1995	Paramount Pictures	Columbia Pictures Paramount Pictures Scholastic Productions
Olympic Glory	January 22, 1999	IMAX	EMC Films MegaSystems, Inc.
The Sixth Sense	August 6, 1999	Buena Vista Pictures (Hollywood Pictures)	Spyglass Entertainment Barry Mendel Productions
Snow Falling on Cedars	December 22, 1999	Universal Pictures

2000s

Title	Release date	U.S. distributor	Co-production companies
A Map of the World	January 21, 2000	First Look Pictures	Overseas Filmgroup
The Bourne Identity	June 14, 2002	Universal Pictures	Hypnotic
Signs	August 2, 2002	Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	Blinding Edge Pictures
Seabiscuit	July 7, 2003	Universal Pictures	DreamWorks Pictures Spyglass Entertainment
The Young Black Stallion	December 25, 2003	Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)
The Bourne Supremacy	July 23, 2004	Universal Pictures	Ludlum Entertainment
Mr. 3000	September 17, 2004	Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	Dimension Films Spyglass Entertainment
Munich	December 23, 2005	Universal Pictures	Universal Pictures DreamWorks Pictures Alliance Atlantis Barry Mendel Productions Amblin Entertainment Peninsula Films
Roving Mars	January 27, 2006	Buena Vista Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	White Mountain Films
Eight Below	February 17, 2006		Mandeville Films Spyglass Entertainment
Hoot	May 5, 2006	New Line Cinema	Walden Media
The Bourne Ultimatum	August 3, 2007	Universal Pictures	MP Beta Productions Ludlum Entertainment
Persepolis	December 25, 2007	Sony Pictures Classics	Diaphana Distribution Celluloid Dreams CNC France 3 Cinema Region Ile-de-France
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly	February 1, 2008	Miramax Films	Pathe Canal+ France 3 Cinema
The Spiderwick Chronicles	February 14, 2008	Paramount Pictures	Nickelodeon Movies Atmosphere Pictures
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	December 25, 2008	Paramount Pictures	Paramount Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures
Crossing Over	January 27, 2009	The Weinstein Company
Ponyo (English Dub)	August 14, 2009	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Buena Vista Home Entertainment Mitsubishi Toho

2010s

Title	Release date	U.S. distributor	Co-production companies
The Last Airbender	July 2, 2010	Paramount Pictures	Nickelodeon Movies Blinding Edge Pictures
Hereafter	October 22, 2010	Warner Bros. Pictures	Malpaso Productions Amblin Entertainment
The Adventures of Tintin	December 21, 2011	Paramount Pictures	Paramount Pictures Columbia Pictures Amblin Entertainment WingNut Films Nickelodeon Movies
War Horse	December 25, 2011	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment Amblin Entertainment
The Secret World of Arrietty (U.S. Dub)	February 17, 2012	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho Wild Bunch
The Bourne Legacy	August 10, 2012	Universal Pictures	Relativity Media Captivate Entertainment
Lincoln	November 16, 2012	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	20th Century Fox DreamWorks Pictures Participant Media Reliance Entertainment Amblin Entertainment
From Up on Poppy Hill (English Dub)	March 15, 2013	GKIDS	Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho
The Wind Rises (English Dub)	February 28, 2014	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho KDDI
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (English Dub)	October 17, 2014	GKIDS
Jurassic World	June 12, 2015	Universal Pictures	Amblin Entertainment Legendary Pictures
The BFG	July 1, 2016	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Walt Disney Pictures Amblin Entertainment Walden Media Reliance Entertainment
Jason Bourne	July 29, 2016	Universal Pictures	Perfect World Pictures Pearl Street Films Captivate Entertainment
Sully	September 9, 2016	Warner Bros. Pictures	Malpaso Productions Village Roadshow Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment Flashlight Films Orange Corp
Assassin's Creed	December 21, 2016	20th Century Fox	New Regency Productions Ubisoft Motion Pictures DMC Film
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	June 22, 2018	Universal Pictures	Amblin Entertainment Legendary Pictures Perfect World Pictures

2020s

Title	Release date	U.S. distributor	Co-production companies
Jurassic World Dominion	June 10, 2022	Universal Pictures	Amblin Entertainment

Upcoming

Title	Release date	Distributor	Co-production companies
Twisters^[13]	July 19, 2024^[14]	Universal Pictures	Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
Hotfuss	TBA	TBA	GK Films, Offspring Entertainment

Television shows

Title	Years	Network	Notes
Snow Crash	TBA	Amazon Prime Video	co-production with Amazon Studios and Paramount Television

References

1. The Kennedy/Marshall Company: Inside KM Retrieved July 19, 2010
2. Marx, Andy (1992-12-17). "Marshall, Kennedy in pact at Par". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
3. "Kathleen Kennedy/Frank Marshall". Daily Variety (61st anniversary ed.). January 12, 1995. p. 18.
4. Ross, Matthew M.; Lyons, Charles (2001-12-07). "Anschutz's fantasy". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
5. "New studio shuffles put deals on wheels". Variety. 1995-12-11. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
6. Hontz, Jenny (1998-07-21). "Kennedy, Marshall ink CBS development deal". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
7. Hindes, Andrew; Cox, Dan (1998-12-17). "Pic team looking to make U turn". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
8. Hofler, Robert (2005-02-01). "Kennedy/Marshall eye B'way". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
9. Siegel, Tatiana (2009-03-11). "Kennedy, Marshall head to Sony". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
10. Sneider, Jeff (2011-10-21). "Kennedy, Marshall to DreamWorks". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
11. "Kathleen Kennedy to helm Lucasfilm as George Lucas phases out". Los Angeles Times. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
12. Littleton, Cynthia (2012-05-30). "Kennedy/Marshall Co. signs with CBS TV Studios". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
13. Vlessing, Etan (December 15, 2022). "Lee Isaac Chung in Talks to Direct 'Twisters' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
14. Rubin, Rebecca (December 20, 2022). "'Twister' Sequel Sets Summer 2024 Release Date". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

External links

• Official website