Universal Pictures is getting into a first-look movie manufacturing pact with its Twisters star Glen Powell and his Barnstorm manufacturing firm. At the identical time, 21 Laps veteran Dan Cohen is ready to affix Barnstorm because the label’s associate.
The information comes within the wake of Powell being nominated for his first Golden Globe, for Best Actor in a Comedy and Musical for Netflix’s Hit Man, which he produced and co-wrote.
Twisters overperformed in opposition to trade expectations, changing into the most important opening for a pure catastrophe movie ever on the home field workplace with an $81.2 million home begin, a $267.7M stateside ultimate and close to a $371M world take. The sequel debuted on Peacock in November, changing into the service’s largest Pay 1 movie ever in its first 14 days on the platform.
“Barnstorm has been a dream of mine since I was a kid. I want our company to be a destination for world-class theatrical entertainment,.” mentioned Powell, Barnstorm’s founder. “Throughout the process of making Twisters, I was so impressed with the leadership of Universal and the vision and ambition of their team across so many departments. We are so honored to call them home. Dan Cohen is someone I’ve been a fan of for over a decade. His passion for storytelling and storytellers is inspiring and I’m so proud to call him my partner in this exciting new chapter.”
Said Universal Pictures president Peter Cramer: “Glen is the complete package: a talented, charismatic producer, creator, writer and actor at the top of his game, who is committed to entertaining global audiences across all genres. He was an ideal partner throughout the production and release of our hit Twisters, and we know that he will continue to expand on his success in the years to come. We couldn’t be more excited to collaborate with him, Dan, and the Barnstorm team to create compelling new stories for the big screen.”
Added Cohen, “I’m extremely grateful for the almost 15 years I’ve spent at 21 Laps with Shawn Levy, Dan Levine & the 21 Laps total workforce for all the pieces we’ve made collectively and I wasn’t seeking to go away. Glen is someone I’ve admired for a very long time and who’s earned each ounce of his success. Partnering with him at Barnstorm is a unprecedented alternative. We share a ardour for pushing artistic boundaries, amplifying recent voices, and telling daring, impactful tales that join with audiences world wide. People typically speak about doing ‘One for me … and one for them.’ But in trying ahead to constructing Barnstorm, the philosophy is ‘All for me. And all for them.’
At Levy’s 21 Laps, Cohen served as EP on Netflix’s Stranger Things and was an EP on the streamer’s film The Adam Project, in addition to an EP on the Oscar-winning The Arrival. Cohen was additionally a co-producer on twentieth Century Studios’ Levy-directed hit The Free Guy. His different producer credit embrace Never Let Go, The Boogeyman and Kin.
Prior to this deal, Barnstorm produced The Blue Angels and the forthcoming Hulu sequence Chad Powers; Powell wrote and is an EP and stars on Chad Powers. The actor is presently capturing Edgar Wright’s The Running Man within the UK. He’ll keep within the UK into the spring for J.J. Abrams’ untitled sci-fi Warner Bros film that additionally stars Jenna Ortega.
In the wake of starring within the close to $1.5 billion-grossing Top Gun: Maverick, Powell resurrected the rom-com on the massive display with Sydney Sweeney with final Christmas’ Anyone But You, which grossed $220.3M worldwide and was a worthwhile hit for Sony netting $103M in any case ancillaries.