| Formerly | Pacific Western Productions (1982–1998) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Film Television |
| Founded | 1982; 42 years ago (1982) (as Pacific Western Productions) 1998; 26 years ago (1998) (as Valhalla Entertainment) |
| Founder | Gale Anne Hurd |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
| Key people | Gale Anne Hurd |
Valhalla Entertainment Productions, Inc. is an American film and television production company. Their productions include AMC's The Walking Dead television series, its companion series, Fear the Walking Dead, and the spin-off, The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
History
Formerly Pacific Western Productions, the company was founded by producer Gale Anne Hurd in 1982, and it was folded into Valhalla Motion Pictures in 2000.
In 1988, Gale Anne Hurd launched a label No Frills Film, devoted to producing lower budget and independent films, usually with the nature of B-movie. In 1993, No Frills Film was merged into Pacific Western Productions.
Five years later, Gale Anne Hurd formed another production label, Valhalla Motion Pictures, which was ultimately merged with Pacific Western Productions in 2000. The same year it signed a first-look deal with Kinowelt USA, which was acquired by StudioCanal after Kinowelt was forced into bankruptcy.
In 2001, Valhalla Motion Pictures launched a television division that its main focus was on producing television shows and movies for networks and syndication.
Valhalla had an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions to develop new television and digital programs, which was renewed in 2015. Valhalla produced USA Network's drama series, Falling Water, and Amazon's original series, Lore.
In the comic book industry, Valhalla has created a six-issue mini-series comic book, The Scourge, for Aspen Comics, and a four-issue comic book mini-series, ANTI, for 12 Gauge Comics. Dead Man's Run, which was created for Aspen Comics by Greg Pak.
On February 7, 2017, Valhalla Motion Pictures merged into Valhalla Entertainment, which was originally formed in 1996.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Details | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director(s) | Writer(s) | Distributor(s) | Budget(s) | Gross | ||
| 1984 | The Terminator | James Cameron | James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd | Orion Pictures | $6.4 million | $78.3 million |
| 1986 | Aliens | Story by: James Cameron and David Giler and Walter Hill Screenplay by: James Cameron Based on characters by: Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett |
20th Century Fox | $17–18 million | $131.3–183.3 million | |
| 1988 | Bad Dreams | Andrew Fleming | Story by: Andrew Fleming and Michael Dick and P.J. Pettiette and Yuri Zeltser Screenplay by: Andrew Fleming and Steven E. de Souza |
$4.5 million | $9.8 million | |
| Alien Nation | Graham Bake | Rocknee S. O'Bannon | $16 million | $32.2 million | ||
| 1989 | The Abyss | James Cameron | $43–47 million | $89.8 million | ||
| 1990 | Downtown | Richard Benjamin | Nat Mauldin | $10 million | $2.34 million | |
| Tremors | Ron Underwood | Story by: Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson and Ron Underwood Screenplay by: Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson |
Universal Studios | $11 million | $16 million | |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | James Cameron | James Cameron and William Wisher Jr. | TriStar Pictures | $94 million | $523.7 million |
| 1992 | The Waterdance | Neal Jimenez and Michael Steinberg | Neal Jimenez | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | TBA | $1.7 million |
| Raising Cain | Brian De Palma | Universal Studios | $12 million | $37 million | ||
| 1994 | No Escape | Martin Campbell | Michael Gaylin and Joel Gross | Savoy Pictures (US & UK) Columbia Pictures (International) |
$20 million | $15.3 million |
| Safe Passage | Robert Allan Ackerman | Deena Goldstone | New Line Cinema | TBA | $1.6 million | |
| 1997 | The Relic | Peter Hyams | Amy Holden Jones and John Raffo and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver |
Paramount Pictures (US) Universal Studios (international) |
$60 million | $48 million |
| Dante's Peak | Roger Donaldson | Leslie Bohem | Universal Studios | $116 million | $178.1 million | |
| Switchback | Jeb Stuart | Paramount Pictures | $38 million | $6.5 million | ||
| 1998 | Armageddon | Michael Bay | Story by: Robert Roy Pool and Jonathan Hensleigh Screenplay by: Jonathan Hensleigh and Tony Gilroy and Shane Salerno and J. J. Abrams |
Buena Vista Pictures | $140 million | $553.7 million |
| Dead Man on Campus | Alan Cohn | Story by: Anthony Abrams and Adam Larson Broder Screenplay by: Michael Traeger and Mike White |
Paramount Pictures | $14 million | $15 million | |
| 1999 | Virus | John Bruno | Dennis Feldman and Chuck Pfarrer | Universal Studios | $75 million | $30.7 million |
| Dick | Andrew Fleming | Andrew Fleming and Sheryl Longin | Columbia Pictures | $13 million | $6.3 million | |
| 2002 | Clockstoppers | Jonathan Frakes | Story by: Rob Hedden and Andy Hedden and J. David Stem and David N. Weiss Screenplay by: Rob Hedden and J. David Stem and David N. Weiss |
Paramount Pictures | $26 million | $38.8 million |
| 2003 | Hulk | Ang Lee | Story by: James Schamus Screenplay by: James Schamus and Michael France and John Turman |
Universal Studios | $137 million | $245.4 million |
| 2004 | The Punisher | Jonathan Hensleigh | Jonathan Hensleigh and Michael France | Lionsgate Films (US & Canada) Columbia Pictures (International) |
$33 million | $54.7 million |
| 2005 | Æon Flux | Karyn Kusama | Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi | Paramount Pictures | $65 million | $52.3 million |
| 2007 | Welcome to the Jungle | Jonathan Hensleigh | Dimension Films | 200,000 | TBA | |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Louis Leterrier | Zak Penn | Universal Studios | $150 million | $263.4 million |
| Punisher: War Zone | Lexi Alexander | Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Nick Santora | Lionsgate Films | $35 million | $10.1 million | |
| 2018 | Hell Fest | Gregory Plotkin | Story by: William Penick and Christopher Sey and Stephen Susco Screenplay by: Seth M. Sherwood and Blair Butler and Akela Cooper |
CBS Films Lionsgate Films |
$5.5 million | $17.5 million |
Comic books
| Year | Comic book(s) | Details | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Issue(s) | Reference(s) | ||
| 2010–2011 | The Scourge | Aspen Comics | Scott Lobdell | Eric Battle | 6 | |
| 2011–2013 | Dead Man's Run | Greg Pak | Tony Parker | 7 | ||
| 2012–2013 | ANTI | 12 Gauge Comics | Peter Calloway | Brian Stelfreeze | 4 | |
Documentaries
| Year | Documentary film | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director(s) | Writer(s) | Distributor(s) | ||
| 2002 | True Whispers: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers | Valerie Red-Horse | PBS | |
| 2010 | Choctaw Code Talkers | Native American Public Telecommunications | ||
| 2017 | Mankiller | PBS | ||
| 2023 | The YouTube Effect | Alex Winter | Kanopy Drafthouse Films | |
Television
Television shows
Television movies
| Year | Television movie | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director(s) | Writer(s) | Network(s) | Distributor(s) | ||
| 1991 | Cast a Deadly Spell | Martin Campbell | Joseph Dougherty | HBO | |
| 1994 | Witch Hunt | Paul Schrader | |||
| 1995 | Sugartime | John N. Smith | Written by: Martyn Burke Suggested by the book Roemer: Man Against the Mob by: William F. Roemer Jr. | ||
| 2010 | The Wronged Man | Tom McLoughlin | Based on the magazine article by: Andrew Corsello Written by: Teena Booth |
Lifetime Movie Network | Sony Pictures Television |
| 2011 | Last Man Standing | Ernest Dickerson | Jolene Rice and Adam Beason | Lifetime Television | |
Logo
On March 24, 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office denied a trademark registration by Valhalla Game Studios on the grounds there was likelihood of confusion between Valhalla Motion Pictures and Valhalla Games Studios' mark.
Notes
- Despite reportedly working extensively on the script, the Writers Guild of America decided not to credit Edward Norton as a writer, only crediting Penn, arguing Norton had not dramatically changed Penn's script.
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