Fox Atomic Studio is no more
04-20-09, 12:44 AM
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Fox Atomic Studio is no more
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For a long time, Fox Atomic stayed open only because it was Peter Rice's baby. The handwriting was on the wall about its fate as long ago as January of last year when Fox Filmed Entertainment absorbed its marketing and publicity departments and let go of John Hegeman, the co-founder with Rice of Atomic who ended up at New Regency. The fact that the movies weren't performing, and Peter Rice was moved into television, was its death knell, not the economic crisis. So I've just confirmed that Fox Atomic this week will shutter as an independent production division. Approximately 6 staffers will be let go. Fox Atomic Digital, which also has 6 staffers, will move under the Fox Filmed Entertainment umbrella. It's likely that Debbie Liebling, Atomic's President of Production, will return to Twentieth Century Fox as a senior exec reporting to co-Presidents of Production, Emma Watts and Alex Young. Fox Atomic's 2 upcoming pics, I Love You Beth Cooper and Jennifer’s Body, will be released by Twentieth Century Fox, while a 3rd, Post Grad, will be released by Fox Searchlight. One of my sources notes: "The new Beth Cooper trailer is entirely focused on the mothership -- no Atomic branding at all." And, sadly, so it goes.
04-20-09, 12:49 AM
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Re: Fox Atomic Studio is no more
I couldn't name one movie that they released. But I wonder what this does to 28 Months Later, since they were one of the production companies attached to it.
04-20-09, 01:25 AM
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04-20-09, 09:26 AM
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Re: Fox Atomic Studio is no more
They really didn't release much, they did distribution for Turistas, Hills Have Eyes II and 28 Weeks Later but really thats about it in terms of horror movies. In terms of productions, they basically did 28 Weeks Later and a few shitty comedies.
In other words, these guys were no After Dark Films.
In other words, these guys were no After Dark Films.
04-20-09, 09:47 AM
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Re: Fox Atomic Studio is no more
Which applies to most of their subsidiaries... except Fox Searchlight, as they seem unusually capable of getting out quality films that aren't poorly edited for a PG-13 theatrical release. (Given the chance, 20th Century would have found a way to make Little Miss Sunshine and Slumdog Millionaire PG-13 to broaden its audience.)
04-20-09, 09:51 AM
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Re: Fox Atomic Studio is no more
Fox Searchlight is brilliant at taking OK movies and overhyping them to the point that they're no fun to watch anymore.
04-20-09, 10:03 AM
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Re: Fox Atomic Studio is no more
I tend to try and see their flicks that look interesting before the hype machine starts spinning, though overzealous critics make that hard.
04-20-09, 10:52 AM
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Good riddance, I say. The less means to produce shitty horror, the better. Aside from 28 Weeks Later all of their output was horrendous & unwatchable.
04-20-09, 04:33 PM
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Re: Fox Atomic Studio is no more
The first Fox Atomic movie I saw was Turistas. 12 Weeks Later and The Hills Have Eyes 2 are the only other two I saw (that I recall).
04-20-09, 05:36 PM
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Distributor - filmography
1. Jennifer's Body (2009) ... Distributor (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
2. The Post Grad Survival Guide (2009) ... Distributor (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
3. I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) ... Distributor (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
4. 12 Rounds (2009) ... Distributor (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
5. Miss March (2009) ... Distributor (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
6. The Comebacks (2007) ... Distributor (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
7. End Is Extremely F*cking Nigh: Shot on the Set of '28 Weeks Later' (2007) ... Distributor (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
8. 28 Weeks Later (2007) ... Distributor (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
9. Turistas: The Other Side of Paradise (2007) (V) ... Distributor (2007) (USA) (DVD)
10. The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) ... Distributor (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
11. Turistas (2006) ... Distributor (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
Filmography as: Distributor, Production Company
Production Company - filmography
1. 28 Months Later (2011) ... Production Company
2. The Post Grad Survival Guide (2009) ... Production Company
3. The Rocker (2008) ... Production Company
4. The Comebacks (2007) ... Production Company
5. 28 Weeks Later (2007) ... Production Company
6. The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) ... Production Company (presents)
04-20-09, 09:00 PM
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Re: Fox Atomic Studio is no more
Everyone in the industry has known Fox Atomic has been dead for months now.
Miss March was released under the Fox Searchlight banner whereas 12 Rounds was released under 20th Century Fox. The Comebacks was the last Fox Atomic film with it's logo at the beginning.
Fox and Searchlight are splitting up the remainder of the films. Searchlight will release Jennifer's Body and Post Grad whereas Fox will be releasing I Love You, Beth Cooper.
Fox Faith has found similar luck. Not being supported by it's parent due to disappointment (didn't help that Fox Faith's theatrical releases were never put in more than a few hundred theaters at a time), but now is just a label to put on specific DVDs.
Miss March was released under the Fox Searchlight banner whereas 12 Rounds was released under 20th Century Fox. The Comebacks was the last Fox Atomic film with it's logo at the beginning.
Fox and Searchlight are splitting up the remainder of the films. Searchlight will release Jennifer's Body and Post Grad whereas Fox will be releasing I Love You, Beth Cooper.
Fox Faith has found similar luck. Not being supported by it's parent due to disappointment (didn't help that Fox Faith's theatrical releases were never put in more than a few hundred theaters at a time), but now is just a label to put on specific DVDs.
