Solstice Studios

Solstice Studios was a Los Angeles-based entertainment company, founded in 2018. The studio developed, fully financed, produces, sold internationally and distributed feature films in the U.S. on a wide-release basis.

Solstice Studios
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm industry
FoundedOctober 2, 2018[1]
FounderMark Gill
DefunctFebruary 2023
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
U.S.
Number of employees
51–200[2]
Websitesolstice-studios.com

History

In May 2019, Solstice Studios announced Russell Crowe would star in Carl Ellsworth's thriller film, Unhinged. Principal photography took place in New Orleans from July 15 to August 23, 2019.[3] It was released in the United States on August 21, 2020.[4] The first film to receive a wide theatrical release in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it grossed $44 million worldwide.[5]

Solstice Studios announced a partnership with Studio 8 in November 2019, with Robert Rodriguez's Hypnotic as their first joint-project. Ben Affleck has been cast to star in the film.[6] Affleck will play a "detective investigating a series of impossible high-end heists who becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program". Production was set to begin April 2020, but delayed due to the pandemic.[7]

In September 2020, the studio acquired the distribution rights to the Mark Wahlberg drama film Joe Bell for $20 million.[8] The distribution rights for the film were sold off to Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment in May of 2021 along with Plane to Lionsgate. In October of 2021, It was reported that the studio would be shuttered after Hypnotic was completed in post-production but by February of 2023, The company was revealed to possibly been closed down.

Films

Released
Release date Film Notes
August 21, 2020 Unhinged co-production with Ingenious Media and Burek Films

References
  1. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2 October 2018). "Mark Gill, Andrew Gunn, Guy Botham & Vincent Bruzzese Launch Solstice Studios; Teams With Ingenious Media On Theatrical Releases". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. "Solstice Studios". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. Scott, Mike (17 June 2019). "Russell Crowe to film road-rage thriller 'Unhinged' in New Orleans". The Times-Picayune, The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. Squires, John (16 September 2019). "Russell Crowe-Starring Road Rage Thriller 'Unhinged' Speeding Our Way Summer 2020". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. "Unhinged (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. Slater, Georgia (6 November 2019). "Ben Affleck to Star in New Thriller Hypnotic From Sin City Director Robert Rodriguez". People. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. Perez, Lexy (7 November 2019). "AFM: Download THR's Day 2 Daily". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. Fleming Jr, Mark (September 19, 2020). "Mark Wahlberg-Starrer 'Good Joe Bell' Landed By Solstice Studios In $20 Million WW Deal: Awards Season Push For Toronto Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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