Good Universe
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane |
| Headquarters | United States |
Key people | Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane, Kelli Konop (executive vice president) |
| Parent | Lionsgate (since 2017) |
Good Universe is a film production company based in the United States, established by Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane.
History
Good Universe was founded in early 2012 following the departure of Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane from Lionsgate. At Lionsgate, Drake served as president of the Motion Picture Group, while Kahane was head of Mandate Pictures. The company's initial presence was marked at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where it utilized a development slate originating from Mandate Pictures, collaborating with Lionsgate as its distribution partner. Additionally, Good Universe expanded the operations of the Ghost House Pictures label.
On March 5, 2014, Good Universe entered into a joint venture with Point Grey Pictures, the production company led by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, focusing on producing comedy films. Later, on February 6, 2017, director Fede Alvarez partnered with Good Universe to form Bad Hombre, a label dedicated to science fiction and horror projects.
In September 2015, Kelli Konop was appointed as executive vice president overseeing physical production.
By 2017, Good Universe became part of Lionsgate as a subsidiary after Joe Drake returned to Lionsgate as co-chair of the motion picture group. The following year, Nathan Kahane also joined Lionsgate, assuming the role of executive vice president of production.
Filmography
- Miller's Girl (2024) (co-produced alongside Point Grey Pictures and Lionsgate)
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) (co-produced with Color Force, distributed by Lionsgate)
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) (produced under Bad Hombre, distributed via Netflix)
- Don't Breathe 2 (2021) (produced under Bad Hombre, released by Stage 6 Films and Screen Gems)
- Desperados (2020) (distributed by Netflix)
- The Grudge (2020) (uncredited involvement, released through Screen Gems)
- Good Boys (2019) (distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Always Be My Maybe (2019) (released on Netflix)
- Long Shot (2019) (distributed by Lionsgate)
- Ibiza (2018) (released via Netflix)
- Extinction (2018) (available on Netflix)
- Blockers (2018) (distributed by Universal Pictures)
- The Disaster Artist (2017) (U.S. release by A24, international distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures)
- The House (2017) (released by Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Don't Breathe (2016) (distributed through Stage 6 Films and Screen Gems)
- Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016) (released by Universal Pictures)
- The Night Before (2015) (distributed via Columbia Pictures)
- Neighbors (2014) (released by Universal Pictures)
- Oldboy (2013) (distributed by FilmDistrict)
- Last Vegas (2013) (released through CBS Films)