Plan B Entertainment
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film and television production |
| Predecessor | Brad Grey Pictures |
| Founded | November 2001 |
| Founder | Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Kristin Hahn, Jennifer Aniston |
| Headquarters | United States |
Key people | Brad Pitt (owner), Dede Gardner (former president), Jeremy Kleiner (co-president) |
| Products | Motion pictures, television programs |
| Owner | Brad Pitt (full ownership until 2022), Mediawan (majority 60% share since 2022) |
| Parent | Mediawan (since 2022) |
Plan B Entertainment, Inc., widely recognized as Plan B, is a U.S.-based production company established in November 2001 by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Kristin Hahn, and Jennifer Aniston. The company began its operations under an agreement with Warner Bros., succeeding Brad Grey Pictures, which was managed by Brad Grey. Following the 2005 separation of Pitt and Aniston, and Brad Grey’s appointment as CEO of Paramount Pictures, Pitt took full ownership of Plan B. For an extended period, Dede Gardner held the position of president until 2013, when Jeremy Kleiner joined as co-president.
Plan B is credited with producing numerous highly praised films, such as The Departed, 12 Years a Slave, and Moonlight, each honored with the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2020, Pitt alongside Gardner and Kleiner were recipients of the Producers Guild of America's David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures.
In a notable corporate move in December 2022, French media giant Mediawan acquired a majority 60% share in Plan B, while Plan B simultaneously invested in Mediawan, marking a pivotal shift in the company’s ownership and international reach.
It is important to note that the name "Plan B" had previously been associated with an unrelated production entity led by Bruce Berman from 1996 to 1997.
Current
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (2020–present)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (2002–2005; 2020–present)
- Amazon MGM Studios (2020–present)
Previous
- Annapurna Pictures (2017–2020)
- New Regency (2014–2017)
- RatPac Entertainment (2014–2017)
- Paramount Pictures (2005–2013)
2000s
| Year | Title | Director | Oscar Best Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Troy | Wolfgang Petersen | |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Tim Burton | |
| 2006 | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Won |
| 2006 | Running with Scissors | Ryan Murphy | |
| 2007 | Year of the Dog | Mike White | |
| 2007 | A Mighty Heart | Michael Winterbottom | |
| 2007 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Andrew Dominik | |
| 2009 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | Rebecca Miller | |
| 2009 | The Time Traveler's Wife | Robert Schwentke |
2010s
| Year | Title | Director | Oscar Best Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Matthew Vaughn | |
| 2010 | Eat, Pray, Love | Ryan Murphy | |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | Nominated |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Bennett Miller | Nominated |
| 2012 | Killing Them Softly | Andrew Dominik | |
| 2013 | Kick Ass 2 | Jeff Wadlow | |
| 2013 | World War Z | Marc Forster | |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Steve McQueen | Won |
| 2014 | Selma | Ava DuVernay | Nominated |
| 2015 | True Story | Rupert Goold | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Adam McKay | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Barry Jenkins | Won |
| 2016 | The Lost City of Z | James Gray | |
| 2016 | Voyage of Time | Terrence Malick | |
| 2017 | War Machine | David Michod | |
| 2017 | Okja | Bong Joon-ho | |
| 2017 | Brad's Status | Mike White | |
| 2018 | Beautiful Boy | Felix Van Groeningen | |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Barry Jenkins | |
| 2018 | Vice | Adam McKay | Nominated |
| 2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Joe Talbot | |
| 2019 | Ad Astra | James Gray | |
| 2019 | The King | David Michôd |
2020s
| Year | Title | Director | Oscar Best Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Irresistible | Jon Stewart | |
| Kajillionaire | Miranda July | ||
| Minari | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated | |
|
'Father of the Bride (2022 film) | Gary Alazraki | | |||
|
Landscape with Invisible Hand | Cory Finley | | |||
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Bob Marley: One Love | Reinaldo Marcus Green | | |||
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Mickey 17 | Bong Joon Ho | |
Upcoming Titles
- Preparation for the Next Life scheduled for 2025
- Hedda planned for release in 2025
- Anemone anticipated in 2025
- Animal – release date to be announced
- The Greatest Race on Earth – release date pending
- H Is for Hawk – date TBA
- Heart of the Beast – date to be determined
- The Husbands – release date unknown
- Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – release date not set
- Weekend Warriors – release timing unconfirmed
Television
2000s
| Year | Title | Network | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Pretty/Handsome" | "FX" | "Pilot episode was not picked up." |
2010s
| Year | Title | Network | Remarks |
|---|
|- | Resurrection |'ABC' |'Ended after two seasons.' |} |- | Deadbeat |'Hulu' |'Concluded following three seasons.' |} |- | Nightingale and The Normal Heart |'HBO' |'Television films.' |} |- | The OA |'Netflix' |'Cancelled after two seasons.' |} |- | Feud |'FX' |'Currently ongoing.' |} |- | Sweetbitter |'Starz' |'Ended after two seasons.' |}
2020s
| Year | Title | Network | Remarks |
|---|
|- | Lego Masters |'Fox' |'Currently airing.' |} |- | The Third Day and The Underground Railroad |'Sky Atlantic, HBO, Amazon Prime Video' |'Miniseries format.' |} |- | Outer Range |'Amazon Prime Video' |'Cancelled after two seasons.' |} |- | Paper Girls and High School |'Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Freevee' |'Ended after one season.' |} |- | Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity |'Amazon Prime Video' |'Documentary series.' |} |- | 3 Body Problem |'Netflix' |'Renewed through seasons two and three.' |} |- | Adolescence |'Netflix' |'Miniseries planned for 2025.' |}
Upcoming Projects
- Wytches, forthcoming on Amazon Prime Video
- Naked By The Window, forthcoming on Amazon Prime Video
Further reading
- Behind the Scenes with the Golden Boy, Daily Variety, December 15, 2006
External links
- Brad Pitt's Producing Credits on Box Office Mojo