Insurge Pictures
| Division | |
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | |
| Owner | Viacom |
| Parent | Paramount Pictures |
Insurge Pictures is an American production company that is the American film studio Paramount Pictures' specialty label.
Beginnings
In March 2010, it was announced Paramount Pictures would launch a new division named Insurge Pictures, which would produce micro-budget films based on Paramount's success with micro-budget Paranormal Activity. The first film produced by Paramount Insurge was Never Say Never (2010), a documentary film featuring Justin Bieber. Prior to the release of the film, Insurge released "Grease: The Sing-A-Long," which had a limited release.[1]
In 2011, it was announced Insurge wrapped at a time-untitled project about a destination wedding, the film which was released on May 22, 2015 was titled Drunk Wedding and was shelved for years prior to the release.[2][3] In January 2011, it was announced Insurge was releasing The Devil Inside.[4]
In 2012, Insurge released The Loved Ones, and Katy Perry: Part of Me. Insurge also produced a mockumentary reality series, Burning Love, which was re-adapted in 2013 into a regular series for E!.[5] In 2015, it was announced that Insurge would be releasing Area 51 and Drunk Wedding on May 15, and May 22, 2015 in a limited release exclusively at Drafthouse Theaters and through video on demand providers. Both projects where shelved prior to their releases.[3]
In May 2015, President Amy Powell was stripped of responsibility for the division with Insurge being transferred as a label within Paramount and its staff absorbed into its feature film team reporting to recently appointed Paramount Motion Pictures Group President Marc Evans.[6]
Films
| Release Date | Title | Co-produced with |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2010 | Grease Sing-A-Long | |
| February 11, 2011 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | co-production with Paramount Pictures and MTV Films |
| January 6, 2012 | The Devil Inside | |
| June 1, 2012 | The Loved Ones | |
| July 5, 2012 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | co-production with Paramount Pictures, MTV Films and Imagine Entertainment |
| January 30, 2015 | Project Almanac | co-production with Paramount Pictures and MTV Films |
| May 15, 2015 | Area 51 | |
| May 22, 2015 | Drunk Wedding | |
| July 31, 2015 | Staten Island Summer | |
| September 9, 2016 | Brother Nature | co-distribution with Samuel Goldwyn Films |
References
- ↑ Pamela McClintock. "Paramount's Insurge refines its gameplan". Variety.
- ↑ Jeff Sneider. "Paramount Insurge wraps untitled project". Variety.
- 1 2 David Bloom. "Alamo Drafthouse Gets 'Area 51,' 'Drunk Wedding'; Ricki Lake-Backed Docu Goes To Bond/360 – Film Roundup - Deadline". Deadline.
- ↑ The Devil Inside- Official Trailer. YouTube. 28 October 2011.
- ↑ "'Burning Love' Renewed by E! for Two More Seasons - Ratings - TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com". TVbytheNumbers.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (March 23, 2015). "Paramount to Absorb Insurge Label; Amy Powell Stripped Of Film Duties". The Wrap. Retrieved June 4, 2015.