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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Kevin Spacey |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Key people | Dana Brunetti (President) |
| Products | Motion pictures, television and digital media |
| Owner | UltraV Holdings[1] |
| Parent | Relativity Media[2] |
| Website | www |
Trigger Street Productions is an American entertainment production company formed by Kevin Spacey in 1997 and further developed by his business partner Dana Brunetti.[3][4] The company's credits include Captain Phillips, Shakespeare High,[5] Safe, The Social Network, 21, Shrink, Fanboys, the Emmy-nominated Bernard and Doris, Emmy-winning Recount, Mini's First Time, Beyond the Sea, The United States of Leland, The Big Kahuna and House of Cards, as well as stage productions of The Iceman Cometh and Cobb.
Shortly after the company was formed, Trigger Street Productions had signed a deal with Fine Line Features in order to release films for a two-year period.[6] In 2001, Trigger Street Productions was then signed to a contract with film financer Intermedia in order to finance future Trigger Street features, for a first-look deal, which resulted in the founder's involvement in producing K-PAX.[7]
The name "Trigger Street" is a reference to an actual street in Spacey's boyhood home of Chatsworth, where Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (and Roy's horse Trigger) had their ranch. Spacey and his childhood friends dreamed of opening a neighborhood theater where they could stage their own "Trigger Street" productions. In 2011, the company signed a deal with Sony Pictures.[8] In 2015, the company had launched a television division with a deal at Fox 21 Television Studios.[9]
In January 2016 it was announced that Relativity Media, which was just emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy,[10] had acquired Trigger Street Productions and that Spacey would become chairman of Relativity Studios whilst Brunetti would become the studio's president.[11] Spacey called the move “an incredible opportunity to make great entertainment” and said he considered it the “next evolution in my career.”, and Brunetti said, "Being a disruptor at heart, I look forward to the opportunities that being inside a studio system will present."[12]
However, when the paperwork for the studio was filed for the court it emerged that Spacey had opted out of assuming the chairmanship of the studios,[13] and by the end of 2016 Brunetti had also left Relativity whilst both remained Executive Producers on House of Cards and Manhunt: Unabomber (previous working title: Manifesto).[14]
- ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (August 16, 2018). "Bankruptcy Court OKs Sale Of Relativity Media To UltraV Holdings". Deadline. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 6, 2016). "Relativity Media acquires Trigger Street; sets Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti to run studio as it emerges From Chapter 11". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Peretz, Evgenia (February 10, 2016). "Dana Brunetti, Hollywood's most openly disliked and secretly beloved executive". Vanity Fair. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Jason Di Rosso (host) and Dana Brunetti (guest) (November 12, 2015). Dana Brunetti on 'House of Cards' and working with Kevin Spacey (Audio). The Final Cut. Australia: Radio National (RN). Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ "Shakespeare High: The Movie". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (November 20, 1998). "Spacey, Fine Line ink 2-year, first-look deal". Variety. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Fleming, Michael; Harris, Dana (May 15, 2001). "Intermedia pulls Trigger". Variety. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Abrams, Rachel (April 20, 2011). "Trigger Street near first-look deal with Sony". Variety. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ Zumberge, Marianne (January 8, 2015). "Kevin Spacey-Dana Brunetti Production Company Triggers New Talent". Variety. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Patten, Dominic; Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 30, 2015). "Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media finally files Chapter 11 bankruptcy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 6, 2016). "Relativity Media acquires Trigger Street; sets Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti to run studio as it emerges From Chapter 11". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Rainey, James (January 6, 2016). "Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti set to run Relativity for Ryan Kavanaugh". Variety. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Lang, Brent; Littleton, Cynthia (March 13, 2016). "Relativity Relaunch: Kevin Spacey nixes chairman role, Dana Brunetti sets deal". Variety. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 20, 2016). "Dana Brunetti leaving Relativity; will continue producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 4, 2017.