Former type Subsidiary Website www.iamrogue.com Founded March 2004 | Industry Motion picture Defunct 2000 (original) | |
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Headquarters Universal City, California, United States Parent organizations Universal Studios, Relativity Media, Focus Features, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Films produced Seed of Chucky, Skyline, Limitless, Doomsday, American Pie Presents | ||
Rogue (formerly Rogue Pictures) was an American production company founded in 1997 and was based in Universal City, California. It was known to produce action, thriller and horror films for its consumers
It was owned by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment from 1997-1999, after which Universal Studios acquired the studio until its original defunct year of 2000. In 2004, Rogue was relaunched and sold off to Focus Features, which retained the studio until 2009. Its current owner is Relativity Media.
History
In 1997, Rogue Pictures was formed as a division of PolyGram Pictures but the name was dropped in 2000 after Universal Pictures bought PolyGram. In 2004, the name was revived as part of Universal-owned Focus Features, with a goal of "high-quality suspense, action, thriller and urban features with mainstream appeal and franchise potential".'
In 2005, Universal expanded the company's operations to become a stand-alone division with a new goal of releasing ten films annually. Later that year, Universal and Rogue signed a deal with newly formed Intrepid Pictures to produce, co-finance, and distribute films for five years. In 2007, distribution and marketing of Rogue Pictures films were moved to Universal in company-wide shifts to accommodate Focus Features, putting Rogue Pictures under greater control of the parent company.
In 2008, Relativity Media approached Universal about buying the company, a move described in the entertainment media as "bold." The following year, Relativity completed acquisition of the company. At the time of purchase, Rogue Pictures had more than two dozen titles in its library, four upcoming films, and more than thirty projects in development.