Industry Motion pictures Founder Joel Silver Type of business Production company | Headquarters United States Founded 1985 | |
Key people Susan Downey
Steve Richards Subsidiaries Dark Castle Entertainment Films produced The Nice Guys, The Matrix, V for Vendetta, Lethal Weapon, Project X | ||
Silver pictures logo 1991 2005
Silver Pictures is an American film production company founded by Hollywood producer Joel Silver during 1985. All movies after Ricochet have been distributed by Warner Bros. and its subsidiary New Line Cinema.
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In 2012, Joel Silver and Warner Bros. ended their 25-year production, marketing, and distribution relationship. This is due to Joel Silver growing increasingly upset with how Warner Bros. had been handling the marketing and releasing of the films his company produced. Despite their split, Silver and Warner Bros. co-produced The Nice Guys in 2016.
In 2012, Joel Silver and Universal Pictures struck a 5-year marketing and distribution deal, starting with the Liam Neeson action thriller Non-Stop on February 28, 2014. Universal Pictures will not be a production partner with Silver Pictures, only a distributor.