Color Force
American independent production company
Color Force is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2007 by producer and film executive Nina Jacobson after her 2006 termination as president of Disney's Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group.
Its films include the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Hunger Games series. Color Force signed a three-year "first-look" production deal with DreamWorks in December 2006. In 2012, Brad Simpson became partner. Later that year, Color Force signed a first-look deal with FX Productions. In 2014, the company signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox.
In 2017, Jacobson and Simpson appointed Nellie Reed as head of Color Force's television productions. In 2024, the company signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
01Filmography
Feature films
| Title | Release date | Director | Distributed by | Co-production with | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid | March 19, 2010 | Thor Freudenthal | 20th Century Fox | Fox 2000 Pictures and Dune Entertainment | $15 million | $118,182,020 |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | March 25, 2011 | David Bowers | $21 million | $87,378,502 | ||
| One Day | August 19, 2011 | Lone Scherfig | Focus Features | Random House Films and Film4 Productions | $15 million | $56,706,628 |
| The Hunger Games | March 23, 2012 | Gary Ross | Lionsgate | $78 million | $691,247,768 | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | August 3, 2012 | David Bowers | 20th Century Fox | Fox 2000 Pictures and Dune Entertainment | $22 million | $77,112,176 |
| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | November 22, 2013 | Francis Lawrence | Lionsgate | $130 million | $854,355,361 | |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 | November 21, 2014 | $125 million | $755,100,229 | |||
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 | November 20, 2015 | $160 million | $652,955,370 | |||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul | May 19, 2017 | David Bowers | 20th Century Fox | Fox 2000 Pictures | $22 million | $24,380,215 |
| Crazy Rich Asians | August 17, 2018 | Jon M. Chu | Warner Bros. Pictures | Ivanhoe Pictures | $30 million | $231,310,201 |
| Ben Is Back | December 7, 2018 | Peter Hedges | Roadside Attractions LD Entertainment Lionsgate | 30West and Black Bear Pictures | $13 million | $10 million |
| Where'd You Go, Bernadette | August 16, 2019 | Richard Linklater | United Artists Releasing | Annapurna Pictures | $18 million | $10 million |
| The Goldfinch | September 13, 2019 | John Crowley | Warner Bros. Pictures | Amazon Studios | $44 million | $9 million |
| All Day and a Night | May 1, 2020 | Joe Robert Cole | Netflix | Mighty Engine | ||
| The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | November 17, 2023 | Francis Lawrence | Lionsgate | Good Universe | $100 million | $338 million |
Upcoming films
| Title | Release date | Director | Distributed by | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping | November 20, 2026 | Francis Lawrence | Lionsgate | ||
| China Rich Girlfriend | TBA | Warner Bros. Pictures | Ivanhoe Pictures |
Television
| Title | Series Premiere | Series Finale | Creator(s) | Network | Co-production with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crime Story | February 2, 2016 | November 9, 2021 | Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski | FX | Scott & Larry Productions, Ryan Murphy Television, FXP, and 20th Television; distributed by 20th Television (2016-18) / Disney Platform Distribution (2021-). | |
| Pose | June 3, 2018 | June 6, 2021 | Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals | Ryan Murphy Television, Brad Falchuk Teley-vision, 20th Television, and FXP; distributed by 20th Television (2018-19) / Disney Platform Distribution (2021). | ||
| Y: The Last Man | September 13, 2021 | November 1, 2021 | Michael Green and Melina Matsoukas | FX on Hulu | Future Investigations, Witch's Mark Productions and FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution. | |
| Class of '09 | May 10, 2023 | June 21, 2023 | Tom Rob Smith | FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution. | ||
| Clipped | June 4, 2024 | July 2, 2024 | Gina Welch | Indistinct Chatter and FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution. | ||
| American Sports Story | September 17, 2024 | November 12, 2024 | Stu Zicherman | FX | Sleeping Indian, Inc., The Boston Globe, Wondery, Monarch Pictures, Ryan Murphy Television and 20th Television; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution | |
| Say Nothing | November 14, 2024 | Josh Zetumer | FX on Hulu | Slingerland, Ludwig, and Rogers and FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution | ||
| Love Story | February 12, 2026 | present | Connor Hines | FX FX on Hulu | Ryan Murphy Television and 20th Television; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution | |
Upcoming series
| Title | Series Premiere | Creator(s) | Network | Co-production with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shards | TBA | Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis | FX | Ryan Murphy Television, Sodium Fox Productions and 20th Television; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution |
Sources and credits
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