SpringHill Company
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Entertainment |
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Founded | 2020 |
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Headquarters | Hollywood, California,US |
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Website | www |
SpringHill Companyis an entertainment development andproduction companyfounded in 2020 byLeBron JamesandMaverick Carter.Its board of directors includesSerena Williams.[1]The company unites three earlier companies founded by James and Carter:SpringHill Entertainment,an entertainment production company founded in 2007,[2]theRobot Company,an integrated marketing agency and brand and culture consultancy founded by Carter and James together with Paul Rivera, the creator of the talk showThe Shop,andUninterrupted,founded in 2015 with the aim to empower athletes by providing a platform that allows them to share their stories.[3]
SpringHill Company signed a two-year scripted television deal withABC Signature,a part ofDisney Television Studios,in June 2020.[4]In September 2020, the company signed a four-year first-look deal withUniversal Pictures.[5]
Like SpringHill Entertainment before, the company is named after the housing complex inAkron,where James was raised.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]Year | Film | Director | Distributor |
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2019 | What's My Name: Muhammad Ali | Antoine Fuqua | HBO |
2021 | Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street[7] | Salima Koroma | CNN |
Space Jam: A New Legacy[8] | Malcolm D. Lee | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
2022 | Hustle[9] | Jeremiah Zagar | Netflix |
Fantasy Football | Anton Cropper | Paramount+ | |
2023 | House Party[10] | Calmatic | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Shooting Stars[11] | Chris Robinson[12] | Peacock | |
Black Ice[13] | Hubert Davis | Bell Media,Elevation Pictures(Canada) Lionsgate,Roadside Attractions(United States) | |
TBA | Blood Count | Peter Ramsey | Paramount Pictures[14] |
New Kid[15] | Prentice Penny | Universal Pictures | |
Rez Ball[16] | Sydney Freeland | Netflix | |
Weekend Warriors[17] | Stephen Chbosky | Apple Studios |
Television
[edit]Year | Series | Distributor |
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2014–2017 | Survivor's Remorse | Starz |
2016–present | The Wall | NBC |
2018–2020 | Shut Up and Dribble | Showtime |
2018–present | The Shop | HBO/YouTube |
2019 | Million Dollar Mile | CBS |
2020 | Self Made[18] | Netflix |
2021 | The Playbook | |
2022–present | Recipe for Change[19] | YouTube |
2023 | The Crossover | Disney+ |
TBA | Fantasy Sports[20] |
Further reading
[edit]- Jeff Beer and Nicole Laporte (Aug 3, 2021)."How LeBron James and Maverick Carter's SpringHill Company became the envy of Hollywood".Fast Company.
References
[edit]- ^"LeBron James secures $100m for media company".BBC News. 25 June 2020.Retrieved6 June2021.
- ^D.L. Chandler (June 27, 2020)."Lebron James & Maverick Carter's Springhill Entertainment Signs New ABC Deal".Hip-Hop Wired.RetrievedJune 11,2021.
- ^Eoin Connolly (November 1, 2019)."Uninterrupted conversation: Maverick Carter and LeBron James get the stars to tell stories".SportsPro.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (2020-06-26)."LeBron James' SpringHill Entertainment Inks Overall Deal With ABC Studios For Scripted Series".Deadline.Retrieved2021-06-12.
- ^Caron, Emily (21 February 2019)."Release date set for 'Space Jam 2' feat. LeBron James".Sports Illustrated.Retrieved2021-06-12.
- ^"LeBron James Gets $100 Million Investment to Build Media Empire".Bloomberg Businessweek.25 June 2020.Retrieved6 June2021.
- ^Lang, Brent (2020-10-26)."LeBron James' SpringHill Company, CNN Films Team on 'Dreamland: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street' (EXCLUSIVE)".Variety.Retrieved2021-06-12.
- ^Caron, Emily (21 February 2019)."Release date set for 'Space Jam 2' feat. LeBron James".Sports Illustrated.Retrieved2021-06-12.
- ^Kroll, Justin (2020-05-18)."Adam Sandler to Star in Netflix Movie 'Hustle' From Producer LeBron James".Variety.Retrieved2021-06-12.
- ^"LeBron James' House Party Reboot Could Be Headed to HBO Max".Movies.Retrieved2021-06-12.
- ^Petski, Denise (2022-05-02)."Original Films From LeBron James, Will Packer & John Woo To Premiere On Peacock In 2023".Deadline.Retrieved2022-05-02.
- ^Kit, Borys (2022-05-13)."High School Basketball Star Mookie Cook to Play Young LeBron James in Drama 'Shooting Stars' (Exclusive)".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved2022-05-16.
- ^Hayes, Dade (July 29, 2021)."SpringHill, DreamCrew And Uninterrupted Canada Team For Hockey Doc 'Black Ice', With Drake And LeBron James Exec Producing".Deadline.RetrievedJuly 29,2021.
- ^"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Co-Director to Helm Vampire Thriller Blood Count".MovieWeb.2022-02-13.Retrieved2022-03-15.
- ^Grobar, Matt (February 1, 2022)."Prentice Penny To Direct & Exec Produce Adaptation Of Jerry Craft's Graphic Novel 'New Kid' For Universal; Eli Wilson Pelton To Write Script".Deadline.RetrievedFebruary 17,2022.
- ^Grobar, Matt (April 17, 2023)."'Rez Ball': Netflix Sets Jessica Matten, Julia Jones, Amber Midthunder, Kiowa Gordon & More For Sydney Freeland's Native American Basketball Underdog Pic ".Deadline Hollywood.
- ^Kroll, Justin (August 21, 2024)."Mark Wahlberg And Stephen Chbosky Team On 'Weekend Warriors' Feature From Apple With SpringHill And Plan B Producing".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedAugust 21,2024.
- ^"'Self Made': Octavia Spencer Says Now Is the Time to Tell Madam C.J. Walker's Story (Exclusive) | Entertainment Tonight ".www.etonline.com.Retrieved2021-06-12.
- ^"YouTube Originals Partners with LeBron James' Springhill Company to Present 'Recipe for Change: Amplifying Black Women' - Blavity".
- ^Bell, James (2023-05-25)."Fantasy Sports Being Developed As Disney Animated Series".The Nerd Stash.Retrieved2023-06-25.