Who owns working titles

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When it comes to deciding what to make, Bevan says everything starts with passion. For now, Working Title is playing it safer.

A retrenchment period. Even its logo used to look like the symbol for London Underground. And there is a particular area of expertise that they can do better than anyone, and that primarily is the international marketplace. They are some of the most profitable pics for us. In November last year, U. Everything will remain exactly how it is. Crudely put, Fellner, 51, has almost infallible good taste in material, while Bevan, 52, has an acute business sense. Their unique vision and taste has been key to their success.

The pair are also micro-managers, going over everything inside Working Title. And they lead from the front when it comes to hard work. As a result, they can be tough bosses. On the other hand, among Working Title staff, team members such as Debra Hayward and Liza Chasin have been there for 20 years.

Like most independent producers, he spent most of his time looking for finance and just a small fraction developing projects. The company struggled along like this until Dutch conglomerate PolyGram bought it in Radclyffe left and Fellner joined that same year.

Everything changed with the release of Four Weddings and a Funeral in Working Title extended its deal with Universal for another seven years in , after being courted by DreamWorks. Bevan and Fellner kept creative autonomy and share in the profits. The deal means Bevan and Fellner are offered pretty much every major property in Britain, and pass on most of them.