Blueprint Pictures Explained

Blueprint Pictures Limited
Foundation: (London, England)
Location:London
Location City:England, UK
Former Name:Carevalley Limited (FebruaryJuly 2004)[1]
Industry:Motion pictures
Products:Feature films
Television programs
Divisions:Blueprint Television

Blueprint Pictures Limited is an indie film and television production company founded in 2005 by producers Graham Broadbent and Peter Czernin. Sony Pictures Television has owned a small stake in Blueprint Television since 2016.[2]

In 2008, Blueprint Pictures produced Martin McDonagh’s film In Bruges, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, in conjunction with Film4 Productions.[3] Blueprint also produced McDonagh's second feature Seven Psychopaths, starring Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, and Sam Rockwell.[4]

In 2017, Blueprint produced Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri with Film4 Productions,[5] starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, and Peter Dinklage. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, won two,[6] and won 5 BAFTAs[7] as well as 4 Golden Globes.[8]

2018 saw the release of Mike Newell’s The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society[9] starring Lily James and Michiel Huisman, and the BBC television show A Very English Scandal, starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw and directed by Stephen Frears.[10]

Other Blueprint productions include The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and its sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring Judi Dench and Bill Nighy,[11] The Riot Club starring Sam Claflin, Max Irons, and Douglas Booth and directed by Lone Scherfig,[12] and Becoming Jane starring Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy.[13] Blueprint's first television drama, The Outcast, was shown on BBC1 in 2015.[14]

Filmography

Film

YearFilm titleDirectorDistributorCo-production with
2007 Wind Chill TriStar Pictures and Section Eight Productions
Becoming Jane[15] Miramax Films, BBC Films, HanWay Films, UK Film Council, Irish Film Board, Ecosse Films, 2 Entertain and Scion Pictures
2008 In Bruges Universal Studios
Focus Features (United States) 		Film4 Productions and Scion Films
2011 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John MaddenParticipant Media and Image Nation Abu Dhabi
2012 Seven Psychopaths Film4 Productions, BFI and HanWay Films
Now Is Good Warner Bros. Pictures
StudioCanal (France) 		BBC Films, BFI, TF1 Droits Audiovisuel, Lipsync Productions and Rising Sun Film
2014 The Riot Club Film4 Productions, BF and Pinewood Films
2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John MaddenFox Searchlight Pictures Participant Media and Image Nation Abu Dhabi
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Film4 Productions
The Mercy[16] BBC Films and Galatée Films
2018 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mazur/Kaplan Company and Miracle Pictures
2020 Emma.[17] Working Title Films and Perfect World Pictures
2021 The Last Letter from Your Lover[18] The Film Farm
A Boy Called Christmas Gil Kenan
2022 The Banshees of Inisherin Film4 Productions
Lady Chatterley's Lover[19] Laure de Clermont Netflix 3000 Pictures, Laurence Mark Productions and HarperCollins
2023 All of Us Strangers Searchlight Pictures Film4 Productions
2024 The Beautiful Game Netflix
2026 How to Make A Killing John Patton Ford StudioCanal
Wild Horse NineSearchlight Pictures Film4 Productions

Television

YearSeries titleDirectorBroadcasterCo-production with
2015 The Outcast BBC One
2016 The Last Dragonslayer (TV film) GroupM Entertainment
2018 A Very English Scandal BBC One Sony Pictures Television
2021 A Very British Scandal BBC One
Amazon Prime Video[20] 		Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios
2024 A Very Royal Scandal[21] Amazon Prime Video Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004-02-10 . Blueprint Pictures Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2024-02-15 . . en.
  2. Jaafar . Ali . Sony Pictures TV Acquires Stake in TV Arm of Blueprint Pictures . Deadline Hollywood.
  3. Web site: In Bruges . IMDb.
  4. Web site: Seven Psychopaths . IMDb.
  5. Web site: Film releases. Variety Insight. 3 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728095754/https://www.varietyinsight.com/print_featurefilm_releases.php. 28 July 2017. bot: unknown. Archived
  6. Web site: Donnelly . Jim . OSCAR WINNERS 2018: SEE THE FULL LIST . Oscar.go.com . 14 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180305101227/http://oscar.go.com/news/2018/oscar-winners-2018-see-the-full-list . 5 March 2018 . dead .
  7. Web site: Film in 2018 . BAFTA.
  8. Web site: Winners & Nominees 2018 . Goldenglobes.com . 14 September 2018 . 29 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180529160506/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2018/all . dead .
  9. Wiseman . Andreas . Netflix Takes U.S. & Key Markets on Lily James Romance 'Guernsey' By 'Three Billboards' Producer Blueprint Pictures . Deadline Hollywood.
  10. Mead . Rebecca . The Very English Politics of 'A Very English Scandal' . . 28 June 2018 .
  11. Web site: Mendelson . Scott . Review: 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' Is The Second Best Film In The Series . Forbes.
  12. Web site: Williams . Sally . The Riot Club: Behind the scenes . The Telegraph. 30 August 2014 .
  13. Web site: Bennett . Ray . Becoming Jane . The Hollywood Reporter. 12 March 2007 .
  14. Web site: Raeside . Julia . The Outcast review – 'I feared for Sadie Jones's adaptation of her perfect novel – but it is excellent' . . 13 July 2015 .
  15. Web site: Becoming Jane . Hunter. Allan. Screen Daily. 7 March 2007. 30 May 2019.
  16. News: Hopewell. John. Colin Firth, James Marsh Team on Donald Crowhurst Story. 26 July 2015. Variety. Penske Business Media. 27 January 2015.
  17. News: Kit . Borys . Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in Jane Austen Adaptation 'Emma' (Exclusive) . 29 October 2018 . The Hollywood Reporter . 25 October 2018 .
  18. Web site: 'Euphoria' Director Augustine Frizzell Tackling Jojo Moyes Love Story (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Mia. Galuppo. August 6, 2019. October 12, 2019.
  19. Web site: 'The Crown's Emma Corrin To Star in 3000 Pictures Adaptation Of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'. Justin. Kroll. Deadline Hollywood. March 8, 2021. March 8, 2021. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108000729/https://deadline.com/2021/03/the-crowns-emma-corrin-3000-pictures-lady-chatter-1234709180/. live.
  20. Web site: Claire Foy & Paul Bettany To Headline Second Season Of 'A Very English Scandal' For BBC/Amazon. Jake. Kanter. March 11, 2021.
  21. News: Sky News. 22 November 2023. A Very Royal Scandal: Michael Sheen to play Prince Andrew in Amazon series about Newsnight interview. 21 November 2023. 21 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240921152210/https://news.sky.com/story/amp/a-very-royal-scandal-michael-sheen-to-play-prince-andrew-in-amazon-series-about-newsnight-interview-13013140. live.

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