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]
| Formerly | Carevalley Limited (February–July 2004)[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 2005 (London, England) |
| Founder | |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
| Products | Feature films Television programs |
| Divisions | Blueprint Television |
| Website | blueprintpictures |
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
editFilm
editTelevision
edit| Year | Series title | Director | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Outcast | Iain Softley | BBC One |
| 2016 | The Last Dragonslayer (TV film) | Jamie Magnus Stone | Sky One |
| 2018 | A Very English Scandal | Stephen Frears | BBC One |
| 2021 | A Very British Scandal | Anne Sewitsky | |
| 2024 | A Very Royal Scandal | Julian Jarrold | Prime Video |
References
edit- ^ "Blueprint Pictures Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 10 February 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Jaafar, Ali. "Sony Pictures TV Acquires Stake in TV Arm of Blueprint Pictures". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "In Bruges". IMDb.
- ^ "Seven Psychopaths". IMDb.
- ^ "Film releases". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Archived - ^ Donnelly, Jim. "OSCAR WINNERS 2018: SEE THE FULL LIST". Oscar.go.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Film in 2018". BAFTA.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees 2018". Goldenglobes.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas. "Netflix Takes U.S. & Key Markets on Lily James Romance 'Guernsey' By 'Three Billboards' Producer Blueprint Pictures". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Mead, Rebecca (28 June 2018). "The Very English Politics of 'A Very English Scandal'". The New Yorker.
- ^ Mendelson, Scott. "Review: 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' Is The Second Best Film In The Series". Forbes.
- ^ Williams, Sally (30 August 2014). "The Riot Club: Behind the scenes". The Telegraph.
- ^ Bennett, Ray (12 March 2007). "Becoming Jane". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Raeside, Julia (13 July 2015). "The Outcast review – 'I feared for Sadie Jones's adaptation of her perfect novel – but it is excellent'". TheGuardian.com.