11 Facts About Legendary Pictures

Legendary Pictures Productions, LLC is an American film production and mass media company based in Burbank, California, founded by Thomas Tull in 2000.

Since 2016, Legendary Pictures has been a subsidiary of the multinational Wanda Group and Apollo.

Legendary Pictures, Inc was incorporated in California in 2000 and in 2005 it signed an agreement with Warner Bros.

In July 2013, Legendary reached an agreement with Universal Pictures in which it would market, co-finance, and distribute Legendary's films for five years starting in 2014, the year that Legendary's similar agreement with Warner Bros.

In 2014, Legendary Pictures acquired the television producer Asylum Entertainment, which made ESPN's 30 for 30 and miniseries The Kennedys, for $100 million, but Asylum Entertainment will continue operating as a separate company.

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Legendary Pictures was not given advanced notice of the multi-release decision nor given a say in how Dune and Godzilla vs Kong would be distributed.

On January 31,2022, a minority stake in Legendary Pictures was sold to Apollo Global Management, with Wanda still remaining the majority owner.

However, in 2012, Legendary Pictures decided to postpone its expansion into television and put the division on hold while restructuring; the contract with Warner Bros.

In December 2013, Legendary Pictures acquired television production company Asylum Entertainment, best known for producing sports programming and reality and scripted television series such as Beyond the Glory and The Kennedys.

However, because financing did not meet the targeted goal, Legendary Pictures East scrapped the deal with Huayi Brothers International and continued its efforts to secure financing in 2012.

In 2013, Legendary Pictures East announced a new agreement with China Film Group.