Gary Sanchez Productions
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Production company |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founders | Will Ferrell Adam McKay |
| Defunct | April 8, 2019 |
| Fate | Ferrell-McKay partnership dissolution |
| Successors | Gloria Sanchez Productions Hyperobject Industries |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Gary Sanchez Productions, LLC was an American film and television production company founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay that was active from 2006 to April 8, 2019.
History
[edit]Gary Sanchez Productions was founded in 2006 by comedians and filmmakers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The company is named after a fictional "Paraguayan entrepreneur and financier", Gary Sanchez.[1] The logo consists of a coffee cup on a table, with a gun—later replaced by a whip— being placed alongside it. This is followed by Ferrell's raspy voice saying in Spanish “Esta bien, duro, ¿aight?” as 5 gunshots (later replaced by whip cracks) play in sync with the company name appearing on the table and a star appearing on the coffee cup. In 2007, McKay and Ferrell also founded the video site Funny or Die, under the ownership of the production company.
In August 2018, the company entered a three-year first look feature deal with Paramount Pictures.[2]
On April 8, 2019, it was announced that Ferrell and McKay would be dissolving their partnership, though all developed projects at that time would continue to be completed.[3] It was later revealed the reason for the split was because McKay cast John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss on the show Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (a role that Ferrell had been interested in) without Ferrell's knowledge.[4]
In October 2019, McKay founded Hyperobject Industries.[5] In January 2020, it was announced that Ferrell had become a partner at the company's former sister label and now successor Gloria Sanchez Productions, taking on new projects with a reorganized company with Gloria Sanchez partner, Jessica Elbaum.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Television
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ According to McKay, on the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, the name came from a fake name Ferrell put on his BlackBerry; they decided this was a random enough name to give their company.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr (August 15, 2018). "Paramount Sets First Look Deal With Adam McKay & Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez & Gloria Sanchez Labels". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ↑ Shepherd, Jack (April 8, 2019). "Will Ferrell and Adam McKay to part ways as production team". The Independent. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ↑ Hagan, Joe (November 29, 2021). "'Who the Fuck Cares About Adam McKay?' (We Do, and With Good Reason)". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 30, 2019). "Adam McKay Sets Jeffrey Epstein Limited Series Under First-Look Deal With HBO, Launches New Company". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 24, 2020). "Will Ferrell's Gloria Sanchez Productions Signs First-Look Deal at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (June 2, 2015). "Secret Will Ferrell-Kristen Wiig Lifetime Movie Confirmed Via Hollywood Billboard (Photo)". TheHollywoodReporter. com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ McCue, Michelle (November 5, 2014). "Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg Set To Star in DADDY'S HOME". We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 18, 2018). "Will Ferrell To Star In Netflix Music Pic 'Eurovision' As Another A-List Comedy Star Tries A Streaming Vehicle". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived July 6, 2019)
- Gary Sanchez Productions at the Internet Movie Database
- Gary Sanchez Productions
- 2006 establishments in California
- 2019 disestablishments in California
- American companies established in 2006
- American companies disestablished in 2019
- Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles
- Defunct film and television production companies of the United States
- Defunct privately held companies of the United States
- Film production companies based in California
- Gloria Sanchez Productions
- Mass media companies established in 2006
- Mass media companies disestablished in 2019
- Privately held companies based in Los Angeles
- Television production companies based in California
- Will Ferrell