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Waypoint Entertainment is a full-service production company[1] led by co-founder and President Ken Kao.[2][3]
History
Production company Waypoint Entertainment[1] was founded in 2010 to offer creative and financial support to filmmakers.[4] Filmmaker and Waypoint Entertainment co-founder Ken Kao serves as the President.[2]
Waypoint’s first film was the 2011 crime drama, Rampart, starring Woody Harrelson.[5] In 2015, Waypoint produced Knight of Cups with Terrence Malick.[6]
The following year, they produced the crime comedy The Nice Guys, starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling,[1] and Silence, directed by Martin Scorsese.[6] They also financed the film Tau.[7]
Waypoint collaborated on Hostiles, starring Christian Bale, Woodshock, with Kirsten Dunst, and Song to Song with Rooney Mara in 2017.[8].[9] That year, Waypoint also produced Lost in London, starring Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson, which was was reportedly the first movie to ever be filmed in real time and broadcast live into theatres. The company also acquired the rights to comic books Supercrooks and American Jesus by Mark Millar, as well as Plutona, written by Jeff Lemire and Emi Lenox [10][11]
In 2018, Waypoint produced The Favourite, starring Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and Olivia Colman,[12] who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. [13]
Waypoint partnered with indie-studio NEON in 2024[2] to produce independent films across several genres in the over $10 million range. Waypoint and Neon first worked together on the horror film Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.[1] That same year, Josh Rosenbaum was promoted to partner of Waypoint.[4]
Also in 2024, the company launched Cweature Features, a label which supports horror film creators.[14] Waypoint partnered in the release of Longlegs, starring Nicholas Cage.[15] They are also producing an updated version of Hamlet starring Riz Ahmed, as well as She Rides Shotgun with Taron Egerton,[2] and I Love Boosters with Demi Moore.[16]
Filmography
| Release date | Film | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rampart | Oren Moverman |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Terrence Malick |
| The Sea of Trees | Gus Van Sant | |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | Shane Black |
| Silence | Martin Scorsese | |
| 2017 | Lost in London | Woody Harrelson |
| Song to Song | Terrence Malick | |
| The Glass Castle | Destin Daniel Cretton | |
| Hostiles | Scott Cooper | |
| Woodshock | Kate and Laura Mulleavy | |
| 2018 | The Outsider | Martin Zandvliet |
| Tau | Federico D'Alessandro | |
| The Favourite | Yorgos Lanthimos | |
| Mid90s | Jonah Hill | |
| 2024 | Cuckoo | Tilman Singer |
| Longlegs | Oz Perkins | |
| TBD | Hamlet[2] | Aneil Karia |
| She Rides Shotgun | Nick Rowland |
References
- ^ a b c d Goldsmith, Jill (March 19, 2024). "Neon Inks Strategic Partnership With Waypoint Entertainment For Indie Film Slate". Deadline.
- ^ a b c d e Welk, Brian (March 19, 2024). "Neon Gets More Financial Firepower with Help from 'Cuckoo' Producers". Yahoo.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (March 19, 2024). "Neon Strikes Partnership With Waypoint Entertainment to Finance Mid-Budget Movies". Variety.
- ^ a b >Galuppo, Mia (May 1, 2024). "Josh Rosenbaum Promoted to Partner at Ken Kao's Waypoint". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Hermanns, Grant. "Waypoint Entertainment Execs on Industry Rise, Favorite Productions, Nice Guys 2 & More". ScreenRant.
- ^ a b Hipes, Patrick (June 27, 2019). "Brad Anderson To Direct True-Life Tale 'In Search Of Captain Zero'". Deadline.
- ^ Jaafar, Ali (May 10, 2016). "Maika Monroe and Ed Skrein to Star in 'Tau': David Goyer Producing and Bloom Selling - Cannes". Deadline.
- ^ McNary, Dave (August 3, 2016). "Maika Monroe-Ed Skrein's 'Tau' Gets Co-Financing (Exclusive)". Yahoo Entertainment.
- ^ Defore, John (March 10, 2017). "'Song to Song': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Busch, Anita (June 14, 2017). "Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao Form Production Company Arcana, Peg First Project With Emma Stone". Deadline.
- ^ Williamson, Samuel (April 13, 2024). "The Movie Woody Harrelson Shot in Just a Few Hours". Collider.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (November 14, 2018). "'The Favourite' Blows Up Gender Politics With the Year's Most Outrageous Love Triangle". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Thier, Jane (March 26, 2024). "Oscar winner Olivia Colman Said She'd Make 'a F— of a Lot More' if She Were a Man—and She's Spot-on. Here's the Latest on Pay Disparity Between Men and Women". Fortune.
- ^ Grobar, Kay (August 12, 2024). "Ken Kao's Waypoint Entertainment Launches Genre Label Cweature Features". Deadline.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (July 18, 2024). "Neon Execs Talk Record 'Longlegs' Opening: "It's about a multi-faceted campaign"". Screendaily.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (October 8, 2024). "Keke Palmer, Demi Moore, LaKeith Stanfield And Naomi Ackie To Star In Boots Riley's Next Movie 'I Love Boosters' At Neon". Deadline.