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Blueprint Pictures

Blueprint Pictures Limited
FormerlyCarevalley Limited (February–July 2004)[1]
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded2005; 20 years ago (2005) (London, England)
Founder
HeadquartersLondon,
England, UK
ProductsFeature films
Television programs
DivisionsBlueprint Television
Websiteblueprintpictures.com

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

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Film

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Year Film title Director Distributor Co-production with
2007 Wind Chill Gregory Jacobs Sony Pictures Releasing TriStar Pictures and Section Eight Productions
2007 Becoming Jane[15] Julian Jarrold Buena Vista International Miramax Films, BBC Films, HanWay Films, UK Film Council, Irish Film Board, Ecosse Films, 2 Entertain and Scion Pictures
2008 In Bruges Martin McDonagh Universal Studios
Focus Features (United States)		 Film4 Productions and Scion Films
2011 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden Fox Searchlight Pictures Participant Media and Image Nation Abu Dhabi
2012 Seven Psychopaths Martin McDonagh CBS Films
Momentum Pictures		 Film4 Productions, BFI and HanWay Films
2012 Now Is Good Ol Parker Warner Bros. Pictures
StudioCanal (France)		 BBC Films, BFI, TF1 Droits Audiovisuel, Lipsync Productions and Rising Sun Film
2014 The Riot Club Lone Scherfig Universal Pictures
IFC Films		 Film4 Productions, BF and Pinewood Films
2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden Fox Searchlight Pictures Participant Media and Image Nation Abu Dhabi
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh Film4 Productions
2017 The Mercy[16] James Marsh StudioCanal BBC Films and Galatée Films
2018 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mike Newell Mazur/Kaplan Company and Miracle Pictures
2020 Emma.[17] Autumn de Wilde Focus Features Working Title Films and Perfect World Pictures
2021 The Last Letter from Your Lover[18] Augustine Frizzell StudioCanal
Netflix		 The Film Farm
A Boy Called Christmas Gil Kenan
2022 The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh Searchlight Pictures Film4 Productions
Lover[19] Laure de Clermont Netflix 3000 Pictures, Laurence Mark Productions and HarperCollins
2023 All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh Searchlight Pictures Film4 Productions
2024 The Beautiful Game Thea Sharrock Netflix
TBA Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh Searchlight Pictures

Television

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Year Series title Director Broadcaster Co-production with
2015 The Outcast Iain Softley BBC One
2016 The Last Dragonslayer (TV film) Jamie Magnus Stone Sky One GroupM Entertainment
2018 A Very English Scandal Stephen Frears BBC One Sony Pictures Television
2021 A Very British Scandal Anne Sewitsky BBC One
Amazon Prime Video[20]		 Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios
2024 A Very Royal Scandal[21] Julian Jarrold Amazon Prime Video Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios

References

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  1. ^ "Blueprint Pictures Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 10 February 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ Jaafar, Ali. "Sony Pictures TV Acquires Stake in TV Arm of Blueprint Pictures". Deadline Hollywood.
  3. ^ "In Bruges". IMDb.
  4. ^ "Seven Psychopaths". IMDb.
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ Donnelly, Jim. "OSCAR WINNERS 2018: SEE THE FULL LIST". Oscar.go.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Film in 2018". BAFTA.
  8. ^ "Winners & Nominees 2018". Goldenglobes.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  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 (28 June 2018). "The Very English Politics of 'A Very English Scandal'". The New Yorker.
  11. ^ Mendelson, Scott. "Review: 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' Is The Second Best Film In The Series". Forbes.
  12. ^ Williams, Sally (30 August 2014). "The Riot Club: Behind the scenes". The Telegraph.
  13. ^ Bennett, Ray (12 March 2007). "Becoming Jane". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Hunter, Allan (7 March 2007). "Becoming Jane". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  16. ^ Hopewell, John (27 January 2015). "Colin Firth, James Marsh Team on Donald Crowhurst Story". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  17. ^ Kit, Borys (25 October 2018). "Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in Jane Austen Adaptation 'Emma' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  18. ^ Galuppo, Mia (6 August 2019). "'Euphoria' Director Augustine Frizzell Tackling Jojo Moyes Love Story (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  19. ^ Kroll, Justin (8 March 2021). "'The Crown's Emma Corrin To Star in 3000 Pictures Adaptation Of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  20. ^ Kanter, Jake (11 March 2021). "Claire Foy & Paul Bettany To Headline Second Season Of 'A Very English Scandal' For BBC/Amazon".
  21. ^ "A Very Royal Scandal: Michael Sheen to play Prince Andrew in Amazon series about Newsnight interview". Sky News. 21 November 2023. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2023.