Overview
Spyglass Entertainment is a relatively new film production company founded by Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum in 1998. Both men still share the title Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The studio was helped by European media conglomerates Kirch Group and Mediaset to get started up. A five-year distribution deal was established with The Walt Disney Company was also sealed.
Gary Barber
- Roger Birnbaum
Jose Gutierrez also holds the position Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for day-to-day finance, banking, financial reporting, and other miscellaneous administrative functions of the company.
After MGM emerged from Chapter 11, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum were named co-CEOs.
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News
This year, so far, only “The Vow” has come out through Spyglass Entertainment. The main plot consists of Leo trying to win back Paige’s love after a car accident sends her in a comma, erasing a large portion of her memory. The movie brought in $122,785,000 domestically with a total, worldwide, amount of $166,680,537. The movie was distributed by Sony/Screen Gems.
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and RoboCop are being produced by Spyglass and are slated to be released in 2013.
Sources
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“Welcome to Spyglass Entertainment.”Welcome to Spyglass Entertainment. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2012. <http://www.spyglassentertainment.com/>.