# Centropolis Entertainment

Centropolis Entertainment is a German-American film production company founded in 1985 as Centropolis Film Productions by American film producer Dean Devlin and German film director Roland Emmerich. As of 2001, the company is a subsidiary of Das Werk AG.

## History

In 1996, Emmerich launched his special effects studio Centropolis Effects to provide VFX effects for its motion pictures. It was shut down in 2001.
In 1997, the studio launched its television division Centropolis Television. Its first production was The Visitor, a show that was aired on Fox.
In 1998, Centropolis stuck a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce motion pictures for its studio.
In the late 1990s, Centropolis' video game division, Centropolis Interactive, published online multiplayer games like Godzilla Online, ID4 Online, Darkness Falls: The Crusade, and Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict.
Dean Devlin, however ultimately left in 2001 in order to form Electric Entertainment. Electric inherited and finished development on the films he developed, including Eight Legged Freaks.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Distributor | Name |
| 1985 | Making Contact | Roland Emmerich | Pro-ject Filmproduktion Bisokop Film Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen | New World Pictures | as Centropolis Film Productions |
| 1987 | Ghost Chase | Roland Emmerich | Pro-ject Filmproduktion Hessicher Rundfunk Spectrum Entertainment | Filmverlag der Autoren | as Centropolis Film Productions |
| 1990 | Moon 44 | Roland Emmerich | Spectrum Entertainment | Warner Bros. CineVox | as Centropolis Film Productions |
| 1992 | Universal Soldier | Roland Emmerich | Carolco Pictures The IndieProd Company | TriStar Pictures | as Centropolis Film Productions |
| 1994 | The High Crusade | Klaus Knoesel | Carolco Pictures | Overseas Filmgroup | as Centropolis Film Productions |
| 1994 | Stargate | Roland Emmerich | Carolco Pictures Le Studio Canal+ | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | as Centropolis Film Productions |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Roland Emmerich | 20th Century Fox | 20th Century Fox | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Roland Emmerich | Fried Films Independent Pictures | TriStar Pictures | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 1999 | The Thirteenth Floor | Josef Rusnak | Centropolis Entertainment | Columbia Pictures | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Roland Emmerich | Mutual Film Company | Columbia Pictures | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2002 | Eight Legged Freaks | Ellory Elkayem | Village Roadshow Pictures Electric Entertainment | Warner Bros. Pictures | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Roland Emmerich | The Mark Gordon Company Lionsgate Films | 20th Century Fox | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2007 | Trade | Marco Kreuzpaintner | Lionsgate | Roadside Attractions | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2008 | 10,000 BC | Roland Emmerich | Legendary Pictures | Warner Bros. Pictures | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2009 | 2012 | Roland Emmerich | Columbia Pictures | Sony Pictures Releasing | as Centropolis |
| 2011 | Anonymous | Roland Emmerich | Columbia Pictures Relativity Media Studio Babelsberg | Sony Pictures Releasing | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2013 | White House Down | Roland Emmerich | Columbia Pictures Mythology Entertainment | Sony Pictures Releasing | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2015 | Stonewall | Roland Emmerich | | Roadside Attractions | as Centropolis |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Roland Emmerich | TSG Entertainment Electric Entertainment | 20th Century Fox | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2019 | Midway | Roland Emmerich | Shanghai Ruyi Media Starlight Culture Entertainment AGC Studios Street Entertainment Entertainment One Mels Studios | Lionsgate | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2022 | Moonfall | Roland Emmerich | AGC Studios Street Entertainment Huayi Brothers International Huayi Tencent Entertainment International | Lionsgate (North America) AGC International (International) | as Centropolis Entertainment |
| 2022 | The Magic Flute | Florian Sigl | Flute Film Tobis Film [de] | Tobis Film | as Centropolis Entertainment |

### TV series

| Year | Title | Creator | Studio | Networks | Notes |
| 1997–1998 | The Visitor | Roland Emmerich Dean Devlin | 20th Century Fox Television | Fox | as Centropolis Television |
| 1998–2000 | Godzilla: The Series | based on Godzilla by: Toho Co., Ltd. developed by: Jeff Kline Richard Raynis | Adelaide Productions Columbia TriStar Television | Fox Kids | as Centropolis Television |
| 2024 | Those About to Die | based on Those About to Die by: Daniel P. Mannix developed by: Robert Rodat | AGC Studios Hollywood Gang Productions Street Entertainment | Peacock | |