# Di Bonaventura Pictures

Di Bonaventura Pictures, Inc. (also known as dB Pictures) is an American film and television production company founded in 2002 by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who is known for producing the Transformers films.

## History

On September 3, 2002, Lorenzo di Bonaventura announced that he would leave Warner Bros. to set up his own production company, and that it had a deal with Warner Bros. to produce the feature film Constantine, which was released in 2005.
On December 17, 2002, three months after the company was formed, it signed a 3-year contract with Paramount Pictures to produce feature films.
Di Bonaventura Pictures has remained at Paramount, signing a series of three-year deals, where it has produced the Transformers franchise.

## Di Bonaventura Pictures Television

In June 2011, Di Bonaventura, with Dan McDermott, launched a television division, Di Bonaventura Pictures Television, based at ABC Studios under a three-year deal.
When its contract with ABC Studios was not renewed in 2014, it signed a deal with Legendary Television to produce its TV shows.

## Filmography
### Theatrical films
#### 2000s

| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
| 2005 | Constantine | Francis Lawrence | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Weed Road Pictures, The Donners' Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Vertigo, Batfilm Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment |
| 2005 | Four Brothers | John Singleton | Paramount Pictures | |
| 2005 | Doom | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Universal Pictures | co-production with John Wells Productions |
| 2005 | Derailed | Mikael Håfström | The Weinstein Company / Buena Vista International | co-production with Miramax Films and Patalex V Productions Limited |
| 2007 | Shooter | Antoine Fuqua | Paramount Pictures | |
| 2007 | 1408 | Mikael Håfström | MGM Distribution Co. | co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Dimension Films and The Weinstein Company |
| 2007 | Transformers | Michael Bay | Paramount Pictures | co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions |
| 2007 | Stardust | Matthew Vaughn | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Ingenious Film Partners and Marv Films |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Karey Kirkpatrick | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Michael Bay | Paramount Pictures | co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Stephen Sommers | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Hasbro and Spyglass Entertainment |

#### 2010s

| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
| 2010 | Salt | Phillip Noyce | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures and Relativity Media |
| 2010 | Red | Robert Schwentke | Summit Distribution | co-production with Summit Entertainment and DC Entertainment |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Michael Bay | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Hasbro and Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions |
| 2012 | The Devil Inside | William Brent Bell | Paramount Pictures | uncredited; co-production with Insurge Pictures and Prototype |
| 2012 | Man on a Ledge | Asger Leth | Summit Distribution | co-production with Summit Entertainment |
| 2013 | The Last Stand | Kim Jee-woon | Lionsgate | |
| 2013 | Side Effects | Steven Soderbergh | Open Road Films | co-production with Endgame Entertainment and FilmNation Entertainment |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Jon M. Chu | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Skydance Productions and Hasbro |
| 2013 | Red 2 | Dean Parisot | Lionsgate | co-production with Summit Entertainment and DC Entertainment |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Kenneth Branagh | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Skydance Productions and Mace Neufeld Productions |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | Michael Bay | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Hasbro, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions and Ian Bryce Productions |
| 2015 | Electric Slide | Tristan Patterson | Paragon Pictures | co-production with Killer Films, Media House Capital, Myriad Pictures and Skyscraper Films |
| 2016 | Deepwater Horizon | Peter Berg | Lionsgate | co-production with Summit Entertainment, Participant Media, Closest to the Hole Productions and Leverage Entertainment |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Michael Bay | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Hasbro, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions and Ian Bryce Productions |
| 2017 | Kidnap | Luis Prieto | Aviron Pictures | co-production with Gold Star Films, 606 Films and Lotus Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Well Go USA, and Rumble Entertainment |
| 2017 | Unlocked | Michael Apted | Lionsgate | co-production with SRA Productions, Silver Reel Pictures, Bloom, Sira Productions and Lipsync |
| 2017 | American Assassin | Michael Cuesta | Lionsgate | co-production with CBS Films and Industry Entertainment |
| 2017 | Only the Brave | Joseph Kosinski | Sony Pictures Releasing (North America, Latin America and Spain) Summit Entertainment (International) | co-production with Columbia Pictures, Black Label Media, Conde Nast Entertainment and Relevant Entertainment |
| 2018 | Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich | Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund | RLJE Films | uncredited; co-production with Buffalo 8 Productions, Cinestate, Fangoria, Ghost Horse and Zero Trans Fat Productions |
| 2018 | The Meg | Jon Turteltaub | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Gravity Pictures, Flagship Entertainment, Apelles Entertainment and Maeday Productions |
| 2018 | Replicas | Jeffrey Nachmanoff | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures | co-production with Riverstone Pictures, Remstar Studios, Blue Rider Productions, Company Films, Lotus Entertainment, Ocean Park Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Fundamental Films, 74850 and Global Pictures Media, LLC |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | Travis Knight | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Allspark Pictures, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Productions, Ian Bryce Productions and Bay Films |
| 2019 | Pet Sematary | Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Room 101, Inc |

#### 2020s

| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
| 2020 | The Secrets We Keep | Yuval Adler | Bleecker Street | co-production with AGC Studios, Fibonacci Films, Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Echo Lake Entertainment |
| 2021 | Snake Eyes | Robert Schwentke | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Skydance Media and Entertainment One |
| 2023 | Plane | Jean-François Richet | Lionsgate | co-production with MadRiver Pictures, Olive Hill Media and G-BASE Film |
| 2023 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Steven Caple Jr. | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Hasbro, Skydance Media, New Republic Pictures and Bayhem Films |
| 2023 | Meg 2: The Trench | Ben Wheatley | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with CMC Pictures, DF Pictures and Apelles Entertainment |
| 2024 | Madame Web | S. J. Clarkson | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment and TSG Entertainment |
| 2024 | Transformers One | Josh Cooley | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Paramount Animation, Hasbro Entertainment, New Republic Pictures and Bayhem Films |

#### Upcoming

| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
| TBA | G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant | D. J. Caruso | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Hasbro Entertainment and Skydance Media |
| TBA | Untitled Transformers film | Angel Manuel Soto | Paramount Pictures | co-production with Hasbro Entertainment |
| TBA | Houdini | TBA | Paramount Pictures | |
| TBA | Silencer | TBA | Paramount Pictures | co-production with NeoText Corporation |
| TBA | Ship | TBA | Lionsgate | co-production with MadRiver Pictures and Riverstone Pictures |
| TBA | The Saint | Doug Liman | Paramount Pictures | |
| TBA | Untitled Constantine sequel | Francis Lawrence | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Batfilm Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, DC Studios, Bad Robot, The Donners' Company and Weed Road Pictures |

### Television
#### Released

| Year(s) | Title | Creator | Network | Notes |
| 2013 | Zero Hour | Paul Scheuring | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios, Clickety-Clack and One Light Road Productions |
| 2016–2017 | The Real O'Neals | Joshua Sternin Jennifer Ventimilia developed by: David Winsdor Casey Johnson | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios and Winsdor & Johnson Productions |
| 2016–2018 | Shooter | based on Point of Impact by: Stephen Hunter developed by: John Hlavin | USA Network | co-production with Paramount Television, Leverage Entertainment, Closest to the Hole Productions and Universal Cable Productions |
| 2021 | Jupiter's Legacy | Steven S. DeKnight based on Jupiter's Legacy by: Mark Millar and Frank Quitely | Netflix | co-production with Millarworld and DeKnight Productions |
| 2024–present | The New Look | Todd A. Kessler | Apple TV+ | credited as DB-AK Pictures; co-production with Apple Studios |

#### Upcoming

| Year(s) | Title | Creator | Network | Notes |
| TBA | Untitled Lady Jaye spin-off series | based on G.I. Joe by: Hasbro | Amazon Prime Video | co-production with Paramount Television Studios, Skydance Television, and eOne Television |

### Digital/direct-to-video titles

| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
| 2015 | Dead Rising: Watchtower | Zach Lipovsky | Crackle | as Di Bonaventura Digital; co-production with Legendary Digital Pictures, Contradiction Films and Capcom Pictures |
| 2016 | Dead Rising: Endgame | Pat Williams | Crackle | uncredited; co-production with Legendary Digital Pictures, DR2 Productions and Contradiction Films |
| 2018 | Higher Power | Matthew Charles Santoro | Magnet Releasing | co-production with Break Media and Campfire |
| 2019 | Doom: Annihilation | Tony Giglio | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | co-production with Battle Mountain Films and Universal 1440 Entertainment |
| 2021 | Infinite | Antoine Fuqua | Paramount+ | co-production with Paramount Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, New Republic Pictures and Fuqua Films |
| 2023 | Pet Sematary: Bloodlines | Lindsey Beer | Paramount+ | co-production with Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players and Room 101, Inc. |