Bad Robot Productions

**Bad Robot** is an American film and television production company led by J. J. Abrams. Under its **Bad Robot Productions** division, the company is responsible for the television series *Alias*, *Lost*, *Fringe*, *Person of Interest*, *Revolution* and *Westworld* alongside the feature-length films *Cloverfield*, *Star Trek*, *Super 8*, *Star Trek Into Darkness*, *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol*, *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation*, *Red Tails*, *10 Cloverfield Lane*, *Star Trek Beyond*, *The Cloverfield Paradox*, *Mission: Impossible – Fallout*, *Overlord*, and *Thomas & Friends*.

## History

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Bad Robot was originally based at Touchstone Television, but was moved by Abrams to Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television, after his contract with ABC expired in 2006. Bad Robot produced *Lost* in association with ABC Studios, formerly Touchstone Television. The two companies jointly produced *Six Degrees* and *What About Brian*.

Abrams is Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Bad Robot, and Katie McGrath serves as the Company's Co-Chief Executive Officer. In June 2017, Bad Robot announced that Brian Weinstein would become President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing daily operations and spearhead the company’s growth strategy in its existing businesses, while developing new areas of expansion across the entire Bad Robot platform and pursuing alternative financing options. In May 2015, Ben Stephenson left the BBC where he had been head of drama to helm Bad Robot Television. Lindsey Weber leads Bad Robot's feature film division.

The production logo has appeared since 2001, featuring a red rectangular headed robot running through a meadow silhouetted until it appears suddenly in front of the camera, followed by voices provided by two of Abrams's children, Henry and Gracie Abrams, saying "Bad robot!" Although some fans believe that the name comes from a line in the animated film *The Iron Giant*, Abrams told *Entertainment Weekly* that it simply came to him during a writers' meeting.

In February 2013, it was announced that Bad Robot would be partnering with the Valve Corporation to produce possibly a *Half-Life* or *Portal* film in the distant future. In August 2015, Valve released a new beta game mode to *Team Fortress 2*, *PASS Time*, which Bad Robot worked on. On July 7, 2016 the *PASS Time* game mode became official. Bad Robot released a trailer entitled "Stranger" (otherwise known as *S.*), rumoured to be Abrams' next film or television project, perhaps even a *Lost* spin-off, but it was finally explained to be promoting *S.*, Abrams and Doug Dorst's new novel, as a new trailer for *S.* was released.[*citation needed*]

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In February 2017, it was announced Julius Avery is attached to direct a Paramount coproduction, the World War II zombie film *Overlord*, from screenwriter Billy Ray.

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Bad Robot Productions is currently based in Santa Monica, California, in a building which is incorrectly labeled on purpose as the home of the fictional "National Typewriter Company" because Abrams "likes typewriters — and misdirection."

In June 2018, the company announced a spin-off venture formed with the Chinese video game publisher Tencent to launch Bad Robot Games for the development of video games on mobile, computer and consoles, with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment as a minority investor. Bad Robot Games will develop and publish titles related to Abrams' works and other Bad Robot Production contents, with Tencent holding the rights for distribution in China. The division will be helmed by Dave Baronoff, who has worked on the *Cloverfield* franchise and in developing *Spyjinx* as a joint project between Bad Robot Productions and Epic Games (also partially owned by Tencent), while Tim Keenan, who helped develop *Duskers*, will serve as the creative director.

In 2006, Bad Robot teamed up with Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television for a $60 million development deal  that lasted through 2018.

In late 2018, it was announced that Bad Robot was leaving Paramount and seeking a new overall deal. In January 2019, it was announced that Universal, Disney, and Warner Bros. were the top three studios battling it out for what could be a record breaking overall deal including theme parks, music labels, TV, merchandising, and streaming services as Bad Robot plans on ramping up production significantly in the coming years.

## Awards and recognition

Nominations
* 2002 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (*Alias*)
* 2005 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (*Lost*)
* 2007 Golden Globe Award Nomination, Best Television Series – Drama (*Lost*)

Wins
* 2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Drama Series (*Lost*)
* 2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Directing for A Drama Series (*Lost*)
* 2006 Golden Globe Award Winner, Best Television Series – Drama (*Lost*)

## References

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1. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Kroll, Justin (June 13, 2017). "Bad Robot Names Brian Weinstein President and COO". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fonseca, Nicholas (December 7, 2001). 'Alias': The Story Behind J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot. *Entertainment Weekly*. Retrieved on November 8, 2018.
3. ↑ Variety (February 12, 2013). Star Trek's JJ Abrams and Valve's Gabe Newell - Full Keynote Speech - D.I.C.E. SUMMIT 2013.
4. ↑ Team Fortress 2.
5. ↑ Team Fortress 2 - Meet Your Match.
6. ↑ Bad Robot’s D-Day Movie ‘Overlord’ Finds Director (EXCLUSIVE). *Variety* (February 2, 2017). Retrieved on February 2, 2017.
7. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Abramian, Alexandria (September 11, 2013). "Source: J. J. Abrams Building 'Star Wars' Post-production Facility in L.A. (Exclusive)". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
8. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Bruni, Frank (May 26, 2011). "Filmmaker J. J. Abrams Is a Crowd Teaser". *The New York Times Magazine*. The New York Times Company. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
9. ↑ Shanley, Patrick (June 7, 2018). J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Launches Video Game Division. *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved on June 7, 2018.
10. ↑ Bad Robot marches with Clark, Lingg (en).
11. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (2015-02-18). J.J. Abrams And Bad Robot Re-Ups With Paramount Through July 2018 (en).
12. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (2018-11-14). Seeking New Studio Home, Bad Robot Sets Six New Homegrown Film Projects (en).
13. ↑ Andreeva, Mike Fleming Jr,Nellie (2019-01-16). Bad Robot: Sizing Up the Field As Race To Land JJ Abrams’ Business Enters Home Stretch (en).
14. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2012). NBC Pilots 2012 Analysis: Single-Camera Comedies and J. J. Abrams Among Early Orders. Retrieved on October 9, 2012.
15. ↑ Andrew J. West to Play the Lead in CW Pilot *Dead People* from Bad Robot (February 25, 2015). Retrieved on February 26, 2015.
16. ↑ 54th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. *-Emmys.com*. Retrieved on January 8, 2016.
17. ↑ 57th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. *Emmys.com*. Retrieved on January 8, 2016.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Winners & Nominees Best Television Series - Drama. *goldenglobes.com*. Retrieved on January 8, 2016.
19. ↑ 57th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. *Emmys.com*. Retrieved on January 8, 2016.
20. ↑ 57th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. *Emmys.com*. Retrieved on January 8, 2016.

## External links

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